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The Brazilian midfielder has seen the exit door opened at the Etihad Stadium following a busy summer of recruitment. Man City Highest Scoring PL Team - 5/4 Pep Guardiola has spent big bolstering his ranks, with the Catalan coach eager to avoid another trophyless campaign. Fernando has become a casualty of that rebuilding process, with there no longer a role for him. Bernardo Silva is among those to have been drafted in, with the Portugal international joining a midfield talent pool which already includes Fernandinho, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Ilkay Gundogan and Fabian Delph....

Fertility doctors don’t always tell couples these unpleasant truths–and they don’t have to deal with the sometimes-traumatic consequences of their work. Often, those tasks fall to another kind of doctor, the high-risk-pregnancy specialist. Some of these obstetricians resent their role as overseers of what they consider to be unnecessarily dangerous pregnancies. “I find myself the guy with the wet blanket,” says Dr. Peter Heyl, a maternal-fetal specialist at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk....

Phoenix co-coach Chris Greenacre claimed following the A-League match that some of his players were “ill through heat stroke” at half-time of the game in Adelaide, which was played in very hot conditions. But FFA has rejected the suggestion that player welfare wasn’t a top priority. The temperature in South Australia’s capital at kick-off was 38.3 degrees Celsius according to the Bureau of Meterology but based on FFA’s heat policy, which uses the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) as a measurement, it was below the threshold where kick-off delays should be considered....

China won out over the Philippines in the final bidding process, with FIBA’s Central Board voting 14-7 in favor of the winners. MORE: Rio roster: Predicting USA’s 2016 Olympic squad | NBA’s best foreign players Former NBA star Yao Ming, the ambassador for the China 2019 bid, said: “It’s such an exciting moment to bring the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup to China and I’m sure that millions of fans are sharing this joy with us....

The defending champions qualified from Group E with three wins in three games and now find themselves in Group J alongside Brazil, Greece and the Czech Republic. The latter was also in Group E, but because of the way the tournament is structured, teams will play just two games in the second stage as they will not face the team who was in their group in the first phase....

Hopes were high. Expectations were raised. And beating Sweden by 38 points in the quarterfinals gave them real belief that a place in the final was attainable. Alas, losing to Spain in the semifinal after fighting and clawing their way slowly into the game, and even getting ahead with just minutes to go, is tough to come back from. Sonja Petrovic said: “It wasn’t the game we wanted against Spain....

Spain is now ranked No. 1 in FIBA World Rankings following its win at EuroBasket in September. USA falls to No. 2, marking the first time in the 20-year history of the rankings that they are not in the top spot. FIBA World Rankings are based on a weighted points system that takes into account how recent a game was played, the level of competition and what round a game takes place, among other factors....

Another Aussie was selected in the same spot 10 years later, and while Ben Simmons won’t be with the team when they land in China for the FIBA World Cup this year, both athletes represent the tip of an Australian iceberg powered by quality, hard-nosed players that deserve to be climbing up the global basketball ladder. This year’s team is an assemblance of no nonsense, tough workers on the court....

ROSTER Although lacking a worldwide famous star player, like Yao Ming was throughout his career, China is probably the most reliable and best equipped at every position among the Asian teams. A huge pool of players to choose from, thanks of course to China’s scale but also due to the ever-growing relevance of basketball in their sports culture. Similarly, the growth of the CBA into a highly competitive domestic league also provides the key to China cruising through tournaments even when they’re roster is not fully available, or rising to the occasion when all of their stars stand at the ready....

Fibromyalgia is a painful condition. Treatments may involve over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs, physical and supportive therapies, stress reduction, lifestyle changes, and complementary treatments that can reduce your pain and restore your quality of life. This article outlines treatment options for fibromyalgia and how they can help you manage your symptoms and start to feel better. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Therapies Pain is the defining feature of fibromyalgia, and treatment focuses on managing it....

