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Olivia Moultrie, a talented young midfielder for the Portland Thorns, suffered a torn ACL earlier this month. Her injury could affect the US Women's National Team's midfield options ahead of the 2027 World Cup, as she plays a crucial role in possession and chance creation.
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Olivia Moultrie helped change NWSL rules to allow players under 18 to go pro.
She has played 108 NWSL games and is known for her strong midfield skills.
This season, she recorded 5 goals and 5 assists in 1,312 minutes.
Moultrie was key in Portland Thorns' midfield, partnering well with Jessie Fleming.
Her injury is an ACL tear, with a typical recovery time of 9 to 12 months.
The 2027 Women's World Cup starts on June 24 in Brazil, about 300 days away.
If recovery takes the shortest time, she could return close to the World Cup start.
Moultrie's injury means fewer players with her style and creativity for the US team.
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Claudius Schaefer, president of European Leagues, said Gianni Infantino should not continue as FIFA president. He criticized Infantino for making important decisions without consulting others and said this harms football’s integrity. Infantino faces pressure to resign and will seek re-election next year.
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Claudius Schaefer leads European Leagues, representing 53 men’s and women’s football leagues.
Schaefer doubts Infantino’s ability to continue as FIFA president.
Infantino’s influence at FIFA has grown, with fewer consultations on big decisions.
FIFA’s plan to sell part of World Cup commercial rights was dropped after strong criticism.
UEFA, AFC, and CONCACAF have asked Infantino to resign.
Controversy arose over the FIFA peace prize being given to U.S. President Donald Trump in December.
FIFA overturned a red card for U.S. player Folarin Balogun during the World Cup after a call from President Trump.
Schaefer says these actions breach FIFA rules and hurt football’s integrity.
Infantino plans to run for a fourth term but faces strong opposition and calls for reform.
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Al-Nassr, playing with 10 men after their goalkeeper was sent off, came from behind to win against Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. Manager Ange Postecoglou substituted Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time as part of a new strategy, and Al-Nassr scored three goals in the second half to secure the win.
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Al-Nassr's goalkeeper, Bento, was sent off after 12 minutes, leaving the team with 10 players.
At half-time, Al-Nassr was losing 2-0 to Al-Ettifaq.
Cristiano Ronaldo started the game but was taken off by manager Ange Postecoglou at half-time.
Al-Nassr scored three goals in the second half to win the match, with Sadio Mane scoring twice.
The win put Al-Nassr at the top of the Saudi Pro League after three games.
Postecoglou says the substitutions, including taking Ronaldo off, were meant to help the team's chances.
Ronaldo recently said this may be his last playing season to focus on his family.
Postecoglou became Al-Nassr’s manager last month, after previously coaching Nottingham Forest briefly.
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Manchester City has signed 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal worth £85.6 million. Bouaddi will join on a five-year contract and is expected to strengthen the team’s midfield after key player sales.
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Manchester City paid £81.4 million upfront and £4.2 million in add-ons for Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Bouaddi, 18, has played 96 games for Lille and is a regular player for Morocco’s national team.
He impressed at the World Cup, starting five of Morocco’s six matches as they reached the quarter-finals.
Bouaddi became Lille’s youngest player at age 16 and played an important role in their Champions League win over Real Madrid.
Manchester City sold midfielders Rodri (£65 million to Barcelona) and Tijjani Reinders (£52 million to Al-Qadsiah).
City also signed English midfielder Elliot Anderson earlier for £116 million and may try to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.
Tottenham signed Brazilian winger Savinho (now Savio) for £75 million and took Egypt forward Omar Marmoush on loan from Manchester City.
Spain midfielder Nico Gonzalez is set to leave Manchester City’s team to join Newcastle for £52 million.
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Angel Reese, a WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream, has recently broken rebounding records and delivered strong performances in several games. Despite her on-court success, she faces harsh criticism and trolling online, often accused unfairly of manipulating her statistics.
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Angel Reese plays for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA.
