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September 27 – Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a landmark project that aims to overcome ethnic political tensions. UEFA said Thursday only the Serbia-Albania bid met a deadline this week to file detailed tournament plans. Belgium and Turkey had previously declared interest earlier in the bidding process scheduled to be decided …

Putting in what was a sensational performance on Sunday afternoon, Tottenham stormed their way to a 3-0 romp away at a woeful Manchester United. Flying out of the traps at Old Trafford, Spurs got off to a dream start as the red-hot Brennan Johnson tapped home from close range in the opening three minutes and recorded his fourth goal in …

September 30 – FIFA has partnered with international social issue campaigners, Global Citizen, to produce the first ever World Cup final half-time show in July 2026 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Global Citizen have three policy pillars; fighting poverty, equity between people whatever their gender or religion, and battling against climate crisis that hits the world’s poorest people …

Ricardo Pepi answered the call for PSV in his first league start of the 2024-25 Eredivisie season. Pepi scored twice on Saturday in PSV’s 2-0 road victory over Willem II, giving the American forward his first brace at club level since October 2022. The U.S. men’s national team forward earned SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors in the …

During the Summer of 2022, Ryan Gravenberch, a then-20-year-old slimly framed deep-lying playmaker, was among soccer’s most exciting emerging talents. Despite speculation that the Amsterdam-born midfielder could make moves to European giants AC Milan or Liverpool, who’d just come off the back of a near-perfect season, where they were just two games away from completing an unprecedented quadruple, Gravenberch joined …

Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 40 LaLiga games despite Ángel Correa’s injury-time equalizer secured a point for Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby. Atletico fans caused the match to be suspended for nearly 20 minutes following  Militão’s opener. Both teams remained undefeated in all competitions. A chance to close the gap with Barcelona Only Atletico managed to beat …

Amidst serious concerns over the tournament’s feasibility, FIFA released the identity of the twelve United States stadiums to stage the 2025 Club World Cup. 32 teams from FIFA’s six confederations will participate in the competition, which occur from June 15 to July 13, 2025. MetLife Stadium to host another major final A year before the 2026 World Cup final, the …

Real Madrid edged one point closer to Barcelona after drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in a spicy LaLiga derby on Sunday night. It was a scrappy match in the Spanish capital, but Eder Militao scored the breakthrough goal in the second half, volleying in at the back post. There was drama after that with Thibaut Courtois being targeted by a …

Tottenham Hotspur took all three points from Old Trafford thanks to quickfire goals in both halves. The 3-0 scoreline saw their first away win of the season as they extended the unbeaten run against Manchester United to four games.  The two teams had a contrasting midweek in Europe. At the same time when United failed to beat Twente at home, …

Dusan Vlahovic often faces criticism during periods of poor form, but he generally deserves more respect. The Serbian has been one of the leading strikers in Serie A since 2020, first during his time at Fiorentina and now at Juventus. He was on track to finish the 2021/2022 season as the leading scorer in Italian football before Juventus added him …