Man City target and Spain hero Dani Olmo was left 'unhappy' by Lionel Messi request
Manchester City transfer target Dani Olmo revealed that he once tried to refuse a picture with Lionel Messi back in his younger playing days.
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Rhythmic gymnast Kaleyn stays the course despite tough breaks
LONDON : Eleven years ago, at her first junior world cup event in Romania, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn broke her left leg while performing her ball routine to the tune of 'Memory' from the musical 'Cats'.
Gakpo strike and Malen double help Dutch reach Euro quarter-finals
MUNICH, Germany : Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and Donyell Malen added two more late on as the Dutch burst back into form with a lively display to defeat Romania 3-0 in their last-16 fixture on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS-Winger Gakpo goal drive proves key for Dutch run to last four
BERLIN : Netherlands desperately needed the attacking quality of Cody Gakpo to edge past Turkey 2-1 in their Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday, with the forward forcing an own goal by the Turks to get them out of trouble and into the last four.
State of the USMNT: How much needs fixing before 2026 World Cup? - ESPN
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. men's national team blew out Panama, 3-0, to start the Gregg Berhalter era. They maintained heavy possession of the ball, and generated basically all of the match's good scoring opportunities. It was a statement of sorts, about the type of identity Berhalter wanted to establish and, following their World Cup qualification failure in 2017, the USMNT's resumed place in the CONCACAF hierarchy. A few months later in Missouri (St. Louis' Busch Stadium, to be exact), the U.S. drew with Uruguay, too.
Portugal into Euro 2024 last eight after Costa's saves, Ronaldo's tears
FRANKFURT, Germany :Goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three penalties as Portugal won 3-0 in a shootout against a brave Slovenia side who had held them to a 0-0 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last-16 clash on Monday.
Ecuador reach Copa quarters, Mexico out after 0-0 draw
GLENDALE, Arizona: Ecuador secured a place in the Copa America quarter-finals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament after finished third in Group B.
Indian cricket set for transition after T20 World Cup glory
Desperation is not an ideal emotion to have in a World Cup final. It leads to nerves and then the fear of failure. Ideally, you want to play it like any other match and by the end, the better team wins.