Orioles 3 Jays 7
That was a much better game.
The Jays went up 2-zip in the first. Brett Bateman started the game with a walk, and scored on Vladimir Guerrero's double off the wall. Then Alejandro Kirk singled Vlad home.
And we got three more in the third. Bateman started this inning with a home run. George Springer singled and, an out later, Kirk homered. 5-0 and we could coast.
We got one in the sixth: Josh Smith was hit by pitch and Andrés Giménez doubled him home. We should have scored more that inning, but on a single Giménez rounded third, and, after Orioles third baseman faked a throw to first, tossed to SS Christian Encarnacion-Strand (covering third) and Giménez was tagged out. Not good baserunning, but that seems to be a theme lately.

#game

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jeff McNeil legged out an infield single to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday night after blowing a four-run lead.
Henry Bolte homered and scored three times from the leadoff spot for the A's, who have won five of six following a five-game losing streak. The rookie drew three walks and stole three bases.
Andrés Giménez hit a tying solo homer in the ninth for the Blue Jays (72-73), who remained a game behind Cleveland for the last American League wild card. Alejandro Kirk also went deep but Toronto ace Dylan Cease gave up five runs — four earned — in five innings.
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See AP's full MLB coverage here

#toronto #blue #game

The transfer window has closed, and Wednesday's front pages sum up everything that happened.
Barça bring the striker saga to an end by signing Gabriel Jesus for three seasons, while on the same day Marc Casadó leaves on loan to Deportivo.
At Atlético, Julián Álvarez turns down ***** nal and stays with the Rojiblancos after training as normal, with a chance of playing on Saturday at San Mamés. The same club also seals the arrival of Jonathan David as backup No. 9.
LaLiga has surpassed €733 million in transfer spending, €25 million more than last season, and Real Madrid have confirmed the €125 million signing of Diomande as the biggest Spanish purchase outside the Premier League. Betis secure Ceballos, available on a free after leaving Madrid, while Giménez and Casadó both join Deportivo on loan.
Outside Spain, Manchester City have matched the British record by paying €125 million for Enzo Fernández, who reunites with Maresca after leaving a Chelsea side that is already close to €500 million in sales.

#million #madrid #outside #signing

Blue Jays 1 Guardians 6
The Jays had all sorts of troubles with Guardians starter Gavin Williams. Well, really just one trouble. They couldn't hit him. Williams went seven innings and allowed just two hits and a walk with thirteen strikeouts.
Our one run was in the fourth. Kazuma Okamoto led off with a single. After Andrés Giménez struck out, Ernie Clement went to a full count and the Jays sent Okamoto (surprising me, Oka is not fast and the Jays were striking out a lot). Clement took ball four, but the Guardians threw to second anyway. The throw was well wide of second and Okamoto went to third on the play. After Myles Straw struck out (I really thought that he had to make contact or we weren't going to score at all today) Williams threw a wild pitch to Brett Bateman, allowing Oka to score. Oka going first to home without the help of a hit wasn't on my bingo card.
The Jays didn't have any more luck against Guardian relievers, Hunter Gaddis and Matt Festa.
The bullpen day started off ok, for the Jays, but didn't end well.

#really

Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday pulled out of negotiations with Olympique Lyonnais to sign veteran left-back Nicolás Tagliafico before the summer transfer window shut.
Atlético's interest in Argentina international Tagliafico first came to us via David Medina and Isaac Suárez in Marca. Atlético were seeking a backup for Alejandro Grimaldo after long negotiations for Racing Santander teenager Jorge Salinas fell apart Tuesday; Salinas is staying at Racing after no club paid his €16 million release clause.
Tagliafico had been in negotiations to join Juventus before Atlético entered the race. According to Fabrizio Romano **** ociate Matteo Moretto, Tagliafico spoke directly to Diego Simeone and prioritized a move to Atleti, having accepted his role would be as a substitute. To make room for Tagliafico and his roughly €3 million gross salary, Mateu Alemany had to clear **** e in the squad by finding new destinations for multiple players, including Josema Giménez, Thomas Lemar, Carlos Martín and Obed Vargas.
While the sporting director moved out Giménez and Lemar on deadline day, Vargas and Carlos Martín stayed. That meant Atleti could not move forward with a Tagliafico transfer, especially as Lyon could not secure a replacement. French media first reported its collapse before Spanish media corroborated later in the day.
Tagliafico, who turned 34 on Monday, has spent the previous four seasons playing for Lyon, but the French side's aggregate loss to Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League play-off round last week has put it in a bind. With Champions League income lost, Lyon need to sell players, and Tagliafico — entering the final year of his contract — was poised to be one of the casualties.

