RB Leipzig have, according to Sky Germany, completed the signing of Ørjan Nyland, with the experienced goalkeeper set to return to Saxony after three years away from the club. The 35-year-old is expected to replace Péter Gulácsi, who is closing in on a move away from Leipzig.
Nyland previously joined Leipzig in 2022 as an emergency signing after Gulácsi suffered a serious knee injury. The Norwegian made several appearances during that period before leaving the club at the end of the season.
Nyland brings plenty of international experience to Leipzig, having earned more than 70 caps for Norway and previously played in Germany for FC Ingolstadt 04 before his first spell with RB. He recently shined at the 2026 World Cup, keeping his nation in the contest with multiple saves.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs' previous salary cap struggles have once again fueled debate years after the NHL's COVID-19 financial shutdown. This time, NHL **** yst Matthew Cauz argued that timing, rather than poor planning alone, played a major role in limiting Toronto's championship window.
Speaking on TSN's First Up podcast, Cauz pointed to the contract extensions signed by William Nylander, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner before the pandemic.
"William Nylander signed his six-year extension on December 1, 2018. Auston Matthews signed a five-year extension on February 5, 2019. Mitch Marner signed a six-year extension on September 13, 2019," Cauz said.
He added, "A year later, COVID hits. And what happens? The cap stops."
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World Cup drama reached new heights as England and Argentina booked their places in the semi-finals, though not without controversy.
The latest flashpoints only added to the growing debate over refereeing decisions that has followed this tournament from the outset, and there's no time to catch your breath.
England clinched a dramatic 2-1 extra-time win over Norway in the quarter-final, coming from behind to set up a heavyweight semi-final tie against reigning champions Argentina.
Jude Bellingham was the architect of England's comeback. After scoring a brilliant equaliser on the stroke of half-time, the Real Madrid midfielder pounced on Orjan Nyland's error to send the Vikings home.
Despite steering the Three Lions within distance of their first World Cup triumph since 1966, Thomas Tuchel was not happy with his side's performance at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.

Erling Haaland could barely conceal his disbelief after being hauled off during extra time as England eliminated Norway from World Cup contention. In Saturday's quarterfinal clash in Miami, England relied on a brace from Jude Bellingham to edge past Norway 2-1.
The Scandinavians drew first blood when Andreas Schjelderup unleashed a finish that beat Jordan Pickford, rattling in off the far post to hand Norway the advantage.
The Three Lions then leveled through a contentious equalizer, with Bellingham producing a stunning solo effort before slotting past Orjan Nyland. Three minutes into extra time, the midfielder doubled his tally after Nyland spilled Elliot Anderson's strike directly into his path.
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Norway boss Stale Solbakken believes the overhead wires deserve an ******* ist for England’s equaliser as the ball dropped down “straight from heaven” despite FIFA’s ball sensor showing no contact.
Jude Bellingham’s brace secured a 2-1 quarter-final victory that went to extra-time in hot and humid Miami, where Andreas Schjelderup’s cross-shot had given the Scandinavians the lead.
Bellingham cancelled out the opener with a smart finish in first-half stoppage-time, with England breaking quickly after Orjan Nyland’s goal kick was cut out.
The ball appeared to hit one of the overhead TV cables, but FIFA says the chip in the ball did not record anything.
A statement from the governing body read: “Before England’s goal in minute 45+2 against Norway, the sensor in the connected ball showed no peak in the ‘heartbeat of the ball’ when in the air, and therefore no evidence that the ball touched the overhead wire and changed the movement of the ball.”

Jude Bellingham was England's hero once more by scoring twice as the Three Lions came from behind to end Norway's historic run and reach the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra-time on Saturday.
In their first ever quarter-final, Andreas Schjelderup fired Norway into a shock lead in the searing Miami heat.
But Bellingham, who also netted a double in a memorable 3-2 over Mexico in the last 16, produced a moment of magic to equalise just before half-time.
Norway had a second goal controversially disallowed after a VAR review in the second half for a foul by Erling Haaland as both sets of players were pushed to their physical limits by going to extra-time.
Bellingham came up with another big moment as he pounced on an error by Orjan Nyland to sweep in his sixth goal of the tournament.

Jude Bellingham deposited the go-ahead goal in the third minute of extra time and England hung on for a 2-1 victory over Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal classic on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Bellingham scored both goals for the Three Lions to dig them out of a 1-0 hole while tying teammate Harry Kane with six in this tournament. Anthony Gordon had an ******* ist and Jordan Pickford made three saves for England.
England, 60 years removed from its only World Cup ******* le, secured just its fourth semifinal berth in history and its second in the past three tournaments. It'll face Argentina or Switzerland on Wednesday in Atlanta.
After missed chances during the second half, England took the lead early in extra time. Substitute Morgan Rogers fired a shot from outside the box that Orjan Nyland failed to catch, the ball deflecting into the goalmouth. Bellingham darted in and beat his man to the ball for the easy putback.
Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 36th minute and Nyland made six saves for the Vikings, who were playing in their first World Cup quarterfinal game.

Jude Bellingham’s extra-time winner secured England’s spot in the World Cup semi finals with a 2-1 win over Norway.
Andreas Schjelderup had given Norway the lead ten minutes before half-time when his mis-hit cross caught out Jordan Pickford.
But Bellingham equalised before the break, racing through from Anthony Gordon’s pass and finishing low into the bottom corner.
Norway thought they had re-taken the lead early on in the second half when Torbjorn Heggem tapped in following a scramble at a corner, only for it to be disallowed for a push by Erling Haaland on Elliot Anderson following a VAR check.
And after the 90 minutes ended level, Bellingham struck in extra time, following in after goalkeeper Orjan Nyland had spilled Morgan Rogers’ shot to tap in from close range.

