FOOTBALL IN 2025
JANUARY
January 4 : The English Premier League returns, Matchday 20: Tottenham Hotspurs 1 x 2 Newcastle
January 5 : Premier League: Liverpool 2 (Gakpo and Salah penalty) x 2 Manchester United (Diallo and Martínez)
French Super Cup, Paris Saint Germain wins the title by beating Monaco 1-0 with a goal by Ousmane Dembélé.
January 7 : Nacional of Uruguay announces the arrival of Colombian defender Julián Millán from Santa Fe.
January 15 : Premier League: Arsenal 2 (Trossard and Solanke against) x 1 Tottenham Hotspurs (Heung Min Son)
January 8 : The Spanish Super Cup begins in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0, goals by Gavi and Lamine Yamal.
January 9 : Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid 3 (Bellingham, Valjent own goal, Rodrygo) x 0 Mallorca
January 10 : The Clausura Tournament begins in Mexico, results of the day: Querétaro 0 x 1 América, Mazatlán 1 x 1 Juárez, Tijuana 2 x 4 Toluca
January 11 : The Summer Tournaments begin in South America, in the case of the Rio de la Plata Series, Unión de Santa Fe falls 3-1 to Universidad Católica of Chile, a match played at the Luis Franzini Stadium in Montevideo.
January 12 : Spanish Super Cup Final, at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-2, goals by Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphina 2, Alejandro Balde, the goals for Real Madrid were: Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo.
Barcelona formed with Szcsesny, Cubarsi, Balde, Iñigo Martinez, Koundé, Gavi, Pedri, Marc Casadó, Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and Raphinha, DT Flick, entered: Ronald Araújo, Iñaki Peña, Dani Olmo and Ferrán Torres
Real Madrid did it with: Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Camavinga, Bellingham, Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Mbappe, DT Ancelloti, they entered: Dani Ceballos, Raúl Asencio, Modric, Fran García and Brahim Díaz.
Summer Tournament, Rio de la Plata Series: Peñarol 1 (Maximiliano Silvera) x 1 Colo Colo (Arturo Vidal)
January 13 : Summer Tournament, Rio de la Plata Series: Nacional 0 x 1 San Lorenzo (Ezequiel Herrera)
January 15 : Peñarol of Uruguay pays $7 million for the transfer of Leonardo, “Leo” Fernandez, a player from Toluca.
January 16 : Summer Tournament, Río de la Plata Series: Peñarol 0 x 1 San Lorenzo (Matias Reali)
January 17 : Summer Tournament, Rio de la Plata Series: Nacional 0 x 2 Olimpia (Alex Franco, Hugo Romero)
Paris Saint-Germain of France announces the arrival of Georgian striker Khvicha Khvaratskhelia from Napoli for 85 million euros.
January 18 : For the Italian Championship: Juventus 2 x 0 Milan.
German Championship: Bayer Leverkusen 3 x 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach.
January 20 : Summer Tournament, Rio de la Plata Series, Nacional 3 (Nicolás Rodríguez, Diego Herazo and Lucas Villalba) x 1 Peñarol (Eduardo Darias)
January 21 : The first phase of the Champions League returns, Matchday 7, with highlights including Atalanta's 5-0 thrashing of Sturm Graz, Barcelona's 5-4 away win over Benfica, Bologna's 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord's 3-0 win over Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain's 4-2 victory over Manchester City and Real Madrid's 5-1 thrashing of Red Bull Salzburg.
January 22 : A new edition of the "Axion Energy" Argentina Cup begins
January 23 : The Torneo Apertura begins in Argentina. Defensa y Justicia 0-1 Banfield, Newell's Old Boys 0-1 Independiente Rivadavia, Godoy Cruz 0-3 Rosario Central, Lanús 0-2 Deportivo Riestra. These were the first matches.
A new South American Under-20 Championship begins in Venezuela.
Manchester City of England sign Egyptian Omar Marmoush for 60 million euros
January 25 : Matchday 23 of the English Premier League, Manchester City 3 (Haaland, Gvardiol, Foden) x 1 Chelsea (Madueke).
In the Italian Championship, Napoli beat Juventus 2-1
In the Spanish League, Atlético Madrid and Villarreal drew 1-1.
Argentine Opening Tournament. River Plate 1 x 1 Platense.
January 26 : In the Spanish League, Barcelona beats Valencia 7 to 1: goals from De Jong, Ferrán Torres, Raphinha, Fermín (2), Lewandowksi, Tarrega
Paulista Championship: Sao Paulo 3 x 1 Corinthians at the Morumbi Stadium
Argentine Opening Tournament: Boca Juniors 0 x 0 Argentinos Juniors
Uruguayan Super Cup, Nacional champion after beating Peñarol 2-1, goals by Nicolas Lopez and Jeremía Recoba, the goal for the aurinegro Diego Garcia.
Nacional's starting lineup was: Luis Mejía, Sebastian Coates, Lucas Morales, Gabriel Baez, Jeremía Recoba, Rómulo Otero, Julián Millán, Diego Polenta, Franco Catarozzi, Jairo Amaro, Christián Oliva, Nicolás Alejandro Rodríguez, Lucas Villalba, Bruno Damiani, and Diego Herazo
Peñarol fielded the following players: Guillermo De Amores, Lucas Hernández, Diego García, Damián Suárez, Pedro Milans, Maximiliano Olivera, Leonardo Coelho, Leonardo Fernández, Javier Méndez, and Eduardo Darias.
January 28 : Argentine Opening Tournament: Rosario Central 2 x 1 Lanus
January 29 : Matchday 8 and final of the Champions League group stage, some results: Aston Villa 4 x 2 Celtic, Barcelona 2 x 2 Atalanta, Stade Brest 0 x 3 Real Madrid, Internazionale 3 x 0 Monaco, Juventus 0 x 2 Benfica, PSV Eindhoven 2 x 3 Liverpool, Stuttgart 1 x 4 Paris Saint Germain.
Argentine Opening Tournament: Huracán 0 x 0 Estudiantes de la Plata.
January 31 : A new edition of the Uruguayan Football Championship, Torneo Apertura “Eduardo Arzuaga”, begins. Cerro Largo drew 1-1 with Juventud, while Defensor Sporting defeated Boston River 2-0.
Final Standings: Liverpool 32 pts, Nacional 31, Peñarol 27, Defensor Sporting 24, Racing 23, Boston River 22
The first goal of the Torneo Apertura was scored by Bruno Larregui of Juventud against Cerro Largo
FEBRUARY
February 2 : Matchday 24 of the English Premier League, rout, Arsenal 5 (Odegaard, Lewis-Skelly, Havertz, Nwaneri, Thomas Partey) x 1 Manchester City (Erling Haaland);
In the Italian championship, Milan drew 1-1 with Internazionale.
Final of the Brazilian Super Cup: at the Mangueirao Stadium in Belém do Pará, Botafogo 1 (Patrik de Paula) x 3 Flamengo (Bruno Henrique 2, Luiz Araujo), Flamengo Champion.
Argentine Opening Tournament: Boca Juniors 2 x 1 Huracán, San Lorenzo 0 x 0 River Plate
February 3 : Argentine Opening Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 2 x 0 Racing
Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez signs for Manchester City for 18 million euros, coming from Porto.
February 4 : The preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores begins, Monagas of Venezuela defeats Defensor of Uruguay 2-0.
Final phase of the South American Under-20 Championship: Chile 1 x 2 Argentina, Uruguay 0 x 1 Brazil, Colombia 4 x 0 Paraguay
February 5 : Carioca Championship: Vasco da Gama 1 x 2 Fluminense
February 7 : French Championship: Paris Saint Germain 4 x 1 Monaco
Portuguese Championship: Porto 1 x 1 Sporting.
Final Phase of the South American Sub 20: Colombia 0 x 3 Brazil, Uruguay 3 (Joaquín Lavega 2, Esteban Crucci) x 4 Argentina; Paraguay 2 x 1 Chile
February 8 : Draw in the Madrid derby, Real Madrid 1 x 1 Atlético Madrid, goals by Mbappé and Julián Álvarez.
German Championship: Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 x 1 Eintracht Frankfut.
Carioca Championship: Fluminense 0 x 0 Flamengo
Gaucho Championship: International 1 x 1 Guild
Argentine Opening Tournament: Racing Club 2 x 0 Boca Juniors, goals by Luciano Vietto and Adrián Martinez, River Plate 2 x 0 Independiente, goals by Facundo Colidio, Velez Sarsfield 0 x 0 San Lorenzo
February 9 : Second date of the Uruguayan Championship and classic, at the Gran Parque Central they tie 1 to 1, Nacional and Peñarol, goals by Jeremía Recoba for the tricolores, Maximiliano Silvera for the aurinegros.
February 10 : Final phase of the South American Under-20 Championship: Paraguay 1 x 3 Brazil, Argentina 1 x 0 Colombia, Chile 1 x 1 Uruguay
February 11 : Defensor of Uruguay suffers another defeat in the Pre-Libertadores, losing 2-0 to Monagas of Venezuela.
