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57-Year-Old Gheorghe Hagi Is Still One Of The World's Finest Footballers

The greatest Romanian footballer of all-time, Gheorghe Hagi, has still got it — the "it" in his case being all-seeing assists that are weighted like californium and the ability to absolutely crack one at the age of 57.

On Sunday at Cluj Arena, a large crowd gathered to salute the career of the country's other favored footballing son, Adrian Mutu, as a Romania Stars team took on a World Stars side coached by Cesare Prandelli.

Marco Asensio And Gavi Turn On The Style As Spain Leapfrogs Portugal In Nations League

MALAGA - Goals from Carlos Soler and Pablo Sarabia earned Spain a 2-0 win over Czech Republic on Sunday, a result that put them on top of UEFA Nations League Group A2.

Last year's finalists dominated the game from the start and opened the scoring when Soler struck from close range in the 24th minute following a brilliant pass by man-of-the-match Marco Asensio.

Here’s Your Guide On How To Watch Every Women’s Euro Game This July

The 2022 Women’s Euro begins on July 6 and will be the biggest soccer event happening this summer. Germany has won eight of the last 10 Euro tournaments but as the women’s game grows in Europe teams like France, Spain, England and defending champions Netherlands look to make Germany’s dominance a thing of the past. If you're wondering how to watch Women's Euro 2022 this article provides every game.

French Youngster Tchouameni Becomes Real Madrid’s Fourth-Most Expensive Transfer Ever

Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from AS Monaco on a six-year deal, the two clubs announced on Saturday.

The French international, 22, will join the European champions for a fee of some 80 million euros ($84.12 million) with another 20 million in add-ons, according to media reports.

Kylian Mbappé Salvages Draw Against Austria As France Extends Winless Streak To Three Games

Kylian Mbappé struck a late equalizer to help holders France salvage a 1-1 away draw against Austria as they kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the final four of the Nations League on Friday.

Mbappé, who came on as a substitute after the break, found the back of the net with a shot into the top corner seven minutes from time to cancel out Andreas Weimann's first-half opener.

The world champions are bottom of Group 1 with two points from three games, four behind leaders Denmark, who slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Croatia.

El Fútbol Mexicano Se Viste De Gala: América Vs. Real Madrid Y Chivas Vs. Juventus

La lista de amistosos internacionales de primer nivel que tendrán los equipos mexicanos durante el verano continúa engrosándose. Aprovechando la visita de varios clubes europeos a Estados Unidos, América enfrentará al Real Madrid mientras que Chivas medirá fuerzas ante la Juventus. Nada mal, ¿eh?

Ambos duelos son parte de una serie bautizada como Soccer Champions Tour y que también verá al Real Madrid vs. Barcelona.

Efraín Álvarez Puso El Del Honor En Abultada Y Dolorosa Caída De México Ante Francia

Un lindo gol de Efraín Álvarez ayudó a amortiguar la contundente e inapelable derrota de México ante Francia, en las semifinales del Torneo Maurice Revello, ex Esperanzas de Toulon.

El dominio galo a lo largo del partido, tanto en el aspecto físico como en lo técnico, fue realmente incontestable y describir el duelo como un baile no es para nada una exageración. De hecho, el 4-1 se siente como si Francia le hubiera hecho precio al Tri.

Gol de Efraín Álvarez vs Francia

Igual, pese a la superioridad francesa, México no se quedó con las manos vacías.

Welcome To The Largest Soccer Gaming Event In History

Count me among the many who were disappointed when FIFA announced that the 2022 World Cup would be moved to wintertime. What is a summer without a World Cup? Fear not. Not all hope for nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat action is lost. While soccer fans will still have to wait until November for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there are festivities this July of a different nature. July 13 marks the beginning of the first-ever FIFAe Finals, the largest event ever hosted in FIFAe history.

Luka Modrić's Not Going Anywhere: 36-Year-Old Signs Real Madrid Extension

MADRID - Croatia midfielder Luka Modrić has signed a one-year contract extension with Real Madrid and will stay at the European champions at least until June 2023, the club announced on Wednesday.

The announcement was made not long after the 36-year-old won his fifth Champions League title in a decade with the LaLiga champions. He also won the Ballon d'Or in 2018.

It is the second year in a row that Modrić has signed a one-year extension with Real as his current contract was set to expire at the end of June.

Disgraced Ex-FIFA Boss Sepp Blatter Too Ill To Testify At His Fraud Trial

BELLINZONA, Switzerland - The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ill to testify.

Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among football's most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of $2.08 million in 2011. Blatter and Platini both deny the charges. But Blatter, looking frail during the hearing at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, said he was unable to address the court due to chest pains.

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