Tags : football

Italy vs Spain: Euro 2020 semi-final preview, predictions

LONDON, 06 July: Italy and Spain meet in a blockbuster first semi-final at Euro 2020 before an expected crowd of 60,000 at Wembley with Tuesday’s game the latest episode in a burgeoning rivalry between the nations meeting in a fourth consecutive European Championship. Spain won on penalties in the quarter-finals in Vienna in 2008 on […]Read More

Lionel Messi heroics help Argentina reach Copa America semi-final

GOIANIA, 04 July: Lionel Messi’s heroics against Ecuador helped Argentina defeat them 3-0 in Goiania on Saturday to reach the last four of the Copa America. In Tuesday’s last four match, the 14-time winners will play Colombia, who beat Uruguay on penalties earlier in the day. Messi teed up goals for Rodrigo De Paul and […]Read More

Uncertain future for Lionel Messi as Barcelona contract ends

MADRID, 01 July: Soccer player Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona ended on Wednesday with no news from the player or the club about his future. The expectation is that the 34-year-old Messi, who is playing for Argentina at the Copa America, will stay at the Catalan club. He had reportedly been close to reaching a […]Read More

Euro 2020: Kylian Mbappe misses penalty as Switzerland knock out

BUCHAREST, 30 June: Switzerland made a stunning comeback after being 3-1 down to send their Euro 2020 last-16 tie against France to extra time and then penalties, where Kylian Mbappe failed to convert from the spot and eventually named as winners. France started off better, but it was Switzerland who took the lead after 15 […]Read More

Incredible journey of Afghan-Danish female football player

COPENHAGEN, 28 June: Nadia Nadim is a 33-year-old footballer who plays for Denmark, but she is not average athlete player. Nadia Nadim’s story of tragedy and triumph is an inspiration to many – and it’s currently going viral on social media. While Ms. Nadim is today considered to be one of the most influential football […]Read More

Euro 2020: Italy beats Austria with extra time goals to

LONDON, 27 June: Italy survived a huge scare as it scrambled past outsider Austria into the quarterfinals of Euro 2020 with substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina scoring extra-time goals to earn it a 2-1 win at Wembley on Saturday. MATCH CENTRE The Azzurri had looked like the form team during an impressive group phase […]Read More

22-years-old footballer passed away during a match

ISLAMABAD(KARACHI), 25 June: A young 22-years-old footballer Usman passed away in Karachi, during a local match after suffering a cardiac arrest. While representing the Young Rasheedabad Football club in the tournament, Usman was participating in a match. During the match, he fell on the ground being unconscious and taken to the hospital lately. He was […]Read More

PSG make initial contact with Sergio Ramos as race to

Paris, 24 June: Sergio Ramos has insisted that he “never wanted to leave Real Madrid” and claimed he would have accepted the club’s offer of a one-year contract extension, but was told it had expired. Madrid announced on Wednesday that captain Ramos, 35, will leave when his deal runs out at the end of this […]Read More

Cristiano snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market

Hungary, 16 June: Portuguese Professional Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s removal of two Coca-Cola’s bottles during a press conference at the Euros has coincided with a $4bn fall in the share price of the drinks giant. The Portugal captain is a renowned health fanatic and made it clear what he thinks of the carbonated soft drink. The […]Read More