Champions League: Stade Brest 0 x 2 Paris Saint Germain, goals from Vitinha and Dembele
Manchester City 2 (Erling Haaland 2) x 3 Real Madrid (Kylián Mbappe, Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham)
Juventus 2 (McKennie, Mbangula) x 1 PSV Eindhoven (Ivan Perisic)
Sporting Lisbon 0 x 3 Borussia Dortmund (Serhou Guirassy, Pascal Grob, Karim Adeyemi)
February 12 : Champions League: Bruges 2 (Ferrán Jutglá, Hakan Nilsson) x 1 Atalanta (Pasalic); Monaco 0 x 1 Benfica (Vangelis Pavlidis); Celtic 1 (Daizen Maeda) x 2 Bayern Munich (Michael Olise, Harry Kane); Feyenoord 1 (Igor Paixao) x 0 Milan
Carioca Championship: Flamengo 1 x 0 Botafogo
Paulista Championship: Corinthians 2 x 1 Santos
Argentine Opening Tournament: Independiente 3 x 0 Velez Sarsfield
February 13 : Final Phase of the South American Under-20 Championship: Paraguay 1 x 0 Uruguay, Colombia 3 x 1 Chile; Brazil 1 x 1 Argentina.
February 15 : For the Italian Championship: Lazio 2 x 2 Napoli.
German Championship: Bayern Munich 0 x 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Carioca Championship: Flamengo 2 x 0 Vasco da Gama
Argentine Opening Tournament: Racing Club 2 x 3 Argentinos Juniors
February 16 : A rout in the Uruguayan Championship, Nacional 5 x 1 Progreso, goals by Jeremía Recoba, Diego Herazo, Nicolás López (2) and Bruno Arady, the "gaúcho" goal, Nicolas Fernández.
Argentine Opening Tournament: River Plate 1 x 0 Lanús, Newell's Old Boys 1 (Éver Banega) x 2 Rosario Central (Gaspar Duarte, Jamintón Campaz)
Final Phase of the South American Under 20 Championship: Uruguay 1 (Alejandro Severo) x 3 Colombia; Brazil 3 x 0 Chile, Argentina 2 x 3 Paraguay.
The title went to Brazil.
Top scorers: Neiser Villareal (Colombia) 8 goals, Claudio Echeverri (Argentina) 6, Juan Francisco Rossell (Chile) 5
February 18 : Stage 2 of the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores begins, Boca Juniors loses at home to Alianza Lima of Peru, 1-0, goal by Uruguayan Pablo Ceppelini.
Meanwhile, Boston River of Uruguay beat Ñublense of Chile 1-0, with a penalty goal by Juan Manuel Gutierrez.
Champions League: Atalanta 1 (Ademola Lookman) x 3 Bruges (Chemsdine Talbi 2, Ferrán Jutgla). Benfica 3 (Akturkoglu, Pavlidis, Kokcu) x 3 Monaco (Takumi Minamino, Ben Seghir, Ilenhikena).; Bayern Munich (Alphonso Davies) x 1 Celtic (Nicolas Guerit Kuhn).; Milan 1 (Santiago Giménez) x 1 Feyenoord (Julian Carranza)
February 19 : Champions League: Paris Saint Germain 7 (Barcolá, Kvarathskelia, Vitinha, Doue, Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Ramos, Senny Mayulu) x 0 Stade Brest
Real Madrid 3 (Kylian Mbappé hat trick) x Manchester City 1 (Nicolás González)
PSV Eindhoven 3 (Ivan Perisic, Ismael Saibari, Ryan Flamingo) x 1 Juventus (Timothy Weah). Borussia Dortmund 0 x 0 Sporting Lisbon.
February 21 : Argentine Opening Tournament: Lanús 0 x 0 Velez Sarsfield
February 23 : Matchday 26 of the Premier League, Manchester City 0 x 2 Liverpool (Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai).
French Championship: Olympique Lyon 2 x 3 Paris Saint Germain
Argentine Opening Tournament: Huracan 2 (Fabio Pereyra, Rodrigo Cabral) x 0 San Lorenzo
February 25 : Surprise in the preliminary stage of the Libertadores, Alianza Lima eliminates Boca Juniors after losing 2-1 and defeating them on penalties
Spanish King's Cup Semifinals: Barcelona 4 (Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Iñigo Martínez and Robert Lewandowski) x 4 Atlético Madrid (Julián Álvarez, Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Alexander Sorloth)
February 26 : In the Pre-Libertadores, Boston River and Ñublense draw 1-1, the Uruguayan team advances to the next phase (Agustín Anello scores the goal for "El Sastre").
Spanish King's Cup Semifinals: Real Sociedad 0 x 1 Real Madrid (Endrick)
Matchday 25 of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspurs 1 (James Maddison) x 0 Manchester United.
Matchday 27 of the Premier League, notable results: Tottenham Hotspurs 0 x 1 Manchester City (Erling Haaland); Liverpool 2 (Mac Allister, Szoboslai) x 0 Newcastle
February 28 : Record transfer of the season in Brazilian football: Vitor Roque moves from Barcelona to Palmeiras for 25,500,000 (Euros)
Argentine Opening Tournament: Boca Juniors 1 x 0 Rosario Central
MARCH
March 1st : Matchday 26 of the Spanish League, Betis 2 x 1 Real Madrid, goals by Johnny and Isco for Betis, Brahim the Madrid goal.
For the Italian Championship, Napoli 1 x 1 Internazionale.
German Championship: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 x 4 Bayer Leverkusen
Argentine Opening Tournament: River Plate 1 x 0 Estudiantes de La Plata
March 2nd : Argentine Opening Tournament: Velez Sarsfield 0 x 2 Huracán
March 3 : Argentine Opening Tournament: San Lorenzo 3 (Malcom Braida, Peralta González 2) x 2 Racing (Facundo Mura, Adrián Balboa)
March 4 : The Preliminary Phase of the Copa Sudamericana begins.
The Champions League Round of 16 begins: Club Brugge 1 (De Cuyper) x 3 Aston Villa (Leon Bailey, Brendon Mechele, Marco Asensio); Real Madrid 2 (Rodrygo, Brahim Diaz) x 1 Atletico Madrid (Julian Alvarez); PSV Eindhoven 1 (Noa Lang) x 7 Arsenal (Jurrien Timber, Nwaneri, Merino, Odegaard, Trossard, Calafiori); Borussia Dortmund 1 (Ademeyi) x 1 Lille (Hakon Haraldsson).
March 5 : In the preliminary phase of the Copa Sudamericana, in a match between Uruguayan teams, Racing eliminates Wanderers 4-2 on penalties after a scoreless draw in regulation time.
Champions League Round of 16 results: Paris Saint Germain 0 x 1 Liverpool (Harvey Elliott), Benfica 0 x 1 Barcelona (Raphina), Bayern Munich 3 (Harry Kane 2, Jamal Musiala) x 0 Bayer Leverkusen; Feyenoord 0 x 2 Internazionale (Thuram, Lautaro Martinez).
March 6 : In the preliminary round of the Copa Sudamericana, an all-Uruguayan match between Cerro Largo and Danubio ended in a 2-2 draw. Mauricio Affonso scored for Cerro Largo, while Evelio Cardozo and Sebastián Fernández scored for Danubio. Cerro Largo advanced on penalties.
In the Pre-Libertadores, Boston River and Bahia drew 0-0 in Montevideo.
March 8 : First final of the Gaúcho Championship: Gremio 0 x 2 Internacional (Carbonero and Alan Patrick), played at the Arena Gremio.
First final of the Mineiro Championship: Atlético Mineiro 4 (Jori against, Lyanco 2, Rony) x 0 América Mineiro
Argentine Opening Tournament: Racing Club 0 x 1 Huracán, San Lorenzo 1 (Andres Vombergar) x 2 Independiente (Lautaro Millán, Felipe Loyola)
March 9 : Matchday 28 of the English Premier League, Manchester United 1 (Bruno Fernandes) x 1 Arsenal (Declan Rice).
In the Italian Championship, Juventus 0 x 4 Atalanta.
Paulista Championship: Corinthians 2 x 1 Santos
March 11 : The Preliminary Phase of the Libertadores Cup begins to take shape, Alianza Lima qualifies after a 1-1 draw with Deportes Iquique of Chile
Champions League, Round of 16 second leg matches: Liverpool 0 x 1 Paris Saint Germain (Dembele) PSG advanced on penalties; Barcelona 3 (Rapinha 2, Lamine Yamal) x 1 Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi); Bayer Leverkusen 0 x 2 Bayern Munich (Harry Kane, Alphonso Davies), Internazional 2 (Thuram, Calhanoglu) x 1 Feyenoord (Jakub Moder).
March 12 : End of the Preliminary Phase of the Libertadores, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay qualifies by beating Melgar of Peru 4-2, while Corinthians of Brazil beats Barcelona of Ecuador 2-0 but is eliminated after having lost in the first leg.
Champions League, second leg matches, Round of 16: Aston Villa 3 (Asensio 2, Maatsen) x 0 Club Brugge, Atlético Madrid 1 (Conor Gallagher) x 0 Real Madrid (Real Madrid advanced on penalties); Arsenal 2 (Zinchenko, Declan Rice) x 2 PSV Eindhoven (Ivan Perisic, Driouech); Lille 1 (Jonathan David) x 2 Borussia Dortmund (Emre Can, Maximilian Beier).
First Final of the Carioca Championship: Fluminense 1 (Keno) x 2 Flamengo (Wesley, Juninho)
March 13 : Preliminary Phase of the Libertadores, Bahia of Brazil eliminates Boston River of Uruguay by defeating them 1-0.
