THE LATEST EA FC 24 TEAM OF THE WEEK HAS DROPPED

 A Ballon d’Or winner, Egypt’s hat-trick hero and Italy’s puppet-master.

Let’s take a look at which players have made it into the latest EA Sports FC 24 Team of the Week.

The full team is as follows:

• Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
• Nicolo Barella (Inter)
• Ronald Araujo (Barcelona)
• Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
• Lauren James (Chelsea)
• Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
• Patson Daka (Leicester City)
• Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
• David Alaba (Real Madrid)
• Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)
• Stefan De Vrij (Inter)
• Gerson Rodrigues (Sivasspor)
• Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord)
• Otabek Shukurov (Faith Karagumruk)
• Connor Metcalfe (St.Pauli)
• Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bulls)                                                                                                                                                                                      Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/the-latest-ea-fc-24-team-of-the-week-has-dropped-38603777

ENGLAND'S EURO 2024 POT AND POTENTIAL GROUP STAGE OPPONENTS

 Despite a monotonous end to England's qualification campaign, the Three Lions confirmed their place at Euro 2024 with relative ease.

England sauntered to top spot in Group C, winning six of their eight qualification matches. That included back-to-back victories against European champions Italy, as well as a 7-0 thrashing of North Macedonia and comfortable wins against Ukraine and Malta.

However, England have always flattered to deceive at major tournaments. Qualification has normally been straightforward but they have too frequently choked on the big stage despite an abundance of talent.

With the Euro 2024 draw coming in December, let's look at who England could face in next summer's tournament.

What Euro 2024 pot are England in?

England's performances in Group C have been rewarded / Robin Jones/GettyImages

With Euro 2024 a tournament made up of 24 nations, the group stage consists of six groups of four teams. Each group is made up of a single team from each pot - one to four - with the strongest teams, hypothetically, in Pot 1.

England were one of the five qualification group winners to be drawn into Pot 1 based on their impressive record in qualifying. They will also be joined by hosts Germany in the top pot.

Pot 1 also consists of Spain, Belgium, Portugal and France, meaning England won't face any of these teams in the Euro 2024 group stage.

Pots are decided based on the performance of teams in Euro 2024 qualifying.

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Source:https://onefootball.com/en/news/englands-euro-2024-pot-and-potential-group-stage-opponents-38604780

FRANCE RISK DISQUALIFICATION FROM U17 WORLD CUP

 France could be disqualified from the U17 World Cup after fielding Yanis Issoufou, who had already represented NIger during the qualification stages.

As reported by Sport News Africa, an administrative error could put pay to Les Bleuets’ chances of winning the ongoing tournament, which is taking place in Indonesia. France are through to the quarter-finals after beating Senegal in the Round of 16 on Wednesday. However, one player absent from the squad was Issoufou. The Montpellier forward was withdrawn from the teamsheet at the last minute with France worried about the player’s inclusion. He had registered two assists in three appearances at the competition, but the FFF did not want to take any chances.

Issoufou had recently played for Niger U17s in a competition that allowed the African nation to qualify for the U17 World Cup, whilst FIFA’s rules prohibit a player from representing two nations during the same tournament. Burkina Faso, who were dumped out of the competition at France’s expense, could file a plea, according to Sport News Africa. The publication added that France had not requested to change Issoufou’s nationality.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

Source : https://onefootball.com/en/news/france-risk-disqualification-from-u17-world-cup-38604151

THE GREAT DEBATE: WHO WILL WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE THIS SEASON?

 There’s a huge game coming our way from the Premier League on Saturday when Manchester City host Liverpool.

The match pits 1st vs 2nd, and both clubs are expected to be in contention to win the title until the very end of the season.

But who will end up as champions this year? Our writers made their predictions in the summer, and now they are being given the chance to revise them. Let us know what YOU think in the comments.

Dan Burke

I had the rather hot take in the summer that Manchester City wouldn’t even finish in the top two, with Arsenal going on to be champions and Liverpool finishing second. But I’m allowed to change my mind, and that’s what I’ve done.

I don’t think City have been at their absolute best so far this season, yet they’re top of the league at the time of writing, and I feel like their ceiling is higher than their competitors this season.

If Pep Guardiola’s side are still top or within touching distance of the summit in the second half of the season, I would expect Kevin De Bruyne’s return from injury to spark one of those mad winning runs, and come the end of the season they will become the first club ever to lift a fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Richard Buxton

It seemed inconceivable during their summer of transition, but Liverpool are already looking like a firm option to claim their second Premier League crown.

With an ageing midfield replenished, Darwin Núñez finding form and both Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah at the peak of their powers, Anfield may finally get its long-awaited title party.