#negotiations

Just be a better game than yesterday's game. It is a simple ask. Admittedly, it would be hard to be worse.
The season has me thinking about the value of hitting coaches. The Jays had a disappointing 2024 season, and reshaped the hitting coaching staff. And last year they hit well. Lots of praise to the coaches.
This year, basically same hitting coaches and we aren't hitting at all. Did the coaches suddenly get stupid? Or are hitting coaches overrated. Would the Jays be any worse with me as hitting coach? Oh likely. But would any hitting coach cause the Jays to hit better? Is there words you could use to get Vlad, Springer, Clement (92 OPS+), Giménez, Okamoto (100 OPS+), Lukes, Straw hitting better?
Should hitting coaches be fired at the end of every season? Maybe players tend to turn off the same voices, saying the same things.
MARINERS

#coaches #same

Game #132… ..it is getting serious. And the Jays are half a game out of a Wild Card spot.
Once again, we have an early game. And I have tennis til then so getting the Game Thread together early. They don't have the lineups posted yet. Or told us what the roster move of the day is. I'm going to post this early, so you can make note of any news in the thread.
Yesterday's game should have been a blowout, but at least it was a win. A win is always a good thing. And it was nice to see pretty much everyone in the line get some hits, have good at bats.
Here is a nice short interview with Andrés Giménez (even if the questions were silly).
We had a nice evening last night, 18 people. No one complained (to my face) about the steaks (who complains about a steak?). I think I hit the 'medium rare' point on all of them. It is weird to have the entire grill of the barbecue filled steaks, usually, I'm sure doing them for me and my family.

#steaks #jays

Multiple outlets are reporting that Milan and RB Leipzig have come to an agreement over the price and structure of a transfer for Frenchman Christopher Nkunku, who looks set to return to his former club after being shown to the San Siro exit by new Rossoneri head coach Ruben Amorim.
Amorim has made it clear that Nkunku, along with Fikayo Tomori, Youssouf Fofana and Santiago Gimenez, will not be part of his plans for the 2026-27 campaign, which for Milan, gets underway away against Torino on Sunday evening.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 05: Rafael Leao hugs Christopher Nkunku of after his goal during the pre-season match against FC Internazionale at Optus Stadium on August 05, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)
Nkunku is surplus to requirements in San Siro and reports over the last few days have claimed that his former club Leipzig are keen to offer him a return to the Bundesliga.
According to the latest updates in both Germany and Italy on Sunday claim that an agreement between the two clubs has now been reached over an initial season-long loan deal at a cost of €4m and an option to buy for an additional €28m for an overall cost of €32m.

#nkunku #christopher #amorim

AC Milan travel to the Stadio Olimpico to open their Serie A season against Torino on Sunday.
The Rossoneri arrive with mixed but exciting form heading into Rúben Amorim's first competitive match in charge. They ended pre-season on a high with a 4-2 win over Manchester United, though that result came after a heavy 3-0 loss to Chelsea. Milan's end to last season was inconsistent — they lost seven of their final 13 league games — so making a statement in the opener is a priority.
Amorim starts his 2026/27 campaign with some selection problems. Star winger Rafael Leão is out with a recent muscle strain, and forward Santi Giménez is sidelined by an ankle sprain.
Still, club-record signing Gonçalo Ramos is fit and expected to lead the line. New summer signing Mario Gila is available to make his competitive debut, likely joining Strahinja Pavlović in Amorim's preferred three-man defence.
Samuel Chukwueze looks set to keep his energetic pre-season role as a right wing-back, while veteran Luka Modrić will bring experience and control through midfield as Milan chase a convincing start.

