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☆ Euro 2024 final: Spain vs England – your ultimate tactical guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Mark Carey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The Athletic profiles the finalists’ strengths and weaknesses, the key battles, and the many sub-plots in your definitive tactical guide to the Euro 2024 final. The dynamic duo are responsible for 46 per cent of Spain’s total attempted take-ons this tournament. What a talent 👏🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/IRJignOqCA — UEFA U17 EURO (@UEFAUnder21) July 9, 2024Beyond his shooting, Yamal’s creative threat has stood out the most. This forced the Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon to frequently launch the ball long, often conceding possession in the process. Spain might be the standout favourites but England will arrive in Berlin as the more experienced nation in recent major tournaments.

Persons: Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Luis de la, Williams, Arjen Robben, ged, Fabia, ong, anne, e, d the pl, ure, anne l, Walker, ince, heth, rove, abbe, the he, inger, mani, ted Saka,, oden, atkin, In th, below, Kane, hite, nin, Kane, Ivan T o, riva, Gareth Southg, ross, ove, e to, Getty, Eamon n Dalton Organizations: European, Germany, France, UEFA Locations: Spain, England, Berlin, France, goa, nis, beh, lida

☆ Euro 2024: Our ranking of all the games in Germany this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Ahmed Walid | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +35 min

AdvertisementThis was Belgium at their finest, and Romania raised the level of their game in the second half to try to equalise. If Austria wanted to have any chance of qualifying to the round of 16 they had to beat Poland in their second group game. The wide areas were where Ukraine focused their attacks, and Oleksandr Zinchenko’s square pass to Mykola Shaparenko made it 1-1 in the second half. However, Samet Akaydin and Altay Bayindir’s mishap on the second goal decreased Turkey’s probability of a comeback. More off-ball runs in the second half led to the third, and by then the match was done and dusted.

Persons: Muldur, Arda Guler, Georges Mikautadze, Khvicha, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Kerem Akturkoglu, Ronald Koeman’s, Romano Schmid, Austria, Cody Gakpo’s, Memphis Depay, Marcel Sabitzer, Merih Demiral, Ralf Rangnick’s, Vincenzo Montella’s, Michael Gregoritsch, Alexander Prass, Christoph Baumgartner, Mert Gunok, Kvaratskhelia, Jasir Asani’s, Zlatko Dalic’s, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Marcelo Brozovic, Majer, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Ante Budimir, Andrej Kramaric, Klaus Gjasula’s, Albania’s, Dan Mullan, Gianluigi, Italy weren’t, Nico Williams, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kevin C, Cox, Jeremy Doku, Ivan Schranz, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Leandro Trossard, Stanislav Lobotka, Juraj Kucka, Ondrej Duda, Martin Dubravka’s, David Hancko’s, Stu Forster, Zan Karnicnik’s, Jan Oblak’s, Luka, Patrik Schick, Ondrej Lingr’s, Ivan Hasek’s, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Saba Lobjanidze, Julian Nagelsmann, Germany didn’t, —, Murat Yakin’s, Dan Ndoye, Manuel Akanji, Fabian Schar, David Raum, Christina Pahnke –, Romania Domenico Tedesco’s, Youri Tielemans, Timothy Castagne, De Bruyne, Luciano Spalletti’s, Mattia Zaccagni, Kasper Schmeichel, Rasmus Hojlund, Manuel Neuer, Joachim Andersen, Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Ricardo Rodriguez, Schar, Akanji, Gianluca Scamacca, Remo Freuler’s, Ruben Vargas, RONNY HARTMANN, Gareth Southgate’s, Milan Skriniar, Denis Vavro, Lobotka, Francesco Calzona’s, David Strelec, Jude, Harry Kane, Peter Pekarik, Michel Aebischer, Aebischer, Kwadwo Duah, Hungary’s, Dominik Szoboszlai, Roland Sallai, Willi, Adam Buksa, Nathan Ake’s, Alex Livesey, Bull, Rangnick’s, Baumgartner, Marko Arnautovic, Nicolae Stanciu, Razvan Marin, Denis Dragus, Shaun Botterill, Neuer, Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rudiger, Ilkay, Steven Bergwijn, Xavi Simons, Netherlands ’, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk, Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Fabian, Lukas Haraslin, Hancko, Andriy Yarmolenko, Mykhailo Mudryk —, Oleksandr, Mykola Shaparenko, Shaparenko, Denmark Christian Eriksen, Jonas Wind, Eriksen, Benjamin Sesko’s, Kasper Hjulmand’s, Erik Janza’s, Carl Recine, Antonin Barak’s, Tomas Soucek —, Hungary’s Barnabas Varga, Kevin Csoboth, De Bruyne’s, N’Golo, Aurelien Tchouameni, Didier Deschamps ’, — Theo Hernandez, Jules Kounde —, Francisco Conceicao’s, Ruben Dias, Gabriel Bouys, Croatia hadn’t, Unai Simon, Nicolo Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Rey Manaj, Havertz, Florian Wirtz, Musiala, Ryan Porteous, Scott McTominay, Tony Ralston’s, Xherdan, Kose, Bernardo Silva’s, Samet, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sesko, Diogo Costa’s, Torsten Silz, Alexander Bah, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Kylian, Ousmane Dembele, Deschamps ’, England’s, Pierre, Emile Hojbjerg, Morten Hjulmand, Marc Guehi’s, Alex Grimm, Maximilian Wober, Spain Luis de la, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Marvin, Let’s, Mark Carey, Michael Cox, Michael Regan – Organizations: Golden, Memphis, UEFA Nations League, Albania, Spain, Italy, Getty, Georgia, Hungary, Croatia, Real Madrid, Denmark, Milan, Bologna, Poland, olimpico, Dumfries, Georgia openign, Valencia, Ukraine, Manchester United, Portugal, …, Turkey, B, Slovenia AET, Danish, England, Calzona, Serbia, Michael Regan – UEFA, UEFA Locations: Turkey, Georgia, Kerem, Netherlands, Austria, France, Poland, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Albania, Pasalic, Gjasula, Spain, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Belgium, Slovakia, Doku, Slovenia, Serbia, Republic, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Youri, Modric, Denmark, England, Hungary, Dumfries, Ukraine, Ilkay Gundogan, Gakpo, AFP, Scotland, Samet Akaydin, Altay, Romanian

