Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham could play against American teams next season in a revamped Super Cup. The Super Cup currently sees the Champions League winners take on the Europa League winners of the previous season, but discussions are on ongoing on making the competition a four-team event, Laurie Martin writes for Football.London.
PA Media understands that the Super Cup would take place in America, with the Champions League winners, the Europa League winners, the Europa Conference League winners and the reigning champions of the MLS all invited. The idea is to attract more female fans and families to football matches.
The revamped competition could take place in a different country, but UEFA have identified USA as the number one location as it is considered the main growth area for European football. Talks aren’t believed to be at a serious stage, but the idea of a revamped Super Cup is gaining traction as it will drive more revenue and appeal to a new audience.
With the winners of the Champions League and Europa League invited, the new competition could impact Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham if it goes through. Arsenal are the favourites with the bookmakers to win the Europa League after coming close in previous seasons, while Chelsea and Spurs are both involved in the Champions League.
The Blues and Tottenham have work to do in their group though, having taken just two points and three points respectively so far. West Ham United could also be impacted as they are participants in this year’s Europa Conference League.
Further discussions over the revamped Super Cup are reportedly set to take place at the European Club Association’s general assembly in Istanbul on Thursday and Friday.
AEW-Dynamite Grand Slam Results in Chris Jericho Defeats Claudio Castagnoli To Win ROH World Championship
AEW Dynamite Grand slam results: Defeats Claudio Castagnoli
Chris Jericho is one of the most storied champions in professional wrestling history – but there’s one company where he’s never held gold. Ring of Honor has never had Chris Jericho on their roster, and he’s never really had a chance to claim the ROH World Championship – until now. He would challenge Claudio Castagnoli for a match here tonight at Grand Slam, and Claudio is the very definition of a fighting champion. Can he stop Jericho from claiming another world championship?
Claudio Castagnoli Enters His Fifth Title Defence As ROH World Champion
Jericho would accept the Code of Honor as this match began, with a slap to the face added in by Jericho. Claudio would respond with a flurry of uppercuts into the corner before throwing Jericho from corner to corner with the running variants. Jericho was lifted into a Gorilla Press and dropped crotch first on the top rope before being sent to the floor with a big boot.
Claudio would follow to the floor and hit the running uppercut before Jericho would use ROH Hall of Famer Cary Silkin as a human shield. This would allow Jericho to get a brief advantage before coming off the top rope and being caught with an uppercut. Jericho would regain the advantage in the ring but wasted time taunting before looking for the triangle dropkick and catching an uppercut.
Claudio would look for a suplex on the apron, but Jericho blocked before they traded forearm shots. Jericho would get the suplex, and both men crashed to the floor. They’d get back into the ring before the twenty counts before Jericho would hit the backdrop suplex for a two count.
Claudio would go for the always reliable uppercuts before missing one in the corner. Jericho would catapult him into the bottom rope throat first but was unable to maintain the advantage. Two boots to the face would drop Jericho like a sack of bricks before Claudio would roll up to the top rope.
Chris Jericho Doesn’t Know The Meaning Of Honor
He’d be unable to fly as Jericho would catch him with some strikes before trying to the Superana. Claudio would try to block into the Ricola Bomb, but Jericho reversed at the last second into the hurricarana for a two count. Jericho would look for the Codebreaker, but Claudio caught him and turned it into a pop-up uppercut.
Claudio would hit the Hammer & Anvil Elbow strikes before the giant swing was blocked – but the double stomp was not. Sharpshooter would be applied, but Jericho found the bottom rope. Jericho looked for a low blow but was blocked and hit with the Ricola Bomb – and was somehow able to kick out.
Some crown knee strikes to the midsection would follow from Claudio before a heavy-handed chop. Claudio looked for the springboard uppercut but was caught with the Codebreaker for a near fall. The Walls Of Jericho would be attempted, but Claudio broke free and stomped Jericho’s head in.
Giant Swing would follow, with around 20 rotations followed by a slingshot into the corner. Claudio nailed a lariat but only got two before Jericho would grab his bat. This was a ruse to hit the low blow and the Judas Effect for the dishonourable victory.
Who can take this belt from Jericho? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Results: The Acclaimed
Defeat Swerve In Our Glory To Win AEW World Tag
Team Championships
AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Results from The Acclaimed Defeat Swerve In Our Glory To Win AEW World Tag Team Championships
Back at All Out, The Acclaimed proved they belong at the top of the AEW Tag Team division. They took Swerve In Our Glory to their limits in the best match of the night but came up short in the end. However, due to fan demand – we get the rematch here tonight, and The Acclaimed are going to be laser-focused on claiming gold. Add in potential tension between Swerve & Lee, and tonight could be their night.
Swerve In Our Glory entering Hostile Territory
Judging by the crowd’s reactions to entrances, they hated Swerve Strickland, liked Keith Lee, and LOVED The Acclaimed. Everyone loves The Acclaimed in Arthur Ashe Stadium – not a cop in sight. The crowd had a heavy “Scissor Me Daddy” chant as the bell rang, and Bowens would start with Lee. He’d get the headlock applied to Lee before being sent off the ropes.
