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Arsenal Managed To Lose Its First Preseason Friendly In a Way That Only Arsenal Could

Scottish Premiership side Hibernian hosted Arsenal for a preseason friendly on Tuesday in a match that was very much a tale of two teams heading on opposite trajectories.

One club was preparing for European football after coming off its best league finish in 15 years — a season where it reached the semifinal of one domestic cup and the final of another.

The other was Arsenal.

The Gunners were reeling from a second consecutive eighth-place finish in the EPL and will be without European football this season for just the third time in the Premier League era. 

5 Young Euro 2020 Standouts Who Deserve Big Transfers This Summer

International tournaments often seem like a red carpet event for the biggest names in world football, yet often the most intriguing players on the pitch are the up-and-coming stars, the b-listers of the footballing world, if you will.

Euro 2020 introduced us to a wide range of talented young players. Some were familiar by name and statistical output, but this was the first chance for them to prove themselves on such a large stage. Others were relative unknowns, ony entering the public footballing consciousness within the last month.

Player Gives Away Handball Penalty While Appealing For Handball On Opponent

Having lost the KNVB Cup final in 2014, 2017 and 2018, PSV Women must’ve thought their cursed existence in the competition was rearing its ugly head again in the 2021 final on Saturday.

In the 17th minute, PSV set about defending a Den Haag corner. The ball eventually fell to Den Haag’s Jannette van Belen, whose attempted shot was blocked and ricocheted back off the top of her shoulder. 

Turkish Court Hands Down Two 1,000-Year Sentences In Bizarre Fenerbahçe Case

ANKARA — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a media executive and a former police chief to more than 1,000 years each in prison for conspiring to bring match-fixing charges against top soccer club Fenerbahçe.

Fenerbahçe's president was jailed for match-fixing a decade ago and the club was barred from playing in European competitions for two seasons, but the case was reopened after prosecutors said it was founded on a conspiracy.

Hulk Está Listo: El Calendario Y Los Cruces De Los Octavos De Final De La Copa Libertadores 2021

En medio del desastre que tiene con la organización de la Copa América, la CONMEBOL se dio tiempo entre ayer y hoy de hacer el sorteo de los octavos de final de la Copa Libertadores, así como de publicar el calendario con los cruces.

Debido a los torneos de selecciones que habrá durante el mes junio, la mejor competencia del planeta entrará en receso y se reanudará recién el próximo 13 de julio.

Forgotten Golden Boy Guus Til Returns To Holland In Bid To Revive Career

Former AZ Alkmaar golden boy Guus Til has secured a return to the Netherlands after agreeing a loan move to Feyenoord.

Big Changes (Might) Be Coming To Champions League Rules

With the 2021 Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea on Saturday, this week has been full of conjecture over the future of the competition. While the Super League appears to have (mostly) died down, a few fairly major changes to Champions League rules could be on the cards, including away goals, substitutions and a “Final Four.”

Dubbed ‘Baby Messi’ As A Teen, Ryan Gauld Is Finally Flourishing After 7 Seasons In Portugal

Not long ago, Central Scotland was home to a generational footballing talent. Scouts from across Europe descended on the coastal city of Dundee to watch teenage sensation Ryan Gauld as he slalomed past Premiership defenders and picked apart backlines with his inch-perfect passes.

Standing 5-5 (he has since grown to 5-7) with an innate quickness and a deft left foot, Gauld quickly drew comparisons to Lionel Messi — gaining him nicknames such as: "Baby Messi," "Mini Messi" and "Aberdeen Messi" (the last one a tribute to the youngster's hometown).

Con Su Mediocampista Enzo Pérez Lesionado Y En El Arco, River Plate Ganó En La Libertadores

Con 21 jugadores afectados por Covid-19, River Plate tuvo que improvisar para enfrentar a Independiente Santa Fe por Copa Libertadores. El equipo argentino apenas pudo reunir a 11 jugadores y se vio obligado a poner al lesionado mediocampista Enzo Pérez en el arco. Los antecedentes pintaban para tragedia, sin embargo terminó siendo una gesta histórica. River ganó 2-1 y Pérez fue elegido como el mejor del partido.

Gran parte del épico triunfo se construyó en los primeros seis minutos del partido, en los que River marcó sus dos conquistas.

River Plate Wins Libertadores Match With Midfielder In Goal, No Substitutes

BUENOS AIRES - A COVID-19 outbreak and injury problems saw River Plate face Colombia's Santa Fe with midfielder Enzo Pérez playing in goal and no substitutes on the bench but the Argentines still emerged with a 2-1 win in Wednesday’s Copa Libertadores game.

With novel coronavirus cases surging in Argentina, River had 20 players test positive and others were injured, reducing their squad to 11 fit players for the match in Buenos Aires.

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