☆ Euro 2024: Wout Weghorst breaks Poland’s hearts with late winning goal for the Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Wout Weghorst scored less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute to earn the Netherlands an important 2-1 win in the opening game of Group D at Euro 2024. It was a closer game than perhaps many would have expected and Poland caused the Oranje problems throughout, in particular in the second half. It was another huge international goal for Weghorst, who stunned Argentina at the World Cup in 2022 with a late equalizer in the quarterfinals, as the Netherlands next face the tough test of France. After a dominant start from the Netherlands, Poland snatched the lead against the run of play through Buksa’s brilliant near-post header from Piotr Zielinski’s whipped corner. However, the Netherlands soon got the goal its early dominance deserved as Gakpo’s effort from outside the area took a fortuitous deflection and wrong-footed Szczęsny in the Poland goal.

Persons: Wout Weghorst, Adam Buksa’s, Cody Gakpo’s, Wojciech Szczęsny, Robert Lewandowski, Weghorst, Piotr Zielinski’s, Lewandowski, Memphis Depay, Gakpo, profligacy, Nathan Ake’s Organizations: CNN, Austria, Memphis Locations: Netherlands, Poland, Oranje, Argentina, France

☆ Haaland hits new record, but Man City lose top spot to Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But Trent Alexander-Arnold drilled in an 80th-minute equaliser with his right foot to deny City a 24th successive home win in all competitions. The result left City on 29 points from 13 games with Liverpool one point behind and Arsenal later claimed a late 1-0 victory at Brentford thanks to Kai Havertz's header. Arsenal leapfrogged Liverpool and City into first place with 30 points. Haaland did what he does best, firing home after Alisson's poor clearance had found its way to Nathan Ake. Not only in the goal -- around the goal, in all situations he was a really important player and a really good game from him," Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Alisson, Andy Cole, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Kai Havertz's, Haaland, Nathan Ake, Alexander, Trent, Juergen Klopp, Aaron Ramsdale, Bryan Mbeumo, Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard, Havertz stooped, Mikel Arteta, Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino, Alexander Isak, Raheem Sterling's, Jamaal Lascelles, Newcastle's, Thiago Silva, Reece James, Anthony Gordon, Pochettino, Joao Pedro, Lewis Dunk, Jacob Brown, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: Premier League, Brentford Newcastle, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Brentford, Newcastle United, Brighton, Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest, Sunday, Newcastle, Luton Town, Burnley, West Ham United, Bournemouth, Sheffield United, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Newcastle, Forest, Crystal

