River Plate sign midfielder Lanzini on loan
BUENOS AIRES: River Plate have signed Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini on a one-year loan after his release from Premier League side West Ham United, the Buenos Aires club said on Wednesday.
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Jamaica dump Brazil on way to knockout phase for first time
MELBOURNE: A courageous Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday to reach the knockout phase for the first time in only their second Women’s World Cup while condemning the South Americans to their earliest exit since 1995.
Manchester United 'slap price tag on goalkeeper wanted by Aston Villa' plus other transfer rumours
Manchester United goalkeeper Matej Kovar will cost around £6million to buy, according to reports.
Ex-Real Madrid Great Marcelo Gets Red Card After Tackle Results In Rival Player's Horrific Injury
It was a tough tackle, but hardly anybody would have imagined what was to follow. In a Copa Libertadores match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo, currently playing for Fluminense FC, got the red card and left the field in tears after his challenge on Argentino Juniors' Luciano Sanchez saw the latter suffer a broken leg on Tuesday. Marcelo was trying to get past Sanchez when his foot hit Sanchez on the shin. The visuals were horrific.
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves indicted in sexual assault case in Spain
Dani Alves denied wrongdoing after being indicted by a judge in a sexual assault case in Spain on Wednesday.
France, South Africa Roar Into Women's World Cup Last 16
Jamaica dumped out Brazil and South Africa sent Italy home on Wednesday as the supposed minnows roared into the last 16 of an increasingly open Women's World Cup. The Reggae Girlz' coach Lorne Donaldson declared it "job done" after his dogged Jamaica side strangled the life out of eighth-ranked Brazil in Melbourne for a 0-0 draw. It was the point Jamaica needed to progress into the knockout rounds for the first time in history and meant a crushing end to the World Cup career of Brazilian legend Marta.
Women's World Cup roundup: South Africa, Jamaica advance to Round of 16
Two minutes into stoppage time, Thembi Kgatlana stunned Italy with a game-winner for South Africa in a 3-2 victory that pushed her team into the Round of 16 for the first time at the Women's World Cup.
Jamaica goalkeeper Spencer tells federation: 'Show us the money'
MELBOURNE : Jamaica goalkeeper Becky Spencer said she hoped the nation's soccer federation would reward the team properly after the Reggae Girlz broke through to the knockout phase for the first time in just their second World Cup.