Manchester City’s Echeverri breaks out on big stage
It took just one fell swipe of his right foot against Al Ain FC this past Sunday for whiz-kid Claudio Echeverri to thrust himself into the global limelight. The 19-year-old CA River Plate academy graduate, who joined Manchester City at the beginning of this year, stood over a free kick just outside the box, stepped up and unleashed […]
Botafogo through despite Atlético defeat
Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Botafogo Atlético de Madrid goals: Antoine Griezmann (87) A late goal from Antoine Griezmann couldn’t prevent Atlético de Madrid exiting the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ with Botafogo doing enough to qualify as Group B runners-up in Los Angeles. With Paris Saint-Germain victorious over Seattle Sounders FC, the Spanish side needed […]
PSG beat Sounders to secure top spot
Seattle Sounders FC 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain | Group B Paris Saint-Germain goals: Kvicha Kvaratskhelia (35), Achraf Hakimi (66) Paris Saint-Germain cruised to victory past a stouthearted Seattle Sounders FC to book their place in the Round of 16 at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. Goals in each half from Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi […]
Andrada stars to give Monterrey a chance
CF Monterrey have kept their FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ hopes alive after a feisty 0-0 draw with CA River Plate. With one game to go in Group E, the Mexican side need to beat Urawa Red Diamonds and hope that FC Internazionale Milano get the better of River to book their place in the […]
PSG and Seattle set for Emerald City epic
Botafogo made waves last Thursday at Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles and it seemed only fitting that a man named Jesus would work the miracle of bringing Paris Saint-Germain back down to earth. With the only goal of the game, Igor Jesus, to christen him properly, put an end to a six-match winning streak […]
Fabio: We honoured the Fluminense colours
Childhood is the period during which most nicknames are adopted. Fluminense FC, by contrast, were over a century old when they got a new one. A preposterous escape from relegation Alcatraz was indebted to them becoming ‘Time de Guerreiros’ (‘Team of Warriors’) in the late noughties. It stuck. How could it not? Fluminense, time and […]
Makelele talks Chelsea, PSG and Real Madrid
“Keep smiling, whatever life throws at you.” The mantra that Claude Makelele uttered as he arrived for his exclusive interview with FIFA encapsulates the positive ethos that the Kinshasa-born star has always sought to live by. However, on one fateful day in July 2006, his ever-present smile gave way to tears following a nail-biting FIFA […]
Yildiz stars as Juventus see off Wydad
Juventus FC 4-1 Wydad AC | Group G Juventus goals: Abdelmounaim Boutouil (6, OG), Kenan Yildiz (16, 69), Dusan Vlahovic (90, pen) Wydad AC goal: Thembinkosi Lorch (25) Juventus FC secured their second win at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ after an outstanding display from Kenan Yildiz against Wydad AC in Philadelphia. For the […]
Fran discusses Pachuca win and Madrid fans
Things were not looking good for Real Madrid C. F.. The clock had barely started ticking when they found themselves a man down against CF Pachuca in their second FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ match. After Raul Asencio saw red in the seventh minute, the Mexicans had success hitting long balls up to John Kennedy […]
Brilliant Bounou slows Salzburg
FC Salzburg 0-0 Al Hilal | Group H FC Salzburg missed the chance to book their place in the Round of 16 at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ as they were held to a goalless draw by Al Hilal after a stunning point-blank save from Yassine Bounou. Thomas Letsch’s side knew that a win would […]