Gianluca Prestianni will miss Argentina’s first two World Cup matches if he makes the final roster for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. FIFA announced on Wednesday that it had accepted UEFA’s request to apply the global ban to Prestianni for verbally abusing Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior during a Champions…
Carlo Ancelotti was at the Maracaná to, for example, see Pedro in person during the Flamengo vs. Basque this Sunday (3). And Endrick stressed that he is still very much alive in the race for a World Cup spot. Lyon fell behind against Rennes after an impressive goal from Jordanian Mousa Tamari just six minutes…
Soccer’s power brokers gather in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high-stakes gathering less than two months before the biggest-ever World Cup opens in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Iran war, the logistical headaches of the World Cup and the unresolved issue of Russia’s international ban will be topics…
CD Colunga will face 70-year-old goalkeeper Mateos González in a fifth division clash on Sunday, a move that local media reported will make him the oldest player to appear in an official match in Spain. González, who retired from competitive football when he was 43, has been assisting Colunga’s goalkeepers during this season’s Third Federation…
Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni received a six-match suspension for discriminatory behavior deemed homophobic in a Champions League match against Real Madrid, UEFA announced on Friday. Prestianni will effectively be banned for two more matches after UEFA said a further three-match ban would be “subject to a two-year probationary period, starting from the date of this…
In Mauricio PochettinoIn the perfect universe, everyone in the U.S. player pool will maintain top health and fitness throughout the World Cup roster selection process and well into this summer’s soccer fun. Reality, however, has other ideas. Advertisement And for six weeks until he announces his 26 selections, Pochettino will see players return from and…
Italy will have more representation at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, because referee Maurizio Mariani and VAR Marco Di Bello are among the referees. The Azzurri failed to qualify for the third consecutive edition of the World Cup, although there will still be some Italian interest in the tournament….
The major U.S. television networks, NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox, have never filed for bankruptcy during their existence, although some smaller cable networks have filed petitions. The network’s biggest recent bankruptcy filing was that of TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw’s Merit Street Media Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 protection to reorganize on July 2,…
Aaron Judge just played his first game of the World Baseball Classic and is already comparing the atmosphere to that of baseball’s biggest stage. Team USA beat the Dominican Republic 2-1 at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Sunday, and Judge had a day. He fired at Fernando Tatis Jr. trying to turn a hit into…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11, with the tournament taking place in the United States, Canada and Mexico for the first time. Many teams from around the world have already secured their places in the competition, and preparations are already underway ahead of the group stage matches. Advertisement However, uncertainty has…
