Neymar scored his first goal for Santos since returning to Brazil when he converted a penalty Sunday (February 17, 2025) in a 3-1 win over Sao Paulo-based Água Santa. Finding the net from the spot in the 14th minute of the Sao Paulo state championship match will provide the 33-year-old star some relief after a…
Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday (January 21, 2025), while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica 5-4 in a thriller. Harvey Elliott’s bouncing, deflected shot gave Liverpool its seventh win from seven…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th goal of the season to help Al-Nassr defeat Al-Okhdood 3-1 on Thursday (January 10, 2025) as the Saudi Pro League restarted after a month’s break. After Saviour Godwin gave Okhdood an early lead, former Liverpool star Sadio Mane leveled after 29 minutes. Ronaldo, who signed for Al-Nassr two years ago,…
Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving national team coach, will not seek to renew his contract which expires in 2026, the French football federation (FFF) told Reuters on Tuesday (January 7, 2025). Deschamps’ deal runs until after the next World Cup, for which Les Bleus have yet to qualify. The 56-year-old took over from fellow 1998 World Cup winner Laurent…
Ipswich Town put a dent in Chelsea’s Premier League title hopes with a 2-0 win at Portman Road on Monday (December 30, 2024), but the west London side’s head coach Enzo Maresca said no one expected his young team to be in their current position this season. Chelsea was stunned by the promoted side after…
Former champion Hyderabad FC and East Bengal FC were locked in a one-all draw in the ISL league match at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Saturday. The home side kept the pressure up from the beginning, compelling Hijazi Maher to concede a corner in the 11th minute. As a consequence of that set-piece, Manoj…
Manchester City’s stunning slump continued Saturday (December 21, 2024) with a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League. Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers at Villa Park consigned the four-time defending champion to a ninth defeat in 12 games in a season that is unravelling. Pep Guardiola’s team has won just once…
Erling Haaland\’s failure from the penalty spot and Bruno Fernandes\’ latest red card compounded the woes of Manchester City and Manchester United on another tough day for the two Premier League giants. There were no such problems Thursday (December 26, 2024) for Liverpool, which rallied to a 3-1 win over Leicester in foggy conditions at…
Kerala Blasters sacked its Swedish head coach Mikael Stahre along with assistant coaches Bjorn Wesstrom and Frederico Pereira Morais on Monday following a poor run in which it lost six of its last seven Indian Super League matches. The coaches “have left their respective roles with immediate effect,” the Blasters said in a statement on…
Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Mexico\’s Pachuca 3-0 in a largely one-sided final on Wednesday (December 18, 2024), with Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr all on target. Real did just enough to win comfortably and never looked likely to cede control despite allowing the CONCACAF champions to threaten occasionally from counter-attacks…
