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The Athletic: VM-byer mener de mangler millionutbetalinger
De amerikanske byene som arrangerte kamper under fotball-VM i sommer, skal ha millioner av kroner utestående hos Det internasjonale fotballforbundet.
Ifølge The Athletic ble arrangørbyene lovet én million dollar (9,5 millioner kroner) som skulle gå til vekst av fotballen i lokalsamfunnene. Det skjedde etter at Fifa i 2025 hadde lignende utbetalinger til byene som hadde kamper i klubb-VM.
The Athletic har snakket med fire ulike ledere i de amerikanske VM-byene, som etterlyser pengene nå som de ulike VM-komiteene i byene skal løses opp etter turneringen. Samtidig skal rapporter om økonomien leveres inn.
De elleve arrangørbyene i årets VM var Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey, Miami og Boston.
Fifa ønsker ikke å kommentere The Athletics opplysninger.
Allerede er Fifa-president Gianni Infantino i hardt vær som følge av planen om å selge deler av VM-produktet til eksterne investorer. Planene ble kastet sist helg etter stor motstand.
Infantino skal ifølge flere medier ha innkalt til hastemøte onsdag.
(NTB) toffler.lol
Fauci’s Lawyer Says Rodgers Should ‘Stick to Football’
Aaron Rodgers fired back at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a segment of the PAT McAfee show, labeling Fauci an "absolute criminal" and "absolute coward" and repeating a false conspiracy claim about Fauci’s family. The remarks were widely criticized for spreading misinformation.
In response, Fauci’s lawyer David Schertler said Rodgers "doesn’t know what he’s talking about" and that the quarterback should "stick to football." ESPN declined to comment on the exchange, and it remains unclear whether Rodgers will continue to feature on McAfee’s program or address the comments in a league‑required press conference.
NFL declines comment on the Steelers' failure to disclose Aaron Rodgers' illness before playoff loss
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers recently disclosed to Mike Silver of The Athletic that Rodgers was ill before the January playoff loss to the Texans. The illness was not disclosed by the Steelers.
In response to an inquiry from PFT on the situation, the NFL declined comment.
In 2023, the NFL fined the Falcons $75,000 and then-coach Arthur Smith $25,000 for failing to disclose that running back Bijan Robinson had an illness on the morning of a game against the Buccaneers.
The fact that the NFL has declined comment doesn't mean the league will ignore it. How can they? In this age of legalized and normalized betting, the failure of the Steelers to update their injury report to reveal that Rodgers had an illness is a problem on its face.
The league has no choice but to investigate. If the reporting is true (and it is, we've confirmed), the league will have no choice but to act. Any other approach amounts to the league looking the other way on the Steelers concealing an important piece of inside information.
Given the various ways in which inside information has allegedly or actually been misused in multiple sports (the NFL recently suspended a Cardinals executive for allegedly sharing information about the team's draft picks), inaction is not acceptable. If the league is going to profit from gambling, either directly through sponsorships or indirectly by owners owning up to five percent of companies that operate sportsbooks, the NFL cannot ignore clear instances of teams having inside information about a player's health and failing to reveal it.
Tennis: Alcaraz fortsatt skadet – må droppe Masters-turnering
Verdenstoer Carlos Alcaraz er fortsatt ikke friskmeldt fra håndleddsskaden han pådro seg i april, og har meldt avbud til ATP Masters 1000-turneringen i Cincinnati.
Turneringen i den amerikanske delstaten Ohio, der den spanske 23-åringen vant i fjor, starter 13. august.
– Vi vet at Carlos gjør alt han kan for å komme tilbake til turneringsspill så snart som mulig. Vi ønsker ham alt godt med rehabiliteringen og ser fram til å ønske ham velkommen tilbake til Cincinnati i fremtiden, sier turneringsdirektør Bob Moran.
Alcaraz er også tittelforsvarer i US Open, årets siste Grand Slam-turnering, som starter 30. august i New York. Skadeforfallet som ble kjent tirsdag, sår også tvil om Alcaraz kan stille der.
Den sjudobbelte Grand Slam-vinneren har allerede trukket seg fra blant annet Roland-Garros i Paris og Wimbledon i London i år etter skaden som han pådro seg i første runde av Barcelona Open i april.
(NTB)
Sanders, Watson to Get Preseason Starts
Monken had originally hoped to name a starting quarterback by the offseason program but continued the competition into training camp. The next week will determine who starts on August 15 at Chicago and who starts the August 22 home game against the Bills, with the leader likely starting the final preseason game on August 27 against the Patriots.
Watson has played only 19 games since arriving in Cleveland in 2022 and hasn't played since October 2024, having torn his Achilles twice. Sanders earned Pro Bowl honors as a rookie despite starting only seven games, completing 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards, with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.