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Azerbaijan national football team looses to Luxembourg

Azerbaijan national football team looses to Luxembourg

Azerbaijan completed its performance in the qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In the last match, the Azerbaijani national team lost to the Luxembourg team with a score of 1: 3. The scoring was opened by the player …

"Zenit" defeated "Spartak" scoring seven goals

"Zenit" defeated "Spartak" scoring seven goals

"Zenit" defeated "Spartak" in the 12th round match of Tinkoff - the Russian Premier League (RPL). The score of the game was 7:1 In “Zenit” goals were scored by Sardar Azmoun (20th and 36th minutes), …

Russia's football team climbs to 33rd spot in FIFA Ranking

Russia's football team climbs to 33rd spot in FIFA Ranking

The Russian national football team has climbed four rungs up the FIFA World Ranking’s ladder, according to the list published by the world’s governing body of football on Thursday. The Russian squad is now holding 33rd place …

Portuguese Sporting stun Besiktas 4-1 in Champions League

Portuguese Sporting stun Besiktas 4-1 in Champions League

Portuguese football club Sporting thrashed Turkish opponents Besiktas 4-1 in a Tuesday UEFA Champions League group match. In the 15th minute, visitors Sporting took the lead in Istanbul's Vodafone Park as Uruguayan defender …

Serbia beats Azerbaijan to stay in race for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Serbia beats Azerbaijan to stay in race for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Serbia outplayed Azerbaijan 3-1 in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Belgrade on Tuesday to maintain the number one position in Group A. The home team took the lead through Dusan Vlahovic in the 30th minute, but Azerbaijan's Emin …

World Cup qualifying: Kazakhstan 0-2 Finland

World Cup qualifying: Kazakhstan 0-2 Finland

Teemu Pukki scored twice to break Jari Litmanen's international goals record for Finland in their World Cup qualifying victory over Kazakhstan. Norwich forward Pukki netted in each half to take his international tally to 33, one …

Zenit forward may continue his career in Germany or France

Zenit forward may continue his career in Germany or France

Forward of the St. Petersburg football club "Zenith" Sardar Azmoun may move to Germany or France. This was announced on his Twitter page by journalist Daniele Longo. According to him, Leverkusen's Bayer and Lyon have begun …

Greece defeats Georgia 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

Greece defeats Georgia 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

Greece scored two late goals to win at Georgia 2-0 and stay in third place, three points behind Sweden, Greek City Times reported.  Greece and Sweden have three qualifying games left, the first of which comes on Tuesday when they …

France reach Nations League final after win over Belgium

France reach Nations League final after win over Belgium

Theo Hernandez put France in the Nations League final on Thursday with a last-gasp strike which earned Les Bleus a thrilling 3-2 win over Belgium. AC Milan full-back Hernandez netted his first France goal in the 90th minute of his …

Irani referee to judge final match of Futsal World Cup

Irani referee to judge final match of Futsal World Cup

Iranian referee Gelareh Nazemi was appointed for the 2021 Futsal World Cup final in Lithuania, the International Football Federation (FIFA) informs. The 2021 Futsal World Cup began on 12 September and will end on 3 October. …

Spartak beats Italy’s Napoli in Europa League match

Spartak beats Italy’s Napoli in Europa League match

Moscow’s Spartak football club has defeated Italy’s Napoli 3:2 in the second round of the Europa League group stage in Naples. Napoli’s Elif Elmas scored in the 12th second of the game. In the tournament’s …

Kuntz feels at home as he signs Turkey deal

Kuntz feels at home as he signs Turkey deal

Stefan Kuntz feels like he is "coming home" after signing a three-year contract as Turkey's national coach with the aim to guide them to their first World Cup finals in 20 years, France 24 reports.  The 58-year-old …