March 15 : German Championship: RB Leipzig 2 x 0 Borussia Dortmund.
Second Final of the Campeonato Mineiro: América Mineiro 1 (Jonathas) x 0 Atletico Mineiro, the champion was Atletico due to a better goal difference.
Scorers: Casco (Atlético Mineiro) 7 goals, Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro) 5
Argentine Opening Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 1 x 1 Newell's Old Boys
March 16 : Premier League Matchday 29, Arsenal 1 (Mikel Merino) x 0 Chelsea.
The Carabao Cup in England is decided at Wembley, Newcastle wins the title by beating Liverpool 2-1, with goals from Daniel Burn and Alexander Isak. Federico Chiesa scored for Liverpool.
Top scorer of the Carabao Cup: Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) 5 goals.
On matchday 28 of La Liga, Atlético Madrid were defeated 4-2 by Barcelona. The goals for Atlético were Julián Álvarez and Sorloth, while the goals for Barcelona were Lewandowski, Ferran Torres (2), and Lamine Yamal.
In the Italian Championship, Fiorentina beat Juventus 3-0.
French Championship: Paris Saint Germain 3 x 1 Olympique Marseille
Under 20 Copa Libertadores: Final - Flamengo 1 x 1 Palmeiras, Flamengo won on penalties, goals Lima for the Cariocas, Furtado for Palmeiras.
For third place in the tournament, Belgrano of Argentina defeated Danubio of Uruguay 5-1.
Second Final of the Carioca Championship: Flamengo 0 x 0 Fluminense, Flamengo was crowned champion.
Ideal Team of the Championship: Agustín Rossi (Flamengo), Wesley (Flamengo), Léo Ortiz (Flamengo), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Gabriel Fuentes (Fluminense), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Gerson (Flamengo), Jhon Arias (Flamengo), Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Germán Cano (Fluminense), Pablo Vegetti (Vasco da Gama)
Scorers: German Cano (Fluminense), Max (Sampaio Correa), Pablo Vegetti (Vasco da Gama) 6
Best Player of the Championship: Gerson (Flamengo)
Revelation: Riquelme Felipe (Fluminense)
First Final of the Paulista Championship: at the Allianz Parque, Palmeiras 0 x 1 Corinthians (Yuri Alberto)
Second Final of the Gaúcho Championship: Beira Rio stadium, Internacional 1 (Valencia) x 1 Gremio (Wagner Leonardo), International gaúcho champion
Scorers: Emerson Galego (Ypiranga) 8 goals, Martin Braithwaite (Gremio) 6 goals
First Final of the Baiano Championship: Bahia 2 (Javier, Pulga) x 0 Vitoria
Argentine Opening Tournament: Racing Club 1 (Gastón Martirena) x 1 Independiente (Álvaro Angulo)
March 20 : South American Qualifiers: Paraguay 1 (Omar Alderete) x 0 Chile; Brazil 2 (Vinicius Junior, Raphinha) x 1 Colombia (Luis Diaz); Peru 3 (Edison Flores, Paolo Guerrero, Andy Polo) x 1 Bolivia (Miguel Terceros)
Asian Qualifiers, some results: Iran 2 x 0 United Arab Emirates, Iraq 2 x 1 Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 1 x 0 China.
In the African Qualifiers: Sierra Leone 3 x 1 Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe 2 x 2 Benin, Cape Verde 1 x 0 Mauritius, Mozambique 3 x 1 Uganda
UEFA Nations League, Quarterfinals: Netherlands 2 (Gakpo, Reijnders) x 2 Spain (Nico Williams, Merino); Croatia 2 (Budimir, Perisic) x 0 France; Denmark 1 (Hojlund) x 0 Portugal; Italy 1 (Tonali) x 2 Germany (Kleindienst, Goretzka)
March 21 : South American Qualifiers: Ecuador 2 (Enner Valencia 2) x 1 Venezuela (Jhonder Cádiz); Uruguay 0 x 1 Argentina (Thiago Almada)
In the African Qualifiers: Ethiopia 0 x 2 Egypt, Congo 1 x 0 South Sudan, Niger 0 x 2 Morocco, Burundi 0 x 1 Ivory Coast, Botswana 1 x 3 Algeria, Ghana 5 x 0 Chad
Oceania qualifiers: New Caledonia 3 x 0 Tahiti; New Zealand 7 x 0 Fiji
European Qualifiers, some results: Poland 1 (Robert Lewandowski) x 0 Lithuania; Romania 0 x 1 Bosnia (Armin Gigovic); England 2 (Harry Kane, Myles Lewis-Skelly) x 0 Albania
March 22 : Final of the Cearense Championship: Ceara 1 x 1 Fortaleza, Ceara champion.
Top scorers: Allanzinho (Ferroviario) 4, Lucero (Fortaleza) 4
The Catarinense Championship is defined in Brazil, Chapecoense and Avai tie 1 to 1, the title goes to the Florianopolis team. Scorer: Mario Sergio (Chapecoense) 6 goals
African Qualifiers: Sudan 0 x 0 Senegal, Rwanda 0 x 2 Nigeria
March 23 : Second Final of the Baiano Championship: Vitoria 1 (Claudinho) x 1 Bahia (Kayak), Bahia champion Baiano,
Scorers: Fabri (Vitória), Felipe Cardoso (Atlético de Alagoinhas), Flavinho (Jacuipense), Janderson (Vitória) 4
UEFA Nations League, Quarter-finals, second leg matches: Spain 3 (Oyarzabal, Lamine Yamal 2) x 3 Netherlands (Depay, Maatsen, Xavi Simons) Spain won on penalties; France 2 (Olisé, Dembélé) x 0 Croatia, France advanced on penalties; Portugal 5 (Andersen own goal, Cristiano Ronaldo 2, Francisco Trincão, Gonçalo Ramos) x 2 Denmark (Kristensen, Eriksen); Germany 3 (Kimmich, Musiala, Kleindienst) x 3 Italy (Kean 2, Raspadori)
March 24 : African Qualifiers: Guinea-Bissau 1 x 2 Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast 1 x 0 Gambia; Tunisia 2 x 0 Malawi
Oceania qualifiers: New Zealand 3 x 0 New Caledonia; New Zealand qualifies for the World Cup, New Caledonia qualifies for the repechage
European Qualifiers, some results: England 3 (Eberechi Eze, Harry Kane, Reece James) x 0 Latvia
March 25 : South American Qualifiers: Bolivia 0 x 0 Uruguay; Venezuela 1 (Salomón Rondón) x 0 Peru; Colombia 2 (Jhon Durán, Luis Diaz) x 2 Paraguay (Julio Enciso, Junior Alonso); Argentina 4 (Alexis MacAllister 2, Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez) x 1 Brazil (Matheus Cunha); Chile 0 x 0 Ecuador
Asian qualifiers, some results: South Korea 1 x 1 Jordan; Iran 2 x 2 Uzbekistan
In the African Qualifiers: Egypt 1-0 Sierra Leone, Senegal 2-0 Togo, Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe, Angola 1-2 Cape Verde, Morocco 2-0 Tanzania, Algeria 5-1 Mozambique
European Qualifiers, some results: Israel 2 (Dor Tugerman, Mohammad Abu Fani) x 4 Norway (Erling Haaland, Kristoffer Ajer, Alexander Sorloth, David Moller Wolfe); Macedonia 1 (Bojan Miovski) x Wales (David Brooks)
March 27 : For the 8th round of the Uruguayan Championship, it is a 1-1 draw between Defensor Sporting and Danubio, Matías Abaldo the violet goal, Luis Enrique Femia the danubian goal.
Paulista Championship, second Final: at the Neo Quimica Arena, Corinthians 0 x 0 Palmeiras, champion Corinthians.
Scorers: Guilherme (Santos) 10 goals; Assists: Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) 6
Ideal Team of the Championship: Hugo Souza (Corinthians), Matheuzinho (Corinthians), Robert Arboleda (São Paulo), Murilo Cerqueira (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Escobar (Santos), Richard Ríos (Palmeiras), André Carrillo (Corinthians), Lucas Moura (São Paulo), Yuri Alberto (Corinthians), Estêvão (Palmeiras), Guilherme (Santos), Trainer: Ramón Díaz (Corinthians)
Best Player of the Championship: Yuri Alberto (Corinthians)
Revelation: Vinicinho (Red Bull Bragantino)
March 28 : Argentine Opening Tournament: San Lorenzo 1 x 1 Lanús
March 29 : A new edition of the Brazilian Football Championship begins, some results: Gremio 2 x 1 Atletico Mineiro, Flamengo 1 x 1 Internacional.
In Brazil, the Paranaense Championship is defined, Operario Ferroviario is the champion after tying 1 to 1 with Maringá, scorers: Iago Teles (Londrina) 8, Moraes (Maringá) 8
Argentine Opening Tournament: River Plate 2 x 2 Rosario Central
March 30 : In the Italian Championship, Napoli beat Milan 2-1
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 0 x 0 Botafogo
The Goiano Championship is defined: Vila Nova beats Anápolis 3-0 and takes the title, scorer: Igor Cassio (Anápolis)
Argentine Opening Tournament: Newell's Old Boys 2 x 0 Boca Juniors
APRIL
April 1 : Group A of the Copa Libertadores kicks off: in Valencia, Venezuela, Carabobo is defeated 2-0 by Estudiantes de La Plata. Group B also begins, in Guayaquil, where Barcelona defeats fellow Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle 1-0.
