Tag: Men’s soccer
Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium wins at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Romelu Lukaku delivered a heartfelt message to Denmark player Christian Eriksen after scoring the first of his two goals in...
El Salvador beats St Kitts 4-0 in World Cup qualifying
David Rugamas scored a pair of first-half goals, California-born Joshua Pérez added another and El Salvador won 4-0 at St. Kitts and Nevis on...
Chile’s Sánchez out of Copa America group stage with injury
SANTIAGO, Chile — Striker Alexis Sánchez will not travel to Brazil with the rest of the Chile squad and will miss at least the...
Italy convincing in 3-0 win over Turkey to open Euro 2020
ROME — Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to...
New musical puts late Dutch great Johan Cruyff center stage
LEUSDEN, Netherlands — Johan Cruyff’s tempestuous life is being made into a musical that reflects the “total football” style of play the Dutch soccer...
Australia advances in Asian qualifying for World Cup
Australia became the fourth Asian team to advance to the third stage of World Cup qualifying after beating Nepal 3-0 on Friday.
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De Bruyne to miss Belgium’s game against Russia at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Kevin De Bruyne will not play for Belgium in Saturday's opening group game against Russia at the European Championship because...
Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK’s rapid vaccine drive
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19...
Messi, Di Maria and Agüero in Argentina’s Copa America squad
BUENOS AIRES — Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Ángel Di María are headlining the Argentina squad that will to Brazil for the Copa America,...
Committed Brazil a favorite to defend Copa America title
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s international players were reluctant to play in the Copa America on home soil. Now that they’re committed, they're favored to...