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Tuesday Kickoff: FIFA, AC Milan, Verratti and more

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While a couple of clubs made managerial changes, a former president of CONCACAF pleaded guilty to charges of corruption.

Alfredo Hawit, who served as the interim president for CONCACAF in 2015, has pleaded guilty to four charges of corruption, admitting he had accepted bribes to sell marketing rights for tournaments. (REPORT)

Cristian Brocchi will be AC Milan’s head coach until the end of the 2015-16 campaign as the Italian club sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic. (REPORT)

A “miracle” is needed for Marco Verratti to play for Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League clash with Manchester City. (REPORT)

PSG defender and captain Thiago Silva said a move to the English Premier League would be a step down in quality for Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (REPORT)

Wayne Rooney played for Manchester United’s Under-21 team on Monday, but he will reportedly not be fit enough to play West Ham United in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. (REPORT)

Spanish La Liga relegation contender Getafe appointed Juan Esnaider as its new head coach after it parted ways with Fran Escriba on Monday. (REPORT)

Former Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson has formally appealed his six-year jail sentence after being convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. (REPORT)

MONDAY REWIND

After defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps, 4-0, in the nation’s capital, D.C. United earned SBI MLS Team of the Week honors. (REPORT)

Three consecutive shutouts for the Chicago Fire has defenders and goalkeeper Matt Lampson happy with the improvement since opening day. (REPORT)

Khiry Shelton and Mikey Lopez were left off of New York City FC’s gameday roster to play the Fire on Sunday due to comments made in a video. (REPORT)

Robbie Rogers became the latest LA Galaxy player to join the club’s injury list, which continues to grow six weeks into the 2016 season. (REPORT)

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia was named SBI MLS Player of the Week after making six saves, including a stop from a penalty kick. (REPORT)

NYCFC head coach Patrick Vieira is not too concerned with the club’s home record, which is 0-1-3. (REPORT)

Houston Dynamo attacker Giles Barnes scored the SBI MLS Goal of the Week on Saturday, flicking the ball up and over Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei. (REPORT)

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