☆ Koeman picks Verbruggen as goalkeeper for qualifier against Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

“Bart Verbruggen will keep goal this week. I think that’s logical on the basis of the last two matches that we played,” Koeman told a press conference on Tuesday. Verbruggen won his first caps in the 2-1 home loss to France and 1-0 victory in Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying last month. “He has developed nicely at his young age,” Koeman said of the 21-year-old Verbruggen. Since Koeman took over this year, he has used Jasper Cillessen, who is now out of favour, Bijlow, Flekken and Verbruggen.

Persons: Bart Verbruggen, Ed Sykes, Ronald Koeman, Verbruggen, Justin Bijlow, Mark Flekken, “ Bart Verbruggen, ” Koeman, Bart, uncapped Andries Noppert, Louis van Gaal, Koeman, Jasper Cillessen, “, Nathan Ake, Steven Bergwijn, Brian Brobbey, Uncapped, Thijs Dallinga, Mark Gleeson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Goodison, Hove, Republic of Ireland, Anderlecht, Hato, Ajax Amsterdam, Uncapped Toulouse, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Britain, Brighton, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Republic of, Amsterdam, Germany, Brentford, France, Greece, Gibraltar, Faro, Portugal, Qatar, Cape Town

☆ Late deflected Gabriel Martinelli goal gives Arsenal narrow victory over Manchester City
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A late deflected goal from Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal a potentially huge victory in the Premier League title race, beating Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday. Man City huffed and puffed, and struggled to break down a resolute Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium as it records its second defeat in a row. We know how tough it is to play against them,” Martinelli told the Premier League afterwards. And his deflected goal was the crowning moment of a complete performance for Arsenal, one which reemphasizes the team’s title aspirations and hands Man City successive league defeats. We started really well with chances, two or three,” Guardiola told the Premier League afterwards.

Persons: Gabriel Martinelli, Nathan Aké, ” Martinelli, “, Kyle, Walker, Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, –, City’s Mateo Kovačić, Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, ” Guardiola, ” Organizations: CNN, Arsenal, Premier League, Manchester City, Emirates, North London, Tottenham Hotspur –, Man City, season’s Premier League, City Locations: City, North London

☆ Martinelli fires Arsenal to late win, Liverpool held at Brighton
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Arsenal moved level on points with neighbours Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League after beating champions Manchester City on Sunday as Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. Mohammed Kudus scored an 89th-minute equaliser to earn West Ham a point against Newcastle United in a 2-2 draw and Aston Villa stayed fifth in the standings after drawing 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal came into the match having not beaten City in the league since 2015, a run of 15 games -- their longest winless streak against a single opponent in league history. Arsenal did not have a single shot on target in the opening period, but upped the tempo after the break. West Ham retained their grip on seventh place while Newcastle are eighth, a point behind.

Persons: Mohammed Kudus, Aston Villa, Declan Rice, Martinelli, Nathan Ake, Ederson, Mikel Arteta, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah's, Simon Adingra, Alexis Mac Allister, Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Dunk, Juergen Klopp, Alexander Isak's quickfire, Tomas Soucek, West, Kudus, Ham, Defender Pau Torres, Villa, Hwang Hee, chan, Pedro Neto's, Torres, Ollie Watkins, Mario Lemina, Peter Hall, Ed Osmond Organizations: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, West, Newcastle United, Aston, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Emirates, Spurs, Brighton, Seagulls, Sky Sports, London, Newcastle, Defender, Wolves, Thomson Locations: West Ham, BRIGHTON, Liverpool

Gabriel Martinelli's late goal handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday, ending a 12-game losing streak in the league against Pep Guardiola's team in the process. City pipped Arsenal to the title by five points last term, in part by beating the Gunners 3-1 away and 4-1 at home. In fact, Arsenal had not taken a point against City in the league since 2017, its longest losing streak against a single opponent in club history. City as a team only had four shots in the game, its lowest total ever under Guardiola in a Premier League game. Newcastle was denied a fifth straight win in all competitions, including an 8-0 victory over Sheffield United in the league.