Group E begins in Brazil, Racing Club of Argentina surprises by beating local Fortaleza 3-0, goals from Maximiliano Salas, Agustín Almendra and Santiago Sosa.
Copa Sudamericana group stage: Boston River of Uruguay 3 x 3 Guaraní of Paraguay (González, Noguera and Albarracín scored the Uruguayan goals).
Spanish King's Cup Semifinals: Real Madrid 4 (Endrick, Jude Bellingham, Aurelién Tchouaemeni, Antonio Rudiger) x Real Sociedad 4 (Ander Barrenetxea, David Alaba own goal, Mikel Oyarzabal 2)
April 2: In Lima, Peru, for the Copa Libertadores, River Plate beat Universitario 1-0, goal by Paulo Díaz.
In Colombia, Group F begins, Atlético Nacional wins 3-0 over Nacional of Uruguay, goals by Marino Hinestroza, Kevin Viveros and Alfredo Morelos.
In Group H, at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires, Vélez Sarsfield beat Peñarol of Uruguay 2-1, goals by Maher Carrizo and Álvaro Montoro, Leo Fernández scored the goal for the aurinegro.
Copa Sudamericana: Racing de Montevideo loses 3-1 at home to América de Cali of Colombia, Esteban Da Silva scored the green and white goal.
Matchday 30 of the Premier League, Liverpool 1 (Diogo Jota) x 0 Everton
Pernambuco Championship in Brazil: Sport champion over Retró; top scorer: Pedro Maycon (Jaguar) 6 goals
Spanish King's Cup Semifinals: Atlético Madrid 0 x 1 Barcelona (Ferrán Torres)
April 3 : In San Cristobal, Venezuela, Group C of the Copa Libertadores kicks off, with Flamengo of Brazil defeating Deportivo Táchira 1-0 as the away team, with Juninho scoring the goal.
Copa Sudamericana: Cerro Largo of Uruguay draws 0-0 with Defensa y Justicia of Argentina.
April 5 : Paris Saint Germain is crowned French champion after beating Angers 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.
Brazilian Championship: Corinthians 3 x 0 Vasco da Gama.
Argentine Opening Tournament: Rosario Central 2 x 1 Velez Sarsfield.
April 6: Matchday 31 of the Premier League, it's a tie: Manchester City 0 x 0 Manchester United.
For the Italian Championship: Roma 1 x 1 Juventus.
Portuguese Championship: Porto 1 x 4 Benfica.
Uruguayan Championship, at the Arquitecto Ubilla stadium in Melo, Nacional beats the local team Cerro Largo 4-0, goals by Rómulo Otero (2), Luciano Boggio and Lucas Villalba.
April 8 : Copa Libertadores, in Montevideo and as the home team, Peñarol beats San Antonio Bulo Bulo of Bolivia 2-0, goals by Héctor Villalba and Alexander Machado.
Copa Sudamericana: Independiente of Argentina defeats Boston River of Uruguay 2-1 in Buenos Aires (Boston's goal was scored by: Facundo Muñoa).
African Cup of Champions: Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa draw 0-0 away against Esperance of Tunis, thus qualifying for the Semifinals.
Meanwhile in Mauritania, Al Ahly of Egypt qualified for the semi-finals by beating Al Hilal 1-0, with a goal by Ashour.
Pyramids of Egypt also qualified despite losing 2-0 away to FAR Rabat of Morocco.
Cruz Azul qualifies for the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals by defeating fellow Mexican side América, with goals from Ángel Sepúlveda and Álvaro Fidalgo scoring for América.
Tigres of Mexico also qualified by beating Los Angeles Galaxy of the United States 3-2; the winner's goals were scored by Nicolás Ibañez, Carlos Antuna and the Brazilian Rómulo.
Champions League, Quarter-finals: Arsenal 3 (Declan Rice 2, Mikel Merino) x 0 Real Madrid; Bayern Munich 1 (Thomas Muller) x 2 Internazionale (Lautaro Martinez, Davide Frattesi).
April 9 : At the Parque Central in Montevideo, the home team Nacional loses 1-0 to Bahia of Brazil in the Libertadores Cup, with the goal scored by Erick Pulga.
At Allianz Park in Sao Paulo, Palmeiras beat Cerro Porteño of Paraguay 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores; the goal was scored by Richard Ríos.
In the Copa Sudamericana, at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium in Buenos Aires, the home team Huracán beat Racing de Montevideo 5-0.
African Cup of Champions Clubs Quarter-Finals: In Johannesburg, South Africa, the home team Orlando Pirates drew 0-0 with USM Alger of Algeria and qualified for the Semi-Finals.
Concacaf Champions Cup Quarter-Finals: In a match between Americans, Inter Miami beats Los Angeles 3-1 and qualifies, goals by Lionel Messi (2), Noah Jones.
On the other hand, Pumas UNAM and Vancouver Whitecaps tied 2-2, the Mexicans qualified due to the away goals rule, the Aztec goals were scored by Guillermo Martinez and Ignacio Pussetto.
Champions League, Quarterfinals: Paris Saint Germain 3 (Doué, Kvarathskelia, Nuno Mendes) x 1 Aston Villa (Morgan Rogers), Barcelona 4 (Rapinha, Robert Lewandowski 2, Lamine Yamal) x 0 Borussia Dortmund.
April 10: Internacional of Brazil beats Atlético Nacional of Medellín 3-0 at their Beira Rio Stadium, goals by Alan Patrick (2 from penalties).
In Quito, Universidad Católica of Ecuador beat Cerro Largo of Uruguay 3-1, the Uruguayan goal: Brian Ferrares.
Europa League Quarterfinals, in Norway, Bodo 2 x 0 Lazio, goals from Ulrik Saltnes; Tottenham Hostpurs 1 (Pedro Porro) x 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Hugo Ekitike), Rangers 0 x 0 Athletic Club de Bilbao, Olympique Lyon 2 (Thiago Almada, Rayan Cherki) x 2 Manchester United (Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee).
April 12 : Oceania Champions Cup Final, at the Solomon Islands National Stadium, Auckland City of New Zealand defeated Hekari United of Papua New Guinea 2-0, goals by Myer Bevan
German Championship: Bayern Munich 2 x 2 Borussia Dortmund.
French Championship: Monaco 3 x 0 Olympique Marseille
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 2 (Joaquín Piquerez, Emiliano Martínez) x 0 Corinthians
Brazil wins the South American Under-17 Championship title by defeating Colombia in the final played at the Jaime Morón Stadium in Cartagena, Colombia.
April 13: For the Italian Championship, Lazio 1 x 1 Roma.
San José, champion of the Interior Selections of Uruguay, the Maragatos defeated Lavalleja 2-0, goals by Juan Manuel Alonso and Bruno Antúnez.
When the penalty and the second goal were scored, there were stampedes, fights, people entering the field and a lack of security.
Brazilian Championship: Gremio 0 x 2 Flamengo, both goals by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
Argentine Opening Tournament: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 1 x 1 Estudiantes.
April 15 : Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg matches: Aston Villa 3 (Tielemans, McGinn, Konsa) x 2 Paris Saint Germain (Hakimi, Nuno Mendes), PSG advanced on aggregate; Borussia Dortmund 3 (Serhou Guirassy hat trick) x 0 Barcelona; Barcelona advanced on aggregate.
April 16 : Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg Matches: Real Madrid 1 (Vinicius Junior) x 2 Arsenal (Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli); Internazionale 2 (Lautaro Martinez, Pavard) x 2 Bayern Munich (Harry Kane, Eric Dier).
Brazilian Championship: Corinthians 0 x 2 Fluminense, goals from René and Jhon Arias; International 0 x 1 Palmeiras, goal by Facundo Torres; Flamengo 6 x 0 Juventude, goals from: Eric Pulgar, Gonzalo Plata, Danilo, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Pedro (2)
April 17 : Europa League Quarter-Final Second Leg matches: Lazio 3 (Valentín Castellanos, Tijjani Noslin, Boulaye Dia) x 1 Bodo (Helmersen) the Norwegian team advanced on penalties; Eintracht Frankfurt 0 x 1 Tottenham Hotspur (Dominic Solanke); Athletic Club de Bilbao 2 (Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams) x 0 Rangers, Manchester United 5 (Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire) x 4 Olympique Lyonnais (Corentin Tolisso, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rayan Cherki, Alexander Lacazette), Manchester United advanced on penalties.
April 18 : Argentine Opening Tournament: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 0 x 3 River Plate
April 19 : African Cup of Champions semi-finals: in Pretoria, South Africa, the local Mamelodi Sundowns and the Egyptian Al Ahly draw 0-0.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, it's a 0-0 draw between the home team Orlando Pirates and Pyramids of Egypt.
Brazilian Championship: Vasco da Gama 0 x 0 Flamengo; Guild 1 (Anthoni against) x 1 International (Alan Patrick); Sao Paulo 2 (Ferreira, André Silva) x 1 Santos (Tiquinho)
Argentine Opening Tournament: Boca Juniors 2 x 0 Estudiantes de La Plata, Lanús 1 x 1 Banfield
April 20 : For the Italian Championship, Milan 0 x 1 Atalanta.
April 21 : Dutch Cup Final, Go Ahead Eagles win the title by defeating AZ Alkmaar.
