The preliminary round draw of the 2023 Canadian Championship has just concluded, revealing six enticing matchups involving no less than twelve teams.. Preliminary Round Action Kicks Off in the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship Eriksen's Inter Milan contract was cancelled by mutual consent in December because players fitted with an ICD cannot compete in Serie A. Interim boss Ralf Rangnick admitted that, in hindsight, maybe he should have switched to a back three to give the team more defensive solidity against Aston Villa, as Steven Gerrard’s side dominated after the break to earn a deserved 2-2 draw. But which club will claim the title at the end of the season? Twenty-four different players have started a Premier League game for Chelsea this season. The furore over Harry Maguire’s finger-in-ears celebration against Albania points both to the lack of anything more interesting to talk about and to the mainstream acceptance that qualifiers like these are entirely separate from the club game. We didn't take the game where we wanted to take it and we were uncomfortable. Opta statsThis was Brighton's 18th nil-nil draw in the Premier League since their first season in the competition in 2017-18, taking part in four more goalless draws than any other side in this time.Arsenal have scored just five goals in their opening seven league games, their fewest at this stage of a season since 1986-87 (also five goals), in what was George Graham's first campaign in charge of the Gunners.This was Arsenal's fifth nil-nil draw in 65 games under Mikel Arteta in the Premier League - they didn't have any goalless draws in the competition under his predecessor Unai Emery (51 games).Brighton centre-back Duffy has had 12 attempts at goal from corner situations in the Premier League this season, four more than any other player. Pre-match Valour vs TSS Rovers - Canadian Championship 2025 Get all the pre-match stats for Valour vs TSS Rovers - Canadian Championship 2025: Injuries, cautions, run of form, last fixtures and much more. The striker continued to be absent during the midweek victory against West Ham, with Arteta saying that there were no further Aubameyang updates. Alan has put a shift in and got his goal, and that's all you can really ask from your offensive players, because it was a difficult game of football in difficult conditions. There are players that understand very well, others they need more time or for others it could be difficult to understand. On the prospect of Ndombele leaving, he then added: I think it's better for me and the club to speak together and then we'll have the situation more clear than now. FIFA said on Monday it was opening a new phase in its consultation process by hosting a virtual summit open to all its national associations on, including those in Europe, September 30. Sky Sports News understands that football clubs across the country are now competing to host the next South Asian Football Network event. VALOUR FC TO HOST TSS ROVERS FC IN PRELIMINARY ROUND OF 2025 TELUS CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 12, 2024 — Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) will host League1 BC side TSS Rovers FC in the Preliminary Round of the 2025 TELUS... Increase in media coverage of women's sport a 'visible threat' for someThe final group of fans, who were in the minority, would express progressive attitudes in public but in more private moments reveal misogynistic views. The most interesting area likely to be affected is at the top, where Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are separated by two points in a title challenge that looks likely to go to the wire.  And it was Mbappe who carried the main load on Tuesday, scoring a fine individual goal to win the match in stoppage time. Messi was tearful giving his final Barcelona press conference, regretting the circumstances in which he had to leave while also maintaining an optimism for his new adventure with PSG. Messi's story with Barcelona is a romantic one, of course, so could he ever make a return to Camp Nou? It was Ashley Young, Buendia's replacement, who burst Villa into life with six minutes remaining, just as the game looked like it could go either way. Sergio Roberto will not return until the spring after having surgery on a thigh problem, Memphis Depay is out with a hamstring injury, full-back Sergino Dest has been struggling with an adductor issue and Sergio Busquets is suspended. He's won La Liga, he's a regular England international and he shows it, and the lads feed off him. Speaking after Newcastle's victory, manager Eddie Howe indicated the injury looked like a potentially significant one for Trippier. But of course a lot of things were really good. We had a lot of good football moments today, and I think the people enjoyed it. The late draw completes a frustrating week Barcelona, who lost at home to Real Betis last weekend and were dumped out of the Champions League after a midweek defeat to Bayern Munich. Celtic target Jota & Carter-Vickers dealsCeltic have opened talks with Benfica and Tottenham Hotspur in their bid to sign Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers on permanent deals. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund star Haaland was placed in the attack alongside his Bundesliga rival Lewandowski, Ronaldo and Messi. The Brazilian's looping ball over the Palace defence was collected in his stride by Almiron, who darted into the penalty area from the right before directing a sublime finish into the top corner - his first Newcastle goal since scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Southampton more than 14 months ago. The fact Arsenal were unchanged said a lot; they are finally finding consistency in personnel and performance, and they were too good for Leicester from the first minutes. Of all the other English sides Liverpool perhaps make the most sense. They have a space in their team for a player who can score goals consistently and, as his hat-trick of assists at the weekend showed, he is more than happy bringing others into play, which should keep Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane happy. Substitute Steffen Tiggen rose high to drill in a header and cut the deficit seven minutes from time Dortmund are second on 34 points, with Bayern top on 43. Prior to joining Spurs, Conte had been heavily linked with the Man Utd job, with that placement set to reopen this summer after Ralf Rangnick steps away as interim boss. It's being healthy and running good times. Colin Jackson - the former world-record holder in 110m and 60m hurdles, and two-time world champion, Jackson took on a new challenge in ITV's Dancing On Ice at the age of 54 and made the top three, even claiming a perfect set of '10' scores from each of the show's judges in both dances in the final. Valour Vanquished, Suffer Record CanChamp Defeat To Atletico Ottawa Echoes of Valour's record numbing 8-0 defeat from the club's first year came roaring back amidst a record domestic cup defeat to Atletico Ottawa. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's departure to Barcelona on the Deadline Day saw him become the sixth member of Arsenal's first-team squad to leave the club during the January transfer window. City played really well when they won at Stamford Bridge in September, but they have really hit their stride in the past few weeks. I'm going for another win for them, which would be their 12th in a row in the league. It's a similar picture in the Europa League where West Ham, Leicester, Celtic and Rangers are competing. I was always very conscious when he came back, when he didn't do the step that he had to before joining us, that to start a relationship with a new manager, a new club, new team-mates where he is not having any game time is really difficult and I think it is damaging for the future. And for those who know and work with the 34-year-old, that type of deal will be the first of many. Knapper first joined Arsenal in 2010 as a football analyst from statistical analysis firm Prozone. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have started the year 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League Look at the semi-finals. Over on one side, Leicester City against Roma. José Mourinho against his former subordinate; José Mourinho against himself; José Mourinho against the grinding passage of time. But luckily there's enough about the actual game to take the mind off the José Mourinho Show. We've written his name four times in this single paragraph. How does he do that? Canadian Championship first round now set with dates added to matchups The first round kicks off April 29 when Scrosoppi FC, the League1 Ontario champion based out of Milton, Ont., makes its cup debut at Atlético Ottawa. The prolific Norwegian has been heavily linked with Real Madrid and Manchester United, with his representative already beginning the process of planning the upcoming transfer windows.