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Lionel Messi carries the World Cup trophy off the airplane as the Argentinian national football team arrives back in Argentina. The team won the final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw over 120 minutes of unparallelled drama. IMAGES
Saint-Etienne fans gather to watch the French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain on a big screen back home. The Stade de France fixture is the first competitive match in one of Europe's leading football countries to allow fans to attend since March, albeit in severely restricted numbers with a maximum of 5,000 people permitted inside the 80,000-seater venue. IMAGES
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday confirmed plans to launch an expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021 following a meeting in Miami. SOUNDBITE. MORE TO FOLLOW
The French air force's acrobatic unit welcomed the France team home from Russia by performing an honorary fly-over trailing blue, white and red smoke in the colours of the tricolour flag, as the world champions descended down the Champs-Elysées. IMAGES
France's players return to their team hotel after beating Belgium 1-0 in the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup. IMAGES
Reigning World Cup champions Germany arrive at their team base outside Moscow after touching down in Russia. IMAGES