The Hong Kong government demanded answers from Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi on Wednesday after the Argentine played in a friendly in Japan just three days after missing a similar exhibition match in its country.
Nigeria traveled to Bouake in the Ivory Coast on Monday without star striker Victor Osimhen ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations semifinal match against South Africa on Wednesday.
United States women’s national team and former Stanford players Naomi Girma and Sophia Smith said they will use the World Cup platform to promote mental health initiatives to honor their ex-college teammate Katie Meyer.