England coach Gareth Southgate accepted responsibility for the Three Lions’ worst home defeat since 1928 as Hungary stormed to a 4-0 win in Wolverhampton on Tuesday. Southgate’s men are staring at relegation from the top tier of the Nations League after a fourth consecutive game without a win. But he called for fans to stand […]
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Costa Rica completes World Cup 2022 field
Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for the 202 World Cup as Joel Campbell‘s early goal gave the Ticos a nervy 1-0 win over New Zealand in a playoff on Tuesday. Campbell netted in the third minute in Doha, and New Zealand, reduced to 10 men in the second half, could not find […]
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Is Erling Haaland the final piece Manchester City needs to achieve Champions League glory?
Manchester City is still waiting for its moment of Champions League glory, but by winning the race to sign Erling Haaland it has established itself as a go-to destination for Europe’s top talent. The 21-year-old goalscoring phenomenon had his choice of the continent’s top clubs thanks to a reported buyout clause of 60 million euros ($63 […]
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Permanent use of five substitutes approved, door opened for 26-player rosters
The International Football Association Board, soccer’s rules body, on Monday said five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top-level matches and a semi-automated offside detector is closer to being used at this year’s World Cup. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the change to more substitutes as part of the Laws of the Game, which […]
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UEFA Nations League: Spain takes group lead at end of June window
Spain won a second successive UEFA Nations League match on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic while rival Portugal conceded a goal after just 57 seconds to lose to Switzerland, 1-0. Spain went in front in Malaga after 24 minutes when a perfectly weighted pass by Marco Asensio released Carlos Soler to […]
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UEFA Nations League: England mired in basement after 0-0 tie with Italy
England coach Gareth Southgate blamed a run of three games without a win to start his team’s UEFA Nations League campaign on a lack of sharpness in front of goal after a 0-0 draw against Italy on Saturday. A rematch of last year’s Euro 2020 final took place in front of just 3,000 school children […]
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UEFA Nations League: Wales gets first point in three games
Wales got its first point on the board in the top tier of the Nations League as Brennan Johnson‘s late equalizer held Belgium to a 1-1 draw in Cardiff. Johnson slid home Aaron Ramsey‘s pass three minutes from time for his first international goal after Youri Tielemans had put the visitors ahead. Belgium and Poland […]
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Ecuador keeps its place in World Cup after FIFA decides to 'close the proceedings' on Chilean complaint
Ecuador kept its place in the 2022 World Cup after FIFA on Friday closed an inquiry sought by non-qualifying Chile into the eligibility of a key player. The FIFA disciplinary committee said in a statement it had decided to “close the proceedings” against the Ecuador federation (FEF) after Chile disputed the nationality of fullback Byron […]
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Stade de France chaos: 'Chain of failures' has inflicted 'severe damage' on France's image
A government report on Friday said France’s reputation has taken a battering after crowd control problems, tear gas and street crime marred the UEFA Champions League final in St. Denis. Pressure was growing Friday on French authorities after the surprise revelation closed-circuit television footage from the Stade de France during the Champions League final between Real […]
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Deal allows Israeli citizens to travel to Qatar World Cup
Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch the 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the government said. “FIFA has confirmed that Israeli citizens will be able to enter Qatar during the World Cup and watch games, just like all fans around the world,” a […]