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2026 World Cup qualifiers: Darwin Nunez temporarily cleared to join Uruguay after ban suspension

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has linked up with the Uruguay national team for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador, Afrosport reports. This comes after his five-match ban, imposed following a brawl involving Uruguay players and Colombian fans during the Copa America semi-final, was temporarily lifted. Nunez had already served two games of the suspension, but the case has now been referred to...

Duvan Zapata: Torino forward out for rest of season with serious knee injury

by Ibikunle Salako

7 October 2024

Colombian forward Duvan Zapata will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after suffering a serious knee injury, Serie A club Torino confirmed on Monday. The 33-year-old striker has reportedly suffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament as well as the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. "The instrumental tests to which Duván Zapata was subjected revealed a lesion of the anterior cruciate...

FIFA suspends Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez for two matches over offensive behaviour

by Diamond Kesiena

29 September 2024

The disciplinary committee of the world football governing, FIFA, has suspended Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez from Albiceleste’s next two matches after he was found to have "displayed offensive behavior and violated rinciples of fair play", Afrosport reports. The 32-year-old will miss Argentina's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia in October. The 2022 World Cup Golden Glove winner was found guilty of violating FIFA’s code...

Women’s World Cup: Emotional Pedros thanks Moroccan players & fans for historic feat

by Ibikunle Salako

3 August 2023

Thursday’s victory at the Perth Rectangular Stadium was a historic feat for Morocco, who qualified for the knockout rounds of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in their debut outing–making them the first African team to achieve such a feat. The Atlas Lionesses, led by Frenchman Reynald Pedros, defeated eventual group winners Colombia 1-0 and relied on South Korea holding two-time winners Germany to a 1-1 draw...

Women’s World Cup: Caicedo’s stunner helps Colombia overcome Germany

by Ibikunle Salako

30 July 2023

South American teenage sensation Linda Caicedo was on target once again as 2023 Women's Copa America finalist Colombia saw off Germany 2-1 in an intriguing affair at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. The 18-year-old, who won the best player award at last year's Women's Copa America, gave her side the lead in the 52nd minute with an outrageous right-footed finish. After receiving the ball inside Germany's...

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2026 World Cup qualifiers: Darwin Nunez temporarily cleared to join Uruguay after ban suspension

Duvan Zapata: Torino forward out for rest of season with serious knee injury

FIFA suspends Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez for two matches over offensive behaviour

Women’s World Cup: Emotional Pedros thanks Moroccan players & fans for historic feat

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