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At what point does Mikel Merino come to be seen as a striker who sometimes plays in midfield, rather than a midfielder who fills in up front? His match-winning display against Brentford was just the latest example of him playing the role as if a natural.The 29-year-old has either scored or assisted in five out of six starts up front for Arsenal since the Viktor Gyokeres injury that saw him drafted back into the position. Against Brentford, he did both, heading in the opener, then feeding Bukayo Saka for the second. “He was immense again today,” said a beaming Mikel…

Celtic have appointed Wilfried Nancy as their new head coach, prizing him from the Columbus Crew and ending a more than month-long search for a permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers.Nancy has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Scottish giants and will officially begin work on Thursday.Columbus said they had reached an agreement for Nancy to join Celtic for an undisclosed fee. The MLS side added that assistant coach Kwame Ampadu, assistant coach and fitness coach Jules Gueguen and video performance coach Maxime Chalier will join Nancy in Glasgow.”I am so happy to be named Celtic Manager, it is a…

Real Madrid are concerned about the injury sustained by Trent Alexander-Arnold in Wednesday’s LaLiga win at Athletic Club, sources have told ESPN, with the England defender set to undergo tests to determine the extent of the problem.Alexander-Arnold was delivering one of his best performances in a Madrid shirt to date — his cross-field pass setting up Kylian Mbappé’s opening goal — when he was withdrawn in the 55th minute of the 3-0 victory at San Mamés, and replaced by substitute Raúl Asencio.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe right-back appeared to suffer a muscular problem after kicking the ball upfield, limping on the sidelines…

Xabi Alonso praised Kylian Mbappé’s “two fantastic goals” and “excellent” connection with Vinícius Júnior after Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Athletic Club on Wednesday.Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the seventh minute at San Mamés, and then provided an assist for Eduardo Camavinga, before adding a second goal after an hour to guide Madrid to their first LaLiga win since Nov. 1.The result left Madrid on 36 points with 15 games played, just a point behind leaders Barcelona at the top of the LaLiga table.- Sources: Madrid worried about latest TAA injury”Kylian is in great form,” Alonso said in his post-match…

Tom Brady and Shaquille O’Neal are two of the headliners who will assist with Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., FIFA announced on Wednesday.The seven-time Super Bowl winner and NBA Hall of Famer will join ex-Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand along with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and former NHL star Wayne Gretzky as part of the team on stage as balls are drawn to assign nations participating in the World Cup to their assigned groups.Editor’s Picks2 Related”Being part of the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup is an incredible honour — it’s the kind of global stage every…

Florian Wirtz’s dancing feet helped to rescue a point for Liverpool, but he was denied a first Premier League goal after his deflected strike went down as a Nordi Mukiele own goal.The Germany international waltzed past a couple of defenders before firing home via a deflection nine minutes from time to secure a 1-1 draw with Sunderland and spare head coach Arne Slot more scrutiny after he left out Mohamed Salah for successive league matches for the first time in his Liverpool career.Sunderland looked like pulling off a first win at Anfield in 42 years through Chemsdine Talbi’s long-range effort…

Leeds United produced their best display of the season in a stunning 3-1 home win against Chelsea to climb out of the Premier League’s bottom three.Jaka Bijol headed Leeds into an early lead with his first goal for the club and Ao Tanaka arrowed a brilliant strike into the bottom corner for his first of the season two minutes before half-time.Chelsea pulled one back soon after the restart through substitute Pedro Neto but Dominic Calvert-Lewin restored Leeds’ two-goal advantage as the Yorkshire side snapped a four-game losing run to ease some of the pressure on under-fire boss Daniel Farke.The Londoners…

Leeds dented Chelsea’s title hopes as they pulled off a huge 3-1 win at Elland Road to ease the pressure on Daniel Farke and leave the visitors nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal.In a game that could have been pivotal for Farke’s future, his decision to stick with the 3-5-2 formation that inspired a second-half fightback in the defeat at Manchester City proved decisive as they brushed Chelsea aside to go three points clear of the drop. Impressive performances over Arsenal and Barcelona had elevated Chelsea into the title conversation, however the trip to West Yorkshire delivered a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and has planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control. It’s the latest twist in a seesaw court battle over who controls the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonprofit think tank that focuses on peace initiatives. It was an early target of the Department of Government Efficiency this year. On Wednesday, the State Department said it renamed the organization to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace to “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met separately with President Donald Trump and Republican senators Wednesday as tech executives work to secure favorable federal policies for the artificial intelligence industry, including the limited sale of Nvidia’s highly valued computer chips to U.S. rivals like China.Huang’s closed-door meeting with Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee came at a moment of intensifying lobbying, soaring investments and audacious forecasts by major tech companies about AI’s potential transformative effects.Huang is among the Silicon Valley executives who warn that any restrictions on the technology will halt its advancement despite mounting concerns among policymakers and…