Spain wrapped up their successful Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a dominating 5-0 win against Romania. Fabian Ruiz gave the three-times European champions an early lead with a close-range finish before Gerard Moreno flicked home Santi Cazorla‘s cross. Moreno side-footed in his second of the game before Adrian Rus turned…
Lionel Messi scored an injury-time penalty as Argentina rescued a draw in their friendly with South American rivals Uruguay in Tel Aviv. Messi’s Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez had given Uruguay a second-half lead from a free-kick before Martin Caceres handled in the area. The Argentina captain nonchalantly rolled in his…
Harry Kane‘s first half hat-trick secured England’s qualification for Euro 2020 in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Montenegro in their 1000th match. Even without Raheem Sterling, who was dropped by Gareth Southgate earlier in the week after a physical altercation with teammate Joe Gomez, England displayed the firepower that…
Turkey held on to draw with Iceland and clinch a place at Euro 2020, a result which also means France have qualified. Iceland had to win in Istanbul to keep alive their chances of automatic qualification after their surprise run to the 2016 quarter-finals. They frustrated Turkey for much of…
Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally to 98 international goals as his hat-trick against Lithuania moved Portugal to within one win of a place at Euro 2020. The 34-year-old Juventus forward could become only the second man to reach 100 international goals if he scores twice against Luxembourg on Sunday. The…
Former Manchester United forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed his impending exit from Los Angeles Galaxy. The talented Swedish player left the club with a remarkable message which can only be written the ‘Zlatan way’. He instructed supporters of the Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit to now “go back to watching…
Seven Liverpool players have been nominated for one of the most prestigious football prize, the Ballon d’Or award. As a result of their feat and achievement in the recent Champions League , Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker have made…
The Nigeria Olympic Eagles on Tuesday defeated Zambia 3-1 at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in their second Group B match. The game was an inspiring because the Nigerians boys gave out their best on the pitch, especially in the second half to achieve such victory. The Chipolopolo of…
Egypt’s Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros with an ankle injury. The 27-year-old was substituted in the 87th minute of Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester City after picking up the knock in a challenge with Fernandinho. Salah met…
Unai Emery has been offered public backing by the Arsenal hierarchy, but warned results must improve. Emery’s position is under scrutiny after a run of just two wins from their last 10 Premier League games. However, Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham say they have…
