Amanda Ilestedt 90th minute winner gave Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa in their Women’s World Cup Group G match on Sunday. Fridolina Rolfo had cancelled out Hildah Magaia’s opener. From Sweden’s 11th corner of a game played out…
Neymar gets eye-watering fine for building fake lake next to his luxury mansion
Footie ace Neymar has been fined a hefty £2.6million for constructing an artificial lake next to his coastal mansion in Brazil. The public prosecutor of Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro state, has fined the 31-year-old an eye-watering R$16,010,000 (£2.62million), local media…
Jesus Ferreira makes USMNT history with back-to-back hat tricks
Striker Jesus Ferreira scored three first-half goals against Trinidad and Tobago to become the first United States men’s national team player to score consecutive hat tricks in international competition. The six combined goals came in an 88-minute period at the…
Brazil fan leaves everything to Neymar in will
Leaving everything you own to a multi-millionaire soccer player would not be everyone’s idea of a good cause, but one Brazilian fan could not think of a more deserving recipient of his worldly goods than Neymar Jr. The anonymous fan…
Women to be allowed to watch football games in stadiums in Iran
Women in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country’s football association said on Friday. Until now, women in Iran have only been allowed in the stands in a few…
Croatia charges footballers Modric, Lovren for perjury again
Real Madrid’s footballer Luka Modric and former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren have been charged again in Croatia with allegedly giving false testimony about financial deals with a former Dinamo Zagreb director. On Thursday, Croatia’s public prosecutors said there was enough…
First Lady to host Super Falcons ahead of FIFA WWC
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, alongside top government functionaries will attend the send forth dinner of the Super Falcons ahead of the team’s departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Bayern Munich end Qatar deal after fan pressure
German champions Bayern Munich will no longer wear the logo of Qatar Airways on their sleeve, or anywhere else, after announcing an end to a controversial commercial deal on Wednesday.” The contract between FC Bayern and Qatar Airways ends by…
Chelsea owners to become shareholders of French club Strasbourg
The consortium BlueCo which purchased Chelsea last year has reached an agreement to become shareholders of French club Racing Strasbourg. Chelsea said on Thursday that the agreement would see BlueCo invest in Strasbourg’s first teams and academy. The Premier League…
Ilkay Gundogan to join Barcelona from Man City on free transfer
Barcelona have reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Ilkay Gundogan as a free agent when his contract expires on June 30, sources confirmed to ESPN. Gundogan, 32, has agreed a two-year deal with Barca with an option for…