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Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title
Spain won their first-ever Women’s World Cup after beating England 1-0 in the final on Sunday. Olga Carmona scored Spain’s only goal in the 29th minute, becoming the first player to score twice in a Women’s World Cup final since Carli Lloyd in 2015. The 23-year-old footballer also scored the game-winner in Spain’s 2-1 semifinal…
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Pel, the Brazilian soccer legend, passed away at the age of 81.
Ex-Brazil striker Pelé, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, led the country to three World Cup titles from 1958-70. He scored the winning goal in the final against Italy in the 1958 edition. In 1970, he scored the winning goal against Germany in the final of the World Cup. Pelé’s last public…
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Croatia beat Morocco in the World Cup third-place match.
Croatia beat Morocco 0-1 in their semi-final match on Tuesday to enter the final of the FIFA World Cup 2020 for the first time. With the win, Croatia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup matches without conceding any goal. It’s also the first time a North African team has reached a…
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Lionel Messi and Argentina will face a tough test against Croatia before they play in the World Cup.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal in the match against Croatia on Tuesday to give his country a 2-0 lead in the semi-final. Messi, who had scored twice in the group stage, also added a penalty to open the floodgates in the second half. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner will face Portugal in…
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Soccer’s Original Phenomenon is the appeal of Ronaldo.
Former Chelsea and England striker Eusebio, in a conversation with ‘Gods of Soccer’ author Roger Bennett, said, “Ronaldo was a goal machine. When they first faced Pusks and Hungary, the English said it was like playing men from outer space.” He added, “The mightiest of Magyars…A goalscorer so prolific that they named the goal of…