Suspected of drug trafficking, Mexico captain boycotted at World Cup; MU clears way to welcome Bale

Marquez is truly “invisible” in the Russian summer. At the 2018 World Cup, Marquez has to drink a completely different type of water than his teammates. He is also not allowed to appear next to any brands of American origin.

American television stations or press agencies, under orders from the government, are not allowed to show any images of Marquez.

Even if Marquez becomes the “Best Player of the Match” of a match at this World Cup, the 39-year-old Mexican midfielder will not receive the award because the award-giving organization is a beer company from the US.

Things don’t stop on the pitch. Marquez is not allowed to stay anywhere that has any interest related to the United States. Specifically, Marquez, the captain of the Mexican national team, does not stay in the same hotel as his teammates. He even accepts that he will play without pay because all his accounts have been frozen.

It all started in August 2017, when Marquez's assets were frozen by the US government due to suspicions of involvement in a drug trafficking organization. The US Treasury Department confirmed that Marquez was one of 21 Mexican citizens suspected of having business relations with drug lord Raul Flores Fernandez. All bank accounts owned by Marquez, or those owned by relatives of the Mexican midfielder, were frozen.

Following these allegations, Marquez issued a lengthy denial on his personal website.

Russian billionaire spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on children to watch World Cup

A large sum of money raised by Roman Abramovich and other benefactors has helped 30 seriously ill children travel to Russia to watch football.

Billionaire Roman Abramovich at an event in early 2018. Photo:AFP.

For 30 Israeli children with serious illnesses, the dream of experiencing the 2018 World Cup has come true thanks to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and a group of donors from the Fulfilling Dreams charity, according toCNN.

Abramovich himself has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to help disadvantaged children watch the biggest football tournament on the planet. The donation is enough to buy plane tickets from Israel to Russia, as well as accommodation for a week for the children. The group of children will watch three World Cup matches during this time.

MU clears the way to welcome Bale

It seemed like MU had run out of chances to sign Gareth Bale this summer, but after El onfidencial announced, Real Madrid's leaders sat down with the Welsh midfielder's representative, with a commitment to increase Bale's salary from his current 15 million euros/year and keep him at Bernabeu.

MU is waiting to sign Bale.

However, ESPN said Bale is contemplating his future, and will decide after direct talks with the White House leadership.

Although Zidane has left, Real's new coach Julen Lopetegui has a good relationship and enjoys the playing style of Isco, who often causes Bale to be left out of Zidane's squad.

Not to mention, Real is ambitious to bring Neymar back so they can push him away at any time.

Chelsea fires coach Conte, pays 9.5 million pounds in compensation

British press reported that Chelsea decided to fire coach Conte and is preparing to announce Maurizio Sarri as the new captain this week.

Conte packed his bags and left Chelsea this week.

Sources also said that the team's leadership agreed to pay £9.5 million in compensation to terminate the contract with coach Conte one year early. The entire coaching staff supporting the Italian coach will also pack up and leave Stamford Bridge.

During his 2 years in the "hot seat" of Chelsea, Conte brought the club 2 titles (Premier League, FA Cup), not a bad achievement. However, the two sides soon broke up due to Conte's disagreement with the big bosses, especially in purchasing and using people.

According to Daily Mail, Sarri will choose a new team to support him, notably including the return of "old man", legend Gianfranco Zola.Zola will be in London today, marking his return to Chelsea.

Bernd Leno signs five-year contract with Arsenal

After a long wait, Arsenal finally got their desired transfer target, 26-year-old goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen.

Both Leverkusen and Arsenal's websites have confirmed that Leno will move to North London on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of £20 million. This is considered a bargain for a goalkeeper with potential like Leno.

Before joining Arsenal, Leno made a name for himself at Leverkusen, becoming the youngest goalkeeper in history to play in the Champions League at the age of 19 years and 193 days. Over the past seven seasons, he has missed just five Bundesliga games for Leverkusen. He left the BayArena with 304 appearances under his belt.

Leno also played 6 times for Germany but could not attend the 2018 World Cup because he was ranked behind Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp. Coming to Arsenal, Leno will certainly be a strong competitor for the number 1 goalkeeper role with Petr Cech - who is being linked with a move to Napoli.