Argentine star Lionel Messi insisted Monday that his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that drew the ire of spectators was not a snub but prompted by injury. In a video posted on China’s Weibo social media platform, Messi rejected chatter that his no-show was “for political reasons” and said if […]
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‘Really hurts’: Monza stuns Milan after Pulisic engineers comeback
Milan squandered the opportunity to dislodge Juventus from second place in Serie A.
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Ligue 1: Balogun is main culprit as misfiring Monaco slips up in race
Monaco coach Adi Hutter said his team was “simply not competitive enough” after they missed the chance to climb back up to second place in Ligue 1 as it lost 2-1 at home to Toulouse on Sunday. Toulouse opened the scoring in the 41st minute when captain Vincent Sierro caught Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Kohn out […]
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Messi wows Tokyo fans with cameo days after Hong Kong no-show
The Argentine superstar came in for the tail end of a goalless draw with Vissel Kobe in Tokyo, which his team lost 4-3 on penalties.
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Inter Miami thrashed by Al Nassr as Messi and Ronaldo watch on
Brazilian Talisca upstaged the illustrious duo with a hat trick as the Saudi team demolished its MLS opponents.
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Racism in European soccer — league by league
The racist abuse suffered by AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan (photo above) at Udinese and Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer in an English second division match at Sheffield Wednesday were just the latest examples of the ugliness plaguing soccer. FIFA chief Gianni Infantino described the incidents as “totally abhorrent” and demanded the implementation of an automatic […]
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Roma: Giallorossi idol De Rossi succeeds sacked Mourinho
The former Italy midfielder signed a deal until June 30 with the Serie A club hours after Jose Mourinho was dismissed.
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Rock bottom: How did Dutch giant Ajax sink so low?
“Blow after blow after blow,” sighed the Ajax supporters’ association on its website, after Sunday’s “painful” 5-2 defeat to rival PSV Eindhoven condemned the four-time European Champion to a historic bottom place in the Dutch top-flight standings. AFP looks at how the Dutch giant, the club of Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp, […]