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US-based soccer fans: are you going to a Club World Cup game this summer?
Inter Miami is one of the three MLS clubs participating in the 32-team tournament. Inter Miami is one of the three MLS clubs participating in the 32-team tournament. Photograph: Chris Szagola/AP Fifa's Club World Cup kicks off on 14 June in Miami, Florida. Games will be staged in US host cities including Atlanta, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington DC. The Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the three MLS clubs participating in the 32-team tournament. But many Americans will have their first opportunity to see their favorite European team – clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be in action – play a competitive match in person. Advertisement If you're interested or planning to attend, we'd like to hear what you're looking forward to and anything you're concerned about for the newly expanded tournament. Share your experience You can tell us about your plans for the Fifa Club World Cup using this form. Please share your story if you are 18 or over, anonymously if you wish. For more information, please see our terms of service and privacy policy. Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For true anonymity please use our SecureDrop service instead. If you're having trouble using the form, click here. Read terms of service here and privacy policy here.
Leader Live
25-05-2025
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Lionel Messi free kick goal helps rescue Inter Miami against Philadelphia Union
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi kicks a free kick for a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the Philadelphia Union (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Lionel Messi scored on a free kick in the 87th minute to spark a late rally for Inter Miami in their 3-3 draw with Philadelphia Union. With Inter Miami trailing 3-1, the Argentina veteran drilled a shot from just outside the box which flew into the upper left-hand corner of the goal. Messi then put the finishing touches on the Herons' comeback by assisting on Telasco Segovia's 95th-minute goal. 👽 GOLAÇO LIONEL MESSI — MLS Brasil (@MLS__Brasil) May 25, 2025 The result helped Inter Miami avoid a fourth defeat of the MLS season. The Union struck early through Quinn Sullivan and took a 2-0 lead just before half-time when Tai Baribo claimed his first goal of the evening. Tadeo Allende kept Inter Miami alive with a goal at the 60-minute mark, but Philadelphia restored their advantage when Baribo nabbed his second 13 minutes later.
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21-05-2025
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Tush Push: Teams who can't beat it on the field try to vote it out
The Eagles have mastered the Tush Push, and 22 other teams don't like it. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, FIle) If you can't beat it, ban it. That was the mindset of 22 teams in the NFL Wednesday when they voted to ban the Tush Push. Thankfully, they failed, though by only two votes. If you're mad about the vote failing, send condolences to the Green Bay Packers, who brought the ban proposal to an owners' vote. If you're happy, deride the Packers for turning to the rule book to stop what they (and others) couldn't on the field. Advertisement I'm not a Tush Push fan, but I'm firmly in the deride-the-Packers camp here, mainly because there wasn't a compelling argument made as to why the Tush Push should be banned. The Packers began this quest with an argument centered around injury, but when no data could be shown that the play caused a single injury — not one — they shifted their focus to the old 'let's get back to how things used to be' mantra, meaning going back to 2005 rules when pushing and pulling ball carriers was illegal. The problem here is they already showed their cards. They weren't interested in reverting to 2005 rules until it became necessary to do so. And while trial and error can be a useful tool when it comes to optimizing methodology, it reeks of desperation when you're just trying to get your way. I'd respect the Packers more had they just admitted they don't like the play — 'that's it, that's our reasoning' — but instead, they hid behind an integrity-of-the-game argument where, to use an appropriate phrase here, the goalposts kept moving. Advertisement The Packers, of course, shouldn't shoulder all the derision here; 21 other teams reportedly voted with them. If we're being blunt, cowards are what they are. Why so harsh? Because this is a play that is so simple every team in the league could run it; a play so obvious, every coach, player and yahoo watching at home knows it's coming; a play that embodies the core of the game of football — strength vs. strength — more than any other. And yet it's a play that only two teams have figured out how to run effectively. That should be celebrated, not banned. That should be a wake-up call to the 30 other teams to figure out how to stop it and come up with the right personnel to execute their own version. Advertisement The Eagles and Bills, the only two teams that appear to have figured it out, are successful at it because they have Mack trucks for quarterbacks. Sorry if you have Jordan Love under center and he doesn't have tree trunks for thighs, but that's on you, Green Bay. Find a tight end who does and join the guaranteed fourth-and-1 conversion party. Unfortunately, this probably isn't the end of this push to ban the push. The ban camp received 22 votes. That's six more than it reportedly had in April, and only two short of prevailing. But the "no" votes aren't going away. They're going to gather their strength, focus it in a common direction, and keep push, push, pushing until they get it across the goal line ... you know, like football ought to be played.
