Wednesday’s Olympic soccer draw will answer a lot of questions for Canada coach Bev Priestman, letting her to finalize plans on and off the pitch. First, the 34-year-old will learn whom eighth-ranked Canada will face…
A heavily depleted Real Madrid side scraped a 0-0 draw at Getafe on Sunday in La Liga to fall three points behind leaders Atletico Madrid. Real defeated Barcelona 2-1 last week and overcame Liverpool in midweek to reach the Champions League semifinals but…
Toronto FC coach Chris Armas said from the get-go that his team would make life difficult for adversaries and he would unleash TFC’s young talent. The MLS side delivered on both counts Wednesday, beating Club…
A dazzling first-half performance from Neymar could have seen the Brazilian score a hat-trick for PSG before the break, but for brilliance from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and two shots against the Bayern woodwork. It therefore became…
Kevin De Bruyne has signed a new long-term contract at Manchester City that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2025. The Belgium international has committed his future for another two years, and sources have told ESPN that City’s…
Manchester City are living dangerously in the Champions League once again. Phil Foden’s 90th-minute winner may have earned them a 2-1 quarterfinal first-leg triumph over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, but Pep Guardiola’s team have left themselves vulnerable to yet another early…
Mino Raiola and Erling Haaland’s father met with parts of the Barcelona board last Thursday, sparking hope among the Barcelona faithful. But according to ESPN, Barça deem it ‘very difficult’ to sign the youngster. New…
Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday night to move within two points of the top four. The away side settled quicker and Fabinho drilled an early shot from range just wide before Mane had a deflected…
Erling Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge Haaland, and agent Mino Raiola held talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid on Thursday over a possible transfer for the superstar Borussia Dortmund forward. Alf-Inge Haaland and Raiola flew into Barcelona on Thursday morning for a 2½-hour…
Canada faced a mammoth mission in its bid for its first Olympic men’s soccer berth in nearly four decades — it needed to defeat a Mexican powerhouse on their home soil, something no Canadian team…
Cyle Larin scored three goals, with Alphonso Davies playing provider each time, as Canada opened its oft-delayed World Cup qualifying campaign Thursday with a comfortable 5-1 win over Bermuda. Larin, upping his Canada goals total…
Gareth Bale has said he intends to return to Real Madrid once his loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur expires this summer. The Wales captain re-joined Spurs on a season-long loan in September in search of regular playing time, having moved from the north London…
Leicester City reached their first FA Cup semi-final for 39 years with a fully deserved victory over Manchester United at King Power Stadium. Brendan Rodgers’ side will face Southampton at Wembley with Chelsea and Manchester…
A frustrated Canada had to settle for a scoreless tie with Haiti on Monday at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. Canada (1-0-1) faces Honduras on Thursday in its final Group B match. The Canadians…
Manchester City needed late goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne to secure a 2-0 victory over Everton to reach the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday. The triumph keeps City’s quadruple hopes alive this campaign as they managed to break Everton’s…
Arsenal endured a nervous night as they lost 1-0 to Greek side Olympiakos on Thursday but still advanced into the Europa League quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate. After a 3-1 triumph in Athens last week and reaching halftime unscathed…
Manchester City marched into the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the fourth consecutive season after a 2-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday that completed a 4-0 aggregate triumph. First-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan secured a comfortable…
Zinedine Zidane has stated he “can’t explain” Eden Hazard’s latest injury setback but admitted “something is going on” after the forward was ruled out of Real Madrid’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg clash with Atalanta. Hazard had made…
Arsenal needed a pair of late goals to secure a 3-1 triumph over a resilient Olympiakos side in their Europa League round of 16, first-leg tie in Greece. Arsenal took the lead on 34 minutes when Real Madrid loanee Martin…
Chelsea beat top-four rivals Everton at Stamford Bridge on Monday to tighten their grip on fourth place in the Premier League and extend Thomas Tuchel’s undefeated streak since becoming manager to 11 games. Blues boss Tuchel, who came into the…
The Canadian women will face Wales in an April 9 soccer friendly, four days ahead of a previously booked match versus England. Venues for both matches have yet to be revealed. Canada Soccer has only…
Success for Manchester United these days is being the spoiler as Manchester City goes on to eventually claim the league titles. City manager Pep Guardiola’s pursuit of a world-record winning streak ended after United won…
Canadian forward Jonathan David scored two late goals as Lille defeated Marseille 2-0 to stay top of the French league on Wednesday. David, from Ottawa, scored in the 90th minute and again two minutes into…
AC Milan will be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the Europa League round-of-16 clash with Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. The Swedish forward was substituted midway through Milan’s 2-1 triumph over AS Roma on Sunday,…
Leaders Inter Milan have cruised past Genoa 3-0 before cross-town rivals AC Milan won 2-1 in a classic at Roma to stay four-points behind in the battle for Serie A supremacy. Nerazzurri ace Romelu Lukaku…
CF Montreal lost a head coach and Major League Soccer said goodbye to a marquee name with news Thursday that Thierry Henry was stepping down. Citing family reasons, the 43-year-old former star striker stated he…
Gareth Bale scored one goal and created another as Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a 4-1 victory in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash with Austrian side Wolfsberger on Thursday. The Welshman, whose starts have mainly been…
Goals from Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega propelled FC Porto to their first ever triumph over Juventus in the Champions League after they secured a 2-1 victory over the Italian champions in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. On…
History and the world rankings are on his side when it comes to playing Canada. But U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski wasn’t providing any bulletin-board material ahead of Thursday’s match between the North American rivals at…
Ronald Koeman has stated he doesn’t consider there is a team in better form than his Barcelona side going into Tuesday’s Champions League game versus Paris Saint-Germain. Barca beat Alaves 5-1 on Saturday and welcome PSG to Camp…