#signing

Lazio have reportedly improved their bid for Andrea Pinamonti as they try to find an agreement with Sassuolo before the transfer deadline.
Although the club's campaign began last Sunday (with a shocking elimination from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Mantova), the Biancocelesti have yet to add a new striker to their ranks, even though Gennaro Gattuso had considered it the main priority of the summer transfer market.
The Aquile were on the cusp of signing Bamba Dieng, who arrived in Rome on Thursday, but the deal collapsed due to a knee issue detected during the medical. As for Mauro Icardi, he wasn't completely sold on the project, preferring to bide his time while waiting for other offers. Therefore, Pinamonti re-emerged as the main target to bolster the attack.
According to Italian journalist Damiano Er Faina, Lazio have raised their offer for Pinamonti, and they're now awaiting a response from Sassuolo. It should be noted that the Italian capital club can only afford to sign the 27-year-old on loan with an option to buy, but since the player's contract with the Neroverdi will expire next June, he would first have to sign a renewal.
Er Faina adds that AC Milan outcast Santiago Gimenez was never a serious option for Lazio. The Mexican is instead a top target for Porto, who are working tirelessly to recruit him.

#sassuolo #italian

Newcastle United are reportedly the favourites ahead of Aston Villa for Milan striker Christopher Nkunku at €30m, while Santiago Gimenez is close to FC Porto.
The Rossoneri are about to invest at least €50m including add-ons in Diego Moreira from RC Strasbourg, which means they need to raise funds with sales.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 03: Christopher Nkunku of AC Milan celebrates after scoring his team second goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and AC Milan at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on February 03, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Nkunku was one of the players cut from the squad by Ruben Amorim and even excluded from training after the pre-season tour.
The former Chelsea man is hoping for a return to the Premier League, and Sport Mediaset claim that Newcastle United are the hot favourites to pay €30m, ahead of Aston Villa.

#Milan #bologna #villa #christopher

Yankees 4 Jays 3 (10 innings)
Well, I didn't expect a sweep, not that it wouldn't have nice.
Tied in the tenth the Yankees scored two in the top of the inning. After a sac bunt, to move the Manfred Man to third base, Ben Rice homered off Braydon Fisher.
We got one in the bottom of the inning, Andrés Giménez singled home the Manfred Man, but we couldn't bring him home to tie the game.
As usual, our offense didn't do enough, just two runs in regulation time.

#manfred #didn 't #home #tied

TORONTO (AP) — Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
New York's four runs were twice as many as they had scored in the previous three games, all losses.
Rice's first hit of the series was a two-run homer, his33rd this season, off Braydon Fisher (3-4).
Tim Hill gave up an RBI single to Andrés Giménez in the bottom of the 10th but held on for his second save in six chances.
Toronto erased a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth but David Bednar (6-3) stranded the winning run at second base.

#rice #blue

The 3-0 friendly defeat to Chelsea helped clarify some of Ruben Amorim's ideas, as Milan have put Pervis Estupinan, Fikayo Tomori, Youssouf Fofana, Samuele Ricci, Zachary Athekame and Santiago Gimenez for sale.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Head coach Ruben Amorim of AC Milan looks on during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)
The new coach said that he wanted time to evaluate the players at his disposal during the summer preparation period, before he would commit to sales and investments.
There were some signs after the most recent match, a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in Jakarta.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Rafael Leao of AC Milan shoots against Moises Caicedo of Chelsea FC during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)

#Chelsea #ruben

After failing to recruit Franjo Ivanovic, Lazio are expected to swiftly shift their focus to another striker, as Santiago Gimenez and two other Serie A attackers could re-emerge on the scene.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Biancocelesti struck an agreement with Benfica, who agreed to loan them Ivanovic with an option to buy. But on Saturday, reliable sources confirmed that the 22-year-old Croatian has instead chosen RC Lens, who will play in the Champions League this season.
According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, Lazio now have three main names on their attacking shortlist: Gimenez, Andrea Pinamonti, and Roberto Piccoli. Sky Sport Italia journalist Manuele Baiocchini (via Gianlucadimarzio.com) is reporting the exact same names.
Piccoli is a 25-year-old striker who joined Fiorentina last year, but is considered available on the market, as the Viola only deem him a backup for Moise Kean. The Atalanta youth product made 32 appearances in Serie A last season, scoring four league goals. The sources reveal that he's also a target for Bologna.
At the age of 27, Pinamonti might be eager to leave Sassuolo, as he's been playing his football at the Mapei Stadium since 2022. The Inter Milan youth product is running on an expiring contract, so Lazio could seize the opportunity to buy him at a cut price. The Italian was considered the main alternative to Ivanovic, so there could be important developments on this front in the coming weeks.

