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Looking to extend on their recent purple patch in midweek, a high-flying Cincinnati will make the trip to Yankee Stadium when they meet a struggling New York City.

Starting with the hosts, while New York might have breezed their way to a bronze medal finish in the Eastern Conference last season, Nick Cushing’s side have drastically failed to keep up a similar level this time around. Last seen over the weekend putting in another nightmare display as they slumped to a routine 3-1 loss at home against Philadelphia, the Pigeons have come under a huge amount of scrutiny since opening the 2023 campaign. Sat outside the play-off places and facing what appears to be a real uphill struggle, the Blues have failed to win any …

FIFA have insisted that a decision is yet to be made on the precise date of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Concerns over soaring temperatures in the Arab state during its summer months have led to calls for the tournament to be moved to later in the year.

And a rescheduling of the 22nd edition of the competition appeared to be confirmed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke on Wednesday when he told Radio France that it would not be held in June and July.

However, FIFA have since distanced themselves from those claims.

In a statement, the governing body said: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke explained today in the Radio France interview as he had already mentioned previously that in his view the 2022 FIFA World Cup must take place in winter and the best possi…

Stoke City have agreed a deal to swap Kenwyne Jones for fellow striker Peter Odemwinge of Cardiff City, .

The Potters have announced that the deal is imminent, subject to both players passing medicals and agreeing personal terms.

Trinidad and Tobago international Jones has been with Stoke for the past three and a half seasons having secured a move from Sunderland in the summer of 2010, while he also enjoyed a brief loan spell with the Potters at the end of the 2005/06 campaign.

In total, he has made 130 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 31 goals.

Odemwinge, who this time last year was reprimanded for attempting to force through a move from his then club West Bromwich Albion to Queens Park Rangers, has only been with Cardiff sinc…

Manchester City winger Jesus Navas feels triumphing in the League Cup would be the perfect springboard to Premier League success, as evidenced by his side s double in 2013-14.

Manuel Pellegrini s men face Liverpool at Wembley in the final of the competition on Sunday, fresh from a morale-boosting 3-1 win at Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday that put them in full control of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Navas was part of the squad that beat Sunderland in the 2014 Cup final and then went on to win the league – the most successful season in City s history – and he has no doubt over the competition s positive effect.

It would be fantastic to win this trophy, he told Sky Sports.

We are involved in the Premier League title race and it would set us fair for…

Toni Kroos has called for a full apology from UEFA for the chaos that occurred outside the Stade de France before the Champions League final.

European football s governing body has already said sorry for what it acknowledged as frightening and distressing events that preceded the match between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Madrid midfielder Kroos wants there to be acknowledgement of mistakes made in the hours leading up to the May 28 match in Paris.

Kick-off was twice delayed due to what UEFA initially described as security reasons outside the Stade de France due to crowd congestion.

Liverpool fans complained of heavy-handed policing outside the stadium, with video footage showing tear gas being used on supporters, with Kroos saying his wife, Jessica, and th…

Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona of his desire to leave but new arrival Francisco Trincao hopes the club captain remains at Camp Nou.

Barca agreed a €31million move for Trincao in January, with the 20-year-old attacker spending the remainder of the 2019-20 season at Braga.

He was presented to the media on Wednesday but much of the attention was focused on Messi, who wants to make use of a break clause in his contract.

Fans gathered outside of club offices on Tuesday to call for the resignation of president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who was present for a ceremonial contract signing with Trincao but left newly appointed sporting director Ramon Planes to face questions from the media.

Planes said the club were still intending to build their squad around M…

Richarlison has agreed a new contract with Everton, the Merseyside club s sporting director Marcel Brands has revealed in a club interview.

Speaking to the club s , Brands said Everton remain committed to the long-term plans for the future they have in place, despite the recent poor string of results, and in relation to that, he confirmed the news regarding the Brazil international.

Since his arrival to Goodison Park in 2018, he has made a total of 53 appearances and scored 19 goals, playing across the front line. He was linked with Manchester United mostly, but also with the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona, AC Milan, and most bizarrely, Liverpool.

However, it seems his immediate future remains in the north-west of England, and he and his teammates are facing a toug…

Xavi demanded more aggression from his Barcelona players after a 3-1 Clasico defeat against Real Madrid on Sunday.

Barca were usurped at the summit of LaLiga as strikes from Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde and a late Rodrygo penalty sealed a comfortable win for Carlo Ancelotti s champions at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The defeat was Barca s first of the season in LaLiga and Xavi called for more from his players, starting with Thursday s clash against Villarreal.

We re leaving empty-handed. We haven t taken advantage of our moments and Madrid have, he said.

4 In the last four games with +6 shots without scoring for Robert Lewandowski in all competitions, his team failed to win: two for (L2 7 v Bayern Munchen 6 v Real Madrid today) and two for the Bavaria…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 118th-minute penalty was not enough to stop Al Nassr being eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League.

Already trailing by a goal following last week’s opening-leg defeat at Al Ain, Ronaldo’s Saudi Pro League side were then 2-0 down on the evening, and staring at a bruising last-eight exit.

But the hosts pulled two goals back before Ronaldo, 39, somehow managed to miss a tap-in shortly after the hour mark.

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However, the Portuguese’s blushes were spared when former Manchester United player Alex Telles scored in the 72nd minute to force extra-time.

Al-Nassr were reduced to 10 men, and then behind in the tie again…

Swansea City striker Rory Donnelly will be out of action for up to three months after it was confirmed that he requires surgery on his ankle.

The 22-year-old, who is yet to make a league appearance for the Welsh outfit, injured ligaments in his ankle during Swansea s 4-0 friendly win over Plymouth Argyle on Sunday.

Donnelly joined Swansea in 2011 after scoring 20 goals in 50 league outings for Northern Irish outfit Cliftonville and was loaned to Coventry City last season, although he returned almost immediately citing personal reasons .

The news was confirmed on Swansea s official website on Wednesday, with Donnelly requiring an operation that will likely see him out of action until October.

However, there was better news for the Spanish trio of Angel Ran…