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Trent Alexander-Arnold was dropped by England as coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday handed first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

Alexander-Arnold was part of England’s most recent squad at the end of last season, but Tuchel opted to leave him out of the September matches.

The right-back quit Premier League champions Liverpool to join Spanish side Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer.

However, Alexander-Arnold was left out of Madrid’s starting team for last weekend’s win against Real Oviedo in favour of Dani Carvajal.

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Speaking about his decision to leave out Alexander-Arnold and Everton winger Jack Grealish, Tuchel said, “First of all, we decided on a bit more competitive squad.

” There is no doubt that I’m a big fan of Trent and Jack because of their talent and their personalities. They are big players. They will always be big players, and they will always be in the mix to be called up.

“I know that both of them are desperate to come back, which is really important. So competition is up, then they will stay in the mix. I know how desperate they are to come back, but they can maybe have a bit more rhythm”.

Tuchel has named a 24-man squad for the qualifiers, with Nottingham Forest midfielder Anderson involved with the senior side for the first time.

Anderson starred in England’s Under-21 Euros triumph over the summer, while uncapped Tottenham full-back Spence fills the gap left by Alexander-Arnold’s absence.

“Elliot Anderson, very physical, a lot of volume, very precise, clean passing, it is a good package.

” A regular player for Nottingham Forest and had a fantastic season. He is excited to come join us and hopes he can make his mark, “Tuchel said.

Marcus Rashford, now on loan at Barcelona from Manchester United, returns after missing June’s fixtures through injury.

Adam Wharton is included in Tuchel’s squad for the first time, but there is no place for Kyle Walker, Phil Foden, or Ivan Toney.

Due to injury, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, and Levi Colwill have been ruled out, as well as Harry Maguire, who Tuchel also chose to ignore.

John Stones, who was with the group in Spain during a camp in June, is back in his running shoes after Tuchel took over the organization for the first time since then.

Jordan Henderson, 35, who started three of Tuchel’s games as manager, is once more included.

Before the Group K leaders travel to Belgrade for Serbia on September 9, The Three Lions will host Andorra on September 6.

England Squad&nbsp ,

Goalkeepers: Crystal Palace, Jordan Pickford (Everton), and James Trafford (Manchester City).

Reece James (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), John Stones (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), and Djed Spence (Tottenham) are the defenders.

Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), and Declan Rice (Arsenal) are the midfielders.

Forwards: Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), and Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The preparations for the 2026 football World Cup, which Mexico will host alongside the United States and Canada, were discussed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday.

In a post on social media, the president expressed appreciation for Gianni Infantino’s visit to discuss the status of the World Cup, adding photos of the president and the trophy.

On June 11, 2026, Sheinbaum stated that the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium.

Remember that there will be 13 matches of the world’s largest sporting event taking place in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, she continued.

The World Cup draw will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, according to Infantino, who had already met with US President Donald Trump last week.

The billionaire US president was accompanied by Infantino, who has forged close ties with him and even allowed Trump to own it.

The United States, Canada, and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup next year, and Trump has made a big deal about it while he is president.

Mexico, the United States, and Canada are at a tense time because of the Republican magnate’s trade and tariff policies.

Two days after Benfica knocked Fenerbahce out of the Champions League playoffs, the Turkish champions fired Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, according to a statement released on Friday.

Mourinho was fired shortly after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a different manager from Manchester United, was fired by Portuguese outfit Benfica, whose side were knocked out on Wednesday.

Besiktas lost to Lausanne on Thursday, and the third-tier UEFA Conference League league stage was also missed.

Fenerbahce announced Mourinho’s departure in a quick statement.

“We have parted ways with Jose Mourinho, who has been our professional A team’s head coach since the 2024-2025 season. We applaud him for his contributions to our team and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

The former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Roma coach, who joined the club in June 2024, led Istanbul’s Yellow Canaries to second place in the league last year, behind Galatasaray.

The self-declared “Special One” received a rockstar’s welcome from fans dressed in Fenerbahce’s yellow and black when the 62-year-old arrived in Istanbul 14 months ago.

No commitments,” The main goal, however, is to win the Turkish Super Lig, according to the two-time Champions League champion coach when he arrived.

However, he was unable to fulfill his goal of reversing the club’s ongoing title drought that had been a problem since 2014.

Mourinho also faced a number of setbacks while he was in Istanbul, despite his recent success as a coach at Spurs, Roma, and now Fenerbahce.

