Brazil win eighth straight continental U-20 Women's title Paraguay finish runners-up to qualify for U-20 Women's World Cup for a second time Geyse named player of the tournament Brazil booked their place at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 in style, winning all their matches at the South American Championships in the age group, held in Ecuador. Joining the Brazilians in France are tournament runners-up Paragu... FIFA.com - News
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Champions League last four: which nations dominate?
Spain are hoping to supply three UEFA Champions League semi-finalists this season, and that dominance is far from unusual.If Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla all claim last-four berths, it would be the seventh time one league has supplied three semi-finalists, and the second in a row for Spain. Even if only two of that trio advance (as the first-leg results suggest), it would be the eighth year in succession that the Liga has had more than one team standing at that stage (Spain has not been totally absent from the semi-finals since 2006/07). In having a trio of semi-finalists for
Rob Gronkowski Offers Advice For Gordon Hayward: ‘Dominate’ Injury Rehab
by Zack Cox on Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 5:44PM 2,721 FOXBORO, Mass. — Gordon Hayward’s gruesome ankle injury was the talk of the Boston sports world Wednesday, even down the road at Gillette Stadium. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has suffered several severe injuries during his NFL career, offered his reaction to Hayward’s, which came just minutes into the NBA All-Star’s Celtics debut. “I wish him nothing but wellness,” Gro... NESN.com
Real Madrid continue to dominate UEFA club rankings
Real Madrid ended top of the UEFA club coefficient rankings for the fourth straight season while Spain remains the dominant national association after the 2016/17 campaign. The associations' positions in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League access lists are determined on the basis of the associations' coefficients established at the finish of the 2016/17 campaign, on the basis of the associations' coefficients from seasons 2012/13 to 2016/17.
Madrid go first: Spain’s longest unbeaten runs
Real Madrid's 3-3 draw with Sevilla on Thursday moved them ahead of Barcelona and set a Spanish record of 40 games unbeaten in all competitions. As UEFA.com discovers, the two giants dominate the landscape in undefeated runs involving Spanish sides.1. Real Madrid, 40 (2016 – present) A 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg in last season's UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg was the last time Real Madrid tasted defeat. Since then they have been unstoppable, notching up 30 victories and ten draws as they relentlessly swept all before them while collecting the UEFA
Barcelona, Bayern and Paris continue to dominate
SATURDAYArsenal 0-0 Hull CityThe Gunners will travel to Humberside for a replay of their FA Cup fifth round tie after neither side could find the winner in north London. A Joel Campbell free-kick which hit a post was the closest either team came, as the Tigers ended a 14-game winning run in the competition for Arsenal, who have lifted the trophy for the past two seasons.Las Palmas 1-2 Barcelona (Willian José 10; Suárez 6, Neymar 39)It is eight Liga wins on the bounce for the Blaugrana, Luis Suárez opening the scoring with his 25th goal in 24 league games this season. The early lead lasted just four minutes befo...