Will Neymar play vs. Scotland? The Brazil superstar has yet to make his debut at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but it could come in the Group C finale on Wednesday at Miami Stadium. Here's everything we know about Neymar's availability for Brazil vs. Scotland: Why Is Neymar Out? Neymar missed Brazil's first two matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a calf injury he sustained on May 17 while playing for his club in Brazil, Santos. The initial timeline for Neymar's absence was two to three weeks; Wednesday will mark nearly a month since his last match. Will Neymar Play vs. Scotland? Neymar is "fit and able and ready to play" vs. Scotland on Wednesday, according to Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti. "We are very happy that he is back," Ancelotti said of Neymar. "He is a high-quality player. He can play half the time or the whole 90 minutes. He is very well, he worked very hard, so he is ready. "His attitude is very good, he is in very good spirits, he's a good player and teammate, he's very serious and we want to put him back to play as soon as possible. He brings experience and knowledge, he is doing very well." Neymar's last appearance for Brazil came in Octomber 2023 during a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay. His last goal contribution for Brazil was a goal against Bolivia in September 2023. What's At Stake For Brazil? Brazil can advance to the round of 32 with a win or draw against Scotland. Brazil enters Wednesday at the top spot in Group B with four points, but it risks losing that spot to Morocco, which also has four points and closes group play against last-place Haiti. The last time Brazil failed to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup was in 1966.

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Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Talent Agency have added Ian Machado Garry to their roster. The next UFC welterweight title challenger joins heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall as only the second UFC fighter to work with the agency.After signing Aspinall in March, Matchrooms Hearn knew it was a matter of time before more UFC stars came knocking at his door. However, with Garry, Hearn was the one to pursue Ireland's latest superstar contender, he said. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that they put pen to paper, preceding Wednesdays official announcement. Speaking in-studio on "The Ariel Helwani Show," Hearn explained how the deal came to be."We've taken our time, to be honest with you," Hearn told Uncrowned. "Because what we've done with Tom has been quite incredible, and we'll come back to that. Through that signing, we had over a dozen UFC or MMA guys come to us and say, 'How do we be a part of this? Can we get representation with you guys?'"We're a sports agency. We're looking to represent high-profile global stars across sport and entertainment, not MMA. But of all the approaches we had, I don't even think Ian was an approach. I think I actually reached out to him because I know his team and everybody around him."I looked at this guy for a long time, and I love his spirit. I love his personality. He's a good, tall, good-looking guy who speaks incredibly well. I've long felt this is a guy I actually think has the attributes to be a superstar. As I learn more about the sport, how good he is, we met, we had a lot of deep conversations, talked a lot of strategy. Then of course, he finally secured the big fight, and particularly with our work in Ireland and understanding the country, the audience, how passionate they are for their own, I just felt like this was the guy we wanted to bring to the team, and I couldn't be happier."Garry, 28, forms his alliance with Hearn at a unique time. While the welterweight recently landed his first title fight a matchup against Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 Hearn has been embroiled in a promoter feud with UFC CEO Dana White.Hearn never planned to add a long list of UFC fighters to his agency roster, but Garry seemed too obvious from a brand perspective. Regarding actual fight negotiations, Hearn said he and Matchroom will be hands off, leaving that to Vayner Sports, who remain Garry's management team."We won't be having dealings with the UFC regarding Ian Garry," Hearn said. "That contract is set; he's got his fight coming up. It's very different to the Tom Aspinall scenario. "I didn't feel this was a sort of confrontational signing. ... I look at Ian Garry as a potential superstar of sport. And I'm building a representation agency of representing great athletes with high commercial power and demand. Ian sits within that mold."This isn't about us having meetings with UFC. He's got his own team of people that do that side."On the Aspinall side of Hearn's work, the partnership is much more fluid overall. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion has yet to fight since joining Matchroom. Aspinall has been sidelined for an extended period, stuck healing from eye injuries suffered against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 in October. Accidental eye-pokes rendered the bout a no-contest toward the end of Round 1.Aspinall is finally medically cleared to resume training and fight again, said Hearn. After Gane's latest interim title win against Alex Pereira at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, a return would presumably be for a Gane rematch."He doesn't care [where]," Hearn said. "Honestly, this is a dangerous fight, and some people still refuse to acknowledge that he had four eye operations and was told quite clearly he could have lost his vision. You got to go back in there, do the same kind of thing could happen again. This time it could be worse, or it could be a back-of-the-head blow. All these other fouls that you see, but you know it's going to be that kind of fight. It's not going to be easy. So, if you're going to put yourself through that, if you're going to risk not just your legacy, but your health and beyond not to get too negative about things you've got to be respected."Weve reached out to the UFC and weve told them Andy Aspinall, whos got that relationship with Hunter [Campbell] and those guys, Toms ready, Hearn continued. Theres going to be a conversation coming up about date and numbers. Look, were not coming in there to cause a big argument. What were coming in to say is that theres a huge amount of money in the fight between Ciryl Gane and Tom Aspinall. Now, contractually and the contract is a little bit out of date because it talks about pay-per-view and that obviously doesnt exist anymore, but contractually the numbers are, well veer on the peace side, just completely unfair in terms of the value that Tom Aspinall brings into that fight. So what were asking for is just to be respected, and well give it everything.Just respect the fighter thats it. And were not difficult to work with. Toms really not difficult to work with. But that has to be acknowledged, in my opinion.Tom Aspinall is ready to return.Jordan Pettitt - PA Images via Getty ImagesDespite Aspinall's recent inactivity during his recovery, the Matchroom partnership has paid off big time. Literally. According to Hearn, Aspinall has already made significantly more money outside of the Octagon than he would have in it. Obviously, Hearn and company's plan is to change that going forward. But as time goes on, anticipation for Aspinall's return continues to grow."He's making more money now outside the Octagon than he's making in it, commercially," Hearn said. "He's driven over seven figures already in terms of commercial value DAZN deal, his Cloudbet deal, another one that's literally about to be announced today, appearances, his podcast. This guy's social and digital numbers across his podcast, they're doing huge numbers. "But right now, amongst all the commotion and all that noise, you've got a guy who's one of the most talked about guys on the UFC roster in Tom Aspinall. Fact. So yeah, important that we drive, but also, what we're doing internally, you have a fight in front of you with Ciryl Gane against Tom Aspinall that's one of the biggest fights that can get made in the UFC. And Tom Aspinall right now sits as one of the biggest stars in the UFC. "We're actually driving a huge amount of value, not just for Tom, but for the UFC because they've got a monster fight on their hand with that, if it can get made."

