FOX has done it again, folks.
The U.S. women’s national team claimed gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics final against Brazil on Saturday, with forward Mallory Swanson scoring the only goal in the USWNT’s historic victory.
On the same day, Dansby Swanson — husband of Mallory and MLB shortstop for the Chicago Cubs — recorded his 1,000th career hit, putting the cherry on top to an amazing day for the Swanson’s.
Inter Miami and Toronto FC were the main protagonists of perhaps the most entertaining match we’ve had thus far in the 2024 Leagues Cup, with the MLS teams scoring a combined seven goals in 90 minutes.
The Herons, who played with 10 men for almost 70 minutes, were able to secure the win at home to advance to the next round.
Hostility hangs in the air for the European preseason as several skirmishes between teams have taken place. A West Brom Mallorca fight happened on Saturday that saw punches thrown.
During the preseason game between the EFL Championship side and LaLiga club a brawl broke out involving Jayson Molumby and Samu Costa.
Mallorca’s Costa brought down Molumby with a hard tackle and the Irish midfielder was furious. The two players confronted each other with Costa giving Molumby a shove.
The West Brom player responded with a right hook to the face.
Juventus and U.S. forward Tim Weah has made headlines with his hands twice this summer. The latest edition was a Tim Weah handball during a Juventus friendly on Friday.
Juve lost 3-0 to 2. Bundesliga side FC Nürnberg in a friendly ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Italian club had 22 players feature in the match with the starting XI being completely changed at the half.
Weah was brought on for the second half and made an amazing diving save in the 81st minute. Perhaps goalkeeping is his true calling.
Tim Weah handball during friendly
ST-ETIENNE — Defending champions Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 in their Paris Olympics opening game on Thursday overshadowed by a spying scandal that has engulfed the women's tournament.
Cloe Lacasse and Evelyne Viens scored on a night that might have been a routine group win for Canada before it was thrust into the global spotlight due to a scandal that saw manager Bev Priestman sit out Thursday's game and two staff members sent home amid allegations of drone use at two New Zealand practices.
Chelsea and Wrexham exchanged goals and blows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Wednesday night in a 2-2 friendly draw. The Chelsea Wrexham fight during the game happened in the opening minutes.
Wrexham’s James McClean had a late challenge on Levi Colwill and the Chelsea 21-year-old was PISSED. Colwill immediately shoved McClean and then grabbed him by his jersey. McClean returned the favor as their teammates had to break up the skirmish.
Chelsea Wrexham fight
PARIS — A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2.
This is a generational use of technology in the world of soccer.
Hilarious VAR offside check in Venezuela
During the Venezuelan first division Clausura 2024 match between clubs Puerto Cabello and Portuguesa on Sunday, an offside play — inaccurately “checked” by a TV broadcast — has made waves of social media.
In the 84th minute of the match, a Puerto Cabello goal was quickly denied by the linesman for being in an offside position. The home side were close to open the scoring.
Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma were delighted to get a 7-1 friendly victory over Egyptian opponents Telephonat Beni Suef — until they discovered that their rivals in the match were a group of amateur players unconnected with the Egyptian side.
Organizers of the game at Kazma's training camp in the Egyptian city of Alexandria apologized, saying they had been deceived into thinking the rival team represented the Beni Suef side, who play in Egypt's third tier.
FC Dallas forward Petar Musa had an intense reaction to scoring a go-ahead penalty against Austin FC, immediately celebrating his goal in front of Austin FC’s Julio Cascante.
Watch: Petar Musa celebrates penalty in front of Julio Cascante
FC Dallas had no issues defeating Austin FC at home in MLS’ mid-week Matchday 24, with The Toros strolling to a 4-1 win at Toyota Stadium.
The tone of the game, favoring Dallas, took a turn in the 50th minute when the home side were awarded a penalty for the chance to regain the lead.