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Dominant England beat Wales 6-1, enter Euro quarters to face Sweden

Another rampant England performance saw the defending champion demolish Wales 6-1 on Sunday and book its spot in the quarterfinals of the Women's European Championship. England had bounced back from losing to France in its opener by routing the Netherlands 4-0 and it raced into a 4-0 halftime lead against Wales following goals from Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo. Substitutes Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones added more in the second half either side of Hannah Cain's stylish consolation for Wales. We're just happy that we continued the standards that we'd set against the Netherlands, Stanway said. It was super important that we continue where we'd left off and we could build momentum post that. The result saw Sarina Wiegman's team advance as runner-up in Group D, ensuring England a potentially easier path to the final, after France beat the Netherlands 5-2 to win the group. Wales and the Netherlands are eliminated. England will play Sweden in the ...

Malik Tillman joins Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record transfer fee

Bayer Leverkusen has moved to replace Florian Wirtz by signing United States international Malik Tillman from PSV Eindhoven for a club-record fee. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder signed a contract through June 2030, the Bundesliga club said Saturday. Kicker magazine reported Leverkusen was paying PSV a fixed sum of 35 million euros ($41 million) for the player, making him the club's most expensive incoming transfer. We've gained another strong and very dangerous attacking player, Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said He can play in both the number 10 and the number 8 positions in midfield. Malik is an absolute top signing for us. Tillman, who was born in Nuremberg, Germany to a German mother and American father, played through Bayern Munich's youth teams after switching from Bavarian rival Greuther Frth in 2015. He was unable to establish himself in the senior team and made just seven appearances for Bayern before joining Glasgow Rangers on loan in 2022-23. He joined

From $473.9 to $13.4: Fifa cuts ticket price for Club World Cup semifinal

FIFA cut standard ticket prices for the semifinal between Chelsea and Fluminense at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday to USD 13.40 from USD 473.90 earlier in the past week. FIFA has used dynamic pricing for the 63-game tournament. Standard ticket prices for Wednesday's semifinal between European champion Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in New Jersey start at USD 199.60. FIFA had dropped ticket prices to $11.15 for a quarterfinal in Orlando, Florida, between Fluminense and Al Hilal. and in Philadelphia between Chelsea and Palmeiras. The dramatic drop in prices was first reported by The Athletic. Many matches during the tournament have had sparse crowds. Real Madrid has been an exception, drawing at least 60,000 for all five of its matches, including 76,611 for its quarterfinal win Saturday over Borussia Dortmund in New Jersey.

FIFA Club World Cup R016: PSG vs Inter Miami live match time, streaming

Despite Miami's firepower, PSG enter as clear favourites and are expected to progress to the quarter-finals, where Flamengo or Bayern Munich await

FIFA Club World Cup R016: Benfica vs Chelsea live match time, streaming

Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto could return to the starting XI for Chelsea, likely replacing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Christopher Nkunku

FIFA Club World Cup R016: Palmeiras vs Botafogo live match time, streaming

Igor Jesus will lead the line for Botafogo after an excellent group stage, where he scored twice and was the team's most active forward

Low group stage turnout puts pressure on FIFA Club World Cup knock

Despite FIFA's emphasis on international ticket sales, average attendance during the group stage was just over 34,700, a figure that represents 56.7% of listed seating capacity

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Monterrey vs Inter live match time, streaming

Monterrey will be without defender Carlos Salcedo due to injury, the only absentee for head coach Domenec Torrent

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Fluminense vs Dortmund live match time, streaming

The FIFA Club World Cup match between Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund will take place at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, USA

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Highlights: Chelsea beat LAFC; Boca draw Benfica

At Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, Boca Juniors and Benfica produced an emotionally charged 2-2 draw in front of a crowd dominated by Boca supporters

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Chelsea vs LAFC live match time, streaming

The FIFA Club World Cup match between Chelsea and LAFC will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, USA

