Cuba have overcome defections, visa issues and a 6-0 thumping from Mexico to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals with a win against Guatemala.
A diving header from Maykel Reyes with 17 minutes remaining saw Cuba triumph 1-0 in Charlotte, with coach Raul Gonzalez leading his country to an unprecedented second-straight quarter-final berth.
Gonzalez and a host of players had failed to arrive in the United States in time for Cuba s opening Group C fixture against Mexico due to visa problems, while the squad has been plagued by reports of defections.
But despite entering Wednesday s match at the Bank of America Stadium without a goal or a point, Reyes 73rd-minute strike saw the Caribbean nation advance into the knockout stage at the Gold Cup.
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Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has moved to play down reports linking him with an exit from the Signal Iduna Park this summer.
The Gabon international, 26, has been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in recent weeks, but after scoring in a 2-0 pre-season friendly win over Italian Serie A champions Juventus on Saturday, the 26-year-old insisted he is going nowhere.
You can take it for granted that I am not going to waste any time thinking about giving up how happy I am at Borussia, in the city of Dortmund and with this team, Aubameyang told the Welt am Sonntag.
Dortmund have won the title twice in the last five years, we reached a Champions League final and had Real Madrid on the brink of elimination in the group stage …
Jurgen Klopp told Liverpool s players to expect another half-season of tight battles after a 1-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield moved them 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
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The Reds have played half of their fixtures for the season and look destined to win their first domestic league title for 30 years, but Klopp said the second half of the season would bring with it a shift in intensity.
We are halfway there, Klopp told reporters. We still have 19 games to play and probably 18 or 19 of them will be like this tonight, for diffe…
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Looking to pick up what could be a crucial advantage on Wednesday night, Celtic will welcome Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar to Glasgow for a European showdown.
Starting with the hosts, while Celtic might have opened the new campaign with that stunning 2-1 defeat away at Premiership returners Hearts on July 31st, The Hoops have certainly bounced back. Appearing to have finally found their feet under new boss Ange Postecoglou, the Scottish giants are now in the midst of a four-match winning run across all formats. Picking up some perfect momentum over the weekend as they gained some revenge against Hearts on League Cup duties following their 3-2 victory, Celtic should find the mood in their camp at a high. Extending on their Europa Leagu…
A little empathy goes a long way. Especially when it comes to those we seek unconditional love and support from, it can mean the difference between spiralling into a black hole of depression and having the comfort to simply exist free of judgment. It’s one of the many themes If Found so vividly represents in sketchbook-style visual novel form. Through expressive minimalist illustrations, ethereal sound design, sharp writing, and thematic coherence, the chaos and serenity of young adulthood jumps out of its pages for a story that’s heartbreaking, heartwarming, and wholly affecting.
With a diary and eraser, we recollect and move past the memories of main character Kasio during a pivotal time in her life. It’s December 1993 in County Mayo of Ireland, and having co…
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has set a Friday deadline for AC Milan to complete a transfer deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy for English star midfielder David Beckham.
Garber said Wednesday that the league will not approve any transfer that is not completed by Friday even though Beckham s three-month loan to the Italian club does not end until March 8, 11 days before the US league s season begins.
There is no reason why this should drag on, Garber said. They either want to do it or don t want to do it. This Friday we need to know if they want to buy David Beckham or not.
Galaxy operators AEG chief executive Tim Leiweke told the Los Angeles Times that AC Milan s first offer for Beckham was too low, although Garber said Wednesday that no formal off…
Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is confident that he can recapture his best form for Real Madrid after finally shaking off his fitness problems.
Van Nistelrooy played 90 minutes as Real were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Alcorcon on Tuesday night to underline to Manuel Pellegrini that he is once again a viable option for the Spanish giants.
After spending nine months on the sidelines due to a knee injury, Van Nistelrooy s comeback game in September saw the Dutch striker sustain a thigh injury which abruptly curtailed his return.
But after his performance against Alcorcon, Van Nistelrooy is hopeful of rediscovering the prolific form that has characterised his career and told Marca he is in perfect shape .
The body responded and that gives m…
Charlie Austin has told that he has no regrets about not leaving Queens Park Rangers.
The striker was strongly linked with a switch to a Premier League side last month, with Newcastle United, West Ham United and Crystal Palace among those interested while at one point even Manchester United were installed as the favourites to secure his services.
However, a move failed to materialise leaving the former Burnley man at Loftus Road until at least January when the transfer window reopens.
Austin moved to QPR in the summer of 2013, and he has since racked up seventy-eight appearances for the club in all competitions scoring forty-two goals – four of which have come in the league so far this season.
That tally leaves the twenty-six year old as the divis…
Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair has joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season.
Aston Villa have announced the signing of Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair on loan until the end of the season.
Sinclair has struggled for game time since leaving Swansea City for the Etihad Stadium in 2012 making just 12 Premier League appearances for the club and was afforded just eight top-flight outings during a loan at Villa s Midlands rivals West Brom.
However, 25-year-old Sinclair remains confident that his best years are ahead of him at Villa, who have an option to make his move permanent.
It feels great to be here and the deal is finally done, said Sinclair. It s taken a few weeks but I m happy to be here, to be in the building and to be signin…
Laurent Koscielny has compared fellow French international Nabil Fekir to Barcelona star Lionel Messi ahead of his side s World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Netherlands.
After a breakthrough 2014-15 campaign with Lyon, scoring 13 goals in Ligue 1, Fekir missed a large part of last season due to a knee injury, which also saw him miss Euro 2016.
The 23-year-old has impressed in the opening stages of the 2016-17 season, though, and Koscielny has nothing but praise for the winger.
Nabil has got huge technical skills, the Arsenal man said at a news conference.
He s a bit like Messi with his small steps when he runs with the ball in one-on-one.
He was slowed down a bit with his terrible injury, but he s slowly coming back to his best level. H…