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UFC 300 Pereira vs Hill

There will be fights for two championship belts among the many current and previous champions on the 300th pay-per-view show of the UFC, which is being celebrated. Champion after champion appears at UFC 300. The 300th pay-per-view card of the Ultimate Fighting Championship features combatants that serve as a reminder to fans of the brutal and frequently bizarre reality of mixed martial arts. Twelve fighters in the 13 bouts on the UFC 300 card have held a UFC title at some point in their careers. This is a great way to promote the pay-per-view, which can be purchased in the US for $79.99 with an ESPN+ subscription, and it also serves as a timely reminder of how difficult it is to win a title and capitalize on the fame that comes with it. The current light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, rose to prominence in a bigger class by positioning himself as a counterbalance to Israel Adesanya, one of the greatest names in the sport. After suffering two defeats in 2021, Zhang Weili had to bo
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FIFA withdraws Indonesia as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023TM.

  Following today's meeting between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Erick Thohir, FIFA has decided to withdraw Indonesia as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023TM due to the current circumstances. The tournament dates are currently unchanged, and a new host will be announced as soon as possible. At a later stage, potential sanctions against the PSSI may also be decided. FIFA would like to emphasize that, despite this decision, it remains committed to actively assisting the PSSI, in close collaboration and with the support of President Widodo's government, in the transformation process of Indonesian football following the October 2022 tragedy. Members of the FIFA team will remain in Indonesia in the coming months to provide necessary assistance to the PSSI, which is led by President Thohir. A new meeting between the FIFA President and the PSSI President will be scheduled soon for further discussions.
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FIFA plans to pay clubs a record £290 million for the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA will pay clubs $355 million [£290 million] for releasing players for the 2026 World Cup, a 75% increase from Qatar last year. FIFA compensates clubs around the world for each day their players are away at the tournament under the Club Benefits Programme, which was introduced at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Manchester City profited the most of any club from the 2022 World Cup, receiving £4.5 million of the £169 million [$209 million] pot distributed by FIFA. However, those figures are set to rise after FIFA and the European Club Association [ECA] renewed their Memorandum of Understanding in Budapest until December 31, 2030. With the World Cup set to grow from 32 to 48 nations - and from 64 to 104 matches - beginning with the 2026 tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the compensation pot has grown in lockstep. The £290 million Club Benefits pot will also be available for the 2030 World Cup. The Club Benefits Programme, which compensates all clubs tha
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Maycee Barber narrowly defeats Andrea Lee in a split decision.

  Maycee Barber won her fourth straight race on Saturday, and the Texas crowd was not pleased with two of the judges' scores. Barber competed in a flyweight main event against Andrea Lee at UFC San Antonio. After 15 minutes of competition, "The Future" won a somewhat contentious split decision. Judge Chris Lee scored it 29-28 in favor of Lee, while Frank Collazo — the referee from an extremely contentious fight on Friday's Fury FC 79 card — scored it 29-28 in favor of Collazo, and Dan Miragliotta gave Barber all three rounds. Lee scored an easy takedown less than two minutes into the first round and held dominant position for more than two minutes — barring an awkward arm trap from Barber — before getting back to her feet, where the exchanges were relatively even until the horn sounded. Lee had the better of the exchanges on the feet in the second round, but Barber landed a takedown to change the momentum, then landed a nice elbow in tight when Lee got back to her fee
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Officials say a male student shot two adult faculty members at a Denver high school.

  According to Mayor Michael Hancock, a male student shot and wounded two adult faculty members at a Denver high school on Wednesday. He stated that one is in surgery and the other is stable and able to talk about what happened. In a tweet, Denver Police said they were responding to a shooting at East High School in Denver, Colorado. "At this time, two adult victims have been located and transported to area hospitals. According to a subsequent Denver Police tweet, "it is believed the suspect is no longer on scene, and investigators are working to develop additional information." According to a tweet from Denver Public Schools, the victims were two adult faculty members. Once students have been "controlled released," school officials will implement a "controlled release" policy. Students who drove themselves will be escorted to their cars, students who take the bus will be held on campus until their bus arrives, and students who are dropped off by a pa
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Croatian coach Dalic's contract has been extended until 2026.

