Dakar, July 12 (IANS) The Senegal Football Federation (FSF) has begun the process of terminating head coach Pape Thiaw and his entire technical staff following the Teranga Lions’ dramatic exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Round of 32.The decision was taken during a meeting of the FSF Executive Committee on Saturday, with the federation citing the team’s results at the tournament and its future prospects as key factors behind the move.Thiaw had been in charge of the national team since…
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New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) After eliminating co-host USA from the FIFA World Cup, the victorious Belgian team clapped back at the Folarin Balogun red-card drama with a savage two-word social media post. Ahead of the round-of-16 tie against the USA, football’s global governing body suspended the one-match ban imposed on US striker Folarin Balogun, which he got after receiving a red card for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic in the round of 32 victory. The ruling drew strong cr…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) A lopsided rivalry, but for one big exception — the USA and Belgium have met seven times, and the record is almost entirely one-sided in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026.Belgium have won six of them, with the USA’s only victory coming all the way back in the very first World Cup ever played, a 3-0 win in 1930. Their last World Cup meeting was the heartbreaker: a 2-1 extra-time loss in the 2014 Round of 16, remembered as much for Tim Howard’s tournament-record 15 …
Seattle, July 2 (IANS) Belgium manager Rudi Garcia reflected on Belgium’s dramatic comeback against Senegal, saying it wasn’t looked possible for his side to turn around the game in the 83rd minute when they were down 2-0, but a quick chat during the hydration break helped the team achieve the near-impossible turnaround. Belgium looked down and out as the clock ticked past the 85-minute mark and they were 2-0 behind. But Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans struck in the last five minutes to force …
Seattle, July 2 (IANS) Belgium achieved the near-impossible, coming back from 2-0 down with five minutes to go to overcome Senegal at the Seattle Stadium and secure a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16. Belgium looked down and out as the clock ticked past the 85-minute mark and they were 2-0 behind. A Romelu Lukaku goal gave them hope before Youri Tielemans headed them level.Penalties were on the horizon as the game headed towards the end of extra-time, but there was to be more drama. …
Los Angeles, June 22 (IANS) Belgium and Iran are still seeking their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after both teams had to settle for a share of the points in Group G at the Los Angeles Stadium on Monday. It was a match marked by some terrific saves from Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and his Belgium counterpart Thibaut Courtois, with Rudi Garcia’s Red Devils dominating possession but ending up with ten men after the dismissal of centre-back Nathan Ngoy.Belgium dominated possession …
Istanbul, May 21 (IANS) Aston Villa claimed their first European trophy in 44 years and a maiden UEFA Europa League title as goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers sealed an emphatic win against Freiburg.Villa have become the 31st different winners of the UEFA Cup/Europa League, and the sixth from England. They are the third new victors in the last six seasons, along with Atalanta in 2023/24 and Emery’s Villarreal in 2020/21.Emery has become the first coach to win this to…
Birmingham, May 8 (IANS) John McGinn and Emiliano Buendia powered Aston Villa into the UEFA Europa League final, courtesy of a 4-1 aggregate victory over Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals, triumphing 4-0 in a pulsating second leg at Villa Park.Villa will face Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League final at Istanbul’s Besiktas Park on May 20.Aston Villa, the 1982 European Cup winners, are through to their second major UEFA final. The Villans have not won a major trophy since 1996, losing four cup …
Bologna, April 10 (IANS) Ezri Konsa headed the opener before Ollie Watkins struck twice to give Aston Villa 3-1 victory over Bologna and a first-leg advantage in their Europa League quarterfinal opener.An eighth consecutive Europa League triumph also marked the club’s first win in a UEFA match in Italy on our first visit to the country since 1994.Coming into the game on a club-record 11-match unbeaten Europa League run, Bologna repeatedly threatened an opener and almost succeeded when Emiliano…
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Ollie Watkins stepped off the bench to help Aston Villa complete a comeback victory against Chelsea in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge, equalling a club record of 11 consecutive wins in the process.The visitors were second best in the first half, trailing to a Joao Pedro goal at the break, but the introduction of Watkins sparked Villa into life offensively, and he equalised shortly before the hour mark.Several chances came and went for the transformed Villans before W…