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Football: Juve's Ronaldo sent off against Valencia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 04:25 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo's first Champions League appearance for Juventus lasted 29 minutes as the competition's record scorer was sent off against Valencia in Group G on Wednesday. Read more »

Football: Messi scores hat-trick as Barcelona thrash PSV

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:03 AM

Lionel Messi pictures the Champions League ending with him hoisting the trophy and it began with him scoring a hat-trick on Tuesday as Barcelona put four goals past PSV Eindhoven. Read more »

UP Diliman football field receives FIFA quality certification

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:46 AM

FIFA, the world governing body for football, has recently awarded the UP Diliman Football Field with the FIFA Quality Certification seal. Read more »

Ronaldo off the mark as Juventus maintain 100% record

Emmeline MOORE, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 10:06 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goals for Juventus on Sunday, with a second-half double that ensured a 2-1 win over Sassuolo to make it four victories from as many Serie A games. Read more »

Relentless Liverpool sweep Spurs aside as Chelsea go top

Neil Robinson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:15 AM

Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday to post a fifth consecutive win at the start of the season for the first time since 1990-91 and banish the memory of last year's London mauling by Mauricio Pochettino's side.  Read more »

LA LIGA: Barca ride luck to sink Sociedad, Real held in Bilbao

Richard Martin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:09 AM

Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday after riding their luck to come from behind and win 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Saturday while Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 in a highly entertaining game at Athletic Bilbao. Read more »

Play Usain Bolt in defence, says Spain's World Cup-winning coach

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 04:16 PM

World Cup-winning coach Vicente del Bosque has some advice for sprint king Usain Bolt's new Australian club -- play him in defence. Read more »

Spain humiliate Croatia with thumping Nations League win

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 10:50 AM

Spain showed their remarkable potential under new coach Luis Enrique by destroying World Cup runners-up Croatia 6-0 on Tuesday to hand the visitors their biggest ever defeat and take control of their Nations League group. Read more »

China’s football dream more elusive than ever after latest flops

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 11 09:50 PM

On Friday, Marcello Lippi's side lost 1-0 to Qatar in Doha, triggering another bout of soul-searching and finger-pointing by Chinese media and fans. Read more »

NFL: Kaepernick thanks first players to kneel during national anthem

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 08:30 AM

Colin Kaepernick used social media to thank the first two players who knelt during the playing of the United States national anthem on the opening Sunday of the National Football League season. Read more »

Soccer: Luis Enrique tasked with finding Spain's sweetspot between past and future

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 09:07 AM

"This is my style and I don't care if you don't like it," he said. It was April 2016 and Luis Enrique was asked if he felt sorry for berating a journalist, who had been critical of Barcelona's fitness levels.  Read more »

Football: Areola saves France in draw with Germany

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 07:25 AM

MUNICH - World champions France never hit top form and had third-choice keeper Alphonse Areola to thank for a 0-0 draw against Germany in their inaugural Nations League game on Thursday, their first appearance since lifting the World Cup. Read more »

Football: 3 Pinoy teens join junior training camp in Germany

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 06:24 AM

Miguel Basmayor, Ivy Tapiz and Catherine Bradborn got an experience of a lifetime when they joined a football camp in Munich. Read more »

Azkals, naghahanda na para sa 2019 Asian Cup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 01:49 AM

Habang masaya naman ang goalkeeper ng Philippine Azkals na si Neil Etheridge matapos siyang makasama sa Premiere League sa England.  Read more »

Football: Ronaldo's Juventus to face Man United in Champions League

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 31 03:19 AM

Thursday's Champions League group draw in Monaco turned up a plum when Cristiano Ronaldo's new team Juventus were drawn to face Manchester United, the team he first tasted glory with in the 2008 final. Read more »

Football: Luka Modric named UEFA player of year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 02:26 AM

Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatia on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco after his Champions League exploits. Read more »

Football: Neil Etheridge tops BR Football Goalkeeper Player Rankings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 05:52 PM

Neil Etheridge's English Premier League has gotten off to quit the impressive start, after having managed to save a pair of penalties in his first two matches. Read more »

Football: Messi 'sees things others don't' says Barcelona coach

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 19 11:39 PM

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has heaped praise on Lionel Messi's start to the Liga season after the Argentine bounced back from a disappointing World Cup with two goals against Alaves. Read more »

Bolt arrives in Australia on football quest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 10:45 AM

Sprint legend Usain Bolt says he's dead serious about becoming a professional footballer and plans to show the world what he's capable of after arriving in Australia Saturday for a trial stint with an A-League club. Read more »

Asian Games title worth weight in gold for Spurs' Son

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 11:11 AM

JAKARTA - Son Heung-min has lit up the World Cup and the Premier League but unnervingly it is the Asian Games in Indonesia that could make or break the career of the prolific South Korean forward. Read more »