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MANUEL AKANJI has questioned Manchester City’s wisdom in taking part in the Club World Cup – insisting it could wreck the team’s fitness for next season.
Pep Guardiola‘s men endured a first trophyless season since 2017 after finishing third in the Premier League and losing the FA Cup final.
However, their campaign could continue until mid-July if they complete a seven-game run to the Club World Cup final.
Centre-back Akanji, already in the US on Switzerland duty, will remain Stateside for the Fifa tournament.
The 29-year-old said: “I have been a strong critic of this competition for some time now.
“We players would love to have some holidays, and some time for our bodies to rest.
“My City teammates are not exactly overjoyed about the tournament either.
“But it’s now right in our faces, and there is nothing we can do about it.
“If we take part, then of course we want to win it.
“But if we reach the final, then the time period for us to recover ahead of the new season will become even shorter.”
Akanji, City’s 2022 buy from Borussia Dortmund, fears fitness woes might impact their ability to once again win trophies.
He added: “Set against the expectations we have, this hasn’t been a good season.
“We finished third in the Premier League, three points behind Arsenal, and qualified for the Champions League.
“But it is still our worst campaign for some time.
“However, Pep Guardiola still said he was proud of us for never giving up.
“The season could have finished far worse than it did.”
Meanwhile, the Citizens will start their Club World Cup campaign against Wydad AC from Morocco on June 18.
They will then face the Saudi side Al Ain FC five days later and then the Italian giants Juventus on June 26
ALFIE Boe has seemingly found love again after being spotted on a romantic date around central London with a mystery blonde.
The West End legend, 51, was seen holding hands with his new lady friend as they spent the day out together, grabbing lunch at Italian restaurant, La Brasseria Milanese.
Alfie, who has signed up to this year’s series of Celebrity Masterchef, looked smitten with his new girlfriend, with the pair keeping it casual in jeans and T-shirts.
The Les Miserables star kept covered in a brown suede jacket, while his date wore a cuddly grey cardigan.
He later gave her his jacket to shield her from the cold as they ate outside.
The new romance comes after Alfie briefly dated Ted Lasso icon Hannah Waddingham two years ago.
The Sun exclusively revealed that the pair began going on dates in late 2022, with Hannah even managing to evade photographers to sneak him into Eurovision, which she hosted six months later in 2023.
However, the source revealed the pair “fizzled out” shortly afterwards, but remained on good terms despite not working out as a couple.
Alfie has been back on the dating scene since August 2020, when he announced he had split from his wife of 16 years, Sarah.
Together, the couple share two children, 20-year-old Grace and 16-year-old Alfred.
In a statement released by his representatives at the time, Alfie said: “After speculation about my marriage to Sarah ending, I can confirm that we have separated.
“I have nothing but love and respect for Sarah who’s been an incredible partner and an amazing mother to our two beautiful children and everything is very amicable.”
Alfie later admitted that he went to a “dark place” after his marriage breakdown, revealing on Freeze The Fear with Wim Hof that he spent time in a facility for depression and “missed what he had” with his wife.
Following the split, Alfie went on to date Liv Knight-Butler, a fashion blogger 21 years his junior, and threw himself into work alongside longtime pal and collaborator, Michael Ball.
They completed their latest tour with a performance to thousands at London’s O2 Arena in April.
IRELAND will face Belgium in the UEFA Women’s Nations League promotion-relegation play-off in October looking to secure an easier passage to the 2027 World Cup.
The Girls in Green were drawn against the Red Flames in a tie where they will be underdogs against a side that are going to this summer’s European Championships.
But their Nations League campaign was disappointing as they won just two of their League A games against England and Portugal to finish third and go into a play-off.
And Ireland boss Carla Ward acknowledged that it will be a tough challenge for the Girls in Green.
Ward said: “We now know our opponents for this Play-Off and our preparation for those two games starts now.
“We know that Belgium are a very good team with a strong history in women’s football, so this will be a difficult challenge for us but one that we are excited to take on.
“Having won five of our six group games in the Nations League and ended with a very good performance against Slovenia, we are building day by day, game by game.
“We have a fantastic team spirit, a brilliant support staff and a group of players who are ready to take that next step in their progression.
“We want to reach League A to play against top-ranked teams and be in the best position possible going into the 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next year.”
Winning the play-off to secure League A status for the World Cup qualifiers is a big boost for that aim.
If Ireland are in League A, Ireland will compete for automatic qualification but are guaranteed a play-off spot even before a ball is kicked.
But if they are in League B, there is no automatic qualification and the Girls in Green would have to finish in the top three of a four team group – something they would be expected to do in League B – to secure a play-off.
The home leg will be on Friday October 24 though no venue has been confirmed yet with the away leg in Belgium on Tuesday October 28.
