Central & South America

Marta only needed four minutes to get game-winning assist after missing last year with ACL tear

Marta is already a soccer legend and built upon that status Thursday when she provided the game-winning assist for Brazil in their 1-0 win vs. Japan in the SheBelieves Cup.

The Brazilian forward will turn 37 when Brazil plays Canada on Sunday but is still producing pieces of magic on the field. 

Thursday’s SheBelieves Cup game was Marta’s first time playing in 327 days. In March 2022 the Orlando Pride star tore her ACL during an NWSL Challenge Cup game vs. the North Carolina Courage.

Rodrygo skill move against Elche reminds us of vintage Robinho at Real Madrid

Rodrygo is enjoying his football at the Santiago Bernabéu this season, and a beautiful set of skills against Elche on Wednesday sent us back to the days when another young Brazilian was mesmerizing the Spanish crowd.

The match was goal-scoring fiesta for the Merengues — they managed to score four goals in a league match for the first time since September while keeping a clean sheet. Marco Asensio, Luka Modrić and a Karim Benzema’s double lit up the world champion’s celebratory victory.

Crazed fan jumps onto field and assaults Millionarios player before kick-off

Deportes Tolima and Millonarios were ready to face off in Colombia’s Categoría Primera A in the fourth match day of the season at the Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro on Sunday.

However, a crazed fan’s actions lead to an unusual and reprehensible sequence of events that suspended the game.

Deportes Tolima fan assaults Millonarios’ Daniel Cataño

When the game was seconds away from kick-off and the broadcast camera was paning to Millionarios’ Daniel Cataño, a Deportes Tolima fan assaulted and punched the Colombian player behind his back.

Brazil willing to wait as they target Carlo Ancelotti for manager position

The Brazilian Football Association (CBF) will wait until the end of the 2022-23 European season to fill the vacant Brazil manager position with Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti their main target.

Following the exit of manager Tite after their World Cup quarterfinal penalty defeat by Croatia, CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues told a news conference in November that he wanted to find his replacement between January and February.

Hulk smashed in a free kick goal that hit 74 miles per hour on the way in

If you were to give me the option of going to prison for a year or taking a free kick from Hulk directly to the face, I’m taking the prison option. If you’re not convinced, then perhaps this Hulk free kick goal will persuade you.

Hulk scored an insane free kick goal on Wednesday vs. Democrata that had a top speed of 74 miles per hour. 

The 36-year-old Brazilian scored two goals on the day; however, everyone is talking about his second.

The 8 players to watch out for at SheBelieves Cup 2023

The World Cup is just 160 days away, so the 2023 SheBelieves Cup takes on added significance with teams looking to lockdown tactics and players battling to make an impression ahead of the final roster announcements for Australia and New Zealand. 

It's official: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay submit joint bid for hosting 2030 World Cup

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup on Tuesday, calling for the tournament to return "where football was born" 100 years after the first World Cup was held in Montevideo.

During a ceremony at the Argentine Football Association (AFA), officials of the four countries were joined by Alejandro Dominguez, president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), who said that he hopes FIFA can show a "gesture of greatness" toward the region and allow it to organize the tournament.

With Mbappé and Neymar out injured Messi gets the job done himself with 24-yard blast to save PSG

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday thanks to Lionel Messi’s game-winning goal from distance in the 58th minute.

PSG's squad is dealing with several key injuries including Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Sergio Ramos. With Messi’s usual strike partners out injured he took matters into his own hands with a beautiful left-footed shot.

Lionel Messi goal vs Toulouse

2025 Gold Cup rumored to be 24-team tournament with countries from UEFA, CONMEBOL and more

The United States, Mexico and Canada are looking to prepare themselves in the best ways possible ahead of their hosting of the 2026 World Cup and Concacaf is reportedly willing to do anything to get their teams get as much competitive sparring as they can. 

Even if it means turning their biennial Gold Cup tournament into a mini-World Cup.

Arturo Vidal is still an absolute maniac

Arturo Vidal is the kind of player that always wants to be on the field. So, being a benchwarmer on a star-studded Flamengo team is starting to rot his veins. That was more than evident on Wednesday night when, after learning he would not be subbing in, Vidal threw a tantrum that has now him at a crossroads with Flamengo's fans and the media. 

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