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United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino continues to have his sights set on winning the 2026 World Cup, insisting players must “think big.”Though the USMNT has not reached the World Cup quarterfinals since the 2002 edition — its best result in the modern era — Pochettino maintains the team must aspire to win the tournament when it is co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico next year.The Argentine coach cited the example of Morocco, which surprised many on its underdog run to the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.- Pulisic set to miss Milan game…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueLiverpool fear that Manchester City could hijack their bid to sign Antoine Semenyo – The i Paper Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Saturday Social panel debate whether in-demand Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo should stay or go in the January transfer window. A group of Crystal Palace fans were involved in a brawl prior to their Conference League match against Strasbourg, with riot police being called to the scene – The Sun One of Jack Fletcher or Shea Lacey could travel with Manchester United for the…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.Sri Lanka began grappling with severe weather last week and the conditions worsened Thursday with heavy downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads, and triggered landslides across the country.More than 25 people were killed Thursday in landslides in the central mountainous tea-growing regions of Badulla and Nuwara Eliya, which is about 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of the capital, Colombo. Another 21 people were missing…
Israel is still waging a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza despite the fact that a ceasefire in the enclave is entering its second month and all living Israeli captives have been released, Amnesty International has said. “The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal,” Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary general, said in a statement on Thursday. “While Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over,” she added. Amnesty in December 2024 deemed…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters combed through a high-rise apartment complex apartment-by-apartment Friday in a final attempt to find anyone alive after a massive fire engulfed seven of eight towers, killing at least 94 people in one of the city’s deadliest blazes. Crews were prioritizing apartments from which they received more than two dozen calls for assistance during the blaze but were unable to reach, Derek Armstrong Chan, a deputy director of Hong Kong Fire Services told reporters early Friday morning.“Our firefighting operation is almost complete,” he said. The fire started midafternoon Wednesday in one of the Wang…
Nottingham Forest paid tribute to their 1979 European Cup-winning heroes in style with a 3-0 win over Malmö in the Europa League.Brian Clough’s Forest conquered Europe 46 years ago when Trevor Francis’ goal against the Swedish side gave them a 1-0 success in Munich.Nostalgia was in full supply ahead of kick-off, with most of the living players from that famous night paraded on the City Ground pitch as well as a two-minute film projected onto the Brian Clough Stand.And although the stakes were much lower this time in a league phase match, Forest were again victorious thanks to goals from…
Rangers let any lingering realistic hope of Europa League progression slip through their fingers as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Braga, despite their Portuguese visitors playing more than half an hour with 10 men.Worse still, Rangers were a goal ahead at the time of Braga star man Rodrigo Zalazar’s dismissal on the hour mark, but instead of seeing out their lead capitulated to allow a poor equaliser from Gabri Martinez, and were left to hold on to a point which does nothing to aid their already distant dreams of a last-16 place. Danny Röhl’s side sit fourth…
Aberdeen’s hopes of remaining in the Conference League beyond Christmas suffered a major blow after they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Armenian champions Noah.In what was arguably the most winnable of their six league-phase fixtures on paper, the Dons looked on course to notch their first victory in the competition when they took the lead just before half-time through Kevin Nisbet’s first goal of the season. But Jimmy Thelin’s side were pegged back seven minutes into the second half by a header from Nardin Mulahusejnovic, leaving them 33rd in the 36-team table with just two points from…
Arnaud Kalimuendo scored his first Nottingham Forest goal in a comfortable 3-0 Europa League home win over Malmo as the club’s revival under Sean Dyche continues.Forest followed up Saturday’s impressive 3-0 success at reigning Premier League champions Liverpool with another goal-laden win to make it three consecutive victories in all competitions. The win over the Swedes also boosts Forest’s hopes of qualifying for the Europa League knockout stages, as they climbed up to 16th in the table and are just two points off the top eight. Team news Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche made seven changes from Saturday’s 3-0 win…
Strasbourg came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Stade de la Meinau as the Eagles’ hopes of finishing in the UEFA Conference League’s top-eight positions were dented.Jean-Philippe Mateta was the architect of the opening goal as the giant France striker initially did well to control a long ball, before holding off his markers on the edge of the box and then finding Tyrick Mitchell with a cheeky through-ball. The left-back still had a lot of work to do from a tight angle, however his low drive nestled in the far corner and just seconds later the visitors…