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LONDON — FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday and only ordering the country to play without its flag and anthem at neutral venues under the name of its federation — the Football Union of Russia. Protesting against FIFA’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland said it would still refuse to play the country in a World Cup playoff semifinal, which is scheduled for March 24. “Today’s FIFA decision is totally unacceptable,” Polish football federation president Cezary Kulesza tweeted. “We are not interested in participating in this game of appearances. Our stance remains intact: Polish National Team will NOT PLAY with Russia, no matter what the name of the team is.” The unanimous ruling by the FIFA Bureau, featuring the six regional football confederation presidents, said the Russian flag and anthem can’t be associated with the team playing as “Football Union of Russia (RFU).” “FIFA will cont...

Marcelo Bielsa’s position at Leeds is in serious doubt on the back of a 4-0 hammering by Tottenham, with Jesse Marsch a leading contender to replace him at Elland Road. Bielsa joined Leeds in 2018 and led them back to the Premier League after a 16-year absence two years later, as well as a ninth-placed finish in the top flight in 2020/21, but the club are currently two points outside the relegation zone after a run of five defeats from six games. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights of Tottenham Hotspur’s win against Leeds United. Leeds have conceded 21 goals in that time and slumped to a 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham after being thrashed 6-0 in midweek away at Liverpool , leaving them with a goal difference of -30 and the leakiest defence in the Premier League all season, having shipped 60 goals in 26 games, five more than bottom side Norwich. Leeds’ dismal run January 22 – Leeds 0-1 Newcastle February 9 – Aston V...

Roman Abramovich has handed “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the club’s charitable foundation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Abramovich will remain Chelsea owner and the Russian billionaire, who has invested over £1billion into the Stamford Bridge club since purchasing it in 2003, will not be asking the club to repay the loans it owes him – meaning the long-term future of the club remains secure. It is also understood that Abramovich remains adamant that Chelsea is not for sale. Bur there are now questions about his long-term future at the club. Whether Abramovich will ever return to taking a more visible hands-on role at the club will likely depend strongly on whether he faces any sanctions, and what happens in Ukraine and the UK’s relationship with Russia. “A lot of Chelsea fans will want to know if he’s still going to be putting money in,” chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol told Sky Sports News . “I believe he will continue to back the club, but that of course coul...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets broke a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Adam Lowry, Evgeny Svechnikov and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the third period. “Just a lot of resilience,” Connor said. “The way it has been going, it could have been easy to start pointing fingers, blaming each other and not come out. We really came together there and had a nice push. It was real impressive.” Nick Ritchie, Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton scored for the Coyotes, who had won two of three. Ritchie added an assist in his second game with Arizona after being acquired from Toronto nine days ago. Eric Comrie made 27 saves in his first start since Feb. 17. He’s made three starts in Winnipeg’s last 26 games, and the Jets have won all three. The Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck leads the NHL with 44 games in net. “With days off in between, sometimes it’s hard to get...

Toothless United surrender top-four advantage Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Manchester United’s draw with Watford in the Premier League. It was a draw that will have felt like a defeat – and the boos from the disgruntled Old Trafford contingent were so familiar as not to be questioned. Manchester United registered 22 attempts on the Watford goal, but not a single one of them managed to break the deadlock and secure the three points so desperately needed for their top-four challenge. But when you consider that just three of those 22 attempts were on target, a familiar, deep-rooted issue raised its head once again at Old Trafford. Rangnick had just one recognised, out and out striker at his disposal. Granted, it was Cristiano Ronaldo, but when his early volley had proven fruitless, there was nowhere left for United to turn. With United’s profligacy hampering Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and even Anthony Elanga, a...

It’s hard enough to beat the Carolina Hurricanes when you play smart, detailed hockey. The Edmonton Oilers tried it the other way for the first 20 minutes Sunday, and even though their game smartened up in the final 40 minutes they never caught up in a competitive 2-1 loss in Raleigh. “I would say there were moments in this game that maybe didn’t go the way we wanted them to,” said head coach Jay Woodcroft. “But there were a lot of really good moments and a lot of really good details in our game.” It truly was one careless period that could not be overcome by two well-played ones. In the final 40 minutes Edmonton played an excellent road gamer against one of the NHL’s elite teams, but could not manage to squeeze a second goal past Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen. “There are two things you can do,” said industrious winger Zach Hyman of a 2-0 first-intermission deficit. “Either you can lay over and let them run over you, or you can battle back and play hard. I thought we did tha...

West Ham were “quite far down the line” towards signing Luis Diaz from Porto in January before he joined Liverpool, David Moyes has revealed. The Hammers have been searching for a new forward for some time, and have operated with only Michail Antonio as an out-and-out striker since selling Sebastian Haller to Ajax in January 2021. They were unable to add Jesse Lingard to their ranks after his successful loan spell last season and the one attacking signing they did complete, Nikola Vlasic, has started only four Premier League games. Sky Sports News reported West Ham were keen to sign Flamengo forward Gabriel Barbosa towards the end of the January window, without success, and Moyes himself has now confirmed he held talks with Diaz during the January transfer window, before Liverpool stole in to bring him to Anfield on Deadline Day. “I spoke to Luis Diaz on the phone, we were quite far down the line to sign him from Porto,” Moyes said. “My understanding was that Liverpool planned to...