Philadelphia: France secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Iraq on Monday, with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Ousmane Dembele adding another goal as the former world champions advanced to the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stage. Playing in his 100th international match, Mbappe delivered another standout performance, netting his second brace of the tournament. However, […]
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Dembele wins the Ballon d’Or, Bonmati achieves award hat-trick
Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d’Or for leading Paris Saint-Germain to its first Champions League title and Aitana Bonmati received the women’s award for a third successive year on Monday. Dembele succeeded Manchester City midfielder Rodri to become the sixth Frenchman to win it after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane and Karim […]
Dembele a doubt for Liverpool trip with hamstring problem
VIGO: Striker Ousmane Dembele could miss Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Liverpool on Tuesday after sustaining a hamstring injury during Saturday’s 2-0 La Liga defeat at Celta Vigo. Demebele, who missed two chances to score during Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg, was one of few regulars to face Celta […]
As Suarez writes himself into Barcelona history, Coutinho looks dispensable
Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho traded places as Liverpool’s talismanic figure before earning dream moves to Barcelona, but while the Uruguayan has become one of the Catalan side’s greatest strikers ever, the Brazilian is seen as an expensive flop. The South American duo will be ready to face Liverpool together for the first time in […]