<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/alex-morgan">Alex Morgan</a> played her last professional soccer game at the NWSL’s match between San Diego Wave and North Carolina Courage. The star, who is pregnant with her second child, left the field at the 14th minute mark, just after San Diego scored the partial 1-1 a minute before.



After announcing the change, Morgan’s teammates hugged her, while her rivals also applauded the two-time World Cup champion. Morgan fought back tears as she waved at the crowd, and left the pitch without her boots. She was replaced by Amirah Ali.



Morgan is one of the most prolific goalscorers, as well as a game’s trailblazer. Apart from being a World Cup champion, she also won an Olympic gold medal in 2012. She scored 123 goals for the US, ranking her fifth on the all-time USWNT list.



“<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer">Soccer</a> has been a part of me for 30 years. It was one of the first things that I ever loved. And I gave everything to this sport. What I got in return was more than I could have ever dreamed of,” Morgan said in her announcement video, published on Sept. 5th. She also announced that part of her decision came after becoming pregnant. Morgan and her husband, Servando Carrasco, are already parents to their 4-year-old daughter, Charlie.



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“We’re changing lives and the impact we have on the next generation is irreversible and I’m proud in the hand I had in making that happen in pushing the game forward and leaving it in a place that I’m so happy and proud of,” she said in her announcement. 



<h2>Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and more stars pay tribute to Alex Morgan</h2>



Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and more NWSL stars shared video messages to pay tribute to Morgan’s impact on the game, and their careers. “We wouldn’t be here without you,” said Smith in a video shared by the NWSL social media.



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Bay FC’s Abby Dahlkemper also celebrated Morgan’s “permanent stamp” she made in the sport. “I just couldn’t be more proud to have shared the field with you, being your teammate, your friend, watch Charlie, watch you be the best mom. And what an unbelievable career,” she added.

Video: Alex Morgan’s emotional farewell in final match between SD Wave and NC Courage

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/copa-america-2021-knockout-stage-schedule-bracket-format-teams-and-dates-20210629-0011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America 2021</a> has been what the soccer world was expecting and it has delivered three weeks of exciting matches and it concluded with a memorable final between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/argentina-t30" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Argentina</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/brazil-t146535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazil</a> at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Río de Janeiro. With the 47th edition of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/conmebol-t19724" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conmebol</a> tournament already over, fans are already looking forward to the next Copa America.
Brazil had the pleasure of hosting the continental competition for two straight editions, but the venue for the next contest will probably be held in a different country, as it usually happens.
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<h2>Copa America: Year and host for the next edition</h2>
Conmebol and UEFA reached an agreement to held their flagship competitions in the same years, which is why the next Copa America will take place in 2024. However, there’s no host confirmed for the competition yet.
<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/ecuador-t4358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ecuador</a> has had the hosting rights but thereweremomentarily removed. However, it’s still a candidate to host the tournament. It’s been a long time since the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/copa-america-t25985" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copa America</a> took place in that country, being the 1993 edition the last edition to be played there.
Meanwhile, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/peru-t142746" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peru</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/bolivia-t146211" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bolivia</a> are reportedly the other two possible options to hostthe next Copa America in 2024. Still, Argentina and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/colombia-t18091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colombia</a> could be also consideredas they were originally co-hosting the 2021 edition but were finally removed due to the Covid-19 situation.

When and where will the next Copa America take place?

When and where will the next Copa America take place? - Bolavip US

Adelaide United’s <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/josh-cavallo-am-a-footballer-and-am-gay-20211027-0024.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Josh Cavallo</a> has had three impressive years on the personal side, in October 2021, Cavallo summed up the courage to come out as Gay but also saw the global support from some of the top soccer players in the world.



Cavallo was the first high-profile player to come out during their career since English footballer Justin Fashanu made a similar announcement in 1990. Since coming out and the worldwide focus, Cavallo’s career has continued and he is still playing the sport he loves but on the sporting side, the 2023/24 season is one to forget.



