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MANCHESTER:
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said on Friday that the club were preparing for multiple scenarios as they wait to find out if Bryan Mbeumo, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo are available for Monday’s Premier League home game against Bournemouth.
The trio are due to join their national teams for the Africa Cup of Nations, which runs from December 21 to January 18. Mbeumo represents Cameroon, Mazraoui plays for Morocco and Diallo is part of Ivory Coast’s squad.
The mandatory release date for players competing in the tournament is Monday, leaving United uncertain over whether they can feature before departing.
“We are still in conversations with the national teams, the game’s on Monday, they are here, training and we are trying to prepare all scenarios,” Amorim told reporters.
“It’s frustrating but at the same time nobody knows who is going to play, so it’s a good thing. We have players to cope with everything. With a long week you can see a lot of things and work on several stuff to prepare for the situation.
“I don’t know if it’s going to be the same situation (when each player goes to AFCON). Every national team has their ideas about when they want the players. I expect today or maybe tomorrow to have a decision but we are waiting until the last moment to choose the best team.”
United’s injury concerns add further complications. Centre backs Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt remain sidelined, while striker Benjamin Sesko is a doubt.
The 22-year-old Slovenian, signed for 76.5 million euros ($89.77 million) in the close-season, has missed United’s last four matches with a knee injury sustained in the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in November.
“We have to see if he’s (Sesko) available, he has some food poisoning but let’s wait, we have two training sessions still,” Amorim said.
United sit sixth in the league table with 25 points from 15 matches, while Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth are 13th with 20 points.
Amorim expects a stern test from the visitors.
“It’s a top team, top manager with special players. I don’t look to the results, I look at the way they face every opponent, they press really strong, they are direct in the game,” the Portuguese said.
“That gives us a lot of options to prepare for the game. I expect a really tough game but we need to win, especially at home.”
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Chicago radio host rips Cubs player for Turning Point event attendance, likens it to ‘Nazi-adjacent pep rally’
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Chicago Cubs outfielder Matt Shaw will be among numerous speakers at Turning Point USA’s “America Fest” next weekend in Phoenix.
Shaw attended Charlie Kirk’s funeral, which stirred controversy, as he left his team during a postseason push to attend. He also was scratched from the Cubs’ lineup on Sept. 10, the day Kirk was assassinated.
Upon hearing Shaw would attend next week’s event, longtime Chicago radio host Dan Bernstein implored Shaw to “own it” and “embrace it.” However, Bernstein added he did not want Shaw to “give [him] any of that bulls–t” about faith or being Kirk’s friend before taking shots at Turning Point and other conservative figures slated to be at the event.
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Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw looks on in the dugout before the MLB game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 22, 2025 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“Matt Shaw is telling you something,” Bernstein said on his podcast. “I don’t want to hear any mealy-mouthed explanations when he’s asked about it. I don’t want him to say, ‘Oh, well, I’m just his friend, or this is just because of my faith.’ Don’t give me any of that bulls–t. Own it. Own it. That’s all I ask. Embrace it. Be proud of it, Matt Shaw. That’s all I ask, is don’t try to say this isn’t what this is..
“If you want to go to a gathering that tells me clearly that you are proud to be among hatemongers, homophobes, fascists, racists, flag-waving proud racists. If these are your people and this is your thing, and you want to be at this proudly Nazi-adjacent pep rally, go ahead. Go ahead. Have a day, man. Have a week. Whatever blows your hair back,” Bernstein added.
Matt Shaw of the Chicago Cubs in action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Wrigley Field on Sept. 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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“And if you have been given permission to associate the Cubs brand, all things Chicago Cubs, with this lineup of horrible, horrible people, all standing proudly on the wrong side of history. Go ahead. Just don’t pretend you’re not. Don’t try to ameliorate it. Don’t try to soften it. Stick that chin out like it is in the picture, you and your Cubby Blue, and own it.”
Shaw and Kirk, a Cubs fan, lived in the same apartment complex at one point, and he defended his decision to attend the funeral.
“My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith,” Shaw said at the time, per the Chicago Sun-Times. “And that’s something that drives me every day, the reason why I’m able to do what I do every day, and that’s something I’m extremely thankful for. I know without my faith and without the many blessings I’ve been given in my life, that I wouldn’t be here, be able to talk to you guys, able to help this team eventually go and win championships. That’s something I feel really, really blessed about, so whatever backlash comes is OK. I feel strong about my faith and that what was meant to be happened.”
Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd after arriving at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
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Other speakers include Vice President J.D. Vance, Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, Erika Kirk, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., Riley Gaines, and many others.
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England’s bowling all-rounder David Willey said that he found more “certainty and security” in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) compared to the neighbouring country’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
IPL has been facing notable setbacks for a year, as it has lost brand value and star cricketers, including Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, and Glenn Maxwell, who committed to attend PSL, instead of participating in IPL’s player auction, set to be held in Abu Dhabi next week.
Willey, who had also opted out of the IPL auction last year to feature in PSL’s landmark 10th edition, opined that players may prioritise the latter league due to getting more game-time rather than sitting on the sidelines for around three months.
“I think it’s very individual. You may never quite know how the IPL auction will pan out. I think there’s a little bit more certainty and security with the PSL for players,” Willey told an Indian news website on the sidelines of the ILT20, where he is representing Dubai Capitals.
“And, you know, depending on individual circumstances, people might feel like they’ve more chance of actually playing in the PSL rather than just sitting on the sidelines for 10-11 weeks, which can be a defining factor for people,” he added.
The PSL, which began in 2016 with five franchises and later expanded to six sides in 2018, is set for further expansion with the addition of two new teams from its upcoming 11th edition, set to be played next year.
With the upcoming additions, the PSL will undergo its first major restructuring in seven years, bringing the total number of franchises to eight.
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