England scored an equalizer vs. Norway on a Jude Bellingham goal during stoppage time in the first half of Saturday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
And during the halftime report, Fox provided a replay angle that showed a goal kick from Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland hitting the cable for the FIFA Skycam. That seemed to change the trajectory of the ball, which England took possession of before scoring the equalizer in transition just seconds later.
“The ball actually is touched by the cable attached to the cable camera above the stadium… It comes back very quickly to England,” Fox World Cup host Rebecca Lowe explained while the broadcast showed the replay. “Two passes later, it goes to Jude Bellingham and in the back of the net.”
“Now, afterwards, Ståle Solbakken, the manager of Norway, not happy with the referee,” Lowe continued. “Goalkeeper, of course, as well, as he’s pointing up and saying it touched the cable on that cable camera. The manager of Norway pointing as well. Erling Haaland, not happy either.”
“We’ve spoken to Mark Clattenburg, our rules expert, and he said if the ball touches any outside object, then the whistle should go, and it should be a dropped-ball,” Lowe said.

Jude Bellingham scored another superb goal for England in the World Cup 2026. against Norway in the quarter-finals, but controversy surrounded the build-up.
That’s because Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland's goal kick appeared to touch a cable above the Miami Stadium.
The ball was then dropped into the path of Elliot Anderson, who exchanged a pass with Anthony Gordon, with the ball then fizzed into Bellingham, who dribbled into the penalty area and finished strongly.
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But Nyland was furious after conceding the equaliser and rushed to referee Clement Turpin to protest.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A goal kick appeared to clip a cable over the field late in the first half of the England-Norway match in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, shortly before England's Jude Bellingham scored the tying goal.
By rule, if the ball had been noticed hitting the cable, play would have stopped and a drop ball would have been utilized to determine possession.
But in this case, play was not interrupted and it was not known if the video ****** istant referee, Jerome Brisard, reviewed the play. Brisard was also in the VAR role for the Argentina-Egypt match in the quarterfinals, one where Argentina rallied to win 3-2 and Egypt complained that officiating was unfair.
Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland took the kick to start the play in question Saturday, which was controlled by England seconds after the trajectory of the ball changed, suggesting it brushed one of the cables used to suspend a robotically controlled camera. The ball was eventually played to Bellingham, who beat Nyland with a low shot to the far post.
Nyland slapped the turf in frustration and he, Norway star striker Erling Haaland and coach Stale Solbakken had words for referee Clement Turpin of France after the play and going into halftime.

Two teams, France and Spain, have already punched their tickets to the 2026 World Cup semifinals. Norway and England will each be hoping to be next.
The two European countries are set to square off on Saturday, July 11 in a quarterfinal match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The winner will advance to play the victor of the Argentina vs. Switzerland match while the loser will be heading home.
England is favored to win Saturday's match. The Three Lions are deeper, more experienced and have yet to lose any of their five World Cup matches to date.
That said, England is coming off a narrow, 3-2 win over Mexico that it played at high altitude − and spent a majority of the second half playing with 10 players. Could Thomas Tuchel's side be slightly fatigued because of that?
Meanwhile, Norway is fresh off a 2-1 victory over Brazil in which Erling Haaland extended his scoring streak to 14 consecutive international matches. He will once again be the squad's key player to watch while Ørjan Nyland will look to follow up his impressive game with another great performance against a quality offense.

Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland said his country's stunning World Cup win against Brazil had been launched by his penalty save during the 2-1 victory.
Nyland kept out a first-half spot kick from Bruno Guimaraes before Erling Haaland struck twice in the last 11 minutes to send the South Americans crashing out at the last-16 stage.
Neymar's penalty in the 100th minute came too late for five-time World Cup winners Brazil to mount a comeback.
"Obviously when you are able to save a penalty that early (it is then) very hard to beat you. It was a great moment for myself but also for the team to give ourselves some breathing ****** e," Nyland told reporters.
"In the end we also managed to score at the right moments, so that was amazing."

East Rutherford, N.J. — Erling Haaland powered in a 79th-minute header and added a second in the 90th minute as Norway stunned Brazil, 2-1, on Sunday to reach their first-ever World Cup quarterfinal at the expense of the five-time champions.
Kept under wraps for most of the round of 16 fixture, Haaland's sixth and seventh goals of the tournament sent Brazil to their earliest exit since being eliminated in the round of 16 in 1990. He's now tied with Argentina's Lionel Messi and France's Kylian Mbappe for the tournament lead.
Norway's Orjan Nyland made four stops, including a diving denial of Bruno Guimaraes' 14th-minute penalty kick. The 34-year-old Neymar converted a second late spot kick deep in second-half stoppage time for Brazil in what could be his final World Cup appearance.
Norway will now face the winner of Sunday's later match between host Mexico and England in a quarterfinal in Miami Gardens, Fla.
The result maintained one of the all-time World Cup oddities, the Nordic nation's perfect 2-0-0 record against the Selecao in the competition. The other victory in 1998, a 2-1 Norway triumph, came in a group-stage finale after Brazil had already secured passage to the knockout phase.

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