Euro qualifiers | Ronaldo, Kane break records in wins for Portugal, England

Euro qualifiers | Ronaldo, Kane break records in wins for Portugal, England

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the Euro 2024 group J qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Liechtenstein at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, March 23, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP It was a record-breaking night for Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane as qualifying for the European Championship […]

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Portugal coach Fernando Santos leaves job after World Cup exit

Portugal coach Fernando Santos leaves job after World Cup exit

Portugal’s head coach Fernando Santos gestures during the World Cup quarterfinal match between Morocco and Portugal | Photo Credit: AP Fernando Santos has left his job as Portugal coach after his team lost to Morocco in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Thursday The Portuguese suffered a shock 1-0 […]

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FIFA World Cup | Portugal looks to end Morocco’s dream run to quarterfinals

FIFA World Cup | Portugal looks to end Morocco’s dream run to quarterfinals

Portugal players train ahead of their quarterfinal clash with Morocco at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on December 8, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP These really are pinch-yourself times for Morocco: A first ever spot in the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup — the first to take place in the Arab world, no […]

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Portugal vs. Switzerland; Ronaldo missing from starting line-ups

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Portugal vs. Switzerland; Ronaldo missing from starting line-ups

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t in the starting lineup for Portugal’s match against Switzerland on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The move came a day after his coach expressed frustration about his team captain’s attitude in the last game. Gonçalo Ramos, who plays […]

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Manchester United owners prepared to sell Premier League club

Manchester United owners prepared to sell Premier League club

File picture of Avram Glazer and Joel Glazer, the co-chairmen of Manchester United, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Manchester United’s American owners confirmed Tuesday they would consider putting the iconic Premier League club up for sale. United said the Glazer family was exploring outside funding to enhance growth […]

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Manchester United releases Cristiano Ronaldo after his criticism of club

Manchester United releases Cristiano Ronaldo after his criticism of club

File picture of Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United | Photo Credit: Reuters Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain’s second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club. An explosive interview with […]

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Can Messi, Neymar end Europe’s hegemony?

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Can Messi, Neymar end Europe’s hegemony?

Neymar’s Brazil and Lionel Messi’s Argentina arrive in Doha with plenty of firepower and settled squads, triggering dreams of a Cup triumph that has eluded them for long. | Photo Credit: Reuters Football — for the first time in its history — has put a mid-winter pause to its lucrative club/league schedules to squeeze in […]

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FIFA World Cup watch | 73% of players picked from European clubs, tension in Portugal camp, and more

FIFA World Cup watch | 73% of players picked from European clubs, tension in Portugal camp, and more

European football shapes to have some World Cup winners with 73% of players at the tournament coming from clubs in the sport’s richest continent. That’s despite Europe providing just 40% of the World Cup teams with 13 qualifying slots in the 32-nation lineup in Qatar. Bayern Munich is the best represented club with 17 players […]

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Ronaldo says he has been ‘betrayed’ by Manchester United

Ronaldo says he has been ‘betrayed’ by Manchester United

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo has blasted Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag in an incendiary TV interview, saying he feels “betrayed” by the club and that senior figures have tried to force him out of Old Trafford. The interview is set to be broadcast this week on […]

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