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23Jun By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Club World Cup: PSG coach Enrique seeks cutting edge for Seattle Sounders test

Luis Enrique head coach of PSG during the press conference ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group B match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Club Atletico de Madrid at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 14, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique urged his players to rediscover the ruthlessness and poise that allowed them to destroy Inter Milan 5-0 in the final of the Champions League and explode into the Club World Cup as they went through their final preparations for Monday night’s crucial game in the group stages against Seattle Sounders. Two weeks after thrashing Inter, PSG walloped Atletico Madrid 4-0 in Pasadena in their opening tie in the 32-team tournament in the United States. But PSG lost to Botafogo on 20 June as Atletico beat Seattle Sounders. PSG ...

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21Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bellingham strikes as Dortmund sink Sundowns

CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 21: Jobe Bellingham #77 of Borussia Dortmund controls the ball against Keanu Cupido #24 of Mamelodi Sundowns FC during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group F match between Mamelodi Sundowns FC and Borussia Dortmund at TQL Stadium on June 21, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Jobe Bellingham netted his first Borussia Dortmund goal in a gripping 4-3 win over Mamelodi Sundowns at the Club World Cup on Saturday. The English midfielder, who this month followed older brother Jude's footsteps in joining the German side, started for the first time for Dortmund. Sundowns of South Africa took a surprise early lead but Dortmund hit back strongly to triumph in sweltering conditions in Cincinnati at the TQL Stadium and move top of Group F. "...

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20Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Messi inspires Inter Miami to win against Porto at Club World Cup

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 19: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup with an exquisite free kick to inspire Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over two-time European champions Porto. The Herons trailed 1-0 at the break, but Telasco Segovia tied it two minutes into the second half off a cross into the box from Marcelo Weigandt. Then it was time for the 37-year-old Argentinian to add a trademark goal to a resume that already assures he’ll go down as one of the game’s greatest stars. Samu Omorodion scored on a penalty kick i...

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18Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Ulsan HD fall 1-0 to Mamelodi Sundowns in first Club World Cup match

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 17: Iqraam Rayners #13 of Mamelodi Sundowns FC scores his team's first goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group F match between Ulsan HD FC and Mamelodi Sundowns FC at Inter&Co Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Ulsan HD lost 1-0 to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in their first Group F match of the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday, setting themselves up for a difficult path to the knockout stage. Ulsan struggled throughout the first half at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, managing only 28 percent ball possession and allowing the opening goal by Iqraam Rayners in the 36th minute, which turned out to be the winner for the South African side. Ulsan fell to the bottom of Group F after Tuesday's loss, with the Sundowns at the top, followed...

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16Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Diego Simeone assigns blame as Atlético suffer humiliating loss to PSG

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Desire Doue of Paris Saint-Germain is challenged by Antoine Griezman of Atletico during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group B match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Club Atletico de Madrid at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 15, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Speaking after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain to start Atlético Madrid’s Club World Cup campaign, head coach Diego Simeone seemed to point to resources as the cause for the heavy loss in the Colchoneros’ opening fixture. When asked about his preference for the struggling Antoine Griezmann over Alexander Sørloth to start, Simeone responded “we played Julián (Alvarez) as a number nine, look for a conflicting opinion, I don’t care,” before insisting that “Sørloth had the chance to make it 2...

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15Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Al Ahly and Inter play out goalless Club World Cup opener

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JUNE 14: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF is challenged by Ahmed Koka (L) and Yasser Ibrahim of Al Ahly FC (R) during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Al Ahly FC and Internacional CF Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on June 14, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Al Ahly and Inter Miami kicked off the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with draw at Hard Rock Stadium in a tightly contested opener. Both teams failed to make an impact in the much-anticipated clash in FIFA’s newly expanded 32-team Club World Cup, which pitted African giants Al Ahly against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami. Early in the first half, the Red Devils were dealt a blow when Emam Ashour left the pitch in tears with a shoulder injury just 12 minutes in, making way for debutant Ahmed Sayed Zizo. The...

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14Jun By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Inter Miami suffer injury blow ahead of Club World Cup opener

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - JUNE 11: Jordi Alba (18) of Inter Miami CF participates at an Inter Miami Training Session at Florida Blue Training Center on June 11, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano has ruled Jordi Alba out of Saturday's Club World Cup opener against Al Ahly. The Herons will have the honour of competing in the first game at the newly expanded Club World Cup, with Mascherano's side set to kick off their campaign against the Egyptian Champions at Hard Rock Stadium. Inter Miami should enter the contest in a confident mood after recording home victories in their last two MLS outings. They recorded a 4-2 win over CF Montreal, before they eased to a 5-1 victory against Columbus Crew at the start of the month to leave them in third place in th...

