Neymar was not a pre-match injury risk, insists Tite
Brazil coach Tite is adamant Neymar had shown no sign of injury before Sunday's 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria, in which the forward was withdrawn after 12 minutes due to…Read more
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Georginio Wijnaldum’s Booming Strike for Netherlands Against Belarus (Video)
Netherlands beat Belarus away in their Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday thanks to a first-half brace from Georginio Wijnaldum. Stanislav Dragun later scored what turned out to be a consolation…Read more
Tite ekes positives out of Brazil´s draw against Nigeria
Tite commended Brazil's second-half improvement against Nigeria despite being left with a disappointing 1-1 draw and four-match winless streak from Sunday's friendly in Singapore. Casemiro's scrambled equaliser three minutes into…Read more
Ecuador 1-6 Argentina: Acuna the inspiration as Scaloni´s men cruise
Argentina built on their promising second-half display against Germany by crushing Ecuador 6-1 in a friendly on Sunday, with Marcos Acuna playing a starring role. Lionel Scaloni suggested the team…Read more
Juventus great Buffon not blaming ´extraordinary´ Conte for taking Inter job
Juventus and Inter could well wage a title battle this season but Gianluigi Buffon holds no animosity towards former boss Antonio Conte for crossing the Derby d'Italia divide. Conte took…Read more
Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium: Batshuayi and Meunier maintain perfect Group I record
Michy Batshuayi and Thomas Meunier scored as Belgium won 2-0 in Kazakhstan to continue their perfect record in Euro 2020 qualifying. Belgium became the first team to qualify with a…Read more
´Humble´ Cristiano Ronaldo is a very nice person – Buffon
Cristiano Ronaldo's humility and attitude towards his Juventus team-mates have impressed Gianluigi Buffon as much as his evident skill. Ronaldo joined Serie A giants Juve in 2018, bringing to an…Read more
Brazil 1-1 Nigeria: Injury concern for Neymar as Selecao´s winless streak continues
Brazil lost Neymar to an early injury scare and stuttered to a 1-1 draw with Nigeria as their post-Copa America malaise continued in Singapore. Having last month restored him to…Read more
Sanchez released by Chile due to dislocated ankle tendons
Alexis Sanchez will leave international duty to have an assessment on a potentially serious ankle injury, the Football Federation of Chile (ANFP) has confirmed. Sanchez was substituted late in Chile's…Read more
Injury scare for Neymar as Brazil star makes early exit against Nigeria
A potential hamstring problem ended Neymar's involvement during the early stages of Brazil's friendly against Nigeria. The Paris Saint-Germain star did not appear to be in much discomfort but reached…Read more