Turkiye’s Mehir Demiral scored the second-fastest goal in the history of the European Championships, scoring after 58 seconds in his side’s round of 16 clash against Austria on Wednesday. In the opening minute of the match, a corner for Turkiye was not properly cleared away by the Austrian defence after goalkeeper Patrick Pentz made a…
The Euro 2024 round of 16 match between Netherlands and Romania was paused temporarily after a pitch invader got onto the field in the 90th minute, in Germany on Tuesday. The game was stopped as there were popcorn and drinks thrown on the ground while a child also ran into the pitch, who was later…
Ianis Hagi was named in the starting lineup of Romania in its Euro 2024 quarterfinal clash against Netherlands which is being played at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Tuesday. The 25-year-old winger made two substitute appearances during the group stage before starting his team’s last match against Slovakia. Romania finished the group stage at…
Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt not starting for the Netherlands against Romania in Euro 2024 round of 16 clash being played at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The 24-year-old has not been the starting centre-back under Ronald Koeman for the Oranje in the tournament so far. Earlier, De Ligt said he has spoken to…
Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk will play its “home” UEFA Champions League games at German club Schalke next season, both clubs said on Tuesday. Shakhtar will play its four home games in the new-look league stage at the 62,000-capacity Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. Schalke said the agreement also covers any further knockout games. The stadium held…
FOOTBALL East Bengal FC signs Provat Lakra on a two-year deal East Bengal FC has roped in full-back Provat Lakra on a two-year contract that will run until the end of the 2025-26 season. Lakra joins the Red & Gold Brigade on a free transfer after his contract with Jamshedpur FC expired in May this…
Costa Rica and Paraguay face off each other in the Group D Copa America 2024 match on Tuesday at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Officiating the match will be Argentinian referee Yael Falcon. He has been a FIFA referee since 2022, and made his league debut last year. While Falcon has been a part…
Costa Rica will play a must-win match against Paraguay in a Group D fixture of the Copa America 2024 on Tuesday at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. There aren’t any players missing out the match due to injuries so far. However, Costa Rica’s Manfred Ugalde and Paraguay’s Andres Cubas will miss the fixture. While…
Five-times World Cup champion Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line. Venezuelan referee Jesus Valenzuela will officiate the clash. Valenzuela is listed as an international referee for FIFA since 2013. He made his officiating debut in the 2011–12…
Five-times World Cup champion Brazil and in-form Colombia meet in North California on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated Copa America clash with more than just the Group D lead on the line. Colombia, which is in red-hot form, will be exercising caution against a Brazil team, which picked form at just the right time, thrashing Paraguay…
