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Dull and predictable, England struggled to beat Slovenia, 1-0, at home thanks to a late Harry Kane goal and clinched a berth in the 2018 World Cup. Most worrying: England allowed Slovenia, notnoted for its attack, lots of chances.

Germany World Cup campaign produces winners and losers

Germany has qualified for the 2018 World Cup with nine wins in a row. With their depth of talent, the World Cup champions could afford to experiment and that produced many winners and losers inqualifying. Among the winners: Timo Werner, Lars Stindl and Leon Goretzka.

Costa Rica-Honduras match threatened by Tropical Storm Nate

Costa Rican authorities say police may not be able to provide security for Friday’s Costa Rica-Honduras World Cup qualifier because of other duties related to providing safety to the public impactedby Tropical Storm Nate. The Costa Rica federation denied knowledge of the report, but later in the days the Honduran federation secretary general tweeted that […]

WCQ: Syria stays alive in Asian playoff thanks to controversial penalty

A controversial late penalty called by Iranian referee Alireza Faghani allowed Omar Al Somah to score and give Syria a 1-1 tie with Australia in the first leg of their Asian playoffseries. The draw still leaves Socceroos favored in the series that concludes Tuesday with the second leg at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. The winner faces […]

Report: Heynckes set to return to Bayern Munich as interim coach

Bild reported that 72-year-old Jupp Heynckes will be brought back as head coach of Bayern Munich for the rest of the 2017-18 season. It would be his fourth tenure. His most recent ended withBayern winning the Champions League, Bundesliga crown and German Cup in 2013.

Bale's calf injury not as bad as feared

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale had to leave the Wales camp on Tuesday because of a calf injury, forcing him out of the crucial World Cup qualifiers with Georgia and Ireland but the injury wasdiagnosed as a swollen left calf muscle, not a tear, boosting his chances of facing former club Tottenham in the Champions […]

Eisner: Portsmouth was 'like an abused child'

Former Disney boss Michael Eisner likened English club Portsmouth whose takeover he just completed to an abused child. “The story going down is an unbelievable story and thestory coming back is an unbelievable story,” Eisner, who left Disney in 2005, told reporters at a Leaders Sport Business summit. ”They [the owning fan group] recognized overwhelmingly […]

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay bid for 2030 World Cup

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the first World Cup in Uruguay, though Argentina wouldlikely host the majority of the tournament’s games.