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Jeff CarlisleMay 22, 2025, 11:00 AM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino defended the decision not to select Christian Pulisic for the Concacaf Gold Cup, saying that allowing the AC Milan star to rest this summer was more important than building team chemistry ahead of the 2026 World Cup.Pochettino on Thursday announced his 27-player roster for a pair of June friendlies against Turkey and Switzerland, but the list was more notable for who isn’t on the roster than who is.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedMainstays Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah,…
CNN — Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “I have already said that a decision was made to create the necessary security buffer zone along the border. Our armed forces are currently solving this problem. Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is underway,” Putin said. Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said the plan was “aggressive” and demonstrated that “Russia is the obstacle of peace efforts now.” Thursday’s announcement was made ahead of an expected prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia on…
Mylah Morales, a former makeup artist for Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie Ventura, saw Ventura with injuries on her face once, around Grammy weekend in 2010, Morales testified under examination by Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey. After going to a party at Prince’s house, Morales and Ventura went back to a hotel room, Morales said. Combs came into the room later, saying, “Where the f**k is she,” Morales testified. Combs went into the room where Ventura was and closed the door, and Morales heard yelling and screaming, Morales said. “I was just frantic and I didn’t know what to do,”…
Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 22, 2025, 10:11 AM ETReal Madrid legend Luka Modrić will leave the club this summer after the Club World Cup, the club and the player announced on Thursday.Modrić, 39, has starred for Madrid for 13 seasons, winning a club-record 28 trophies.The 2018 Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder has played a reduced role for Madrid in recent seasons, but has remained important, featuring in 34 LaLiga games this season, 16 as a starter.”Real Madrid C.F. and our captain Luka Modrić have agreed to end an unforgettable period as a player for our club at the end of the Club World…
The Reds’ current captain will receive the silverware from Hansen, one of his illustrious predecessors as club skipper, after the champions’ final game of the season against Crystal Palace.Also involved will be community representatives Mark and Jo McVeigh of the Owen McVeigh Foundation. Mark and Jo will bring the trophy pitchside and place it on a plinth for Hansen to then hand over to Van Dijk.Immediately after the final whistle, the players will leave the pitch while preparations are made for the trophy lift, with a stage to be built before Arne Slot’s squad are welcomed back out.Liverpool legend Hansen…
New York CNN — In the spring of 2020, America faced a once-in-a-century health crisis that crashed the economy and threatened the lives of millions. Republicans and Democrats came together to pass a forceful, and expensive, emergency response that helped prevent permanent scarring to the economy. Today, America’s mountain of debt is casting a shadow over Washington’s financial capability to respond to the next emergency, whatever it might be. In a future crisis, Congress may not have as much firepower to come to the rescue because the government is already saddled with $36 trillion of debt. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget…
May 22, 2025, 09:06 AM ETAs Trent Alexander-Arnold was coming on as a substitute for Liverpool against Arsenal two weeks ago, his first appearance at Anfield since he announced he would be leaving this summer, some of the home crowd chose to make their feelings known by booing him. Will they do the same for his final game for the club on Sunday?I wouldn’t say I was surprised to hear the reaction from the stands. His reception had been a big prematch talking point, helped by the fact that Liverpool has already won the Premier League title so there wasn’t…
The Wembley showpiece is here. Sheffield United vs Sunderland at Wembley on Saturday with the winner sealing a spot in next season’s Premier League.Sheffield United are aiming to bounce back at the first time of asking, but for Sunderland it has been eight long years away from the Premier League. The Blades are the favourites, but they have never won a play-off campaign in nine previous attempts. Sunderland have a mighty one win from eight, but that came as recently as 2022.The tension will shred your nerves. There will be elation for the winner of the richest game in football…
The Israeli army re-arrested seven Palestinians on Thursday across the occupied West Bank, all of whom had been released as part of the most recent prisoner exchange deal with Hamas in February. Six of the prisoners were detained in Qalqilya, with the seventh apprehended in Ramallah. They were taken to undisclosed locations, and neither their whereabouts nor the circumstances of their detention have been made public. In recent months, Israeli soldiers have re-arrested 13 Palestinians previously freed under the February agreement. Seven remain in custody, including one woman, while six have been placed under administrative detention – a controversial Israeli…
CNN — The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday. The 20-year bond auction conducted by the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon was unusually weak: Demand for the bonds was the lowest since February, according to the Treasury Department. Investors who bought the bonds sought a higher-than-expected yield — effectively saying they wanted to be paid more for taking on the risk of lending to Uncle Sam. That sent a big warning to President Donald Trump and…