Persons: Gabriel Martinelli's, Pep Guardiola's, Mikel Arteta's, Martinelli, hadn't, Erling Haaland, Guardiola, ” Guardiola, Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kai Havertz, Martinelli —, Partey, Nathan Ake's, City's, Arteta, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Simon Adingra, Alisson Becker, ”, Klopp, Alexander Isak, Germain, Mohammed Kudus, Isak, Tomas Soucek, Wolverhampton . Pau Torres, Hwang, Hee Chan, ___ Organizations: Emirates, Premier League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, City, City pipped Arsenal, Gunners, Wembley, Rodri, Wolves, Bukayo, LIVERPOOL, Liverpool, Brighton, NEWCASTLE, WEST HAM, Paris Saint, Champions League, Man, English League, Newcastle, West, Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Premier League’s, Wolverhampton . Pau, Villa Locations: City pipped, City, Liverpool, West Ham

☆ Man City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 despite Rodri red card
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, making it six wins out of six despite losing midfielder Rodri to a red card early in the second half. In all, referee Anthony Taylor doled out 11 yellow cards along with Rodri's red, with seven of the yellows coming in a bad-tempered second half as Forest tried to leverage their extra man, but to no avail. I think the first half was brilliant apart from the last 10 (minutes), I think they found us out a little," Foden said. "The second half was not what we expected because Rodri got a red card quite early... it wasn't ideal, but we showed a different side to us today to dig in, and I'm proud of the team." Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rodri, Anthony Taylor doled, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Matheus Nunes, Morgan Gibbs, Jeremy Doku, Kalvin Phillips, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson, Pep Guardiola, Nathan Ake, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Dominguez, Elanga, Ederson, Haaland, Foden, Philip O'Connor, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, City, Forest, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Manchester, Spanish

☆ Ake available to play for Dutch in Dublin
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AMSTERDAM, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Nathan Ake is available for the Netherlands’ European Championship qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Sunday after being replaced in their last match on Thursday with a hamstring problem. The defender went off after the first half of the Netherlands' 3-0 Group B win over Greece in Eindhoven. Coach Ronald Koeman said Ake had felt a twinge in his hamstring and been replaced as a precautionary measure but that the Manchester City centre would be available for Sunday’s match. The Dutch and Greeks have six points each while the Irish have only three. Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nathan Ake, Ronald Koeman, Ake, Mark Gleeson, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Greece, Manchester City, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Eindhoven, Manchester, France, Germany, Cape Town

☆ City's Haaland, Spurs' Son score hat-tricks, Chelsea lose to Forest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Haaland, who scored four league hat-tricks in a record-shattering first season with City, is already in the groove and his triple against Fulham took his season's goal tally to six. Good start to the season," Haaland said. With manager Pep Guardiola absent following back surgery City took a while to get going against Fulham. Haaland set up the opener for Alvarez but Fulham levelled soon after through Ream who was left unmarked. SON HAT-TRICKTottenham's strong start to the league campaign continued at Burnley with Son scoring his fourth Premier League hat-trick although they had to come from behind.

Persons: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland, Molly Darlington, Burnley Brighton's Ferguson, Erling Haaland, Son Heung, Evan Ferguson, Julian Alvarez, Nathan Ake, Tim Ream, Haaland, Mauricio Pochettino, Anthony Elanga, Ferguson, Andy Cole, Pep Guardiola, City, Alvarez, Manuel Akanji, Marco Silva, Issa Diop, Sergio Gomez, Son, Lyle Foster, Cristian Romero, James Maddison, Ange Postecoglou's, Postecoglou, Todd Boehly, Forest's Elanga, Chelsea, We're, Pochettino, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Cameron Archer, Jordan Pickford's, Arnaut Danjuma, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Manchester City, Fulham, Etihad, Fulham Son, Tottenham, Burnley, Newcastle Chelsea, Forest, Premier, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, City, Spurs, Turf Moor, West Ham United, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton's, Newcastle, Seagulls, Chelsea, Clearlake Capital, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, City, Ream, Norwegian

