The defending European champions Portugal edged past Luxembourg 2-0 away from home on Sunday to qualify for Euro 2020. Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock in the 39th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo added the second with four minutes remaining to ensure that Portugal finished second in Group B with 17 points, three ahead of Serbia who […]
Ajax vs. Chelsea on Tuesday is what you would call an instant classic. The two met at Stamford Bridge on Matchday 4 of the Champions League, and the game didn’t disappoint. The sides drew, 4-4, but that was after Ajax took what looked like a commanding 4-1 lead in the second half. The Dutch side […]
Liverpool’s 17-game Premier League winning streak is over, but the Reds’ unbeaten streak to the season is still alive. Adam Lallana came off the bench late and scored from close range to rescue a point for Liverpool at Old Trafford in a 1-1 draw against struggling Manchester United on Sunday. It was Lallana’s first goal […]
The 2019 FIFA FIFPro Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year were announced at a gala celebration held at the Teatro all Scala in Milan on Monday evening. Lionel Messi beat off competition from Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk to take the Men’s award. The FIFA Awards became a stand-alone event in […]
Manchester City issued the perfect response to their first domestic loss since January by posting their biggest-ever Premier League win as a bewildered Watford could not cope with the relentless champions on Saturday. Defensive mistakes cost City dear last weekend as newly promoted Norwich City subjected Pep Guardiola’s men to their first league defeat since […]
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane fumed at his team’s lack of intensity after the 13-times European champions started their Champions League campaign with a chastening 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Real, record European champions, were overwhelmed, especially in midfield, and failed to muster a single shot on target at the Parc des Princes. […]
A spirited Malaysia fought hard but the UAE football team had the extra edge as Harimau Malaya went down 1-2 in the Group G match of the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup Second Qualifying Round at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil. Forward Ali Ahmed Mabkhout was UAE’s hero of the night following his double strike […]
The Cricket South Africa (CSA) has launched the Women’s T20 Super League, a tournament that seeks to provide more game time and competition for South Africa’s best women players. The inaugural edition starts Friday at Irene Country Club and will have six matches played over the weekend between four teams in a round-robin format. A […]
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has won UEFA’s Player of the Year award. The Dutch center-back was a crucial member of the side that claimed Liverpool’s sixth Champions League trophy and finished Premier League runners-up to Manchester City by a single point. He is the first defender to win the award, which was first presented […]
1. Lionel Messi 2019 Salary: $127 million Lionel Messi is not just the highest-paid soccer player, but the highest-paid athlete in the world. Known as one of FC Barcelona’s star players, the Argentinian player landed a new 4-year contract with the team in 2017. He currently makes $92 million a year in salary and bonuses. […]