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Nov 12, 2025, 05:30 AM ETBrazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has said everyone is rooting for Neymar to return to his best level with muscular injuries limiting Brazil’s all-time leading scorer from being involved with the national side.And asked if he feels uncomfortable to be constantly asked questions about Neymar, Ancelotti told Placar: “No, no problem. It’s normal [that people ask] because Neymar is a legend of Brazilian football.”Everyone wants Neymar to get back to his best physical condition. Brazil’s FA [CBF], the coach, the national team’s technical staff, the players hope that Neymar can return to his best level.”The…
There was a time when Papiss Cisse was scoring wondergoals for Newcastle, when Danny Drinkwater was lifting the Premier League title with Leicester and when Stephen Ireland was running Manchester City’s midfield. So what are they doing playing for Wythenshawe Vets over-35s in the Cheshire Vets League Premier Division? Emile Heskey, Maynor Figueroa, Joleon Lescott, Oumar Niasse, Nedum Onuoha, George Boyd and Jefferson Montero are also part of the star-studded Sunday League team that has 1,867 Premier League appearances, 389 international caps and 15 major honours between them. Wythenshawe Vets’ former Premier League stars: George Boyd – 101 appearances, 9…
Alex Scott, the newest call-up to Thomas Tuchel’s squad, says he feels his best position is as a No 8. But he is likely to be fighting for a different role this week. The real battle in the England midfield right now is at No 6, in a more defensive capacity, and so Scott’s World Cup hopes may well rest on how well the Bournemouth man can prove himself in that position, if given the chance against Serbia and Albania. Scott has played in a deeper role at Bournemouth and, previously, at Bristol City, and his stats indicate he is…
Manchester United have been accused of harming the career of a former player by failing to treat an injury “promptly” and “appropriately”, leaving him with more serious long-term problems, according to a £1m lawsuit obtained by Sky News.While defender Axel Tuanzebe is still in the Premier League at Burnley, he blames United for no longer being able to play “without restriction or impediment”, impacting his career and earnings. The landmark case has been brought by the footballer claiming clinical negligence – shining an unprecedented spotlight on the inner workings of a leading club’s medical care and alleged handling of an…
Nov 12, 2025, 04:51 AM ETFormer Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has questioned Mohamed Salah’s place in the defending champions’ side, saying the days of the Egyptian forward starting every week “must stop.”After a stellar campaign last season on the way to Liverpool winning the Premier League and a new contract in the summer, Salah has struggled this season, registering just four league goals so far.And, former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, alongside Carragher, believes Salah may not be contributing to the side as much as required, leaving right-back Conor Bradley exposed, particularly in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.”You need…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel ‘s president on Wednesday condemned what he called a “shocking and serious” attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.President Isaac Herzog’s comments added a powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of the settler violence. Herzog’s position, while largely ceremonial, is meant to serve as a moral compass and unifying force for the country.Herzog said the violence committed by a “handful” of perpetrators “crosses a red line,” adding in a social media post…
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards.The most important part of the settlement could directly impact how customers use their Visa- and Mastercard-issued credit cards, and may result in some consumers getting denied at the point-of-sale for purchasesVisa and Mastercard have been in litigation with a class-action group of merchants for nearly 20 years over the costs they impose on merchants to use their payment networks, known as interchange. A previous settlement was rejected by the judge…
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process. French Gates said the majority of the recipients of the Action for Women’s Health challenge have not previously received funding from her organization, Pivotal, or from the Gates Foundation, which she founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates. She stepped away from the Gates Foundation last year. “It will be instructive for the world to see what it looks like when organizations like this aren’t so chronically underfunded,” French Gates said in…
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria ’s president on Wednesday granted a humanitarian pardon to the French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, releasing him after a yearlong imprisonment that sparked widespread criticism.The 76-year-old author — whose works have been critical of Islam, colonialism and contemporary Algeria’s leaders — had been imprisoned since being arrested at the airport in Algiers in November 2024 upon his return from France.He was convicted of undermining national unity and insulting public institutions and was sentenced to five years in prison under Algeria’s anti-terrorism laws in March.Sansal has cancer, and his attorney said his health was deteriorating.Sansal’s case became…
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s record total, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday.About 8.3 million people across the globe were reported as newly diagnosed with TB in 2024. Not all infections are diagnosed and the new numbers represent 78% of the estimated number of people who actually fell ill last year, the WHO noted.WHO officials see the increase as an indication that screening and treatment are improving after health care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, the number of deaths caused by TB fell in 2024 to…