April 22 : In Group C of the Copa Libertadores, Liga de Quito and Flamengo drew 0-0 in Quito.
In Group F, the match ended in a 3-3 draw at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre between the home team Internacional and Nacional of Uruguay. Goals were scored by Alan Patrick, Bernabei and Fernando for Internacional, and by Julián Millán, Luciano Boggio and Sebastián Coates for Nacional.
Copa Sudamericana, as the home team Boston River of Uruguay beats Nacional de Potosí (Bolivia) 2-1, goals by Agustín Albarracin and Fredy Martinez.
April 23: In Group D of the Libertadores Cup, Sao Paulo beat Libertad 2-0 in Asunción, with goals from Lucas Ferreira and André Silva.
Copa Sudamericana: At the Barradao Stadium in Bahia, Cerro Largo of Uruguay beat Vitoria 1-0, goal by Facundo Peraza.
At the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción, Peñarol and the home team Olimpia drew 0-0.
Copa Libertadores, in La Plata, Estudiantes beat Botafogo 1-0, goal by Guido Carrillo
Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals: In Nuevo León, Tigres drew 1-1 with fellow Mexican team Cruz Azul, with goals from Juan Sánchez Purata for Tigres and Argentine Carlos Rotondi for Cruz Azul.
In Brazil, Paysandú is the champion of the Copa Verde after beating Goiás 5-4 on penalties.
April 24: At the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Corinthians beat Racing de Montevideo 1-0 in the Copa Sudamericana.
Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals: In Vancouver, Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Inter Miami 2-0, with goals from Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter.
April 25 : Second leg matches of the African Cup of Champions, both matches were played in Cairo, Egypt, South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns drew 1-1 with Al Ahly, qualifying thanks to an own goal by Ibrahim.
On the other hand, Pyramids of Egypt beat South African Orlando Pirates 3-2, the Egyptian goals were scored by Congolese Fiston Kalala Mayele (2) and Ramadan Sobhi (Pyramids qualified).
AFC Champions League: In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Al Hilal thrashed Gwangju of South Korea 7-0 at home, with goals from Milinkovic-Savic, Leonardo, K. Al Dawsari, Mitrovic, Malcom, N. Al Dawsari and Al Hamdan
April 26 : AFC Champions League Elite, Asian Club Cup quarter-finals, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the home team Al Ahli qualifies for the semi-finals by beating Buriram United of Thailand 3-0, goals: Riyad Mahrez, Brazilians Wenderson Galeno and Roberto Firmino.
Meanwhile, Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia beat Yokohama Marinos of Japan 4-1. The Saudi goals were scored by Jhon Durán (2), Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Kota Watanabe scored the Japanese goal.
The final of the Spanish King's Cup was played at the La Cartuja Stadium in Seville. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2, with goals from Pedri, Ferran Torres and Jules Koundé. Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouameni scored for Real Madrid.
Barcelona lined up Sczczesny, Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Iñigo Martinez, Gerard Martin, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferrán Torres, entered: Eric García, Ronald Araújo, Gavi and Pau Victor, DT Hans Dieter Flick
Real Madrid's starting lineup was: Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Raúl Asencio, Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Federico Valverde, Aurelién Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Dani Ceballos and Vinicius Junior. Substitutes: Endrick, Brahim Diaz, Fran García, Luka Modric, Arda Guler
Top scorers in the Copa del Rey: Ferrán Torres (Barcelona) 6 goals, Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid) 5, Endrick (Real Madrid) 5.
FA Cup semi-finals: Crystal Palace 3 (Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr 2) x 0 Aston Villa
Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 2 (Vitinho, Jefferson Savarino) x 0 Fluminense
Argentine Opening Tournament: San Lorenzo 0 x 1 Rosario Central
April 27 : Asian Club Champions Cup: Kawasaki Frontale of Japan qualifies for the semi-finals by beating Al Sadd of Qatar 3-2, the goals: Erison, Marcinho and Wakizaka for the winning team, Paulo Otavio and Claudinho for the Qataris.
Liverpool of England secured the Premier League title early after beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1, goals from Luis Díaz, Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Udogie (2), the goal for the "spurs" was scored by Solanke.
Champion lineup: Alisson; Conor Bradley (Alexander Isak, m.46, Jeremie Frimpong, m.60 (Federico Chiesa, m.90)), Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch; Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz (Trey Nyoni, m.100); and Hugo Ekitike (Andrew Roberson, d.99).
FA Cup Semifinals: Manchester City 2 (Rico Lewis, Josko Gvardiol) x 0 Nottingham Forest
Uruguayan Darwin Nuñez was also part of the England champion squad.
For the Italian Championship, Internazionale 0 x 1 Roma.
Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 4 (Everton, De Arrascaeta, Pedro 2) x 0 Corinthians.
Argentine Opening Tournament: River Plate 2 (Franco Mastantuono, Sebastián Driussi) x 1 Boca Juniors (Miguel Merentiel)
Women's Champions League, semi-finals: Arsenal eliminates Olympique Lyonnais, Barcelona does the same to Chelsea.
April 29 : Asian Club Champions Cup Semifinals: Saudi match, Al Ahli beats Al Hilal 3-1, goals from Roberto Firmino, Toney and Al Buraikan for the winners, Salem Al Dawsari scored for Al Hilal.
UEFA Champions League semi-finals, in London Paris Saint Germain defeats Arsenal 1-0 with a goal from Ousmane Dembélé.
Argentine Opening Tournament: Newell's Old Boys 2 x 0 Huracán
April 30: Semifinals of the Asian Club Champions Cup, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the home team Al Nassr are eliminated by Kawasaki Frontale of Japan 3-2, Saudi goals: Ayman Yahya and Sadio Mane, for the Japanese: Ito, Ozeki and Ienaga.
Concacaf Champions Cup: In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Inter Miami is defeated by the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. The goals for the Canadian team were scored by Brian White, the Ecuadorian Pedro Vite, and Sebastian Berhalter.
UEFA Champions League semi-finals, at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic, Barcelona draws 3-3 with Internazionale Milano, goals by Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Sommer (own goal) for Barcelona, Thuram and Denzel Dumfries (2) for Inter.
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May 1: Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals, Cruz Azul defeats Tigres 1-0 in a match played in Mexico City, the goal for the "cement machine" was scored by Ángel Sepúlveda from a penalty.
Europa League semi-finals: In London, Tottenham Hotspur beat Bodo/Glimt of Norway 3-1, goals from Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke for the English side, Ulrik Saltness scored for the Scandinavians.
As visitors at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Athletic Club was clearly defeated 3-0 by Manchester United, with goals from Brazilian Casemiro and two from Portuguese Bruno Fernandes.
May 2nd : Argentine Opening Tournament: Argentinos Juniors 4 x 0 Estudiantes de La Plata,
Racing Club 1 x 0 Newells Old Boys
May 3 : Asian Cup Champions League Final, at the King's Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Al Ahli becomes champion by beating Kawasaki Frontale of Japan 2-0, goals from Brazilian Wenderson Galeno and Ivorian Franck Kessié.
Bayern Munich are crowned German champions after a 3-3 draw with RB Leipzig, goals from Sesko, Kloosterman and Poulsen for RB, Eric Dier, Michael Olise and Leroy Sané for the champions.
Champion's lineup: Urbig - Boey (Goretzka 61'), Dier, Stanišić, Laimer - Kimmich, Pavlović - Sané, Olise - Gnabry (Palhinha 87'), Müller (Coman 61'), DT Kompany
Argentine Opening Tournament: Rosario Central 1 x 0 Independiente
May 4 : Premier League Matchday 35, Chelsea 3 (Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Quansah against) x 1 Liverpool (Van Dijk).
Brazilian Championship: Cruzeiro 2 (Kaio Jorge, Gabriel) x 1 Flamengo (De Arrascaeta)
Argentine Opening Tournament: River Plate 4 x 1 Velez Sarsfield
May 6 : In Cochabamba, Bolivia, Peñarol of Uruguay beat the local San Antonio Bulo Bulo 3-0, goals by Maximiliano Silvera (2) and Lucas Hernández.
Copa Sudamericana: At the Centenario in Montevideo, Boston River is thrashed 5-1 by Independiente of Argentina, the Uruguayan goal was scored by Agustín Anello.
UEFA Champions League semi-finals, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Internazionale beat Barcelona 4-3, goals from Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu, Francesco Acerbi and Davide Frattesi for Inter, Eric Garcia, Dani Olmo and Raphinha for Barcelona.
May 7 : At the Arena Fonte in Salvador, the home team Bahia lost 3-1 to Nacional of Uruguay in a Libertadores match. Jean Lucas scored Bahia's goal, while Lucas Morales, Nicolás López, and Julián Millán scored for the Uruguayan team.
For the Copa Libertadores, in Asunción, Palmeiras beat Cerro Porteño as a visitor, 2 to 0 goals from Estevao and Vítor Roque.
Copa Sudamericana: Cerro Largo, playing at home in the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, loses 3-1 to Universidad Católica de Quito; the goal for Cerro Largo was scored by Maximiliano Añasco.
UEFA Champions League semi-finals: at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Paris Saint Germain qualified after beating Arsenal 2-1, goals from Fabián Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi for PSG, Bukayo Saka scored for the “gunners”.
May 8 : In the Copa Libertadores and at home, Atlético Nacional of Medellín beat Internacional of Brazil 3-1, goals by Kevin Viveros (2) and Billy Arce, the Brazilian goal was scored by Alan Patrick.
