9:41 PM ET Norway players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state’s alleged treatment of workers before kick off in their opening match against Gibraltar on Wednesday. The Norway side, including Arsenal‘s loanee from Real Madrid Martin Odegaard and Borussia Dortmund
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7:10 PM ET Cameroon have vigorously disputed the suggestion that Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting missed out on a national team call-up because of an administrative error, and have suggested the Bayern Munich striker was simply ignoring their attempts to contact him. Last week, Bild reported that an administrative error from the Cameroon FA (FECAFOOT) sent Choupo-Moting’s
4:00 PM ET Major League Soccer unveiled its 2021 regular season schedule, including an Aug. 21 rematch between MLS Cup finalists Columbus Crew SC and Seattle Sounders FC, as well as opening dates for the league’s three newest stadiums. – MLS-MX merger could produce world’s best league – Infantino– Stream LIVE games and replays on
7:53 PM ET The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Coutinho could be Arsenal‘s Plan B to Odegaard The Daily
8:18 PM ET The U.S. and Mexico renew their rivalry, this time at Under-23 level in a CONCACAF Olympic qualifier that will decide where the two countries finish in Group A and will help determine each nation’s semifinal opponent. Both sides have the maximum six points from two games and are assured of a place
4:24 PM ET As soon as Daryl Dike finishes a game with club side Barnsley, the critiques come rolling in. They don’t come from coaches or teammates or from social media. Rather they come from Dike’s family. There’s brother Bright, a former pro, as well as sisters Courtney (a former Nigeria international), Kimberly and Brittny.
9:55 AM ET The great-grandson of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has signed his first professional contract with Serie A team Lazio. Romano Floriani Mussolini, 18, was called up to the Roman club’s under-19 team in February and has featured in four of their past five matches, earning a three-year deal. – Stream new episodes
2:02 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Mexico‘s football federation president Yon de Luisa has hinted at the possibility of a merger between Liga MX and MLS, or at the very least, increased collaboration between the two, after FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s positive comments about the relationship. In a news conference on Tuesday, ee Luisa reiterated
8:22 AM ET Associated Press Sepp Blatter has received a second ban from FIFA. Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images Sepp Blatter was banned for a second time by FIFA on Wednesday, this time for six years, for financial wrongdoing, seven months before the 85-year-old former president’s first ban expires. Blatter has recently been in poor health
11:33 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN United States star Megan Rapinoe said Wednesday that the world is missing out on the “real potential of women’s sports” due to inequalities that still exist, including pay and working conditions. Rapinoe, who won gold for the U.S. in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and