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Rashford returned to the Manchester United fold against Liverpool at the weekend and scored twice in a 2-1 victory, repaying Jose Mourinho’s faith in him. The United youngster, deployed at left midfield, receives a healthy upgrade to 84, from his base card of 81. Cech, meanwhile, finally secured a clean sheet against Watford, saving a penalty along the way and is boosted from 86 to 87. Paulo Dybala is the highest-rated player this week, jumping from 89 to 92, after scoring twice in Juventus’ 2-0 win over Udinese....

EA Sports’ FIFA series is one of the biggest, best-selling video game franchises in the world, with millions of avid gamers — including professionals — immersing themselves into the world of Ultimate Team on an annual basis. Getting on the cover of FIFA is now a matter of great prestige for soccer players, not to mention financially rewarding thanks to the associated marketing and branding. So, who will be on the cover of FIFA 21 when it comes out?...

Here, The Sporting News takes a look at the ratings for the EPL, along with a full list of the top 25 players from the competition. Who is the best Premier League player on FIFA 23? Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is the highest-rated Premier League player on FIFA 23. The Belgian star has been given a 91 overall rating on EA Sport’s upcoming game. De Bruyne has been lighting up the Premier League since 2015 and won the competition for a fourth time in 2021/22....

It was revealed in June that the American was among those to accept and facilitate bribes as part of the bidding processes for the France (1998) and South Africa (2010) World Cups. MORE: Women’s World Cup victory parade | Cinderella World Cup runs | Footballers give back Blazer pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including racketeering, conspiracy and tax evasion, in November 2013 and as part of his plea, agreed to give United States authorities information pertaining to their investigation....

Not only was FIFA’s “United Passions” trashed by movie critics, but the film about soccer’s world governing organization is officially a box office disaster of historic proportions, too. MORE: FIFA probe ‘huge and complex’ | A Blatter comeback? | John Oliver, FIFA and fireballs According to the Hollywood Reporter, the nearly $30 million movie starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter was largely financed by FIFA. The film also includes Sam Neill, Gerard Depardieu and Fisher Stevens....

Beckenbauer is one of four former German football officials who are under investigation over allegations of bribery and corruption relating to the awarding of the tournament to Germany. MORE: Soccer officials under fire | Former FIFA president Blatter appeals ban FIFA’s Ethics Committee stated on Tuesday that proceedings have begun after a report from legal firm Freshfields into Germany’s bidding process for the finals. Former German Football Association (DFB) presidents Niersbach and Theo Zwanziger, ex-general secretaries Helmut Sandrock and Horst Schmidt, and former chief financial officer Stefan Hans have all been named in the investigation, along with Beckenbauer....

World Cup qualifying wins over the Czech Republic and Norway, combined with Brazil’s draw with Colombia, have allowed the world champions to regain the summit. Germany 11/2 to win World Cup Euro 2016 winners Portugal are up three places to third, above Argentina, while Belgium have jumped back into the top five off the back of a 9-0 win over Gibraltar and 2-1 victory in Greece. Spain remain 11th, England drop to 15th and Italy, beaten 3-0 in Madrid this month, have slipped five places to 17th....

Brazil 13/2 to win the World Cup The reigning World Cup champions, who had moved into first place in July after winning the Confederations Cup, dropped into second for the August rankings, despite the fact that neither they nor Brazil played no games since the last update. Argentina, meanwhile, remain third in the August rankings update, but there was movement beneath them as Switzerland rose to fourth and Poland entered the top five for the first time in their history....

There are a total of five World Cup berths on the line — three in the European playoffs and two in the intercontinental playoffs — but they will all follow a similar format: every match will be a knockout. It’s win or go home. The European playoffs will take place in late March 2022, while the two intercontinental playoffs will be staged at a neutral venue in June 2022. MORE: Everything you need to know about the playoff draws...

