FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered “heartfelt gratitude” to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of female fans to attend a top-flight soccer match between Sepahan against Persepolis this week.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed the decision by the USMNT to hire Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach while also branding the job as “fascinating.”
Preston forward Milutin Osmajic has been given an eight-game suspension for biting Blackburn’s on-loan Liverpool defender Owen Beck during an EFL Championship match last month.