A senior German official has written to UEFA to request both Russia and Belarus are excluded from next month s qualifying draw for Euro 2024.
Following February s invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA issued a joint statement to confirm that Russia and Belarus, who are supporters of Vladimir Putin s regime, will be banned from competitions until further notice .
That was followed up an update in May, where UEFA announced Russian clubs would be banned from continental competitions for the 2022-23 season, with Russia also excluded from the Women s Euros.
However, the European Championships in 2024, due to be held in Germany, were not mentioned in UEFA s most recent update.
That has led German federal minister of the interior Nancy Faeser, who oversees sport …
Luciano Spalletti hit out at the media coverage surrounding Napoli after his side cruised to a 6-1 thrashing of Sassuolo on Saturday.
Napoli saw their Scudetto hopes crushed as a second-half collapse allowed Empoli victory last week, but Spalletti s side raced out the blocks against Sassuolo as Kalidou Koulibaly, Victor Osimhen and Hirving Lozano struck.
The rapid start saw Napoli net three times within the first 20 minutes of a Serie A match for the first time since May 2009 before Dries Mertens added a double either side of the interval.
Amir Rrahmani then turned home with the hosts claiming a 6-1 win after Maxime Lopez s late consolation goal.
But Spalletti was in no mood for celebrating after Napoli all but secured Champions League qualification…
Jamal Musiala s scintillating performance led Germany to a 5-0 rout of Hungary in the Nations League.
Musiala was unstoppable as he scored once and teed up three more goals in a five-star display for Julian Nagelsmann s team in Dusseldorf.
The Bayern Munich star was involved in the opener when he saw a shot rebounded to Niclas Fullkrug in the 27th minute, with the West Ham striker making no mistake to slot home into an empty net.
Musiala eventually got on the scoresheet himself after the restart as he sprinted away from the Hungary defence on the counter and coolly finished past Peter Gulasci.
The 21-year-old turned provider once more in the 62nd minute as he laid the ball off for Florian Wirtz to strike home from the edge of the box, before he made it a …
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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways late on Thursday night, Bahia will welcome Juventude to the Arena Fonte Nova.
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Starting with the hosts, while Bahia might have been disappointed last weekend as they eventually fell to a 3-1 defeat away at Sao Paulo, the Tricolor should still find the mood in their camp at a real high. While Rogerio Ceni’s men might have spent large spells of last season at the heart of a top-flight relegation scrap, they have made a string of improvements this time around. Receiving a string of plaudits and remarkably battling it out at the top of the Serie A table, the former Flamengo boss has a famous top-four finish at the top of his agenda this year. Making a statement last month as they …
Kyle Walker believes England have enough players with big-match experience to challenge for Euro 2024 glory – if they can perfect their mentality.
England rounded off 2023 with a forgettable 1-1 draw in North Macedonia on Monday night having already assured their spot at next summer’s finals by beating Italy last month.
Gareth Southgate’s side ended the calendar year unbeaten and topped Group C of Euro 2024 qualifying in the process.
The Euro 2020 runners-up will now be top seeds for December’s group-stage draw in Hamburg as England target their first major silverware since 1966.
Walker insists they ended the year well despite having already secured qualification amid criticism of the performances in North Macedonia and in the 2-0 Wembley win over…
In what looks set to be a mouth-watering night of Champions League action, four European heavyweights will certainly steal centre stage.
On the same night that Manchester City welcome Real Madrid to the Etihad for their second-leg showdown, Arsenal will travel to Bayern Munich with a famous semi-final spot hanging in the balance.
So, for those of you who are looking to stick on a midweek flutter, we have found a pair of eye-catching Champions League betting markets.
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Making real history last season as they finally got their hands on a maiden Champions League crown, Manchester City have their sights firmly set on defending their European title this time around. Now sat firmly in pole position to claim a fourth consecu…
The Premier League takes its first break for international fixtures over the next two weeks.
But we had plenty of thrills and spills on matchday three.
Everton were 2-0 up in the 87th minute against Bournemouth on Saturday, only for Sean Dyche s team to lose 3-2. Manchester City continued their perfect start, while Arsenal were held by Brighton, with Declan Rice sent off.
On Sunday, Newcastle United overcame Tottenham and Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace, while the headline fixture of the weekend saw Liverpool hammer Manchester United.
But which teams were lucky, and unlucky, on MD3?
87 Everton were leading by 2+ goals until the 87th minute – the latest a team has ever been 2+ goals ahead in a game they’ve gone on to lose in Premier …
Crewe boss Lee Bell appeared to point the finger at Harrogate following a freak injury to matchwinner Zac Williams, who tripped over a frost sheet.
Williams’ 31st-minute header secured a 1-0 win for Alex but he limped out of the action at the end of the first half after falling over and twisting his ankle.
It was an incident that Bell thought could have been avoided, arguing that the sheets had been deliberately positioned to combat Mickey Demetriou’s long throw, which proved the source of Williams’ goal.
“They put the frost sheets down because of Mickey’s throw-in, which we ended up scoring the winner from anyway,” the Crewe chief claimed. “I spotted them when we went out and moved them because they were too close to the touchline and we said that …
There are a total of 11 announced bids, including combined bids, for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, FIFA said Tuesday after the deadline for candidates expired on Monday.
England, Australia, joint bids from Belgium/Netherlands and Spain/Portugal, also the USA, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico and Russia have applied for both tournaments while South Korea and Qatar have targeted solely 2022.
We are very satisfied with the enormous enthusiasm which our top competition has engendered and to see that all the countries who initially declared their interest have officially confirmed their bids, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Countries were asked by world football s governing body to bid for one of the two tournaments or submit proposals to stage both events.
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Sean Longstaff has challenged Newcastle to mount a charge for FA Cup glory after launching their campaign with a morale-boosting derby victory over Sunderland.
The Magpies went into Saturday’s clash with their arch-rivals having lost seven of their previous eight games in all competitions and knowing the potential for a third-round exit at the hands of lower league opposition for a third successive season was a very real possibility if they were not at their best.
In the event, Eddie Howe’s men eased past the Black Cats with the minimum of fuss, securing a 3-0 victory which rekindled memories among the 6,000 travelling fans at the Stadium of Light of last season’s Carabao Cup final trip to Wembley and increased hope of an end to a 69-year wait for a major domestic …