Surrey eased their County Championship relegation fears with a nerve-shredding one-wicket win over Yorkshire as last man Dan Worrall whipped away the winning four and Josh Blake battled to 43 not out off 183 deliveries after over four hours at the crease.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Midfielder Mathias Jensen remains sidelined with "a little issue" and could miss next week's trip to Bournemouth too. Josh Dasilva, Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo are also unavailable.
Most players would bite your hand off to score a hat-trick on the opening weekend of a Bundesliga season, but for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Younes Ebnoutalib, his Matchday 1 treble at Union Berlin was particularly sweet.
Dundee United have signed Iraq midfielder Zidane Iqbal from Utrecht, with manager Jim Goodwin hailing him as a player of "real pedigree" who "is off the back of a successful World Cup". The 23-year-old, who came through the youth ranks with Manchester United, had a year left of his contract with the Dutch club and has signed for two years with the Tannadice club, with an option of another 12 months. "We feel he adds something different and can occupy different positions within our midfield ranks," Goodwin told his club website.
For the first time since 2023, all eligible MLS teams -- 27 U.S. teams -- will enter the 2027 U.S. Open Cup. The 96-team competition will begin in April with the first round and conclude with the final scheduled for Dec. 15. The tournament’s final five rounds will all take place after Labor Day to accommodate MLS's change in season. The post U.S. OPEN CUP: All MLS teams will enter formatted tournaments appeared first on Soccer America.
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