Bodø/Glimt herja med Start – vann 4-1
Bodø/Glimt vann 4-1 over eit Start-lag som måtte spele halvanna omgang med ti mann.
Bortelaget tok leiinga etter 24 minutt. Fredrik Sjøvold sette ballen i mål for Bodø/Glimt.
Så blei det tøffare for Start, som ligg på botn av tabellen. Berre minuttar att av første omgang prøvde Ousmane Diallo Toure å stoppe Jens Petter Hauge. Hauge datt over ende, og dommaren meinte Toure brukte tjuvtriks. Han fekk raudt kort og Start blei redusert til ti mann.
Då det var eitt minutt att av omgangen dobla Sondre Auklend leiinga.
Åtte minutt på overtid fekk Start ein redusering. Patrick Berg forårsaka eit straffespark. Omar Jebeli tok det og skåra.
Bodø/Glimt var ikkje ferdige i andre omgang. Patrick Berg skåra det tredje målet for gjestane. Før Glimt skåra igjen. Håkon Evjen sette inn 4-1.
Report: Vikings want second interview with five GM candidates
Vikings owner Mark Wilf said on Tuesday that the team is ready to move on to a second round of General Manager interviews and the team has reportedly picked five candidates to continue in the search process. truewildgame.com
Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that they want to have second meetings with their executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski, Broncos assistant GM Reed Burckhardt, Bills assistant GM Terrance Gray, Rams assistant GM John McKay, and Seahawks assistant GM Nolan Teasley. Brzezinski has been doing the job in Minnesota on an interim basis since they fired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
49ers assistant GM RJ Gillen, Titans assistant GM Dave Ziegler and Lions Assistant GM Ray Agnew were also involved in the first round. Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander declined an interview request.
The timing of the next interviews hasn't been announced, but it probably won't be long before the Vikings are ready to make a hire.
Uefa Overhauls Qualifying Format
Europe's football governing body has agreed to revamp qualifying for major tournaments to create more competitive fixtures. The changes will apply to both World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, ending games where larger nations faced minnows such as San Marino or Andorra.
The new format, effective from the 2028-29 season, will be based on Nations League rankings and incorporate elements of the Swiss system used in club competitions. Teams will compete in larger groups, ensuring more balanced matchups across all levels of European football.
Socceroos’ African heritage offers timely reminder of Australia’s diversity | Jack Snape
Culture and community helped Mo Touré and Nestory Irankunda become the footballers they are today – and their spark may ignite this World Cup
One hails from West Africa, born in Guinea after his family fled Liberia. The other comes from the east of the continent, taking his first breath in a Tanzanian refugee camp after his parents escaped Burundi.
Longtime friends Mo Touré, 22, and Nestory Irankunda, 20, are shining beacons for Australia’s African community, and a reminder that the Socceroos – despite ongoing political rhetoric demonising migrants – are a symbol of modern Australia. The pair’s connection is the spark set to ignite the national team at next month’s World Cup in North America.
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