Women's World Cup co-hosts New Zealand thrashed 5-0 by Portugal in friendly
Women's World Cup co-hosts New Zealand were hammered 5-0 by Portugal in a friendly at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Friday.
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Irish Under-21s returning to Cork for Iceland friendly
Republic of Ireland Under-21s will take on Iceland in a friendly at Turner's Cross as the team return to Cork for the first time in over a decade. Jim Crawford’s team are using the friendly as preparation for their upcoming UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign. The side haven't played since the play-off defeat to Israel last September. Turner’s Cross has long been a host to Under-21 internationals with Ireland facing some of Europe’s heavyweights such as Germany, England, France and Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of up to 7,000. This Thursday Crawford will discover who his U-21s will face in qualification when the draw is made in Nyon, Switzerland.
Saudi women triumph in inaugural FIFA friendly soccer tournament
AL-KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia have been crowned champions of the first Women’s International Friendly Tournament after a 1-1 draw with Pakistan at the Prince Jalawi Stadium. The result meant the Green Falcons topped the final standings in the four-team, round-robin competition which ended on Thursday night. The consequences of the triumph are enormous.
Ronaldo and Messi roll back the years in nine-goal friendly match thriller
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi transported fans back in time to the heyday of their storied rivalry, as both forwards got on the scoresheet in an exhibition match on Thursday before Hugo Ekitike earned 10-man PSG a 5-4 win over the Riyadh Season Team.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both score in PSG's Saudi friendly
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his first appearance in Saudi Arabia with Lionel Messi also on target.
Messi, Ronaldo start in Riyadh friendly
RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face off once again after the long-time rivals were named in the starting line-ups for the Riyadh Season Team and Paris St Germain respectively on Thursday, ahead of an exhibition match at the King Fahd Stadium.
Republic of Ireland to face China in World Cup warm-up friendly
The Republic of Ireland's preparations for the World Cup will continue with a training camp in Marbella next month, including a behind-closed-doors game against Germany and concluding with a friendly against China.
Trostianets holds great potential to become a green, environmentally safe, and family-friendly city – СEO, iC consulenten Ukraine
Exclusive interview with Andreas Helbl, CEO of iC сonsulenten Ukraine, Managing Partner of CES clean energy solutions GesmbH, to the Interfax-Ukraine Agency