The 31-year-old Swiss playmaker Xerdan Shaqiri, who joined the Chicago Fire for the 2022 season, helped set up two goals and scored in the 3-2 win over Serbia that advanced Switzerland (along with Brazil) from Group G. With his opening goal against the Serbs, Shaqiri joins Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as scorers in each […]
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Barcelona product Bojan Krkic relishes his Montreal 'family' and Thierry Henry reunion
There might be nobody happier to see Thierry Henry in charge of the Montreal Impact than Bojan Krkic. The Spanish forward, who joined the Quebec club last August, hasa bit of history with the French legend. Krkic, 29, a La Masiaproduct, was promoted to FC Barcelona’s first team the summer of 2007, when Henry joined […]
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MLS Focus: Departure of Jesse Marsch turns the spotlight to Chris Armas
First up for head coach Chris Armas: a big derby game Sunday atYankee Stadium against New York City FC. The former MLS All-Star and U.S. midfielder is in the crosshairs following a Red Bulls’ announcement Friday that former headcoach Jesse Marsch is joining sister club Red Bull Leipzig of the German Bundesliga in an unspecified role. RB Leipzig […]
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Todd Dunivant on building successful organizations, winning an NASL title and moving to Sac Republic
Since retiring after 13 MLS seasons in 2015, Todd Dunivant has worked as an executive for the defunct NASL champion San Francisco Deltas and is currently general manager of the USL SacramentoRepublic, which is one of three cities in the running to be added as the next MLS expansion team. The Deltas’ victory in the […]
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MLS Closeup: Impact's season snowballs out of control
In a season of home dominance by many MLS teams, Montreal’s recent failure to prevail at Stade Saputo has turned its season in the wrong direction. A 1-0 loss to New York CityWednesday, coupled with a shocking 3-2 triumph by Minnesota United in its previous home match, has neutralized the momentum and points generated by […]
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Video Pick: Real Madrid lights it up
Not since 1989, when AC Milan beat Steaua Bucharest, 4-0, has a team scored four goals in regulation time in a European Cup/Champions League final. Mario Mandzukic scored with aspectacular over-head kick for Juventus, but two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and strikes by Casemiro and Marco Asensio earned Real Madrid 4-1a win and a 12th […]
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Video Pick (TBT): When Zidane the player reigned
On Saturday, Zinedine Zidane aims to win a second straight UEFA Champions League title as coach of Real Madrid. We look back at the Frenchman’s playing days, whenthree-time World Player of the Year Zizou hoisted the Champions League with Real Madrid in 2002 after scoring the winning goal against Bayer Leverkusen, and his 1998 World Cup […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Injuries: Dynamo's Alexander sidelined by MCL sprain
Houston midfielder Eric Alexander, who suffered a knee injury Saturday in a 4-0 victory over Orlando City, has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) inhis right knee. Alexander suffered the injury in the fourth minute and left the match five minutes later. An MRI confirmed the sprain, which […]
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Real beats Atletico with Ronaldo hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 101st, 102nd and 103rd UEFA Champions League goals to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win in the first leg of its seminal series against Atletico Madrid. Thedecisive win brings Real Madrid ever closer to potentially its third Champions League title in four seasons and its 12th of all time.