WEYMOUTH: What do you say to those who claim that your son borrowed large sums of money illegally, and that campaign contributions sent to you from the U.S. may have been against the law? SHARON: That is purely a political issue–an attempt to change the government using lies. If somebody wants to conduct an inquiry, I’m ready to give every answer. But I am busy conducting a war against terror, preparing this country for a war with Iraq, and talking about plans for the day after [the downfall of Saddam’s regime]....

Madrid conquered all before them in 2017, setting a new club record of five titles in a single calendar year as they won La Liga, the Spanish Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and became the first team in history to retain the Champions League. And Figo believes his former team-mate, coach Zinedine Zidane, can lead Madrid to yet more continental glory in 2018 and that the club will reinforce in the January transfer window....

Local election officials continued to tabulate votes into the weekend, with results prompting major news outlets to declare Biden and California Senator Kamala Harris the projected winners for president and vice president. The AP announced the Democratic ticket’s anticipated victory on Saturday, when it called Pennsylvania’s race for Biden. His win in the critical battleground state gave Biden 20 electoral votes, pushing him past the required 270-vote minimum nationwide....

Monday Night Football was a great time for the dominant athletic receiving tight end to have his best game as a Seahawk. Graham’s team needed every bit of his immense talent to outscore the visiting Bills in a 31-25 surprise shootout victory. The Seahawks’ No. 1 scoring defense, missing the injured Michael Bennett and Kam Chancellor, was lost and undisciplined against a creative, balanced Buffalo offense for most of the game, until the final gun....

According to a screenshot posted on Finchem’s Facebook account, he had his account locked after breaking “Twitter rules” earlier on Monday. Finchem posted later that Twitter had not let him know what he “did wrong” to lose his tweeting privileges. “Twitter has blocked my account from speaking truth with one week left until the election,” Finchem wrote on Facebook. “They are trying to put their thumb on the scales of this election....

Even Match.com is offering discounts to subscribers: six months free, if you don’t find Prince (or Princess) Charming in the first six months. While the online-dating industry has been enormously successful so far—the market grew 10 percent last year to $649 million—the number of subscribers is expected to flatten after 2009, reports Jupiter Research. “The growth is not what it was before,” says senior analyst David Card. How heartbreaking.

Keep working hard and stay positive. You might be days away from getting a well-deserved lucky break. To better understand your self-worth, consider how you might describe yourself to a stranger as well as the things you like most about yourself. [4] X Research source Think back to your dream—can you remember the country from which the money was from? You might want to plan a trip there! Dreaming of dirty money could also mean that you’re trying to cover up for yourself or someone else....

Since self-sacrifice for the sake of principle is rare in Congress, you have to ask: are Republicans marching to glory? Or, in Barbara Tuchman’s stinging phrase, is this a March of Folly? Sen. Evan Bayh, a hawkish Democrat turned war critic, thinks the more apt screen reference is “Blazing Saddles.” “You know the movie scene: the guy turns a gun on himself and shouts, ‘Stop or I’ll shoot!’” With presidential approval ratings at historic lows, with voters supporting a timetable for withdrawal by a clear majority, with the GOP’s brand name melting faster than an Alaskan glacier, what could McConnell & Co....

Junkies: what was the most memorable moment of last week’s Democrats’ debate on MSNBC? Obviously, it was when former senator Mike Gravel, playing Banquo’s ghost, haunted the rest of the field with his guilt-inducing Jeremiad against the Iraq War. I’m looking forward to a similar YouTube treasures here. Most of the attention thus far in the Republican race has focused on the likes of Sen. John McCain, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney....

M-League organiser Malaysia Football League (MFL), formerly known as Football Malaysia LLP, has reduced the fines it earlier handed to 10 Malaysia Super League and Premier League teams for the failure to submit their player registration documents on time. In a social media announcement made on Monday, MFL stated that all 10 teams had submitted appeals which were accepted. Super League teams Kelantan, PKNS FC, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, who each had been fined RM1....