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Inter Milan will begin Serie A title defense against newly promoted Monza
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (165+ words) Next season's Serie A fixture list was announced on Friday. Runner-up Napoli visits Genoa on the opening weekend, while AC Milan travels to Torino and Juventus plays at Serie B runner-up Frosinone. Como, which surprisingly finished fourth last season, will…...
World Cup players to earn $5, 000 each day for clubs from $355 M FIFA fund
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (332+ words) FIFA gave details Friday on how it will allocate the clubs" share of revenue for those whose players are among the 1, 248 picked for the 48-team tournament in North America and " for the first time " also those called up for the…...
Liverpool hires Andoni Iraola to mark return to Klopp-style playing approach after Slot departure
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (588+ words) Liverpool hired Andoni Iraola as manager on Thursday, turning to the former Bournemouth coach whose intense and heavy-pressing playing approach resembles the ideology that brought the team so much success under former Anfield favorite Jurgen Klopp. The 43-year-old Spaniard, who…...
Man City angry and Mourinho backs P'rez as Real Madrid presidential race heats up
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (327+ words) The tossing around of the big names comes ahead of the vote by club members on Sunday. Mourinho was reportedly already lined up for a second spell in charge of Madrid before the 79-year-old P'rez called for elections last month....
Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unity
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (525+ words) Marco Balich, fresh off the Olympics opening ceremony, which included a parade of athletes spread across four venues, said he was up to the challenge of producing three shows in three cities, with teams numbering 260 to 300 people in each city....
Striker Rasmus Hojlund completes permanent move to Napoli from Man United
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (110+ words) Plainview Herald Striker Rasmus Hojlund completes permanent move to Napoli from Man United The Denmark striker scored 16 goals in 44 games as Napoli finished runner-up in the Italian league and secured qualification for the Champions League. Article continues below this ad…...
Spain coach confident that Lamine Yamal will be fit for World Cup opener
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (286+ words) De la Fuente said Wednesday that Yamal will not play in Thursday's warmup match against Iraq in A Coru'a, but all signs point to him being available to face Cape Verde in the team's opener in Atlanta on June 15. "If…...
South Africa squad departs for World Cup without assistant coach after US visa delay
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (288+ words) South Africa plays co-host Mexico in the opening game of the World Cup on June 11 in Mexico City. It plays one of its group games in the U. S. The team was due to depart on Sunday but that was delayed because…...
Weather chaos hits World Cup warmup game featuring two final whistles in Switzerland
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (15+ words) Plainview Herald...
Cristian Volpato selected in Australia's World Cup squad just days after switch of allegiance
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (372+ words) Coach Tony Popovic included the 22-year-old Volpato in the 26-man squad announced Monday. Volpato and striker Tete Yengi were among 17 players selected in a World Cup squad for the first time. Skipper Mat Ryan, with 104 international caps, and Mathew Leckie…...