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After a successful stint with English championship side Barnsley, Daryl Dike has returned to Major League Soccer ready to dominate with Orlando City SC. His first game back looked forward twice in a triumphant 5-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.Before his arrival, rumors swirled about Dike's future at Barnsley, as most suspected that the English side would offer a full contract. To the surprise of fans and head coach Oscar Pareja, Barnsley refused the call option and returned the player to his MLS roots after the…

Brazilian midfielder Gregore will remain suspended for Inter Miami's upcoming match against Orlando City on Friday at the DRV PNK Stadium after the Independent Review panel denied his appeal against his dismissal against DC United during week eight of the 2021 MLS season.Major League Soccer announced the decision on Wednesday after a thorough review by the Independent Review Panel, which consists of a representative from the Canadian Soccer Association, the US Soccer Federation and an "independent representative" appointed…

The US head coach of women's soccer teams, Vlatko Andonovski, has announced the 18-player list for this summer's Olympic Games in Japan. Andonovski spoke several times about the difficulty of this decision, given the enormous amount of talent available. All players who were part of the winning squad for the Women's World Cup 2019 have taken the list and aim to add more silver to the collection.The USWNT list has a versatile cartel with unmatched experience from each player, which inspires the team to enter the Olympics as a…

In Mali, the five Christians who were kidnapped were released on Monday morning, Wednesday 23 June. Until now, we had no news from Ségué's parish priest, near Mopti, and the four believers who had taken him to San, the Ségou region, to attend a funeral. They had never reached their destination. Their abduction was not claimed,…

You do not have to be a football genius to figure out that Spain's Euro 2020 squad is not quite at the same level as the secure back-to-back European Championship crowns in 2008 and 2012 along with a World Cup victory sandwiched between.Players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta have seemed like a distant memory when they watch some of Spain's performances at Euro 2020 - although it's the right game for Sergio Busquets to hang in there - but midfielder Pedri is proof that there is brighter days ahead.Even under Luis Enricque's…

The UN envoy to the Central African Republic on Wednesday accused the country's security forces and their Russian allies of several human rights violations. The Central African Republic's closer relationship with Moscow dates back to 2018, when Russia sent "instructors" to help train its besieged armed forces and supplied small arms and were relieved of the UN arms embargo. One of the world's poorest countries, the Central African Republic, has been chronically unstable since gaining independence from France in 1960.…

Fourth of July is next weekend and many Americans with big suburban backyards have likely already begun stocking up on bags of charcoal in preparation for the big cookout. But, should you be worried about ingesting grilled foods this upcoming holiday weekend? The truth is some foods just taste better grilled, including Romaine lettuce, pineapple, plantains, and endives. Still, you've probably heard at least once before that grilling foods over a bed of charcoal could increase your risk of unfavorable health outcomes,…

Spain booked their place in the last 16 of Euro 2020 with a convincing 5-0 victory against Slovakia in Sevilla on Wednesday night.Luis Enrique's side should have taken the lead with just 12 minutes on the clock after receiving an early penalty. Martin Dubravka did well to palm Alvaro Morata's place kicked away, but the Newcastle man turned from hero to villain just 20 minutes later.After a short tussle with the defender, Pablo Sarabia finally tucked the ball home. Dubravka tried to touch it over the frame to the goal for a…

Former Mauritanian President Mohmamed Ould Abdel Aziza was arrested on Tuesday and detained in Nouakchott. He was indicted on March 12 for corruption, embezzlement of public property and money laundering during his presidency between 2008 and 2019. He is not the only former African leader facing justice. Overview. What gives…

A doubling from Emil Forsberg and Viktor Claesson's late strike helped Sweden bypass a warring Poland on Wednesday night, topped Group E and sent their opponents out of Euro 2020 in the process.Forsberg capitalized on a poor Poland that defended to open the scoring and slalomed around some slack challenges to shoot past Wojciech Szczesny in just 82 seconds - the second fastest goal in the history of the Euro after Dmitry Kirichenko's effort for Russia against Greece in 2004.Robert Lewandowski passed two great opportunities…