MADRID — Carlo Ancelotti returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach on Tuesday, re-joining the club from Everton, after agreeing a three-year deal at the Bernabeu.
The Italian was previously in charge of Real between 2013 and 2015, and replaces Zinedine Zidane, who left the La Liga club last month.
RED ALERT! RED ALERT! SAN MARINO HAS SCORED! I REPEAT! SAN MARINO HAS SCORED!
The nation ranked 210 out of 210 in the FIFA Men’s rankings had one of its finest hours on Tuesday as it got the sphere in the net. This is a task that has proven most difficult for San Marino.
I made a promise that I would provide The18’s readers with all things North Macedonia ahead of the country’s first European Championship. I plan to stick to my word and share with you the North Macedonia Euro kit that didn’t even last a week before it was changed.
For those unfamiliar with North Macedonia’s flag, here’s a refresher.
Chile and Inter Milan midfielder Arturo Vidal is recovering in hospital after contracting COVID-19, the Chilean national team announced on Tuesday.
A statement said that the 34-year-old tested positive for the virus after initially being hospitalised with severe tonsilitis.
INFORMACIÓN | Parte médico de Arturo Vidal
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Monday it would move next month's Copa América to Brazil, after original host nation Argentina pulled out at the last minute due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The decision means the oldest international tournament in the world will kick off as planned on June 13, with the final on July 10.
"The 2021 Copa América will be played in Brazil!" CONMEBOL said in a statement. "The start and finish dates are confirmed. The host cities and the matches will be revealed by CONMEBOL in the coming hours."
MADRID - Zinedine Zidane said on Monday he had stepped down as Real Madrid coach as the club's hierarchy did not have enough faith in him to rebuild an aging squad.
Zidane, who returned to Real for a second spell in charge in March 2019, won two LaLiga titles and three Champions League crowns during his two stints as coach.
A dos semanas de su inicio, la Copa América no tiene donde jugarse. En un comunicado ultra nocturno, la CONMEBOL anunció este domingo que se suspende la realización del torneo en Argentina, debido a la emergencia sanitaria derivada de la Covid-19.
La CONMEBOL informa que en atención a las circunstancias presentes ha resuelto suspender la organización de la Copa América en Argentina. La CONMEBOL analiza la oferta de otros países que mostraron interés en albergar el torneo continental.
PORTO, Portugal — It was billed as the night when Pep Guardiola would lead Manchester City to their first Champions League title but it ended with questions again being asked about the Spaniard's decision-making in the biggest games in Europe.
City were expected to beat Chelsea in this year's final but instead they lost 1-0 on Saturday courtesy of a first-half goal by Kai Havertz after Spaniard Guardiola was outfoxed by his German counterpart Thomas Tuchel.
Además del dolor emocional que significó la derrota en la final de la Champions League, Kevin de Bruyne ahora también debe enfrentar las consecuencias físicas que le dejó el accidental choque que tuvo con el defensor del Chelsea, Antonio Rüdiger: una fractura nasal y otra alrededor de su ojo izquierdo.
Fuerte choque de cabezas entre De Bruyne y Rüdiger y las asistencias deben entrar.
It was a foggy Saturday morning soccer match and I was defending the goal spectating the action going on the field. I had stopped a few shots earlier in the match and my confidence was quickly rising. Thoughts raced through my head, realizing that I was about to officially record my first clean sheet of the season. Then as clear as day the ball was passed to me, and as I went to stop it with my foot it slowly but surely skipped right below my outstretched foot and into the awaiting net behind me.