Canada held top-ranked Argentina scoreless in the first half but conceded a Julian Alvarez goal early in the second, eventually falling 2-0 to the star-studded South Americans in the opening match of Copa America on Thursday. The 48th-ranked Canadians did not look out of place in the high-profile game. They had chances in an entertaining game … Read more
[Editor’s note: this is an updated version of an article originally published in October 2023] Football’s world rankings are a convenient way of measuring the difference in the stature of sides facing one another at a major tournament. Broadcasters can quickly explain to viewers, who might not be overly familiar with the likes of Romania … Read more
Published By: Ritayan Basu Last Updated: June 09, 2024, 11:07 IST Brazil enjoyed the perfect warm-up as they secured a 3-2 win over Mexico in their pre-Copa America friendly in Kyle Field stadium in Texas on Saturday. Coach Dorival Junior, who assumed the Brazil job in January, decided to rest first-choice players such as Vinicius … Read more
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 37. The Boca Juniors forward won 136 caps and scored 58 goals for his country across an international career spanning 14 years. Cavani’s decision to retire from international football means he will not feature at this summer’s Copa America, having … Read more
Published By: Ritayan Basu Last Updated: May 31, 2024, 09:26 IST Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta (X) Lucas Paqueta is in Dorival Junior’s Brazil squad preparing for friendlies against Mexico and the United States. Brazil’s West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta will remain with their Copa America squad despite the English FA having charged him over alleged … Read more
Jesse Marsch has revealed his first roster as men’s national team coach for upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands on June 6 and France on June 9. And less than two weeks after being officially hired as Canada’s new men’s national team coach, Marsch has put his stamp on how Canada could look moving forward. While … Read more
Published By: Aakash Biswas Last Updated: April 26, 2024, 09:50 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after surgery on a groin injury on Thursday. Fernandez has been suffering for several weeks with a hernia and struggled to make an impact during Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing at … Read more
Lionel Messi could miss around six matches in his first full season at Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (MLS). International duty with Argentina will see Messi miss a few games for Inter Miami. The Fort Lauderdale side will kickstart its new season on Feb. 21, with a game against Real Salt Lake. MLS … Read more