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11Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Brazil seal World Cup berth; Uruguay on the brink

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 10: Vinicius Junior of Brazil is put under pressure by Juan Jose Caceres of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 South American Qualifier between Brazil and Paraguay at Neo Quimica Arena on June 10, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America with a 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of new coach Carlo Ancelotti's reign. The five-time world champions – the only team to appear in every edition of the World Cup – punched their ticket to the finals in Canada, the United States and Mexico thanks to Vinicius Jr. The Real Madrid star fired Brazil into the lead in Sao Paulo, bundling home from close range in the 44th minute after a cross from new Manchester United signing Matheus Cunha. Uruguay's 2-0 victo...

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9Jun By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Ronaldo, Portugal win Nations League

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (C) poses for photos with his teammates with the UEFA Nations League 2025 Winners Trophy after winning the final match against Spain at Munich Football Arena on June 8, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Portugal won the 2024-25 edition of the UEFA Nations League in penalties against Spain at the Allianz Arena in Munich after the match finished 2-2. After winning the semifinal against Germany on Wednesday, Portugal are the first national team to win two UEFA Nations Leagues since the creation of the new European tournament. Spanish striker Alvaro Morata missed the key penalty for Spain before Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves converted the deciding penalty that awarded the trophy to the Portuguese national team with a 5-3 shootout score. The team coached by Luis ...

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8Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Injury Update: Kim Min-jae to travel with Bayern Munich for Club World Cup, still might not play

Min-jae Kim of Bayern Munich controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 round of 16 match between FC Bayern München and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on March 5, 2025. Vincent Kompany faces some difficult personnel decisions in defense for Bayern Munich later this month when the FIFA Club World Cup starts in the United States. He has already lost Eric Dier to AS Monaco, Jonathan Tah is still not registered as a Bayern player for the tournament due to Bayer Leverkusen wanting a fee from Bayern to do so, and all of Dayot Upamecano, Hiroki Itō, Alphonso Davies and Kim Min-jae are not 100% fit. Upamecano, however, did just resume training at Sabener Straße, but he has been out injured for a while now. It has come out that Kompany and his coaches a...

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8Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Eriksen nets winner as Northern Ireland suffer defeat in Denmark

Denmark's midfielder #10 Christian Eriksen celebrates scoring the 2-1 goal during the international friendly football match between Denmark and Northern Ireland in Copenhagen on June 7, 2025. Northern Ireland suffered a friendly defeat in Copenhagen as Christian Eriksen got the winner in a 2-1 comeback victory for Denmark. An early own goal from former Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg put Michael O'Neill’s side on top but Gustav Isaksen levelled in first-half stoppage time before Eriksen swept home the winner in the 67th minute. It was a second successive friendly defeat for Michael O’Neill’s side, after March’s 5-1 thrashing in Sweden, but was a much better defensive performance away to top-level opposition in their penultimate match before the World Cup qualifying campaign ...

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8Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Kane to the rescue as England labour to Andorra win

England's Harry Kane applauds the fans after the World Cup Qualifier at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Picture date: Saturday June 7, 2025. England struggled to a 1-0 win away to Andorra to maintain a 100pc start to their World Cup qualifying campaign with captain Harry Kane’s second-half goal sparing their blushes. Manager Thomas Tuchel’s team host Senegal in a friendly in Nottingham on Tuesday. On a sultry afternoon in Barcelona, Kane’s scrambled effort shortly after the interval was all that separated Thomas Tuchel’s team of Premier League household names with the side sitting 173rd in the world rankings. As expected, England dominated possession but were short of the quality expected with only Chelsea winger Noni Madueke managing to impress in a forgettable match. England se...

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7Jun By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses Lamine Yamal as 2025 Ballon d’Or favourite

STUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 05: Lamine Yamal (19) of Spain is seen during the warm up prior to the UEFA Nations League 2025 semi-final match between Spain and France at the MHP Arena Stadium on June 5, 2025, Stuttgart, Germany. Cristiano Ronaldo spoke to the media on Saturday, and during his press conference, he discussed Lamine Yamal, whom he will face for the first time during Sunday’s UEFA Nations League final between Spain and Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo gives assessment of Lamine Yamal As per Diario AS, Ronaldo gave his thoughts on Lamine Yamal, while also issuing a warning to those that have high expectations for the 17-year-old Barcelona winger. “Lamine Yamal is doing very well, he is taking full advantage of his talent. Now let the kid grow and don’t put too much pressure on him....

