Somali referee Omar Artan will miss World Cup after being denied entry to USA
usatoday.comChris Richards’ World Cup in doubt as ankle injury rules USMNT defender out for Germany friendly | USA
“He’s still not ready to compete and play,” Pochettino said on Friday. “I think we are going to have that opportunity in the next few days to assess him and see his ankle, and then to make a decision.”
FIFA U-turns on World Cup water bottle policy, bans fans from bringing them into stadiums (Gift Article)
nytimes.comEgypt to hold open training session for ‘limited’ number of fans in Spokane ahead of World Cup
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For those that live in Spokane, the Egyptian National Soccer team will host an open training session at Luger Field on the Gonzaga University campus at noon June 10. Fans can apply for tickets at https://spokanecity.wufoo.com/forms/q1nzlwgd1h49hue/. Tickets will be limited to two per person. Ticket entry will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3. Winners will be notified via email on Friday, June 5.
[Pablo Maurer](USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino has named Charlotte FC defender Tim Ream as his World Cup captain. “I am so grateful he is with us — he is a great captain not only field but more importantly off the field. He has the experience & capacity to be the leader we want.”)
bsky.appUCLA Announces Start Times, TV Details for First Three Games
UCLA football announced start times for first three games:
AT Cal on Sept. 5: 7:30 p.m. PDT on ESPN
San Diego State on Sept 12: 4:15 p.m. PDT on BTN
Purdue on Sept. 19: 8 p.m. PDT on BTN
Canada Soccer Extends Jesse Marsch Through FIFA World Cup 2030™
news.canadasoccer.comPredicting Canada’s 2026 World Cup squad: Jesse Marsch reveals training camp roster (Gift Article)
nytimes.comLionel Messi exits last MLS game before World Cup with apparent injury (Gift Article)
nytimes.comMamdani secures $50 World Cup tickets for New Yorkers after negotiations with Infantino (Gift Article)
nytimes.comJames Rodríguez to depart Minnesota United for World Cup prep
mlssoccer.comFIFA Men’s World Cup: Sounders, Reign will host ‘floating stage’
seattletimes.comNew York/New Jersey World Cup host committee hires yellow school buses to slash matchday costs
nytimes.com⚽️🏆🏟️World Cup Commemorative TAP Cards!! The ones with the countries are $10 each, the ones with the logo are $20 each
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UCLA football to play Illinois Friday, Nov. 13 at Rose Bowl
The Bruins will host Illinois on Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. PT at the Rose Bowl. The game will air on FOX. The majority of the remaining UCLA kick times won't be announced until either a week or two before the games.
[Hayes Fawcett] (BREAKING: Four-Star WR Kingston Celifie has Committed to UCLA, he tells me for @Rivals The 5’11 175 WR chose the Bruins over Cal, Kansas, and Utah “Let’s work 4’s up🏆”)
Celifie is UCLA's 19th commitment already, and the ninth in May. He’s one of the fastest players in the county and recently set a PR in the 100-meters with a 10.44 time in just his second race of the year.
He’s currently rated a four-star prospect and the No. 364 player nationally in the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.
Cosm to bring 40 of Fox’s FIFA World Cup games to its facilities
sportsbusinessjournal.comJohnny Cardoso injury confirmed by Atlético
Johnny Cardoso suffers a high-grade sprain in his right ankle.
Cardoso was unable to compete Thursday’s training session and appeared visibly shaken as he made his way off the field on a golf cart
He will undergo physiotherapy and rehabilitation sessions in the gym, and the progress of his recovery will determine his return to competition.
The federal government promised FIFA’s president that if Canada was granted World Cup matches, it was willing to provide some labour law exemptions — by issuing special permits stretching certain workers’ hours or overriding their mandated days of rest.
The assurance was put in writing, in a February 2018 letter from then-employment minister Patty Hajdu to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, which was released under Canada’s access-to-information laws. A copy of the previously released records were then obtained by the Star.