On soccer's biggest stage, the FIFA World Cup showcases the world's elite soccer talent as 48 countries compete for the sport's highest honor. As countries draw players across various clubs and leagues, the process for World Cup rosters becomes complex. Which raises various questions: How are these teams chosen, how many players can a roster hold, are there any restrictions to a roster, and when do teams need to have a finalized list ahead of the tournament's start? How many players are on a World Cup roster? There is not only a maximum number of players on a World Cup roster, but also a minimum: a team must have at least 23 players on the roster, and no more than 26. While there were initial discussions about expanding the roster size further for the 2026 tournament again FIFA had expanded it for the 2022 World Cup the decision was made to keep things at 26 players maximum for this year's edition of the tourney. When is the deadline for submitting a roster? There are two separate deadlines for roster submission. An expanded list of possible players from 35 to 55 must be submitted to FIFA by May 11, 2026; this provisional list is not shared by FIFA, and remains for internal use. A second, smaller list with the final roster must be submitted by May 30; should a player be injured before their World Cup match, they can be replaced up to 24 hours beforehand by another player from the larger provisional roster, but otherwise the submitted roster is the one that each team will play in the 2026 World Cup with. Any player not included on the provisional release list who is added to the final roster must be approved by FIFA. Are there restrictions on roster construction? Beyond limiting the rosters to between 23 and 26 players and the rules around injury replacements, there are three other components to roster construction that a team must adhere to. First, teams are able to designate up to nine players as being in training, which gives them chances to participate in practices and alongside the main roster, but they are not allowed to participate in the World Cup and will not be part of the roster once the tournament begins. Second, of the 23-to-26 players, three must be goalkeepers for the provisional list, four of the players must be goalkeepers. There are no other position-based roster restrictions, but three keepers are required on the final roster. Finally, all players must hold the nationality of the country they are representing in the World Cup, or, as FIFA puts it, "All players shall hold the nationality of their country or territory as represented by the Participating Member Association and be subject to its jurisdiction." How do player numbers work in the World Cup? According to FIFA's rules, only numbers 1 through 26 will be used, corresponding with the maximum roster size. The number 1 is only to be worn by a goalkeeper. Replacement players from the provisional roster will wear the next-lowest number that has not yet been used, which is the only way 27, 28 and so on will be worn during the tournament.

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I want to do it, Eddie Hearn told an iFL TV reporter on Friday in response to a question regarding a potential fight with rival Zuffa Boxing promoter and UFC CEO Dana White.And the result of this direct fight acceptance from the 46-year-old who has never boxed professionally in his life to the 56-year-old who has never boxed professionally in his life? Online hysteria.Over the weekend, it hardly took a degree in research to stumble across mock-ups of the two promoters squaring off in staged faceoffs, or AI-generated clips of them trading punches inside a ring somehow sturdy enough to carry the weight of both egos. Consider this your mercy ruling: Ill spare you the evidence of that particular slop.One particular account with a sizable following also claimed that Hearn and White had agreed to an August 22 bout under the Misfits Boxing banner inside Las Vegas Meta Apex. B.S, of course, but were in the business of clicks.I get it: Page 1 of the How To Be A Boxing Promoter Handbook will tell you its all about making noise and headlines your voice is your tool, your weapon. But we are on a slippery slope into muddied territory.These voices should be used to sell their fighters. Tell the world how great they are. Tell the world how they beat any other fighter in their weight class on any day of the week, twice on a Sunday. Unfiltered, unapologetic bias and dripping in hyperbole.But since White has crash-landed in the world of boxing, hes brought with him some unhelpful baggage from the UFC that is Trumpian in its nature: Making it all about him, himself and him only.Its an argument that has been aired in the world of UFC for years. Fighters are viewed as cogs in the wheel of the business. They are paid poorly in comparison for their efforts, treated as employees in a capitalist behemoth of a company, and any endeavor to properly tell their stories is met with red tape and hesitation. Conor McGregor broke that mold for a period of time. Perhaps his rise acted as a wake-up call to tighten the bolts of the machine.But in boxing, the story behind every single fighter is what keeps (some of) us sane in this industry. Keeps us naively coming back for more like a jilted lover, determined to prove that its all going to be fine.Hearn continued his interview by doubling down on the hunger for attention. Their positions in a shared space demands rivalry, but Whites recent poaching of former Matchroom fighter Conor Benn has accelerated feelings of ill will between the camps.Eddie Hearn (right) pictured with Ben Whittaker after the Brit's recent win over Braian Suarez.Gary Oakley - PA Images via Getty ImagesIf I was in the media, this would be a question that I would be asking: Dana, you called out Eddie Hearn for a fight, you said he was a p**** and wouldnt fight you. Hes now saying he will 100% fight you. Are you now saying that you wont fight him? Can you just confirm you will not be fighting Eddie Hearn?Im not a desperado. He called me out for a fight Im bang up for it.And I am certain someone in the media circus will oblige next time White is interviewed on an open platform. Hell probably be sat next to one of his fighters, a Zuffa Boxing employee, in a Zuffa-branded tracksuit, as he trades answers, his shadow looming larger and larger over a row of confused professionals, feigning Zuffa smiles.The boxing pie is only so big. Only so many can feel satiated regularly enough to dedicate their lives to it. And that is why this matters more than a silly fantasy bout between two rich men with microphones.Boxing has always survived on borrowed time and borrowed faith. It asks too much of too many, and gives back too little to most. Yet fighters still rise before dawn to run empty roads, still bleed in anonymous gyms, clinging onto the slim hope that they can succeed under the brightest of lights and on the biggest of stages.So when the conversation drifts toward promoters throwing punches, when headlines are handed to executives and oxygen is stolen from the people who actually risk everything, something sacred gets lost in the noise.The boxing pie is only so big, yes. But it was never baked for the men in suits. It belongs to the fighters always has, always should.

