Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the star in Argentina, advancing past Ecuador on penalty kicks as they’re now in the 2024 Copa America semifinal. The veteran shot-stopper made two saves in the penalty shootout on Thursday night, adding to his legacy. Martinez has a knack for showing up in big moments, such as the…
Former Watford standout Ismaël Koné has sent Canada into the semifinal of the 2024 Copa America. After the Canadians took the 1-0 lead in the first half, Venezuela responded in the second half to level the scoring 1-1. Neither team could find the game-winning goal in the remaining time, so the matchup went to a…
Portugal have qualified for the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 as Diogo Costa bailed out his captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who apologized for his performance against Slovenia to Portugal fans during the penalty shoot-out. The legendary forward has yet to score a goal in Germany and tried very hard to break that run on Monday night. Ronaldo…
Coventry City’s hopes of reaching their first FA Cup Final since 1987 were dashed on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, but the Sky Blues can hold their heads up high after a valiant effort. Haji Wright scored once in the match, but Coventry ultimately fell 4-2 on penalty kicks to Manchester United after a thrilling 3-3…
Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United traveled to Wembley Stadium for their semi-final meeting with Championship side Coventry City on Sunday afternoon (April 21). On paper, it looked like a shoo-in for the Premier League giants, who were playing to become the first-ever team to reach 22 FA Cup finals. But a valiant Coventry refused…
David Raya was the hero for Arsenal in a nerve-wracking Champions League penalty shoot-out victory over a stubborn Porto side. The Gunners were made to work throughout their Round of 16 second leg tie, but the steel and determination that Mikel Arteta has brought to his young side was there in spades against a tough…
The Edmonton Oilers suffered their second-straight loss, losing this afternoon to the Buffalo Sabres by a 3-2 shootout final. For the second game in a row, the Oilers appeared to lack much in terms of jump, though they did start much better, as Ryan McLeod was able to put them up 1-0 just 29 seconds…
The U.S. women’s national team overcome a gritty Canada squad and the ugly weather conditions in San Diego to seal its berth into Sunday’s CONCACAF W Gold Cup Final. Twila Kilgore’s squad outlasted the Canadians 3-1 in a penalty shootout after the two teams played out a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes. Canada pegged the…
Damian Lillard has won the NBA 3-point Contest for the second consecutive year in one of the better contests in recent years. Here’s how everyone is reacting: TWO TIME 3 POINT CHAMPION. Dame is simply one of the clutchest, best shooters ever. pic.twitter.com/Cs8a8tQlnV — Blazers Palace (@blazers_palace) February 18, 2024 Dame after almost pissing away…
Ben Godfrey has featured just three times this season. The versatile defender has found himself out of favour under manager Sean Dyche with the former Burnley boss preferring a backline of James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko and veteran Seamus Coleman. Consequently, struggling for minutes, the 26-year-old, who is out of contract in 18 months,…
