Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are set to meet again on the pitch when the MLS club Inter Miami CF face Saudi club Al Nassr in the Riyadh Season Cup friendly, set for February of 2024.
South Africa face Cape Verde in the AFCON quarterfinals, with an opportunity to advance to their first semifinals since 2000. The victors will face Nigeria for a place in the final.
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé’s visit to Stockholm in October.
Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals but almost lost their season-long unbeaten record as they drew 1-1 away at West Ham United for a 3-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.