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Bayern Munich’s Malik Tillman will represent the US men’s national team. Tillman has begun the process of filing FIFA’s one-time switch to represent the American side, according to ESPN. The player stands as a dual-citizenship figure, eligible to represent the USMNT and Germany after being born in Nuremberg to an American father and German mother. Though Tillman has represented both countries at a youth level, he most recently spent time with Germany's Under-21 side. The midfielder last featured for the German team in a 1-0 victory in Israel in the European Championship qualifier at the end of March, making his allegiance to the United States a surprise to many. "We regret Malik's decision -- it surprised us a lot," Germany Under-21 coach Antonio Di Salvo told German o...

Newcastle United have not given up on signing long-term target Diego Carlos, 90min understands, while the opportunity to sign Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi may be too good to pass up.The Magpies spent a large portion of January pursuing the centre-back, but Sevilla were not willing to let him go without his release clause being met while they were still involved in La Liga's title race.Newcastle declined to cough up a fee of more than £60m at the time, but a new central defender remains high on head coach Eddie Howe’s list of priorities this summer.Dan Burn signed from Brighton in January, while Fabian Schar extended his contract earlier this month - but Howe would like further quality depth in the position.The manager's shortlist is predictably not dissimilar to what it was in January, an...

As strange as it may sound, during a live broadcast, Javon Kinlaw, defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, lashed out at Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Cohn because he didn't like the criticisms he made against him at the time.Controversial exchange of words"Somebody has to push you, and it has to be me. You like to come here and try to bully people on the Internet, but when I come up to you and try to push you on your f****** person, you tremble like a coward, with your voice lighter than my f****** baby," the NFL player mentioned.Thereupon, the reporter tried to show whoever insulted him that he was not intimidated. "You think I'm scared of you, Javon?" he said.And that's when Kinlaw almost went off on him with more insults without caring that it was all being broadcast."I don'...

Another Mourinho masterclass as Roma rise again in the UEFA Conference League final: Feyenoord vs Roma player ratings Another Mourinho masterclass as Roma rise again in the UEFA Conference League final: Feyenoord vs Roma player ratings Roma clung on against a determined Feyenoord to claim their first European trophy and their first silverware under Jose Mourinho as they came out on thew right side of a 1-0 scoreline in the inaugural Europa Conference League final in Tirana. After a relatively quiet opening half an hour, Nicolo Zaniolo produced a rare moment of quality to poke Roma into the lead. Trapping a cross on his chest, the Italian forward deftly lifted the ball over the onrushing Justin Bijlow. ROMA LEAD! ⚽️ Nicolò Zaniol...

Nicolo Zaniolo's first-half strike was enough to secure a narrow victory for Roma at Feyenoord's expense in the first ever Europa Conference League final in the Albanian capital Tirana on Wednesday night.Both sides looked nervous early on with the opening exchanges reminiscent of a playground match, although the hard-looking playing surface did not help matters. Feyenoord enjoyed the vast majority of the possession in a first half of very few chances, but it was Roma who took the advantage out of nothing.Just after the half-hour mark, Zaniolo showed wonderful control to bring down Gianluca Mancini's pinpoint diagonal pass from deep and dinked an excellent finish over the onrushing goalkeeper with the outside of his left boot.Feyenoord's only effort of note in the first period came when Or...

Colin Kaepernick was blackballed in 2016 after he started kneeling during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against minorities. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Kaepernick is scheduled to work out with Las Vegas Raiders during the week. Kaepernick won the legal argument against the NFL about his situation. Since 2016, Kaep didn't see any NFL action. However, he became the face of a Nike campaign and dedicated more time to running his foundation. The former 49ers quarterback who played a Super Bowl with San Francisco comes back to Nevada after playing at the University of Nevada, Reno. At the time, the University of Nevada, Reno was the only school that offered Kaep a scholarship. Years later, the NFL team from Nevada is the only franchise offering an opportunity to Colin ...

Jose Mourinho has won another European trophy, leading Roma to the Conference League title to follow the UEFA Cup and Champions League successes he had at Porto, the Champions League he won for Inter and the Europa League trophy he lifted with Manchester United. The club from Italy's capital defeated Feyenoord 1-0 in the first ever Conference League final in Tirana, Albania, with Nicolo Zaniolo scoring the only goal of the game in the first half. After a very cagey start to the game, with strong challenges from both sides, it was Feyenoord who took control and who dominated possession.However, the Dutch side couldn't turn that into real chances and it was Roma who took the lead during the first half, with Zaniolo doing well to control a Gianluca Mancini ball and nudge it past Justin Bijlo...