Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

"Those were good minutes, I'm taking it one step at a time and now I'll continue to grow," Gutierrez said.

We've given ourselves a chance to get through and from that viewpoint, I'm delighted. My own view is that if we had stayed with 11 men, we would have won the game. Given the circumstances, absolutely [a point gained]. We're playing a good team trying to get into the top eight - naturally they're going to put pressure on us. We showed a great resilience. We have to win next Thursday, but even so, we've got a lot to think about before then.

The absence of the wantaway Lucas Paqueta has given Mateus Fernandes a chance to take on more responsibility for West Ham. Paqueta, who is said to be nursing a minor back problem, was unavailable again for last week's win against Spurs but Nuno Espirito Santo's struggling side coped without the Flamengo target. They called on Fernandes to dictate the flow in midfield and the diligent Portuguese did not disappoint.

Cian and Sam Prendergast wished each other luck at the start of the week, but that will be the extent of the communication between the brothers before tomorrow's sold-out interpro derby at the redeveloped Dexcom Stadium.

"It was never my intention to go against the principles of the game I love so much," Thiaw wrote on Instagram on Thursday. "I simply tried to protect my players from injustice. What some may perceive as a violation of the rules is nothing more than an emotional reaction to the bias of the situation. After deliberation, we decided to resume the match and go for the trophy."

The 50-year-old has taken quite a jump from Canada, a huge country where soccer is not the biggest sport, to Indonesia, a huge country where it definitely is. If he can repeat his 2022 heroics for 2030, he will be a hero to a nation of 280 million people who are just desperate to return to the global stage.

Over the course of his two decades at Tottenham Hotspur, Kane ascended from the academy to the biggest stage in world football and asserted himself as one of the best strikers in the world, racking up an astonishing 280 goals and 63 assists in 435 appearances and establishing himself as the all-time leading scorer for both England and Tottenham. However, there was one thing that was missing: trophies.

A total of 128 countries have been represented in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. Of the 211 national associations recognised by Fifa, 83 nations are yet to feature in England's top-flight. Some of the world's most populous nations have never had a Premier League player, including Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. Six of the seven continents have been represented in the Premier League, with Antarctica the only continent not to feature.

In a victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, Israeli soldiers and munitions will not reduce a soccer field in the occupied West Bank's Aida refugee camp to rubble. In November, Israel announced its plans to demolish the Aida field, despite-or maybe because of-the fact that it is one of the few spaces in the area where kids can play and actually be kids.

But we do get one exception: Keane, played by Eanna Hardwicke, practising alone in the grounds. At the back of a court, the sullen, spartan athlete stands as a ball is fired up and over the net towards him. He tracks it with his eyes, opens up his right foot, takes the ball on his instep and kills it dead. And with that, his sporting bona fides are confirmed.

But the message of welcome contrasts sharply with the broader policy landscape in Trump's second term. Immigration restrictions, intensified enforcement, and deportation raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have become defining elements of his administration. "This is a difficult time in this country because a lot of things that are happening are extremely unusual," says Daniel Kanstroom, professor of Boston College Law School. "We are seeing examples of ICE agents who appear to be overstepping their authority in some cases."

Rennes forward Mohamed Kader Meite has been linked with a move away from the French outfit, and several Premier League clubs are keen on him. According to a TeamTalk report, the 18-year-old striker is one of the most talented young players in French football right now, with five goal contributions in the league this season. Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal have submitted a 35 million offer to get the deal done.

We're signing a striker who has played at the highest level in his career. Our team will benefit from Edin's experience as a leader as well as his qualities as a target man and goal-scorer,

Al-Hilal restored their seven-point advantage at the top of the Saudi Pro League with a come-from-behind 4-1 success against Al-Fayha. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Mohamed Kanno and Marcos Leonardo were on target for the defending champions, while visiting goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera put through his own net, as they responded to victories for Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli earlier this week. Simone Inzaghi's men got off to a poor start as Fashion Sakala capitalised on a weak punch from Mohammed Al Yami to tap into an unguarded net, 14 minutes in.

Colo Colo player Cristian Zavala has been defended by his manager after bizarrely missing a 'Panenka' penalty and then limping to the touchline with an apparent injury in a shootout on Wednesday. In a friendly match against Uruguay's Peñarol where Chilean side Colo Colo emerged victorious 4-3 on penalties, one spot-kick went viral for its oddity. Zavala, days after Brahim Díaz's infamous failed Panenka in the Africa Cup of Nations final, chipped his penalty straight at the goalkeeper -- much like the Moroccan -- before, somewhat comically, going down with an injury, which many on social media believed was fake.