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Jeff CarlisleOct 2, 2025, 01:34 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.The U.S. men’s national team roster for the October international window has a much more familiar feel to it than any squad since last March’s Concacaf Nations League team. As such, it looks like Mauricio Pochettino’s FIFA World Cup plans are coming into focus.Granted, part of the challenge that Pochettino has faced since taking over last year is due to circumstances beyond his control. He couldn’t completely dictate player availability during last summer’s Club World Cup, when the club commitments of Weston McKennie,…

An English Football League assistant referee who “preyed upon young women” has been jailed for a string of child sex offences involving teenage girls.Gareth Viccars, 47, of Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts, including sexual communications with a child, meeting with a child following sexual grooming, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a child.The offences spanned three years between November 2021 and October 2024 and involved three girls aged 15, Snaresbrook Crown Court previously heard.On Thursday, Viccars was jailed for 13 and a half years with a…

Last month, England put in their best performance, and recorded their best result, since Thomas Tuchel took over almost a year ago. The 5-0 thrashing of Serbia came in the absence of some of England’s biggest stars.Only four members of the starting XI in Belgrade had more than 20 international caps. The big call for the England manager now is, with many of those big names back and available, do they come straight back into the squad, and the starting XI?The answer to that first question is “yes”: Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka will both immediately return to Tuchel’s squad,…

Aravind Srinivas, chief executive officer Perplexity AI, during a news conference at the SK Telecom Co. headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Sept.4, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPerplexity AI on Thursday announced that its artificial intelligence-powered web browser Comet is available worldwide, and will be free to users.The Comet browser is designed to serve as a personal assistant that can search the web, organize tabs, draft emails, shop and more, according to Perplexity. The startup initially launched Comet in July to Perplexity Max subscribers for $200 a month, and the waitlist has ballooned to “millions” of…

Crystal Palace claimed their first away win in major European competition as they cruised to a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv in their Conference League opener to set a club record of 19 games unbeaten.Daniel Munoz’s first-half headed opener was Palace’s first shot on target against a stubborn Dynamo Kyiv defence, but their class told once in the lead and substitute Eddie Nketiah scored for the second game running to wrap up the win just after the hour. Summer-signing Yeremy Pino, a £26m acquisition from Villarreal to replace Eberechi Eze, set up both goals to mark an impressive European debut…

Kelechi Iheanacho had a goal controversially ruled out for handball as Celtic lost 2-0 at home to Sporting Braga in the Europa League. Celtic thought they had equalised through Iheanacho’s clinical finish, but after a lengthy VAR check the goal was ruled out for an apparent handball by the striker in the build-up without the referee being called for a second look. “I presume there’s a bad Wi-Fi connection because that can be the only reason we’re not just getting on with this game at 1-1,” Joe Hart said on TNT. “Ball comes up. No touch, hits his cheek. I…

Fair Isaac, the creator of the FICO score, saw shares rally more than 20% on Thursday after it unveiled a new pricing model that will allow mortgage lenders to bypass credit bureaus for credit scores.The Montana-based data analytics company said it would license its credit scores directly to mortgage resellers who can then distribute FICO scores directly to borrowers. The score is used by nearly 90% of lenders to evaluate a borrower’s credit risk. FICO scores generally range from 300 to 850, with higher scores reflecting lower credit risk.The pop in Fair Isaac’s stock is its largest percent increase since…

FRANKFURT, Germany — To help turn around a troubled qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is looking to a player who would be eligible to represent the United States.Left back Nathaniel “Nene” Brown was called up by Germany on Thursday for qualifying games on Oct. 10 against Luxembourg and Oct. 13 against Northern Ireland. Nagelsmann called him “a big talent in defense.”- Pulisic, McKennie top U.S. roster for Oct. games- World Cup ticket sales start amid uncertaintyThese games are crucial for Germany, which is only third in its group after it lost its opening game…

France great Zinedine Zidane’s son Luca Zidane was called up by Algeria for the first time on Thursday, with the team close to qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.Luca Zidane, a 27-year-old goalkeeper, represented France at youth level but never for the senior national team and is eligible for Algeria through his father’s family ties.FIFA approved a change of national eligibility two weeks ago for Zidane, who once played at Real Madrid when his father was coach there. He is now with Spanish second-division team Granada.Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic picked Zidane in a 26-player squad for…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Acadia Healthcare — The healthcare stock jumped about 7% after investors Khrom Capital filed to push the company to explore strategic alternatives. Acadia shares are down 33% year to date. Sarepta Therapeutics — The biotech company rallied 6%. While a catalyst for the move was not immediately clear, it did put Sarepta shares up more than 20% over the past three months. Starbucks — The global coffee chain saw shares rising 2.6% after the company announced a small increase in dividend payouts. Starbucks approved an increase in the company’s quarterly cash…