Mexican football authorities have offered national team captain Rafael Marquez support after he was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury for his alleged support of a drug trafficking organisation (DTO).
Former Barcelona player Marquez, who led Mexico to this year s Confederations Cup final, was named among 22 people identified as part of an organisation led by Raul Flores Hernandez, but denies any involvement and has pledged to clear his name.
US authorities claimed Marquez and popular musician Julion Alvarez were individuals who have longstanding relationships with Flores Hernandez, and have acted as front persons for him and his DTO and held assets on their behalf .
But Marquez s character was given a glowing reference by the Mexican Footb…
Mathias Pogba said everyone knows that Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba could use Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane amid continued links to the LaLiga giants.
Paul Pogba reportedly remains a target for Madrid, who are keen to bring the United star to the Santiago Bernabeu before the European transfer window shuts on September 2.
United are believed to want close to the world-record €222million fee Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona for Neymar in 2017.
Mathias Pogba – Paul s older brother who plays in the fourth tier of Spanish football – was asked about the French World Cup winner s future.
My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football. Racist insults are ignorance and can on…
Quarterback Dak Prescott has been franchise tagged by the Dallas Cowboys.
Prescott, who usurped Tony Romo as the Cowboys starter after being drafted in the fourth round in 2016, was given the exclusive tag on Monday as the NFL s legal tampering period for free agents got under way.
He will earn the average of the top five salaries at his position in a one-year pact, with the tag expected to be worth $33million.
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, the team and player will continue negotiations over a long-term deal, which as yet have not ended in an agreement.
After an offseason of speculation, the development means Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper will hit free agency.
The have placed the franchise tag on Dak Prescott.
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Manchester United have exposed the stark levels of abuse aimed at their players ahead of a four-day social media boycott.
Football clubs and players all over England will be joined in the action, which runs from 1500 BST on Friday until 2359 BST on Monday, by UEFA and major bodies across cricket, rugby union, tennis, rugby league and other sports.
The move follows an increase in online abuse aimed at sportspeople, with United s research offering a glimpse at how bad the problem is.
United revealed a 350 per cent increase in abuse directed towards their players since September 2019, with 86 per cent of 3,300 abusive posts categorised as being racist in nature.
A further eight per cent were deemed homophobic or transphobic.
Since September …
AC Milan are ready to compete with their arch-rivals Inter Milan for the signature of Manchester United s Nemanja Matic, according to Corriere dello Sport.
Matic, the two-time Premier League winner with Chelsea, arrived to Old Trafford from Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2017, with Jose Mourinho keen on rekindling his working relationship with the Serbia international. However, the rapid rise of Scott McTominay who is now mostly the preferred midfield partner for Paul Pogba under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has caused Matic to spend less that 90 minutes on the pitch altogether through the opening five rounds of the season.
Inter have been mentioned before as a club to possibly offer the 31-year-old midfielder a route out, but now it seems that the Rossoneri are interested a…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag remains unsure when Jadon Sancho will return to first-team duties due to the winger lacking both confidence and fitness.
Sancho has not played for United since a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on October 22 and was not included as part of England s World Cup squad.
The 22-year-old was then left out of United s travelling party for their recent warm-weather training camp in Spain, instead staying back to work on an individual programme.
Former Borussia Dortmund attacker Sancho, who is in his second season at Old Trafford, is now in a race against time to be ready for United s return to action next week.
We didn t see him in the last games for United as he wasn t in the right fitness state, and he is now on an individual progr…
Real Madrid attacking midfielder Isco does not want to leave in the January transfer window, according to . The Spanish publication has claimed that Isco knows that he will not get a new contract at Madrid, and that he will have to leave the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer of 2022 as a free agent. However, the 29-year-old still does not want to leave the Spanish and European giants in the middle of the season.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are among the clubs linked with Isco, who won the La Liga title twice and the Champions League on four occasions with Madrid. With Isco not willing to leave now, a move for the former Malaga attacking midfielder on a free transfer at the end of the season would be more sensible for interested clubs.
Isco has made two starts and seven…
Captain Son Heung-min knows Tottenham’s “family” will continue to stand behind “strong” Richarlison but hopes Saturday’s match-winning contribution by the Brazilian can boost his confidence.
Richarlison turned his poor form on his head by coming off the bench to equalise in the eighth minute of stoppage time against Sheffield United before he set up Dejan Kulusevski’s winner two minutes later in a dramatic 2-1 victory.
The ex-Everton forward scored only once in the Premier League last season following a £60million move and was pictured in tears while on international duty after he fired more blanks for Brazil during the past week before he later revealed his desire to seek “psychological help” upon his return to England.
“He arrows his header…
Florian Wirtz scored twice in eight minutes as Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 to book their place in the European Under-21 Championship final, where they will face Portugal.
Matters went from one extreme to the other for the Netherlands, who beat France in the quarter-finals thanks to a last-gasp goal from Myron Boadu but found themselves behind inside the first minute when Wirtz converted Lukas Nmecha s cross.
Rising Bayer Leverkusen star Wirtz followed up the fastest goal in Euro Under-21 finals history with his second soon after, drilling home from inside the box after good work from Ridle Baku.
Mergim Berisha hit the post with a free-kick as Germany threatened to run away with the semi-final. The Salzburg man cursed his luck twice more on the hour mark, …
Wayne Rooney and Patrick Vieira are the latest inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Former Man Utd striker Rooney and ex-Arsenal captain Vieira are the first names included as automatic picks in the class of 2022.
Six more players are set to join them by a public vote over the next fortnight, with the winners from a 25-player field of nominations to be announced in April.
Rooney – United s all-time leading goalscorer and second only to Alan Shearer in the competition s all-time list – won five Premier League trophies, while Vieira skippered the Gunners to three titles.
It s a huge honour for me to be named in the Premier League Hall of Fame, alongside an incredible group of players who have already been inducted, Derby County boss Rooney s…