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Argentina and Juventus star Gonzalo Higuain leads the way, having bagged both goals in his side’s 2-0 victory over rivals AC Milan. He is joined by PSG and Uruguay attacker Edinson Cavani, who stepped up with Neymar suspended to score two goals of his own in the Ligue 1 leaders 3-0 win over Nice. The pair are joined in this week’s XI by Mexico international Hirving Lozano, who now has nine goals in eight games for PSV after picking up a brace last weekend against Vitesse and becoming the first player in Eredivisie history to score goals in seven of his first eight contests....

To note, a reason that the technique outlined here is one of the best ways to shoot in FIFA 20 is that it can be done with any player. So long as a fan is able to break the opposing defense and go one-on-one against their opponent’s goalkeeper, they should find that this powerful ground shot is an excellent way to score with a player in FIFA 20, and they will undoubtedly reap rewards by spending some time to perfect it....

February has certainly been a month of single-task SBCs, which has been very helpful for players. Players have collected useful fodder even when the cards haven’t been that good. There have been a couple of popular promos, including the now expired Future Stars and the current RTTF promo. The current promo contains special cards for footballers present in the final rounds of the European club competitions. These cards can be obtained from many packs but have severely low odds....

He and the two linesmen “corruptly receiving gratification in the form of free sexual service,” arranged by Singaporean businessman Eric Ding Si Yang Sabbagh was initially been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court on 10 June 2013, after pleading guilty to influencing two linesmen to rig an AFC Cup match between Singapore-based Tampines Rovers and India’s East Bengal which took place on 3 April 2013....

The three were given provisional 90-day bans on Oct. 8. MORE: Classic photos of Pele | David Beckham through the years Also on Wednesday, the Reuters news agency said Franz Beckenbauer and Angel Maria Villar were among other world soccer leaders under investigation. Beckenbauer, a legend in Germany as a coach and player, is a former FIFA executive committee member. Villar is president of Spain’s soccer federation and a vice president of FIFA and UEFA, which governs European soccer....

Fenapaf in a statement Saturday said a request for a court injunction would be submitted in Sao Paulo, Monday, reports Xinhua. The action demands that each of the tournament’s 24 games scheduled for 1 p.m. be shifted to 5 p.m. “We have reached the conclusion that matches played between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the north, northeast and central-west regions are a concern because they could affect players’ health,” Fenapaf’s president Rinaldo Martorelli said in the statement....

Atletico, who beat Real Madrid to win the European Supercup on Wednesday, must pay 52,000 Swiss Francs (45,900 euros, $52,170) for “entering into a contract that enabled a third party to influence the club’s independence in employment and transfer-related matters and entering incorrect information in the International Transfer Matching System,” a FIFA statement said. The player in question was not named. FIFA’s disciplinary committee also fined clubs in Qatar, Dubai and Iran for failing to obey its previous decisions as well as rulings by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to pay “significant overdue amounts of money to players....

At the SpoBis conference in Düsseldorf on Tuesday I had the chance to interview the FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke about FIFA granting the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to India and the FIFA GS openly spoke about why FIFA granted India the hosting rights and what hopes they connect with the tournament coming to India. The following is what FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke said to me: So it is really something about football development!...

MORE: Soccer officials arrested, indicted, suspended or banned Widely released reports claimed that documents within the papers, which have been leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca to the international press, indicated that, during his time as UEFA’s director of legal services, Infantino signed off on a deal to sell South American broadcasting rights for the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Super Cup to a company called Cross Trading in 2006....

And Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski finally won an award in recognition for his standout 2021 campaign after missing out on both the Ballon d’Or to Lionel Messi and the Globe Soccer Award to Kylian Mbappe. For Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas, it was a clean sweep of all the major awards as women’s player of the year. MORE: Ballon d’Or final voting results Lewandowski definitely had a better shot at this award since the main FIFA awards are voted on by: 1) current national team coaches; 2) the current captain of every national team; 3) one specialist journalist from each territory; and 4) fans registered on FIFA....