Man City 15/8 odds to win PL The Manchester City winger won out ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s Lucas and Bayer Leverkusen wide-man Karim Bellarabi in the third round of voting, with an upgraded 85 version of his card released as a result. The FUTTIES series runs until August 18th, with EA making available a range of different challenges, cards and packs to their FUT gamers. Sane’s latest boosted card can be picked up by completing a Squad Building Challenge (SBC) before 6pm UK time on July 21....

The Sevilla FC academy product was given 63% of our visitors’ votes and took the undisputed lead. The 2nd place was occupied by Juventus center back Giorgio Chiellini with 18% of the votes, ahead of his former teammate Leonardo Bonucci who occupied the 3rd spot with 10% of the votes. The fourth spot in the poll was taken by Bayern Munich’s defender Mats Hummels who gathered 7% of the votes, whereas his teammate Jorome Boateng got 2% of the votes in the poll, placing him in the 5th place....

The BBC and Sky Sports pundit, who competed for Arsenal and England as a player, called the move a “big moment” in bringing more representation to the industry. She appears in the game as a pitch-side reporter. Scott follows in the steps of Spanish presenter Nira Juanco, who became the very first female commentator for any language the history of the series in FIFA 21. EA, the publisher of FIFA, has moved toward a more diverse presentiation for its popular game, though there are more barriers that can be cleared, including a co-commentary role in a major sport title....

In what will be the final game of the iconic series before the franchise moves in a new direction, without the FIFA license, there has been relatively little movement at the top. Indeed, only three of last year’s top 23 (Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Luis Suarez) have dropped out this time around. Global cover star Kylian Mbappe may have expected to finally be top dog as the powers of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo wane, but the Paris Saint-Germain phenom has just made the podium thanks to another pair of experienced heads ageing like fine wines....

Australia’s men’s team have had a turbulent year, eventually qualifying for a fifth straight World Cup via the playoffs. The current Socceroos squad boasts some serious talent with a handful of players representing their clubs in the UEFA Champions League this season. The Sporting News takes a look at the Socceroos ratings in FIFA 23 with a full list of the top 20 players below. Who is the best Socceroos player in FIFA 23?...

Mayne-Nicholls, also an ex-president of the Chilean Football Association, received the sanction from the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent ethics committee on Monday. MORE: U.S. asks Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials A reason for his punishment has yet to be revealed, with FIFA stating: “More detaled information will be given after this final decision becomes effective”. Russia and Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but the bidding process around the two tournaments is the subject of a criminal investigation....

Alli 21/20 to score Saturday Alli was charged by the world game’s governing body after being caught on camera making a one-fingered salute during England’s qualifying win over Slovakia at Wembley earlier this month. It was initially thought the signal was aimed at referee Clement Turpin, but Alli and Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate claimed it was actually directed towards his former Spurs team-mate Kyle Walker. The midfielder could have been handed a two-game ban, but FIFA has opted to impose just a one-match suspension having been unconvinced the act was aimed at Turpin....

Significantly, as part of the celebration of this year’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Football Day, the quarterly FIFA LYG Festival was held at Queensway Secondary and Bowen Secondary, on 12th and 13th of May. It featured small-sided games for girls aged six to 15, and was free-of-charge and open to the public. The festival proved to be an excellent platform as it allowed those from the opposite gender to get involved in football, underscoring the importance of grassroots event....

India is all set to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scheduled to kick off on 6th October. 24 countries from six confederations will be competing for one of the biggest honours in youth football with the matches being held in six cities across the country. In this segment, we take a look at Ghana’s U-17 team and guide you through their journey to the world cup, highlighting their achievements, key players, coach and much more....

Kolkata, often known as the cradle of Indian football, will hold the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup later this year. The inspection committee of FIFA, currently in India to oversee the preparations at the venues, announced that the final will be held at the Yuva Bharti Krirangan in The City of Joy on 28th October 2017. The committee were on a week-long inspection of the six proposed venues for India’s first ever FIFA tournament, which are New Delhi, Goa, Kochi, Navi Mumbai, Guwahati and Kolkata....