Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score a World Cup hat-trick against Spain
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score a World Cup hat-trick against Spain
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Bruce Arena becomes the winningest coach in MLS history with New England Revolution’s 1-0 win today
Only four players have hit double figures in goals and assists in Europe’s top five leagues this season.
The double-double club
Ex-Man United boss O’Farrell - who was hand-picked by Matt Busby - dies aged 94
As if replacing Sir Matt Busby wasn’t difficult enough for Frank O’Farrell, the Irishman had to work in the shadow of the iconic Manchester United manager.
Like Wilf McGuinness before, O’Farrell lasted just 18 months in the hotseat before he was sacked in December 1972.
Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud have produced more goals than Lukaku and Havertz since leaving Chelsea
FIFA announce Poland will receive a bye to the World Cup qualifying final for path B and will face the winners of the match between Sweden and Czech Republic.
Poland were originally scheduled to face Russia in March
LIGA MX announce Querétaro sanctions, including:
Home matches played behind closed doors for a year
Supporters group, Querétaro Animation, banned from home games for 3 years
Guilty parties banned for life from any football stadiums
OFFICIAL: CAS registers Russian Football Union’s appeals against FIFA & UEFA
OFFICIAL: CAS registers the appeals filed by the Football Union of Russia against the decisions taken by FIFA and UEFA to suspend Russian teams and clubs from their competitions.
Lausanne, 8 March 2022 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) registered earlier today the appeals filed by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) against the decisions taken on 28 February 2022 by the bureau of the FIFA Council (the FIFA appeal) and the UEFA Executive Committee (the UEFA appeal)(collectively, the Challenged Decisions) to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from participation in their respective competitions until further notice.
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A league of his own.
Los Blancos congratulate Benzema’s record with “Mount Real Madrid” poster
In the Champions League clash against PSG, Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid captain, helps the Los Blancos to eliminate the Parisians with his spectacular hat-trick.
In the mean time, the three goals and the French striker broke multiple records at once. Adding the three goals, the captain’s goal record at Real Madrid has reached 309, surpassing the club legend Alfredo Di Stefano.
AC Milan will sell a special edition replica Andriy Shevchenko jersey from the 2003 Champions League final which features the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
All proceeds will be donated to the Italian Red Cross’ project in Ukraine.
(via AC Milan)