Carli Lloyd entered the USWNT’s June training camp knowing she couldn’t risk taking it easy with just 18 roster spots available for the Tokyo Olympics in July. She didn’t help her case when over-celebrating for a goal where she was clearly offside against Portugal on Thursday.
¡Finalmente tenemos Copa América! Este domingo, la selección de Brasil inició el torneo con una victoria por 3-0 sobre una disminuida Venezuela, en el Estádio Nacional de Brasília ‘Mané Garrincha’ y en un partido jugado sin público, tal como será todo el torneo.
La Canarinha puso a sus mejores hombres en el campo, mientras que la Vinotinto debió convocar a 15 jugadores de emergencia, debido a un brote de Covid-19 que dejó al menos a ocho jugadores fuera de la convocatoria, entre ellos el capitán Tomás Rincón.
Leave it to Colombia to orchestrate a set piece this farcically intricate. The Edwin Cardona goal vs Ecuador on Sunday was the stuff coaches wouldn’t even dream of dreaming up, the gorgeous culmination of footballers dancing their way onto the scoreboard in beautiful fashion.
The ESPN Euro 2020 announcers are part of excellent team covering the tournament in the U.S. Veteran play-by-play men like Derek Rae and Jon Champion are joined by veteran hosts Rece Davis and Kelly Cates, and only some of the commentators are full of hot air. But one announcer pairing stands out as easily being the worst part of the broadcasts, and it’s mostly because of Steve Cangialosi’s audio levels.
Después de un eterno "que sí, que no", la Copa América finalmente comienza este domingo 13 de junio.
Apenas Gareth Southgate anunció la alineación titular para el Inglaterra vs Croacia, en la Euro 2020, la crítica de los fans se hizo notar. Entre los reclamos, uno de los más recurrentes era sobre la inclusión de Kalvin Phillips y Raheem Sterling en vez de jugadores más de moda como Jadon Sancho. La apuesta, sin embargo, le dio buenos resultados al entrenador: Phillips y Sterling se combinaron para anotar el único gol del partido.
It had to be him.
Goran Pandev, the 37-year-old Macedonian legend, has done it all in a 21-year professional career, including a Champions League title in 2010. On Sunday, he brought joy to his country — and the footballing world — with a goal in North Macedonia’s first-ever appearance in a major international tournament.
El doctor de la selección de Dinamarca, Morten Boesen, confirmó este domingo que un ataque al corazón fue lo que provocó el colapso de Christian Eriksen durante el partido entre Dinamarca y Finlandia en la Euro 2020.
LONDON — Raheem Sterling finally found his tournament touch when his goal gave England a deserved 1-0 win over Croatia at Wembley on Sunday as they began a European Championship with a victory for the first time in nine attempts.
Sterling, something of a surprise starter after a flat end to the domestic season but a favourite of manager Gareth Southgate, slid home a 61st-minute shot after great work by Kalvin Phillips to end an individual drought that had run through England’s three previous major tournaments.
COPENHAGEN — Denmark's Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed during his side's Euro 2020 opening match against Finland, his team's doctor confirmed on Sunday, but the reason remained unclear.