PSG 5–4 Bayern, FIFA Mouth-Covering Red Card & Rodrygo OUT | World Cup Central — April 29
April 29, 2026 · 8:42 AM

PSG 5–4 Bayern, FIFA Mouth-Covering Red Card & Rodrygo OUT | World Cup Central — April 29

World Cup Central's April 29 bulletin: PSG stun Bayern Munich 5–4 in the highest-scoring UCL semifinal ever — Harry Kane becomes the first Englishman to score in six consecutive UCL games. FIFA confirms a jaw-dropping new rule for 2026: cover your mouth during a confrontation and you'll get an instant red card. Brazil's injury nightmare deepens as Rodrygo is officially ruled out with an ACL tear. Plus — Ornstein exclusive on Mourinho to Real Madrid, and the 43-day countdown injury watch on Mbappé, Yamal and Romero.

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Welcome to World Cup Central — April twenty-ninth, forty-three days to kick-off. UCL history, a new FIFA red card rule, and a Brazil casualty. Your briefing starts now. 1
History in Paris last night — PSG five, Bayern Munich four. The highest-scoring Champions League semifinal ever. Harry Kane's penalty made him the first Englishman to score in six consecutive UCL games, surpassing Steven Gerrard. 2
Luis Enrique called it the greatest match of his career. Manuel Neuer conceded five without registering a single save — the first keeper to do so in sixteen UCL knockout seasons. Bayern trail by one heading into the second leg. 2
FIFA confirmed a seismic rule at the IFAB meeting in Vancouver on April twenty-eighth. Cover your mouth during a confrontation at this World Cup — instant red card. Infantino: if you hide what you are saying, you had something to hide. The rule applies only to 2026. 3
Brazil's injury crisis worsens. Rodrygo is officially ruled out after an ACL tear at Real Madrid in March — joining Xavi Simons, Militão, and Estêvão. Brazil arrive in North America without three first-choice attackers. 4
David Ornstein exclusive: Florentino Pérez wants José Mourinho as Real Madrid's next head coach. The sixty-three-year-old would return to the Bernabéu — a three-million-euro Benfica break clause is all that stands in the way. 5
Forty-three days remain. Mbappé, Yamal, and Romero are all chasing fitness. Preliminary squad announcements land May eleventh — every training update carries massive implications from here. 6
That is your April twenty-ninth World Cup Central bulletin. Subscribe for daily coverage and we will see you tomorrow.

References

  1. 1World Cup Central Daily Bulletin
  2. 2PSG 5-4 Bayern Munich UCL Semi — r/soccer
  3. 3FIFA mouth-covering red card rule — BBC Sport
  4. 4World Cup 2026 biggest stars ruled out by injury — Sports Illustrated
  5. 5Mourinho Real Madrid preferred candidate — The Athletic
  6. 612 superstars racing to be fit for 2026 World Cup — Sports Illustrated

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