Copa Sudamericana: At the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Huracán of Argentina beat Racing of Uruguay 3-1, the Uruguayan goal: Bautista Tomatis.
Conference League semi-finals in Florence: Fiorentina and Real Betis draw 2-2, goals from Dutchman Robin Gosens for the Viola, and from Brazilian Antony and Moroccan Abde Ezzalzouli for Betis.
The other semi-finalist was decided at Stamford Bridge stadium, with Chelsea defeating Sweden's Djugaardens 1-0, thanks to a goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
UEFA Europa League second leg matches: In Bodo, Norway, the home team Bodo/Glimt lost 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur of England, with goals from Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro; at Old Trafford, Manchester United won 4-1 against Athletic Club de Bilbao, with goals from Mason Mount (2), Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund, and the Basque goal scored by Mikel Jauregizar.
May 10 : Portuguese Championship: Benfica 1 x 1 Sporting.
Argentine Opening Tournament, Round of 16: San Lorenzo 2 x 1 Tigre, Rosario Central 2 x 0 Estudiantes de la Plata, Racing Club 0 x 1 Platense, Boca Juniors 0 (4ª2) X 0 Lanús.
May 11 : Matchday 36 of the Premier League, Liverpool 2 (Gakpo, Luis Díaz) x 2 Arsenal (Gabriel Martinelli, Mikel Merino).
In the Spanish League, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-3, goals by Eric, Lamine Yamal, Rapinha (2), Madrid's goals: Mbappé (3).
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 1 (Vitor Roque) x 0 Sao Paulo.
Argentine Apertura Tournament, Round of 16: Independiente 1 x 0 Independiente Rivadavia, Argentinos Juniors 3 x 1 Instituto, Huracan 3 x 2 Deportivo Riestra
May 12 : For the Italian Championship, Atalanta 2 x 1 Roma.
Argentine Opening Tournament, Round of 16: River Plate 3 x 0 Barracas Central
The CBF, the Brazilian Football Confederation, announces that the new coach of the national team will be the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, formerly of Real Madrid.
The Botola Pro Inwi, Morocco's football championship, has ended. RS Berkane was crowned champion. The tournament's top scorers were Abdoulaye Diarra of Mali (Olympic Safi), Youssef El Fahli of FAR Rabat, Anas El Maharoui of CODM Meknes, and Dutchman Mohamed Rayhi of Wydad Casablanca, all with 10 goals.
May 13 : Copa Sudamericana: Nacional de Potosí 3 x 0 Boston River.
May 14 : Copa Libertadores, in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo defeats Estudiantes de la Plata 3-2, goals by Rwan Cruz, Igor Jesus and Artur for the Cariocas, Tiago Palacios scored both goals for “pincharratas”.
At the "Campeón del Siglo" stadium in Montevideo, the home team Peñarol beat Olimpia of Paraguay 3-2, with goals from Leo Fernandez, Maximiliano Olivera and Eric Remedi. The Paraguayan goals were scored by Lizandro López and Iván Leguizamón.
At Morumbi Stadium, in Group D, Sao Paulo and Libertad of Paraguay drew 1-1, with goals from Lucca Marques for the "tricolor" and Gustavo Aguilar for the "gumarello".
Copa Sudamericana: Cerro Largo of Uruguay loses 1-0 at home to Vitoria of Brazil.
Semifinals of the Mexican Clausura Tournament, Tigres 1 (Nicolas Ibañez) x 1 Toluca (Paulinho)
Italian Cup final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Bologna beat Milan 1-0, goal by Swiss player Dan Ndoye; the tournament's top scorer was Tammy Abraham of Milan with 4 goals.
May 15: As the home team and for the Libertadores Cup, Flamengo defeats Liga de Quito 2-0 (both teams would be the ones qualified), the goals: Leo Ortiz and Luiz Araújo).
In the Central Park of Montevideo, Internacional de Porto Alegre beats Nacional 2-0, goals from Ricardo Mathias and Brahian Aguirre
Copa Sudamericana: Corinthians of Brazil beat Racing of Uruguay 1-0 in Montevideo.
Barcelona, Spanish champions, matchday 36, 2-0 victory over classic rivals Espanyol, goals by Lamine Yamal and Fermín.
Barcelona lineup: Wojciech Szczesny, Eric García, Ronald Araujo (Pau Cubarsí, min. 50), Gerard Martín (Alejandro Balde, min. 45), Andreas Christensen (Héctor Fort, min. 76), Dani Olmo (Gavi, min. 76), Lamine Yamal, Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, Pedri and Robert Lewandowski (Fermín López, min. 64)
Semifinals of the Clausura Tournament of Mexico, Cruz Azul 1 (José Ignácio Rivero) x 0 América.
May 16 : Matchday 37 of the Premier League, Chelsea 1 (Cucurella) x 0 Manchester United.
May 17 : The German Championship ends: the champion Bayern Munich says goodbye by beating Hoffenheim 4-0
Final Standings: Bayern Munich 82 pts, Bayer Leverkusen 69, Eintracht Frankfurt 60, Borussia Dortmund 57
Scorers: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) 26 goals, Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) 21, Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 21, Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz) 18
Top assist providers: Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) 18, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 12, Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg) 11
Best goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj (Saint Pauli), Robin Zentner (Mainz), Lucas Hradecky (Bayer Leverkusen)
Ideal Team for Opta: Nikola Vasilj (Saint Pauli), Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
SofaScore Ideal Team: Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig), Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Willie Orban (RB Leipzig), Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Leipzig), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich). For Sofascore: Kimmich was the player of the season.
The French Championship has ended, with Paris Saint-Germain defeating Auxerre 3-0.
Final Standings: Paris Saint-Germain 84 pts, Olympique Marseille 65, Monaco 61, Nice 60, Lille 60
Scorers: Ousmane Dembelé (PSG) 21, Mason Greenwood (Olympique Marseille) 21, Arnaud Kalimuendo (Stade Rennes) 17
Top Assists: Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon) 11, Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) 11
Best Goalscorer: Philipp Kohn (Monaco), Lucas Chevallier (Lille)
Ideal Team for Opta: Djordje Petrovic (Strasbourg), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain), Marquinos Aoas (Paris Saint Germain), William Pacho (Paris Saint Germain), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain), Pierre Emile Hojbjerg (Olympique Marseille), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon), Mason Greenwood (Olympique Marseille), Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain), Ousmane Dembelé (Paris Saint Germain).
Ideal Team for Sofascore: Djordje Petrovic (Strasbourg), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Jubal (Auxerre), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain), Joao Neves (Paris Saint Germain), Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Mason Greenwood (Olympique Marseille) Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint Germain), Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon). For SofaScore the player of the season was Hakimi
Sporting became two-time champions of Portugal after beating Vitoria Guimaraes 2-0, with goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Pedro Goncalves.
Sporting lineup: Rui Silva, Quaresma, Ousmane Diomande, Goncalo Inácio, Geny Catamo, Zeno Debast, Hidemasa Morita, Maximiliano Araújo, Francisco Trincao, Viktor Gyokeres, Pedro Goncalves “Pote”DT Rui Borges, entered: Matheus Reis, Jerry St Juste, Conrad Harder, Iván Fresneda and Geovany Quenda.
Standings: Sporting 82 pts, Benfica 80, Porto 71, Sporting Braga 66, Santa Clara 57
Scorers: Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting) 39, Samu Aghehowa (Porto) 19, Vangelidis Pavlidis (Benfica) 19 goals
Top assist provider: Francisco Trincao (Sporting) 14, Francisco Moura (Porto) 10
Best Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa (Porto), Anatoli Trubin (Benfica)
SofaScore Ideal Team of the Season: Lucas Franca (Nacional), Zeno Debast (Sporting), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Gonzalo Inácio (Sporting), Tiago Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes), Orkun Kokcu (Benfica), Ángel Dí María (Benfica), Francisco Trincao (Sporting), Fábio Vieira (Porto), Kerem Akturkoglu (Benfica), Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting)
According to Sofascore, the player of the season was: Viktor Gyokeres.
English Cup Final, FA Cup: Manchester City 0 x 1 Crystal Palace, goal by Eberechi Eze.
Crystal Palace line-up: Dean Anderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Daniel Muñoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze, Jean Philippe Mateta, manager Oliver Glasner, entered: Jefferson Lerma, Eddie Nketiah, Will Hughes.
FA Cup top scorer: Josh Magennis (Exeter City) 6 goals.
Brazilian Championship: Sao Paulo 2 (Arboleda, André Silva) x 1 Gremio (Aravena).
Semifinals of the Mexican Clausura Tournament, Toluca 3 (Ernesto Alexis Vega (2) and Edgar Iván López) x 0 Tigres.
Real Madrid of Spain announces the signing of young defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth of England, the value: 60 million euros.
May 18 : For the Italian Championship, Roma 3 x 1 Milan, Internazionale 2 x 2 Lazio.
PSV Eindhoven were crowned Dutch champions after defeating Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 away from home on the final day of the tournament.