☆ Man City sink Sevilla in shootout to win first Super Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - UEFA Super Cup - Manchester City v Sevilla - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece - August 16, 2023 Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips and Erling Braut Haaland celebrate with their medals after winning the UEFA Super Cup REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov Acquire Licensing RightsATHENS, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City held their nerve to beat Sevilla 5-4 on penalties and win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history after an enthralling game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Youssef En-Nesyri had given Europa League winners Sevilla the lead with a towering header in the 25th minute but City equalised through a header from 21-year-old Cole Palmer in the 63rd minute. Sevilla made last season's Champions League winners uncomfortable with aggressive high pressing and En-Nesyri wasted several opportunities before he scored following a counter-attack. Sevilla started the second half strongly, however, and En- Nesyri missed a sitter following a brilliant counter-attack led by Lucas Ocampos. We have to be more clinical but we got the job done," City captain Walker told TNT Sports.

Persons: Georgios Karaiskakis, Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips, Erling Braut Haaland, Stoyan, Nemanja Gudelj, Youssef En, Nesyri, Cole Palmer, Sevilla, Marcos Acuna, Nathan Ake, Josko, Ederson, Erik Lamela, Erling Haaland, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Lucas Ocampos, Rodri, Palmer, Yassine Bounou, Bounou, Kyle Walker's, Gudelj, Walker, Pep, Fernando Kallas, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer Football, UEFA, Manchester City, Sevilla, UEFA Super, REUTERS, Rights, City, Arsenal, Europa League, Georgios, League, TNT Sports, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Manchester, Serbian, Morocco, Madrid

☆ Haaland breaks Premier League record as Man City reclaim top spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

West Ham remain in trouble in 15th place, four points above the relegation zone. West Ham, hampered by the absence of midfielders Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek, defended valiantly with the colossal Angelo Ogbonna heading away cross after cross. West Ham still looked capable of adding a twist to the title script until Grealish released Haaland for his milestone moment. Foden then put the icing on his side's ninth successive league win with the 1,000th goal in Guardiola's City reign. As well as five league games left, City are in the semi-finals of the Champions League and FA Cup final.

☆ Man City have 'the mental strength' in home stretch, says Guardiola
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 2 (Reuters) - Manchester City have the mental strength to endure their packed schedule in the final stretch of the season as they target a possible treble of trophies, manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday. Everything is here, the mental strength, the best period we can live and we are not tired. I'm pretty sure he'll score more in the Premier League before the end of the season," Guardiola added. It is a surprise for us, but maybe not for him to do what he's done in this difficult league. Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Premier League title race not over, says Man City's Guardiola
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

City travel to Fulham having won nine of their last 10 league matches, most recently a 4-1 win against leaders Arsenal on Wednesday. A win against the London side would lift City a point clear of Arsenal with a game in hand. The Spaniard said the title race is not over and City will be wary of the threat posed by 10th-placed Fulham. Now we go to Fulham against an incredible team," Guardiola told reporters on Friday. Guardiola said Dutch defender Nathan Ake is improving after picking up a hamstring injury against Bayern Munich but is yet to return to team training.

☆ City 'exhausted' ahead of FA Cup semi-final, says Guardiola
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 20 (Reuters) - Manchester City players are exhausted ahead of their FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United at Wembley this weekend, manager Pep Guardiola said, after his side knocked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Guardiola's side are also in the hunt for the Premier League title, sitting four points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand. "The team is exhausted, so I don't know how we are going to recover to play against Sheffield United because we play on Saturday," Guardiola told BT Sport. "It's so demanding, so I don't know how we will arrive because now is a tough moment for the game on Saturday." Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +36 min

The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal. They made history as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup. We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.

☆ Analysis: Argentina fans begin to believe as Messi wills them into World Cup semis
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Philip O'Connor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The mercurial 35-year-old did all he could in the 90 minutes to set up a semi-final against Croatia, who beat Brazil on penalties earlier on Friday, but a late collective collapse almost saw him make an embarrassing World Cup exit. Having earlier watched Neymar tearfully exit the Qatar World Cup without taking a penalty for Brazil, Messi took no chances in the shoot-out and stepped up first, setting the tone for what was to come. COMPELLING PLAYERWith Neymar out and Ronaldo benched by Portugal, only France's Kylian Mbappe can rival Messi as the tournament's most compelling player. There was joy, but the overriding emotion etched on Messi's face as his team celebrated with the fans was relief. Croatia await - get past them and maybe the fans that haven't always loved him will put him up there with Diego Maradona, but nothing less than victory in the World Cup final will suffice.