Lee would come back with a running hurricanrana, leaving Bowens flying off to the side and speechless. Caster would get the tag and was overpowered into the neutral corner – before being unable to hit an arm drag. Lee stopped him dead in his tracks before going for the Biel Toss and taking the arm drag after the reversal.
The Acclaimed would look to scissors before Swerve would hit a dropkick to the back of the head. Caster would have his knee targeted by Swerve with a dropkick to the back before a leg snap on the mat. Swerve would hit the running uppercut to the spine before forcing Caster into a hammerlock.
Keith Lee would get the tag, and Caster tried and failed to get the suplex. Lee would nail the elbow smash before Caster used his speed to complete the tag after a power slam to Swerve and a superkick and suplex to Lee. Bowens would hit the ring with quick strikes before dropping Lee with the superkick.
Everybody Loves The Acclaimed
Swerve was able to slip in and nail the House Call kick to the head of Bowens before Swerve Stomp was attempted. Bowens would avoid a roll-up and turn it right into a Buckle Bomb. Lee would hit the headbutt to shut Bowens down before Biel threw over the top rope. In the ring, Caster was planted with a spinebuster – and narrowly avoided the second rope moonsault press.
Swerve tried to use the boombox of The Acclaimed as a weapon but got Lee instead. The Acclaimed would take Swerve down before a flipping neck breaker – but Caster landed hard on his knee out of the Mic Drop. They missed a perfect chance to end this, and Lee would complete the tag.
Swerve hit the rolling solebutt kick in the corner before Caster was able to hit the backdrop. Lee would hit the pounce to the back before launching him into a powerbomb from Swerve, but somehow – Caster kicked out.
Swerve would hit a 450 and stomp the floor, with Billy Gunn helping The Acclaimed get an opening to recover…. And a FameAsser behind the back. Bowens hit The Arrival – Caster hit The Mic Drop, and we have NEW AEW World Tag Team Champions.
Super Eagles now have a full complement of players with the late arrivals of goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and defender Ebube Duru to the Nigerian camp in Constantine, Algeria.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will meet Desert Warriors of Algeria on Friday and Tuesday, September 27, in Algeria, in a doubleheader international friendly.
Nigerian got a full house of her players on Wednesday morning as Uzoho, who plays in Cyprus with Omonia Nicosia, and Nigeria-based Ebube with Rivers United breezed into the Super Eagles camp in Constantine.
The late arrivals mean that Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro can fully account for all 24 invited players in his camp before the two friendly games against Algeria.
Uzoho and Ebube missed the team’s morning training but will now participate in the evening training outing on Wednesday.
Leicester City of England forward Kelechi Iheanacho also arrived at the team’s camp the same day ahead of Uzoho and Ebube.
Rivers United’s left-back Ebube Duru, Portugal-based forward, and Casa Pia’s forward Savior Godwin are late call-ups to the Super Eagles squad to face Algeria on September 27, writes Edwin Emeanua for Sports Joust.
Head coach Jose Peseiro has invited them in place of injured Emmanuel Dennis and Samuel Chukwueze, who are both expected to miss the game with Algeria.
Savior, who plays in Portugal, is a former Nigeria Under-17 and Under-20 international. He also represented Nigeria in the Under-23 category.
Duru is an influential defender player for Nigeria Professional Football League champions Rivers United.
Jose Peseiro Super Eagles side extends its spell of injury problems as more players miss out sidelined by injuries, Edwin Emeanua writes for Sports Joust.
Nigeria will face the Desert Foxes of Algeria on September 27 in a high-pressure friendly schedule. Still, the Portuguese coach must now cope with an injury-ravaged team against their continental archenemy.
Emmanuel Dennis and Samuel Chukwueze join the Super Eagles’ injury list and will miss the game with Algeria.
Chukwueze and Dennis are injured and will miss the highly anticipated friendly against the two-time African champions.
Dennis is a late call-up for Adana Demirspor’s wide-attacker Henry Onyekuru, who was sidelined earlier by injury.
Another possible doubt for the approaching encounter with the Dessert Foxes is captain Ahmed Musa who battles his injury in a recent Club game to be fit for the tie with Algeria.
Nigeria’s influential forward, Victor Osimhen, is currently out with injury.
as pressure grows on 35-year-old coach Julian Nagelsmann
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has publicly backed Julian Nagelsmann amidst rumours linking Thomas Tuchel with the 35-year-old’s job.
Tuchel is out of work after being sacked by Chelsea.
He guided the Blues to Champions League glory in 2021 but the club’s slow start to the new season meant he was relieved of his duties.
The Londoners’ new ownership reportedly did not see eye to eye with the German head coach, with Todd Boehly looking to bring in his own boss who agreed with his hands-on approach.
It is believed that Tuchel is open to getting back into work as soon as possible, and he could be keeping an eye out on the Bayern Munich job.
