Mexico legend Andrés Guardado announced his retirement from professional soccer and will likely play his last match with fringe Liga MX playoff contenders León this Sunday.
Diego Simeone said the new Champions League format meant his Atletico Madrid team “absolutely had to win” their opening game, after José María Giménez’s 90th minute header gave them a dramatic 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig.
Saudi Arabia launched its formal bid campaign to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup in a race that basically became a formality last October when the Gulf nation was the only candidate to enter the contest.
