The department said Thursday it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to "designated countries" to handle the demand for visa interviews. The number of staffers and the countries where they will go have yet to be determined because the 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup has not been finalized. Tickets for the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico went on sale Wednesday amid concerns over the Trump administration's crackdown on migration and temporary visas that offer permission to enter the United States.
Getting Friday's showdown underway sat in the relegation play-off spot, interim boss Matt Lawlor finds his temporary squad in the midst of a public crisis. Last seen signing off September with yet another 2-1 loss against Shelbourne, Waterford have now lost all of their previous six consecutive domestic appearances across all competitions. Watching their FAI Cup adventure come to an end on August 15th as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away at Cork City,
City is boosted by the return of top-scorer Alonso Martinez, who has scored three game-winners in the team's three most recent away fixtures. The Costa Rican was ruled out of last week's Hudson River Derby due to a quad injury, and his minutes will be managed. The medical team has worked 24/7 in order to get him ready again, head coach Pascal Jansen revealed to amNewYork.
I was at the training ground that afternoon with Thomas Müller, Sven Ulreich, and Bouna Sarr. Then, in the evening, events unfolded rapidly. At some point, I read the news as a headline in BILD. It was like something out of a movie, and I thought to myself: 'Okay, where's the hidden camera?' I turned off my phone because I just wanted to be left alone.
"What is clear is that, along with Pedri, Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world," Luis Enrique said. "Nuno Mendes and Hakimi? They are the two best full-backs in the world without a doubt. They are capable of anything."
For a relatively simple sport, soccer is filled with novelties. Outfield players don the gloves and go into goal when there's no other option, penalty takers attempt chipped 'Panenka' spot kicks to varying degrees of success, goalkeepers sprint the length of the pitch to come up for last-minute corners -- and sometimes they even score. And, every now and then, players will score directly from a corner kick.
We're starting to figure out the rhythm for the new, 36-team Champions League and its league phase. The early matchdays aren't particularly do-or-die and the stakes are low, but the less work you get done early, the more you leave yourself later on. Paris Saint-Germain took only four points from their first five matchdays last year, had to rally late to qualify for the knockout rounds, then had to face Liverpool in the round of 16.
Luis Enrique's young Parisians staged a comeback in Catalonia, thanks to their coach's expert use of his squad. Senny Mayulu, 19, upstaged Lamine Yamal by scoring the equaliser Wednesday was the first match this season Yamal had failed to either score or contribute to a goal. Instead, the resurgent Marcus Rashford set up Ferran Torres's opener for Barca.
"The first half we played much better than the second," Flick said. "We conceded too much because we were tired. The truth is that PSG are a great team, they have very young and very fast players and they played a fantastic game. "We didn't play at our best level and against an opponent like that when it's necessary. They deserved the victory."
The UEFA Women's Champions League is back! With a new 18-team format, single group-stage table and tons of the world's best female players on show, this season will be bigger than ever. And you can catch every game live on Disney+ across Europe. Holders Arsenal face eight-time winners OL Lyonnes in the first round of fixtures, while the second of last year's semifinals, Chelsea vs. Barcelona, is also on the cards for later in the competition.
A decision on whether to scrap the Premier League's controversial profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and adopt an "alternative system" is "coming up", says chief executive Richard Masters. The current regulations, introduced in 2015-16 to prevent clubs from overspending, allow losses of 105m over a three-year reporting cycle. However, they have been criticised by several top-flight teams for limiting their ability to invest.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the Vasco da Gama attacker Rayan Vitor. The 19-year-old is a tremendous talent with a bright future, and several clubs are monitoring his progress. He has a 40 million release clause in his contract, but the Brazilian outfit are hoping to agree on a new deal with him. If that happens, it is a fair to assume that they will increase his release close. It will be increasingly difficult for him to leave the club in that case. Brighton and Nottingham Forest are interested in the striker as well.
Reported Celtic target Louis Munteanu's asking price has been significantly reduced, it has been claimed, while Dundee head coach Steven Pressley is already planning January signings. Cluj would now accept less than 4.5m for 23-year-old striker Louis Munteanu, for whom Celtic reportedly had a 6.9m bid rejected in the summer before the Romanian club claimed a 17m transfer to Ajax or Valencia fell through, according to FCSB owner George Becali.
To help turn around a troubled qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is looking to a player who would be eligible to represent the United States. Left back Nathaniel "Nene" Brown was called up by Germany on Thursday for qualifying games on Oct. 10 against Luxembourg and Oct. 13 against Northern Ireland. Nagelsmann called him "a big talent in defense."
Rotterdam has a special place in the hearts of Aston Villa supporters. Villa won the European Cup at De Kuip in 1982 thanks to Peter Withe's strike off his shin and the post and a stellar goalkeeping performance from young substitute Nigel Spink. Bayern Munich were their opponents that night and they return on Thursday to take on Feyenoord in the Europa League.
The Brazil international sustained a hamstring injury against Galatasaray on Tuesday night, suffered in the act of making a save from Victor Osimhen, and had to leave the field 11 minutes into the second half of the 1-0 defeat. He was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in Istanbul and the Georgian could now get his chance of an extended run in the team. Asked about Alisson after the game at RAMS Park, Arne Slot said: "It's never positive if you go off like this. You can be sure he is not playing Saturday." He won't play in the following weeks either.
This is not your run-of-the-mill gambling show as we are putting more focus on the ins-and-outs of the actual match day's showdowns, rather than an odds-driven format (but yes, you will get the odds as well). This podcast is for people who watch the Bundesliga intently and who want to dive into some of the big games for each match day. Through that, we will also provide some information that could help those seeking to make a wager or two.
Signed for just 12m in the summer, the former RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen defender was given his chance when Dan Ballard picked up an injury in the second game of the season. The 27-year-old has embraced the challenge, producing a series of standout displays. In his four games, Sunderland have picked up eight points and conceded just two goals. His physicality and athleticism have been central to the team's fast start.
Starting with the hosts, while Juventus might have come flying out of the traps when opening up the new campaign, Juventus have failed to find a similar level over the past fortnight. Suffering last-gasp Champions League frustration earlier in the week as they eventually had to settle for a pulsating 2-2 stalemate away at Spanish outfit Villarreal, the Old Lady have now only collected a single point from any of their previous four appearances across all competitions.