She broke the league’s single-game and single-season rebounding records.
Reese scored a career-high 31 points and made 25 double-doubles this season.
The Dream has won four straight road games with Reese playing a key role.
Reese has faced significant online criticism and trolling about her style and stats.
Some critics accuse her of purposely missing shots to gain rebounds, called “mebounds.”
Public figures like Shaquille O’Neal have made controversial comments about Reese and women’s basketball.
Reese was a top college player, leading LSU to an NCAA title in 2023 before joining the WNBA.
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Manchester City plans to make a new offer to buy Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who is valued at around £120 million. The club wants Fernandez to strengthen their team after several midfield players left, and they hope to complete the deal before the transfer deadline next week.
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Manchester City wants to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.
Fernandez is valued at about £120 million.
City’s manager, Enzo Maresca, sees Fernandez as a key addition to the midfield.
Chelsea set an unofficial deadline earlier this summer to sell Fernandez for at least £120 million, but it has passed.
Manchester City has recently sold four midfield players, including Rodri and Bernardo Silva.
Fernandez joined Chelsea in 2023 for £107 million from Benfica.
Fernandez had a difficult time at Chelsea and was booed by fans during a recent game.
Real Madrid denied making an attempt to sign Fernandez despite rumors.
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Sky Sports has agreed to extend its contract to show live coverage of the US Open tennis tournament until 2030. The deal includes daily broadcasts of more than 12 hours of matches, including a new mixed doubles event, and follows the broadcaster’s recent success in attracting a large female audience.
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Sky Sports will broadcast the US Open live until 2030 under a new three-year contract extension.
The coverage will include over 12 hours of live tennis every day for the three-week tournament.
The new contract also covers the mixed doubles event, starting this week.
Sky gained exclusive UK rights to the US Open in 2023, taking over from Amazon Prime.
Emma Raducanu’s win two years ago helped Sky decide to pursue US Open rights again.
Raducanu will miss this year’s US Open due to a stress fracture injury.
Sky also has exclusive UK rights for the ATP and WTA tennis tours until at least 2028, with talks to extend further underway.
Tennis on Sky draws a high female audience—about 60% of viewers in 2025 were women, which helps attract advertisers and brands.
Wimbledon remains on the BBC until at least 2033, while TNT Sports holds rights for the Australian and French Opens.
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Bodo/Glimt from Norway qualified again for the UEFA Champions League group stage, joined by Austria’s LASK and Azerbaijan’s Sabah making their debut. Sabah won a dramatic extra-time game against Israeli champions Hapoel Beer-Sheva, while LASK overcame Celtic after extra time, and Bodo/Glimt easily beat NEC Nijmegen.
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Bodo/Glimt qualified for the Champions League group stage for the second season in a row.
LASK from Austria won their playoff against Celtic after extra time, 5-4 on aggregate.
Sabah, a club founded in 2017, made their Champions League group stage debut by beating Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Sabah scored a last-minute goal in regular time to force extra time, then scored twice more to win.
Hapoel Beer-Sheva finished the match with nine players due to two players receiving second yellow cards.
NEC Nijmegen’s goalkeeper was sent off early in their match against Bodo/Glimt, who won 6-1 on aggregate.
Celtic dropped into the second-tier Europa League after losing to LASK.
Israeli teams play in European competitions because Israel’s football federation joined UEFA in 1994 after leaving the Asian Football Confederation.
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Raheem Sterling, a professional football player, has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after crashing his Lamborghini on a motorway in May. He will attend a court hearing in September, and no one was hurt in the incident.
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Raheem Sterling crashed a Lamborghini on the M3 motorway near Minley interchange on May 28.
Police charged him with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide (a gas sometimes misused for inhaling), and failing to provide a specimen (usually a breath or blood test).
No other vehicles were involved, and no injuries were reported.
Sterling is scheduled to appear at Basingstoke magistrates court on September 15.
He played 82 times for England, scoring 20 goals, and helped the team reach major tournament finals.