#italian #piccoli #league

A much-changed Milan crumbled 3-0 to Chelsea, as Joao Pedro scored twice before a Moises Caicedo volley and Italy international Marco Palestra impressed on the left.
Following the 1-1 draw with Inter, the Rossoneri made changes with Rafael Leao and Luka Modric making their first starts of the summer, as Mario Gila, Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez were injured. Chelsea lost 1-0 to Juventus, but surprised by shifting Italy international Palestra over to left-back in Jakarta.
Koni De Winter's early error allowed Joao Pedro to go clear on a long ball, forcing Lorenzo Torriani into a tricky save, then Danny Welbeck thumped the upright from a Palestra ******* ist.
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 28: Joao Pedro of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between SSC Napoli and Chelsea FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 28, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)
Christian Comotto's volley was charged down and Pedro Neto tested Torriani before ballooning over from another Palestra pass.

#christian

Last week's bombshell federal order granting high school class of 2022 athletes a fifth season of eligibility is already producing widespread ripple effects through college basketball. Hundreds of graduating seniors are doing an about-face and returning to the college level for one more year, including former St. John's guard Oziyah Sellers, who entered the transfer portal on Saturday. Another Red Storm senior could join him soon.
Dillon Mitchell, the former St. John's forward and Boston Celtics rookie, could return to the program this upcoming season, according to Adam Zagoria. The Red Storm are also reportedly interested in Auburn forward and All-SEC selection Keyshawn Hall, another senior eyeing a fifth season in college basketball.
Mitchell was selected with the 40th overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and stood out in the NBA Summer League, averaging 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds on solid shooting efficiency in three games. Yet, he remains unsigned by the team, meaning he is still eligible to return to college basketball if he can't agree to terms with the Celtics.
His pathway to a possible comeback is clear after forward Gildas Gimenez was reportedly deemed academically ineligible, opening up a spot on the 15-man roster if Mitchell opts to go back to college.
The ultra-athletic 6-foot-8 forward transferred to St. John's following stops at Texas and Cincinnati, quickly forming a three-headed monster with fellow All-Big East honorees Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins. Last season, Mitchell averaged 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 ***** ists on 55.9% shooting for the Red Storm and also earned a spot on the Big East All-Defense team after posting 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game for a KenPom top-15 defensive unit.

#college #storm

Serie A side Milan are considering striker Santiago Gimenez's future and the idea of a return to Porto is gaining traction for the Mexican.
Get Italian Football News have looked at Lazio's interest in Gimenez and the player was open to the move too. But Daniele Longo points out at possible return to Portugal.
Porto are worried about the fitness of Samu Aghehowa Omorodion and this is making them consider a move for Gimenez. The idea was being considered earlier in the window but attempts are now underway on a more formal basis.
Francesco Farioli's side have opened the channels for a move, with Jorge Mendes playing an important role in the move. The super-agent has unfinished business with Milan, having helped them sign Goncalo Ramos earlier this summer. Gimenez has been offered a key role at Porto by Farioli, who has spoken to the striker already.
It is also reported that Porto have offered an initial loan with an option to buy. This is unlikely to find favours from Milan, who would be open to an initial loan with an obligation to buy, as the Rossoneri would have guarantees about his permanent exit.

#Milan #return #open #earlier

Milan have received approaches from both FC Porto and Lazio for Santiago Gimenez, but it depends on whether they would be prepared to let the striker leave on loan.
The Mexico international was a strong investment in January 2025 when signed from Feyenoord for €30.2m plus add-ons, but failed to live up to expectations.
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 23: Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side a 1-0 lead during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Round of 16 match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)
He scored seven goals with six **** ists in 37 competitive games, missing most of last term due to a serious ankle injury that required surgery in December.
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan competes for the ball with Isak Hien of Atalanta BC during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan at New Balance Arena on October 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

#italy #gimenez #getty #atalanta

Niclas Fullkrug has been linked with a move to Lazio as Gennaro Gattuso searches for a new number nine. The experienced 33-year-old is reportedly eager to head to Rome, yet there are a few factors hindering the deal.
Firstly, while Fullkrug has been offered up to the uncertain Biancocelesti following his loan stint with AC Milan last term, he earns €3.5 million and would have to cut his salary to return to Italy.
Second of all, the German's single goal in 20 Serie A appearances hardly makes for good reading. In fact, as Corriere dello Sport confirm, Gattuso is eyeing up a loan-to-buy move for Milan's Santi Gimenez. The risk with that, however, is that it's a deal that can only be evaluated in late August, ****** uming the striker is still with the Rossoneri after struggles of his own.
Gattuso has quite the recruitment job on his hands. At the time of writing, this window sees him with an exposed defence and a blunt attack – one that only registered 41 goals last season.
Petar Ratkov could leave the club after a bleak spell on the team's fringes, despite Lazio shelling out €13 million to Salzburg for him. Plus, with the side's ninth-placed finish last term, there isn't exactly a huge transfer fund to dip into for what is a very expensive position.

