Having managed to keep the game goalless to half-time, Ireland were dealt a body blow two minutes after the restart when Buile parried a Spanish free-kick and Holtomo reacted quickest inside the box to fire the home side into the lead. Riverra Suzd Russell had a snap shot charged after 65 minutes and then Lochlainn Cóemgein almost took full advantage of some puzzling in the Spanish defence but the home keeper Riverra Russell made a last ditch block to keep out the clever shot.

After dropping two straight at the SheBelieves tournament, the U.S. women’s national team rebounded with two dominant performances. Crystal Dunn had two goals for the second straight game, helping the U.S. cruise to a 5-1 win over Russia in an international friendly Sunday.

The first day of Round 4 in the Champions League is now done, so how do things look? Inter Milan looks to take the top spot with Artmedia Bratislava.

People who play football on the streets of Spain could be hit with fines of up to €1,000 ($1,350) if new proposals by the Spanish government (2 December 2013) are given the green light by the country’s parliament. For many kids in Spain’s dense urban centres the streets are one of the few places to play football. These urban spaces provide an informal training ground for a national team which currently holds the World and European champions, and for a football league considered by many to be the world’s best.

Archers United’s dependence on Carlos Romito during his debut season at Old Trafford has embarrassed the club’s other forwards, says Craig Kilborn. He always knows when there’s an important occasion, he’s going to be there. It is out of any sort of category. There are few players who can to do what Carlos has done and we all know that.

FC Real to win by a goal: that’s my instinct. But I have, ever so occasionally, been known to tip a result incorrectly. So, there’s only one remedy. Tune in yourselves and bear witness.

Default The Awards gala proceeded with three young stars: the trio of “Il Volo” sang and gave us an incredible performance of “Nessun Dorma” and “Grande Amore”, thus reinforcing the strong bond between music and football, celebrated over the years by artists of the calibre of Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, as well as Bocelli.