Standings: PSV Eindhoven 79 pts, Ajax 78, Feyenoord 68, Utrecht 64, AZ Alkmaar 57
Scorers: Sem Steijn (Twente) 24, Igor Paixao (Feyenoord) 16, Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) 14, Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 14
Top assists: Oliver Antman (Go Ahead Eagles) 15, Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) 11, Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) 11
Best goalkeepers: Remko Pasveer (Ajax), Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord), Walter Daniel Benitez (PSV Eindhoven)
For Sofascore the Ideal Team of the Season was: Nick Olij (PSV Eindhoven), Mike Eerduijzen (Utrecht), Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven), Dávid Hancko (Feyenoord), Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven), Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven), Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven), Igor Paixao (Feyenoord). For SofaScore the player of the season was Tillman from PSV.
Uruguayan Championship, the Apertura Tournament ends, in Belvedere Liverpool defeats Cerro Largo 1-0, goal by Martin Rea, the black and blues were the champions.
Top scorers: Abel Hernández (Liverpool) 10, Agustín Rodriguez (Juventud) 9, Nicolás López (Nacional) 9 goals
Assists: Luciano Boggio (Nacional) 5, Jonathan Urretavizcaya (Juventud) 5, Agustín Moreira (Progreso) 5
Brazilian Championship: Corinthians 1 (Yuri Alberto) x 0 Santos; Flamengo 0 x 0 Botafogo; Cruzeiro 0 x 0 Atlético Mineiro
Quarter-finals of the Argentine Apertura Tournament: Rosario Central 0 x 1 Huracan
Semifinals of the Mexican Clausura Tournament: America 2 (Henry Martin, Cristian Borja) x 1 Cruz Azul (Lorenzo Faravelli)
May 19 : Quarter-finals of the Argentine Apertura Tournament: Argentinos Juniors 1-1 San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo advanced on penalties, Boca Juniors 0-1 Independiente
May 20 : Quarter-finals of the Argentine Apertura Tournament: River Plate 1 x 1 Platense, Platense advanced on penalties.
May 21 : The UEFA Europa League final was played in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, at the San Mamés Stadium. Two English teams faced off; the final score was Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, with Brennan Johnson scoring the winning goal.
Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie (90' Djed Spence); Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr (90' Archie Gray); Brennan Johnson (78' Kevin Danso), Dominic Solanke and Richarlison (67' Heung-min Son). Coach: Ange Postecoglou.
Manchester United: André Onana; Noussair Mazraoui (85' Diogo Dalot), Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu (90' Kobbie Mainoo); Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes; Amad Diallo, Mason Mount (71' Alejandro Garnacho); and Rasmus Hojlund (71' Joshua Zirkzee). DT: Ruben Amorim.
Goals: 42' Luke Shaw (O/C)
Scorers: Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) 7, Bruno Fernándes (Manchester United) 7, Kasper Hogh (Bodo) 7.
Assists: Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyonnais) 8, Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) 5
Best Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)
Player of the Season: Cuti Romero (Tottenham Hotspurs)
Best young player: Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon)
Team of the Season: Guglielmo Vicario, Tottenham Hotspur, Pedro Porro Tottenham Hotspur, Cuti Romero Tottenham Hotspur, Robin Koch Eintracht Frankfurt, Fredrik André Bjørkan Bodø/Glimt, Patrick Berg-Bodø/Glimt, Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, Casemiro Manchester United, Rayan Cherki Lyon, Dominic Solanke Tottenham Hotspur, Nico Williams Athletic Club
Sofasore Team of the Season: Nikit Haikin (Bodo), Pedro Porro (Tottenham), Jostein Gundersen (Bodo), Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio), Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Bilbao), Patrick Berg (Bodo), Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Fernándes (Manchester United), Václav Cerny (Rangers), Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon), Pedro (Lazio)
According to Sofascore, Bruno Fernandes was the player of the season.
May 22 : The Greek Super League season ends, Olympiakos were crowned champions with 60 points, followed by AEK Athens with 53, Panathinaikos with 50, and PAOK with 46.
Scorers: Jefté Bentancor (Panserraikos) 19 goals, Loren Morón (Aris Salonika) 18, Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) 18
First leg of the Mexican Clausura Tournament Final, in Mexico City, America 0 x 0 Toluca.
May 23 : At the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Napoli became champions by defeating Cagliari 2-0, with goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
Napoli champion lineup: Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo ©, A. Rrahmani, Matías Olivera, Leonardo Spinazzola; Matteo Politano, Frank Anguissa, B. Gilmour, Scott McTominay; Giacomo Raspadori and Romelu Lukaku. Coach: Cristian Stellini, entered: Pasquale Mazzochi, Philip Billing, David Neres, Giovanni Simeone, Cyril Ngonge.
The Intermediate Tournament of the Uruguayan Championship begins, starting with Nacional 2 x 0 Progreso and Racing 2 x 0 Boston River.
First goal of the Torneo Intermedio: Thiago Espinosa of Racing against Boston River
May 24 : First leg of the African Cup of Champions final, in Pretoria, South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns and Pyramids of Egypt drew 1-1, goals: Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro for Mamelodi, Walid El Karti for the Egyptians.
The Russian Football Championship has ended, the champion was Krasnodar with 67 points, followed by Zenit St. Petersburg 66, CSKA Moscow 59, Spartak Moscow 57, Dynamo Moscow 56, Lokomotiv 53
Scorers: Costa Rican Manfred Ugalde from Spartak Moscow 17 goals, Albanian Mirlind Daku from Rubin Kazan 15, Aleksey Batrakov (Lokomotiv) 14
The Swiss Super League has ended, with Basel taking the title after finishing the tournament with 73 points, followed by Servette with 63 and Young Boys with 61.
Scorers: Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) 18 goals, Dereck Kutesa (Servette) 15
French Cup Final, Paris Saint Germain champions after beating Reims 3-0, goals by Bradley Barcola (2) and Achraf Hakimi
The final of the DFB Pokal, the German Cup, is played at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Stuttgart beat Arminia Bielefeld 4-2, with goals from Nick Woltemade, Enzo Millot (2) and Deniz Undav. Julian Kania and Josha Vagnoman (own goal) scored for Arminia.
Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 2 (Vegetti against, Guga) x 1 Vasco da Gama (Joao Victor); Atlético Mineiro 0 x 0 Corinthians.
Argentine Apertura Tournament Semifinals: Independiente 0 x 0 Huracán, Huracán advanced on penalties after winning 6-5
In Lisbon, Portugal, the final of the Women's Champions League is played: with a goal from Stina Blackstenius, Arsenal of England wins the title by beating Barcelona of Spain 1-0.
May 25 : Last day of the Premier League, champion Liverpool says goodbye by drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace, goals from Salah and Sarr respectively.
Final Standings: Liverpool 84 pts, Arsenal 74, Manchester City 71, Chelsea 69, Newcastle 66, Aston Villa 66, Nottingham Forest 65
Scorers: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 29 goals, Alexander Isak (Newcastle) 23, Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 22, Chris Wood (Nottingham) 20, Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) 20
Top assists: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 18, Jacob Murphy (Newcastle) 12, Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) 11
Best Goalkeepers: David Raya (Arsenal), Ederson (Manchester City), Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Awards: Coach: Arne Slot (Liverpool), Player: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Goal of the Season: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Breakthrough Player: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Player of the Year: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
The PFA (Professional Footballers' Association) awards and their Team of the Season: 4 Liverpool players: Virgil Van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, and Mohamed Salah; 2 Arsenal players: Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, and Declan Rice; and Nottingham Forest winger Chris Wood and goalkeeper Matz Sels.
Ideal Team for Opta: Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest), Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool), William Saliba (Arsenal), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Alexander Isak (Newcastle).
SofaScore Ideal Team: Mark Flekken (Brentford), James Tarkowski (Everton), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bruno Fernándes (Manchester United), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Alexander Isak (Newcastle).
The Italian Championship has ended, with Napoli as the champion.
Standings: Napoli 82 pts, Internazionale 81, Atalanta 74, Juventus 70, Roma 69
Scorers: Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) 25 goals, Moise Kean (Fiorentina) 19, Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) 15, Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) 15
Top assists: Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) 10, Christian Pulisic (Milan) 9
Best Goalkeepers: Alex Meret (Napoli), Mile Svilar (Roma), Yann Sommer (Internazionale)
Individual Awards: Best Player: Scott McTominay - Napoli, Best Young Player (Under-23): Nicolas Paz – Como, Best Goalkeeper: Mile Svilar – Roma, Best Defender: Alessandro Bastoni - Inter Milan, Best Midfielder: Tijjani Reijnders – Milan, Best Forward: Mateo Retegui – Atalanta
Team of the Season for Opta: Mile Svilar (Roma), Alessandro Bastoni (Internazionale), Evan Ndicka (Roma), Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), Tijjani Reijnders (Milan), Ederson (Atalanta), Scott McTominay (Napoli), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Marcus Thuram (Internazionale), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta)
Ideal XI for Artificial Intelligence: Goalkeeper: Mile Svilar (AS Roma), Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Bremer (Juventus), Scott McTominay (Napoli), Zambo Anguissa (Napoli), Nico Paz (Como), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) , Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) (Goalkeeper, Capocannoniere), Santi Giménez (AC Milan) and Moise Kean (Fiorentina)
SofaScore Ideal Team: Vanja Milinkovic Savic (Napoli), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), Alessandro Bastoni (Internazionale), Federico Dimarco (Internazionale), Hakan Calhanoglu (Internazionale), Cristian Pulisic (Milan), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Marcus Thuram (Internazionale), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta). For Sofascore Zaccagni was the player of the season.