The Bavarians have started the season very poorly by their usual high standards.
Defeat at Augsburg over the weekend made it four league games without a win for Nagelsmann’s side.
Bayern has, however, picked up two decent victories in the Champions League, defeating Inter Milan and Barcelona 2-0.
The former RB Leipzig boss is under increasing pressure as he looks to get the German club’s Bundesliga title charge up and running.
Bayern’s former goalkeeper and current CEO, Kahn, has backed Nagelsmann; insisting the club are “totally convinced of Julian”.
Kahn told Sky Germany: “We are not dealing with any other coaches now. We are totally convinced of Julian.
“Of course we are all dissatisfied, in a bad mood.
“We have to get to the bottom of it all. And assume that as soon as it starts again against Leverkusen, we will and must attack fully.
“Perhaps one or the other has taken hold of the belief that you could do the Bundesliga on the side. But that’s not the case.”
Kahn added that the board will see “which levers we can move so that we can quickly get back on the road to success in the Bundesliga”.
It has been reported by BILD, however, that former Chelsea boss
The German giants apparently hold a ‘secret clause’ that will allow them to dismiss Nagelsmann after another poor result.
Ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Tuchel would be the ideal replacement for his compatriot.
Speaking after his side’s defeat against Augsburg, Nagelsmann accused his players of having a “laissez-faire” approach in the final third.
“When I look at the statistics, we should have won… We could have tried simple things to play into the space behind (Augsburg’s defence), but we played very laissez-faire in the final third,” Nagelsmann said.
“The trend doesn’t bode well. I’m thinking about myself, about the situation – about everything.”
The first round of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022, scheduled for 21-28 October, will be hotly contested.
The groups of the final tournament were revealed on Friday following the draw held in the Mozambican capital Maputo.
In accordance with the draw procedure, hosts Mozambique have been placed in group A. They are joined by Malawi, who will be taking part in their first Beach Soccer AFCON, Nigeria who were bronze medalists in 2015 and finalists in 2016 and 2018, and also Morocco, regular participants in the finals and bronze medalists in the last edition.
In the other group, Senegal – defending champion – will share the stage with Uganda, who will participate in their second Beach Soccer AFCON after having been semi-finalists in 2021, Madagascar, winner of the tournament organized in 2015 in Seychelles and also Egypt, bronze medalists in 2016 and 2018.
The tournament will take place in the town of Vilankulo, known for its seaside resort and picturesque landscape, an enchanting tourist spot.
Nwaneri with Gunners teammate Gabriel Martinelli after the match (Image: Getty Images)
Mikel Arteta’s side is back on top of the table after beating their London rivals 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium, Martyn Simpson writes for O London World.
Another fine performance and three points for Arsenal this season was capped off by the latest product of their youth academy and breaking the Premier League record for youngest ever player.
Ethan Nwaneri, only 15 years old, smashed the record previously held by Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott.
The Reds’ midfielder was 16 years and 30 days old when he made his Premier League debut against Fulham in 2019 when he broke the record held by another Gunners’ youth academy graduate – Jack Wilshire.
Here is everything you need to know about Ethan Nwaneri, including his exact age and career.
Who is Ethan Nwaneri? Premier League’s youngest ever player
Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal replaces teammate Fabio Viera during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Arsenal FC at Brentford Community Stadium.
Ethan Nwaneri now holds the record for the Premier League’s youngest player at 15 and 181.
He was born on March 21, 2007, and plays as an attacking midfielder.
Nwaneri first joined the Arsenal youth academy in 2016 at nine and has been with the club ever since.
He has taken squad number 83 in his first season as part of the first-team squad.
At the international level, Nwaneri has represented England at the Under 16 and Under 17 levels.
Nwaneri came on in stoppage time ( Image: Action Images via Reuters)
What a day a day this must be for young Ethan Nwaneri to make English Premier League history at just 15 years plus 181 days, Edwin Emeanua writes for Sports Joust?
The young England jumior international was injected into the final minutes for Arsenal’s 3-0 mauling of Brentford today, making him the youngest player ever to play in prestigeous Premier League.
The attacking midfielder was included in Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal first-team for the visit to the other side of the capital, in place of team captain Martin Odegard, who nicked a knock in training.
Fabio Vieira took Odegaard’s place to make his first Premier League start and his full debut in the competition, as well as scoring a second half goal.
The 22-year-old’s 25-yard stunning goal increased Arsenal’s lead to 3-0 following William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus headed-in first half goals, with Arsenal recording a commanding routing of the home side.
Vieira was substituted, albeit to a standing ovation from the Arsenal faithfuls, as Nwaneri took his place to made his first-team appearance for Arsenal.
This makes the England Under-17 international the youngest-ever player in Premier League history, having overtaken Harvey Elliott, who debuted for Fulham at 16 years and 38 days.
Nwaneri helped Arsenal to comfortably conclude the final moments of the match and taking the Gunners to the top of the table as they await next month’s North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.
