Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele scored titleholder Paris Saint-Germain’s first goals of the new Champions League campaign, and his first goals the season, when he netted twice in a 6-1 home win against Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday. He also set up a goal in each half for new signing Ferran Torres, whose well-taken hat trick…
Ferran Torres scored twice in his Paris Saint-Germain debut to help the French defending champion draw 2-2 at Rennes in its league opener on Sunday. Torres, who joined PSG from Barcelona after scoring Spain’s World Cup winning goal last month, came off the bench to score in the 71st and 82nd minutes, helping his new…
Ferran Torres delivered Spain the winning goal at the World Cup with a play made possible by two of the team’s best players and two who substituted into the final against Argentina on Sunday. The buildup to the goal began just after the kickoff to start the second half of extra time, with Argentina down…
So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer’s biggest tournament. Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday. “This means everything for our country,” Cape Verde coach Pedro Leitão Brito said. “We have…
Injured forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were included Monday in Spain’s World Cup squad but, for the first time, La Roja won’t be traveling with any Real Madrid players. Yamal and Williams sustained muscle injuries late in the season. Coach Luis de la Fuente, though, expects them to be fit for the start of…
