Lionel Messi is going to have a hard time keeping up with Cristiano Ronaldo at this year’s World Cup.
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The Lights faced a three-day turnaround before their match with Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday, but by training less, the team came away with a 4-1 win.
The team, playing at the World Cup for the first time since 1990, was sure it had the ability to grind out results, even with Salah still recovering from a shoulder injury. But after two matches, the Egyptians were eliminated.
The Brazilian soccer confederation said the injury was not serious, adding Neymar left as a precaution and would be back in training on Wednesday.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz breaks down the first round of the World Cup and looks ahead to the second round of the group stage.
Senegal became the first African team to win at this year’s World Cup, defeating Poland 2-1 Tuesday on a first-half own-goal and a controversial second-half strike by Mbaye Niang.
Huge sellers after the first five days of the quadrennial soccer shindig: Brazil, France, Germany (before the game against Mexico) and Ronaldo, the Portuguese star (first name: Cristiano) who rained goals on Spain’s plain right out the box.
Palo Verde senior Olivia Packer was named the 2017-18 Gatorade Nevada Girls Soccer Player of the Year, the company announced Monday.
Kane found an open area of space at the far post and used his head to meet Harry Maguire’s flick-on, scoring the winning goal Monday in a 2-1 victory at the World Cup.
Three favored teams from Europe — Sweden, Belgium and England — won their World Cup openers over squads from elsewhere.
Some Mexican supporters chanted the slur when Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer prepared to take a goal kick in the 24th minute of Sunday’s game at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Various watch parties were thrown in Las Vegas to watch Mexico upset Germany 1-0 on Sunday, an incredible result that reshapes the country’s World Cup tournament outlook.
Defending World Cup champions have been finding it hard to get out of the group stage lately, and Germany is proving no exception. The 2014 champions, ranked No. 1 in the world, were exposed defensively and surprisingly beaten by Mexico 1-0 on Sunday, putting its hopes of advancement in doubt.
The forward scored two goals in the Lights’ 4-1 victory on Saturday night in front of 6,785 fans at Cashman Field.