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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 18, 2014
England won 3-1 away to Scotland, and Germany ended Spain’s unbeaten streak on home soil in two of Tuesday’s more high-profile international friendlies. Elsewhere, Portugal edged Argentina 1-0, France triumphed over Sweden by the same scoreline and the Republic of Ireland shellacked the United States to the tune of 4-1. There was enough international action to satisfy any football fan on...
Published: November 18, 2014
International Friendlies—November 18, 2014 Some intriguing international friendlies will be contested on Tuesday, and Bleacher Report will keep you apprised of all the action. Beginning at 4 p.m. GMT / 11 a.m. EST, we’ll get you ready for many of the day’s more high-profile kick-offs, after which we’ll provide live commentary, Twitter reaction and highlights from the grounds. Notable...
Published: November 15, 2014
Spain moved up to second-place in Group C following Saturday’s 3-0 win at home to Belarus in Euro 2016 qualifying. Isco, Sergio Busquets and Pedro scored the goals for the reigning European champions, who dominated from start to finish in Huelva and stayed within three points of Slovakia in their bracket. A handful of players caught the eye at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, while others were less impressive. Following...
Published: November 15, 2014
Danny Welbeck scored twice as England came from behind to beat Slovenia 3-1 on Saturday. Jordan Henderson’s own goal put the guests ahead early in the second half, but Wayne Rooney‘s successful penalty conversion just over a minute later sparked a fight back that pushed the Three Lions to an important victory in Euro 2016 qualifying. Rooney, whose 44th international goal took him level...
Published: November 15, 2014
Euro 2016 qualifying—Nuevo Colombino, Huelva SPAIN 2-0 BELARUS (18′ Isco, 19′ Busquets, 55′ Pedro) Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark) Lineups Spain: Casillas, Juanfran, Ramos, Pique, Alba, Busquets, Koke, Pedro, Isco, Cazorla, Alcacer Belarus: Zhevnov, Martynovich, Politevich, Yanushkevich, Dragun, Krivets, Mateychik, Balanovich, Kalachev, Kornilenko Follow...
Published: November 15, 2014
Euro 2016 qualifying—Wembley ENGLAND 3-1 SLOVENIA (59′ Rooney, 66′ Welbeck, 72′ Welbeck; 57′ Henderson o.g.) Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) Lineups England: Hart, Clyne, Cahill, Jagielka, Gibbs, Henderson, Lallana, Wilshere, Sterling, Welbeck, Rooney Slovenia: Handanovic, Brecko, Cesar, Ilic, Struna, Kurtic, Mertelj, Birsa, Kirm, Kampl,...
Published: November 11, 2014
Jurgen Klinsmann is on the lookout for American soccer talent, and he doesn’t care where it comes from. Ahead of upcoming friendlies against Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the United States men’s national team manager has dug deep into the soil of the country’s developmental landscape and hopes to have unearthed two gems: Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota United and Stanford University’s...
Published: November 11, 2014
Euro 2016 qualification has only just begun, but already the campaign has provided no shortage of surprises. Just last month the Netherlands were comfortably beaten by Iceland in Reykjavik, while Slovakia shocked Euro 2012 winners Spain in Zilina, where they posted a memorable 2-1 win. Almost every bracket has provided at least one astonishing result so far, and the pattern will likely continue into...
Published: October 23, 2014
Luiz Adriano’s Brazil call-up is as sensible as it is richly-deserved. Sensible, for a national side in desperate need of an in-form centre-forward, and richly-deserved, for a player who scored a Champions League quintuple on Wednesday and, at 27, is Shakhtar Donetsk’s record goalscorer. Selecao manager Dunga made the decision on Thursday, as per the Guardian, and also brought the striker’s...
Published: October 15, 2014
For the second time in less than a week, the United States carried a lead into the final minutes of an international friendly only to concede a late, heartbreaking equaliser. Jozy Altidore had spotted the hosts a 1-0 lead over Honduras after 10 minutes on Tuesday night, but it was the guests who dominated after the restart and finally broke through in the 86th minute when Maynor Figueroa headed Mario...