Late penalty against Oman ends Palestine's 2026 FIFA World Cup dreams

An engrossing qualifying journey of 16 games and the obstacles of a war came crashing down in an instant for Oday Dabbagh and his Palestinian team. Their legacy will long continue. Players left the field in tears in the immediate aftermath at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, last Thursday after their quest for a first appearance at a World Cup evaporated on a contentious penalty awarded deep in extra time. Fans looked on, stunned. It's very hard, Dabbagh, the team's star striker, told The Associated Press. It was massive for us to get to the next stage we prepared well, we had a positive atmosphere, and we had the fans with us. We gave everything, but it was gone in a moment. Needing to win its last three Group B games to reach the playoffs for the last two of Asia's automatic spots at the World Cup, the No. 101-ranked team in the world beat Iraq in Basra in March, Kuwait in Kuwait City on June 5. Five days later, it was leading 1-0 against Oman in Jordan in the 97t

Early goals from Cunha, Jesus help Botafogo down Sounders 2-1 at Club WC

Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus scored in the first half and Botafogo beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the Club World Cup on. Botafogo opened the scoring 28 minutes into the game as Cunha headed in a pass from Alex Telles. It came after a contentious yellow card to Nouhou Tolo gave the visitors a direct free kick just beyond the corner of the penalty box. Sounders players felt the call was unfair as there had been some unobserved jostling between Tolo and Artur before Tolo shoved his opponent to the ground. Botafogo doubled the lead in the first half's final minutes with another headed goal. Vitinho connected with his 24-year-old star teammate Igor Jesus, who sent a powerful header to the bottom corner. The Sounders played better in the second half, buoyed by their energetic subs. Four minutes after coming into the match, Paul Rothrock provided the assist for Christian Roldan's header in the 75th minute that deflected off Jesus. Key Moments The Sounders had two shots on target in a row

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Highlights: Bayern, PSG register thumping wins

Bayern Munich opened their campaign in brutal fashion at TQL Stadium, tearing apart Auckland City with a ten-goal blitz

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Bayern vs Auckland live match time, streaming

The FIFA Club World Cup match between Bayern Munich and Auckland City will take place at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, USA

How FIFA Club World Cup can change the landscape of global football

The month-long event is spread across 11 U.S. cities, symbolising FIFA's intent to tap into global markets and reshape how elite football is consumed and contested

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami live match time, streaming

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup clash between Inter Miami and Al Ahly will be streamed for free on DAZN's website and app in India

Vinicius Jr powers Brazil to 2026 FIFA World Cup with win over Paraguay

A goal by Vinicius Jnior secured Brazil a place in the 2026 World Cup, quite a momentous home debut for Carlo Ancelotti as head coach. The once prolific duo at Real Madrid helped Brazil to a 1-0 win over Paraguay at Sao Paulo. Ecuador secured its place at next year's global tournament later Tuesday with a 0-0 draw at Peru. Defending champion Argentina, held to a 1-1 draw by Colombia, had already qualified and is assured of finishing atop South American qualifying. Ecuador and Brazil each have 25 points in the standings, but the Ecuadorians are in second spot based on victories. The two nations are 10 points behind Argentina but, crucially, more than six points clear of the seventh-place team with two games remaining in the qualifying campaign. The top six teams in South America earn direct entries to the 48-team World Cup. Chile will miss a third consecutive World Cup after losing 2-0 at Bolivia to remain last in 10-nation round-robin competition, a result that cost head coach Ric

England stunned by Senegal, Thomas Tuchel faces first defeat as coach

Boos rang out as England left the field after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly Tuesday which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel's tenure as coach. Senegal recovered from conceding Harry Kane's early goal to become the first team from Africa to record a victory over England. We're not going to panic. But for sure we know we need to do better, England captain Kane told broadcaster ITV and suggested England had lost that aggressive nature that we've had. In World Cup qualifying Tuesday, the Netherlands beat Malta 8-0 and Austria beat San Marino 4-0. England's landmark lossKane was the only player retained in Tuchel's starting lineup from last week's 1-0 win over Andorra, which had caused Tuchel to criticize his team's attitude. The changes brought little improvement. Kane's record-extending 73rd England goal gave his team the lead in the seventh minute, when he bundled in after a goalkeeping error by Edouard Mendy. Senegal was a step above over Tuchel's previous England ...

Jobe Bellingham signs with Borussia Dortmund on five-year contract

Jobe could make his debut as early as this month in the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States as Dortmund prepare to face Fluminense, Sundowns and Ulsan HD