Guardiola uncertain over Haaland fitness for Club World Cup
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Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup after Asian champion beats Mexico’s León
JEDDAH: Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semifinals after the Asian champion beat León of Mexico 1-0 on Friday. Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzema, played Al Ahly, the Egyptian champion of Africa, later Friday in the other second-round game. The winner will face Fluminense of Brazil in the semifinals next week. Urawa’s win was sealed with a 78th-minute goal by Dutch forward Alex Schalk, who squeezed a low, angled shot past advancing León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota. Schalk’s journey from his native Netherlands to Japan took him via the north of Scotland, where he spent three seasons at Ross County, and to Switzerland with Servette, where the first of his four years was in the second division. Urawa earned their place at the seven-team Club World Cup by winning the Asian Champions League in February, beating Saudi club Al-Hilal in the final.
Guardiola uncertain over Haaland fitness for Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia
LONDON: Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland is a doubt for the Club World Cup, with the striker set to miss Manchester City’s home game against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Phil Foden determined to add Club World Cup to his Manchester City medal haul
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden says the opportunity to make more history with his boyhood club is driving him on as the treble winners prepare for the Fifa Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Lionel Messi World Cup 2022 shirts sell for nearly $8m in New York auction
A collection of six shirts Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi wore during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for almost $8 million at auction in New York, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
Alpine skiing-Bennett clinches narrow win in downhill race
VAL GARDENA, Italy : American Bryce Bennett narrowly won the first men's downhill World Cup race of the season by defeating Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by a slim margin in the Dolomites on Thursday.
Nirat takes two-shot lead at season-ending Saudi Open
Thailand's Chapchai Nirat took a two-shot lead in the first round of the Saudi Open after carding a seven-under 64 at the Riyadh Golf Club on Thursday.
'I shouldn't have went': John Herdman says sister's death had him not ready to coach Canada at World Cup
John Herdman, who coached Canada's men's team to its first World Cup appearance in 36 years, now says he wished he'd stepped down as manager before the tournament in Qatar in late 2022.