Brazil requests to host 2029 FIFA Club World Cup
Brazil formally has told FIFA it wants to host the 2029 Club World Cup, according to a report by ESPN Brazil, Reuters reported.
The request was delivered during meetings in Rio de Janeiro as FIFA president Gianni Infantino visited the country.
Infantino's trip was focused on kick-starting the buildup to the 2027 Women's World Cup, which will be staged across eight host cities in Brazil, according to Reuters.
Buendia and Watkins stun Newcastle to keep Aston Villa’s title hopes alive
Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category entirely, The Guardian reported.
A triumph secured by goals from the impressive Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins, and illuminated by Morgan Rogers’s skill, was firmly of the sort that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”.
Much of Villa’s attacking play was so fluid, fluent and gloriously improvisational that, by comparison, Newcastle looked as if they were engaged in a footballing equivalent of painting by numbers, according to The Guardian.
Yamal nets spectacular volley as Barcelona sink Oviedo to reclaim LaLiga lead
Barcelona capitalised on two defensive mistakes by bottom-of-the-table Real Oviedo to seal a 3-0 victory at a rain-drenched Camp Nou on Sunday, regaining top spot in LaLiga, Reuters reported.
Goals from Dani Olmo, Raphinha, and an acrobatic Lamine Yamal strike powered the Catalans to 52 points, one ahead of Real Madrid, while Atletico Madrid trail in third on 44.
Barca struggled to break the deadlock against a spirited Oviedo until they finally found the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, with Olmo striking home following a defensive lapse, according to Reuters.
Manchester United stun leaders Arsenal 3-2 to open up EPL title race
Manchester United loosened Arsenal's grip on the Premier League title race with a 3-2 win in north London on Jan 25 thanks to stunning second-half goals by Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha, Reuters reported.
Victory would have restored Arsenal's seven-point lead over chasers Manchester City and Aston Villa, both of whom won this weekend, but Mikel Arteta's side instead left the door open as they lost at home for the first time this season.
United's win, their first in the league at Arsenal since 2017, lifted them to fourth, and while they are not in the title equation themselves, it fuelled the new-found optimism sweeping the club since Michael Carrick stepped in as interim coach, according to Reuters.
