International Soccer

The Champions League quarter-finals see Benfica take on Internazionale. Benfica has been in exceptional form while Inter remains poor in Serie A, with their last meeting back in 2004. https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1644672975478636544 Benfica Keys to Victory Benfica is, obviously, the more in-form side of this tie. They convincingly dismantled Club Brugge in …

Sunday’s 7-0 Liverpool route against Manchester United was full of record-breaking moments. All the superstars for Liverpool were shining bright on Sunday, as Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah had braces (the first Premier league trio to secure braces in the 21st century) while Roberto Firmino closed with the …

Real Madrid failed to capitalize on a weakened Barcelona side after losing 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid was the better team with 65% possession but a disappointing own goal gifted Barcelona the first leg. Barcelona wasn’t at its best, …

Paris-Saint Germain’s Achraf Hakimi is being investigated for rape by French judicial authorities. A woman accused Hakimi of raping her in his home in Boulogne last Saturday while his family was on vacation. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office outside of Paris is leading the investigation. Le Parisien says communication between Hakimi …

Jurgen Klinsmann was due for another job. South Korea hired the former United States Men’s National Team Head Coach as their new manager.  https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1630153783090003970?s=20 Per the Korea Football Association, Klinsmann has signed a four-year contract taking him through the 2026 World Cup, which will be played across the United States, …

Arguably Spain’s greatest-ever defender decided to hang up his cleats today. Sergio Ramos has retired from international soccer, per a statement released by the Real Madrid legend. https://twitter.com/SergioRamos/status/1628800510533767170?s=20 “The time has come. Time for me to say goodbye to the Spain national team,” said Ramos. “This morning, I received a …

Following a nearly four-month-long break, the Champions League is back. The round of 16 kicks off today, with Tottenham heading to Milan and Bayern traveling to France tomorrow to kickstart the first leg. We're back. #UCL pic.twitter.com/lToC6QdktW — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 13, 2023 Often times a clear favorite …

Sparta Prague midfielder and Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto came out as gay, per a video released on his personal social media accounts. https://twitter.com/jakubjanktojr/status/1625117590182928384?s=20&t=XwT8M39gz4bglbsLtEjH_Q The Czech midfielder released the video Monday morning to his Instagram and Twitter accounts. In the video, Jankto announced he is gay, saying he no longer …

After a month lengthy negotiation process, Enzo Fernandez transferred to Chelsea from Portuguese club Benfica in a record €121 million deal. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1620778371134128129?s=20&t=uKVjWGPWsRhWHN-_R1DP5A Fernandez’s transfer is the most expensive in Premier League history. The move surpasses the previous record, Jack Grealish’s 2021 transfer to Manchester City. Grealish’s fee was €117.5 million. Fernandez’s fee …

In what will likely go down as the most shocking transfer of January’s window, Manchester City star João Cancelo has joined Bayern Munich. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1620075055127605248 Cancelo joins Bayern on an initial loan deal. Manchester City included a €70 million buy option in the deal. Since joining in a 2019 swap deal …