Game 1 of the quarter-finals and the drama continues. After a solid performance in the Group and Round of 16, Uruguay failed to advance to the semi-finals after being defeated by France in a 2-0 shutout. France’s Antoine Griezmann was hailed the hero of the day with his second goal that all but secured victory […]
After being dominated for two hours, Russia, in an unexpected turn of events, defeated Spain. With the match tied 1-1, it came down to the shootout and Russia came out on top winning 4-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Igor Akinfeev, who serves as both the goalkeeper and captain for Russia was on top of […]
In a match the neither Belgium nor England has to win, England’s loss to Belgium seemed to be of little bother and Belgium didn’t seem to thrilled to be the winner either on Thursday and for a good reason. Belgium earned an extra three points for their win against England. That win gave them first […]
Portugal came out on top against Morocco after Cristiano Ronaldo showed the world why he one of the sports greats scoring the winning and only goal to give Portugal a 1-0 victory. After a draw against Spain, this was the win Portugal needed most. Ronaldo was in the right place at the right time as […]
As the 2018 World Cup gets underway, Iran is facing more problems. After being picked to join one of the toughest groups in this year’s tournament, Iran is now unable to wear their favourite soccer shoes due to sanctions by the United States. Iran’s coach, Carlos Queiroz, the longest to serve in the role, said […]
The World Cup will hit Canadian soil in 2026 it was announced on Wednesday after a bid that includes Canada, Mexico and the United States. The joint bid beat out Morocco who also was vying to host the World Cup in 2026. The member association of FIFA, during a congress session in Moscow, voted 135 […]
The Toronto FC saw the club advance to the finals in the CONCACAF Champions League final last night after an early goal by TFC’s Jonathan Osorio against Club America. At closing the two were tied 1-1 but Toronto’s semifinal aggregate score gave them the green light to advance. This will be Toronto’s first appearance in […]
TFC’s Sebastian Giovinco may have scored late in the wild card game against Mexico’s Tigres UANL and lost 3-2, but the Toronto club still managed to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals. Last Wednesday saw Toronto playing its first game of a two-leg series at BMO Field and winning 2-1. The goal scored by […]
Davide Astori, Captain for Fiorentina was found unresponsive in his Italy hotel room and has passed away at the age of thirty-one of an apparent heart attack prior. Astori was found by Fiorentina staff after failing to appear for breakfast in the morning. As a result of his sudden passing, Fiorentina cancelled their scheduled game […]
The Toronto FC are nearing the end of its preparations for the 2018 season but are still looking for a few pieces of the puzzle to come together. Toronto created buzz last week after it signed Gregory van der Wiel. Van der Wiel, a defender, has in the last played for a number of European […]
