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[ad_1] The 2022 World Cup is just around the corner, with nations gearing up for their final international breaks before the tournament kicks off. England’s preparations for the tournament come in the form of two Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany in October. After that, the next time the Three Lions will take to the field together will be against Iran for their World Cup opener on 21 November. With plenty of club football still to be played before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, it’s easy to forget about it for the time being and postpone all the planning, be it fromRead More →

[ad_1] Qatar’s record on human rights and its treatment of LGBTQ people has attracted criticism from the wider world. The nation was awarded the 2022 World Cup in 2010 and corruption allegations arose after, but the focus more recently has been on its human rights record. Here’s how fans and teams are protesting the tournament. The law in Qatar: “Whoever copulates with a male over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years. The same penalty shall apply to the male for his consent.” (Penal Code, Law No. 11 of 2004; ArticleRead More →

[ad_1] The 2022/23 WSL season kicked off in style over the weekend, with a selection of shocks and stunning goals. Champions Chelsea were beaten by newly promoted Liverpool, Aston Villa stunned Manchester City in a seven-goal thriller and Arsenal and Manchester United both ran riot. Here are 90min’s WSL awards for gameweek 1. Villa registered their first ever win over Aston Villa / Barrington Coombs/GettyImages Aston Villa and Manchester City treated the Villa Park faithful to a rollercoaster of a fixture with swinging momentum, seven goals and a surprise result as Carla Ward’s side ran out 4-3 winners. Villa had led 2-0 thanks to goalsRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has insisted that the club are ‘totally convinced’ about Julian Nagelsmann despite a topsy-turvy start to the 2022/23 season. The defending Bundesliga champions have endured a surprisingly mediocre start to the new campaign domestically, winning just three of their seven league games and losing to Augsburg this past weekend. This poor form means that Bayern are currently five points adrift of table-toppers Union Berlin heading into the international break. As expected, Bayern’s slow start has led to rumours swirling regarding the future of their manager Nagelsmann, with former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel named as a potential replacement by someRead More →

[ad_1] Considering there were only seven Premier League games this weekend, Gameweek 8 threw up plenty of drama. Manchester City made Wolves’ lives misery, Tottenham tore apart Leicester to put more pressure on Brendan Rodgers, Arsenal swept aside Brentford and Everton actually won a game of football. Here’s our selection for the team of the week. Neto is in fine form / Stu Forster/GettyImages There were a few eyebrows raised when Bournemouth decided to make Barcelona backup goalkeeper Neto one of their more high-profile signings considering how promising Mark Travers has been. However, the Brazilian is proving his worth and put in another fine displayRead More →

[ad_1] Callum Hudson-Odoi has confessed he began to consider his future at Chelsea after being left out of Thomas Tuchel’s matchday squad for the opening day victory over Everton. The 21-year-old winger struggled for minutes under the former boss and eventually joined Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan with, notably, does not include an option to buy at the end of the season. Since making the move, Tuchel has been relieved of his duties at Stamford Bridge, with Graham Potter taking his place. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Hudson-Odoi insisted he has no hard feelings towards his former manager, although he did admit to feelingRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid have cooled their interest in Kylian Mbappe and would only make a move for the Paris Saint-Germain forward if he reached out to ask to join the club. President Florentino Perez felt disrespected by Mbappe’s decision to snub Real this summer. Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to sign a new midfielder in January but he is unlikely to get his wish as club officials are concerned he spent too much money in the summer. Young midfielder Zidane Iqbal rejected the chance to join up with Iraq during the international break in order to stay and prove to Ten Hag that heRead More →

[ad_1] Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game in the first five minutes as Paris Saint-Germain saw off Lyon to return to the Ligue 1 summit. Marseille’s draw with Rennes earlier on Sunday had briefly sent them top of the table, putting the pressure on Christophe Galtier’s PSG to beat a Lyon side who had started the season well but have fallen off the pace in recent weeks. Messi’s goal was the first real action of the game. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner exchanged passes with Neymar, before stroking the ball into the bottom corner with his left foot. PSG had chances toRead More →

[ad_1] Christoph Freund has agreed to become Chelsea’s new sporting director, sources have confirmed to 90min, which will see him make the switch from Red Bull Salzburg. The 45-year-old had already been in talks with Chelsea – as 90min earlier revealed. Those talks have now progressed further this weekend, with sources confirming an agreement has been reached. Chelsea’s lack of a Premier League match this weekend gave their hierarchy the chance to progress and they have now agreed terms with Freund. 90min is told he has spoken at length with new head coach Graham Potter, who in turn has green-lighted the appointment of the Austrian.Read More →

[ad_1] Sam Kerr has won the last two WSL Golden Boot awards after 21 goals in 2020/21 and another 20 in 2021/22. The Australian is among the favourites again in 2022/23 but has stiff competition to make it a hat-trick from the likes of B*th Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Alessia Russo and others. *Stats updated as of 18/09/2022 (20:30 BST) Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 50% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists:Read More →