Ecuador coach Gustavo Alfaro says the absent Byron Castillo will be with us in an emotional sense after a controversial nationality dispute led to the defender not going to the World Cup.
Castillo was the subject of a complaint made by Chile in May, with the Chilean Football Federation alleging he was born in Colombia rather than Ecuador.
The case initially put Ecuador s World Cup qualification in doubt until the FIFA investigation was closed in June, and FIFA s Appeal Committee confirmed no further action was being taken three months later.
Chile appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who acknowledged Castillo s birthplace as being in Colombia, but the claim was dismissed on the basis of Ecuador legally recognising the player as Ecuadorian.
<…
Bayern Munich have handed highly rated midfielder Paul Wanner his first professional contract.
At the age of 16 years and 15 days, Wanner became the youngest player to represent Bayern when coming on as a substitute against Borussia Monchengladbach on January 7.
That also made Wanner the second-youngest player to ever feature in the Bundesliga after Youssoufa Moukoko (16 years, one day) for Borussia Dortmund in November 2020.
Wanner played in all three of Bayern s league matches in January, but his future in Bavaria was uncertain as he was due to become a free agent at the end of the campaign.
However, Bayern confirmed on their official website on Monday that the Germany Under-17s international has now put pen to paper on a new deal at the Allianz Arena…
According to a recent report from Marca, Real Madrid are not planning on allowing Vinicius Junior to leave the club during the January transfer window, regardless of whether or not it’s a loan deal or a permanent one. This comes despite the fact that Zinedine Zidane has not featured him at all in his last two matchday squads, leading to increased speculation that his time at the Santiago Bernabeu could be coming to an end.
Real have an abundance of attacking options as we all well know, but there’s certainly also an argument to be made that they are just as capable of replacing stars if things just aren’t working out. Vinicius Junior has been able to prove himself on certain occasions within Real’s ranks, but if there’s some kind of divide or friction between the tw…
Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney say they will not get bored at Wrexham as they build a “sustainable business” at the newly-promoted club.
Wrexham ended a 15-year absence from the English Football League last month as the two actors’ investment in the Welsh club paid handsome dividends.
The pair took over the club from the Wrexham Supporters Trust in February 2021 and have invested heavily on infrastructure and strengthening manager Phil Parkinson’s squad since, with some reports suggesting an outlay of over £10million.
“I find it fascinating there are people who assume this could ever be boring in any stretch of the imagination,” said McElhenney, speaking on the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
“The things we have done and fe…
data-mm-id=”_d1gce98rq”>The Indiana Fever has been completely reinvented under rookie phenom Caitlin Clark, who has brought a lot more eyes to the WNBA. Clark previously starred for the Iowa Hawkeyes and has lived up to expectations at the pro level, leading her team to a 19-17 record. Clark has already broke numerous records and currently owns averages of 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists while shooting 42% shooting from the field. The 22-year-old leads the WNBA in assists and sits just 11 dimes off the league record in a season.Coincidentally enough, Connecticut Sun guard Dijonai Carrington predicted she'd be the top playmaker back in April.Via Yahoo Sports:Dijonai Carrington knew 👀Not only does Caitlin Clark lead the league in assists, she's 11 assists awa…