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The question many have asked around Infantino’s plan is tied into a separate – but critical – aspect of the fundamental reasons behind this week unravelling. Fifa is a not-for-profit organisation. It has huge financial reserves – over $2bn (£1.48bn) – and is expected to announce record revenues of about $15bn (£11.13bn) in relation to this summer’s World Cup.Given that backdrop – and the reality some countries simply did not need the extra $40m (£29.67m) being offered for football development initiatives if they signed up to Infantino’s plan by 19 September – many wondered why private investment was needed in…
Lamont Roach Jr. expects William Zepeda to bring everything he has into tonight’s vacant WBC lightweight title fight. He insists grit alone will not be enough. Roach lived through the same situation Zepeda now faces. The challenger fell short in his initial chance to capture a world belt before working his way back into elite contention. That experience leaves him with little doubt about the Mexican contender’s mindset, yet he maintains his own motivation reaches another level. “I’ve been in the position he’s been. Second chance for a world title. Came up short the first time. I’ve been exactly where…
A 16-minute appearance at Brighton was the start of a staggering couple of weeks for Fletcher.Scotland boss Steve Clarke must have noted something as he asked Fletcher, son of former international midfielder Darren and twin brother of Jack, who has elected to play his youth football for England at present, if he would come to train for a few days in his pre-World Cup camp.That led to Fletcher being given an international debut against Bolivia. Then, after Billy Gilmour was ruled out of the tournament with an injury sustained against the South Americans, 19-year-old Fletcher was parachuted into Clarke’s 26-man…
Fans plea for Burnley to permanently change to a beloved old crest as a reworked version emerges for their new away kit. Club co-owner JJ Watt has spent two years coming up with this new strip, and fair to say it was time well spent, with over 30,000 immediately in the queue to purchase online, plus many others outside the club shop as it’s released. Burnley’s crest which has been used since 2009, and then the one updated in June 2023, was a big change which has always caused a stir since. And after feedback from the fanbase, a reworked…
Ahead of his top-of-the-bill appearance in Dublin this weekend, Pierce O’Leary is full of confidence.“It wasn’t a dream, it was the plan,” he said of headlining against Portsmouth’s Mark Chamberlain.O’Leary is now 19-0 (11 KOs) and lit up the 3Arena in March when stopping veteran Maxi Hughes in the fifth round.“The reception that I got from the fans, it was stupid not to go back there,” O’Leary said. “It was one of the best nights of my entire career. And people are at all the boxing events there in the 3Arena and even the UFC events, and they’re like, ‘We’ve…
Team Northern Ireland boxer Michaela Walsh had to settle for a third Commonwealth Games silver as she lost to India’s Jaismine Jaismine by unanimous decision.The Holy Family fighter, who has earned a medal in each of her four successive Games appearances, has claimed a third silver after also coming second in 2014 and 2018.But she missed out on the chance to add a second gold to the one she won in Birmingham four years ago after being outclassed by Jaismine.The decorated 33-year-old also won gold in 2022, and joins bowler Neil Booth, shooter Martin Millar plus Mike Bull and Lady…
Morning all, a quick Saturday round-up for you. Arsenal are in action this evening, taking on Girona in an unspecified location somewhere in Spain. Why won’t they at least give us a clue? It’s way too early in pre-season to make any real judgements about anything, but if we don’t win convincingly playing some of the most scintillating football the world has ever seen, I think it’s completely reasonable to get the pitchforks out and behave like it’s the end of the world. In seriousness though, we might be able to glean a thing or two about the fitness of…
Darren Sammy’s comments on Alzarri Joseph’s unavailability for the first Test against Pakistan were “controversial, without context”, the West Indies fast bowler said, clarifying his position.West Indies head coach Sammy, when asked about why Joseph wasn’t part of the two-match series, had said that the pacer had “declined” the selection and that his decision was “over” his head.“Yeah, it is a big loss. Joseph has declined selection. That’s the reality of the situation,” Sammy had said at a press interaction ahead of the series opener.“He was selected. I mean, he’s now coming back from injury. And for reasons since, he…
England’s netballers missed out on a place in the Commonwealth Games gold-medal match after a 61-54 semi-final defeat by a powerful New Zealand side.The Roses still have a chance of winning bronze, but fell short in their attempt to emulate their 2018 gold, while New Zealand will play either Australia or Jamaica in Sunday’s final.New Zealand passed the ball with great speed and accuracy early on, but England rallied to settle their nerves, with goal shooter Liv Tchine drawing the match level at 3-3.But the prowess of the Silver Ferns and their height advantage through shooter Grace Nweke was too…
Glasgow Rangers are refusing to stand still in the transfer market, with manager Derek McInnes now eyeing up a double defensive swoop amid the uncertain future of John Souttar. McInnes wasted no time in reshaping the Gers this summer, and the Ibrox boss looks ready to continue that rebuild by targeting two new centre-backs in August. The new era got underway with a frustrating 1-1 draw away to Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership on Friday night. Rangers fell behind to the hosts through Lachlan Rose’s first-half opener before Thelo Aasgaard rescued a point, leaving McInnes admitting afterwards that his…