Football drives the day’s sports story, with triumph at one end and heartbreak at the other. Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years, scoring twice as Al Nassr beat Damac 4-1 to clinch the Saudi Pro League title, finally delivering the domestic prize that had eluded him since arriving in Saudi Arabia. In England, by contrast, Harry Maguire cut a wounded figure after learning he had been left out of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad, saying he was “shocked and gutted” despite his long tournament pedigree for the national side. There was brighter World Cup news in New York, where the city unveiled a lottery offering 1,000 local residents $50 tickets for 2026 matches at MetLife Stadium, an effort to make the sport’s biggest showpiece more accessible. Off the pitch, Paris also offered spectacle, as artist JR transformed the historic Pont Neuf into a giant inflatable “cave.”