• USA 4-0 New
Zealand. (Goals: Wolff 14, Cowell 61, Che 75, Pukstas 82.)
• Israel 1-0 Uzbekistan. (Goal: Khalaili 90+7.)
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Brazil 4-1 Tunisia. (Goals:
Marcos Leonardo 11 pen., Andrey Santos 31, 90+10, Matheus Martins 90+1; Ghorbel 90+13.)
• Colombia 5-1 Slovakia. (Goals: Cortes 48, 90+4, Asprilla 50, Angel 52, 63;
Jambor 87.)
• Italy 2-1 England. (Goals: Baldanzi 8, Casadei 87 pen.; Devine 24.)
•
Argentina 0-2 Nigeria. (Goals:
Muhammad 61, Sarki 90+1.)
• Uruguay 1-0 Gambia. (Goal: Duarte 65.)
• South
Korea 3-2 Ecuador. (Goals; Lee
Young-jun 11, Bae Joon-ho 19, Choi Seok-hyeon 48; Cuero 36 pen., Gonzalez 84.)
Quarterfinals: Saturday. Brazil-Israel, Colombia-Italy; Sunday. South Korea-Nigeria, USA-Uruguay.
The USA, whose roster includes Folarin Balogun, faces Mexico in the semifinals in two weeks in Las Vegas. Read the whole story
Argentine Javier Morales took charge of the Herons following the dismissal of Englishman Phil Neville as head coach. Read the whole story
Cue, one of the most powerful executives at Apple, has guided the launch of the pay service on Apple TV. Read the whole story
• NBC Sports' coverage of the 2022-23 Premier League season averaged 527,000 U.S. viewers (Total Audience Delivery) per TV match window, making it the second most-watched Premier League season ever, behind only 2015-16 and up 3 percent from 2021-22 (510,000). • In a two-week span this winter, NBC Sports delivered the two most-watched Premier League matches in U.S. TV history and later the largest streaming audience ever for a Premier League match. • The top five local markets in terms of ratings were Richmond, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Norfolk and Philadelphia.
The National Women's Soccer League's 2024 Northern California expansion club has revealed its "visual identity." Read the whole story
The Lyon star spent two seasons in the NWSL with the Portland Thorns, winning a league title in 2017. Read the whole story
“I’m constantly telling my friends, like, ‘Guys, I promise you I’m famous in America.'"
-- English actor Phil Dunster (AFC Richmond star Jamie Tartt in “Ted Lasso"), on the Apple TV+ comedy, a hit with American audiences but not so much in Britain. (New York Times)
Manchester United is capable of wrecking City's treble dreams in Saturday's Wembley final. Read the whole story
Saturday's final is the first final to sell out since 2010, with more than 34,000 tickets sold at the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven. Read the whole story
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2. Alleged racial slur prompts Dallas United’s withdrawal from The Soccer Tournament By Justin Pellitier (News & Observer)
3. German teen declared brain dead after
brawl at international youth soccer tournament (DW.com)