Author: Michael

It’s one thing to know generally that a team will be facing a tough slate of opponents in the upcoming season. It’s another thing to see the schedule laid out, one game after another.
For the Cardinals, 2026 was always destined to be a long year. They play three of the best teams in the entire league, twice each, thank to membership in the NFC West. The Cardinals play all teams from the AFC West. They play all teams from the NFC East. And that fourth-place schedule includes the Lions (somehow) and the Saints, who began to surge late in the 2025 season.

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Guardiola on Rodri’s fitness and Man City’s ‘not ideal’ preparations for FA Cup final
Pep Guardiola says a late call will be made on whether Rodri can feature against Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
The midfielder has missed the last four games for City with a muscle injury and asked whether he could be back on Saturday, the City boss said: “We’ll see. He’ll travel and we’ll see.
Guardiola does not have any other fitness concerns ahead of the cup final, but is concerned by the lack of preparation his side have had compared to Chelsea.

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Farke reveals several Leeds players are injured for Brighton clash
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke says several players who will miss Leeds United’s last home game of the season against Brighton.
Leeds have secured safety in the Premier League, but have to deal with a less than ideal list of injuries.
On the team news, Farke said: “A bit tricky, we can do this with a smile because we have achieved our goal but not ideal, (Ilia) Gruev out for the season, (Noah) Okafor, (Gabriel) Gudmundsson, (Jayden) Bogle not available, (Pascal) Struijk not training.

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Fabio Wardley looks on during the WBO World Heavyweight Title fight between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois as part of the Wardley v Dubois Don’t Blink fight card at Co-op Live on May 09, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A glutton for punishment, Fabio Wardley has officially confirmed to Sky Sports that he has enacted his contractual rematch clause for a second fight against Daniel Dubois.

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Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Brighton at Elland Road (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Farke began with a lengthy team news update: “Ilia Gruev is out for the season, we spoke about this. Noah Okafor, he’s not available for this game. Gabriel Gudmundsson and Jayden Bogle are not available for this game, Facundo Buonanotte [on loan from Brighton] is not eligible to play.

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