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Aston Villa will begin their first Premier League season as Europa League champions away at Brighton. They then welcome Premier League champions Arsenal to Villa Park, before a trip to newly promoted Hull. Villa’s festive period sees them face Everton (home), Crystal Palace (home), Coventry (away), Chelsea (away), Leeds (home) and Liverpool (home). Villa ended the season in style last time round with wins over Liverpool and Manchester City in…

John McGinn has said that he believes Scotland need to show more of their “personality” in their crucial World Cup clash with Brazil in Miami on Wednesday. A 1-0 defeat by Morocco in their second Group C fixture at Boston Stadium Friday night, thanks to an Ismael Saibari goal after 70 seconds, means Steve Clarke’s side remain on three points. A point in their final fixture against the Brazilians would…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Matías Galarza scored 65 seconds into the game for the fastest goal at this year’s World Cup and Paraguay held on for a 1-0 win over Türkiye on Friday night after playing a man down for more than half the match. The win assured the United States would win Group D and eliminated Türkiye from any chance of advancing to the knockout round with its second…

Neymar is expected to return from a right calf injury and play for Brazil in its final World Cup group match, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday night. Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games of the tournament, including Friday’s 3-0 win over Haiti. Ancelotti said Neymar “will be available” for Brazil when it closes Group C play against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida. “Neymar will train individually tomorrow [Saturday].…

Miguel Almirón became the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth and speaking during an altercation when he was shown a red card in Paraguay’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match against Türkiye on Friday. He was sent off in the third minute of added time in the first half. Almirón covered his mouth and appeared to speak to Türkiye right back Mert Muldur. After a…

PHILADELPHIA — Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha‘s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the World Cup with a 3-0 victory on Friday night. Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round. Meanwhile, the Seleção got the decisive performance they needed. Cunha,…

Barcelona forward Raphinha was substituted in the first half of Brazil‘s win over Haiti on Monday in Philadelphia, with an apparent injury. The winger received attention from Brazil’s medical on the field before exiting the match. He looked visibly upset and was seen getting words of encouragement from teammate Gabriel Magalhães. AFC Bournemouth teenager Rayan came on in place of Raphinha as Brazil went on to win the game 3-0…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Scotland manager Steve Clarke was “disappointed” that Morocco‘s Issa Diop escaped a red card for a foul on Ché Adams and bemoaned their slow start after they lost 1-0 at Foxborough on Friday in the World Cup. Scotland conceded what proved to be the winning goal after just 70 seconds. Scotland’s defence was split open by a ball over the top from Brahim Díaz, with Bayern Munich-bound…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said the team are “behind” captain Achraf Hakimi and that the player is “very relaxed” after a French appeals court confirmed Friday that he will stand trial in a rape case. Hakimi captained Morocco in their 1-0 World Cup win over Scotland in Foxborough on Friday on the day the announcement came from the France appeals court. The defender had appealed a February…

HOUSTON — Frenkie de Jong is a fitness doubt for the Netherlands‘ Group F showdown with Sweden on Saturday, Durch coach Ronald Koeman said. The Dutch were already without Quinten Timber for the game in Houston after the defender suffered concussion during training following an accidental clash with teammate Teun Koopmeiners. – World Cup clinching scenarios for every group And speaking at the pre-match news conference on Friday, Koeman said:…