Tag: Football
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Champions League greats Liverpool and Real Madrid collide
Wednesday, 4:00 Liverpool v Real Mad H 2.35, D 3.64, A 3.15 Oddschecker.com With 20 Champions League titles between them, Liverpool vs. Real Madrid is a ... -
Mbappe, Messi inspire PSG to comeback 4-3 win against Lille
French league leader Paris Saint-Germain gave away a two-goal lead then trailed by one goal with four minutes left before Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi turned ... -
Macau to receive additional USD8m from FIFA to develop local football
The Macau Football Association (MFA) will receive a new cash subsidy from the governing body of world football – FIFA – under the program FIFA Forward ... -
Mbappé can’t save slumping PSG in CL loss to Bayern Munich
PSG 0, Bayern M 1 Not even Kylian Mbappé’s substitute appearance could end Paris Saint-Germain’s slump, as it lost 1-0 at home to Bayern Munich yesterday ... -
UEFA blamed for near-disaster at Champions League final
UEFA-appointed investigators have held European soccer’s ruling body mostly responsible for chaotic security failures at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris that put the lives ... -
Champions League back with Messi, Mbappé doubt, legal drama
The Champions League returns today to a very different European soccer scene than it was before a three-month midseason break. In the interim, Lionel Messi won ... -
Man City case could join list of soccer’s biggest scandals
Manchester City is not the first high-profile soccer club to be caught up in a scandal. The Premier League has accused City of breaching a host ... -
Former Chelsea forward Atsu rescued after Turkey earthquake
Former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following the deadly earthquake that struck Turkey, the Ghana Football ... -
Fernandez signing caps big-spending Chelsea’s latest spree
Chelsea completed another staggering spending spree by its new American ownership — more than $350 million this time — by signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for ... -
FIFA anxious to reboot Club World Cup after years of delays
A little-loved member of FIFA’s family of soccer tournaments for so long, the latest Club World Cup starts today as a seven-team event two years after ... -
Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match
Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put ... -
It’s Messi vs. Ronaldo again in unlikely Saudi reunion
One of the greatest rivalries in soccer history is set to resume at the unlikely venue of Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium. The stage is set ... -
China’s reopened borders raise hopes for soccer resurgence
After three years of isolation and financial struggles in Chinese soccer, the country is reopening its borders and economy to the outside world. With it, frustrated ... -
Felix joins Chelsea on loan, but extends Altletico contract
Portugal forward João Félix has joined Chelsea on loan from Atlético Madrid in a deal that will keep him at the Premier League club until the ... -
Bale retires at 33 with five Champions League titles, many Wales memories
Gareth Bale announced his retirement from soccer yesterday [Macau time] at the age of 33, ending the career of one of Britain’s greatest players after winning ... -
Messi vs. Mbappé Part II: World Cup stars chase Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi finally has something Kylian Mbappé already had with a World Cup winners’ medal. Now Mbappé wants what Messi has won many times: the Ballon ... -
Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous
Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé yesterday [Macau time], burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da ... -
Ronaldo rejected offers elsewhere for top salary Saudi deal
Cristiano Ronaldo was presented as the superstar new signing of Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr yesterday [Macau time], with the team’s president saying the Portugal great ... -
Ronaldo’s Saudi move tipped to increase eyes on Asian soccer
When Cristiano Ronaldo is presented by Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr today [Macau time] in Riyadh, it will kick off a new era in Asian soccer. Al-Nassr ... -
Man United beats Forest, but Ten Hag wants a new striker
Man U 3, Nottingham 0 As Erik ten Hag confirmed Manchester United’s ongoing search for a new striker, his existing ones made up for Cristiano Ronaldo’s ... -
Best and worst of the tournament in Qatar
After 64 matches, 172 goals and one of the best finals in history, the 2022 World Cup is over. Argentina is the champion for the third ... -
Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
Argentina 3, France 3 (Penalties 4-2) Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion. Messi scored two goals and ... -
Morocco’s miraculous run ends in defeat with Croacia
Croatia 2, Morocco 1 Morocco’s miraculous World Cup run is over, and it ended with another loss. After making history by becoming the first African team ... -
France, Argentina: a final of champions
Kylian Mbappé vs. Lionel Messi. Soccer’s latest superstar against perhaps the sport’s greatest player in the World Cup final just about everyone was hoping for. France ... -
Morocco looks to the future after World Cup dream ends
Morocco made history, but couldn’t make it past Kylian Mbappé and France. The first African country to reach the semifinals of the World Cup was eventually ... -
Álvarez surges, scores, carries Argentina to final
Argentina 3, Croatia 0 With surging runs and a striker’s instinct, Julián Álvarez carried Argentina into another World Cup final. Lionel Messi and the 22-year-old Álvarez ... -
Argentina erupts in joy after team reaches World Cup final
The streets of Argentina turned into a party yesterday [Macau time] as the national team beat Croatia by a comfortable 3-0 and earned this soccer-crazed South ... -
Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win
Soccer fan Gazi Jahidul Haque was struggling to hide his concern before the Argentina and Croatia World Cup semifinal at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium. Haque was watching ... -
Moroccan ‘dream’ faces biggest test against Mbappe’s France
Thursday, 03:00 France v Morocco H 1.58, D 4.1, A 8 Oddschecker.com Morocco’s improbable, history-making run at the World Cup is about to get its ultimate ... -
Messi, Modric clash in first semifinal
Messi STEVE DOUGLAS, DOHA Wednesday, 03:00 Argentina v Croatia H 1.84, D 3.45, A 5.6 Oddschecker.com Tears are flowing from soccer’s biggest superstars as they ... -
Portugal prepares for post-Ronaldo era after exit
The fortunes of Portugal’s national team have been inextricably linked with Cristiano Ronaldo for nearly two decades. Is a new era upon us? Ronaldo was in ... -
England defender Walker aims to contain Mbappe at quarters
With five goals at the World Cup so far, Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation as the man best-placed to succeed Lionel Messi and ... -
Van Gaal ahead of confronting Argentina: ‘We can become world champions’
Three wins from the title that has eluded the Netherlands, Louis van Gaal has filled his World Cup with hugs, kisses and dancing. Leading his nation ... -
Tournament frenzy puts strain on Qatar’s camels
Shaheen stretched out on the sand and closed his eyes, but there was little time to rest for the camel. World Cup fans coming in droves ... -
Little known before WC, Ramos goals lift Portugal
Portugal 6, Switzerland 1 In his first start for Portugal’s national team, Gonçalo Ramos showed that he has the goods — and the goals — to ...
