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For England not to win Euro 2024 would be a failure – Harry Maguire

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Harry Maguire has suggested it would be a failure for England to fail to win Euro 2024 after the progress they have made in recent international tournaments. The Manchester United defender, 30, has appeared regularly at international level under manager Gareth Southgate, and participated in every match during last year’s World Cup in Qatar. Maguire, who was also among the England sides who reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and the final of Euro 2020, said winning the European Championships in Germany next year would be the…

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USMNT goaltender Zack Stephen has finally found peace after sorely missing the World Cup

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Over four months ago, Zack Steffen woke up from a nap to text messages from then-US men’s national team coach Greg Berhalter asking if they could talk. He didn’t quite get rid of the memory of the ensuing call — when he was told he wouldn’t be on the US World Cup team. “I think about it every day,” Stephen said this week. “It sure hurts. It definitely required a piece of armor.” Steffen is back with the US team for the first time since that fateful day, and he…

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Matteo Rettigui is the latest on the Italian striker’s tour – how long will he last?

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Roberto Mancini called his old Lazio teammate Cepa Veron, now Estudiantes’ vice-president, to ask what he thought of Matteo Retigui. He then sent his son, Andrea, to Argentina to watch the striker play for Tigre and to communicate with the player’s family. Since Rettigi’s name first appeared in Italy’s squad for this week’s European Championship qualifiers, the 23-year-old, whose great-grandfather hails from the small inland Sicilian town, has been kept under the microscope. “He’s a classic striker,” said Mancini. “I see a lot of you compare him to German Dennis,”…

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Dele Alli explains Besiktas’ absence after the manager claimed the player on loan from Everton was without permission

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Dele Alli explained his absence from Besiktas after coach Senol Gunes said the Everton loanee had not reported training. The 26-year-old is spending the 2022-23 season on loan in Turkey, but Gunness said the former Tottenham midfielder failed to return to Istanbul after his short break. “Dele Alli has given us permission for a little break but he’s not back yet,” Gunes said. “It’s raining and that’s probably why he didn’t come (for training). We are trying to find out where he is.” Dele later responded on social media and…

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Wesley Fofana withdraws from France’s squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers after fearing injury

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Wesley Fofana was forced to withdraw from France’s Euro 2024 qualifiers this month after suffering an injury in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Everton. The 22-year-old centre-back was substituted in the 86th minute for Trevoux-Chalobah, with coach Graham Potter “he had to come off a hamstring fatigue”. However, the French Football Federation confirmed on Sunday that Fofana and injured Arsenal defender William Saliba would be replaced in their next qualifying match against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. Monaco’s Axel Desassi and Monaco’s Jean-Clair Todibo were called up in their…

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Women’s World Cup prize money increased But FIFA’s Gianni Infantino is slamming broadcasters

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Rwanda’s FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday that the total prize pool for this summer’s Women’s World Cup will be five times greater than the prize pool for the last edition of the tournament in 2019. In France four years ago, the 24 teams shared $30m in appearances and prize money, compared to the $440m that was allocated to the 32 teams at the last men’s World Cup, with another $210m distributed in compensation among club teams. Recruitment of players in Qatar. Speaking at FIFA’s 73rd annual congress in…

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was called up to the Sweden squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers at the age of 41

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was called up to the Sweden national team to participate in the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Belgium and Azerbaijan, despite his participation in only three matches this season. The 41-year-old has had an injury-damaged campaign after recovering from knee surgery last May. But the veteran forward is set to return to the national team for matches this month, when he could make his first international appearance since losing 2-0 to Poland in March last year. Sweden coach Jan Andersson said of Ibrahimovic’s return: “Zlatan has played three…

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Haitian Violet stuns Austin in a CONCACAF Champions League match

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Haitian side Violet AC achieved a shocking first result of the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, defeating Austin FC 3-0 in the first leg of the tournament’s Round of 16 on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: The win came in Violette AC’s first competitive match since May 22, 2022 – for 289 days. Michie Naider Cherry scored the first two goals, both of which came on powerful strikes from close range in the 13th and 39th minutes, respectively. The Haitian team’s third goal came courtesy of Austin FC defender…

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Orenstein: Retiring VAR chief, Arsenal teenager signing Haaland expected to join Nike

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It was another season of refereeing in the Premier League, but also change at PGMOL, the body responsible for match officials in the English professional game. Notably, Howard Webb returned from the US and Canada to become Chairman of the Jury this past August – with General Manager Mike Riley leaving after 13 years in control of operations. Most recently, Lee Mason, the first video assistant referee (VAR) in the league, left the organization after being fouled in the 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Brentford on February 11. The changes…

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The Turkey earthquake puts the brothers of his Canadian teammates to the test

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Atiba Hutchinson anxiously picked up his phone, hoping to see a message, for his anxiety, that was not there. He put it aside before picking it up again, almost instinctively. It was early morning for the 40-year-old Canadian and Besiktas midfielder at his home in Istanbul. He was surrounded by his wife and three children. Therefore, he didn’t want his immediate family to sound the same, but rather his brother’s lookalike. The news quickly spread throughout Turkey on February 6: a violent and possibly catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern…

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