The Spaniard Dani Olmo scored all the goals in RB Leipzig’s 3-0 German Supercup win over Bayern Munich, for which Harry Kane made his debut — in the matchup between last season’s German Cup and Bundesliga winner. Olmo’s second finish came after he split two Bayern defenders with a Maradona Spin Move of sorts, regaining […]
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Watch: The longest shootout replayed in 30 seconds
Co-host Australia prevailed in 10 rounds of penalties over France after 120 minutes of scoreless play to earn a semifinal date with England. The Matildas’ 7-6 win from the spot came in the longest shootout tiebreaker in Women’s World Cup history.
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Watch: A 10-year-old ref at work in Bolivia
Mentored by his father, an experienced ref, the 10-year-old Erick Callejas controls the action of players much bigger than he is in El Alto, Bolivia.
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Watch: Spain and Sweden book first two semifinal spots
The first two quarterfinals, by Spain and Sweden, ended with 2-1 wins, but they unfolded in different fashion as the Netherlands and Japan exited. * * * * * * * * * * • The last of the three late goals in the Spain-Netherlands clash came in overtime from 19-year-old Salma Paralluelo. • Japan […]
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Watch: The 'Welcome to Wrexham' Season 2 trailer
The documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham,” which popularized British lower division club Wrexham in the USA after it was bought by actor-producers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, returns for its second season, which covers the Welsh club’s 2022-23 season. Season 2 premieres Sept. 12 on FX and streams Sept. 13 on Hulu.
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Watch: All the goals — Women's World Cup round of 16
Sweden-USA and England-Nigeria served up scoreless ties, but the other six games delivered 19 goals Women’s World Cup round-of-16 games saw 19 goals. Spain (5-1 vs. Switzerland), France (4-0 vs. Morocco) and Japan (3-1 vs Norway) provided the most scoring.
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Watch: Catalina Usme send Colombia to its first quarterfinal
A 1-0 win over Jamaica sent Colombia, which reached the round of 16 in 2015 but failed to qualify for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, to the quarterfinals for the first time. Catalina Usme’s goal in the 51st minute, her second of the tournament after striking in the 2-0 win over South Korea, was the […]
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Watch: Yunus Musah's first day at the AC Milan office
Christian Pulisic appears via FaceTime in footage from the 20-year-old U.S. midfielder Yunus Musah‘s tour of the AC Milan HQ upon arriving from Valencia to team up with Pulisic in Serie A.
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Watch: Australia ramp up Women's World Cup fervor by beating Denmark
In the wake of co-host New Zealand’s group-stage exit, the Matildas’ passage to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Denmark in front of 76,000 in Sydney has sparked higher degrees of World Cup fever in Australia. The victory on goals by Mary Fowler and Hayley Raso also marked the return from injury of Sam […]
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Watch: Panini stickers — 'How a family collectibles business became a worldwide phenomenon'
Jon Wertheim’s report for “60 Minutes” on the 50-year history of the popular soccer fan hobby includes interviews with members of the family that began the venture more than 50 years ago; Gigi Buffon, who appears on the stickers and remains as collector; and the USA’s most fervid collector of Panini stickers.