March 15 – In a surprise move, global governing body FIFA has awarded five expanded U-17 World Cups to Qatar and five 24-team U-17 Women’s World Cups to Morocco, highlighting Qatar’s enduring influence in the game and the organisation’s insatiable expansion drive. From 2025 through 2029, the Gulf Nation will stage a new-look U-17 global finals, FIFA confirmed on Thursday …
Read More »Antonio, De Cordova-Reid headline Jamaica’s roster for USMNT showdown
The U.S. men’s national team now knows who will be suiting up across from them in the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. Michail Antonio, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, and Andre Blake headlined Heimir Hallgrimsson’s 23-player roster for the March 21 showdown with the Americans. Star attacker Demarai Gray is in the squad, but is suspended for the semifinal tie, while Leon …
Read More »Christian Pulisic shines as AC Milan advances to Europa League quarterfinals
Christian Pulisic is hitting form at the right time, which is crucial not only for AC Milan but also for the U.S. men’s national team. Pulisic extended his current goalscoring run to three matches on Thursday as AC Milan advanced into the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The USMNT star scored once and assisted once as the Rossoneri defeated Slavia Prague …
Read More »Report – Juventus might ask Rugani to take a pay cut
Juventus is gearing up to extend a new contract offer to Daniele Rugani, acknowledging his commendable attitude and contributions despite often being overlooked for selection. The defender has seen more playing time this season than initially anticipated, consistently delivering solid performances for the black and white side. Max Allegri is pleased with Rugani’s presence in the squad, and Juventus is …
Read More »Seattle Reign to retire Megan Rapinoe’s No. 15 jersey
Megan Rapinoe will go down as one of the best NWSL and U.S. women’s national team players of all-time and the former standout winger is set to receive the highest honor at club level. The Seattle Reign announced Thursday that Rapinoe’s No. 15 jersey will be retired on August 25. Rapinoe becomes the first player in Reign history to have …
Read More »Mbappe to wear this number with Real Madrid
As his contract with PSG expires this summer, Real Madrid are heavy favorites to sign Kylian Mbappe. When revealed, the deal has the potential to shock the sports world, but it has been looming on the horizon for a long time. Throughout his 291 games played in the French capital, he tallied 244 goals and 105 assists. Despite his consistent …
Read More »No future at Juventus? McKennie ponders Premier League return
As the 2023-24 Juventus season has progressed, Weston McKennie has emerged as the team’s star midfielder. It was obvious before his two-assist performance against Atalanta last Saturday. Although the Bianconeri have had a very up-and-down season this year, he has been a vital part of it all. Juventus are still on course to make it back to the Champions League …
Read More »Mexico announces five friendlies in United States in 2024
Mexico is making frequent appearances in the United States throughout 2024 to play friendlies. In total, Mexico has five games in the United States in 2024 that are strictly friendlies. Of course, El Tri is also playing in the Copa America in the United States, which guarantees three group-stage games. Therefore, Mexico is playing at least eight games in the …
Read More »Former Juventus star says Rabiot is not a leader in the Juventus midfield
Former Juventus star Alessio Tacchinardi has commented on the Bianconeri’s midfield, stating that it lacks leaders. Juventus boasts several talented players in their squad, and their most effective midfield trio this season has consisted of Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, and Weston McKennie. This combination has proven to be successful, aiding Juventus in maintaining competitiveness throughout the current campaign. At the …
Read More »Danish Superliga to blame for European Super League’s demise
The European Super League organizers are reportedly trying to get teams to start discussions again for a 2025 debut. They are reportedly unfazed by the original setback in 2021. An essential component of the original proposals was the inclusion of Premier League clubs in the revised framework. Regardless, the ESL organizers are hell-bent on moving forward regardless of the presence …
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