Category: Football

Trying to prove that their early exit from the Copa America was a fluke, the United States instead showed a worrying lack of intensity and defensive problems, leading to their first home loss to Canada…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th career goal during Portugal’s Nations League match against Croatia on Thursday. He made the goal in the 34th minute at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. “It means a lot,”…

Without injured Lionel Messi and retired Ángel Di María, Argentina easily defeated Chile 3-0 on Thursday to stay at the top of the South American 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Alexis Mac Allister scored the first…

A new chapter for England’s soccer team starts on Saturday, but it’s unclear how long it will last. Interim head coach Lee Carsley is set to lead his first game against Ireland. Carsley, who played…

Steven Bergwijn has criticized Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman for ending his international career due to his move to Saudi Arabia. The 26-year-old forward was accused by Koeman of lacking “sporting ambition” after transferring from Ajax…

UEFA fined Roma 2 million euros ($2.22 million) and warned Istanbul Basaksehir of a possible one-year ban from European competitions in its latest decisions on Friday. Basaksehir also faced a fine of 100,000 euros ($111,000).…

Lionel Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players ever, but he was not included in the list of nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or, the sport’s most prestigious individual award. The…

France midfielder Jordan Veretout has signed a two-year contract with Lyon, moving from French league rival Marseille. Lyon announced late Wednesday that the transfer is worth four million euros ($4.4 million), with potential bonuses of…

Julian Alvarez was included in 83 match-day squads last season. Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, and Phil Foden participated in 72 games. Cristian Romero traveled more than 160,000 kilometers for international matches. In contrast, Erling Haaland…

Australia suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat to Bahrain at home in the opening match of the third round of Asian World Cup qualifying on Thursday. At the same time, South Korea was held to a…

Winger Gio Reyna will be absent from the U.S. friendlies against Canada and New Zealand due to a strained left groin and was replaced on the roster on Thursday by Cade Cowell. This injury adds…

Kylian Mbappé says he isn’t concerned about how he will be received when he returns to the Paris Saint-Germain pitch on Friday. The French star is back in his home country with the national team…

As a young player at Manchester United, Angel Gomes was expected to become a star for both his club and country. However, his path to joining England’s national team has been challenging. To start with,…

U.S. players are waiting to find out if Mauricio Pochettino will be hired as their new coach as they get ready for friendlies against Canada and New Zealand. All 24 players on the team practiced…

Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins, and Phil Foden will not be available for England’s upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Ireland and Finland. England is set to play in Dublin on Saturday and then host Finland…

Striker Luis Suárez will play his final match for Uruguay on Friday. Suárez, clearly emotional, shared that he is ending his 17-year international career after the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay at Centenario Stadium. “It…

Spending on international transfer fees for men’s soccer players dropped during the mid-year trading period, according to research from FIFA released on Tuesday. FIFA reported that clubs spent $6.46 billion on acquiring players through international…

Victor Osimhen seems to have found a possible way out of Napoli, as talks have started for a loan move to Turkish club Galatasaray. Recently, the Nigerian forward was connected with Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and…

Steven Bergwijn’s move to Saudi Arabia has ended his international career with the Netherlands. Bergwijn left his Dutch club Ajax, where he was the captain, to join Al-Ittihad for 21 million euros ($23 million) on…

Former England defender Chris Smalling has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha, ending his five-season stint at Roma. The 34-year-old Smalling signed a two-year contract, according to Al-Fayha on Monday. Roma also transferred 19-year-old Brazilian winger…

Harry Kane scored from a penalty and Thomas Müller found the net in his club-record 710th game as Bayern Munich defeated Freiburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Müller, who replaced new signing Michael Olise…

Assistant Mikey Varas will take over as the U.S. coach for the upcoming friendly matches against Canada and New Zealand, as a new contract for Mauricio Pochettino to replace Gregg Berhalter has not yet been…

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both got potentially challenging matches against other Bundesliga teams in the German Cup second-round draw on Sunday. Bayern Munich will travel to Mainz, while Borussia Dortmund will go to Wolfsburg.…

For Thiago Motta’s Juventus, the 0-0 draw with Roma was a hard-earned point that kept them unbeaten. For Daniele De Rossi’s Roma, it was a positive step after a tough start to the season. On…

Paris Saint-Germain is having a flawless start to the season even after Kylian Mbappé left for Real Madrid, thanks to a 3-1 win at Lille in the French league on Sunday. PSG is at the…