  Croatia's most successful coach, Zlatko Dalic, has extended his contract until 2026, the country's football federation (HNS) announced on Saturday. Dalic led Croatia to their first World Cup final in Russia in 2018, where they were defeated by France. He led his team to the Qatar World Cup semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual champions Argentina, and to the Euro 2020 last 16. Croatia went on to defeat Morocco in the third-place play-off in Qatar, advancing to the final four of the Nations League finals in June. Dalic, who took over in 2017, will now be in charge until the 2026 World Cup. He called his job the "greatest honor and pleasure that a coach can have". "I have a strong desire to continue working with Croatia... there are still many significant challenges ahead of us," the 56-year-old said.
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UFC 286 is a preliminary fight.

  The UFC has released the cold open for Saturday's UFC 286, which will feature Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3. UFC 286 will take place at The O2 in London and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The video, which can be seen above, was released by the UFC on Thursday. The video begins with Dave Lovell attempting to motivate a tired Edwards in the late rounds of his rematch with Usman at UFC 278. After a strong start, Usman dominated the then-welterweight challenger and was defeated on all scorecards. The unthinkable then occurred. In the fifth round of the rematch, which serves as the backdrop for the trilogy on Saturday in London, frequent UFC narrator and actor Ron Perlman sets the stage for Edwards' incredible comeback. "Eye of the Tiger" plays as Edwards lands the world-famous head-kick. Usman attempts to settle the score and reclaim the welterweight title he defended five times before disaster struck in the final act of the fight. A lightweight brawl b
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According to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the prize money for the Women's World Cup will be increased by 300% to $150 million.

  The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup prize money will be increased by 300% to $150 million, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. While the Women's World Cup prize money is now three times that of 2019 and ten times that of 2015, prior to Infantino's appointment as FIFA president, it remains significantly lower than the $440 million total prize money awarded at the men's World Cup in Qatar last year. In his closing remarks at the FIFA Congress, Infantino announced the prize money, hailing a "historic journey for women's football and equality" that "will lead us to a path to equal pay." "For the first time ever, I (plan to) dedicate a specific portion of this payment, which primarily has to go to football development, but a portion of that should obviously go to the players," Infantino said, announcing the second of his three-step plan. Infantino stated that the first step wil
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FIFA has approved the 2026 World Cup format, which includes a record 104 matches.

The format for the event, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will remain four teams in a group after a plan for 16 groups of three shot down was scrapped. Due to its expanded format, the 2026 World Cup will feature 104 matches rather than the traditional 64, according to FIFA, ahead of its congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The tournament in North America will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams. It will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each, rather than the original 16 groups of three, FIFA announced on Tuesday. "The revised format reduces the risk of collision and ensures that all teams play at least three matches while providing balanced rest time between competing teams," FIFA explained. The event, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will be the first edition of the quadrennial tournament, which will feature 48 teams. The 16 host cities - 11 in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada - now have an additional 24 game
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The 2026 World Cup will feature four-team groups and 24 additional games.

 FIFA is preparing to approve a change that will establish the format for the world's largest and longest soccer championship. The 2026 World Cup in North America, already the largest and longest tournament history due to field expansion, is set to grow even more as FIFA leaders were poised to agree to a format change that would add 24 more games. The change will result in a marathon men's soccer championship, with 48 teams playing 104 games in three countries over as many as 40 days, and the champion and runner-up each playing eight rounds instead of the current seven. The format is expected to be approved on Tuesday following a meeting of FIFA's governing council, soccer's global governing body, and World Cup organizer. Several people familiar with the situation confirmed it. The change will also require organizers to clear more dates in the 16 cities chosen to host the World Cup, which could be a problematic scheduling dance for stadium officials juggling a summer of
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Lionel Messi Will Not Resign From World Cup Throne

  Much of the discussion leading up to the 2022 World Cup focused on who would perform their final dance at FIFA's ultimate party. There were reportedly many leading lights on the verge of being extinguished. Cristiano Ronaldo, as superhuman as he appears, cannot go on forever, and the weight of expectation placed on Neymar's shoulders by Brazil is beginning to weigh on him. There was also Lionel Messi. With no World Cup medals to his name, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was expected to retire from international football if an elusive title slipped through his grasp once more. By inspiring Argentina to victory in Qatar, he won any GOAT debate. With a famous trophy in hand, the obvious question after the ticker tape was removed was: Will Messi appear in another World Cup? Although we are still more than three years away from the next global gathering, Argentina is currently priced at 9/1 to successfully defend its title when traveling north from South America to the Unite
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Arnold works with federal legislators to secure soccer funding.

