Uruguay were utterly dominant against Saudi Arabia in their World Cup opener, but had to come from behind to salvage a late 1-1 draw. The post ‘We had to win this game’ – Bielsa rues Uruguay’s lapse in standards during Saudi draw appeared first on SoccerNews.
Every manager who works with Bukayo Saka ends up saying the same thing: "We have to be careful." During his time as England boss, Sir Gareth Southgate repeatedly talked about tailoring Saka's programme and avoiding unnecessary load. In the 2023-24 campaign - the heaviest season of his career - Saka played 59 matches, logged 4,756 minutes and completed 26 full games.
Fox will not face any sanction from Fifa for breaking the governing body’s advertising rules during the opening game of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa last week. The US broadcaster broke Fifa’s strict guidelines for showing commercials during hydration breaks on the first occasion they were in operation by returning to the live action 10 seconds after play had resumed during the second half at Mexico City Stadium. Fifa’s tournament regulations, which were given to all rights holders two months ago, state that while broadcasters can show ads during hydration breaks they must return to the match 30 seconds before play resumes.