#deal

Lazio consider AC Milan centre-forward Santiago Gimenez as a priority target, even though signing the Mexican remains a tall order.
The 25-year-old has been on the Aquile's shortlist since his time at Feyenoord. The striker ended up joining Milan on a €30 million deal in January 2025, but has been enduring difficult times at San Siro. Following the arrival of Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain, Gimenez may have become surplus to requirements at Ruben Amorim's court. But can Lazio seize the opportunity?
In recent weeks, reports in Italy and England have linked the Biancocelesti with Armando Broja. The 24-year-old is an Albanian striker who rose through the ranks at Chelsea, but is now coming off a disappointing campaign at Burnley. He only scored a single goal in 24 Premier League appearances.
According to Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Broja might be on Lazio's watchlist, but Angelo Fabiani and company aren't keen to sign the Albanian international. Instead, they prefer to wait for more enticing opportunities to arise in the coming weeks, especially Gimenez, a profile well-admired by Gennaro Gattuso.
Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla also confirms Lazio's interest in the Mexican international, but notes that the operation remains difficult, as the capital side would have to overcome several hurdles.

#broja

Lazio head coach Gennaro Gattuso believes AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez would be the ideal profile to lead the line.
The Aquile's woeful attack was the team's Achilles heel last season, with Maurizio Sarri's men only scoring 41 goals in 38 Serie A rounds, and no player surpassing the five-goal threshold. Therefore, Gattuso realizes that reinforcement is desperately required at Formello.
Over the past few weeks, Lazio have been linked with several centre-forwards, mainly Fiorentina's Roberto Piccoli, Sassuolo's Andrea Pinamonti, and Fluminense's John Kennedy. However, Angelo Fabiani and co. haven't been able to close any deals thus far.
According to Il Messaggero (via La Lazio Siamo Noi), Gattuso is still dreaming about signing Gimenez, whom he considers the perfect candidate for the role, despite his struggles at Milan.
The 25-year-old is a Cruz Azul youth product who established himself as one of the deadliest strikers in the Netherlands during his time at Feyenoord, scoring 65 goals in 105 appearances. His exploits in Rotterdam earned him a €3 million transfer to Milan in February 2025, but he has only contributed with seven goals and six ****** ists in his first 18 months at San Siro.

#gattuso #gimenez

Reports in Italy claim that Tottenham defender Djed Spence would be more expensive than Anan Khalaili for Inter, but the Nerazzurri are still willing to open talks with Spurs.
Inter are looking for a replacement for Denzel Dumfries, who has joined Real Madrid after the Merengues agreed to match his €20m release clause.
Inter's primary target, Marco Palestra, joined Chelsea instead, while Khalaili failed his medical tests this week, leaving the Serie A ******* le holders still in need of a new right wing-back.
Gazzetta, Sky Sport Italia and Corriere dello Sport claim that Spence is quickly becoming Inter's favourite target, although the Nerazzurri are still ******* sing and have a long shortlist, which includes Strasbourg's Guela Doué, among others.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JULY 05: Djed Spence #25 of England clears the ball in front of Santiago Gimenez #11 of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Mexico and England at Mexico City Stadium on July 05, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Blue Jays 4 Padres 3
A rough eight cost them.
Hoffman in. Xander Bogaerts, leading off, ground one softly (63.4 mph) up the middle, but between second and short. Ernie Clement got to it too deep to make a play. Bogaerts stole second. Manny Machado lined a single to center, scoring the run. Gavin Sheets ground one at Andrés Giménez, but Clements was slow getting to second so they couldn't get the lead runner. The out at first wasn't enough. I didn't understand why Clements couldn't get to the bag before the base runner. They had a shot at a double play. After that, a steal of third and a sac fly brought in the go ahead run. That was the game.
Barker talked about it after and watching it, again, I still don't get what Ernie was doing.
And the bottom of the ninth went too quick. Ground out, pop out, strikeout.

