Lucas Paqueta: Aaron Cresswell was in awe of West Ham teammate's skill v Anderlecht
Lucas Paqueta played a key role as West Ham beat Anderlecht in their Europa Conference League clash on Thursday evening.
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Lionel Messi: 2022 World Cup will be my last as a player
Lionel Messi says this year’s World Cup will be his last as a player, the 35-year-old bowing out of international football before the 2026 tournament in North America.
Gianluca Scamacca comes off bench to earn West Ham victory at Anderlecht
Gianluca Scamacca came off the bench to fire West Ham to a 1-0 win at Anderlecht and put them in firm control of Group B in the Europa Conference League.
Anderlecht 0-1 West Ham: Gianluca Scamacca grabs winner off bench as West Ham stay perfect in Conference League
Gianluca Scamacca’s late strike extended West Ham’s lead at the top of Group B in the Europa Conference League as David Moyes’ side overcame Anderlecht 1-0 in an open game at Lotto Park. It was the first meeting between the two sides since the famous 1976 European Cup Winners’ Cup final, where Anderlecht came out on top 4-2.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Belgium to finally win a World Cup?
The tale of the last 10 years has been ‘close, but not close enough’ from a Belgian perspective, and there are worries that a golden generation of top class players are going to finish their international careers trophyless. Players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois are all superstars with multiple honours for their respective clubs, but is this the last chance for Belgium manager Roberto Martinez to guide them to international glory? The locals at home aren’t too optimistic about the chances of success.
'We have a plan' - Remco Evenepoel coy on whether he will race at 2023 Tour de France or focus on Giro d'Italia
Remco Evenepoel hints he could make his debut at the Tour de France next year, but says he will assess the route first. The 22-year-old won the Vuelta a Espana in September before going on to take victory at the Road World Championships — becoming the youngest world champion in 29 years — in a fantastic year for the QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl rider. Ad Team boss Patrick Lefevere has suggested that Evenepoel should try and win the Giro d'Italia in 2023 before making his Tour de France debut in 2024.
Il Lombardia 2022 – Who is riding? When is it on TV? Tadej Pogacar favourite but why no Remco Evenepoel?
A clash with his wedding means the newly crowned world champion will not show off his rainbow bands in the final Monument of the season. Fresh from scooping a famous Vuelta-Worlds double, Remco Evenepoel is not willing to change the date of his nuptials to add a second Monument win to his swelling palmares this year, the Belgian having won Liege-Bastogne-Liege back in April.
Canadian men climb to No. 41 in latest FIFA rankings ahead of World Cup
Canada has moved up two places to No. 41 in the final FIFA rankings before next month's World Cup.