International Friendly: Without Lionel Messi, Argentina beats Italy 2-0 Saturday, 24 March 2018, 00:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Without a slightly injured Lionel Messi, Ever Banega and Manuel Lanzini provided late goals for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Italy in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday. Messi was left on the...
International Friendly: Ronaldo scores twice in added time, Portugal beats Egypt 2-1 Saturday, 24 March 2018, 00:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Cristiano Ronaldo scored with two stoppage-time headers and lifted Portugal to a stunning 2-1 win over Mohamed Salah-inspired Egypt in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams Friday. Salah...
International Friendly: McLeish suffers defeat in first game back as Costa Rica beat Scotland Saturday, 24 March 2018, 00:10 Last update: about 10 years ago A defeat, no goals and few positives was the sorry tale for Alex McLeish as his second spell in charge of Scotland started with a disappointing 1-0 loss at home to Costa Rica. The Tartan Army...
International Friendly: France's poor defending exposed again as Colombia wins 3-2 Saturday, 24 March 2018, 00:07 Last update: about 10 years ago France's casual defending was exposed again as ruthless Colombia rallied from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in a World Cup warmup on Friday. European Championship runner-up France scored twice inside 26...
International Friendly: Germany, Spain both impress in 1-1 World Cup warm-up draw Friday, 23 March 2018, 23:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Germany and Spain drew 1-1 in a World Cup warm-up on Friday, underlining their status as tournament favorites with high quality performances. Valencia forward Rodrigo Moreno got Spain off to a...
International Friendly: Jesse Lingard's goal gives England 1-0 win over Netherlands Friday, 23 March 2018, 23:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Jesse Lingard's maiden international goal ruined Ronald Koeman's debut in charge of Netherlands as England recorded a 1-0 victory in Amsterdam. Lingard's first-time strike...
Updated: Dutch police detain 90 England supporters for violence ahead of friendly match Friday, 23 March 2018, 21:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Dutch police say they detained 25 English football supporters overnight after drunken fans threw beer bottles at officers ahead of a friendly match between the Netherlands and England. Police say...
International Friendly: Topal strike downs O'Neill's men as Republic of Ireland loses in Turkey Friday, 23 March 2018, 21:27 Last update: about 10 years ago The Republic of Ireland suffered defeat against Turkey as Mehmet Topal's strike settled Friday's friendly between two sides who missed out on World Cup...
International Friendly: Australia World Cup preparations off to bad start in Norway Friday, 23 March 2018, 21:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Ola Kamara netted a hat-trick to consign Australia to a 4-1 defeat in Bert van Marwijk’s first match in charge on Friday, getting the Dutchman’s World Cup preparations off to a false...
Malta U21 lose warm up match against Swiss 1-3, to face Turkey in last Group match Friday, 23 March 2018, 19:12 Last update: about 10 years ago The Malta U/21 played a warm up match today against a powerful Swiss U/20 side. The hosts however, gave a good account of themselves throughout the match. The Swiss had more ball possession and the...