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7Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Saka left out of England squad to face Andorra

Bukayo Saka right winger of Arsenal and England during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Arsenal FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has been left out of the England squad that will face Andorra in Saturday's (17:00 BST) World Cup qualifier. Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins have also been left out of the matchday squad, with Watkins returning home with a minor injury, Speaking on Friday, head coach Thomas Tuchel revealed Saka had only completed one full training session during the week, with his omission from the squad to face Andorra likely to be linked to his fitness. Saka, 23, is yet to play under Tuchel after missin...

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7Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Haaland scores again as Norway crush Italy in FIFA World Cup qualifier

OSLO, NORWAY - JUNE 6: Erling Haaland of Norway (L) fights for a header with Samuele Ricci of Italy (R) during the FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier match between Norway and Italy at Ullevaal Stadium on June 6, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. Erling Haaland scored and Norway humbled Italy 3-0 for the first time in 25 years in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday. Haaland collected a through ball from playmaker Martin Odegaard and rounded goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the box for the third goal three minutes before halftime. It was his 41st goal in his 42nd game for Norway to the delight of the spectators at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, including King Harald V of Norway. Haaland also scored when Moldova were beaten 5-0 and Israel 4-2. Norway remained perfect in qualifying after three ga...

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6Jun By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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WC qualifier: Prabowo cheers Indonesia’s 1-0 win over China

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 05: Wei Shihao #10 of China and Ole Romeny #10 of Indonesia vie for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Round Three Group C match between Indonesia and China at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on June 5, 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. President Prabowo Subianto expressed his gratitude after Indonesia's national football team secured a narrow but crucial 1-0 victory over China in a 2026 World Cup qualifier at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium on Thursday evening. "Yes, we are grateful that we won," Prabowo told reporters after the match. He acknowledged the team’s efforts but emphasized that the journey was far from over. Looking ahead, he underscored the importance of the upcoming match against Japan and expressed hope that Indonesia could make hi...

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6Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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10-man Iran lose to Qatar in 2026 World Cup qualifier

Qatar's defender #2 Pedro Miguel celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier football match between Qatar and Iran at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on June 5, 2025. In the match held in Doha’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Iran were reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute after Milad Mohammadi was shown his second yellow card. Six minutes later, Pedro Miguel found the back of the net from a tight angle, according to Tehran Times. Amir Ghalenoei’s Iran failed to equalize the match. Julien Lopetegui’s first game in charge takes the Qataris onto 13 points from nine games and leaves the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts a point behind the United Arab Emirates with Tuesday’s clash with Uzbekistan remaining. Iran (Group A) and Japan (Group C) have alre...

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6Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Brazil held by Ecuador in Ancelotti coaching debut

Brazil's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti gives instructions to his players during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Ecuador and Brazil at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, Ecuador on June 5, 2025. Carlo Ancelotti's debut as coach of Brazil ended in a goalless draw in Ecuador in South American World Cup qualifying. The 65-year-old Italian, who left Real Madrid at the end of the European season, has been charged with taking Brazil through the latter stages of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The former AC Milan and Chelsea manager replaced Dorival Junior, who was sacked at the end of March after the 4-1 thrashing at the hands of reigning champions and bitter rivals Argentina. Thursday's result leaves the S...

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3Jun By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Reigning champions Argentina assemble ahead of World Cup qualifiers

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 19: Lionel Messi of Argentina looks on prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 South American Qualifier match between Argentina and Peru at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on November 19, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Carlos Sipán/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) Lionel Messi rejoined Argentina's national team the first time on Sunday, following a seven-month international absence, to prepare for this month's FIFA World Cup South American Qualifiers against Chile and Colombia. The last time Messi played for his country was in November 2024. The World Cup winning captain missed the Albiceleste's matches in March due to a muscle problem, but is now back in good form. The 37-year-old striker was named Major League Soccer (MLS) Player of the Week ...

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2Jun By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Jonathan Burkardt withdraws from Germany squad

BOCHUM, GERMANY - MAY 10: Jonathan Burkardt of 1.FSV Mainz 05 celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on May 10, 2025 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images) After Nadiem Amiri and Yann Aurel Bisseck, Jonathan Burkardt is the latest player to withdraw from the Germany squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League Final Four games. According to Kicker, Burkardt suffered a laceration to his heel during training on Sunday which required stitches. The Mainz forward was already a doubt for Wednesday’s game against Portugal after sustaining a toe injury, but it didn’t turn out serious enough to withdraw. Alcaraz Forced to Withdraw from Rome Open 2024 Tennis News The German national team ...

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