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Lionel Messi missed a penalty for the first time since 2022 as Inter Miami suffered a chastening 3-0 defeat at red-hot Charlotte FC on Saturday.Messi was given a chance to score his 20th goal of the MLS season in the 32nd minute at Bank of America Stadium after a VAR review determined he had been fouled in the penalty box by Charlotte’s Djibril Diani.- Messi tracker: All goals, assists, key momentsFull of confidence after scoring two goals in Argentina’s recent win over Venezuela, Messi stepped up and tried a delicate Panenka chip down the middle. But Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina stood…

Sep 13, 2025, 06:36 PM ETPep Guardiola is “desperate” for Phil Foden to get back to full fitness and start enjoying his football again.The England international endured a frustrating 2024-25 campaign for Manchester City, making only 20 starts and registering just seven goals and two assists in the Premier League.It was a far cry from the previous season in which those figures were 33, 19 and eight respectively and he was named player of the year as City claimed a fourth successive title.- Dawson: Goalkeepers the focus as United, City clash in derby- Pep disputes Slot claim, puts Haaland ‘above’…

Sep 13, 2025, 06:04 PM ETRuben Amorim said he believes he is helping Kobbie Mainoo’s long-term development despite a lack of regular game time leading to the midfielder requesting a loan move away from Manchester United last month.United rejected that request and Mainoo made his first Premier League appearance of the season as a second-half substitute in the 3-2 win over Burnley before the international window, but it is clear he faces a fight to break into Amorim’s midfield this term.Sunday’s derby at Manchester City brings back memories of the 20-year-old’s stunning goal and man of the match display in…

Sep 13, 2025, 04:52 PM ETRicardo Pepi kickstarted a season he hopes to end with a role for the United States at the 2026 World Cup, scoring twice for PSV Eindhoven in their win over NEC Nijmegen on Saturday.The 22-year-old was making his first start of the season as he makes his way back from a knee injury suffered in a Champions League game with Liverpool in January.After scoring in the 12th and 49th minute to help PSV to a 5-3 Eredivisie win in Nijmegen, the U.S. striker declared that he was now fully back.”I think it was a very…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 9, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersCongressional Democrats are zeroing in on health care as a key sticking point in negotiations with the threat of a government shutdown looming.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, have said that they will not support GOP-backed legislation to keep the government funded unless it includes certain health-care provisions, setting up a bitter policy fight with GOP…

Erling Haaland has admitted that Manchester City are not the “same team anymore” and they must “adapt a little” as they enter a new phase under Pep Guardiola.Five key players from City’s treble-winning side – Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker, Ederson and Manuel Akanji – left in the summer and took with them the experience of winning a combined 25 Premier League titles. In their place arrived new faces such as Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, James Trafford and Gianluigi Donnarumma.Also gone from Pep’s backroom staff are three important assistant coaches in Juanma Lillo, Inigo Dominguez…

A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants to be deported to their home countries by sending them first to Ghana, which was poised to then relocate them to countries where they could face torture or death.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the government to detail Saturday night how it was trying to ensure Ghana would not send the immigrants elsewhere in violation of domestic court orders. One of the plaintiffs has already been shipped from Ghana to his native Gambia, where a U.S.…

Fabio Carvalho tapped in a 93rd-minute equaliser from a long throw to earn Brentford a 2-2 draw after Moises Caicedo had smashed Chelsea ahead late on. Cole Palmer scored within five minutes of coming off the bench to cancel out Kevin Schade’s first-half opener, which came from Jordan Henderson’s wonderful pass, and launch a second-half turnaround. Palmer was introduced in the 56th minute on his return from a groin injury after Enzo Maresca had made a triple substitute at half-time following a poor first-half performance that saw them have just one shot on target. Please use Chrome browser for a…

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education announced the launch of a national campaign under the slogan “Our Students Are a Nation’s Treasure” coinciding with the start of the new school year on Sunday. The initiative brings together 10 government agencies in a joint effort to protect students and provide a safe educational environment. In a statement issued Saturday, the ministry said the participating agencies include the Ministries of Interior, Information, Health, and Social Affairs, along with the General Fire Force, Juvenile Prosecution, Government Communication Center, Supreme Council for Family Affairs, and the Public Authority for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities.The…

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education announced the launch of a national campaign under the slogan “Our Students Are a Nation’s Treasure” coinciding with the start of the new school year on Sunday. The initiative brings together 10 government agencies in a joint effort to protect students and provide a safe educational environment. In a statement issued Saturday, the ministry said the participating agencies include the Ministries of Interior, Information, Health, and Social Affairs, along with the General Fire Force, Juvenile Prosecution, Government Communication Center, Supreme Council for Family Affairs, and the Public Authority for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities.The…