The U.S. is pushing back on complaints from Iran's national team that it was forced to leave the country immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along.We were clear this was the process, Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said after Monday's night's 2-2 draw with New Zealand that the team had been ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours later. Ghalenoei said the team had expected to spend the night in California to maximize the normal recovery process after its opening game.Iran winger Mehdi Torabi's entry visa had also expired after the first game. Team officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon that they had secured him a new, multiple-entry visa allowing him to travel into the U.S. for future matches.This issue has been resolved, the State Department said Tuesday. As soon as we became aware of the issue, we worked to ensure that the player can participate in every game.Giuliani said during an interview broadcast Monday night on CBS News that some of the Iranian teams support staff and team officials were denied entry into the U.S. But he said that all the players and coaches had received visas. He also outlined the conditions by which the Iranian team would be able to come into the U.S. for their games.The team will be allowed to come in, match day minus one, so the day before the match. Theyll be asked to leave the day that the match wraps up, so the evening of the match. And theyll be able to do that again in Los Angeles. Theyll be able to do it again in Seattle, Giuliani said. When asked about why some support staff and team officials had been denied entry, Giuliani wouldnt go into details but referred to previous comments made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio about denying entry to people with direct ties to Irans Revolutionary Guard.Secretary Rubio said very clearly: Anybody with direct ties to the IRGC is not coming into the United States of America, and theyre not going to let the World Cup be the reason why they can come in, Giuliani said. So I think its very clear why.The Iranians World Cup cycle has been in upheaval since the U.S. and Israel began a war against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran ultimately decided to compete even after FIFA rejected its request to move its three group-stage matches out of the U.S.Iran captain Mehdi Taremi said the team endured five hours of travel and security checks during whats normally a very short trip from Tijuana to the Los Angeles area on Sunday. I think FIFA have to help us more than this, Taremi said. ___Vertuno reported from Austin, Texas. AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed reporting from Washington.___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

The U.S. is pushing back on complaints from Iran's national team that it was forced to leave the country immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along.We were clear this was the process, Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said after Monday's night's 2-2 draw with New Zealand that the team had been ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours later. Ghalenoei said the team had expected to spend the night in California to maximize the normal recovery process after its opening game.Iran winger Mehdi Torabi's entry visa had also expired after the first game. Team officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon that they had secured him a new, multiple-entry visa allowing him to travel into the U.S. for future matches.This issue has been resolved, the State Department said Tuesday. As soon as we became aware of the issue, we worked to ensure that the player can participate in every game.Giuliani said during an interview broadcast Monday night on CBS News that some of the Iranian teams support staff and team officials were denied entry into the U.S. But he said that all the players and coaches had received visas. He also outlined the conditions by which the Iranian team would be able to come into the U.S. for their games.The team will be allowed to come in, match day minus one, so the day before the match. Theyll be asked to leave the day that the match wraps up, so the evening of the match. And theyll be able to do that again in Los Angeles. Theyll be able to do it again in Seattle, Giuliani said. When asked about why some support staff and team officials had been denied entry, Giuliani wouldnt go into details but referred to previous comments made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio about denying entry to people with direct ties to Irans Revolutionary Guard.Secretary Rubio said very clearly: Anybody with direct ties to the IRGC is not coming into the United States of America, and theyre not going to let the World Cup be the reason why they can come in, Giuliani said. So I think its very clear why.The Iranians World Cup cycle has been in upheaval since the U.S. and Israel began a war against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran ultimately decided to compete even after FIFA rejected its request to move its three group-stage matches out of the U.S.Iran captain Mehdi Taremi said the team endured five hours of travel and security checks during whats normally a very short trip from Tijuana to the Los Angeles area on Sunday. I think FIFA have to help us more than this, Taremi said. ___Vertuno reported from Austin, Texas. AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed reporting from Washington.___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

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Kylian Mbapp is an artist. His craft is magic. He brings that to the pitch in the form of show-stopping finishes. Creativity has always come naturally for French superstar. Goal-scoring is his greatest form of innovation. His right foot is akin to Monet's brush. But around the time a ball was first put at his feet, his parents introduced other instruments. Mainly, the flute. On wanted to learn more about the origin of Mbapp's creative mind. "My parents wanted me to do many things, and to explore many things, to open my mind, to do all the things, because you never know what's going to happen," Mbapp explained on "FOX After Hours with James Corden." Mbapp said his parents first encouraged him to play the flute when he was 7-year-old. He "tried to" stick with it for two years, he said, but ultimately moved on. Corden thought he should bring that hobby back. So as the two shared a carpool, Corden brought out a flute for Mbapp to play. His skills, unfortunately, didn't stand the test of time. "I lost everything," he said. Corden had another idea. "Maybe this could be a new celebration?" "I'll do it for you, first game," Mbapp replied. The two shook on it. On Tuesday when France played its 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match against Senegal, Mbapp followed through on his deal with Corden. In the 65th minute, he produced a sublime finish to give France a 1-0 lead. He then ran to the right, stopping on a dime where he usually does his patented crossed-arms celebration, but instead he started playing the flute. Mbapp's heroics didn't stop there. Moments after Senegal scored to cut France's margin to 2-1, Mbapp found the back of the net from outside the box, curling a strike off his right foot and into the top corner. With the brace, he surpassed Olivier Giroud for the most goals scored on the French National Team with 58. He also now sits three goals short of passing German forward Miroslav Klose for the most World Cup goals of all time. At just 27-years-old, Mbapp has made history, and is on the precipice of creating more. That journey started almost 20 years ago when he traded his flute for a futbol, and started creating melodies with his foot.

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Paul Skenes Makes Stance Clear On Looming CBA Negotiations originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is adamant the MLBPA wont accept a salary cap as part of the looming CBA negotiations.The current CBA is set to expire on Dec. 1, and the owners are pushing for a salary cap while players are adamant the league doesnt need one. Although Skenes is just in his third MLB season, hes also an MLBPA executive subcommittee member and said the players are united about what they want.We are very united. I dontthink people understand how united we are and how on the same page we are, Skenes said to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. But if we give in to certain things, it would be a disservice to the players who came before us.The biggest issue for both sides is a salary cap, and Skenes told the Post-Gazette hes hopeful a deal will be struck and games wont be missed. But he said the players are fine missing games.Theres a line that were not going to cross, and if we have to miss games, well miss games, Skenes said. Im sure the owners feel the same way, so well see. Itll be interesting. Theres probably not a whole lot thats going to happen until the time comes where we have to miss games. Yeah, well do it if we need to.When asked if the line is a salary cap, Skenes wouldnt confirm. But the Pirates ace is clear that the MLBPA is in this together and united with what they want to come from the negotiations.More MLB:How Long Is Konnor Griffin Out? Forearm Injury Updates, Return Timeline for Pirates Shortstop

Kylian Mbapp moved ahead of Lionel Messi in the all-time World Cup scoring charts and became France's record goalscorer with two goals in Les Bleus' 3-1 Group I win against Senegal.