After losing to Galatasaray 2-1 in the Turkish Cup quarter-finals, he tweaked his nose and grabbed Okan Buruk’s face in April.

He was fined for remarks made following another enthralling derby game against Galatasaray, in which he also criticized Turkish referees and accused the fourth referee of bias.

His statements were deemed to be “contrary to sporting ethics.”

With a dazzling second-round victory over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin on Thursday, Jannik Sinner firmly defended his goal to win back-to-back US Open titles.

Popyrin defeated the Italian world number one in 6-3, 6-2, and 6-2, in just two hours and one minute.

Similar speed was displayed by Sinner against Popyrin, who only lost four games in his opening round victory over Vit Kopriva on Tuesday.

As he moved past his 36th-ranked opponent, the 24-year-old broke Popyrin five times.

On Saturday, Sinner will face Denis Shapovalov, a Canadian 27th seed, in the third round.

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The first round match is always different from the next match (in the tournament),” Sinner said.

“I’m very pleased that I handled these matches as effectively as I could. You make an effort to serve as best you can when you are up two sets and a break.

“It seemed like neither of us served well today, but I was back well, especially after the second serve. I’m pleased with today. I want to get better at the serve, but I’m already pretty good at the other half of my game.

Sinner has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, either in the wake of Carlos Alcaraz’ defeat at the French Open. This is his third Grand Slam final.

Roger Federer won the final of five consecutive US Open titles in 2008, and he is aiming to become the first man to do so successfully.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will square off against each other in the Champions League this season, while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were given a difficult list of opponents in Thursday’s draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Real will host Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield in one of the most memorable games of the season, under Xabi Alonso’s leadership.

Liverpool, which finished first in the league phase last year before being beaten by PSG in the last 16, will also face Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, and Qarabag of Azerbaijan at home.

Additionally, they must travel to Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, and Inter Milan, the country’s champion.

Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Galatasaray will all welcome City, who won the Champions League in 2023, to the Etihad Stadium.

They’ll also travel to Monaco, Monaco, and Bodo/Glimt, a Norwegian newcomer, in addition to Real.

PSG will host Bayern Munich and travel to Barcelona, while the French side will face Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Luis Enrique’s team won the Champions League last year, but only after struggling through some challenging games in the league phase, where they finished 15th overall.

They also face Atalanta at home, Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon, and Athletic Bilbao away, so it’s not obvious which matches are going on this time.

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In the new format of Europe’s elite club competition, which was introduced last year, every team now plays eight games against eight different opponents. Instead of being divided into groups, all 36 clubs are combined into one league.

The top eight teams advance to the last 16, while those that place between ninth and 24th advance to the knockout round play-offs. The top 12 teams have been eliminated.

Barcelona will travel to both Chelsea and Newcastle, Arsenal will travel to Bayern and Atletico, and Inter Milan and Bilbao must also be on the radar.

Kazakh Kairat Almaty, who defeated Celtic on penalties in the play-off round, will face Real and travel to London to face Arsenal. At home, Pafos of Cyprus will face Bayern at Chelsea.

The first round of games will span three days, September 16 to 18, so UEFA is not anticipated to release specific fixture dates until Friday at the earliest. January 28 is the day before the eighth and final matchday.

The Champions League final will take place on May 30th, 2018, in Budapest, Hungary, with UEFA revealing on Thursday that the game will begin at 6:00 pm local time rather than the customary 9:00 pm.

Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France champion, was taken to the hospital and has undergone surgery after suffering a number of injuries in a southern French training accident, according to his Israel-Premier Tech team’s report on Thursday.

Following a collision close to Toulon, the 40-year-old British rider was taken to a hospital on Wednesday afternoon by helicopter.

Chris Froome was taken to a hospital in Toulon yesterday afternoon following a serious training accident (no other cyclists or vehicles were involved), his team announced in a social media post.

Chris will have surgery this afternoon for a pneumothorax, five broken ribs, and a lumbar vertebrae fracture, but fortunately he is stable and hasn’t suffered any head injuries.

Following surgery, we will update Chris’ condition.

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According to French newspaper L’Equipe, Froome was able to speak to medical staff and was conscious when she arrived.

Froome, who has been a member of the Israel-Premier Tech team since 2021, recently participated in the Tour of Poland and placed 68th overall.

Froome, who enjoyed his best moments with Team Sky, hasn’t been able to return to his best form since crashing heavily at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2019.