English fans take over Billy Bob's honky tonk in Fort Worth following win over Croatia

Following its 4-2 win over Croatia in Arlington, TX, on Wednesday, England had every reason to breathe a huge sigh of relief

While it didn't win them a trophy, the win allowed the Three Lions to exorcise some demons from eight years ago, when the Croatians knocked England out of the tournament in the semifinals, denying them an opportunity to capture their first World Cup since 1966.

The players were certainly elated following the performance, but the fans may have been even more excited, as they took to the streets of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, partying into the wee hours of the morning.

The celebration eventually made its way to Billy Bob's, the "world's largest honky tonk," located in the historic stockyards of Fort Worth.

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And, if you know anything about Texans, they are always super welcoming, taking the Brits in with open arms and even playing their unofficial soccer theme song, "Three Lions (It's Coming Home)."

I can't think of anything more beautiful than a bunch of Texans opening their doors to English soccer fans and joining in their revelry.

I've been to Billy Bob's several times in my life, and I can't say I would have ever seen this coming.

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Sure, Texans are very hospitable, but playing anything other than country music over the speakers is normally considered sacrilege in that establishment.

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It's nice to see the cowboys and the limeys coming together and celebrating as one, which is exactly what this World Cup has been all about.

No department of tourism could ever recreate the genuine awe we are seeing from everyday fans on social media experiencing the United States for the first time.

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From Japanese fans discovering barbecue to the Scots making a pilgrimage to Buc-ee's, the love all these foreign visitors keep showing to America is heartwarming, to say the least.

Just don't go winning the whole thing on American soil, okay, England?

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Pro baseball team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse to wear themed jerseys, organization says

A professional baseball team in Pennsylvania will be forfeiting a game on Thursday that was scheduled to be the team's Pride Night after players refused to wear LGBTQ-themed jerseys, the team announced.

The York Revolution of the Atlantic League, the same league where Trevor Bauer currently plays, said the decision "was not reached lightly" in announcing the forfeit to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Wednesday.

The team was not afraid to throw its players under the bus in a rather scathing statement, saying it was "deeply troubled and profoundly disappointed by the decisions of these few players."

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"To be clear; this action by the players is completely inconsistent with our vision as the Most Welcoming Place in York," the team's statement continued.

The jerseys, which would have been worn on the team's 11th annual Pride Night, had rainbow sleeves.

The team announced it would be making a $10,000 donation to the Rainbow Rose Center "as a small token of our regret for the last-minute change of plans and support for our LGBTQIA+ representing partners ... to support and further their work in making sure the York community is as inclusive as we strive to make WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania."

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Despite no game being played, the Revolution will still hold a "free and fun celebration of recognition and inclusion" on Thursday and offer exchanges for any remaining 2026 regular-season home game, subject to availability.

The team did not immediately respond to an email asking who the players were, whether the players would speak to Fox News and whether there would be further punishment for the players.

The team will host a "Juneteenth Celebration" on Friday.

The Revolution have won the Atlantic League in each of the last two years and currently feature former MLB relief pitcher Joely Rodriguez.

The forfeit comes less than a week after San Francisco Giants players wrote Bible verses on their Pride hats, which resulted in warnings from Major League Baseball.

York is currently 28-22, four games behind the North Division lead.

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French tennis player Corentin Moutet drops absurd amount of F-bombs in post-match interview

The game of tennis is often referred to as "the gentleman's sport," and for good reason.

The modern form of it can be traced back to lawn tennis in Birmingham, England, and it's probably the only sport outside of maybe badminton or polo where you're more likely to see someone playing it wearing a sweater tied around their neck rather than a tank top.

With all that being said, you do see the occasional outbursts such as racket smashing and screaming occur, but at the HSBC Championships in London, one man took things a little too far and had the entirety of the tennis community clutching their Lacoste bracelets.

After dispatching fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the round of 32, Corentin Moutet was approached by a reporter at center court for an interview.

