Soccer (FIFA)

Soccer (FIFA)

Jürgen Klopp, although employed these days by Red Bull as their head of global soccer, confirmed recently that he remains a realist when it comes to the German attitude toward the multinational energy drinks company's football involvement. That doesn't mean he and those charged with making a success of RB Leipzig and the other clubs in their group aren't giving it everything to make it so.

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has officially changed representatives, parting ways with his long-time agent Uriel Perez to join The Elegant Game, an agency co-founded by former Argentina international and Paris Saint-Germain star Javier Pastore. According to Fabrizio Romano, the change of representation has been finalised. By signing with The Elegant Game, Enzo joins a growing roster of South American talent under Pastore's management group, which has quickly gained traction in Europe's football circles for its strong ties with Serie A and La Liga clubs.

Late last Sunday night in one of the offices here, some in the club's hierarchy had been determined to get rid of the coach who had presided over two wins in seven. The sentence was suspended but this was set up as something of a final judgment and, having extended that run to an eighth game, there is no guarantee Alonso will be back. Nor though is there any guarantee that he won't.

Paris Saint-Germain put in an underwhelming display as the Champions League holders were held to a goalless draw by Athletic Club in Wednesday's contest at San Mames. PSG created the better openings and saw Bradley Barcola hit the crossbar in the second half, but a mix of poor finishing and fine goalkeeping from Unai Simon meant the visitors had to settle for a point. Fabian Ruiz volleyed over the bar in the 20th minute, while at the other end, Alex Berenguer's curling effort drew a smart from Matvey Safonov.

Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to climb back into the top eight of the Champions League table as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Bodo/Glimt at Signal Iduna Park. BVB had dropped out of the automatic last-16 places with results on Tuesday but could have climbed as high as third with a victory of their own. They were frustrated by Bodo, however, as the visitors refused to be beaten despite twice trailing to Julian Brandt goals.

The NWSL's Board of Governors, which consists of team owners and commissioner Jessica Berman, is in advanced discussions about implementing a new roster mechanism that would allow each team to pay star players significant salaries beyond the current salary cap, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. If passed, the change would mark a significant shift in the NWSL's long-term strategy with the short-term goal of keeping Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman in the league.

The celebration, arranged by local organisers in Seattle rather than FIFA itself, was decided on before the draw and scheduling was done. Egypt and Iran were the sides selected for the slot, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Iran qualified for the tournament back in March, with a draw against Uzbekistan (Image credit: Getty Images)

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Wahda 4-2 in a friendly that featured six first-half goals during Saudi Arabia's winter break. Cristiano Ronaldo, Coman, Camara and Al-Nassr scored for the visitors, while Kruspzky and Tadic struck for Al-Wahda before the break. Al-Nassr opened the scoring within the first ten minutes.

Alisson has been one of Liverpool's most important players ever since he signed for them in 2018. Image Photo Agency/Getty Images TRENDING RUMORS - AC Milan are preparing to make a move to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Sky Sports' Sacha Tavolieri reports. Milan are braced to lose current No. 1 Mike Maignan at the end of the season, with Chelsea most heavily linked with interest in the France international, and have already made contact with Alisson's representatives.

"Boys that age don't get given these sorts of opportunities with that regularity unless they're incredible talents," one agent said. "We saw it with Lewis Miley a couple of seasons ago, then Kobbie Mainoo, but he was a little older. "More often, you see young players get a few minutes off the bench, or start matches out wide away from the spine of the team. But to be in the middle of the park? Well, that's special."

He's been standing on the sidelines at training quite a few times. He doesn't want to keep away and just do his own thing and complete his rehab alone, but instead he wants to be with the team. You notice this as a player and as a captain, and he's very keen to be back in team training, as is the case with Alphonso [Davies]. He's starting to be reintegrated and I think they will both be there in the coming days and weeks.