Lee Jae-sung and Son Heung-min found the target as South Korea defeated Myanmar 2-0 to make a winning start to 2018 World Cup qualifying.
South Korea were beaten 2-1 by Australia in the final of the Asian Cup this year, and are bidding to bounce back by reaching their ninth consecutive World Cup in Russia in three years time.
Lee struck a late winner in a 1-0 friendly victory over New Zealand back in March, and the Jeonbuk Motors man had a telling impact once again here with a free header from a corner in the first half.
He nodded home after Myanmar goalkeeper Van Lal Hruai had failed to collect Son s delivery from the left-hand side.
Midway through the second half, Son benefitted directly from more poor goalkeeping as his well-struck free-kick from …
After more than 100 days at the summit of La Liga, Real Madrid could be dislodged this weekend if they fail to overcome Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Madrid have got used to life at the top, but a spell of more than 100 days at the summit of La Liga could come to an end this weekend if they fall short against Deportivo La Coruna.
Last Saturday s 4-0 loss to city rivals Atletico their biggest since 2010 s 5-0 thrashing at Barcelona combined with Barca s 5-2 win at Athletic Bilbao the following day left Real with a slender one-point lead over Luis Enrique s side.
Barca are not in action until Sunday, affording Real the chance to pull clear at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo lamented a day to forget after the Vicente Calderon humbling, insis…
Julian Nagelsmann claimed his first piece of silverware at Bayern Munich as Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller secured a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup.
In a frantic encounter between the Bundesliga champions and DFB-Pokal winners at Signal Iduna Park, it was Bayern who defended their crown in the third straight Supercup meeting between the Klassiker rivals.
Lewandowski broke Gerd Muller s long-standing Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a single season with the final kick of 2020-21, and he fittingly opened the scoring two days after the Bayern great s passing.
Muller put Bayern in complete control and, though Marco Reus stunner gave Dortmund hope, Lewandowski capitalised on Manuel Akanji s error to seal victory.
Dortmund were the…
Everton and Leicester City are leading the race for Chelsea central defender Kurt Zouma in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the signing of Thiago Silva on a free transfer by Chelsea has seen Zouma fall down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, and that the London club are willing to sell him for £26 million.
Premier League rivals Everton and Leicester are leading the race to sign the 25-year-old France international centre-back, according to the report. The defender spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan at the Toffees from Chelsea, and according to , scored two goals and provided two assists in 32 league matches.
According to , Zouma has scored one goal in two Premier League matches for Chelsea so far this season, while during the 2019…
Louis van Gaal says the Netherlands will assess Memphis Depay s fitness following his cameo in their victory over Senegal.
The Oranje marked their return to the World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over the Africa Cup of Nations champions, with late goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen sealing the points in Group A.
Depay began the game on the bench due to an ongoing hamstring issue, but was introduced for the final 28 minutes at the Al Thumama Stadium and the Barcelona forward will hope to feature against Ecuador on Friday.
We had agreed before the game that he would play about half an hour, Van Gaal said of Depay, who has been limited to just two LaLiga appearances this season.
With Ecuador, he will want to play, but I have to assess his form after thi…
Freiburg made Bundesliga history as they put sorry hosts Borussia Monchengladbach to the sword with a ruthless first-half display, moving 6-0 ahead at the break on Sunday.
Struggling Gladbach were humiliated by high-flying Freiburg, who became the first team in the German top flight to score five goals away from home inside 25 minutes of a match.
Freiburg had lost their previous two games, but Maximilian Eggestein and Kevin Schade put them two goals up with only five minutes gone.
Philipp Lienhart, Nicolas Hofler and Lucas Holer got in on the act before Nico Schlotterbeck put rampant Freiburg 6-0 up at half-time.
Stefan Lainer and Alassane Plea were substituted in the first half of a horror for the Foals, with boss Adi Hutter s job surely hanging…
Tottenham are about to sign goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from Lyon, .
The French daily understands that the two clubs have finally reached an agreement over the transfer fee.
As a result, the highly rated goalkeeper will undergo a medical in London this afternoon before signing a long-term deal with Spurs.
The same source claims Tottenham will pay around €12 million for Lloris, with another €3m or €4m depending on performance related bonuses.
Ligue 1 side Nice will bag 25% of the transfer fee, according to the clause inserted in the deal that brought the talented keeper to Gerland in 2008.
The Premier League club long ago entered talks with Lyon for the French international, and they have finally agreed to meet Lyon’s asking price.
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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and forward Donyell Malen are likely to be fit in time for Wednesday s Champions League semi-final first leg at home against Paris Saint-Germain, coach Edin Terzic said on Tuesday.
Dortmund will also have Emre Can and Ian Maatsen back from suspension, while Sabitzer, who was out ill for several days, and Dutch international Malen, recovering from an injury picked up during the March international break, have returned to training.
Marcel and Donyell both took part in training. We expect that they will be at our disposal tomorrow, said Terzic.
Marcel is feeling better, and we need him in his form from before his illness tomorrow.
Dortmund have struggled in the league this season and on Saturday suffered a crus…
Watford defender Gabriele Angella has committed his long-term future to the club by penning a new five-year deal.
The Italian moved to Vicarage Road from Udinese in July 2013 and has gone on to make 81 appearances and score 10 goals for the club.
Angella was a part of the Watford side that finished runners-up in the Championship last season to secure a return to the Premier League for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
The 26-year-old, a former Italy Under-21 international, started his career at Empoli before joining Udinese in 2010.
His new deal marks more good news for Watford, who completed the permanent signing of striker Matej Vydra from Udinese on a five-year-deal earlier on Wednesday.
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Tigres UANL coach Ricardo Ferretti is hopeful over his team s chances as the Mexicans prepare to host Internacional in the return leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final.
Ferretti and Co. welcome International to Estadio Universitario de Nuevo Leon on Wednesday, trailing the Brazilian outfit 2-1 on aggregate.
Tigres conceded twice in the opening 10 minutes as they lost in Porto Alegre, although defender Hugo Ayala netted a priceless away goal before being sent off in the second half.
The Liga MX side must now overturn a deficit if they are to meet the winners of River Plate-Guarani in the tournament decider.
I think the team showed courage, dedication, determination and naturally that the result is not good because we lost, but we still have the second…