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United States captain Carli Lloyd converted from the penalty spot to give the Untied States 1-0 lead in their Women’s World Cup semi-final match with Germany on Tuesday. Lloyd, playing in her third World Cup, calmly slotted home to build the advantage just minutes after Germany had failed to score from a spot-kick. The Americans were awarded the penalty after Alex Morgan was hauled...
Published: July 1, 2015
The United States were spared in their Women’s World Cup semi-final match against Germany, as Celia Sasic sent her penalty attempt wide to the left in the second half. Germany were awarded a penalty after Julie Johnson committed a foul inside the box. Sasic, the tournament’s top scorer, sent American goalkeeper Hope Solo the wrong way, but couldn’t put her shot on...
Published: June 30, 2015
Manchester United man Marcos Rojo provided the breakthrough in Argentina’s Copa America semi-final clash against Paraguay on Tuesday night. Lionel Messi‘s free-kick was swung into the box, and after Paraguay couldn’t clear it, it fell to the full-back’s feet to put it away to give the Argentines a 1-0 lead. Argentina quickly doubled their lead, again with Messi...
Published: June 30, 2015
One man is partying like it’s 1999 for the United States’ massive Women’s World Cup semi-final against Germany. He dressed up like the Women’s World Cup hero of that tournament, Brandi Chastain. Chastain famously converted the final penalty to clinch the American triumph at the Rose Bowl in the 1999 World Cup then ripped off her shirt in one of sports’ most...
Published: June 30, 2015
Now you can be even more outlandish with Lionel Messi‘s dribbling. If such a thing is possible. The newest edition of EA Sports’ FIFA franchise will allow users to do some Messi-like moves with the ball without actually touching it. Messi explains both his dribbling strategy and EA show how the new feature works in their latest promotion for the game. [EA Sports...
Published: June 30, 2015
England’s Lionesses have been largely celebrated for reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in the team’s history. While their surprising surge and applause-worthy performance has been decidedly less publicised than the men’s bumbling 2014 World Cup (last-place group-stage finish), some have taken note of England’s triumph in Canada. Phil...
Published: June 30, 2015
Oh my, Edu Vargas. What a hit! Vargas scored the goal to potentially send Chile to the Copa America final with a powerful shot from way outside the 18-yard box to give Chile a 2-1 advantage against Peru. He struck it perfectly, leaving plenty of jaws on the floor. The goal came just moments after 10-man Peru had equalised through an own goal. [Twitter] Read more International...
Published: June 28, 2015
Derlis Gonzalez converted the decisive penalty to send Paraguay past Brazil on Saturday night and into the Copa America semi-finals. The moment should have forever been remembered in ecstasy for the Paraguay international. But unfortunately, it turned into a tragic one for Gonzalez and his family. According to Paraguayan newspaper Ultima Hora (h/t Sky Sports), Gonzalez learned from his wife shortly...
Published: June 28, 2015
When Andrea Pirlo is involved, your pool party immediately becomes the coolest pool party on the planet. That’s what happened on Friday, as Pirlo hung out in the pool with Dutch stars, Daley Blind, Robin van Persie and Stefan de Vrij. The crew of footballing talents then took to a game of head-tennis, continuing to prove that their pool party is far greater than ours. They even...
Published: June 28, 2015
England got off to a dream start in their quarter-final clash with Canada in the Women’s World Cup on Saturday. Jodie Taylor struck in the 11th minute for the Lionesses after Canada endured an awful giveaway deep in their own half. The celebration continued, as they scored again through Lucy Bronze just three minutes later to make it 2-0 before 15 minutes had even elapsed. England...