Yunus Musah became the first teenager to be named in the United States starting line-up for a World Cup match ahead of their Group B opener against Wales on Monday.

Having missed out on qualification for the tournament in Russia four years ago, Gregg Berhalter s side marked their return to the finals at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, against a Wales side featuring at just their second World Cup.

Musah, who also made his senior international debut against Wales in 2020, is now the youngest player to start a World Cup match for the USA, aged 19 years and 358 days.

The Valencia midfielder also becomes the first LaLiga-based player to represent the Stars and Stripes at the finals, while 10 of the starting XI play their club football in Europe the team s highest total in …

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Two sides who will be looking to book their Leagues Cup quarter-final ticket in the early hours of Wednesday, New York City will travel to Tigres.

Starting with the hosts, getting the new Liga MX campaign off to a rampant start, Tigres have certainly come flying out of the traps. Mustering 10 points from their opening four domestic appearances, the Mexican heavyweights will be confident of making another statement here. Booking their knockout stage ticket on August 4th as they stormed their way to a 2-1 win against Inter Miami, Veljko Paunovic’s men have now won all of their last five matchups across all competitions by an aggregate score of 9-2. Heading into the Liga MX’s summer interval with a routine 3-0 victory awa…

Christopher Nkunku has signed a new deal with RB Leipzig, extending his deal with the club until 2026.

The two-year agreement for the France international comes amid recent reported transfer interest from a number of clubs, including Chelsea and Manchester United, but cements his immediate future to the Bundesliga side.

Signed from Paris Saint-Germain in 2019, Nkunku has excelled at Leipzig, and broke a club record last season for most goal contributions in a single season with a direct hand in 54 goals.

Nkunku was also a part of the Leipzig side that won the club s first ever DFB-Pokal last season.

Despite reported interest from elsewhere, Nkunku has committed his future to the German side and is targeting further honours.

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As for the visitors, picking up a 3-2 win away at Championship leaders West Brom in midweek and booking their spot in the quarter-final of this year s FA Cup, Newcastle are now desperate to end their worrying winless run in the top-flight. With many around St. James Park still looking over their shoulder at the drop zone, Steve Bruce s side have failed to win any of their last five Premier League appearances. More worrying for the former Sunderland boss, his side have landed just a sole league victory since the 21st of December, a 10-match run. Playing out a 0-0 draw against Burnley on home soil last weekend, there is no doubt that Bruce will be hugely concerned by his side s issues in the final third. With big-money arrival Joelinton landing just one Premier League goals following his …

Gary Neville believes independent panels should investigate serious allegations made against footballers after criticising Manchester United’s “pretty horrible” handling of the Mason Greenwood case.

United announced on Monday that Greenwood will leave the club by mutual agreement, with the forward suspended since January 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.

Charges against the 21-year-old England international including attempted rape and assault were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service in February this year, leading to United conducting an internal probe into the matter.

While Neville feels they have belatedly reached the right result, the former United captain is appalled at how his former e…

Roberto Firmino has reportedly expressed a desire to sign a new contract with Liverpool and remain at Anfield past the expiration date on his current deal at the end of this season. The talks between the player and the club are ongoing, with the length of the proposed new deal being discussed.

Firmino has been one of the most important players for everything the Merseyside club achieved under Jurgen Klopp so far. A special player of special characteristics, one who has chiseled the false nine role to perfection to enable Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to shine the way they did for years. Manager Jurgen Klopp himself has repeatedly stressed the significance of the Brazilian forward for the way he wanted his team to play as they won every trophy on offer together.

But Liver…

In the midst of what has become a stellar purple patch, Arsenal extended on their 100% start to the 2022/23 campaign with a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

With the mood around the Emirates at a red-hot high, Mikel Arteta s men managed to claim five Premier League victories on the spin thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli.

While second-half substitute Douglas Luiz might have briefly dragged Villa level after scoring his second strike of the season direct from a corner kick, the Gunners were a more than worthy winner here.

In a showdown between two sides already battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, what did we learn from Wednesday s battle in north London?

Arsenal are a leading top-four conten…

Lionel Messi s arrival at Inter Miami has brought more attention to MLS, with Giorgio Chiellini hailing the impact of the World Cup winner and likening his move to when David Beckham arrived.

Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England star Beckham left the Spanish capital for LA Galaxy in 2007 as the dazzling midfielder s move captured the imaginations of many in the United States.

Beckham has since retired and created his own MLS franchise in the USA, bringing the likes of Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba to his newly established Miami side.

Juventus great Chiellini also joined MLS, signing for Los Angeles FC, winning the MLS Cup Final last year before defeat in this season s edition on Saturday to Columbus Crew.

And he vouched for the impact…

Olympique Marseille could be banned for signing any players in the next two transfer windows, according to , pending the result of the appeal on the verdict announced by FIFA over a year ago.

In April, 2020, Watford announced that they had agreed the free signing of Pape Gueye from French side Le Havre for the following summer, and a pre-contract defining the move of the Senegal international to England had been signed. But the player backed out of the agreement apparently at the eleventh hour and signed for Marseille instead.

Watford made an official complaint for breach of contract to FIFA, who announced their verdict in January 2022 Gueye was to be suspended from playing football for four months, while Marseille were to be handed a transfer ban for two windows. The v…

According to a recent report from Fabrizio Romano, Paris Saint-Germain are standing firm regarding the future of Kylian Mbappe.

The Frenchman has made no secret of the fact that he’s no longer happy with the Ligue 1 kings, seemingly confirming that he wants to leave in search of pastures new.

Alas, PSG are well aware that he feels this way, and they’re resting easy knowing that he signed a new contract earlier this year.

Mbappe has slowly but surely become the kind of player who seems intent on making waves, even though he should probably be letting his football do the talking for him.

The 23-year-old first burst onto the scene during the 2018 World Cup and while what he was able to achieve in Russia was pretty special, his international exploits hav…