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Alejandro Garnacho has said he’s “happy” at Manchester United despite continued speculation about his future.The 20-year-old forward was the subject of a bid from Napoli during the January transfer window while there was also interest from Chelsea.There has been talk that United could look to cash in on Garnacho, an academy graduate, to help fund a summer overhaul of the squad.But ahead of the Europa League semifinal second leg against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, the Argentina international tried to dampen the links.”I have a contract here until 2028 so I am happy here,” Garnacho said.Alejandro Garnacho has been linked with…

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, has suggested a change to the offside law, giving greater advantage to the attacking team, could be rubberstamped in a year.The former Arsenal manager first proposed changing to a “daylight” offside law five years ago, when he took up the role with FIFA. Rather than an attacker needing to be level or behind the second-last opposition player, the idea is they can be ahead — as long as at least some part of the body is level.There will always be situations where a player is offside by one millimetre, no matter what…

A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi.The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and resort to Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates.This will be Disney’s seventh theme park resort and it will be fully developed and built by Miral. Disney’s imagineers will lead creative design and operational oversight on the project. The entertainment giant will not be investing capital in the project, but will reap the benefits of royalties.The development in Abu Dhabi is not part of the $60 billion that…

A two-goal advantage heading into the away second leg of a Europa League knockout tie, Tottenham were in this situation four years ago – and it did not end well.Jose Mourinho’s Spurs let a first-leg 2-0 lead slip against Dinamo Zagreb after a 3-0 extra-time loss in Croatia. The turnaround was even more extraordinary considering Dinamo were managerless, having lost their head coach to a prison sentence between the first and second legs. Now Bodo/Glimt are aiming to emulate Dinamo’s comeback on Thursday, with Tottenham holding a 3-1 first-leg semi-final lead. History, however, is not on the Norwegians’ side. Image:…

In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest action across the EFL..Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the game are interpreted. As part of a regular feature on Sky Sports following the conclusion of a matchday, Foy will be here to run you through some refereeing matters in the EFL…  Norwich City 4-2 Cardiff City Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…

After the Syrian people succeeded in toppling former President Bashar al-Assad, the region’s geopolitical dynamics underwent a seismic shift.  With Assad gone, Israel began to act aggressively against the new Syrian administration and its allies, particularly Turkey. Israel targeted hundreds of military installations and equipment stockpiles across Syria, aiming to prevent the new government from consolidating control over the country and achieving stability.  Beyond air strikes, Israel sought to incite sectarian divisions among the Druze, Kurds and Alawites, encouraging fragmentation and internal strife. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attempted to rally opposition to the new Syrian leadership and Turkey by…

Los Angeles CNN  —  For the first time in 15 years, the Walt Disney Company has announced the development of a new theme park – a resort destination in Abu Dhabi that marks the company’s entry into the Middle East. The Disneyland Abu Dhabi resort will become Disney’s seventh global resort destination, the company announced Wednesday shortly after reporting strong second-quarter earnings. Disney’s parks have arguably been its most important financial driver, representing 59% of its operating income in the 2024 fiscal year as streaming competition heats up. And while domestic parks attendance decreased modestly last year, Disney reported Wednesday…

President Donald Trump has said that the opportunity to compete at football’s 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for Russia to end the war with Ukraine.Russian national teams have been banned from international competitions by both FIFA and UEFA since 2022, days after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.Qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico began in 2023, with 45 spots up for grabs in addition to the host nations.Speaking alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the first meeting of his administration’s World Cup taskforce, Trump said he was unaware that Russia would be…

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, takes the chancellor’s seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAfter some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe’s largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz.His ascension didn’t come easy though. On Tuesday, Merz failed to be elected chancellor in a shock first-round vote, an unprecedented event in the country’s modern history. Despite securing the necessary parliamentary support in a second attempt later in the day, Merz appears to be starting his new role somewhat bruised.”It’s the weakest…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCarlo Ancelotti has been answering questions about his future for months. Mostly, the Real Madrid coach has done so with an easy-going smile and a patient manner. But there has been an edge to his media appearances in the past few weeks, as his team’s season has started to fall apart.Saturday’s news conference before Madrid’s game with Celta Vigo was no exception. Ancelotti took 13 questions. Eight of them were — either directly or indirectly — about his future, the one subject he was determined to avoid.”I’m not angry, I’m calm,” Ancelotti insisted,…