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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente hopes his country’s Nations League triumph on Sunday can spark a new winning era for La Roja. Spain beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties after the teams were deadlocked at 0-0 following 120 minutes in Rotterdam at Feyenoord’s De Kuip Stadium. Spain had not won a trophy for over a […]

Lionel Messi  scored the quickest goal of his career as he guided Argentina to a 2-0 friendly win over Australia in Beijing on Thursday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner curled in from the edge of the area after just 79 seconds following slack defending by the Socceroos. In front of a crowd of more than […]

Bruno Petkovic and Luka Modric (photo) struck in overtime to fire Croatia into the Nations League final with a 4-2 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Zlatko Dalic’s side, which reached the World Cup semifinals last year, moved a step closer to earning its first ever trophy and demonstrated once again it’s overtime specialists. […]

Kylian Mbappe‘s future at Paris SG was in serious doubt on Tuesday after the France superstar told AFP he had never discussed extending his contract with the club beyond next year. Mbappe and his entourage spoke out the day after he sent a letter to the club confirming he would not take up an option […]

Aiming to follow in the footsteps of Portugal and France, four of Europe’s strongest sides this week battle to win the third edition of the UEFA Nations League. The Netherlands hosts Croatia in Rotterdam on Wednesday in the first semifinal, while Spain and Italy clash in Enschede on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s final. None of […]

Less than two weeks before it was supposed to open play at the 2023 Gold Cup, Nicaragua was kicked out of the tournament and replaced by Trinidad & Tobago in Group A, whose top seed is the USA. The move came after Nicaragua was found to have used an ineligible player in the 2022-23 Nations […]

Manchester City’s class of 2022-23 has staked a claim to be ranked as English soccer’s greatest ever team after the treble winners’ historic Champions League triumph against Inter Milan. City’s tense 1-0 victory in Istanbul on Saturday made them only the second English club after Manchester United to win the Premier League, FA Cup and […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team’s maiden Champions League title was “written in the stars” after the final victory over Inter Milan on Saturday. Rodri’s 68th-minute strike proved enough for City to finally get their hands on club soccer’s biggest trophy, despite having to ride their luck as Inter missed several second-half chances. “It’s so […]

Manchester City is the heavy favorite to win its first UEFA Champions League title as the super-rich club takes on one of Europe’s old guard in resurgent Inter Milan. Here are the looks at the battles that could define Saturday’s final in Istanbul … • Erling Haaland vs. Francesco AcerbiHaaland gives City a whole new dimension […]