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Spain advance to World Cup final with thrilling win vs. Sweden that saw three goals in last 10 minutes

AUCKLAND — Olga Carmona struck late to lift Spain to a thrilling 2-1 semifinal win over Sweden on Tuesday and send the Iberians to their first Women's World Cup final.

Teenager Salma Paralluelo, Spain's quarter-final hero against the Netherlands, produced magic off the bench again, putting her side in front in the 81st minute and breathing life into what had been a slow-burning, cagey affair.

Real Madrid in dire need of a goalkeeper after Thibaut Courtois tears ACL two days before season starts

MADRID — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be sidelined for several months as he requires surgery after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during Thursday's training session, the LaLiga club said.

The 31-year-old Belgian international left the practice field in tears and an MRI scan confirmed the ACL tear two days ahead of Real's LaLiga season debut at Athletic Bilbao.

Spain put five goals past Switzerland and score one on themselves from midfield

AUCKLAND — Five days after Spain's shock loss to Japan, a bold squad reshuffle by coach Jorge Vilda paid off for the Spanish team on Saturday as they thrashed Switzerland 5-1 in their last-16 Women's World Cup clash.

The victory launched La Roja into the quarterfinals for the first time in their history.

"(The 4-0 loss to Japan) really hurt and the healing of that pain will continue," Vilda told a press conference.

¡Arriba Las Palmas! Los canarios le dan la bienvenida a Julián Araujo

Desde el momento en que FC Barcelona decidió bajarlo de su gira por Estados Unidos, se sabía que el futuro del mexicano Julián Araujo estaba amarrado al de la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, equipo que acaba de ascender a LaLiga.

Sin embargo, solo hoy – y luego de superar las pruebas médicas – la noticia se hizo oficial.

Women's World Cup odds: Is there any hope outside of USA or England?

With an expanded 32-team tournament and matches across Australia and New Zealand, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (beginning with a crowd of over 100,000 for the Matildas opener against Ireland) is going to be the best in the competition's 32-year history.

The USWNT is favored for a three-peat but that's never been done before, and there will be fierce competition from European champions England, two-time world champs Germany and teams looking to take the next step like France and Spain. 

¡El Rebaño sigue intratable! Chivas le arrebata trofeo a Athletic Bilbao en debut de Erick Gutiérrez

El Rebaño Sagrado de Veljko Paunovic sigue su senda ganadora. Ahora se cargaron al Athletic Club de Bilbao en un amistoso internacional celebrado en el Estadio Akron.

Chivas se enfrentó al Athletic Bilbao en lo que era la segunda parte del Trofeo Árbol de Gernika — una serie con partidos de ida y vuelta para definir al campeón.

El primer duelo, jugado se disputó en diciembre del año pasado en el Estadio San Mamés y terminó con un marcador de 2-0 en favor de Los Leones. 

Barcelona, Man United among clubs fined over financial fair play rule breaches

Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European soccer's governing body said on Friday.

Barcelona have been fined $561,000 for wrongly reporting "profits on disposal of intangible assets" in 2022.

United have been fined $267,000 for "minor break-even deficits".

Your complete guide to watching all this summer's friendlies in the USA

It's that time of year again. The time when we're left absolutely stunned by the wizardry of some 20-year-old at Real Madrid or Manchester United who's been handed his first serious minutes on a scorching July night at MetLife Stadium, so we write articles about how 2023-24 is going to be his oyster and then we never see him again.

You don't want to miss it, so here's a complete TV guide for summer soccer friendlies 2023 in the USA and Mexico. 

Videos of Camp Nou’s demolition is enough to make any soccer fan feel a little sad

Barcelona’s Camp Nou, or Spotify Camp Nou as it’s now called, is going under renovations. Videos of the iconic stadium being torn down has left soccer fans including non-Barcelona supporters feeling down.

On Monday the cranes came out to begin destroying parts of the Camp Nou.

Camp Nou destruction videos

Spain legend Cesc Fabregas officially announces his retirement

Former Spain, Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas announced his retirement on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious 20-year playing career as he hangs up his boots to take up coaching at Como.

Fabregas announced himself on the scene when he made his Arsenal debut aged 16 after he was signed from Barca, taking over the midfield mantle from Frenchman Patrick Vieira and becoming one of the Premier League's greatest playmakers.

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