Cavallo has only played 4 games this season and has missed almost all of the campaign due to injury, first an 11-week hiatus due to recovering from an Achilles tendon surgery. Later he went down with a muscle pull, but that did not take away from <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/openly-gay-soccer-player-josh-cavallo-receives-homophobic-abuse-during-adelaide-united-match--20220110-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Adelaide United</a> helping their player pop the question.



<h2>Josh Cavallo will marry Leighton Morrell</h2>



Cavallo working with Adelaide United popped the question on the field to a stunned Morrell, later Cavallo wrote on his Instagram, “You have provided a safe space in football, one that I never in my dreams thought could ever be possible and encouraged me to live every day of my life authentically,” Cavallo wrote. “It felt right to share this special moment on the pitch, where it all started.”


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Morrell said “yes” and wrote on his Instagram, “My life just got a lot more sparkly, of course, I said yes”.



Morrell is listed on his social media as being an Electrician and an amateur Rugby player. Cavallo is under contract at Adelaide United until June of 2025, hoping for next season on the field to go better than it has off.


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Josh Cavallo will marry Leighton Morrell

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Josh Cavallo is getting married

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/la-liga" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sporting Gijon</a> may want to think about how they communicate with their followers a bit more after a heavily panned post was uploaded to the club’s social media page.



In the video an underage girl is in the middle of Estadio Municipal El Molinón – Enrique Castro “Quini” field cleaning the center circle with a wet broom, she later paints the half field line with the universal symbol for women.



While the video was intended to be about inclusion, the end result was a catastrophic nightmare, as supporters panned the video.



<h2>Sporting Gijon slammed on social media over Women’s Day post</h2>


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Fans of the club and many around the world commented on the video, one tweet stated “in their minds it must of been a great idea” or a picture of a masked man with the tweet “the CM sharing his “great” idea.”



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One user retweeted the video stating “there is no way they could be capable, but yes they did”. Sporting Gijon is fifth in the Spanish second division three points back from second.

Sporting Gijon slammed on social media over Women’s Day post

Spanish club Sporting Gijon criticized over Women’s Day post - Bolavip US

Spanish club Sporting Gijon criticized over Women’s Day post

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mario-balotelli" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mario Balotelli</a> still has it, scoring goals and continues to be up to his old mischievous ways. Now playing for Turkish side Adana Demirspor, Balotelli, now 33, has 5 goals in nine league games.



 Despite having an injury plagued season, the former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/italy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Italian international</a> is coming through for his side when he sees the field. Adana Demirspor are tenth in the Turkish Super League and are losers of three of their last 5 games. 



Still, Balotelli has a way of relaxing the mood, this time being filmed setting off a firecracker inside his team’s locker room. 



<h2>Balotelli sets off firecracker </h2>



The incident in question was recorded by one of Balotelli’s teammates, who was all chuckles as the former Manchester City striker threw the projectile towards a clear area of the dressing room. 


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Balotelli covered his ears, and the firecracker went off as some of the teammates began to laugh. Balotelli has a long history of antics, from firing air guns in public, throwing darts at youth team players and turning up to a female prison to have a “look around”. 



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Balotelli also famously set his home on fire when he was lighting fireworks inside his residence. Balotelli also famously tried to backheel a goal but missed during his Manchester City days in a friendly against the Los Angeles Galaxy.


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Mario Balotelli up to his old antics

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Mario Balotelli sets off firecracker in team locker room

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/premier-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Premier League</a> is now past its midway point and is now realistically down to a three-team race. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-city" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manchester City</a>, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/liverpool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Liverpool</a>, and Arsenal are all separated by 2 points and have been in a tug of war swapping first place various times this season.



 At the bottom half of the table not much has changed with Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United all in the drop zone and with little chance of survival. 



