Italy and Portugal are part of the same pathway in the European playoffs leading to the World Cup in 2022. 12 teams will compete for just three places in March 2022. The last two European champions, Italy and Portugal, will play the semi-finals of the playoffs against North Macedonia and […]
FIFA have released their nominations for The Best Awards 2021. The world football governing body will reward players, goalkeepers and coaches in both men’s and women’s football for their achievements over the past 12 months during an online gala on 17 January 2022. Due to the pandemic context, the 2020 […]
Europe will send 13 national teams to the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. 10 have already secured their places, with three more to be decided after the playoffs in March. The Netherlands were the last European team to book a direct flight for Doha after stepping ahead of Norway […]
Lionel Messi will feature for Argentina in the major South American clash against Brazil, but his friend and PSG teammate Neymar, the star of the Brazilian national team, will miss the match due to injury. Despite struggling with a knee problem, Messi will start for Argentina. He played for a […]
Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal had some unexpected trouble while preparing for the game against Norway in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Van Gaal, 70, is temporarily in a wheelchair after injuring his hip during a bike ride. On Monday, the coach needed to be driven to training in […]
The Euro 2020 finalists enjoyed different moods on Monday evening. England smashed San Marino 10-0 in their final game of the qualifying campaign, while Italy had to watch Switzerland celebrate direct qualification to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Euro 2020 champions couldn’t get more than a draw against Northern […]
Portugal missed out on automatic qualification to the 2022 World Cup following a 1-2 home defeat to Serbia. Spain, whose qualification was also in doubt ahead of the last preliminary round game, won 1-0 against Sweden at home and has booked its ticket to Qatar. It was a dramatic evening […]
Paul Pogba could be out until February after suffering a right thigh injury while on international duty. Pogba was pulled from France’s training session on Monday in visible pain after a shot he made with his right foot. National team doctor Franck Le Gall assessed him right away. It’s now […]
England has been hit with a stadium ban after the incidents at the Euro 2020 final hosted at the iconic Wembley in London on July 11. England lost the final against Italy on penalties, with problems reported inside and outside the grounds before, during, and after the event. The punishment […]
Cristiano Ronaldo spoke to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he was not included in the starting line-up for the Everton game two weeks ago. Ronaldo was ‘disappointed’ not to play from the first minute and told the Manchester United manager he is fit enough to start every Premier League game. “Ronaldo […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is defending the World Football Association’s plans to hold the World Cup every two years. Infantino isn’t bothered by strong opposition from UEFA and CONMEBOL, who are ready to boycott a revamped World Cup. The official claims it’s a matter of “quality” more than anything else, […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s luxury auto park is getting ready to welcome a new jewel. Manchester United’s superstar spent $11 million on an ultra-rare Bugatti Centodieci. Only 10 of its kind will be made and delivered next year. The car can go from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in just 2.4 seconds and […]
Bayern Munich and France star Lucas Hernandez was ordered by a court in Madrid to choose the penitentiary where he is to serve a six-month jail sentence. He needs to serve time in prison for breaking a restraining order in 2017. In a notice issued on Sept. 14, the 32nd […]
England and Hungary played to a 1-1 tie in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley, but that wasn’t the only action in the stadium. There was trouble in the crowd during the first half of the match when police fought the Hungarian fans in the away end while trying to […]
Lionel Messi became the first South American player to reach 80 international goals when Argentina beat Uruguay 3-0 in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Messi put his name on the scoresheet in a match where his national team came out clear winners in front of Luis […]
Brazilian superstar Neymar is already planning for life after football. The 29-year-old revealed the World Cup in 2022 will be his “last.” PSG’s forward says he doesn’t know if he has “the strength of mind to deal with football anymore”. Talking to DAZN, Neymar said he sees next year’s World […]
France came from one goal down to beat Spain 2-1 in the Nations League final. The game in Milan offered some great moments of football, culminating with Spain keeper Unai Simon threatening the opposite goal in the dying moments of the encounter as Spain pushed for an equalizer. Mikel Oyarzabal […]
After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ballon d’Or is returning. The most prestigious individual trophy in world football will be awarded on Monday, Nov. 29 in a ceremony that will take place at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris. Nominees for both the men’s and women’s Ballon […]
UEFA and CONMEBOL, the football governing bodies in Europe and South America, will stage a match between the winners of their respective continental championships in the summer of 2022. The champions at UEFA Euro 2020 and CONMEBOL Copa America 2021, Italy and Argentina, respectively, will meet in the international window […]
Premier League players Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, and Giovani Lo Celso were included by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on the squad to face Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru in next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers. According to the UK’s current anti-Covid protocols, the three won’t get into trouble after arriving home […]
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