Gianni Infantino remains engaged in efforts to secure his position after holding urgent discussions with senior officials in Rabat on Wednesday. The Fifa president, who is facing mounting pressure, has spent the past week in Morocco after joining celebrations for Throne Day, marking 27 years since King Mohammed VI took the throne. He is expected […]
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In the past few decades, Salé, situated across the river from Rabat on Morocco’s Atlantic shoreline, has changed dramatically. At the beginning of the century, it remained a rugged working-class city whose worn historic quarter was convincing enough to portray Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, in the film Black Hawk Down. Since then, however, the country’s authoritarian […]
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Howe undoubtedly established a high benchmark. The English coach inherited a team battling relegation and guided them to safety. He later ended Newcastle’s lengthy trophy drought by lifting the EFL Cup in 2025, while also securing Champions League qualification more than once. Yet the previous domestic campaign proved difficult, with Newcastle ending the season in […]
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Wrexham have secured the services of Preston North End skipper Ben Whiteman on a three-year contract that includes an option for an additional season. The 30-year-old midfielder arrives for an undisclosed fee after passing a medical with the Red Dragons on Tuesday. He has already made 200 appearances in the Championship. Whiteman becomes Wrexham’s second […]
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The entrance to Al Mokawloon Al Arab’s youth academy has an unexpectedly formidable presence. At first, the source of that impression is difficult to identify. It may come from the exterior, where heavy concrete panels and marble-effect edging shift in tone with the light, or from the uncompromising black steel gate. The large white Arabic […]
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Matthias Jaissle has called Newcastle “an exceptionally attractive destination” after officially completing his move from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. The 38-year-old German joined his new squad at a training camp in La Manga, southern Spain, last Saturday. However, although both clubs are owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Al-Ahli delayed supplying essential documents needed […]
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Cardiff City have completed the signing of midfielder Jack Moylan from Championship rivals Lincoln City on a contract lasting four years. The 24-year-old played an important role in the Imps’ rise to the Championship, registering 11 goals and six assists as his side finished ahead of the Bluebirds to claim the League One crown. Moylan’s […]
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Teenage midfielder Erica Meg Parkinson has earned a place in England’s provisional squad ahead of next month’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Head coach Lydia Bedford has selected the 18-year-old North Carolina Courage player in a 24-member group that will attend a warm-weather training camp in Portugal next week. The players will have one […]
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Crystal Palace are poised to recruit Takehiro Tomiyasu on a free transfer after he impressed during a trial, while the club are also weighing up a move for winger Solly March. Palace have been negotiating a permanent deal with Tomiyasu that would bring the Japan international back to the Premier League. The club are now […]
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Manchester United have appointed Eva Olid as the new manager of their women’s team on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year. The former Hearts head coach succeeds Marc Skinner, who departed by mutual agreement on Monday, one month before the Women’s Super League season begins. Olid, a 40-year-old Spanish coach, left […]
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