Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty as Portugal stumbled to a second straight draw at Euro 2016 on Saturday after a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Group F rivals Austria in Paris. Ronaldo set a new Portuguese record with his 128th international cap, surpassing the mark previously shared with Luis Figo, but the […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo is set to win a Portugese record 128th cap against Austria in Euro 2016's Group F on Saturday. Ronaldo will surpass the record shared with former Portugal great Luis Figo and is also looking to become the first player to score in four European Championships at the Parc des Princes. […]

Marseille (AFP) – An own-goal by Iceland's Birkir Savarsson in the dying seconds rescued a draw for Hungary in a frenetic Euro 2016 clash that keeps both team's hopes alive of a second round berth. A first-half penalty by Gylfi Sigurdsson put little Iceland on course for a fairytale win. But the European Championship newcomers […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – France coach Didier Deschamps hopes to put a controversy concerning midfielder Paul Pogba behind him when the Euro 2016 hosts close Group A against Switzerland in Lille on Sunday. Dropped for Wednesday's 2-0 win over Albania in Marseille, Juventus star Pogba came on at half-time and helped set up the second […]

Maybe the story of this wonderful summer of soccer can be how even though teams can defend marvelously for nearly an entire game, fate isn’t often as kind to them. Though teams like Northern Ireland and Italy have proven you can win on the strength of solid shape and heroic defending, sometimes fate doesn’t smile […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill rued his team's sloppiness in a 3-0 defeat to Belgium at Euro 2016 on Saturday that compromised their prospects of reaching the last 16. Ireland held the Belgians into the interval of the Group E game in Bordeaux, but Romelu Lukaku netted twice in the second […]

Dinard (France) (AFP) – Real Madrid star Gareth Bale insists Wales have overcome the disappointment of losing out to rivals England as he looks to fire his country into the last 16 of Euro 2016 with victory over Russia on Monday. Bale is tied for top scorer at the tournament having scored free-kicks in both […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Belgium coach Marc Wilmots was delighted with his side's 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland at Euro 2016 on Saturday as they bounced back from their opening loss to Italy. Widely criticised after losing 2-0 to the Italians in Lyon in their Group E opener, two goals by Romelu Lukaku and […]

Paris (AFP) – France on Saturday expelled Russian far-right football fan leader Alexander Shprygin over violence at Euro 2016 as UEFA opened an inquiry into new chaos caused by Croatian supporters. Shprygin and 19 other fans were moved from a holding centre in Marseille, where Russian fans battled England rivals last weekend, and put on […]

The 2016 Copa America Centenario is entering the exciting stages of the competition with the United States in the semi-finals, where they'll play either Argentina or Venezuela. Plus, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia are battling it out to determine who will play in the other semi-final. To watch the games, you can switch on FOX […]

Marseille (AFP) – Hungarian supporters briefly clashed with stewards in the stadium at the Hungary-Iceland Euro 2016 match in Marseille on Saturday, AFP reporters said. The Hungarians had been trying to climb a fence in the Stade Velodrome to join up with another group of Hungarians when stewards intervened. Punches were thrown before riot police […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatia's football federation said Saturday that UEFA and French police had been warned that hooligans planned to disrupt the Euro 2016 match between Croatia and Czech Republic. At least 10 flares were lobbed from the Croatian corner of the Saint-Etienne stadium in the 86th minute of Friday's game which was stopped for […]

Under Marcelo Bielsa and Jorge Sampaoli, Chile went from one of the afterthoughts of South American soccer to one of the most entertaining national teams on the planet. The transformation was sometimes slow and rough, and Claudio Borghi’s tenure was not a pleasant one in between the teacher and student. After Sampaoli resigned earlier this […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku silenced his critics with a brace as Belgium kick-started their Euro 2016 campaign by comfortably beating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 in Bordeaux on Saturday. After being frustrated by the Irish in the first half, Belgium broke through when Lukaku struck three minutes after the restart, atoning for his profligacy […]

Chantilly (France) (AFP) – Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy said on Saturday that there have been no developments regarding his future at the club, as he focuses on his England duties at Euro 2016. Vardy, whose 24 goals inspired Leicester's fairytale Premier League triumph, is thought to be considering an approach from Arsenal, who have […]