Firmino leaves Al-Ahli to join Qatar's Al-Sadd on two-year deal
Former Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has joined Qatar's Al-Sadd after Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli confirmed the Brazilian's departure from the club on Wednesday.
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Projecting USA's 2026 World Cup squad: Tillman, Luna leapfrog Reyna post-Gold Cup
Just because the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup ended in tears for Mauricio Pochettino doesn’t mean the U.S. men’s national team coach didn’t get what he wanted this summer.
Bryan Mbeumo excited to follow in Ronaldo’s footsteps at ‘biggest club’ Man Utd
Bryan Mbeumo began playing football in a Manchester United shirt with Cristiano Ronaldo on the back and is overjoyed to have the chance to follow in the great’s footsteps at the “biggest club in the world”.
NFL Teams Open Training Camp, Starting The Long Journey to Super Bowl 60
The Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions have already kicked off training camp. Rookies for several other teams have also reported. All veterans across the league are due this week.
Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win
The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5.
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Egyptian club Al Ahly ban star striker Abou Ali from training camp
JOHANNESBURG: Star striker Wessam Abou Ali from Egyptian club Al Ahly has shunned pre-season medical checks and skipped training in a row reportedly linked to his desire for a transfer from the Cairo club. In other African football news, Brazil-born Mamelodi Sundowns striker Lucas Ribeiro has been nominated for several end-of-season South African awards. A rift has developed between Abou Ali, one of only two scorers of a hat-trick at the 2025 Club World Cup, and record 12-time African champions Al Ahly. It has led to recently appointed Spanish coach Jose Riveiro excluding the Denmark-born Palestine international from a pre-season camp in Tunisia. While Abou Ali wants to leave the Red Devils, no interested club has matched the reported selling price of $12 million (EUR10.3 mn) set by the record 12-time African champions. Ribeiro is among three nominees for the footballer of the season and players’ player of the season awards in South Africa, with the winners to be named on July 29. His rivals in both categories are two other forward, Relebohile Mofokeng of Orlando Pirates and Keletso Makgalwa from Sekhukhune United. Ribeiro, 26, joined champions Sundowns from Belgian club Beveren in 2023 and scored an outstanding goal against Borussia Dortmund at the recent Club World Cup in the United States. Five-time African champions TP Mazembe have successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the premature conclusion of the Democratic Republic of Congo national league season. League officials in the central African country declared the campaign over after 16 of the scheduled 22 matchdays, with Eagles topping the table, five points ahead of fifth-placed Mazembe. The CAS decision means the remaining six
Rashford closing in on Barcelona move: reports
LONDON: Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford is closing in on a move to Barcelona, reports said on Saturday.