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Back in 2017, during Trump’s first term, Infantino had suggested a US travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries was incompatible with tournament regulations, and could invalidate the country’s hopes to host the tournament in 2026. “It’s obvious when it comes to Fifa competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup,” he warned.And yet, as a result of the immigration policies implemented by Trump during his second term in office, there will be four competing countries -…
Elliot Anderson’s outstanding 2025/26 campaign has turned him into one of the most sought-after midfielders in the Premier League, with Nottingham Forest now facing a major battle to keep hold of one of their most valuable assets. The England international enjoyed a breakthrough season at the City Ground, establishing himself as one of the driving forces behind Forest’s successful battle against the drop. His energy, versatility and ability to influence games in both attacking and defensive situations caught the attention of clubs across the country. What began as quiet admiration has quickly developed into a serious transfer race. Man City…
Former Australia batter Matthew Hayden is set to be named head coach of the European T20 Premier League’s Glasgow franchise.BBC Sport understands Hayden has signed up to coach Glasgow Cosmic for the inaugural tournament between 26 August and 20 September.Hayden has split his time between commentary work and coaching since retiring from playing in 2012.The 54-year-old’s most recent coaching job was as the Gujarat Titans’ batting coach for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).Hayden previously held batting and mentoring roles as part of Pakistan’s coaching staff from 2021 until after the 2022 T20 World Cup.He played 103…
John McGinn believes Scotland have the capability to not only deal with the heat, but add to it when they begin their World Cup campaign against Haiti this Sunday. Scotland’s Group C campaign kicks off at Boston Stadium in what is their first match at the World Cup since 1998, and the first against Haiti at intenational level. Steve Clarke’s side were in Fort Lauderdale last week acclimatising to the sweltering conditions, before heading north to New York for Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of Bolivia. In that match, Scotland netted four first-half goals in an international match for the first time since…
“Due to growing logistical concerns, it is with regret that the event schedule has been canceled,” IVB Boxing stated on social media. “The previously announced card will still be taking place with a new date and venue to be confirmed in the coming days. Full refunds will be made to all that purchased tickets.” The event was expected to be headlined by WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga defending his title against Andy Dominguez. Charly Suarez and heavyweight contender Gurgen Hovhannisyan were also slated to appear on the card. IVB Boxing founder Ed Pereira launched the event with support from San…
Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as Real Madrid’s new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club’s president until 2030.Mourinho, 63, signed a three-year deal last month to become head coach of Real, but his contract would only be valid if Perez retained his role.The 79-year-old, who obtained 65% of the vote, has been in office since 2009 and announced the election during an extraordinary news conference last month.”We have won the elections and will continue working to keep winning titles,” Perez said. “I am still here and I am here to defend Real Madrid.”We will…
The father and head coach of David Benavidez has revealed his contingency plan if an undisputed light-heavyweight clash with Dmitry Bivol fails to materialise. Benavidez moved up to 200lbs and dethroned Gilberto Ramirez last month, scoring a sixth-round stoppage to become a three-division world champion. His plan, however, was always to move back down to 175lbs, where he still holds the WBC title and is eager to face unified world champion Bivol. Unfortunately for ‘The Mexican Monster’, it has been reported that Bivol is edging more towards a rubber match with Artur Beterbiev. He also has a mandatory challenger in…
Jannik Sinner’s early exit may have been bad news for him, but it proved to be extremely good for the men’s singles competition.Generational rivals Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz had won the previous nine Grand Slams between them. With Alcaraz missing with a wrist injury, top seed Sinner was the heaviest favourite since 14-time champion Rafael Nadal to lift the title. Ironically, Sinner found himself on the receiving end of the biggest Paris shock since Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in 2009. The Italian struggled physically in the second round and Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo took advantage to blow the draw…
Liverpool are having big summer changes much like Chelsea, and the two clubs could both be competing for Real Madrid’s cash. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. With the World Cup about to kick off, things could go pretty quite on the transfer front for those players involved. French insider Santi Aouna has popped up today to remind us that Real Madrid remain interested by Enzo Fernandez. The midfielder has “always been attracted by…
“The corruption is just crazy with Zuffa and TKO. I tried to tell you this when I went to Washington last month, but it runs deeper than I ever imagined, man,” said De La Hoya. “Look, Uncle Fester [Dana White] has been running his mouth about this stupid UFC event at the White House. Yeah. He’s a [expletive] Neanderthal. We all know that. But Americans are [expletive] tired of his [expletive], and they’re finally speaking up.” De La Hoya then referenced a recently filed lawsuit seeking to prevent UFC Freedom 250 from taking place on White House grounds. “A retired…