  Graham Arnold, the coach of the Socceroos, has put federal politicians through their paces as he campaigns for increased federal funding for the sport. Arnold began his day in Canberra, where he was meeting with government ministers, with a cross-party coaching session outside Parliament House. The drills were attended by Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, Nationals senator Matt Canavan, and Labor senator Nita Green, among others. Arnold, who has been reappointed as Socceroos coach until the end of the 2026 World Cup campaign, has advocated for increased government funding to assist Australia in keeping up with growing football investment in other countries. He also wants a "home of football," similar to the Australian Institute of Sport, where elite training facilities can be housed. The Socceroos and Olyroos high-performance programs do not receive federal funding, according to Football Australia, and Arnold has expressed a strong desire to "help create a legacy for A
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Mexico will build three stadiums for the World Cup in 2026.

  At the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup, fans awaited the first developments for the 2026 World Cup. As one of the most prominent figures in soccer, his fans and followers are kept up to date on all things related to the upcoming World Cup. This will be the first event with 48 teams, giving many other countries the opportunity to accommodate and make history. Stadiums are an important part of the Soccer World Cup. As a result, the cities in Mexico that will host the 2026 World Cup will be revealed in great detail. Mexico's World Cup venues for 2026 Mexico, along with the United States of America and Canada, has been proposed as one of the venues for the 2026 World Cup since June 2022. In total, three different stadiums in Mexico's cities will host the world's ten most important sporting events. According to the Trucos. mx portal, the growth of sports predictions in the most recent World Cup edition was exponential, with great odds and surprising teams. Fans have already s
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Ian Garry struts like Conor McGregor following his TKO victory.

  Ian Machado Garry still has a 0 in his record. Garry (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) added another victory to his record on Saturday at UFC 285, defeating Song Kenan (19-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) by TKO at 4:22 of Round 3. The middleweight bout was part of the preliminary card at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena. Garry's victory was not without adversity. In Round 1, he was dropped by a clean left hook but survived Kenan's follow-up swarm. Garry piled on the offense in rounds 2 and 3 until Kenan couldn't take it anymore. Following the TKO, Garry paid tribute to fellow Irishman Conor McGregor by performing the "billi strut" celebration. McGregor thanked Garry on Twitter shortly afterward.
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We compiled the best road trip routes in the United States for the 2026 World Cup.

  The United States will host 60 games in 11 stadiums across the country during the 2026 World Cup, the first World Cup to be co-hosted by three countries (the United States, Mexico, and Canada). It's going to be insane. The United States will be hosting the World Cup for the second time. Although there are more than enough venues for the competition in tourist-attracting cities in the United States, there is growing dissatisfaction with one aspect of venue selection in such a large country. The main distinction between the World Cups in 2022 and 2026 Qatar built eight stadiums in Doha for the 2022 World Cup, creating a jam-packed soccer experience for fans who could attend multiple games on the same day if they so desired. The longest distance between stadiums was approximately 40 miles. Unlike in Qatar, the stadiums for the upcoming World Cup were not built specifically for the tournament, and given that the United States is one of the largest countries in the world, the distance
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Lionel Scaloni, Argentina's World Cup-winning coach, will stay until 2026.

  According to the Argentine football federation, Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract until the 2026 World Cup. Scaloni, who took over the role in 2018 and led Lionel Messi's team to victory in Qatar in December, agreed to the new contract while in Paris for the FIFA Best awards. Argentine football chief "Claudio Tapia and Lionel Scaloni met to finalize the extension of his contract until 2026," a statement from the federation read under the headline "Continuity assured". Scaloni, 44, led Argentina to the Copa America title in 2021, the Albiceleste's first since 1993. He then oversaw the South Americans' third World Cup victory, a penalty shootout victory over France in Doha. He took over as coach from Jorge Sampaoli after a last-16 exit at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, initially on an interim basis before making the job his own. Only some people welcomed the arrival of the understated Scaloni as national team
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