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1 / 2 US Women-Ertz Soccer FILE – In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, United States defender Julie Ertz (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against New Zealand during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Commerce City, Colo. Ertz has been named the U.S. Soccer women’s Player of the Year […]

BRUGES, Belgium, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Brazilian teenagers Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior were on target as Real Madrid secured a 3-1 victory at Club Bruges to end their Champions League Group A campaign on a positive note at the Jan Breydelstadion on Wednesday. Luka Modric added a superb late third for Real, who were already […]

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain were on target for Juventus as Bayer Leverkusen’s Champions League campaign ended with a 2-0 loss at the BayArena on Wednesday. Juve star Ronaldo scored his 28th goal in 26 Champions League appearances against German clubs in the 75th minute, before Higuain picked out the bottom-right corner in stoppage time. Maurizio Sarri’s […]

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Jadon Sancho scored one goal and set up another as 10-man Borussia Dortmund beat Slavia Prague 2-1 on Tuesday to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage. Dortmund went into the game knowing it would have to get a better result against Slavia than its Group F rival Inter Milan could […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police have arrested three people after home-made bombs were detonated at Mineirao Stadium as Cruzeiro was being relegated to the second division for the first time. More fans suspected of violence, which included breaking seats, were being sought, police in Belo Horizonte said on Monday, a day after the game. […]

Earnie Stewart and others in U.S. Soccer have defended the organization’s controversial “Chicago policy.” (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) CHICAGO — On the third floor of U.S. Soccer House, an old mansion that serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation, there’s a bunch of clustered desks in one small room with […]

Dec 8 (Reuters) – Real Betis captain Joaquin Sanchez wrote himself into the history books on Sunday with a treble against Athletic Bilbao which meant he became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in La Liga. The midfielder, 38, who is in his second spell with boyhood club Betis, gave his side the lead […]

Luis Suarez’s backheel goal against Mallorca begs to be watched again and again. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Have you ever seen anything quite like this? There are plenty of golazos in soccer, but a powerful, first-time backheel finish going away from goal? Luis Suarez pulled it off as part of Barcelona’s 5-2 demolition of […]

Bandari have harvested a 4-1 win against Wazito FC in a Kenyan Premier League (KPL) match staged at Mbaraki Stadium on Friday. A brace from Shaban Kenga, one from Yema Mwana and an own goal from David Otieno were enough for the Dockers to register the vital win. An own goal from Mohammed Siraj is […]

Berlin (AFP) – Manuel Neuer says a second consecutive defeat is unthinkable for Bayern Munich on Saturday at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach, who quietly harbour aspirations of a first German title since 1977. Bayern have lifted the trophy each of the past seven seasons but their Bundesliga reign is under threat as they sit fourth […]

<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Zlatan Ibrahimovic called out Cristiano Ronaldo. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xLA6bxyoKQGHuG82BhXMDQ–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNi42NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY3/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Q9sy9rmhrE50Se_vJE_hrQ–~B/aD0yMTgwO3c9MzI3MDtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-images/2019-07/a8f77810-a9a1-11e9-a70b-e0a456450eca” data-src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xLA6bxyoKQGHuG82BhXMDQ–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNi42NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY3/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Q9sy9rmhrE50Se_vJE_hrQ–~B/aD0yMTgwO3c9MzI3MDtzbT0xO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-images/2019-07/a8f77810-a9a1-11e9-a70b-e0a456450eca”>Zlatan Ibrahimovic called out Cristiano Ronaldo. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn’t joined a Serie A team yet, but he’s already trash talking a future opponent. Ibrahimovic fired shots at Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the only Ronaldo that matters is Ronaldo […]

Barcelona’s first Ballon d’Or winner, Luis Suarez, says he “went home with the junk” after collecting his award in 1960, in sharp contrast to Monday’s lavish ceremony in Paris. Current Barca superstar Lionel Messi collected a record sixth Ballon d’Or at the Theatre du Chatelet, the 12th time a player from the Catalan giants has lifted […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi won a record-breaking sixth Ballon d’Or on Monday after another sublime year for the Argentinian, whose familiar brilliance remained undimmed even through difficult times for club and country. Despite Barcelona’s collapse at the end of last season and Argentina losing to Brazil in the semi-finals of the Copa America, Messi’s […]

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Borussia Monchengladbach took back the top spot in the Bundesliga on Sunday after Breel Embolo scored two goals and set up another in a 4-2 win against Freiburg. The win puts Gladbach back into first place by a point over Leipzig and is a welcome turnaround for the team after defeat to […]

Churchill Brothers defeated Punjab FC 3-0 in an I-League 2019-20 encounter at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa, on Sunday. Assistant Mario Soares took charge of the Red Machines’ side in the absence of head coach Bernardo Tavares who has not arrived in the coastal state yet. Radanfah Abu Bakr and Robert Primus were paired in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sergio Ramos scored a goal and conceded a penalty as Real Madrid battled past Alaves on Saturday to go top of La Liga before Sunday’s game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Barca and Atletico face off at the Wanda Metropolitano and Madrid did all they could to take advantage, with Dani Carvajal […]