City, however, have previous with challenging such perceptions by putting together unrelenting late runs to deny Jürgen Klopp’s side in 2018/19 and Arsenal last season.

Whether Pep Guardiola can produce another such masterstroke is likely to again be the deciding factor but the margins will still be tight between these two heavyweights.

Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/the-great-debate-who-will-win-the-premier-league-title-this-season-38602664

STEPHEN KENNY LEAVES ROLE AS IRELAND MANAGER AFTER CONTRACT IS NOT RENEWED

Stephen Kenny’s contract as manager of the Republic of Ireland will not be renewed, the Football Association of Ireland has announced.

His departure comes following Ireland’s disappointing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, where the team missed out on a spot in next year’s finals in Germany.

Their qualification run came to a close on Saturday after being beaten 1-0 by the Netherlands in Amsterdam and as a result finished fourth in the Group B standings having won only two of their eight games.

Kenny’s final game in charge saw Ireland draw 1-1 with New Zealand in a friendly in Dublin on Tuesday, with the FAI deciding that his contract would not be renewed following the conclusion of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.

They added that “now is the right time for change” ahead of friendly matches taking place in March and June 2024 and confirmed that the recruitment process for a new head coach is now under way.

Speaking about the decision, FAI CEO Jonathan Hill said: “Over the period of his tenure, Stephen and his staff have worked tirelessly to create the right environment to support the development of our senior men’s team, and we are hugely grateful for that considerable contribution.

“Stephen has also overseen an important period of transition for our senior men’s national team and has given debuts to a significant number of new and younger players and this will serve as a solid platform for whoever now takes this group of players forward.”

FAI President Gerry McAnaney added: “The Board and all at the FAI would like to sincerely thank Stephen and his staff for their hard work, professionalism and unwavering dedication to the team, the fans, and to Irish football. We wish Stephen every success for the future.”

Kenny has been at the helm since 2020, replacing Mick McCarthy and has overseen plenty of changes within the squad, but only recorded six wins out of 29 competitive matches during his reign.

His contract expired following the New Zealand draw and admitted post-match he did not expect to continue as Ireland manager.

“Of course, it would be a dream to carry on and manage the team, of course it would, but my instinct is that’s not going to happen,” Kenny said.

“That’s my own instinct and the evidence suggests that probably won’t happen, so I respect that as well.”

Source : https://onefootball.com/en/news/stephen-kenny-leaves-role-as-ireland-manager-after-contract-is-not-renewed-38604159

 

CROWD TROUBLE AT MARACANA MARS FAMOUS ARGENTINA VICTORY AGAINST BRAZIL

 World champions Argentina’s 1-0 win over Brazil was marred by crowd trouble at the Maracana Stadium.

Kick-off was delayed by half an hour in Rio de Janeiro after rival fans and police clashed, with both sets of players trying to calm the situation down before eventually returning to the dressing room before the game could commence.

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was filmed trying to climb the hoarding to stop a police officer wielding a baton before being pulled away by team-mates.

Once the order was restored, Nicolas Otamendi’s second-half header gave Argentina an historic World Cup qualifying victory, with Joelinton sent off for the hosts.

Lionel Messi said on Argentina’s X feed: “This group continues to achieve historic things. Although today was not the most important, it is something very nice.

“We needed this victory after the defeat against Uruguay.

“We knew it was going to be a tough game, similar to the one in the Copa America final. They pressed a lot, they went to look for us high up and it was difficult for us to have long possessions. These games are defined by details.”

It was Brazil’s first-ever home defeat in a World Cup qualifier and their third in a row after previous losses to Uruguay and Colombia, with their path to the 2026 World Cup looking decidedly shaky.

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Source : https://onefootball.com/en/news/crowd-trouble-at-maracana-mars-famous-argentina-victory-against-brazil-38600641

MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS COMPLAIN ABOUT ERIK TEN HAG’S INTENSE TRAINING METHODS

 Erik ten Hag is thought to have increased the intensity of Manchester United’s training in pre-season in attempt to achieve more with his current crop of players.

A poor start to the season has raised questions but it would be naïve to overlooked the amount of injuries Ten Hag has had to deal with this season, which is something I touched on in a recent column for BBC Sport. That said, you could also raise questions about the injuries themselves and how many could be deemed avoidable but we aren’t fitness experts.

According to The Guardian, however, a section of United players believe the team’s poor start to the season is down to Ten Hag overworking the squad in pre-season.

I would be slow to take the player’s word for it because we’ve had similar complaints about previous managers, so it just looks like they’re incapable of taking responsibility for their poor performances. They are now complaining of beginning the campaign feeling as tired as when they finished the previous one

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Source : https://onefootball.com/en/news/manchester-united-players-complain-about-erik-ten-hags-intense-training-methods-38600549

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