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As the clich goes: Parlays are a bookmakers best friend. And theres an ocean of losing bets to prove it. For every leg a bettor adds, the chance of winning significantly diminishes. And winning millions? Well, that never happens. Except on the extremely rare occasion when it does, as it did Friday night for a Hard Rock Bet customer who turned 30 bucks into nearly $2 million. More on that monster payday, along with how 10 cents became $3,500 and other notable wagers, as we recap the week that was in sports betting. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Home Run Derby At 7:04 a.m. ET Friday, a Floridian playing on Hard Rock Bets mobile app decided to string together six players to hit at least one home run apiece, in Friday nights MLB games. A couple of players were usual suspects: the Phillies Bryce Harper (+475) and the As Nick Kurtz (+325). The rest of the ticket: Add up all those odds, and youve got a lottery-style number of +6576031. In slightly more digestible terms, that equates to just beyond 65760/1. A 1-in-65,760 chance. Yet it happened. Kurtz homered to lead off the first inning against the Rangers. Sanchez also went yard in the first inning against the Blue Jays. Greenes homer was in the second inning against the Tigers, and Chisholm went deep in the fourth inning against the Astros. The biggest sweats: Harper and Mayo homering in the fifth inning, vs. the Braves and Red Sox, respectively. And that, incredibly, is how a modest $30.11 becomes $1.98 million. When the massive windfall ticket was reported on X on Saturday, there were skeptics all over the replies, screaming that the bet was fake. It got to the point where Hard Rock Bets own post on the win got a Community Note. By Sunday morning, that Community Note was gone. The wager was absolutely legit, as Hard Rock Bet Senior Vice President, Sportsbook Neil Walsh enthusiastically acknowledged. "Were jazzed up over this slip. Its one of the highest-odds parlays that weve ever paid out with only six legs and the smallest-ever stake thats minted a million-dollar payout," Walsh said. "Weve handled some massive winners, but this one knocked it out of the park. "Its an all-timer. Send this ticket to Cooperstown." Big Dollars on a Dime Parlays on home-run hitters seem to be the preference at the moment. And to bettors credit, theyre often keeping the wager size quite reasonable, as pretty much all of us should when it comes to parlays. In one case last week, a FanDuel Sportsbook customer utilized just about the smallest bet possible, 10 cents. And in fact, it was a bonus bet so basically, a 10-cent free ride. Im not sure how one even acquires a 10-cent bonus bet. But if you have one, crafting a seven-leg long-shot parlay isnt a bad idea at all. The ticket included two same-game parlays, which comprised five of the seven legs. That helped hike the odds out to a hefty +3548119, or just beyond 35481/1. Yet all seven legs got there, turning one thin dime and a free one at that into $3,548.12. Thats an ROI that anyone can appreciate. Six-Figure Feast To be clear, making 21-leg parlay bets is an excellent way to separate you from your money. Even making three- or four-leg parlays regularly will have the same effect. So just understand that before punching in more and more legs. Last Wednesday, a Fanatics Sportsbook customer just kept pressing the button, ultimately stringing together 21 legs across a bundle of sports: European basketball and soccer, MLB, NHL and a dozen outcomes tied to the NBA. Almost every leg was a favorite on the $500 ticket. Many selections were huge favorites, including Magic forward Franz Wagner -1300 to score 11 or more points vs. the Pistons in Game 2 of an NBA playoff series. By late evening, Wagners output was all that remained. And he barely got there. Wagner hit two free throws with 8:05 remaining, for his 11th and 12th points of the game, and he scored no more after that. But thats all it took to complete the parlay, for a huge win of $362,070 (total payout $362,570). Not the most orthodox way to earn such money. As they say, though, its sometimes better to be lucky than good. Laser Beam Among the MLB offerings from FanDuel this season is the Laser Beam. It involves wagering on a player to hit a home run with an exit velocity of 110 mph or more. On Wednesdays slate, a bettor put $5 on a three-leg parlay of the As Nick Kurtz (+700), the White Soxs Munetaka Murakami (+1900) and the Orioles Coby Mayo (+5000) to hit high-velocity homers. The odds: +815900, or 8159/1. All three players delivered lasers, and the customers five bucks turned into $40,800. The Name Game Doing parlays for fun, rather than expecting a huge hit, is a good way to go. A pair of FanDuel customers did just that on Sunday. One bettor decided to base a $25 three-leg wager on athletes named Nathan: The odds of all three events happening were +11630, or just beyond 116/1. All three indeed delivered, turning $25 into $2,932.65. The other bettor banked on Sunday being the Lords Day. The customer wagered accordingly on the Blue Jays Jesus Sanchez, the Astros Christian Walker and the Cardinals Nathan Church to homer. All three players went yard. At odds of +23714 (about 237/1), a five-dollar bill became $1,190.70. Divine intervention. 50 Cents To $500 Finally, during Sunday nights Celtics vs. 76ers Game 4, Fanatics offered live Over/Under points scored props on 13 players. One customer decided: Why not put all 13 into a live same-game parlay? The bettor wagered the extremely responsible sum of 50 cents, at odds of +100000, or 1000/1. All 13 legs came through, turning those two quarters into $500. Not a bad couple of hours worth of work.