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RABAT, Morocco (AP) – Youssef El-Nesyri scored the winning penalty and Yassine “Bono” Bounou saved two goals as Morocco advanced to the African Cup of Nations final with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Nigeria on Wednesday.Nigeria’s goalkeeper Stanley Nwabari saved one goal, but beat Bono in the penalty shootout after the teams drew 0-0 in extra time in front of 65,458 mostly Moroccan supporters at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.”We played with 12 (players),” Morocco coach Walid Leglaghi said of the fans. There were also some Nigerian fans wearing green, struggling to make their voices heard. The hosts have…

Gary Neville was unimpressed by Gabriel Martinelli’s actions in the final moments of Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool earlier this month, with his comments leading to complaints.Comments made by Gary Neville last week sparked a complaint to Ofcom (Image: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)More than 560 complaints have been made to Ofcom following Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville’s comments about the incident involving Gabriel Martinelli and the injured Conor Bradley in Arsenal’s draw with Liverpool last week.In the final seconds of the goalless game, Martinelli attempted to push Bradley off the pitch as he lay on the touchline, angering the…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – FIFA announced Wednesday that requests for tickets for this year’s World Cup have exceeded 500 million.The soccer organizing body said that outside of the host countries of the United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were from fans living in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia.FIFA demands up to $8,680 per ticket. After criticism, FIFA announced last month it would offer $60 tickets They will be distributed after every match to the tournament’s 48 national federations, who will then decide how to distribute them to fans who attended previous matches.The most requested…

Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal: Alejandro Garnacho’s two goals were not enough for the home side as Victor Goqueres ducked to give the Gunners the advantage going into the second leg21:55, January 14, 2026Updated January 14, 2026 22:05Robert Sanchez was at fault for both Arsenal goals (Image: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)Arsenal took a one-point advantage in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg after a frenetic second half at Stamford Bridge.The visitors took the lead after just seven minutes when Robert Sanchez fluttered in a corner and Ben White headed into the empty goal. Víctor Göqueres gave Sanchez the easiest chance, with a cross…

The Women’s National Soccer League Players Association filed a complaint against the league for adopting a “high impact player” rule that allows teams to pay up to $1 million over the salary cap to sign players who meet certain criteria. The association said the league’s actions violate collective bargaining agreements and federal labor law because player compensation must be negotiated. The NWSLPA maintains that the league does not have the authority to “unilaterally create a new salary structure.”The league did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the complaint.NWSL The new rules were announced on December 23rd. Players…

LONDON (AP) – Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior announced Wednesday that Cole Palmer’s injury-plagued season has been disrupted once again with a “minor” thigh contusion.Palmer was absent Lost 3-2 to Arsenal His fitness will be monitored ahead of Chelsea’s next match at home to Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, in the semi-final of the English League Cup.”The game came too soon for him. We hope he will be able to train on Friday and be ready for Saturday’s game,” Rosenior said of Palmer.”He had a little, minor contusion in his thigh. If you play a guy too early with…

Real Madrid have endured one of their most difficult weeks in recent memory, with setbacks on multiple fronts leaving fans and pundits in doubt about the direction of the club. What was supposed to be a promising season quickly turned into a series of disappointments, testing the resilience of one of soccer’s most storied organizations.Puebla’s bad pitching tears the turf and nearly injures players.The trouble began on Sunday when Real Madrid faced historic rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final. Expectations were high, but the team fell short and surrendered the trophy to their arch-rival. Losing this title is not…

Liam Rosenior recognizes the need to address Raheem Sterling’s situation at Chelsea, where the winger was frozen out under the previous regime, amid talk of a move elsewhere.Raheem Sterling was frozen at Chelsea (Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)Chelsea’s new manager Liam Rosenior has insisted that discussions with Raheem Sterling about his future are firmly on the agenda for the winger, who was frozen out under the previous regime.Sterling’s hopes of returning to the Blues were all but extinguished after the English player was locked up in a ‘bomb squad’ in west London. He trained separately from the first team…

René Meulensteen offered to help Michael Carrick during his tenure. (Image: Manchester United FC 2013)Sir Alex Ferguson’s former assistant Rene Meulensteen has made an offer to lend his knowledge to Michael Carrick during his temporary stint as Manchester United’s caretaker manager. Carrick took charge of the Red Devils earlier this week, stepping up to lead the team until the end of the season. His task is to secure European qualification while the club searches for a permanent manager.There is virtually no margin for error as United sit in 12th place, about the same as fourth. Meulensteen, who worked with Ferguson…

Players and managers are unhappy as VAR becomes paramount after denying Antoine Semenyo another goal following a controversial offside decision on Tuesday nightManchester City denied due to VAR intervention on Tuesday night (Image: )Newcastle defender Dan Byrne admits the wording of the law means Antoine Semenyo’s second goal should have been ruled out, but the offside call and VAR intervention is ultimately something he “doesn’t want to see”.The Manchester City rookie scored the opening goal at St James’ Park as the visitors secured a 2-0 victory in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Semenyo thought he had doubled…