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Edinson Cavani scored from the spot to lead Uruguay to a second-place finish in Group A of the 2021 Copa America. Manchester United striker Cavani sealed the three points for his country. He converted his penalty in the 21st minute in the Copa America tie. Uruguay came out on top of neighbours Paraguay who needed just a draw to finish second in Group A. This result means that Uruguay will face Colombia in the quarterfinals. Paraguay, on the other hand, will face Peru who finished 2nd in Group B. Although the game ended just 1-0, Uruguay were utterly dominant....

Argentina made sure of securing the top spot in Group A of the 2021 Copa America as they routed Bolivia 4-1. Lionel Messi starred once again as he bagged a brace to set up a Copa America quarterfinal against Ecuador. Alejandro Gomez volleyed home from a perfect Messi pass in the 6th minute to put Argentina up early. The Barcelona captain passed Javier Mascherano as Argentina’s most capped international. He had to have a top performance on this big day and he did just that. Messi made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after the 32nd minute. He then...

Euro 2020 Round of 16: France 3-3 Switzerland (4-5 on penalties) Switzerland completed a fairytale comeback as they knocked out world champions France in the Round of 16 at Euro 2020. The Swiss had a chance to take a comfortable lead in regulation time but missed a penalty. France then made them pay but Switzerland showed character and found a way back into the game. Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland the lead with a fine header after just 15 minutes as the football world was stunned. The side looked good heading into the break with a 1-0 lead, looking to...

Euro 2020 Round of 16: Croatia 3-5 Spain It was a game for the ages and definitely one of the games of Euro 2020 as Spain overcame Croatia. La Furia Roja will now face Switzerland in the quarterfinals. Spain reached the last eight of the competition in dramatic fashion as they needed extra time to beat Croatia. The game saw eight goals in what was a day to remember for football neutrals. It was a disastrous start for Spain as goalkeeper Unai Simon had a shocker when he failed to control Pedri’s pass back to him. The ball touched...

Kaizer Chiefs secured a place in the CAF Champions League final in their first-ever appearance in Africa’s premier club competition. The South African club held onto a 0-0 draw in Soweto against favourites Wydad Casablanca of Morocco. This was enough to qualify 1-0 on aggregate following a first-leg away win in the CAF Champions League. AmaKhosi will now face their biggest-ever test in the final as they go up against Al Ahly. The Egyptian giants are the defending champions and record CAF Champions League winners. The nine-time champions are in familiar territory as they look to win their tenth...