Sources: France U19 player exits over fasting ban

Mahamadou Diawara has left France’s under-19 squad after learning that the French Football Federation (FFF) have installed new rules forbidding Muslim players from fasting during Ramadan, sources have told ESPN.     Read More  

Rubiales to return to Spain amid corruption probe

Ex-Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales plans to return to Spain next month to be questioned as part of the corruption probe into the deal to move the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia.     Read More  

USMNT on ‘higher alert’ against depleted Jamaica

Head coach Gregg Berhalter said the USMNT will be on “higher alert” because of the depleted Jamaica roster his side will face in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.     Read More  

Gomez: England recall ends 4-year injury chapter

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has revealed the “psychological toll” his 2020 injury took on his career and how his return to the England setup four years on has finally “closed that chapter.”     Read More  

Robinho must serve rape sentence in Brazil

The majority of judges on a Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, adding he must serve the nine-year prison sentence in Brazil.     Read More