Newcastle’s 23-year-old Italy international is currently serving a 10-month worldwide suspension.
Tim Steidten, West Ham’s technical director, has been asked to stay away from David Moyes and the first team for the rest of the season
A soccer politics dispute between Algeria and Morocco over a map of disputed Western Sahara territory on a team jersey will go to a full appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Algerian soccer federation and the USM Alger club from Algiers are challenging a decision by the Confederation of African Football to let Moroccan club RS Berkane wear a team jersey that includes disputed territory on a map of Morocco. The dispute already affected the teams’ semifinal of the CAF Confederation Cup, in which USM Alger is the defending champion.
Either Melbourne City or Sydney FC will become the first to win five ALW titles this weekend – both behemoths worthy of the honour