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Such an engagement is customary for the winner; you say some nice things about the opponent, you tell the fans how great they were, then you move on.

Moutet had different plans, and unleashed a flurry of foul language that is sure to land him in some hot water.

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However many F-bombs you imagined he said, it was somehow more.

I could understand coming off a hard-fought match and accidentally dropping a swear word, and it was even funny when he triple F-bombed the first time, but the second salvo feels like overkill.

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Regardless, the Internet is split on the matter. Some are calling him childish while others think it's the funniest thing they've seen from a tennis player in quite some time.

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I, for one, feel for the reporter.

This lady is just trying to do her job and here comes Moutet giving her nothing but a warning from Ofcom — that's the British version of the FCC.

OutKick has reached out to the ATP tour offices for comment.

Moutet will likely face a hefty fine for his profane post-match interview, but he also probably gained plenty of new fans from this incident as well.

People are always looking for the next "bad boy" to shake up the stuffy tennis elite. Perhaps Moutet is the one they seek.

Eat your heart out, McEnroe!

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump-backed challenger gains labor union support in key race for House control

EXCLUSIVE: A Republican challenging a vulnerable Democratic incumbent in one of the nation's most competitive House races is touting a key labor endorsement. 

Mike LiPetri, a former state assembly member backed by President Donald Trump, said support from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 138 reflects growing momentum behind his campaign. 

"I think you'll see [more unions] fall in line with us knowing that we stand with the men and women who work hard to build our country," LiPetri told Fox News Digital in an interview.

The endorsement from the 1,500-member union gives LiPetri a boost as he prepares for a rematch contest against Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., who won back the suburban swing seat in 2024 after representing it from 2017 to 2023. 

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Local 138 Business Manager John Duffy praised LiPetri's candidacy in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"We need leaders in Washington with guts — people who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to get the job done, no excuses," Duffy said. "Mike LiPetri is that guy and the men and women of Local 138 are with him all the way." 

The support from the union comes as national Republicans, who view Suozzi as a top target, look to make gains in the district spanning parts of Long Island and Queens ahead of November’s elections. 

Trump carried Suozzi's seat by just over four points in 2024, while LiPetri ran three points behind the incumbent lawmaker.

Republicans have largely united behind LiPetri, who is seeking to fend off a challenge from attorney Gregory Hach in the June 23 GOP primary. LiPetri is part of the National Republican Congressional Committee's flagship candidate program and is viewed as a top recruit.

"This seat can literally decide the fate of the majority," LiPetri told Fox News Digital. 

"The president is all in on our race, he's given us a ringing endorsement," he added. "House leadership is all in on this race. Local leadership is also all in on this race."

LiPetri also argued that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the presumptive GOP nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., would help drive Republican turnout on Long Island.

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The GOP challenger is also seeking to draw sharp contrasts with Suozzi on immigration, transgender issues and tax policy as he looks ahead to November. 

Suozzi, the co-chair of the centrist Problem Solvers Caucus, has branded himself as a staunch moderate. But LiPetri argued the incumbent has strayed from that image over the past year.

Suozzi notably joined Democrats in opposing additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during the months-long standoff over immigration spending.

He initially backed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill in January but later publicly apologized for his vote, saying he "failed" to view the legislation as "a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE" amid backlash from the left over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. Suozzi later adopted Democratic leadership's position in pushing to pair any new funding with reforms to immigration enforcement.

"We have to have someone that stays strong with law enforcement," LiPetri told Fox News Digital, arguing Suozzi had "betrayed" federal law enforcement officers with his votes.

Suozzi also voted with Democrats against legislation barring biological males from women’s sports in K-12 schools and against a bill to direct the construction of a women’s history museum on the National Mall. Some Democrats vigorously objected to the proposal because it excluded transgender people, and LiPetri argued Suozzi shared that view. 

"They're going to have to explain to their voters why they believe this museum should not be built and why they believe that there should be transgender exhibits in it," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., the measure's sponsor, said in May, referring to Democrats.

