Tag: International Football

Lionel Scaloni handed one-game ban, won't coach Argentina vs Peru

Lionel Scaloni has been suspended for one game by CONMEBOL’s disciplinary committee and will not coach Argentina’s next match against Peru on Saturday...

Alan Shearer on life inside and outside the England bubble – Tension, criticism, darkness and light

I was asked by a mate this week what a 26-year-old Alan Shearer would have made of the 53-year-old me. Before anyone else...

A glorious gut punch, pig heads on platters and acid jazz: The Euro 2024 anthems – rated

With the Euro 2024 group stage done, we’ve heard all 24 national team anthems three times. It is time to say goodbye to...

Uruguay 5-0 Bolivia takeaways: Bielsa's side looks formidable ahead of facing USMNT

Early goals from Manchester United’s Facundo Pellestri and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez got Uruguay off to a fast start against Bolivia and they...

Cristiano Ronaldo is raging – at referees, his luck and maybe time itself

It just doesn’t come as easily to Cristiano Ronaldo these days. Over the course of two decades he has so often bent the...

Copa America 2024 bracket: Who has qualified for knockout stage – and who is out?

Copa America is under way in the United States with some of the world’s biggest teams and biggest stars in action over the...

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