Enter BETSiE the supercomputer by Bettingexpert, who during the course of the last few years has given out its expert opinion on how things will end up by analyzing statistics and numbers. 



<h2>Final Premier League standings according to BETSiE </h2>


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According to BETSiE the Premier League will see Arsenal end their title drought and finish with 86 points. Second will be Liverpool, tied with 86 but losing out on goal differential. Manchester City will finish third with 84 points, while Aston Villa will remain fourth with 70. 



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Chelsea, who have had a disastrous season, will finish mid-table in eighth. At the bottom of the standings Fulham will finish 13th, Everton will be in 15th, Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United will go down. 


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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-united" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manchester United</a> despite all their ills and they have a lot, will finish 6th according to the supercomputer, ahead of Newcastle, West Ham, and Brighton.

Supercomputer reveals final Premier League table

Supercomputer reveals final Premier League table - Bolavip US

Supercomputer reveals final Premier League table for this season

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/fifa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">blue card</a> was met with major backlash after it was announced that soccer would be looking to implement a new card, blue, whose primary objective is to reduce needless fouls and on-field antics of players.



The original idea behind the blue card was to issue one in the case of dissent or a cynical foul. Said player would be removed from the field for 10-minutes and would have to “wait” in a sin-bin area kind of like the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nhl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NHL</a>.



<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/uefa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UEFA </a>president Aleksandr Ceferin told the Telegraph “IFAB has four European members. I don’t think they will do something against the interests of football. And, if they do, then we will deal with it later.”



<h2>Adjustments to the blue card</h2>


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Now some members of IFAB are proposing trials of sin-bins for dissent only, instead of cynical fouls too. Other areas within football are pushing to scale back the trial of the new card amid little fanfare.



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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou stated that a blue card would be a major burden on soccer games, “You’ll have one team sitting there trying to waste time for 10 minutes waiting for someone to come back on. Every other game is trying to speed up and declutter, all we are trying to do is go the other way for some bizarre reason.”


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Adjustments to the blue card

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IFAB members propose to adjust rule for blue cards

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/fifa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA</a> is ready to try new things, this time turning its focus on international friendly windows, given the tight schedule in world soccer currently. The new competitions will be titled the FIFA Series and will have a test run in March of 2024; the idea is to have it expand worldwide in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/World-Cup-2026-When-will-tickets-go-on-sale-20230416-0015.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2026</a>.



The pilot run will be played in four countries in March, “Currently we have 20 teams for the pilot edition. For the 2026 edition we hope to have many more” stated Elkhan Mammadov, FIFA’s Regional Member Associations Director for Europe.



<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/world-cup-2026-fifa-confirms-which-cities-will-host-the-final-and-the-opening-match-20240204-BUS-102303.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA</a> will not offer any prize money or give any trophies for this new series of matches, rather the national teams involved in the FIFA Series will have the chance to play opponents from other confederations as FIFA will cover the travel costs.



<h2>Who will participate in the FIFA Series pilot project?</h2>


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The countries participating in the pilot project for March are broken down in the following manner:



ALGERIA Teams: Algeria, Bolivia, Andorra, South Africa 



AZERBAIJAN Teams: Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Tanzania, Bulgaria 



SRI LANKA Teams: Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Bhutan, Central African Republic 



SAUDI ARABIA Group A: Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Cambodia Group B: Guinea, Vanuatu, Bermuda, Brunei 


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“We’ve started discussions with high-ranked teams, and they hope to play and even host the next edition in March 2026. There is interest to host,” Kenny Jean-Marie, FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer stated.

What is the FIFA Series?

What is the FIFA Series? - Bolavip US

What is the FIFA Series? Football’s next national team competitions

It was a Inter of Porto Alegre victory over arch-rivals Gremio 3-2 for the Porto Alegre state competition in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/brasileirao" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brazil</a>. The win left Inter in first place in the 12-team regional competition. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/gremio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gremio</a> is second, 5 points behind and a kick to their pride.



