Source: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt continued: \u201cMember associations have an important role to play in ensuring that rules are upheld and that those who break them are held accountable.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny investigation must now include scrutiny of the decision-making process surrounding FIFA\u2019s decision to rescind the ban imposed on a member of the US men\u2019s national team.\u201d<\/p>\n
HENDERSON UNDERGOES SURGERY<\/b><\/p>\n
England midfielder Jordan Henderson has undergone surgery on his broken arm after a freak injury following the team\u2019s thrilling World Cup win against Mexico.<\/p>\n
The Brentford player fell over advertising hoardings during celebrations after the 3-2 victory at the Estadio Azteca, which took them through to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old former Liverpool captain, who has only played a few minutes at the 2026 tournament, was taken to hospital, having left the field on a stretcher.<\/p>\n
Henderson, who has 91 caps, is now set to miss the remainder of the World Cup but will stay with the team at their Kansas City base.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurgery done. Let\u2019s get ready for the big one on Saturday,\u201d Henderson posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to all the staff that looked after me at Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, especially the three surgeons who carried out the operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>England’s Jordan Henderson. AP Photo\/Eduardo Verdugo<\/span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEngland forward Morgan Rogers praised the influence of veteran midfielder Henderson, despite his limited playing time.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s everything really and the heartbeat of the group,\u201d he said in Kansas City on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see him this morning smiling and still as happy as he ever is, no matter what\u2019s happened in the last 48 hours \u2026 it\u2019s so nice for us to just see him and hopefully we can get him back out on the pitch as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
England face Erling Haaland\u2019s Norway in the last eight of the World Cup in Miami on Saturday.<\/p>\n
COACH QUITS AFTER WC EXIT<\/b><\/p>\n
Croatia\u2019s most successful football coach, Zlatko Dalic, resigned on Wednesday, ending a tenure that included taking the team to the 2018 World Cup final.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs much as I still feel the ambition and desire to achieve new successes with Croatia, I feel that this is the right moment to bring this incredible era to a close,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am leaving with a full heart and proud that I have made my contribution to the greatest achievements in the history of Croatian football,\u201d the 59-year-old added.<\/p>\n
Dalic took over as coach in October 2017.<\/p>\n
Apart from their final defeat in Russia, where Croatia, led by Luka Modric, lost to France, Dalic guided the nation to the 2022 Qatar World Cup semi-finals and the Euro 2020 last 16.<\/p>\n
\u201cZlatko\u2019s name will remain forever written in golden letters in the history of Croatian football,\u201d Croatian Football Federation (HSN) head Marijan Kustic said.<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Zlatko Dalic, Head Coach of Croatia.<\/span>Source: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCroatia failed to move into the last 16 of this year\u2019s World Cup, losing 2-1 in a gripping match against Portugal earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Local media are tipping former national coach Slaven Bilic as Dalic\u2019s likely successor.<\/p>\n
Bilic, 57, led Croatia from 2006-12. He recorded a higher winning percentage than Dalic, with 42 victories, 15 draws and eight defeats in 65 matches but his best performance in a major tournament was to reach the quarterfinals of the 2008 Euros where Croatia lost on penalties to Turkey.<\/p>\n
Bilic was a defender who played 44 times for Croatia. He has coached several clubs, including West Ham United, where he played in the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n
The former defender\u2019s last coaching position was at Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al-Fateh, during the 2023-2024 season.<\/p>\n
Dalic has repeatedly said he considered his job the \u201cbiggest privilege and pleasure a coach can have\u201d.<\/p>\n
His most notable previous coaching spells came outside Europe \u2014 he was in charge of top Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Faisaly and Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n
In 2014, the former defensive midfielder took over Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, where he was named coach of the year twice, leading the club to the 2016 Asian Champions League final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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