Tag: Football
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Europe resumes World Cup qualifying with first games for recent champions France, Germany, Spain
European soccer now focuses on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with recent champions France, Germany and Spain among the nations starting a six-game, 11-week sprint ... -
Guirassy sends Dortmund through against local rival Essen in German Cup
Serhou Guirassy fired Borussia Dortmund into the second round of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at nearby Rot-Weiss Essen yesterday [Macau time]. But Dortmund’s ... -
Santos fires coach and Neymar in tears after 6-0 loss at home
Santos fired its coach, Cleber Xavier, after a 6-0 home loss yesterday [Macau time] to Vasco Da Gama that saw Neymar leave the field in tears ... -
Mourinho’s Fenerbahce rallies with 5 goals to beat Feyenoord; faces Benfica next
+Fenerbahce 5 (6), Feyenoord 2 (4) Benfica 2 (4), Nice 0 (0) Jose Mourinho is now one round away from taking Fenerbahce back into the Champions ... -
La Liga kicks off with Barça wanting to keep its momentum; Madrid aiming to reset
The Spanish league begins with the top teams arriving with different expectations. Defending champion Barcelona wants to keep its momentum and show it will be the ... -
Tribute to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota disrupted at Wembley
A tribute to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva was disrupted on Sunday (yesterday, Macau time) when some fans at the Community ... -
Son signs with MLS’ Los Angeles FC after a decade at Tottenham
Son Heung-min agreed to a contract with Los Angeles FC yesterday [Macau time], finalizing his move to Major League Soccer after a decade at Tottenham Hotspur. ... -
Liverpool, Wrexham and Wales soccer hero Joey Jones has died at 70
Joey Jones, the Welsh soccer hero who won two European Cups with Liverpool and was dubbed “Mr Wrexham”, has died. He was 70. Jones’ death was ... -
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world’s most popular sport – but what should it be called? Football or soccer? U.S. President Donald Trump joked about the topic at ... -
How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar
Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States — a sweltering preview of what players ... -
Chelsea beats Paris Saint-Germain to win title
Chelsea 3, PSG 0 Cole Palmer scored twice and fed João Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat ... -
Chelsea’s Palmer surprised to share CWC podium spotlight with Trump
Cole Palmer was jumping up and down behind Reece James as the Chelsea captain received the trophy for the Club World Cup, U.S. President Donald Trump ... -
Portugal stays alive after 89th-minute goal in draw with Italy
Portugal desperately pressed Italy to find a goal to stay alive at the Women’s European Championship and finally got it in the 89th minute from Diana ... -
Doué and Dembélé score for PSG in 2-0 quarterfinal win over Bayern Munich
Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute, and Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to another trophy with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the ... -
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and brother were killed in a car accident in Spain
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and ... -
Club World Cup New Zealanders hail Auckland City’s amateurs as ‘heroic’ after draw with Boca Juniors
Auckland 1, Boca 1 It might not have been the shot heard around the world but it was a goal that reverbrated 13,000 kilometers away when ... -
Benfica beats Bayern Munich in scorching heat to win Group C
Benfica 1, Bayern 0 Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat yesterday [Macau time], ... -
Crowds have wildly fluctuated, from swathes of empty seats to ‘hostile’ atmospheres
As kickoff approached it was clear — the fans weren’t coming. The Club World Cup, soccer’s shiny, new competition, has been billed as the event to ... -
Porto and Al Ahly eliminated from after a draw
FC Porto 4, Al Ahly 4 Pepê’s goal in the 89th minute gave Porto a 4-4 tie against Al Ahly in a back-and-forth match yesterday [Macau ... -
Fans of Argentinian club Boca Juniors take over South Florida
Boca Juniors plays two of its three group-stage games of the Club World Cup in South Florida, and the Argentinian club’s traveling fans have made their ... -
River Plate, Monterrey play to a lively scoreless draw in Club World Cup
River Plate and Monterrey played to a lively 0-0 draw on Saturday night in the second round of group play at the Club World Cup. River ... -
Not slowing down at 39, Sergio Ramos soars and scores for Monterrey
Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1 Sergio Ramos leaped in the air and soared back in time. The 39-year-old center back slipped through the penalty area, outfoxed ... -
Not even Saudi Arabia or FIFA could get Ronaldo to the Club World Cup
In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup. FIFA president Infantino ... -
Boca Juniors, Benfica draw in match that includes 3 red cards, 22 fouls
Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 2 Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di María’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi’s 84th-minute goal for ... -
Palmeiras and Porto draw in first Club World Cup match
Palmeiras 0, FC Porto 0 Palmeiras and two-time European champion Porto tied 0-0 in their opening match of the Club World Cup yesterday [Macau time] before ... -
Australia qualifies for World Cup with 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia
Connor Metcalfe scored his first goal for Australia and Mitchell Duke iced the 2-1 victory in Saudi Arabia that ensured the Socceroos qualified for a sixth ... -
WC host city organizers fear immigration crackdown may impact next year’s tournament
Philadelphia’s host city executive for the 2026 World Cup says organizers accept that an immigration crackdown by President Donald Trump’s administration may be among the outside ... -
Portugal beats Spain in penalty shootout to win Nations League
Portugal 2 (5), Spain 2 (3) Cristiano Ronaldo hoisted up the Nations League trophy and “We Are The Champions” rang around the stadium after Portugal defeated ... -
Fan dies after fall during Nations League final match
A soccer fan died during the Nations League final between Spain and Portugal yesterday [Macau time] after falling from an overhead level onto a media area ... -
Ronaldo leads Portugal to Nations League final with its first win over Germany in 25 years
Cristiano Ronaldo has led Portugal to its first win over Germany in 25 years. The 40-year-old Ronaldo captained the team and scored his 137th international goal ... -
Bruno Fernandes turns down lucrative Al Hilal offer to stay at Man United
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has turned down a proposed move to Saudi club Al Hilal because he wants “to play at the highest possible level.” ... -
Marta back for Brazil after retirement
Marta was given the captain’s armband by Brazil for her first start for her country since last year’s Paris Olympics in a 2-1 win over Japan ... -
Alonso takes over as Real’s coach and vows to follow in the footsteps of Ancelotti
Xabi Alonso officially took over Real Madrid’s coaching job yesterday, vowing to follow in the footsteps of Carlo Ancelotti and saying he has “a good feeling” ... -
Teenager Mora called up for Portugal’s semifinal against Germany
Portugal coach Roberto Martínez has called up 18-year-old Rodrigo Mora for the semifinals of the Nations League. The 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo was also included in the ... -
Europa League final: It’s all or nothing for Man United and Tottenham
Thursday, 03:00 Tottenham v Man Utd H 3, D 3.4, A 2.5 Oddschecker.com It’s all or nothing when Manchester United and Tottenham meet in the Europa ...