Off the field a horrible incident took place that has stained this classic matchup. Journalist Gisele Kümpel wrote on her social media that she had pressed charges to local police that the person playing the Inter of Porte Alegre mascot Saci, made strange “gestures” towards her.



Kümpel, also alleges that the mascot “hugged” her when Inter’s Alan Patrick scored the team’s third goal and would not let go. Saci, according to Kümpel, also made gestures that he was “kissing” the journalist during the goal celebration.



<h2>How is the case proceeding?</h2>


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Inter will collaborate with authorities and provide video of the incident recorded by the stadium cameras. Inter will also provide information on the person who wears the costume during matches.



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Inter also stated that the employee will be supervised to ensure he acts accordingly with fans and members of the press.


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“I could hear the click of the kiss and feel her sweat,” confessed the victim herself, who assured that she will go “to the end in this matter so that no woman goes through this.”

Journalist Gisele Kümpel presses charges on Inter of Porto Alegre mascot

Journalist Gisele Kümpel presses charges on Inter of Porto Alegre mascot - Bolavip US

It’s not easy being the commissioner of a major sports league in the United States, too often the man in charge of it all has to take a lot of the weight and also must play down the praise. In the case of Don Garber, maybe no other commissioner in any major sports league in the United States has witnessed the game he governs evolve as much as his time in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a>.



Appointed to his position in 1999 as the league was seriously facing being folded, Garber, who was an <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL</a> executive, seemed to take the position more as a favor to his NFL owners, who to the bewilderment of many at the time had teams in MLS, but he quickly got to work. When at times it seemed that soccer and MLS’ back was against the wall the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-national-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USMNT</a> would produce a magical run at the 2002 World Cup that kept the league alive, and later David Beckham would sign to give the league a major boost after it fell to obscurity. That boost elevated <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/mls-biggest-flops-reloaded-20240103-BUS-95726.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MLS</a> to where it is today.



Now, 29 teams deep, and games that have 65,000 fans in attendance, Don Garber provided an outlook of where MLS is at in 2024.



<h2>Don Garber on roster changes</h2>



Speaking to Forbes reporter Favian Renkel in a press conference before the LA Galaxy took on Inter Miami, Garber shed some light on some issues in the league, mainly spending and roster building.


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Garber will meet with 12 owners in Miami to talk about changing the roster rules, although he did not elaborate if it was for this or next season. Garber was very firm in stating, “I can name the players that couldn’t join the league due to the roster rules on my hand.”



<h2>Don Garber on Messi</h2>



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Garber stressed that Messi has been a huge spark for the league but not the only spark pointing to the other sold-out venues in week 1, “I was in Charlotte yesterday with 65,000 people and Messi was not playing.”



“I think all of you know (Messi) done well, he’s happy. It’s been great for Major League Soccer. It’s great for Inter Miami.”



“I feel this league has had so much momentum and had it last year before Leo was signed. We were on track to have our best year ever, and we did. We launched our Apple partnership, launched Leagues Cup.



“We had so many exciting things coming on. Then Leo comes in and he takes it to another level. So, we’ve all learned that it’s never about any one player, but we should all cherish the great experiences when legends come into your league. “



Don Garber has no question oversaw MLS’ continued growth with great success, although questions have been raised over the formula to generate revenue due to expansion fees, and how the league will look like when there is no more expansion to be had.


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Garber has also come under fire for the league’s decision to avoid sending their best to the US Open Cup, and possibly not playing in it all together. The Commissioner has stated on many occasions that MLS holds all the cards in the tournament and that it’s not financially viable how US Soccer promotes and distributes the matches.



Another point of conversion is Leagues Cup and how it breaks the MLS season in two and shifts focus from regional competitions like the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Don Garber opens up about possible roster changes in MLS 

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Don Garber opens up about possible roster changes in MLS and how Messi is feeling

The 2024 MLS season is underway and while many teams have played their first game of the season over the weekend, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter-miami" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter Miami</a> has already played two. One thing that is lost in all the hype around the new MLS season is the current strike of the referees in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Major League Soccer</a>.



