Wrexham's Cinderella journey through the FA Cup ended cruelly Tuesday with a missed penalty and goals conceded in the 94th and 96th minutes to Sheffield United. But the bigger story was Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp becoming the first person to openly admit a genuine dislike for Wrexham and its FX television series.
Fam, se supone que esta semana hay nuevo técnico para la selección mexicana. Y la verdad es que nadie sabe a ciencia cierta quién será el elegido para liderar un proceso cuyo horizonte es el Mundial de 2026.
Obviamente, hay candidatos que todos conocen y cuando sea anunciado el nombre definitivo tampoco faltarán aquellos que salgan con un "se los dije" en Twitter. Sin embargo, hay que decir que el proceso ha sido caótico y reflejo de esto es que cada día que pasa parece haber un favorito distinto.
Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo suffered a surprising 3-2 Club World Cup semifinal defeat to Asian representatives Al-Hilal on Tuesday, meaning that South American sides have advanced to the final in only three of the last seven tournaments.
Flamengo manager Vítor Pereira and veteran defender David Luiz promised they wouldn't fall into the traditional Conmebol trap of overlooking their semifinal opponents while dreaming of Real Madrid, but before the halftime whistle had even sounded the Brazilian club had conceded two stupid penalties and been issued a red card.
Los Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana no viven sus mejores días en la Liga MX, pero luego de haber corrido al técnico Ricardo Valiño se han prometido a sí mismos volver a luhar por el títiulo del fútbol mexicano con el nombramiento de un técnico de alto calibre. Y los candidatos al menos dan buena pinta.
Xolos se ha convertido en una de las cuantas plazas en México que va de torneo a torneo viviendo en el sótano de la tabla general.
The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to at least 2,600 from two earthquakes that struck the countries within the space of 12 hours. That number is expected to increase rapidly with many people still missing and trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
One of those still unaccounted for is former Newcastle winger and Ghana international Christian Atsu after the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay, Turkey.
The Premier League has referred Manchester City to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of finance rules since the club were acquired by the Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group.
League rules state that charges such as those faced by City could, if proved, result in a club being expelled from the Premier League in the worst-case scenario.
Offending clubs may alternately be deducted points, fined, or reprimanded.
Champions Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss at Mallorca in LaLiga on Sunday thanks to a bizarre own goal by defender Nacho early in the first half.
Nacho left his teammates stunned as he tried to clear a cross in the 13th minute and headed the ball high over his own goalkeeper and into the net.
Vedat Muriqi with the perfect looping header to put Mallorca ahead of Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/K0D1TrUm9S
LaLiga has given Valencia center back Gabriel Paulista a two-game suspension after he kicked out at Vinícius Jr. on Thursday.
In the 72nd minute of Real Madrid’s league clash with Valencia Paulista decided enough was enough and brutally swiped at Vini Jr.
A fight broke out and Paulista was given a straight red card.
STRAIGHT RED FOR PAULISTA ON THIS KICK pic.twitter.com/lmYK3GrbM1
Desde que Javier Hernández armó sus maletas para defender al Manchester United de Alex Ferguson en abril de 2010, los aficionados de Chivas siempre han soñado con el regreso del jugador.
Sin embargo, Chicharito pareciera no estar muy interesado con volver al Rebaño. O al menos esa es la sensación que dejó en las declaraciones que hizo en su última sesión en Twitch, donde manifestó su interés por extender su contrato con el LA Galaxy de la MLS.
El jugador está encantado con el estilo de vida angelina, el roce hollywoodense y las experiencias que ha vivido junto al club.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened his Saudi Pro League scoring account on Friday when he scored a penalty in the 93rd minute to earn Al Nassr a 2-2 draw vs. Al Fateh.
We’re not sure how many goals CR7 is going to score in Saudi Arabia, but this could be the first of many.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first league goal for Al-Nassr.