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While Ireland and the United States both would ve been expecting to qualify for the World Cup this year, unfortunately, fate had different plans. Both sets of fans will go into this game knowing that they won t get to experience playing in the tournament this time around, and that s a shame. Still, there are 90 minutes of football to be played, and neither team has anything to lose.
Ireland
The Irish are probably still reeling from the last six months following their failure to qualify for the World Cup. It seemed like they had all the momentum in the world following their victory over Wales, but unfortunately, they came up against a much better side in the form of Denmark in their playoff encounter. Despite this…
Recent Champions League winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka have sought to temper the growing anticipation that this is going to be Real Madrid s year in Europe as their side prepare to host Marseille.
Madrid have failed to get beyond the first knockout stage of the Champions League in any of the last five seasons, but few believe it will be a similar story this time around following a record-breaking summer spending spree and a flying start to the new campaign.
Buoyed by the arrival of superstars such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso, Madrid have won all six of their competitive games so far, scoring 21 goals and conceding just four in the process.
That has increased expectations that Madrid can seriously challenge last season s treble winners Bar…
Gael Clichy is keen to remain focused on matters at Arsenal in the wake of fresh speculation regarding his future.
The French full-back is reported to be a potential target for Primera Liga giants Real Madrid, who are keen to bolster their defensive options.
It is suggested that Santiago Bernabeu officials have already made contact with Clichy s representatives about a possible switch to Spain next summer.
The 24-year-old only penned a four-year contract with Arsenal in 2008 and remains a regular part of Arsene Wenger s plans.
However, Real could be willing to test the Gunners resolve with an approach at the end of the current campaign.
Clichy has been quick to distance himself from such speculation, claiming he is only concerned with Arsenal for…
A pair of devastating hurricanes recently devastated parts of Florida and surrounding states, and many might be wondering what they can do to help. The American Red Cross is one of the organizations helping to provide relief to people affected by the natural disasters, and you can help those efforts by playing games on your Xbox.
Xbox users can convert their Microsoft Rewards points into donations to the American Red Cross for the recent Milton and Helene hurricanes. Microsoft has held similar donation campaigns with the American Red Cross before, including an effort to raise money and awareness for COVID-19 relief back in 2020.
To donate to the American Red Cross via Xbox, you need to be a Microsoft Rewards member (sign up on your Xbox or online at the Microsoft Rewards web…
Kevin Constant has been included in Guinea s Africa Cup of Nations squad, despite his recent absence from international football.
Trabzonspor s Constant quit the national side in October, citing difficult relations with his team-mates.
However, the former Milan player soon made himself available again and has been named in Michel Dussuyer s 23-man party for the contintental tournament, which begins in Equatorial Guinea next month.
Dussuyer s squad features only eight players who represented Guinea in their last AFCON appearance in 2012.
Ismael Bangoura has been omitted after stating his desire to focus on club football with Nantes earlier this month.
Guinea have been drawn alongside Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mali in Group D.
Squad in full:…
Ajax director of football Marc Overmars has confirmed that Liverpool have long been scouting highly-rated midfielder Christian Eriksen.
The 21-year-old has made over 100 appearances for the Amsterdam side since breaking onto the scene in 2010, subsequently attracting interest from a number of top European clubs.
And Overmars has named Liverpool as one of the sides hoping to lure the Danish playmaker away from the Eredivisie.
We ve seen the list of foreign scouts who visited our games and Liverpool was often present, the former Arsenal attacker told De Telegraaf.
We want him to stay here for at least two more years, but the day he leaves us, he will be ready to play for the very best.
He s a player even the biggest clubs in the world could do w…
Arsenal have signed Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen, becoming the second arrival since Unai Emery took over as manager.
The 26-year-old, capped six times by his country, joins the Gunners for a reported £19.2million fee and ends a seven-year spell with Leverkusen.
Leno is expected to compete with first-team goalkeepers Petr Cech and David Ospina at Arsenal after the pair endured tough 2017-18 campaigns.
While Leno was part of the Germany squad that won the Confederations Cup in 2017, he failed to earn a place in Joachim Low s 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia, as Manuel Neuer recovered from injury in time to earn a call-up.
The goalkeeper will instead soon link up with Arsenal for pre-season, with Emery delighted with his ca…
Cristiano Ronaldo did not deserve to win the Ballon d Or despite his trophy success in 2016, according to Barcelona legend Xavi.
The Real Madrid forward won the prize for the fourth time on Monday after he received more than double the voting points of Barca superstar Lionel Messi, who came second.
Ronaldo described last season as the best of his career after he won the Champions League with Madrid and Euro 2016 with Portugal, having become the Spanish club s all-time top goalscorer in October 2015.
Xavi, however, feels it was wrong to award the prize to a player based on the titles he has won, rather than his individual quality.
They counted the major trophies but there are other years in which they didn t use that to award the best player in the wor…
Liverpool fans desperate for good news on goalkeeper Alisson s injury had their wish granted on Twitter or so they might have thought.
American actress and writer Alison Becker sent social media into a spin when, amid a torrent of questions about the injury her near namesake suffered on Friday, she tweeted: MY CALVES ARE FINE YOU GUYS. #ynwa
The post attracted close to 10,000 likes in a matter of hours.
It is not the first time the former Parks and Recreation star has been mistaken for the Brazil international.
In 2018, before the former Roma gloveman s move to Anfield, she used social media to declare: Excited to announce that I will be joining Liverpool as a goalkeeper!
The real Reds shot-stopper hobbled off during Friday s season-opening win …
Benjamin Pavard has tested positive for COVID-19, Bayern Munich have confirmed.
France international Pavard has begun self-isolating at home but the club said he was in good health .
Bayern face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday before the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lazio in Rome next Tuesday.
Hansi Flick s side are unbeaten in their nine games without Pavard this season, winning seven of those matches and conceding just eight times.
Pavard has attempted 41 crosses from open play in the Bundesliga in 2020-21, with Lucas Hernandez the only Bayern defender to have more (44).
However, only five of Pavard s deliveries have found a team-mate, compared to 15 for Hernandez.
Benjamin Pavard, 24, has tes…