LiPetri also hammered Suozzi for his vote against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which created new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and automobile loans.

"No tax on overtime was critical for union men and women," LiPetri told Fox News Digital. "And they see who my opponent really is, someone that focuses on keeping his job rather than doing his job."

Suozzi opposed Republicans’ budget law at the time over cuts to federal Medicaid spending and objections to extending lower tax rates for the highest earners, among other concerns.

However, the GOP challenger still faces a steep fundraising climb against Suozzi. The New York Democrat has nearly $5.5 million in his campaign’s war chest compared to LiPetri’s roughly $727,000 cash on hand, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings.

LiPetri said his campaign is among the top fundraisers for GOP challengers nationwide. 

"We're gonna keep pushing and raising our money to make sure our message gets out there," LiPetri told Fox News Digital. "People are excited for what's ahead."

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race "Lean Democrat." 

Fox News Digital reached out to Suozzi’s campaign before publication.

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Six men allegedly kidnapped two people at vacation resort, tortured them at boat ramp: FBI

Six men allegedly kidnapped two people at a Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort in Florida and tortured them, according to officials.

The incident took place starting on the night of May 29 at Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort with one of the suspects "pressuring" a victim as well as a witness to go to a car show in a remote part of Broward County, Florida, according to a recently unsealed court document. Saul Alfonso Fajardo, 19, Justin Phihoang Le, 20, Amari Tamire Hill, 21, Anthony Teruel Hernandez, 18, Marikevies McNichols Jr., 19, and Weilen Hernandez, 20, were charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.

Two victims, who weren't identified in court documents, allegedly met up with "Saul" at the Margaritaville parking garage as well as a female suspect. After getting to the parking garage, the two victims were forced into two cars at gunpoint by several people, according to court documents.

Officials said that Hill slammed one of the victims onto a car and forced him into the passenger seat. Phihoang then allegedly told the victim "If you try to get out, I'm going to end your life," further saying "I am going to kill you and your family." The victim complied, fearing for his life.

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An FBI agent wrote in an affidavit that all people were armed with semiautomatic weapons and were wearing "shiesty" masks with latex gloves on.

The other victim was forced into a separate car, according to the documents.

The complaint states that Phihoang allegedly demanded that one of the victims give him money if he wanted to live, then forced him to call friends to try to get the money.

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"If I don't get my money, every 10 minutes I'm going to take one of your fingernails," Phihoang allegedly told the victim.

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The victim "observed a pair of pliers inside the car and believed they were going to pull his fingernails off, so he continued calling people in an attempt to get money," according to the criminal complaint. The victim in the other car was allegedly held at gunpoint.

Both victims would be taken to a location one of the suspects referred to as "the spot," which was the West Broward Boat Ramp.

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Once they were there, the FBI agent said both victims were "forced to kneel at gunpoint," adding that one of the suspects saw a tattoo on a victim. The two were allegedly robbed of their personal belongings, including phones, jewelry, clothing and other personal items. One of the victims was allegedly forced to send $400 through Zelle.

"I’m gonna burn the tattoo off of you, you don’t deserve to have it. I’m going to torture you," Phihoang allegedly said.

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"Don’t cry," he allegedly said. "I will kill your family if you go to the police. We are not done."

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The suspects even forced the two victims to strip in their underwear while demanding money, according to the complaint, which added that Hill fired a round into the air while he was on a video call "in an attempt to let the person on the phone know they were serious."

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The suspects at one point became concerned that the second victim's ankle monitor could disclose their location to police, and allegedly dropped him off within a subdivision of Cooper City, where the victim walked to a relative's home in nothing but underwear.

The other victim allegedly observed the suspects "burning something" at the boat ramp, then heard someone say "We have to burn the evidence," according to the FBI agent. That's when the victim, "in fear for his life," began faking a seizure.

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After the suspects put the victim into a car, one of the men "began to panic" and threw the victim out of the car, where he made his way to safety.

Authorities allegedly recovered burned clothing and more of the victims' items at the boat ramp, as well as surveillance videos.

