Football
Atletico and Real Madrid draw first derby at Metropolitano
AP, Madrid :Barcelona was the team celebrating at the end of the first derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.The Madrid rivals played to a scoreless draw at Atletico’s...
Brazil’s scouts search for future Neymars
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :At a trial for youngsters at Rio de Janeiro’s Vasco de Gama football club, Vanessa Dias pushed through the bushes to glimpse her 12-year-old son Caua, nervously hoping that he’d...
Witness says he paid $160M in bribes to soccer officials
AP, New York :A former marketing executive from Argentina testified Thursday at a U.S. trial that he and his company arranged to pay 30 soccer officials about $160 million in bribes over the course...
Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 to capture last World Cup berth
AFP, Lima :Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos scored as Peru defeated New Zealand to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1982 on Wednesday, sealing the last ticket to Russia with a...
Italy keeper Buffon ends international career
AFP, Milan :Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon confirmed Monday he was ending his international career after the four-time champions failed to reach the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. Buffon, 39, played...
‘It’s over’ – dismay, disbelief as Italy miss World Cup
AFP, Rome :Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years was greeted by a mixture of disbelief, dismay and resigned disappointment by fans across the country. In...
Croatia qualify for World Cup after 0-0 draw with Greece
AP, Athens :Croatia qualified for the 2018 World Cup finals after a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the playoffs against Greece on Sunday.With a considerable advantage from Thursday’s 4-1 victory in Zagreb,...