By: vetembaste | Duesseldorf | Published: March 24, 2018 7:39 am Germany’s Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring during an international friendly soccer match between Germany and Spain. (AP) World champions Germany drew 1-1 with Spain in a high tempo friendly on Friday as they launched their preparations for a title defence in Russia while their opponents had striker Diego Costa ...
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Colombia defeat a reminder of high-level requirements, says France coach
By: vetembaste | Published: March 25, 2018 7:23 pm France coach Didier Deschamps. (Source: vetembaste) France coach Didier Deschamps said that Friday’s 3-2 home defeat by Colombia in a friendly game served as a timely warning for Les Bleus, less than three months before the World Cup in Russia. France appeared to have the match under control as they opened ...
Read More »Impressive England break Dutch drought with 1-0 win
By: vetembaste | Amsterdam | Published: March 24, 2018 7:44 am England’s Jesse Lingard celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. (vetembaste) England ended a 22-year win drought against the Netherlands thanks to Jesse Lingard’s strike for a 1-0 triumph after a performance of composure and quality in a friendly on Friday. Gareth Southgate’s World Cup-bound England side were superior ...
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in stoppage time as Portugal snatch win
By: vetembaste | Zurich | Published: March 24, 2018 7:52 am Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal. (vetembaste) Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored two stoppage time goals to steal a 2-1 win over Egypt after Mohamed Salah had given the African side the lead in an entertaining World Cup warm-up in Switzerland on Friday. Salah scored with a thumping drive ...
Read More »Stephen Constantine announces 24-member squad for Kyrgyz Republic
By: PTI | Published: March 25, 2018 12:00 am Stephen Constantine with the Indian football team. National coach Stephen Constantine on Saturday announced 24-strong India squad for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against the Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek on March 27. India are presently on top of Group A with 13 points having already qualified for the AFC ...
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