Jays 1 Giants 10
I don't know….
At least in the past we were able to make the easy defensive plays. But tonight, we couldn't even do that.
Andrés Giménez made an error. Kazuma Okamoto made an official, had another that should have been an error and made a lousy play on a throw into third which was just a bad mistake, too bad to be called an error. Kirk made a poor throw to second, and Ernie Clement made a worse home back to home.
Kevin Gausman wasn't great. He wasn't as bad as the score made him look, but he wasn't great. 5.1 innings, 5 hits, 7 runs, 4 earned, 5 walks and 8 strikeouts. Yeah the defense didn't help him out and two of his earned runs came after he left the game.

The first ever 48-team World Cup is about to get underway, and until 19 July a number of Rossoneri players will be involved in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United States. AC Milan is the most represented Italian team, with 10 of our ambassadors taking part over the coming weeks. Below are their group-stage fixtures:
Santiago Gimenez (Mexico, Group A)
Mexico v South Africa, Thursday 11 June at 21:00 CEST (DAZN/Rai) - Mexico City
Mexico v South Korea, Friday 19 June at 3:00 CEST (DAZN) - Zapopan
Czech Republic v Mexico, Thursday 25 June at 3:00 CEST (DAZN) - Mexico City

Milan have a fresh injury concern on their hands after Santiago Gimenez was forced off during Mexico’s World Cup defeat to England.
The striker suffered a right ankle problem in the closing stages of the last-16 tie at the Azteca, which the hosts lost 3-2 as England, despite finishing with ten men, booked a quarter-final against Erling Haaland’s Norway.
Introduced at the hour mark, Gimenez was hurt by an awkward movement of his right ankle, notably without any contact from England’s Djed Spence, and had to leave the field during Mexico’s late push before heading to hospital for tests.
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 23: Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side a 1-0 lead during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Round of 16 match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)
According to Mexican media, via Sky Sport, those examinations ruled out any fracture and diagnosed a sprain, a relatively encouraging outcome, but one that lands on an ankle with recent history.

Blue Jays 2 Mariners 0
The bad news? We only scored 2 runs, which is pretty normal.
The good news? They didn't score 2 runs.
We got both our runs in the third inning. Sean Keys started it with a single. Andrés Giménez doubled him home. John had Nathan Lukes bunt Giménez to third. IN THE THIRD INNING. When he was already in scoring position. Nathan Lukes, the one guy in the lineup who has been hitting (well, not the one guy, but hyperbola works when ranting). Vlad Guerrero singled Andrés home (he would have scored from second too). Kazuma Okamoto singled, but Daulton Varsho lined out and Alejandro Kirk ground out.
We only had six hits on the day (four of them in the third inning). Sean Keys had two hits. Lukes, Varsho, Kirk, and Ernie Clement had 0 fors.

Ecuador's World Cup run ended in the Round of 32 last night, as Mexico won 2-0 in front of an electric Mexico City crowd. It was a heated affair throughout, and especially in the closing minutes as Ecuador began to accept its fate.
During stoppage time, Piero Hincapie got chippy with Santiago Gimenez and decided to say something to him with his palm covering his mouth. Gimenez, who wasn't even looking back at Hincapie, immediately reacted to Hincapie's comment and asked the referee to take a look on the VAR monitor.
The referee, Slavko Vincic, checked the footage and returned with a red card for Hincapie. Here's how they got there.
Because of a new rule implemented by the International Football ****** ociation Board back in April. It prohibits players from covering their mouths during confrontations. This is the second time we've seen this rule upheld in the World Cup.
The IFAB added the rule after Brazil's Vinicius Junior alleged Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him with his mouth covered during a UEFA Champions League match in February. Prestianni was later suspended for six matches.

Ecuador's Piero Hincapie became the second player at the 2026 World Cup to be dismissed for covering his mouth while confronting an opponent, during his side's defeat by Mexico on Tuesday evening.
The ******* nal defender, 24, hid his mouth as he spoke to Mexico's Santiago Gimenez in stoppage time at the end of the second half, with his side losing 2-0 and heading out of the tournament.
Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic did not see the incident but showed Hincapie a red card after being advised by the video ******* istant referee (VAR) to watch the incident on the pitchside monitor.
Hincapie follows Paraguay winger Miguel Almiron in falling foul of world governing body Fifa's new rule for this tournament. He was dismissed against Turkey in the group stages, but his side held on to win 1-0.
Almiron first player sent off for covering mouth