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Tim Weah somehow avoids red card after making diving save with his hand to deny a goal

Juventus and U.S. forward Tim Weah has made headlines with his hands twice this summer. The latest edition was a Tim Weah handball during a Juventus friendly on Friday.

Juve lost 3-0 to 2. Bundesliga side FC Nürnberg in a friendly ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Italian club had 22 players feature in the match with the starting XI being completely changed at the half.

Weah was brought on for the second half and made an amazing diving save in the 81st minute. Perhaps goalkeeping is his true calling.

Tim Weah handball during friendly

Watch: Jimmy Fallon creates hilarious new celebration for Christian Pulisic

USMNT’s Christian Pulisic appeared as a special guest on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, joining the set of the highly-renowned talk show host during AC Milan’s USA preseason tour. They will play Manchester City at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

Pulisic talked about his life coming up as a soccer player, when he realized he would become a professional soccer player, his Halloween costumes as a child and much more.

Watch: Wrexham and Chelsea players brawl three minutes into their friendly game

Chelsea and Wrexham exchanged goals and blows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Wednesday night in a 2-2 friendly draw. The Chelsea Wrexham fight during the game happened in the opening minutes.

Wrexham’s James McClean had a late challenge on Levi Colwill and the Chelsea 21-year-old was PISSED. Colwill immediately shoved McClean and then grabbed him by his jersey. McClean returned the favor as their teammates had to break up the skirmish.

Chelsea Wrexham fight

2024 Ballon d’Or odds: Who has the highest chance of taking the award?

The race for the upcoming Ballon d’Or is going to be close.

As anticipation builds for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, the battle for soccer’s most coveted individual award is shaping up to be thrilling. 

After a long 2023-24 campaign, paired with a summer full of international play with the Euros and Copa América, the number of contenders for the award has only increased.

Cesc Fabregas gets first big head coaching gig in Serie A with newly promoted Como 1907

Spaniard Cesc Fabregas has been appointed as head coach of Como, where he is a minority shareholder, after leading them to promotion to Serie A as assistant and interim coach last season, the club said on Friday.

Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Fabregas ended his playing career at Como in 2023 and became an assistant coach at the club. The 37-year-old took over as interim coach in November after head coach Moreno Longo was fired.

Cesc Fabregas Como manager

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 17-year-old son Maximilian signs first professional contract with AC Milan

Maximilian Ibrahimovic, son of the famous and retired legend Zlatan, has signed his first professional contract at the age of 17. He’s signed with his father’s previous club, AC Milan.

Maximilian has been playing with Milan’s youth sides. Last season he featured for the club’s U18 team making 29 appearances and scoring three goals. He primarily plays at left wing.

Now he will play with Milan’s reserve team in Serie C called Milan Futuro. 

Ibrahimovic son signs with Milan

USMNT head coach target Patrick Vieira is on the market after leaving his club Strasbourg

The news of Patrick Vieira leaving his head coaching gig with Strasbourg has caught the attention of United States men’s national team fans. The French manager is one of the top prospects for the vacant USMNT job.

Vieira managed Strasbourg for one season, finishing 13th in Ligue 1. The two have now mutually parted ways with the club thanking him for their short time together.

Patrick Vieira leaves Strasbourg

Gareth Southgate resigns as England head coach after second Euros final defeat

Gareth Southgate resigned from his role as England manager on Tuesday after yet another heartbreaking final loss at the European Championship, their second straight failure in the title decider of the continental tournament.

England lost 2-1 to Spain in Sunday's showpiece in Berlin and the 53-year-old Englishman said after the game that he would discuss his future in charge of the national team.

Watch: Real Madrid introduce Kylian Mbappé as their new player at the Bernabéu

MADRID — France forward Kylian Mbappé said on Tuesday he was so convinced he would one day play for Real Madrid that he began taking Spanish classes at school.

"Since I was a child, I knew my destiny was to play for Real Madrid," Mbappé said at a Bernabeu stadium packed with fans, many of them wearing replica shirts with his name.

Reports: Spain manager Luis de la Fuente interested in USMNT head coach job

The USMNT head coach hunt is extending to everywhere and anywhere.

Spain's Luis de la Fuente linked to USMNT

It has been reported that Spain national team manager, Luis de la Fuente, is interested in the U.S. men’s national team head coach position following the sacking of Gregg Berhalter.

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