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Bill DeWitt III was named chief executive officer of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday after serving as team president since 2008.The Cardinals also announced the promotion of Anuk Karunaratne to president of business operations as part of a restructuring following Chaim Blooms appointment as president of baseball operations last September.In some ways, its not that big of a change, as all of us up here have been working together closely for a couple years now, DeWitt III said. But in formalizing these roles, were just firming up the leadership structure that will lay the foundation for the next wave of organizational and team success.DeWitt III, 58, oversaw the opening of Busch Stadium in 2006 and the development and launch of Ballpark Village Phase I in 2014 and Phase II in 2020.Bill DeWitt Jr. continues as chairman and principal owner and will continue his involvement in team baseball and business matters.Nothings really changed, DeWitt Jr. said. I stay in touch with obviously Bill III. Baseball (operations) stays in touch with me. I talk all the time, so I may or may not be here, but Im here in spirit and available 24/7 so Im tightly in touch with all the things were looking to do.Karunaratne joined the Cardinals in 2024 as senior vice president of business operations. He previously was the Toronto Blue Jays executive vice president of business operations.We all know what the Cardinals can be at their best, Karunaratne said. Thats what were building towards, and ultimately that matters. It matters to this organization, it matters to this city, and it matters to every one of our fans. Were ready, and were going to get after it.The Cardinals qualified for postseason play 17 times in DeWitt Jr.s first 27 seasons at the helm of the franchise and drew at least 2.9 million fans in every full season from 1998 through 2023.The club, however, has not having made the postseason since 2022. Attendance has dropped to 30-year lows.Like the business, theres been a lot of change, and its change that has been accelerating, probably over the last five years, and I think right now baseball organization is in good shape with Chaim and some of the changes hes made, DeWitt III said. I come at it more as somebody that is ready and sort of willing to go a little deeper into the organization on the baseball side than perhaps I have in the past and just really learn. When youre in this role for 18 years, you know everybody in the business side, so when issues come up, what peoples opinions are, youre collecting them where people are coming from. I want to get to that point on the baseball side.DeWitt IIIs promotion continues a family legacy in the game of baseball that dates back to his grandfather.I love pointing out my grandfathers role here, he was here about 20 years as treasurer, worked with Branch Rickey, and thats a point of pride for me, DeWitt III said. Its pretty cool. It isnt too often that you see, particularly in an organization like this, have that much heritage in one family.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Bill DeWitt III was named chief executive officer of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday after serving as team president since 2008.The Cardinals also announced the promotion of Anuk Karunaratne to president of business operations as part of a restructuring following Chaim Blooms appointment as president of baseball operations last September.In some ways, its not that big of a change, as all of us up here have been working together closely for a couple years now, DeWitt III said. But in formalizing these roles, were just firming up the leadership structure that will lay the foundation for the next wave of organizational and team success.DeWitt III, 58, oversaw the opening of Busch Stadium in 2006 and the development and launch of Ballpark Village Phase I in 2014 and Phase II in 2020.Bill DeWitt Jr. continues as chairman and principal owner and will continue his involvement in team baseball and business matters.Nothings really changed, DeWitt Jr. said. I stay in touch with obviously Bill III. Baseball (operations) stays in touch with me. I talk all the time, so I may or may not be here, but Im here in spirit and available 24/7 so Im tightly in touch with all the things were looking to do.Karunaratne joined the Cardinals in 2024 as senior vice president of business operations. He previously was the Toronto Blue Jays executive vice president of business operations.We all know what the Cardinals can be at their best, Karunaratne said. Thats what were building towards, and ultimately that matters. It matters to this organization, it matters to this city, and it matters to every one of our fans. Were ready, and were going to get after it.The Cardinals qualified for postseason play 17 times in DeWitt Jr.s first 27 seasons at the helm of the franchise and drew at least 2.9 million fans in every full season from 1998 through 2023.The club, however, has not having made the postseason since 2022. Attendance has dropped to 30-year lows.Like the business, theres been a lot of change, and its change that has been accelerating, probably over the last five years, and I think right now baseball organization is in good shape with Chaim and some of the changes hes made, DeWitt III said. I come at it more as somebody that is ready and sort of willing to go a little deeper into the organization on the baseball side than perhaps I have in the past and just really learn. When youre in this role for 18 years, you know everybody in the business side, so when issues come up, what peoples opinions are, youre collecting them where people are coming from. I want to get to that point on the baseball side.DeWitt IIIs promotion continues a family legacy in the game of baseball that dates back to his grandfather.I love pointing out my grandfathers role here, he was here about 20 years as treasurer, worked with Branch Rickey, and thats a point of pride for me, DeWitt III said. Its pretty cool. It isnt too often that you see, particularly in an organization like this, have that much heritage in one family.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb