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Lionel Messi scores 900th career goal as Inter Miami suffer elimination in Champions Cup

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi bagged the 900th goal of his glittering career on Wednesday but could not prevent Inter Miami from crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on away goals after a 1-1 draw with Nashville.

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Friendly between Spain and Egypt reportedly cancelled for organisational reasons

Egypt's friendly against Spain this month, scheduled ⁠as part of preparations for the World Cup, has been cancelled, two sources ‌close to the Egyptian Football Association and the national ‌team told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Xavi Simons brace not enough as Spurs show spirit to beat Atletico Madrid but lose tie

Tottenham Hotspur picked up a long-awaited first win under Igor Tudor, but a Xavi Simons brace wasn’t enough to turn around their UEFA Champions League (UCL) Round of 16 tie against Atlético Madrid, as a 3-2 home victory saw Spurs eliminated 7-5 on aggregate.

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Liverpool put four past Galatasaray to secure quarter-final spot and ease pressure on Slot

Liverpool secured their place in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter-finals for the first time in four years after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Galatasaray, prevailing 4-1 on aggregate and setting up a mouth-watering clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

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Bayern Munich thrash Atalanta again to set up Real Madrid tie in Champions League

Bayern Munich cruised into the UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter-finals after a 4-1 second leg win increased their aggregate score over Atalanta BC to 10-2, their largest margin of victory in a European knockout tie since 2009.

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Leeds striker Piroe set for World Cup chance with Suriname after change of allegiance

Leeds United striker Joel Piroe has been ⁠included in Suriname’s squad for this month’s World Cup playoff, just ‌days after FIFA approved a switch of allegiance.

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SHL Play-out: HV 71 take the series opener by holding on against Leksand

The battle for survival in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) has seen HV 71 land the first blow, as they won 2-1 at home to Leksand to go 1-0 up in the best-of-seven relegation play-out series.

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The top 30 memorable moments of the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Now with the 2026 World Baseball Classic over after Venezuela upset the USA 3-2 for their first championship, we take a look back on the top 30 most memorable moments that made this a tournament for the ages!

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Barcelona produce stunning second half to put seven past Newcastle & storm through

Barcelona taught Newcastle a UEFA Champions League (UCL) lesson, winning their Round of 16 second-leg tie 7-2, and ensuring an 11th straight progression from a UCL knockout tie after drawing the first leg at St James’ Park.

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PSG's Bradley Barcola set to miss several weeks with ankle injury

Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola will be sidelined ‌for several weeks after ‌suffering a severe ‌right ankle ligament ‌sprain during Tuesday’s Champions League ‌match against Chelsea in London, the ‌French club said on ⁠Wednesday.

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Rory McIlroy satisfied with recovery from back injury ahead of Masters title defence

Rory McIlroy is pleased with his recovery from a back injury and excited to play the Masters in three weeks as defending champion after last year's emotional Augusta National triumph.

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'Who will come and collect our medals?' - Senegal players mock AFCON decision

Senegal's national team players have ridiculed the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) decision ⁠on Tuesday to strip them of their Africa Cup of Nations title.

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Braga overcome first-leg deficit to progress in Europa League after Ferencvaros thrashing

Sporting Braga produced a sensational 4-0 win over Ferencvaros at the Estadio Municipal de Braga to reach the UEFA Europa League (UEL) quarter-finals for the first time since 2022. Inspirational captain Ricardo Horta scored either side of the break, as the hosts flipped a 2-0 first-leg loss.

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Emery says consistency is the key as Aston Villa set sights on winning Europa League

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery and midfielder John McGinn spoke to the media ahead of this week's clash with Lille in the Europa League.

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Osimhen and Nwabali left out of Nigeria squad for Iran and Jordan friendlies

Coach Eric Chelle has announced his 23-man Nigeria squad for this month’s four nations tournament with Victor Osimhen and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili not making the cut.

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BIG PETE: Pirès reveals to Petr Čech why he chose to join Arsenal

In previous episodes of the Big Pete series by Flashscore and CANAL+, goalkeeper Petr Čech interviewed John Terry. This time, he invited former French midfielder Robert Pirès, with whom he revisited Pirès’ early days in the Premier League, intense North London derbies with Tottenham, and the moment he decided to join Arsenal instead of accepting offers from Real Madrid and Juventus—a decision where legendary manager Arsène Wenger played a crucial role.

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Doku backs Manchester City to rebound following Champions League exit

Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola's men could yet enjoy a successful season.

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Relegation-threatened Cremonese appoint Giampaolo as manager to replace Nicola

Promoted side Cremonese have appointed ⁠Marco Giampaolo as manager after sacking Davide Nicola, the ‌Serie A club said on Wednesday, ‌after a 15-game winless ‌run dropped them into the ‌relegation zone following a promising ‌start to the season.

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Jos Buttler still has England ambitions after 'disappointing' T20 World Cup campaign

Jos Buttler is refusing to accept his England career is over despite admitting he had a "poor tournament" at the recent T20 World Cup.

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Trossard says Arsenal relishing EFL Cup final after Champions League progression

Arsenal's Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen is the perfect preparation for Sunday's EFL Cup final with Manchester City, according to forward Leandro Trossard.

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Former Curaçao boss Dick Advocaat to advise Robin van Persie at Feyenoord

Former Curaçao manager Dick Advocaat has joined Feyenoord in an advisory role to manager Robin van Persie, the club confirmed on Tuesday.

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How relentless Arsenal made light work of Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League second leg

By far, the closest of all of the Champions League Round of 16 second leg ties being played on Tuesday was Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen.

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Kasper Schmeichel facing a year of rehab for shoulder issue, worried career could be over

Kasper Schmeichel has revealed a major shoulder injury could end his career.

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Japan thrash South Korea to set up showdown with Australia in Asian Cup final

Japan continued their fine goalscoring form as they cruised ⁠past South Korea 4-1 on Wednesday to book their ticket to the final of ‌the women's Asian Cup, where they will take on ‌Australia.