Newcastle United’s reward for knocking out Carabao Cup holders Manchester United will be a trip to take on Chelsea in the quarterfinals, while record nine-time winners Liverpool will host West Ham United.
FIFA is ready to host talks led by Arsène Wenger on improving player welfare that could weigh limiting the number of games played in a congested calendar and mandating off-season breaks.
After netting a hat trick in Qatar’s 3-2 Asian Cup final win over Jordan, Akram Afif has said that he’d be open to playing in Europe again but that the decision is not his alone to make.