On the 20th anniversary of beating Jamaica to clinch a spot at the 2002 World Cup, the USMNT comfortably beat Jamaica 2-0 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. It was the first time the USMNT had ever played a World Cup qualifier in Texas, and it was one to remember for striker Ricardo Pepi, who netted both goals in his home state. It was Pepi who topped our USMNT player ratings vs. Jamaica.
TURIN, Italy - Brothers Lucas and Theo Hernández were named in France's starting lineup for Thursday's Nations League semifinal against Belgium, the first time siblings will play together in the national team since the Revellis in the 1970s.
The winners of the clash at the Juventus Stadium will face Spain in Sunday's final at the San Siro after the Spaniards beat Italy 2-1 on Wednesday.
Hervé and Patrick Revelli played together against Romania in March, 1974.
Noche de fútbol en el Estadio Azteca. La selección mexicana enfrentará esta noche a Canadá en el inicio de una nueva triple fecha de eliminatorias rumbo a Catar 2022, con la misión de conseguir la victoria número 30 en la era de Gerardo Martino, mantenerse al tope de la tabla de la Concacaf y acercarse un poquito más al ansiado mundial.
La historia da una dosis de confianza al Tri, ya que nunca perdió un partido clasificatorio ante la Hoja de Maple. El registro marca 12 enfrentamientos, con nueve triunfos mexicanos y tres empates.
Less than two months ago Gianluigi Donnarumma was an Italian hero. His save on Bukayo Saka's decisive penalty kick during the Euro 2020 final clinched a shootout victory for gli Azzurri and gave Italy its first European Championship since 1968.
Yet three days later he was out the door. After months of failed contract negotiations between Donnarumma and AC Milan, the 22-year-old keeper and his exorbitant wage demands headed to PSG on a five-year deal.
HONG KONG - Son Heung-min struck with less than two minutes remaining to earn South Korea a dramatic 2-1 win over Syria in Ansan on Thursday as Paulo Bento's side maintained their unbeaten start in Group A in the final phase of Asia's World Cup preliminaries.
Son swept the ball home from close range in the 89th minute, five minutes after Omar Khribin looked to have secured a share of the points for the Syrians in a game dominated by the hosts.
Antes del duelo con Italia, por las semifinales de la Nations League, el técnico de España, Luis Enrique, estaba siendo linchado por la prensa local. Porque otra vez no había convocado a jugadores del Real Madrid, porque había omitido a otros de buen presente, porque su convocatoria estaba llena de jóvenes que no sabrían hacer frente a la experiencia de la Azzurra y porque no era capaz de hacer lo necesario como para salvar al planeta de su sexta extinción masiva. OK.
The Reggae Boyz knew they would be without some of the big names like Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), Michael Hector (Fulham), Amari’i Bell (Luton Town) and Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) heading into the second window of Concacaf World Cup qualifying. However, another bombshell was dropped on Wednesday when Michail Antonio, the Premier League’s third highest goal scorer this season, announced he was withdrawing from Jamaica’s next three games.
Los deseos de Julián Araujo de poder estar a disposición de la Selección de México finalmente se cumplieron. El jugador del LA Galaxy, que en el pasado representó al USMNT, recibió hoy oficialmente la autorización de la FIFA para poder representar al Tri.
La noticia venía dando vueltas hace algunas semanas, pero solo se confirmó ahora y en la forma en que se confirman las cosas en esta era de la civilización humana: por redes sociales.
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The decision to host Euro 2020 across multiple European cities brought some truly memorable moments in Copenhagen, Budapest and London, but let’s never do that again. There’s nothing like the staging of a month-long carnival in one country, so it works to maximize the confluence and mingling of fans from different nations as they converge on one shared home base. That's the best sort of party.
By now you’ve probably heard the story. 19-year-old Santiago Muñoz, who was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up just south of the border in Ciudad Juárez, has joined Newcastle United in a jaw-dropping parallel with the famous 2005 film Goal! The Dream Begins.