Cristiano Ronaldo was the subject of debate for soccer fans around the world after the game Portugal played in Serbia on Sunday in the World Cup Qualifiers for Qatar 2022. The 36-year-old forward was left fuming after a decision from the referees denied him a goal in the dying moments […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, now 39, decided to come out of international retirement five years after quitting the Swedish National team. He played 84 minutes in the first qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday, assisting Viktor Claesson for the game’s only goal. Sweden will now travel to Kosovo for […]
Xabi Alonso, the former Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich midfielder, was the hot favorite to replace outgoing head coach Marco Rose at Borussia Monchengladbach, which currently sits in 10th in the Bundesliga. The German tabloid Bild reported at the beginning of the week that Alonso, 39, was on the […]
Juventus won the Serie A title for nine consecutive seasons. A 10th in a row at the end of the current campaign looks more like a confirmation of “Mission Impossible” than a tangible possibility. With 11 games left to play before the season’s conclusion, Juve sits third, on 55 points, […]
Chelsea will take a 1-0 lead back to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, as the English side looks to get past Atletico Madrid and advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The Blues found a goal against a stout Atletico defense last month in Bucharest, and will advance as […]
Both Real Madrid and Manchester City hold leads and will be the home teams for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clashes, though the English side won’t actually get the advantage of playing at the Etihad Stadium. Real comes into its second leg with a 1-0 […]
Two more pro teams, the Las Vegas Aces and the Atlanta Dream, recently changed hands. The WNBA purchases are further evidence of a hyperactive sports franchise market. Even as professional sports continue to lose money due to the pandemic, teams are getting snapped up for top dollar. Predictably, billion-dollar sales […]
Paris Saint-Germain came home with a three-goal lead on Wednesday for the second leg of its Champions League Round of 16 battle against Barcelona. PSG won the first leg 4-1 back in February, giving the French side a stranglehold on qualification for the quarterfinals. PSG unconcerned about another Barca comeback […]
Italian champions Juventus are down a goal in their Champions League Round of 16 clash against Porto, but have home-field advantage in the second leg on Tuesday. Porto beat Juventus 2-1 in Portugal back in February, but the Italian side walked away with a critical away goal in the encounter. […]
Short-form video platform TikTok is rapidly building a foothold in the sports world, with two more deals linking the app to the UFC and professional soccer teams in the United States. On Friday, TikTok announced a multi-year deal with the UFC that will see the mixed martial arts promotion place […]
Pep Guardiola has won plenty of trophies with Manchester City since joining the club in 2016. But he hasn’t been able to bring Champions League glory to the English side as of yet; something he’ll try to rectify beginning with Man City’s Round of 16 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach on […]
Defending Champions League champions Bayern Munich will start the knockout stage of this season’s competition in Rome on Tuesday when they take on Italian side Lazio in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash. Bayern has struggled in domestic league play as of late, drawing Arminia Bielefeld 3-3 […]
Italian giants Juventus will try to improve on their disappointing Champions League result from last season as they take on Porto in the Round of 16 on Wednesday. Lyon eliminated Juventus in last year’s Round of 16, winning on away goals after the clubs battled to a 2-2 aggregate score. […]
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are clubs that frequently make deep runs in the Champions League, with PSG even reaching last year’s final. But one of the two will suffer an early exit this season, as the two European powerhouses face off in the Round of 16 beginning on Tuesday. Barcelona […]
Arsenal’s early-season struggles effectively eliminated the club from the Premier League title race. But, the Gunners can still play a part in determining who walks away with the trophy, starting with a Saturday match against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium. United comes into the game as a slight +145 favorite […]
In fifth place at the halfway point of the season, Liverpool remains in the hunt for a second straight Premier League title. But the Reds will need to start winning – and scoring – soon, ideally in their Thursday visit to Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool hasn’t scored in more than four […]
Someone will walk out of Anfield topping the Premier League table on Sunday, as Liverpool hosts Manchester United in a critical midseason match. United currently leads the Premier League on 36 points, while Liverpool sits in third at 33. Solskjaer: United Win Would be ‘Shock’ Liverpool holds an edge in […]
The latest surge in positive COVID-19 cases has forced a change to the Premier League schedule, as Fulham will replace Aston Villa in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. The EPL previously delayed a match between Spurs and Fulham on Dec. 30, when Fulham was struggling with its own […]
Alex Morgan, perhaps the most recognizable athlete on the US Women’s Soccer team, revealed Tuesday she contracted the COVID-19 virus over the holiday break while spending time with family in California. Morgan, 31, had recently come back to the US from England, where she played striker for Tottenham in the […]
A Paraguayan soccer player literally got caught with his pants down during a recent match, where he may have partially exposed his genitalia after celebrating a goal. Guarani striker Raul Bobadilla scored late in the game to give his club a 3-2 aggregate victory over Libertad last week. He then […]
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