The rule change to punt formations was merely a footnote. Now, it’s a controversy.
After the NCAA’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee on March 19 adopted what the special teams community has called a “drastic rule change,” the measure that restricts player movement for “two adjacent linemen on either side of the snapper” faces the potential to be rescinded.
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Move to England? Kessler responds firmly to El Mala rumours
The sporting future of Said El Mala is currently the dominant topic at Geißbockheim. As reported by the ‘Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger’, the 19-year-old top talent is currently caught between an intense relegation battle and far-reaching transfer rumors from the Premier League. On the pitch, El Mala is indispensable for Köln: with ten goals and four assists, he is the squad’s most important attacking player, but he is currently dealing with an ankle injury suffered in the match against Frankfurt.
No serious offer yet for Said El Mala amid England links, says club boss
Said El Mala has been linked with a move to England, but 1. FC Köln sporting managing director Thomas Kessler says no serious offer has been made for the 19-year-old so far.
According to reports, El Mala’s family has given the green light for a potential move to Brighton & Hove Albion, but the Seagulls’ offer of €35 million plus add-ons falls short of Köln’s valuation.
“We are in very reliable and close communication with Said and his family.
Advantage Liverpool? Reds battle Bayern in race for £35m attacker
Liverpool are among the clubs showing strong interest in signing Hoffenheim winger Bazoumana Toure during the summer transfer window.
The Reds are expected to strengthen their attacking options after a hugely frustrating 2025-26 campaign.
Mohamed Salah is set to leave at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract, while Federico Chiesa and Cody Gakpo also face uncertain futures.
NEW DELHI: “What was David Miller thinking?” “Why didn’t he run?” Those questions will dominate conversations after Delhi Capitals suffered a heartbreaking one-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. But beyond the drama and debate, it was Axar Patel’s touching post-match gesture that truly stood out.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, Miller endured a whirlwind night that ended in agony. The South African nearly pulled off one of the great heists, smashing an unbeaten 41 off just 20 balls to drag DC back from the brink.
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Jamie Carragher says the gulf between Liverpool and Paris St.Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final was “absolutely startling”.
The Reds, who failed to register a shot on target at Parc des Princes, have a two-goal deficit to overturn in next week’s second leg.
“In some ways it’s actually a great result for Liverpool because it should have been five or six in that game. The gulf between the two teams was absolutely startling,” the former Liverpool defender told CBS Sports.
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson says Arne Slot sent out the “wrong signal” by playing a back five in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg in Paris.
The only other time Liverpool had previously fielded a back five this season was in their Carabao Cup fourth-round defeat by Crystal Palace in October.
In their 2-0 win on Wednesday, PSG had 74% of the ball and 18 shots to the Reds’ three.
Wood returns after six months as Nottingham Forest face Porto in Europa League quarter-final first leg tonight
Chris Wood will return to the Nottingham Forest squad for the first time in six months against FC Porto this evening.
Forest face the Portuguese league leaders in the first leg of theirEuropa League quarter-final tonight. It’s a rematch of the league phase fixture between the teams, when Forest claimed a 2-0 win over Porto at the City Ground.
Vitor Pereira’s team have been boosted ahead of the trip to the Estádio do Dragão by the return of Wood to fitness.
NEW DELHI: ‘What was he thinking?’. ‘What was he doing?’. ‘Why didn’t he run?’ These were some of the questions that did the rounds in the aftermath of Delhi Capitals’ one-run loss against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing IPL 2026.
The ‘he’ in question is David Miller. The South African batter had a whirlwind experience at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
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No room for error: Van Dijk targets epic Anfield comeback after PSG dominate Liverpool in Paris
Virgil van Dijk has said Liverpool need to be perfect next week to turn around the club’s Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Liverpool lost 2-0 in Paris in the first leg of their last-eight tie against the European champions. Goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia did the damage for PSG, who dominated the contest throughout.
PSG had 18 shots on goal and 74% of the possession, with Liverpool forced to contain their hosts for long periods.