Controversy has erupted over the red card shown to US forward Folarin Balogun. Reports suggest that FIFA suspended the striker's ban following a phone call from US President Donald Trump. Now, Belgium has been given the opportunity to appeal against that decision.
The record for Bangladesh's best bowling figures in ODIs was shared by two pacers - Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Rubel Hossain. Mashrafe took 6 wickets for 26 runs against Kenya in 2006, while Rubel had the same figure against New Zealand in Mirpur in 2013. Nahid Rana has now made the record intact for almost two decades. The pacer now owns the best bowling figures in Bangladesh's history in ODIs, taking 6 wickets for 21 runs in the first ODI of the series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Monday (July 6).
Did Brazil lose because of a missed penalty? The question is being asked. Alongside it, another question arises: who is responsible for this miss? The one who missed it, Bruno Guimaraes, certainly has his share of blame. However, many are also pointing fingers at Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Neymar's penalty was not enough to save Brazil from a heartbreaking World Cup exit, but his post-goal exchange with Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland has become one of the match's biggest talking points. A Brazilian television channel has now revealed what was said between the two players.
Thomas Tuchel abandoned his preferred structured approach and shifted England into a rarely-seen defensive formation to survive Mexico's late onslaught in Sunday's 3-2 World Cup last-16 win at the Azteca Stadium, according to tactical analysis published by The Athletic.
The same VAR official who recommended the review that led to Folarin Balogun's now-overturned red card for the United States was again at the centre of controversy, this time triggering the review that resulted in Jarell Quansah's dismissal during England's dramatic 3-2 World Cup last-16 victory over Mexico on Sunday (July 6).