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19-05-2025
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NFL owners set to discuss tush push again, along with playoff and flag football proposals
FILE - AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7), of the Jacksonville Jaguars, runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin, of the Dallas Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) FILE - The logo for the NFL football NFC divisional playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams is visible on the field on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) FILE - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, and teammates run the tush push play during the NFL championship playoff football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, FIle) FILE - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, and teammates run the tush push play during the NFL championship playoff football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, FIle) FILE - AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (7), of the Jacksonville Jaguars, runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin, of the Dallas Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) FILE - The logo for the NFL football NFC divisional playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams is visible on the field on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) FILE - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, center, and teammates run the tush push play during the NFL championship playoff football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, FIle) The fate of the tush push will be up for discussion again along with the NFL's history of giving division champions with mediocre records home field in the playoffs. There will be a new topic as well when NFL owners gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the headquarters of the Minnesota Vikings after the league issued a proposal that would allow its players to participate in flag football when the sport makes its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028. Advertisement 'There's more work to be done there,' NFL executive Jeff Miller said when the flag football proposal was released last week. 'It will certainly be an important topic of conversation. ... I would expect it to be an engaging and robust conversation on that topic.' Philadelphia's famous play has been a topic of conversation for years, reaching a new level when owners agreed to consider a proposal from Green Bay to ban a short-yardage scheme that has helped the Eagles win one Super Bowl — this past season — and reach another. Owners were set to vote last month but instead tabled the topic for more discussion of a play where Jalen Hurts takes the snap on a quarterback sneak while two or three players line up behind him to try to push him past the first down line or into the end zone. The Eagles began using the play in 2022. Buffalo was among several teams that started using it, but no team has matched Philadelphia's success rate. Advertisement 'There are definitely some people that have health and safety concerns, but there's just as many people that have football concerns,' NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said last month. 'So I wouldn't say it was because of one particular health and safety video or discussion. It was much more about the play, the aesthetics of the play, is it part of what football has been traditionally, or is it more of a rugby play?' It has been a virtual guarantee that Philadelphia uses the play on fourth-and-1, and sometimes even when needing 2 yards on fourth down. 'There's no data that shows it isn't a very safe play, or else we wouldn't be pushing the tush push,' Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said. Detroit has proposed getting rid of a playoff system where division champions get the top four seeds in each conference regardless of record. Advertisement The original proposal by the Lions had the teams in each conference seeded one through seven based on their records, with all four division champs still guaranteed postseason berths. There also has been discussion of leaving the wild-card round alone and reseeding for the divisional playoffs. The current system has led to quite a few situations were wild-card teams with much better records were forced to play a fourth-seeded division champion the road. Last season offered an example, when Minnesota finished a game behind the Lions at 14-3 in the NFC North and had to play at the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams. LA rolled to a 27-9 victory. During the 2010 season, New Orleans was the defending Super Bowl champion with an 11-5 record but didn't win the NFC South. The Saints had to visit NFC West champ Seattle, which finished 7-9 but had one of the best home-field advantages in the league. The Seahawks won 41-36. Advertisement The NFL has been making a big push into flag football in hopes of increasing youth participation and opportunities for women in the sport. The league played a major role in making sure the Los Angeles Olympics would be the first with flag football, with events for both men and women. Several star players, including Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Miami receiver Tyreek Hill, have expressed interest in the past in participating in the Olympics. Minnesota running back Aaron Jones lit up when asked last month about the possibility. 'I would absolutely love it. Every other sport gets an opportunity to win a gold medal,' Jones said. 'And if you're not serving your country in the military, I feel like that's the other highest honor.' The proposal would allow only one player per NFL team to be selected by a country for the Olympics in addition to each team's designated international player. It also provides for injury protection and salary cap credit in case of any injuries and requires minimum standards for medical staffs and field surfaces. ___ AP NFL:
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30-04-2025
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Phillies will honor the 3 Hall of Fame outfielders who all batted .400 in 1894
FILE - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper takes a knee during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) FILE - Philadelphia Phillies gather around the batting cage during a baseball workout, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia, ahead of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) FILE - Philadelphia Phillies gather around the batting cage during a baseball workout, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia, ahead of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) FILE - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper takes a knee during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) FILE - Philadelphia Phillies gather around the batting cage during a baseball workout, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia, ahead of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The only outfield in major league history where all three players batted .400 in the same season will be honored the same way as the Philadelphia Phillies players whose numbers have been retired, the team announced Wednesday. Baseball Hall of Fame members Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson were the Phillies' regular outfielders from 1891-95. Delahanty batted .405, Hamilton .403 and Thompson .415 in 1894. Advertisement The three played before the introduction of uniform numbers. They will have their respective uniform insignias from their era added to the retired numbers displayed on the brick wall above Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park. The insignias also will be individually showcased on the retired number disks in the left field plaza. A ceremony will be held before Thursday night's game against the Washington Nationals. The Phillies have retired the numbers of Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Dick Allen, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Roy Halladay and Robin Roberts and have the uniform insignias of Chuck Klein and Grover Cleveland Alexander on display. The Phillies, along with every major league team, also have retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42. ___ AP MLB:
