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Inter Miami will “push” to sign Lionel Messi, according to the club’s co-owner Jorge Mas, who has suggested that David Beckham’s relationship with the Paris Saint-Germain star may help them finalise a deal.

Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko are among the prominent sporting stars from Ukraine to have called for solidarity within their country as political tension in the region escalates.

Real Madrid and PSG were both among the pre-tournament favorites to win the 2022 UEFA Champions League, but one of them will be going home in the Round of 16 as they face off in a matchup between the current league leaders in Spain and France.

The final installment of the football awards season took place at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Monday with FIFA’s The Best awards. The other major awards — Ballon d’Or, the Globe Soccer awards and the UEFA player awards — all took place in recent months.

The 2021-22 edition of the Carabao Cup is nearing its conclusion as one semifinal moves into the second leg to determine the first finalist. Chelsea travels to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to take on Spurs after the Blues earned a comprehensive victory in the first leg at Stamford Bridge.