The conversations between the referee’s association and the league have hit a wall and there seems to be no immediate end in sight, as a result MLS has had to find over 60 officials who have some professional experience.



Enter Gabriele Ciampi, an Italian composure and orchestra leader. Ciampi is 48-year-old Italian and has been an official in the lower divisions as a hobby. Ciampi’s true profession is that of a classical musician, in which he has achieved a successful career that in recent years has focused on fusing traditional language with more popular aspects, such as pop.



<h2>Ciampi during LA Galaxy – Inter Miami</h2>



Ciampi had to make some tough calls during the game, calling a penalty in favor of the Galaxy and handing a red card to Marco Delgado as well. Ciampi had words with Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets also during the match.


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Near the end of the match Ciampi had a talk with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a> who also was displeased with the official who in a tough and heated match was composed and was able to handle himself correctly.



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Off the field, Ciampi was able to present his work in front of Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House, before Pope Francis in the Vatican and to compose works at the request of NASA.


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It did not end well for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/spartak-moscu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spartak Moscow</a>’s Quincy Promes, the 32-year-old Dutch soccer player was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence. Promes was involved in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/former-ajax-and-netherlands-attacker-prosecuted-for-smuggling-cocaine-20230530-BUS-5005.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">smuggling 1,360kg of cocaine</a> through the port of Antwerp, Belgium, to the Netherlands in two shipments in 2020.



 A Dutch court passed sentencing on Wednesday, but Promes did not go to the court hearings and is not planning on facing the music. Promes is residing outside of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/netherlands" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Netherlands</a>. 



Lawyers representing Promes told the media that they would appeal his sentence, Promes denies any involvement in the charges he was sentenced for. The charges consist of importing, exporting, transporting, and possessing drugs. 



<h2>How was Quincy Promes caught? </h2>


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According to the court, Promes was involved directly in the shipment of the narcotics, which were hidden in shipments that came from Brazil. This was discovered by phone taps, which led to Promes being charged. 



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Since Promes is out of the country the former Sevilla player has two pending sentences, the six-year sentence for drug trafficking and a 2020 year and a half sentence for assault. 


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The assault charge is due to a fight he had with a cousin which resulted in Promes stabbing his cousin in the knee. Both sentences are currently under appeal.

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Quincy Promes sentenced in cocaine case

After unanimous backlash over the blue card, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/fifa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA</a> issued a statement announcing that the initiative would be “delayed” and that a trial run would occur in lower divisions. If the blue card is implemented it would be the first major change in player bookings since the 1970 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">World Cup</a> when yellow and red cards were introduced.



The blue card color was chosen as a way to make the card look distinct from yellow and red, according to a report. It has also been reported that the idea of the sin-bin would result in a 10 minute exit from the field for a player, and two blue cards would mean expulsion from the match, or a red card.



A question came up as to what would happen if a blue card were issued to a goalkeeper? According to the Telegraph, goalkeepers and coaches have a lot to process if a netminder is issued a blue card.



<h2>What happens if a goalkeeper gets a blue card?</h2>


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According to the Telegraph, a blue card issued to a goalkeeper would result in the player going to the sin-bin for ten minutes and forcing his/her team to play a player down and forcing the coach to make a brutal decision either play with 10 players or field an outfield player as a goalkeeper or make a sub and replace an outfield player with the new goalkeeper.



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When originally announced the English FA and MLS were fair game to test the new rule out, but FIFA has since put cold water on the trail.


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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has come out against the blue card initiative calling it “not even <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/soccer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Football</a> anymore”.

What happens if a goalkeeper gets a blue card?

