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Oct 25, 2025, 05:47 PM ETPep Guardiola has warned Norway manager Ståle Solbakken that prolific striker Erling Haaland may not get much rest this season.Haaland has made a blistering start to the campaign for both Guardiola’s Manchester City and Norway, scoring a remarkable 24 goals from just 14 appearances.His stunning form has not only established City as strong contenders for honours once again but put Norway on the brink of qualification for the World Cup.The Scandinavian country have not appeared on the world stage since 1998 but, while Haaland is vital to Solbakken’s team, City boss Guardiola can ill afford…

Mbeumo and Cunha mask Man Utd flaws Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Manchester United’s match against Brighton in the Premier League. Only Manchester United can comprehensively beat a team while simultaneously seeming like they survived a major scare. This was definitely a banana skin moment. United’s recent record against Brighton is woeful and it’s a fixture that always throws up drama. This latest instalment trended similarly. Just when United draw you in, Old Trafford bouncing with unbridled glee at being 2-0 up, they drop you like a sack of bricks.…

Team newsKerkez and Salah were joined in Liverpool’s starting XI by Conor Bradley as Arne Slot made three changes from the midweek win at Eintracht Frankfurt.Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez (Robertson, 61), Wirtz (Gomez, 83), Szoboszlai, Salah, Bradley (Mac Allister, 61), Jones (Ngumoha, 70), Gakpo (Chiesa, 61), Ekitike.Unused subs: Woodman, Endo, Nyoni, Morrison.First halfLong-throws are a specialty of Michael Kayode and, five minutes in, Brentford profited as his delivery was flicked on and Ouattara was on hand to volley home at the back post.Salah’s touch was heavy after he’d been found by Cody Gakpo and Florian Wirtz then drilled…

MANCHESTER, England — The “one step forward, one step back” nature of Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United prompted the Portuguese coach to say a couple of weeks ago: “We have no momentum in our club.” After beating Brighton to go with wins over Sunderland and Liverpool, he does now. Two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and one each for Matheus Cunha and Casemiro earned a 4-2 win to make it three in a row.Nothing ever seems straightforward for United, and Amorim had to watch nervously as Brighton battled back from 3-0 down to get within sight of a point at 3-2. Mbeumo’s…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — East Timor’s prime minister pledged Sunday that his country would be a productive member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as it was formally admitted to the bloc in its first expansion since the 1990s.After the flag of East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, was added to the other 10 on the stage at a formal ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao told the other leaders that “today, history is made.”“For the people of Timor Leste this is not only a dream realized but a powerful affirmation of our journey,” he…

TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think Shohei Ohtani heard fans in Toronto taunting him during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, and he doesn’t think the Japanese two-way sensation is bothered much by boos anyway.Upset that Ohtani spurned the Blue Jays to sign a $700 million contract with the Dodgers in December 2023, fans in Toronto chanted “We don’t need you!” when he came to the plate in the ninth inning with his team trailing by seven runs.Fans also booed Ohtani during pregame introductions. Ohtani appeared to smile at those jeers, but…

Jeff CarlisleOct 25, 2025, 04:16 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes said U.S. Soccer is working on a “pre- and post-pregnancy protocol” for USWNT players that she hopes will be shared “with our larger landscape.”The disclosure by Hayes came on the same day that USWNT forward Lynn Biyendolo (née Williams) and her husband Marley announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child. It also comes in the wake of a similar initiative announced by FIFA last year.Biyendolo joins a list of current players…

Gary Neville has declared this to be Ruben Amorim’s best week in the job after Manchester United made it three wins in a row in the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Brighton on Saturday and believes the template is there for a top-six finish.Matheus Cunha scored his first goal for the club and Bryan Mbeumo added two goals to his total in the second half as United built on their win over Liverpool at Anfield. “I think that it feels like his best week in the job,” Neville told Sky Sports.”I think where we’ve all been with it,…

Ruben Amorim has urged caution despite leading Manchester United to a third consecutive win to push them up to fourth in the Premier League table.United beat Brighton 4-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday to build on victories over Sunderland and Liverpool.The run has prompted a stark change in mood since the 3-1 defeat to Brentford at the end of September.And Amorim has warned his players that the bubble could burst just as quickly if they do not remain focused ahead of Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest.United boss Ruben Amorim has called for restraint in celebration after his side beat Brighton…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend.The State Department said a week ago that it had “credible reports” Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. “We put out a message through State Department, sent it to our mediators as well, about an impending attack, and it didn’t happen,” he told reporters en route from Israel to Qatar, where he…