•Pepe Portugal veteran Pepe announced yesterday in a video on social media he was retiring from football aged 41. “I would like to thank you all,” said the centre-back as he cited the clubs he represented, as well as the Portuguese national team and his family. “Everyone gave me the support I needed to leave […]
•Morocco players The prolific Soufiane Rahimi scored twice and captain Achraf Hakimi netted a stunning free-kick as Morocco hammered Egypt 6-0 today to take Olympic men’s football bronze. Rahimi’s brace took him to eight goals at the Olympics, cementing his status as the tournament’s top scorer, while Abde Ezzalzouli, Bilal El Khannouss and Ak...
•US’ forward #11 Sophia Smith celebrates scoring goal with teammates Sophia Smith scored the winning goal in extra time as the United States beat Germany 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Paris Olympics women’s football final. Smith settled a close-fought but generally poor semi-final in Lyon by firing past Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger ...
•Spain players celebrate goal Substitute Juanlu Sanchez struck a late winner as Spain came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 yesterday and reach the final of the Olympic men’s football. Morocco had led in the semi-final through a Soufiane Rahimi penalty towards the end of the first half at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, reports […]
A brilliant brace by Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez helped fire Spain to a 3-0 win over Japan and a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s football today, after a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States. Lopez, a member of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2024 squad, blasted in the opener with a left-foot strike from range […]
•2024 Paris Olympics The anticipation is palpable as the quarter-finals of the men’s football tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics approach. All four games will be played at two-hour intervals on Friday, August 2, 2024. Among the most exciting matchups is the face-off between France and Argentina. The two football powerhouses will reignite th...
•Argentina’s forward Luciano Gondou celebrates goal with teammates Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening game in the Olympic men’s football tournament to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain are the first team through to the quarter-finals. Two-time gold medallists Argentina began their campaign at the Paris Games with a 2-1...
Canada’s Olympic women’s football team have been deducted six points and their coach Beverly Priestman suspended for a year after a staff member used a drone to spy on a rival team at the Paris Games, FIFA said yesterday Canada’s football association was “responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with… [&...
•Spain’s forward Salma Paralluelo vies for the ball against Japan’s defender Saki Kumagai Reigning Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women’s Olympic football tournament today. Spain are making their Olympic women’s...
•Mueller Germany striker Thomas Mueller said today he was drawing a line under his 14-year career with the national team following the conclusion of Euro 2024. “After 131 national team games and 45 goals, I am saying goodbye,” Mueller said in a video statement announcing his decision. Mueller, who turns 35 in September, was a […]
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