Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

Although Ronaldo was handed a three-game ban for his red card in World Cup qualifying game after he elbowed a Republic of Ireland opponent, the Al Nassr star has already served the mandatory one-game ban. He sat out when Portugal played their final qualifying game last week -- a 9-1 win over Armenia that sealed their place at the World Cup beginning in June in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Tottenham are intensifying their pursuit of Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo ahead of the January transfer window. Semenyo remains a highly sought-after player going into the transfer window with Premier League's top clubs vying for his signature including Tottenham. The North London club's interest dates back to the summer. As per a previous report, Spurs even made an offer in the summer for the player but it was turned down.

As the new Red Bull Racing upper management remains unwilling to hire a priest to exorcise whatever has been haunting the team's second seat since Daniel Ricciardo departed in 2018 (not dead; simply living his best post-racing life, noticeably bearded and dirt-biking), reasonable roster decisions will have to suffice instead. On Tuesday, Red Bull officially announced that Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda at the factory team for 2026, and 18-year-old phenom Arvid Lindblad will fill Hadjar's spot at Red Bull's sister team, VCARB.

Although don't worry if you tune in late: based on previous draws there will be a few speeches about Fifa being on the verge of bringing about world peace via the medium of football, some interpretive dance about Fifa being on the verge of bringing about world peace via the medium of football, some videos with kids kicking a ball about to show that Fifa is on the verge of bringing about world peace via the medium of football,

Their 'golden generation' may have been and gone, but an exciting crop of young talent are bursting through, raising hopes across the country ahead of next summer's competition. You may like Kevin De Bruyne, who is ranked at No.1 in FourFourTwo's list of the best Premier League midfielders of all time, was not in the last squad after suffering a high-grade hamstring injury when taking a penalty for Napoli in October. There are reports he could miss the World Cup with his recovery set at at least four months.

Schloessman has been preparing for that big deal for most of the last eight years. Together with the local host committee and civic leaders, she helped secure eight games for SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, set up fanfests throughout the region, organized public transportation, found training centers for visiting teams and worked to establish a legacy program that will ensure the tournament's influence continues well beyond the final match.

"I can pretend all I want that the string of results, the questions I have had to answer, haven't bothered me," Wilkinson said. "But it is a burden. One of the players said 'now you don't have to answer the question'. It's true. "It's nice to end [the year] with a win against a very good team who gave it their all. I don't have much to say other than I am really proud."

The son of former Chelsea and Brazil captain Thiago Silva, Isago, has signed his first professional contract with the Premier League club. The 17-year-old was promoted to Chelsea's under-18 squad in the summer. Isago and his younger brother, Iago, joined Chelsea's youth academy when their father moved to Stamford Bridge in August 2020 from Paris Saint-Germain. In a statement, Chelsea said that Isago has "developed into a versatile and reliable defender, comfortable operating at both left-back and centre-back."

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Fifa is set to press ahead with plans to have VAR checks on the awarding of corner kicks at the 2026 World Cup despite domestic leagues rejecting the idea for the wider game. At an October meeting of the International Football Association Board (Ifab) - which determines the laws of the game - there was agreement that VAR could be expanded to cover incorrectly shown second yellow cards that lead to a red.

Rangers are in danger of losing Bailey Rice for free, with Aston Villa and Sunderland tracking the 19-year-old midfielder's progress, while West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City are preparing pre-contract offers for him in January amid no indication that the Ibrox club are discussing a new contract. (Daily Mail, print edition) Rangers are considering recalling Oscar Cortes from his loan at Sporting Gijon in January because of his lack of game time,

Jonah Kusi-Asare is the kind of striker every club tries to find nowadays. Huge, lanky but deceptively quick, smooth on the ball and possessing the technical skills of a much smaller players, the young Swede drew the attention of many big clubs at AIK Fotboll before Bayern Munich snatched him up for a big fee. Kusi-Asare struggled to impose himself in Bayerns youth teams, occasionally demonstrating his immense potential but too often going unnoticed during matches.

I've often said, I'm not here to comment on Uli Hoeness' statements. I have huge respect for him. But in football I can't think that far ahead, my focus is on Bayern and what we can achieve now. I like to just live in the world I have in front of me now, that takes up all my time. I have zero thoughts about other teams, I only see FC Bayern.

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A midweek round of games heading into the Christmas period brings issues for FPL managers. Injuries to key players - such as Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr - rotation and a lack of information from managers, with many news conferences taking place after Tuesday's 18:00 GMT deadline. The solution? Trust players with high expected minutes while trying your best to avoid taking points hits. Might be easier said than done.

Essex Police began an investigation after his ex made a complaint several weeks ago that he allegedly attempted to rape her during their relationship. Officers were alerted to the footballer's location and travelled to Stansted to arrest him. The household name, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken to a local police station where his fingerprints, DNA sample and mugshot were taken.

"It's a lot of fun working together in our goalkeeping group. It's no problem for him that he can and will succeed me. He definitely has the support of Sven and me. We're a good team. We support each other every day, we always try to push ourselves to the limit so that we can raise the bar a little higher. He's already shown in the games that he can do it, and he'll continue to do so,"

That's a goal of mine. But when you play with Harry Kane, scoring goals isn't something you think about too much,