African qualification for the Under-17 World Cup is held in two parts: a qualifying stage for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations and the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Nigeria, the five-time Under-17 World Cup winner and current world Under-17 champion, will not be coming down to India later this year because of its failure to qualify for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria’s qualification blues The Golden Eaglets’ qualification failure was a result of many factors, not least an age fabrication scandal that hit the team hard....

During a global pandemic, it’s easy to lose your sense of humor. But 10-year-old Ethan LyBrand is determined not to let the coronavirus (COVID-19) get him down—and has been taking to social media to make others smile. The youngster, who lives in Decatur, Alabama, has been delivering a virtual “Joke of the Day” every day to provide a dose of happiness for those who need it. Filmed by his parents, Josh and Jordan LyBrand, Ethan’s jokes are shared through the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) social media channels....

Anthony Reese Jr., of Moorhead, Minnesota, is charged with killing 43-year-old Richard Pittman, 32-year-old April Carbone and her unborn child after an argument Wednesday at a factory in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski said the incident happened around 2:10 p.m. in the 400 block of 27th Street North near Composite America and Melet Plastics, WDAY Radio Now reported. Factory workers told police that Pittman and Carbone were dating and that she was expecting a baby girl whom they planned to name Layla....

While Secretary of Defense William Cohen is unlikely to have put it in quite these terms, he has begun asking similar questions about NATO’s 36,000 troops in Bosnia. It’s about time. In 1995 President Clinton announced that he was sending the United States military to Bosnia on a mission ““precisely defined with clear realistic goals’’ that could be achieved within a year. In 1996 the president extended the Bosnia mission by 18 months....

From being the 5th choice centre-back option for Chelsea at the beginning of the season, Tomori now finds himself irreplaceable in defence as he proves his consistency at the highest level. The Calgary born defender has been at Chelsea since he was 8 years old, starting out as a striker before moving into defence (that would explain his outrageous goal against Wolves). At the Chelsea academy, Tomori won back to back FA Youth Cups and UEFA Youth Leagues (Youth version of the Champions League) in 2015 and 2016....

RELATED: 5 Things We Miss From Early Final Fantasy Games (& 5 We Don’t) The Producer and Director of the game, Naoki Yoshida, has since stated that it’s likely that no more races will be added to the game due to the “tremendous amount of time and resources are required to develop one.” As one of the initial races, many players probably think they know all there is to know about the Hyur, but you might be surprised by some of the following facts....

RELATED: Final Fantasy 14: How To Beat Phase One Of The Dragonsong’s Reprise Ultimate Raid This Final Fantasy 14 trial requires some set-up, as there will be moments the party will need to split and also assign themselves to light parties. This raid will test players on their ability to move fast, remember the order of certain mechanics, and keep track of intercardinal directions. If complete, the trial rewards players with tokens, weapons, and a triple triad card....

Due to the regulations involving social distancing and the changing office environment, the development of Patch 5.3 had seen many challenges, requiring the series director Naoki Yoshida and the rest of the Final Fantasy 14 development team to adjust accordingly. The ever-changing work conditions delayed the next major patch to a late summer release. Behind the scenes, however, the long-awaited Final Fantasy 14 patch had taken an unexpected turn for the worse involving a very important member of the team....

As it turns out, those playing Nier: Automata will be able to use the Engine Blade, which is the sword of Final Fantasy 15 protagonist Prince Noctis. Should players equip the sword to Android 2B, they’ll immediately notice that the dodge effects and damage effects will both mimic the Final Fantasy style, which adds a nice bit of polish to the crossover content. It’s currently unknown if the sword will change anything in terms of gameplay, but for the time being it looks like a purely cosmetic item....

After Jurgen Klopp took over the Anfield club, Liverpool have become one of the most exciting teams to watch in the English Premier League. The Merseyside club finished 8th in the previous season with inconsistency being their biggest letdown. With a bright start in the 2016/17 season, the players’ ratings in FIFA’s latest installment has been updated. The following are the official ratings given by EA Sports, Connor Randall (Overall 56): The young English Right-back has been given a rating of 56 in FIFA 17 as he has not featured much for the Merseyside club since his debut in 2015....