☆ Dutch name preliminary World Cup squad list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday sprung some surprises as he named a 39-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar next month. Mitchel Bakker, Xavi Simons and Micky van de Ven were named for the first time while uncapped Sven Botman, Jeremie Frimpong and Pascal Struijk, who have received previous call-ups, were also included in a list dominated by nine players from Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam. All World Cup-bound teams are required to select between 35 and 55 players in a preliminary list by Friday and it is from this list that they must make the final selection of 26 by 1800 GMT on Nov. 14. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Dutch compete at the World Cup in Group A and start the tournament on Nov. 21 with a match against Senegal, followed by Ecuador and Qatar in the first round. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Mark Gleeson in Cape TownOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ EURO 2020: Meciurile care vor avea loc astăzi
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Echipa națională a Țărilor de Jos va juca în această seară cu Ucraina la Amsterdam, iar fotbaliștii au avut program încărcat la antrenamente, însă au avut timp și pentru relaxare. Adversara olandezilor, echipa națională a Ucrainei a ajuns la Amsterdam, iar jucătorii sunt deciși să le strice sărbătoarea gazdelor. Din acest motiv, naționala Ucrainei va juca împotriva oricărui adversar doar pentru victorie. Meciul dintre naționala olandeză și cea a Ucrainei va începe la ora 22:00 și va fi transmisă în direct PRIME. Același post de televiziune va transmite primul meci al zilei, Anglia - Croația, care se va juca la Londra pe legendarul stadion Wembley.

Persons: Olandezii, Nathan Ake, Stefan, Vrij, Raheem Sterling Organizations: Echipa, națională, Wembley, Arena Națională Locations: Țărilor de Jos, Ucraina, Amsterdam, Ucrainei, Anglia, Croația, Londra, Angliei, București, Austria, Macedonia de Nord

☆ Cum se pregătesc olandezii să debuteze la Campionatul European de fotbal
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Olandezii se pregătesc să debuteze la Campionatul European de fotbal. Din acest motiv, naționala Ucrainei va juca împotriva oricărui adversar doar pentru victorie. "Meciul dintre naționala olandeză și cea a Ucrainei va începe la ora 22:00 și va fi transmisă în direct PRIME. Același post de televiziune va transmite primul meci al zilei, Anglia - Croația, care se va juca la Londra pe legendarul stadion Wembley. Partida va începe la ora 16:00.În ajunul confruntării, unul din staruruile echipei engleze, Raheem Sterling a primit o veste minunată.

Campioana Franţei avea nevoie de victorie, dar echipa pregătită de Pep Guardiola a fost cea care a început cu dreptul şi a deschis scorul în min. 11, prin Mahrez, algerian născut la Paris, cu un şut din unghi, după un şut blocat al lui De Bruyne. Formaţia antrenată de Pochettino a trecut din nou pe lângă gol câteva minute mai târziu (19), când Bernardo Silva a fost deposedat de minge, iar Di Maria a şutat pe lângă poarta părăsită pentru moment de Ederson. Angel Di Maria, 6. Cartonaş roşu: Di Maria (69).

Persons: Pep Guardiola, PSG, Marquinhos, Bernardo Silva, Di, Oaspeţii, portughezul Ruben Dias, Di Maria, Navas, Paris Saint - Germain, Ederson, . Kyle Walker, John Stones, . Ruben Dias, Oleksandr, Raheem, Ilkay, Riyad, Kevin, Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Sergio Aguero, Zack Steffen, Scott Carson, 6, Nathan Ake, Aymeric, Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Keylor, Alessandro Florenzi, Colin Dagba, Presnel, Abdou, Mitchel Bakker, Ander Herrera, Julian Draxler, Leandro Daniel Paredes, Danilo Pereira, Marco, Mauro Icardi, Moise Kean, Sergio Rico, Mathyas, Thilo, Kylian, Pablo Sarabia, Layvin, Sander, Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Boekel, Dennis Higler, Danilo, Maria Organizations: City, Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester Locations: PSG, algerian, Paris, Istanbul, Paris Saint -, Olanda, Grecia, Pol

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