Sporting knock Arsenal out of Europa League on penalties

Arsenal suffered a rare forgettable night this season as the Gunners crashed out of the Europa League in the round of 16, losing to Sporting Lisbon on penalties in the second leg at the Emirates stadium. Granit Xhaka’s first half-strike was cancelled out by Pedro Goncalves’ wonder goal in the second period to send the […]

Real Madrid complete stunning turnaround to beat Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield

It was another European night for the ages under the lights at Anfield as Real Madrid produced a miraculous comeback against Liverpool in the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League encounter. Los Blancos rallied from 2-0 down in the opening 15 minutes to script a stunning turnaround, winning the tie 5-2 thanks […]

Goncalo Ramos hits hat-trick as Portugal hammer Switzerland in the Round of 16

Portugal stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with their 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the round of 16 at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday night. Goncalo Ramos struck a hat-trick on his first international start, while goals from Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao powered a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal into the […]

Mercurial Mbappe sends France into quarter-finals

France stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with their dominant 3-1 victory over Poland in the last 16 on Sunday. It was a historic night for Les Bleus as Olivier Giroud overtook Thierry Henry to become France’s all-time leading goal-scorer with 52 goals. The 36-year-old’s first-half strike was followed […]

Netherlands cruise into quarter-finals with dominant USA victory

The Netherlands became the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with their 3-1 win over the USA in the round of 16 at the Khalifa International Stadium. Denzel Dumfries played a starring role for the Dutch, setting up two first-half goals for Memphis Depay and Daley Blind before getting […]

Messi stars as Argentina edge out Australia to clinch quarter-finals berth

Lionel Messi delivered a masterclass in the round of 16 against Australia to lead Argentina into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 35-year-old scored the opening goal on his 1000th career appearance and provided more magical moments throughout the 90 minutes as Argentina edged out the Socceroos 2-1 at the […]

Benzema hat-trick stuns PSG as Real Madrid complete extraordinary UCL turnaround

Karim Benzema lifted Real Madrid from the depths of despair in the second half of the Champions League return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, scoring a 17-minute hat-trick to help Los Blancos overcome a two-goal deficit and knock out PSG in the Round of 16. For most of the night, PSG and Kylian Mbappe seemed […]