Manchester United lost to FC Copenhagen on Wednesday, 4-3, and now sit bottom of group A. United scored the match’s first two goals, but a red card to forward Marcus Rashford affected their play. Copenhagen tied up the match at two before the end of the first half. Seventeen-year-old Roony …
Read More »Late Drama in Rome as Goalie Goal gives Lazio a Draw
Lazio and Atlético Madrid ended in a 1-1 draw after a goal in the final minute of stoppage time. Atlético Madrid led for most of the game, despite conceding many chances towards the end. In the 94th minute, Lazio’s goalkeeper Ivan Provedel scored from a cross by midfielder Luis Alberto …
Read More »UEFA Champions League Groups Revealed
The UEFA Champions League is the top competition for soccer teams in Europe. After the qualifiers finished on Tuesday and Wednesday, 32 teams awaited the results of the groups on Thursday. UEFA also confirmed that this year’s Champions League will be the last of the current format. Results of the …
Read More »Manchester City Update: Investigation Will Take Two to Four Years To Complete
Manchester City are under investigation for breach of financial fair play regulations. Per a February 6 statement released by the Premier League, City broke over 100 financial fair play laws since 2009. This included laws surrounding reported player salaries and other revenue and expenditure figures. What Happened UEFA and the …
Read More »Manchester City Charged With Financial Fair Play Breach, Facing Discipline
Manchester City broke numerous financial fair play laws over the last 14 years, per a statement released by the Premier League. The club now faces massive disciplinary measures from both the Premier League and UEFA. What Happened? “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it …
Read More »Champions League Group A Preview
In one of the most highly anticipated seasons of champions league in recent memory, there is no shortage of exciting games on the horizon. Multiple groups can claim they are the “group of death” where any team has the potential to conquer the group. Group A is arguably one of …
Read More »Russia banned from sports following Ukraine invasion
The International Olympic Committee has urged all sports to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams from international competitions. Following this statement, more and more sports are enacting bans on the country. The sentiment is to have Russia banned from sports. Russia Banned From World Cup Russia is barred from …
Read More »Japan soccer president Kozo Tashima tests positive for Coronavirus
Kozo Tashima, the president of the Japan Football Association and vice-chairman of the Japan Olympic Committee has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a statement put out by Tashima and the Japan Football Association on Tuesday, “I have slight fever and pneumonia … but otherwise I’m doing fine.” The …
Read More »Group A: Norway vs. Nigeria
The reigning champions of the Africa Women Cup of Nations, Nigeria, is set to take on 12th ranked Norway. Given that, Both teams will look to join France at the top of Group A. https://twitter.com/DaviddeCorran/status/1137033075366486016 The Grasshoppers Norway heads into this match-up between Europeans and Africans having beaten South Africa …
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