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Blue card and what it means for goalkeepers

The 2026 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA World Cup</a> may be in June – July of 2026, but already things are heating up for the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada, and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mexico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mexico</a>. In an announcement ceremony which included Kevin Hart and Kim Kardashian, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/fifa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA</a> president Gianni Infantino made huge announcements related to the tournament.



 The biggest is announcing that the FIFA World Cup final in 2026 will be hosted by MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area on July 19th. Kicking off the competition, Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will host the opening game of the World Cup 2026 on June 11th. 



The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/us-national-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USMNT</a> will play their World Cup games in Los Angeles (twice) and one in Seattle. Canada will kick off their World Cup run in Toronto on June 12th. Here is a breakdown of all the matches and the venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.



<h2>FIFA 2026 World Cup venues</h2>



USA (11)



Atlanta – Mercedes-Benz Stadium Boston – Gillette Stadium Dallas – AT&amp;T Stadium Houston – NRG Stadium Kansas City – Arrowhead Stadium Los Angeles – SoFi Stadium Miami – Hard Rock Stadium New York/New Jersey – MetLife Stadium Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field San Francisco – Levi’s Stadium Seattle – Lumen Field



Canada (2)



Toronto – BMO Field Vancouver – BC Place



Mexico (3)



Guadalajara – Estadio Akron Mexico City – Estadio Azteca Monterrey – Estadio BBVA



 



<h2>Venue breakdown after Group stage for the FIFA World Cup 2026 </h2>



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Round of 32: Every city except for Guadalajara and Philadelphia. Los Angeles and Dallas will host two round of 32 clashes. 



Round of 16: Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, East Rutherford 



Quarterfinals: Los Angeles, Kansas City, Miami, Boston 



Semifinals: Dallas, Atlanta 



Third-place playoff: Miami 



Final: East Rutherford 


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<h2>2026 FIFA World Cup venue schedule for the whole tournament </h2>



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Thursday, 11 June 2026 Match 1 (Mexico #1) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 2 – Estadio Guadalajara 



Friday, 12 June 2026 Match 3 (Canada #1) – Toronto Stadium Match 4 (USA #1) – Los Angeles Stadium 



Saturday, 13 June 2026 Match 5 – Boston Stadium Match 6 – BC Place Vancouver Match 7 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 8 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium 



Sunday, 14 June 2026 Match 9 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 10 – Houston Stadium Match 11 – Dallas Stadium Match 12 – Estadio Monterrey 



Monday, 15 June 2026 Match 13 – Miami Stadium Match 14 – Atlanta Stadium Match 15 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 16 – Seattle Stadium



Tuesday, 16 June 2026 Match 17 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 18 – Boston Stadium Match 19 – Kansas City Stadium Match 20 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium



Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Match 21 – Toronto Stadium Match 22 – Dallas Stadium Match 23 – Houston Stadium Match 24 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City 



Thursday, 18 June 2026 Match 25 – Atlanta Stadium Match 26 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 27 (Canada #2) – BC Place Vancouver Match 28 (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara



Friday, 19 June 2026 Match 29 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 30 – Boston Stadium Match 31 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 32 (USA #2) – Seattle Stadium



Saturday, 20 June 2026 Match 33 – Toronto Stadium Match 34 – Kansas City Stadium Match 35 – Houston Stadium Match 36 – Estadio Monterrey



Sunday, 21 June 2026 Match 37 – Miami Stadium Match 38 – Atlanta Stadium Match 39 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 40 – BC Place Vancouver



Monday, 22 June 2026 Match 41 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 42 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 43 – Dallas Stadium Match 44 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium



Tuesday, 23 June 2026 Match 45 – Boston Stadium Match 46 – Toronto Stadium Match 47 – Houston Stadium Match 48 – Estadio Guadalajara



Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Match 49 – Miami Stadium Match 50 – Atlanta Stadium Match 51 (Canada #3) – BC Place Vancouver Match 52 – Seattle Stadium Match 53 (Mexico #3) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 54 – Estadio Monterrey