Kylian Mbappé ended his scoring drought in the Spanish league with two goals in less than 10 minutes, helping Real Madrid secure a 2-0 victory over Real Betis on Sunday. Mbappé, who was a major…

With the way Erling Haaland is scoring, keeping up with Manchester City in the English Premier League is going to be challenging. Even though the season is just three games old, it felt important when…

German champion Bayer Leverkusen lost a Bundesliga match for the first time in 15 months when Loïs Openda scored twice in a 3-2 comeback win for Leipzig on Saturday. Under coach Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen has…

Brazil forward Raphinha scored a hat trick and assisted another goal as Barcelona defeated Valladolid 7-0, staying perfect with four wins out of four games under new coach Hansi Flick on Saturday. The top team…

When Victor Osimhen led Napoli to its first Serie A title in over thirty years, he started to receive the kind of admiration that was once only given to Diego Maradona in the southern city.…

Chelsea has finalized the loan deal for Jadon Sancho from Manchester United, adding another forward to their already large squad. The loan deal, which includes an obligation to buy Sancho next year, was agreed on…

Dominique Badji scored a go-ahead goal in the 88th minute, and Gabriel Pirani added another in injury time, as D.C. United, who are struggling this season, defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday night. Badji took…

Spending hundreds of millions on new players hasn’t guaranteed Chelsea wins in the Premier League. On Sunday, Chelsea was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Crystal Palace, leaving them with only one win…

Juventus became the only Serie A team to win both of their first two matches of the season after Dušan Vlahovic scored twice in a 3-0 win over Verona on Monday. Right-back Nicolo Savona also…

Bayern Munich’s attempt to reclaim the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen began on Sunday with a tough 3-2 victory at Wolfsburg. Serge Gnabry scored the decisive goal late in the match after Bayern had let…

After being repeatedly booed by the home crowd due to a negative social media post about Wolverhampton, Noni Madueke made a strong comeback with a second-half hat trick, helping Chelsea secure its first Premier League…

Endrick made a strong impression in his debut with Real Madrid, needing just 10 minutes to make his mark. The Brazilian teenager came on for Kylian Mbappé late in the game and scored in stoppage…

A frustrated Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola argued that the video assistant referee went against Premier League guidelines after his team’s late winning goal was disallowed for a disputed handball call in a 1-1 draw against…

Christian Pulisic scored his first goal of the new Serie A season, but it wasn’t enough to stop AC Milan from losing 2-1 to Parma on Saturday, leaving new coach Paulo Fonseca still looking for…

Lamine Yamal came out on top against fellow Spain star Nico Williams when Barcelona won 2-1 over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. This was the first match between the two young talents since they led Spain…

Christoph Daum, the bold soccer coach who was denied the German national team job after admitting to using cocaine, has passed away. He was 70 years old. Daum died at his home in Cologne on…

Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia is injured again. Lavia did not make the squad for Chelsea’s Premier League match against Wolves on Sunday. Manager Enzo Maresca mentioned that Lavia has a minor hamstring issue. Lavia was…

West Ham’s Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen had to stop their goal celebrations to rescue a ball boy who got trapped under an advertising screen that fell during their 2-0 win at Crystal Palace in…

A fully rested Erling Haaland could make it even harder for any Premier League team to challenge Manchester City’s top spot this season. Haaland scored his seventh Premier League hat trick in a 4-1 victory…

Bundesliga runner-up Stuttgart started the new season with a 3-1 loss at Freiburg, while Leipzig managed to win 1-0 against Bochum on Saturday despite having a player sent off. Ermedin Demirović gave Stuttgart an early…

Paris Saint-Germain is managing well without Kylian Mbappe. On Friday, PSG defeated Montpellier 6-0, winning their second game in a row in the French league since Mbappe moved to Real Madrid this offseason. Many people…

Lionel Messi started individual training on the field this week and might be ready to play for Inter Miami before the MLS regular season ends, according to Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino. Messi, who is…

Joao Pedro scored with a header in the fifth minute of injury time to give Brighton a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday, increasing the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. Pedro scored after…

The United States will play an exhibition match against Mexico on October 15 in Guadalajara, which might be the second game for Mauricio Pochettino, who is in talks to become the new coach for the…

Jamie Vardy still knows how to score in the Premier League. The 37-year-old striker saved a point for Leicester in their return to the Premier League on Monday by scoring a second-half equalizer with a…