Ramos: We’re over the moon to reach the last 16
Heartfelt embraces were seen across the ground. High-fives and fist bumps were exchanged with beaming smiles. The players and staff serenaded the crowd at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles following another successful Rayados outing. CF Monterrey put on a show to beat Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 and finish second in Group E at […]
Al Ain comeback undoes Wydad
Wydad AC 1-2 Al Ain FC | Group G Wydad goal: Cassius Mailula (4) Al Ain goals: Kodjo Laba (45 pen), Kaku (50) Al Ain FC ended their FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ campaign on a high by battling back from a goal down to beat Wydad AC in Washington, D.C. Though both sides had […]
Weverton on Estevao, the Palmeiras fans and Botafogo
Apple pie is as symbolically American as The Star-Spangled Banner, bald eagle and Statue of Liberty. Banana cream, key lime, pecan and pumpkin pies were also on must-try lists read by those flocking to the USA for the first FIFA Club World Cup™. Yet the most consumed since it started has been the humble pie. […]
City put on five-star display against Juventus
Juventus FC 2-5 Manchester City | Group G Juventus FC goals: Teun Koopmeiners (11), Dusan Vlahovic (84) Manchester City goals: Jeremy Doku (9), Pierre Kalulu own goal (26), Erling Haaland (52), Phil Foden (69), Savinho (76) Manchester City became the only team to finish the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ group stage with a 100-per-cent […]
Olise leads pack in Top Goal Scorer race
Michael Olise is ahead of FC Bayern München team-mate Jamal Musiala, Juventus FC youngster Kenan Yildiz and SL Benfica veteran Angel Di Maria in the race to be named Top Goal Scorer presented by Bank of America at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. The winger’s winning goal in Bayern’s qualification-securing 2-1 win over Boca […]
Palmeiras propelled by second half surges
The second half is when Palmeiras come alive in their FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ matches. The performances in the latter 45 have been pivotal for the Verdão, as they bagged the goals they were searching for against Al Ahly FC, eventually running out 2-0 winners, and then coming from two goals down against Inter […]
Boca fans buoyant despite early exit
Even when CA Boca Juniors’ clash with Auckland City FC was suspended for 40 minutes due to a thunderstorm in Nashville, the noise didn’t die down. The rain may have dampened some things but not the spirits of the Boca faithful. Amid a cacophony of drums and trumpets, thousands huddled indoors for one last roar […]
Danilo: Bayern match will be a brilliant encounter
CR Flamengo went into their Group D finale at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ knowing victory over LAFC would have made them the first team to achieve a perfect record. Their already-eliminated counterparts stood firm, though, and looked to have won the match until a late Wallace Yan goal ensured the Mengão, who had […]
Lage: Benfica got it done with teamwork
SL Benfica may have started slowly in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, needing a two-goal rally to draw 2-2 with CA Boca Juniors in their opener, but they are on fire to close the group stage. On Tuesday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, the Portuguese side usurped FC Bayern München for the […]
‘Brazilians’ savour special game with Brazilians
Mamelodi Sundowns FC are out but they are not down. The South African side have been eliminated from the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ after a goalless draw with Fluminense FC at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, having needed a win to reach the Round of 16. Despite their early exit, the Sundowns have taken huge […]