Thursday, 25 June 2026 Match 55 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 56 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 57 – Dallas Stadium Match 58 – Kansas City Stadium Match 59 (USA #3) – Los Angeles Stadium Match 60 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium



Friday, 26 June 2026 Match 61 – Boston Stadium Match 62 – Toronto Stadium Match 63 – Seattle Stadium Match 64 – BC Place Vancouver Match 65 – Houston Stadium Match 66 – Estadio Guadalajara



Saturday, 27 June 2026 Match 67 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 68 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 69 – Kansas City Stadium Match 70 – Dallas Stadium Match 71 – Miami Stadium Match 72 – Atlanta Stadium



FIFA World Cup 26 – Round of 32 fixtures Sunday, 28 June 2026 Match 73 – Los Angeles Stadium



Monday, 29 June 2026 Match 74 – Boston Stadium Match 75 – Estadio Monterrey Match 76 – Houston Stadium



Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Match 77 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 78 – Dallas Stadium Match 79 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City



Wednesday, 1 July 2026 Match 80 – Atlanta Stadium Match 81 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 82 – Seattle Stadium



Thursday, 2 July 2026 Match 83 – Toronto Stadium Match 84 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 85 – BC Place Vancouver



Friday, 3 July 2026 Match 86 – Miami Stadium Match 87 – Kansas City Stadium Match 88 – Dallas Stadium



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FIFA World Cup 26 Round of 16 fixtures Saturday, 4 July 2026 Match 89 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 90 – Houston Stadium



Sunday, 5 July 2026 Match 91 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 92 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City



Monday, 6 July 2026 Match 93 – Dallas Stadium Match 94 – Seattle Stadium



Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Match 95 – Atlanta Stadium Match 96 – BC Place Vancouver



FIFA World Cup 26 quarter-final fixtures Thursday, 9 July 2026 Match 97 – Boston Stadium



Friday, 10 July 2026 Match 98 – Los Angeles Stadium



Saturday, 11 July 2026 Match 99 – Miami Stadium Match 100 – Kansas City Stadium



FIFA World Cup 26 semi-final fixtures Tuesday, 14 July 2026 Match 101 – Dallas Stadium



Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Match 102 – Atlanta Stadium 


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FIFA World Cup 26 Third Place Game Saturday, 18 July 2026 Match 103 – Miami Stadium



FIFA World Cup 26 Final Sunday, 19 July 2026 Match 104 – New York New Jersey Stadium

2026 FIFA World Cup schedule

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2026 FIFA World Cup: Venue and game breakdown

Roberto Martínez has admitted that he voted incorrectly for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/erling-haalands-father-alfie-reacts-to-lionel-messi-winning-the-best-fifa-2023-20240117-BUS-98510.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA The Best Awards</a> that was controversially given to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lionel-messi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lionel Messi</a>. Lionel Messi won the award over <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/erling-haaland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Erling Haaland</a>.



Many pundits revealed that many coaches and captains voted for Messi over Erling Haaland because the criteria of the award were not explained properly. That was the case for Portugal boss Roberto Martínez.



Roberto Martínez admitted to A Bola that he was not properly advised as to what the criteria for the award was.



<h2>Roberto Martínez’s wrong The Best ballot</h2>



Roberto Martínez admitted to mistakenly voting for Croatia’s Marcelo Brozovic, because he based his voting on what happened at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.


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“It was a mistake” admits Martinez, ‘Now we have a lot of votes, we have a lot of elections. We have the FIFA player, The Best player, who has been there all season. The first time we have a World Cup in winter and the voting is strange, because it was only for six months.”



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Martinez would later go on to explain why he voted for Brozovic, “Brozovic is a player who represents an idea of the game, who represents what Croatia is doing. But it was a mistake, for the period in question.


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‘And I think I wasn’t the only one who made that mistake, because when you see the votes, I think there’s more of an intention to see what happened at the World Cup too.’