Sports Desk, Sep 19 (EFE).- FC Barcelona began their journey in the 2023-24 Champions League routing Antwerp 5-0 in group H, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City also picking up wins, as Atletico Madrid’s night was soured by a heroic last-minute goal from Lazio’s goalkeeper. Barca got off to a good start on their way … Read more
Madrid, Sept 14 (EFE).- The three Real Madrid youth division players arrested on Thursday by the Civil Guard for spreading via Whatsapp a video of one of them having consensual sex with a 16-year-old minor have been released after all the data in their cell phones was collected. According to Guardia Civil sources, a fourth … Read more
Rubiales to appear before judge Friday over kiss incident Madrid, Sep 12 (EFE).- Former Spanish soccer federation President Luis Rubiales was summoned Tuesday to declare before a judge later this week in a sexual assault and coercion case filed after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso during the World Cup final ceremony. One day after admitting … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 14 (EFE).- Atletico Madrid beat Granada 3-1 Monday in the LaLiga opener for both clubs and the Colchoneros sit atop the table by virtue of scoring more goals than the six other clubs who also started the season with victories. Alvaro Morata gave the hosts the lead with a goal in first-half … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 13 (EFE).- Chelsea and Liverpool shared the points Sunday, drawing 1-1 in the Premier League opener for two clubs anxious to turn the page on the disappointments of last season, when the Blues finished 12th and the Merseyside team had to scrap for fifth place. Looming over the match at London’s Stamford … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 11 (EFE).- Erling Haaland had a brace Friday for Manchester City as the reigning champions beat Burnley 3-0 in the 2023-2024 Premier League opener. The Norwegian put the visitors ahead in the 4th minute at Turf Moor against a Burnley side making their return to the Premier League 15 months after they … Read more
Sports Desk, Jul 23 (EFE).- The Netherlands, who finished second at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, beat Portugal, while Sweden came from behind against South Africa, and France drew with Jamaica on the fourth day of the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand. Stefanie van der Gragt’s goal in the 13th minute proved to … Read more
Sports Desk, Apr 1 (EFE).- Manchester City kept the pressure on league leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Liverpool at home on Saturday. Against the run of play, the visitors opened the scoring in the 17th minute after Diogo Jota broke through City’s high defensive line, with Mohamed Salah eventually finishing past Ederson. … Read more
Jakarta (EFE).- An Indonesian court sentenced a policeman Thursday to more than a year in jail for negligence in connection with a stampede at a soccer stadium that killed more than 135 people in October, while he acquitted two other defendants of the same charges. The court in the city of Surabaya, in the province … Read more
Madrid, Mar 7 (EFE).- Uefa will issue refunds to fans who struggled to get into the Stade de France in Paris for last season’s Champions League final, European soccer’s governing body said Tuesday. The announcement comes after a recent independent report found Uefa bore “primary responsibility” for the chaotic scenes that unfolded outside the stadium … Read more
Paris, Mar 3 (EFE).- Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been formally charged with rape, French prosecutors told Efe on Friday. The 24-year-old had been under investigation by prosecutors in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, after a 23-year-old woman filed a report with police, although she did not press charges. Prosecutors confirmed … Read more
By Sergi Escudero Barcelona, Dec 21 (EFE).- Lionel Messi won the 2022 World Cup in an “extraordinary fashion” but his high level performance at the tournament at the age of 35 was not surprising given his career-long track record of proving himself a decisive factor on the pitch, says his former teammate, FC Barcelona and … Read more