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Over in Los Angeles – where hosts USA will play two of their three group games – it has been a similar story with regards to promotion of the World Cup.There are banners on the streets coming out of Los Angeles Airport promoting ‘LA26’ and the tournament, while electronic billboards rotate the various members of the USA squad and a large mural in downtown LA features Argentina legend Lionel Messi. Some convenience stores also sell World Cup-related merchandise.However, for non-football fans it would be quite easy to be oblivious to the fact that the tournament is about to get under…
Wolves executive chairman Nathan Shi issues a statement explaining the decision to sack head coach Rob Edwards. At 11:34pm on Wednesday (10 June) night, Fabrizio Romano mentioned that “Wolves agreed a deal in principle to appoint Cesar Peixoto as new head coach”. He said that interest was “reported by O Jogo, with a verbal agreement in place and Peixoto to take over” having done an “excellent job at Gil Vicente with record results and seen among top talented young managers”. EXC: Several #Wolves players including new signing Kieran Trippier are angry at the sacking of manager Rob Edwards. More on…
There can be a tendency to fast-forward boxing matches when money, scheduling and prevailing agendas take precedence.If the equivalent act of telling everyone to hold their horses until Saturday night plays out for unbeaten two-division champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, his trainer and manager Robert Garcia is saying the ideal plan might not be to go directly to a fight versus undisputed junior-featherweight champion Naoya Inoue.Garcia has told BoxingScene this fight week that he’s more apt to want recent three-belt super-flyweight champion Rodriguez, 23-0 (16 KOs), to take an expected Saturday victory over WBA bantamweight champion Antonio Vargas, 19-1-1 (11 KOs),…
France must battle with both heat and fatigue if they are to win the World Cup for a third time. Didier Deschamps’ squad have been in action more than any of the leading nations, with 1,341 matches totalling 98,895 minutes.Crystal Palace central defender Maxence Lacroix has the most starts (58) and minutes (5,009) of the France players, but the 26-year-old is only expected to be a squad pick for Les Bleus. Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise (65), coincidentally a former Palace player, has made the most appearances but by coming off the bench 12 times he is second on minutes…
Curaçao enter the FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of the longest shots in the tournament, priced at +250000 to lift the trophy at BetOnline. Ranked 46th of 48 teams in the outright market, the Caribbean island nation is making its first-ever World Cup appearance, drawn into Group E alongside Germany, Ecuador, and Ivory Coast. For bettors, the realistic angle is not outright glory but which stage Curaçao exits and whether they can take points from at least one group opponent. The Curacao World Cup Odds reflect a team that is expected to exit in the group stage, yet the…
Ever since Amol Muzumdar took charge as head coach of the Indian Women’s team, he has not concealed his love for all-rounders: players who can provide their side with the cushion of at least two skills. Funnily, the team sheets for the Indian team against Sri Lanka in December last year had just two designated bowlers.That push made several batters roll their arms (remember Smriti Mandhana’s quirky action?) and also nudged specialist bowlers to get out of their one-dimensional path and learn to have a wider utility for the side, across both white-ball formats.The 2024 T20 World Cup in the…
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa.The contest between Champions League winners PSG and Aston Villa, who triumphed in the Europa League, is scheduled to take place on 12 August in Salzburg.European football’s governing body said the decision had been taken after discussions with the Confederation of African Football (Caf).Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: “Omar Artan is an excellent young but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest…
Liverpool missed prime Mohamed Salah this season, but the profile that Arne Slot really needed was that of Sadio Mane, a physical and electric winger who overwhelmed so many opponents. Sure, Salah has been abnormally wasteful and ineffective for the Anfield side this season, but the 33-year-old was detached and stripped of confidence on the edge of a failing attacking system. Yan Diomande could fix this. He is a two-sided winger, utterly ferocious in his output in the danger area, and The Redmen TV’s Dan Clubbe has even remarked that the 19-year-old has “the finishing ability of Mane”. Liverpool are…
“Yeah, this is what he wanted,” said Amari Akram, speaking on behalf of Team Vargas. “We could have gone to Japan, but this is what he wanted. At the end of the day, I think, as you said, this is what’s great about boxing. And when people step up for the best to fight the best, that’s what sets the tone for the sport.” Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn explained that Vargas had little financial incentive to take the more dangerous assignment, making the decision all the more noteworthy. “The financials could have been the same, but at the end of…
Kane has just enjoyed the most prolific season of his club career. In 51 games for Bayern Munich, he scored 61 goals.It is a ridiculous tally for any striker, never mind one tasked with contributing to a side’s build-up play as he has for Bayern over the season just completed. England fans will want to see this goal-happy version of Kane in the World Cup. But it is worth noting that he achieved his remarkable total playing in an increasingly free role, encouraged to drop as deep as his full-backs at times.And so Tuchel has decided that building the squad…