Sterling began his career at QPR, then played for Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal (on loan), and Feyenoord. He is currently without a club.
In 2021, Sterling was honored with an MBE for his work against racism in sports.
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Tottenham Hotspur has agreed to take Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush on loan, with a requirement to buy him permanently next summer for £60 million. Marmoush, a 27-year-old player from Egypt, moved to Manchester City in January for £59 million but played mostly as a backup to Erling Haaland.
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Tottenham will initially get Omar Marmoush on a loan deal from Manchester City.
The loan deal includes an obligation for Tottenham to pay £60 million next summer to keep Marmoush permanently.
Marmoush is a 27-year-old forward from Egypt.
Marmoush joined Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt in January for £59 million.
He has scored 16 goals in 62 games for Manchester City.
Marmoush had limited playing time at Manchester City due to competition from Erling Haaland.
Tottenham recently signed another player, Savio, from Manchester City for £75 million.
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Brighton & Hove Albion signed Algerian left-back Jaouen Hadjam from Swiss club Young Boys on a contract until 2031. Hadjam has played for Algeria’s national team and previously played youth football in France and for Nantes.
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Jaouen Hadjam is an Algerian left-back who joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Young Boys.
The transfer fee was not made public.
Hadjam’s contract with Brighton runs until 2031.
He is 23 years old and has played 98 games for Young Boys.
Hadjam played in Paris Saint-Germain’s youth academy and formerly played for Nantes in France.
He switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria in 2023 and has 21 appearances (caps) for Algeria.
Hadjam was part of Algeria’s team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and played in three matches.
Brighton began their Premier League season with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa, who won the Europa League last season.
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Newcastle United has agreed to buy midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City for up to £52 million. Gonzalez, 24, has played one and a half seasons in the Premier League and will add experience to Newcastle’s team after several midfield players left the club.
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Newcastle United agreed a deal worth up to £52 million to sign Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City.
Gonzalez is a 24-year-old Spanish midfielder who joined Manchester City from Porto.
He has made 59 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions.
Newcastle lost important midfielders Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, and Kieran Trippier in recent months.
Gonzalez was an unused substitute in Manchester City’s recent 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
He will be the fourth senior midfielder to leave Manchester City this summer after Bernardo Silva, Rodri, and Tijjani Reijnders.
Newcastle's head coach Matthias Jaissle wants to strengthen the midfield with players like Gonzalez who can develop further.
Gonzalez is known for making quick turnovers and line-breaking passes in matches, which helps his team both with and without the ball.
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Raheem Sterling is charged with dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide after crashing his car into barriers on a motorway in May. He will appear in court in September to face these charges.
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Raheem Sterling crashed his Lamborghini on the M3 motorway in Hampshire on May 28, 2026.
No other vehicles were involved, and no one was hurt in the accident.
Sterling was charged with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, and failing to provide a specimen.
Police suspected he was driving while unfit due to drugs, but no charges were made for that.
Sterling will appear at Basingstoke magistrates court on September 15.
He last played for Feyenoord in the Netherlands and is currently without a club.
Sterling previously played for Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal, and earned 82 caps for England.
Police arrested Sterling but later released him on bail while investigations continued.
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Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United won the PFA Player of the Year award after a record-breaking season in assists. Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw won the Women’s Player of the Year for the second time, helping her team win the Women’s Super League title.
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Bruno Fernandes set a new Premier League assists record with 21 assists in the 2025–26 season.
Fernandes also scored nine goals and helped Manchester United finish third in the league.
Khadija Shaw scored 21 goals and won her third straight Golden Boot as City won the Women’s Super League after 10 years.
Nico O’Reilly of Manchester City won the Men’s Young Player of the Year award.
Manchester City won the League Cup and FA Cup last season.
Other Manchester City players named in the Team of the Year were Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, and Antoine Semenyo.
Arsenal had five players in the Team of the Year.
Bruno Fernandes also won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award in May.
