Spain's cunning plan on how to beat Italy this time appears to have a flaw.

They meet in the Nations League semifinals on Wednesday, three months after another semifinal matchup at the European Championship.

Germany on Tuesday unveiled the logo for soccer's 2024 European Championship during a ceremony with a light show in the stadium that will hold the final.

Some guests and media were invited to Berlin's Olympiastadion for the UEFA launch, though no fans were present on a damp evening in the German capital.

Antonee Robinson gave himself the nickname Jedi as a kid, and he followed the goal that sparked the United States' comeback against Honduras with a backflip that would have fit into a "Star Wars" duel.

"It's a celebration I've been wanting to do for a while, to be honest," he recalled Tuesday. "The emotions kind of took over me. It was my first goal for the national team. It was in such a big moment. It was just kind of the first thing that came to mind, to celebrate in a way that was something I used to do as a kid."

Brazil and Argentina will be hoping to avoid any more interruptions when World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday across South America.

The game between the two rivals in Sao Paulo last month was suspended shortly after kickoff after a Brazilian health official entered the pitch to remove four Argentina players he considered should be in quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols. Both teams then earned victories in their second game of that international window to remain on course for a place in Qatar.

Alex Ferguson has added to the growing pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by criticizing the Manchester United manager's decision to use Cristiano Ronaldo as a substitute against Everton.

Solskjaer surprisingly left Ronaldo on the bench for the first 57 minutes of Saturday's damaging 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Mohamed Salah, fresh from scoring a brilliant goal for Liverpool against Manchester City, switches his attention to 2022 World Cup qualifying this week as Egypt hope to get their campaign back on track.  

The record seven-time African champions face surprise Group F leaders Libya at home and away and need at least four points to take over first place ahead of the final two rounds during November.

FIFA is in talks with Qatari authorities about scrapping the mandatory vaccination requirements for next year's World Cup.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani announced in June that it would require any fans wanting entry into next year's tournament to be fully inoculated against the coronavirus, but has said nothing about the policy for players yet.

An upset loss to Oman and a narrow win over China have sharpened Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu's focus ahead of back-to-back World Cup qualifying games against Saudi Arabia and Australia.

The Japan squad travels to the Saudi capital knowing that a defeat on Thursday will be a significant setback in its bid for a seventh successive World Cup appearance.

Napoli bounced back from its first loss of the season to maintain its perfect start to the Serie A campaign.

Luciano Spalletti's side rallied to win 2-1 at Fiorentina on Sunday, with Hirving Lozano and Amir Rrahmani scoring after Lucas Martínez Quarta had given the home side the lead.

FIFA offered direct encouragement for footballers to get vaccinated on Sunday.

The first clear statement of its kind from world football's governing body came as players were flying to countries for men's World Cup qualifiers.