Messages between the unidentified female suspect and Fajardo allegedly confirm that the first victim was assaulted.

"He got jump injuries," one of the messages read. "DELETE INSTA."

Fox News Digital reached out to lawyers for all suspects named for comment.

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Republican leaders embrace viral World Cup fans they say are discovering the 'real America'

As foreign soccer fans descend on the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, some visitors are going viral for documenting their enthusiasm for distinctly American experiences — from Waffle House and Buc-ee's to college football and Southern hospitality.

While political battles over immigration and travel policy continue to dominate discussion ahead of the World Cup, foreign fans are going viral for celebrating a very different side of America.

Videos celebrating iconic restaurants, sprawling highways, local traditions and everyday hospitality have racked up millions of views online and drawn reactions from political leaders who say they highlight America's enduring appeal.

The upbeat posts have not gone unnoticed in Washington.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was among the officials to weigh in, sharing one of several viral posts from German soccer fan FreddyLA7, whose enthusiastic dispatches from across the United States have become a social media sensation ahead of the World Cup.

In a post on X, Duffy pointed to Freddy's journey through Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama as an example of the uniquely American experiences drawing attention online.

"There's no better way to see our country than on a road trip," Duffy wrote. "Because to LOVE AMERICA you have to SEE AMERICA."

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He concluded the post by asking followers to suggest additional destinations for the German fan to visit as he continues his travels across the United States.

Freddy's posts have attracted millions of views for their enthusiastic portrayal of everyday American life, with the German fan praising everything from Waffle House and Taco Bell to Buc-ee's and Bass Pro Shops as he travels the country following the German national team.

After Freddy made stops across Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., joined the conversation on X, highlighting the state's role in the German fan's increasingly viral American road trip.

After Freddy marveled at the atmosphere inside Auburn University's Jordan-Hare Stadium, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey invited him back for football season, writing: "Y'all ought to come back in the fall to see just how we do Saturdays in Alabama."

DeSantis similarly welcomed Freddy to Florida after the soccer fan posted footage from the Gulf Coast. The governor playfully corrected Freddy's description of the water as "the sea" before encouraging him to enjoy what he called some of the best beaches in the world.

As the United States prepares to welcome millions of visitors for the World Cup next year, Freddy's viral road trip has offered an early preview of the tournament's potential to showcase American culture far beyond the soccer pitch.

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Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker misses Seahawks' ring ceremony after signing $45M deal with Chiefs

The Seattle Seahawks received their Super Bowl rings on Thursday night, but one person from the team was notably absent: the game's Most Valuable Player.

Kenneth Walker earned Super Bowl LX honors in Santa Clara after he had 27 carries for 135 yards, making him by far the best offensive player on the field.

Walker had no choice but to be the bell cow for the Seahawks after Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in the NFC Championship game two weeks prior.

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But there was a price to pay for the Seahawks, as Walker signed a three-year, $45 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs a month later.

Walker was the only member of the championship-winning team to not be in attendance, but it should be noted that the Chiefs' mandatory minicamp still took place on Thursday.

By the second quarter, Walker had already joined Timmy Smith and Marcus Allen with multiple 25-yard runs in a Super Bowl.

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Walker was unable to find the end zone — in fact, Seattle’s only offensive touchdown came from A.J. Barner. However, Walker’s dominance on the ground helped get Seattle into scoring position. Jason Myers went 5-for-5 on his field-goal attempts after Walker’s ground-and-pound effort.

Walker’s 135 yards on the ground are tied for the eighth-most in Super Bowl history and the second most he has ever had in a game, including playoffs.

Walker’s rushing prop had been hovering around 70 yards, which he surpassed in the first half.

The Seahawks won the game, 29-13, over the New England Patriots for their second Lombardi Trophy.

Ring highlights include 50 white diamonds around the logo in honor of the team's 50th season, a piece of a game ball inside the ring, a removable topper that can be used as a chain pendant and much more.

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