RED ALERT! RED ALERT! SAN MARINO HAS SCORED! I REPEAT! SAN MARINO HAS SCORED!
The nation ranked 210 out of 210 in the FIFA Men’s rankings had one of its finest hours on Tuesday as it got the sphere in the net. This is a task that has proven most difficult for San Marino.
I made a promise that I would provide The18’s readers with all things North Macedonia ahead of the country’s first European Championship. I plan to stick to my word and share with you the North Macedonia Euro kit that didn’t even last a week before it was changed.
For those unfamiliar with North Macedonia’s flag, here’s a refresher.
History is written by the victors. When you reminisce about the biggest finals of recent times, you’re likely thinking of players like Megan Rapinoe at the 2019 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé in 2018, Carli Lloyd in 2015 or Mario Götze in 2014.
But there are those rare instances when an individual’s performance on the losing team — for better (Zinedine Zidane in 2006) or worse (Loris Karius in 2018) — lives just as vividly in the memory.
After six years away, Blackpool FC is back in the Championship.
Following a 6-3 aggregate victory over Oxford United in the semifinals, Neil Critchley's side overcame a horrific start to the final to earn salvation at Wembley. Blackpool conceded the earliest goal ever scored in a League One Playoff Final through an own goal by Ollie Turton just 50 seconds into the game.
Turton's blushes would be spared by the most unlikely of heroes as teammate Kenny Dougall, who had scored two goals in his last 82 games, bagged a brace to secure playoff glory for Blackpool.
With the clock reading 50:17, Estadio Azteca erupted with the sort of guttural wall of noise that we haven’t heard since the onset of the pandemic. In it was the cathartic joy of thousands venting and releasing the pain of 23 years of hurt, six lost finals and the tension that'd been ratcheted to a breaking point ever since Diego Valdés’ thunderous equalizer for Santos Laguna in the 37th minute.
Cruz Azul took a massive step towards ending its infamous 24-year title drought by defeating Santos Laguna 1-0 in the first leg of the 2021 Clausura Final on Thursday night in Torreón.
La ciudad de Vila-Real tiene 51.293 habitantes y es muy probable que ninguno de ellos olvide la noche de hoy. El equipo que los representa, conocido coloquialmente como el Submarino Amarillo, escaló a la cima del continente y batió a un gigante como el Manchester United, en una eterna tanda de penales, para quedarse con la Europa League. Un 11-10 imborrable y que sus ciudadanos y fanáticos revivirán una y otra vez.
The Netherlands will face off against Ukraine in the first table match of the 2020 UEFA Football Championship at 3:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 13th at the Johann Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. Below we go through how to watch the Netherlands vs. Ukraine match and how to prepare.
-English-Broadcast: ESPN
-Spanish-Broadcast: FuboTV
The 2020-21 season was a banner year for Americans abroad. USMNT players have been winning trophies all over Europe, including regulars at Barcelona, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund; in a week, we’ll see an American win the Champions League for either Chelsea or Manchester City. But Saturday was not a great day for keeping U.S. internationals in Europe’s top flights, with a number of Americans relegated to lower tiers or unable to gain promotion.
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.