Viktor Gyokeres sent Sweden to the 2026 World Cup as he netted a dramatic late winner to hand his country a 3-2 win over Poland in their European play-off final on Tuesday. With the match locked at two-apiece the Arsenal striker forced the ball over the line after a frantic goalmouth scramble with just two […]
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France coach Deschamps encouraged by Mbappe return
The star forward scored in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Poland at Euro 2024.
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Euro 2024: Lewandowski relishing sentimental return to Germany
Poland will face a tough task in Germany after clinching a Euro spot by a hair’s breadth as they edged Wales on penalties in the playoffs.
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Former Portugal boss Fernando Santos named as Poland coach
Fernando Santos, who was the Portuguese national team’s head coach until last month, was named as Poland’s new coach on Tuesday. “From today, I am Polish. I am one of you,” Santos declared at the official ceremony in Warsaw. “It is an honor to continue my work as a trainer here.” “I am convinced that […]
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How confederations fared: European teams dominate, but not against South America
One of the greatest appeals of World Cup play is so rarely do teams from the same confederation play each other. In the first round that concluded Thursday, 42 of the 48 games matchednations from different confederations, which provides a fairly large data base from which to compile head-to-head records. As one might expect, the […]
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Japan rediscovers its personality and its 'football'
By virtue of their enthralling 2-2 tie in the second round of Group G matches played Sunday, Japan and Senegal can assure themselves of a spot in the round of 16 by getting at least a point in theirfinal games. Both teams have four points. Colombia is in third place with three and pointless Poland […]
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Adu finds misinformation and dead end in Poland
Freddy Adu says as soon as he walked out of the airport he knew something was amiss about his move to Polish first division club Sandecja Nowy Sacz. “As soon as I walked out of theairport I knew something wasn’t right because I was told to take a picture with a team scarf,” Adu told […]
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Stars on display at UEFA Under-21 Championship
Europe is the only continent where U-21 competitions are a big deal. The 2017 UEFA Under-21 Championship kicks off Friday in Poland. Players on display include German Serge Gnabry (recentlysigned by Bayern Munich), 18-year-old Italian keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) and Czech forward Patick Schick (poised to join Juventus for a fee that could reach […]
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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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Bayern chances against Real Madrid get boost
The return of Polish star Robert Lewandowski, who was injured and missed the 2-1 loss in the first leg, should give Bayern Munich a chance when it faces Real Madrid Tuesday in the second leg oftheir Champions League quarterfinal series. “That will help us,” said Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti. “He is a super player. The […]