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Villarreal have completed the signing of Canadian international Nathan Saliba from Anderlecht on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old midfielder arrives in a 15 million euro deal and is relishing the chance to play in the Champions League.

Incoming MLS commissioner Larry Berg addressed the league’s future, media rights, youth development, and promotion-relegation during his introductory press conference.

U.S. Soccer has announced the U.S. Men's National Team's upcoming fall friendlies, which will be the team's first matches of the 2030 World Cup cycle. To start that cycle, the U.S. will start with matches against Peru and Chile before facing local rivals Mexico and Canada in the final two games of the new four-game window.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hit back at his detractors in extraordinary fashion, claiming that those who criticised the 2026 World Cup were "consumed by hate." In a lengthy and defiant statement, the head of world football’s governing body defended the tournament’s legacy and urged his opponents to "meditate or pray" instead of spreading negativity.