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Soccer Daily for 27 September covers Manchester City scrutiny, Roberto Carlos’s financial losses, Ireland’s Bazunu-led Israel match debate, and Egypt protecting Mohamed Salah from an artificial pitch.
Soccer Daily for 27 September follows 4 world cup stories and fan reactions, moving through nick harris intimidation, roberto carlos finances, bazunu israel boycott, salah plastic pitch.
Manchester City are facing renewed scrutiny over allegations that the club’s legal team tried to intimidate journalist Nick Harris while he investigated their finances, with the post also saying his home address was doxxed in a way that could encourage physical attacks. According to Sporting Intelligence, documents and legal letters outline how that pressure was applied, in an article that was previously paywalled and is now free to read.
Roberto Carlos says he lost 99 percent of the money he earned during his football career after problems involving agents and family finances. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the former Real Madrid and Brazil defender said more than 160 million euros may have disappeared through those issues and admitted that he made mistakes.
Gavin Bazunu has indicated that he does not want to play Ireland’s upcoming match against Israel, putting the fixture and the Irish team under intense pressure. According to the Independent, the Southampton goalkeeper’s position has become part of a wider player dispute over whether Ireland should take the field.
Egypt have left Mohamed Salah out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan because the match is being played on an artificial pitch. According to BBC Sport, the decision reflects concern about the surface and the injury risk for the Liverpool forward.
That wraps today's football.
Daily World Cup is a short audio briefing on the biggest World Cup stories of the day: qualifiers, coach decisions, player trends, hosting news, and the fan debates that follow them.