TP Mazembe became the first African team to reach the Club World Cup final Tuesday, upsetting Copa Libertadores champion Internacional of Brazil 2-0 Tuesday. The side from the Democratic Republic of Congo broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute, with striker Mulota Kabangu controlling a knockdown in the area before placing a right-foot shot into [...]
After 69 days entombed in the bowels of the Earth, the Chilean miners deserved better. Manchester United-Arsenal should and could have been the match of the season. Instead, it was dreary and will be quickly forgotten. If this is the best the Premier League has to offer, then Barcelona and other powers in Europe need [...]
LONDON — A leading international gay rights group demanded Tuesday that FIFA make an official apology following Sepp Blatters comment about homosexual fans thinking of traveling to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. Blatter, president of world soccers governing body, said Monday in an apparently lighthearted remark that gay fans “should refrain from any sexual [...]
A leading international gay rights group demanded an official apology from FIFA on Tuesday following Sepp Blatters comment about homosexual fans traveling to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The president of the world soccer governing body said Monday that gay fans “should refrain from any sexual activities” during the World Cup in Qatar, where [...]
With both teams playing for a spot in the knockout phase of the Europa League, Sevilla will need to snap a five-match losing streak to advance ahead of Borussia Dortmund. The Spanish club has lost three in a row at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, where it will host the Bundesliga leaders on Wednesday. A draw [...]
Diego Forlan needs to come up with another night of magic on Thursday at Bayer Leverkusen if defending champion Atletico Madrid is to make it into the last 32 of the Europa League – and even that may not be enough. Atletico must do better than Aris at home against Rosenborg to become one of [...]