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Celtic lost their 4-0 lead against LASK in the Champions League, resulting in their elimination and move to the Europa League. The Celtic captain, Callum McGregor, criticized his teammates for being passive and scared during the match.
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Celtic had a 4-0 lead on aggregate before losing to LASK.
The loss means Celtic will now play in the Europa League instead of the Champions League.
Callum McGregor called his teammates "passive" and "scared" after the match.
Celtic conceded multiple goals after initially leading 4-0, showing signs of panic and poor defense.
Benjamin Nygren made a key mistake that led to LASK’s first goal.
Auston Trusty was singled out for poor performance during the game.
Celtic has a history of difficult European matches, including heavy losses to big teams like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
McGregor has been with Celtic for many years and has experienced both successes and disappointing European defeats.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz lost in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the US Open to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic. Williams returned to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time since her 2022 farewell but was defeated after an early strong effort with Alcaraz.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz played mixed doubles together at the US Open.
They lost in the quarterfinals to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic.
Williams had not competed at the US Open since 2022.
Fans cheered loudly when Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams and Alcaraz won their opening match easily against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool.
Cobolli and Bencic played very well in the quarterfinal, making few mistakes.
The mixed doubles event has a new format to highlight singles stars before the singles matches start.
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were upset in the first round of mixed doubles.
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Carlos Baleba, a soccer player from Cameroon, has been transferred from Brighton to Manchester United for about 75 million euros. This move took place during the ongoing Premier League season.
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Carlos Baleba is a midfielder in soccer.
He played for the English club Brighton before transferring.
Manchester United signed him for around 75 million euros.
Baleba is from Cameroon.
The transfer is part of the English Premier League activities.
The article mentions other sports news but focuses on Baleba’s transfer.
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Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is marking its fifth anniversary, having started in 2019 with boxing events featuring online influencer Jake Paul. Over time, MVP has become a leading promoter for women's boxing, organizing important fights and helping top female boxers gain recognition and big opportunities.
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MVP began with a headline bout between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2019.
Early MVP events focused mainly on popular male fighters like Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
MVP is now a major promoter of women’s boxing, hosting multiple women’s matches in their events.
The latest MVP card features a unification fight between Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron.
Caroline Dubois and Chantelle Cameron are among the leading female fighters signed to MVP.
MVP helped Cameron get a world title fight and big name matchups quickly after joining.
Female boxers say MVP has increased respect and opportunities for women’s boxing.
MVP introduces a social media and influencer style, especially through Jake Paul’s involvement.
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Liverpool’s midfield showed weaknesses in their recent game against Newcastle, leading to two goals from lost possession. The coach, Andoni Iraola, believes the problem is not just about which players are on the field but how the whole team defends and adapts during the game.
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Liverpool lost two goals early and later in the match due to midfield turnovers.
Ryan Gravenberch was involved in losing the ball before both goals.
Liverpool has not had a dedicated defensive midfielder (number six) since Fabinho left in 2023.
Coach Iraola uses a two-man midfield setup, with Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai often playing advanced roles.
Alexis Mac Allister was substituted in later and helped stabilize the midfield defensively.
Szoboszlai and Gravenberch had low success in tackles and duels during the game.
The expected goals (xG) statistic showed Liverpool created more chances but Newcastle was more efficient in scoring.
Iraola emphasizes team adaptation over individual player positions to prevent conceding goals.
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Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer, reflected on her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying it was “not as bad as I thought.” Despite going viral for her unconventional routine that scored zero points, she has come to accept the experience and recognized the difference between online criticism and real-life support.
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Raygun is the first breakdancer to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Her 2024 Paris Olympics breakdancing routine did not earn any points from judges.
The video of her performance went viral worldwide, causing mixed reactions.
Raygun later watched her full routine and felt it was better than she initially thought.
She believes online criticism is often harsher than in-person feedback.
Raygun highlighted that female athletes face more scrutiny about their looks and performance than male athletes.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese publicly praised her effort.
A planned musical about Raygun was canceled after her legal team intervened to protect her brand.
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