In the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Finals, the Seattle Sounders scored two late goals from penalty kicks to draw 2–2 against Pumas UNAM on Wednesday in Mexico City; the draw gives the Sounders a great advantage as the second leg returns to Seattle next Wednesday. The Seattle Sounders hope to make history,…
Seattle Sounders Come Back to Tie Pumas UNAM in Champions League Finals First Leg
Reese Witherspoon Becomes Part-Owner of Nashville MLS Team
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Actress Reese Witherspoon and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry have joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Nashville team ahead of the opening Sunday of Geodis Park, its 30,000-seat stadium. Witherspoon’s husband, agent, and investor Jim Toth, also has joined the ownership group, the team said Tuesday. The soccer team started play…
LAFC Dominates USL Champion OCSC 5–1 in US Open Cup Third Round
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In the first-ever meeting between Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Orange County Soccer Club (OCSC) in a third-round matchup of the U.S. Open Cup, the result was expected as the Western Conference MLS leaders dominated the lower division OCSC, 5–1 at Banc of California Stadium Wednesday night. The reigning USL champion, OCSC, has competed…
Brazil’s Pele Back in Hospital as Tumour Treatment Continues
SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer great Pele returned to hospital on Monday as he continues to receive treatment for cancer, Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital said in a medical note on Tuesday. Edson Arantes do Nascimento’s clinical condition is good and stable, and he is likely to be discharged in the next few days, doctors said, using…
Manchester United Loses to Liverpool Amid Ronaldo Absent in Mourning Over Loss of Infant Son
Cristiano Ronaldo missed Manchester United’s crucial English Premier League (EPL) match at Liverpool F.C. on Tuesday. Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, announced on social media that one of their newborn twins had passed away on Monday. “We are all devastated at this loss,” wrote the 37-year-old Portuguese international Ronaldo on social media, “and we kindly…
Bahrain Confirms Firm’s Talks to Buy AC Milan for $1.1 Billion
MILAN—Bahrain’s government announced that a private equity firm based in the country is in “exclusive talks” to buy seven-time European champion AC Milan and become the Italian league’s first Middle East investor. Three days after news of the dealings emerged, Bahrain’s embassy to Britain confirmed in a tweet on Monday that Investcorp is in discussions…
Cristiano Ronaldo Announces Death of Newborn Twin Boy
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, who announced in October last year they were expecting twins, said on Monday one of the two babies has died. “It is with deep sadness we have to announce that our baby boy passed away,” Ronaldo and Rodriguez said in a joint statement on social media….
Manchester United’s Ronaldo Scores 50th Hat Trick in 3–2 Win Over Norwich City
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th club career hat trick, in Manchester United’s 3–2 victory over Norwich City at home, Old Trafford, on Saturday, keeping the team three points from the top four clubs for Champions League qualifications. It was Ronaldo’s third hat trick for his current club, Manchester United, where his career climbed to stardom,…
Soccer-Blatter, Platini to Face Swiss Justice in June Fraud Trial
ZURICH—Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA President Michel Platini will go on trial in June to face Swiss corruption charges over a $2 million payment that world soccer’s governing body made to Platini in 2011, the court announced on Tuesday. Both Blatter and Platini have repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the past over the incident,…
Soccer: Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Shirt Expected to Fetch $5.23 Million at Auction
BUENOS AIRES—The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of the most famous goals in footballing history was put up for auction by Sotheby’s, with the iconic jersey expected to sell for at least four million pounds ($5.23 million). Maradona wore the No. 10 shirt in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England…
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