Four days after losing to Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying and firing coach Danny Blind, the Netherlands, under interim coach Fred Grim, fell 2-1 to Italy in anAmsterdam friendly. The Dutch took a 10th minute lead with a deflected shot by Quincy Promes but Italy replied with first-half goals by Eder and LeonardoBonucci.
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Iran beats China to close in on World Cup spot
Iran beat China, 1-0, to extend its Asian World Cup Group A lead while nudging China closer to the brink of elimination. Carlos Queiroz‘s Iran team has 17 points after seven games,four clear of second-place South Korea, while China has only five points and is second-to-last. Qatar, which will host the 2022 World Cup, is […]
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Messi handed four-game suspension
Lionel Messi has been suspended from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifiers for directing “insulting words at an assistant referee” during the 1-0 win over Chile on Friday,in which he scored the only goal from a penalty. It means the five-time World Player of the Year will play in only one of Argentina’s remaining five […]
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Video Pick: River Plate blows 4v1
River Plate squandered a golden scoring chance in embarrassing fashion during its 2-1 win over Belgrano, whose goalkeeper Lucas Acosta survived a 4 on 1 breakaway. It wasTomas Andrade who failed to convert.
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Bruce Arena makes the USA fun to watch
By Mike Woitalla Before Friday’s game against Honduras, I wondered whether the U.S. national team would bring joy to its fans, especially after seeing the sign at theentrance of Avaya Stadium announcing a $30 fee to park in the mud, added to that $86 ticket you bought if you didn’t shell out for the more […]
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Video Pick: All Pulisic touches vs. Honduras
The 18-year-old Christian Pulisic scored and had two assists in the USA’s 6-0 win over Honduras, and he was fouled on the play that led to Clint Dempsey’sfree-kick goal and his rebound set up Sebastian Lletget‘s goal. Fox Soccer compiled this 4-minute montage of all Pulisic’s usually impressive touches during the game.
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Video Pick: Ronaldo hits 70th with perfect free kick
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal, a low, far-range free kick off the inside far post, in a 3-0 win over Hungary marked his 70th strike for Portugal. The 32-year-old is now theall-time fourth highest scorer for a European national team behind Germany’s Miroslav Klos (71) and Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis (75) and FerencPuskas (84).
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Video Pick: How Lodeiro sparkled on his path to MLS
Uruguayan playmaker Nicolas Lodeiro took MLS by storm when he arrived last year, leading the Seattle Sounders to their first MLS title. This mini-doc takes you to throughhis previous exploits, in the Netherlands, Brazil, with famed Argentine club Boca Juniors, and playing alongside Luis Suarezwith Uruguay.
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USWNT: Rapinoe returns for Russia friendlies
U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis named a 24-player roster that will enter training camp for matches against Russia April 6 in Frisco, Texas and April 9 in Houston. Ellis recalled veteran midfielder Megan Rapinoe, who has not played for the USA since September 2016, and Amy Rodriguez and Meghan Klingenberg, two other […]
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Video Pick: Good sport admits he wasn't fouled
Jonas Hofmann of Borussia Monchengladbach fessed up that his stumble wasn’t from contact by Bayern Munich’s Thiago, prompting referee TobiasStieler. to change his free kick call and handshakes all around. The fair play gesture came despite Gladbach needing a scoring chance during the 1-0 loss.