Euro 2024: Southgate eyes ‘crucial’ win over Ukraine despite ‘huge sympathy’
Gareth Southgate said England had “huge sympathy” with the people of Ukraine ahead of Sunday’s “crucial” European Championship qualifier between the two countries at Wembley. England launched their qualification campaign with an impressive 2-1 win away to reigning champions Italy on Thursday, with manager Southgate urging his side to back up that performance this weekend. […]
Ronaldo breaks men’s international caps record, scores double
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men’s international appearance record on Thursday and marked the occasion by scoring twice in Portugal’s 4-0 thrashing of Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifying. The 38-year-old, who was dropped from the Portuguese first-choice XI during the World Cup in Qatar last year, won a 197th cap for his country in Lisbon as […]
Kane breaks England’s goalscoring record in 2-1 win over Italy
Harry Kane broke England’s all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal in Thursday’s Euro 2024 qualifying opener against Italy. The Tottenham striker banished memories of his crucial penalty miss in England’s World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in December by smashing home a spot-kick just before half-time to give the visitors a 2-0 lead […]
Semenyo’s late goal saves Ghana’s blushes against Angola
Oluwaseyifunmi Awobiyi Ghana have defeated a stubborn Angola side through a stoppage-time goal from Antoine Semenyo at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday. Semenyo scored his first goal for his country via a scrappy free-kick in the 90+6 minute. The win sees the Black Stars consolidate their spot on top of their group as […]
AFCONQ: In-form Osimhen leads Super Eagles’ charge against Wild Dogs
Nigerian football fans will bank on rave-of-the-moment Victor Osimhen to bang in the goals as the Super Eagles go up against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign reaches the halfway mark. Top-of-the-table Nigeria square up to second-placed Guinea Bissau at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on […]
Argentina vs Panama: Preview — team news, head-to-head
The World Cup champions Argentina are set to return to action against the 2018 FIFA World Cup participant Panama at the largest stadium in South America, Mâs Monumental. Lionel Messi will be looking to aim for his 100th goal for his national team behind rival Cristiano Ronaldo who is on 118 goals for Portugal. Panama […]
