FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Many Canadian soccer fans have been waiting for this moment their entire lives. Long an afterthought behind hockey in their home country, Canada’s soccer team
USA 1, Wales 1 A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale.
Senegal 0, Netherlands 2 Louis van Gaal’s gambles at both ends of the field paid off for the Netherlands. Up front, Memphis Depay returned
As Poland’s all-time leading scorer, Robert Lewandowski is still missing something from his collection: A goal at the World Cup. That could change today
Cristiano Ronaldo is unfazed by the drama created by his explosive pre- World Cup interview on British TV and maintained yesterday the atmosphere in Portugal’s squad was
Qatar 0, Ecuador 2 The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s disappointing start to its first ever
England 6, Iran 2 Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford put last year’s European Championship loss behind them, combining to score three goals in England’s 6-2
European soccer shapes to have some World Cup winners with 73% of players at the tournament coming from clubs in the sport’s richest continent. That’s despite
The World Cup stage is set for perhaps one final shootout between the two greatest soccer players of their generation — and to many, the two
The But football is not only about watching the world’s greatest players compete on the biggest stage. The sport transcends the elite level and
FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine during the World Cup that starts this week. Just days after
Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive TV interview with Piers Morgan seems certain to end his Manchester United career. It is hard to see a way back for the 37-year-old
Organizers of European soccer’s Super League project got the meeting they asked for yesterday with UEFA’s president. They found many more opponents also waiting there to
Picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago, FIFA’s president at the time Sepp Blatter said yesterday, again citing a meeting between
Real Madrid will play Liverpool, again. Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint-Germain, again. Two rematches of recent Champions League finals were set up yesterday by
Maccabi 1, Benfica 6 Benfica kept pressing and the goals kept coming. João Mário’s long-range strike in stoppage time sealed Benfica’s 6-1 rout of
The Champions League has reached the final round of group-stage matches, with four spots in the lineup for the last 16 still up for grabs. Eight teams are still in contention
Lionel Messi kept up his stellar pre- World Cup form to help rampant Paris Saint-Germain become one of four teams to advance to the last 16 of
Luiz Felipe Scolari likely faces the last final of his 40-year coaching career on Saturday when he leads Athletico against Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores decider.
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to first-team training with Manchester United yesterday after being omitted from the squad ahead of the team’s Premier League match at Chelsea at the weekend.
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