The Austrian Bundesliga season has ended. Sturm Graz were crowned champions with 40 points, followed by Red Bull Salzburg with 38, Austria Vienna with 37, and Wolfsberger with 37.
Top scorers: Ronivaldo (Blau Weiz Linz) 14 goals, Nene Dourgeles (Salzburg) 13, Maximilian Entrup (LASK) 13
The Spanish League season ends with Barcelona as champions
Standings: Barcelona 88 pts, Real Madrid 84, Atletico Madrid 76, Athletic Bilbao 70, Villarreal 70
Top scorers: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) 31 goals, Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) 27, Ante Budimir (Osasuna) 21
Top Assists: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 13, Alex Baena (Villarreal) 10, Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) 9
Best Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), David Soria (Getafe)
EA Sports Team of the Season: Goalkeepers: Joan Garcia (Espanyol), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Defenders: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Iñigo Martinez (Barcelona), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano). Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Pedri González (Barcelona), Fede Valverde (Real Madrid), Isco Alarcón (Betis), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético Madrid), Alex Baena (Villarreal). Forwards: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
Ideal Team for Opta: Joan Garcia (Espanyol), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona), Óscar Mingueza (Celta), Pedri (Barcelona), Isco (Betis), Alex Baena (Villareal), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Raphinha (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
Sofascore's Ideal XI: Joan Garcia (Espanyol), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Antonio Raillo (Mallorca), Iñigo Martinez (Barcelona), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Pedri (Barcelona), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Alex Baena (Villarreal), Raphinha (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
In the Portuguese Cup final, at the National Stadium of Oeiras, Sporting won the title by beating Benfica 3-1, with goals from Gyokeres, Harder and Trincao, and Benfica's goal from Kokcu.
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 0 x 2 Flamengo (De Arrascaeta, Ayrton Lucas)
Argentine Apertura Tournament Semifinals: San Lorenzo 0 x 1 Platense (Franco Zapiola)
The Clausura Tournament in Mexico is decided, Toluca, playing at home in the Nemesio Diez stadium, defeats America 2-0 to become champion, goals by Luan Garcia and Ernesto Alexis Vega.
Toluca's starting lineup: Luis Manuel García, Diego Zaragoza, Bruno Méndez, Luan, Federico Pereira, Jesús Gallardo, Franco Romero, Ricardo Angulo, Marcel Ruiz, Paulinho, Alexis Vega. Substitutes: Isaias Violante, Héctor Herrera, Robert Morales. Manager: Antonio Mohamed
Top scorers: Paulinho (Toluca) 12 goals, José Raúl Zuñiga (Tijuana) 12, Uros Durdevic (Atlas) 12, Diber Cambindo (Necaxa) 11.
Assists: Alexis Vega (Toluca) 8, Jesús Manuel Corona (Monterrey) 7, José Paradela (Necaxa) 7
Ideal Team (Halftime): Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul), Joaquim (Tigres), Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Álvaro Fidalgo (América), José Paradela (Necaxa), James Rodríguez (León), Sergio Canales (Monterrey), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Paulinho (Toluca), Alejandro Zendejas (América)
Ideal XI for the League: Luis Ángel Malagón (América), Nacho Rivero (Cruz Azul), Federico Pereira (Toluca), Luna García (Toluca), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Álvaro Fidalgo (América), Juan Brunetta (Tigres), Paulinho (Toluca), Alexis Vega (Toluca), Diber Cambindo (Necaxa), Manager Antonio Mohamed (Toluca)
May 26 : The Scottish Championship ends, Celtic were crowned champions with 81 points, followed by Rangers with 66 and Hibernian with 53.
Scorers: Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) 18, Daizen Maeda (Celtic) 16 and Simon Murray (Dundee) 16
May 27 : In Buenos Aires, for the Copa Libertadores, River Plate and Universitario of Peru draw 1-1 (goals by Facundo Colidio for River and Jairo Concha for the "cremas"), both would be the ones qualified in Group 2.
In the Copa Sudamericana, Huracán of Buenos Aires beat Racing of Montevideo 1-0.
May 28 : Nacional of Uruguay beat Atlético Nacional of Colombia 1-0 in the Libertadores Cup. The result was insufficient and the team did not qualify. The goal was scored by Christian Oliva.
Copa Sudamericana: In Asunción, Boston River of Uruguay said goodbye by beating Guarani 5-0, goals by: Facundo Rodriguez, Facundo Gutierrez, Guillermo López (2), Mateo Barcia.
At the Norberto Tomaghello Stadium, Gobernador Costa in Argentina, Cerro Largo of Uruguay qualified for the Copa Sudamericana after beating Defensa y Justicia 2-1, the Uruguayan goals were scored by Sebastian Assis and Leandro Otormín.
The European Conference League final was played at the Municipal Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. Chelsea of England won the title by beating Real Betis of Spain 4-1. Goals were scored by Enzo Fernández, Nicolás Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moisés Caicedo for the "Blues", while Ez Abde scored for Betis.
Scorers: Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia Bialystok) 8, Cedric Bakambu (Betis) 8
Herediano became champions in Costa Rica after defeating Alajuelense 1-0 with a goal by Getsel Montes, in a match played in the city of Heredia; the top scorer of the tournament was the Argentine Emanuel Casado of Santa Ana FC.
May 29 : Racing beats Fortaleza again in the Copa Libertadores, this time at home, 1-0, goal by Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez.
In Montevideo, Peñarol and Velez Sarsfield drew 0-0 in Group H of the Libertadores Cup.
May 30 : Real Madrid of Spain announces the signing of English full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool for 75 million euros.
May 31 : The UEFA Champions League final was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Referee István Kovacs of Romania officiated. Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 5-0 victory over Inter Milan. The goals were scored by Achraf Hakimi, Desiré Doué (2), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Senny Mayulu. Paris Saint-Germain were crowned European champions.
Paris Saint Germain: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes (Lucas Hernández, min.78); João Neves (Zaïre-Emery, min.84), Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz (Mayulu, min.84); Doué (Barcola, min.66), Kvaratskhelia (Ramos, min.84) and Dembélé.
International: Sommer; Dumfries, Pavard (Bisseck, min.56; Darmian, min.62), Acerbi, Bastoni, Dimarco (Zalewski, min.54); Mkhitaryan (Augusto, min.62), Barella, Çalhanoglu; Lautaro Martínez and Thuram.
Goals: 1-0, min. 12, Hakimi; 2-0, min. 20, Doué; 3-0, min. 63, Doué; 4-0, min. 73, Kvaratskhelia; 5-0, min. 86, Mayulu. Referee: István Kovács (ROU). Yellow cards: Doué (min. 65) and Hakimi (min. 90) for PSG; Zalewski (min. 56), Thuram (min. 69), and Acerbi (min. 71) for Inter.
Stadium: Allianz Arena (Munich).
Scorers: Raphinha (Barcelona) 13, Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) 13, Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) 11, Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) 11, Lautaro Martínez (Internazionale) 9, Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 8, Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) 8, Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint Germain) 8
Top Attendants: Raphinha (Barcelona) 8, Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint Germain) 6
Best Goalkeepers: Stefan Ortega (Manchester City), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Matvei Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain), David Raya (Arsenal)
Player of the Season: Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)
Best Young Player: Désire Doué (Paris Saint Germain)
Team of the Season: Gianluigi Donnarumma- Paris Saint-Germain, Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint-Germain, Marcos Aoás Corrêa “Marquinhos” - Paris Saint-Germain, Alessandro Bastoni- Inter Milan, Nuno Mendes - Paris Saint-Germain, Vítor Ferreira “Vitinha” - Paris Saint-Germain, Declan Rice – Arsenal, Lamine Yamal – Barcelona, Désiré Doué - Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembélé - Paris Saint-Germain, Raphinha – Barcelona
SofaScore Team of the Season: Thibaut Courtouis (Real Madrid), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain), Raphina (Barcelona), Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint Germain), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich). For SofaScore the player of the season was Raphinha
The Egyptian Football Championship has ended, with Al Ahly taking the title, Pyramids finishing as runners-up, Zamalek in third place, and Al Masry in fourth.
Scorer: Emam Ashour of Al-Ahly
JUNE
June 1 : The African Club Champions Cup is decided in Cairo, and as the home team, Pyramids wins the title by beating Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa 2-1. The goals for the champion were scored by Congolese Fiston Kalala Mayele and Ahmed Samy, while Iqraam Rayners scored the consolation goal.
At the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico City, the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup was played, in which Cruz Azul beat the Vancouver Whitecaps of Canada 5-0, the goals: the Uruguayan José Ignácio Rivero, the Argentine Lorenzo Faravelli, the Polish Mateusz Bogusz and a double for Ángel Sepúlveda.
The Turkish Championship has ended, final standings: Galatasaray champion 95 pts, Fenerbahce 84, Samsunspor 64, Besiktas 62
Top scorers: Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) 12 goals, Krzysztof Piątek (Istanbul Basaksehir) 11, Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 10.
Ideal Team for Sofascore: Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor), Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray), Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas), Fred (Fenerbahce), Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce), Haris Hajradinovic (Kasimpasa), Rómulo (Góztepe), Víctor Osimhen (Galatasaray), Nuno Da Costa (Basaksehir)
The Serbian football championship has ended, with Red Star winning the title with 86 points, followed by Partizan with 63, and OFK Belgrade with 46.
Top scorer: Senegalese Cherif Ndiaye of Red Star with 19 goals, Brazilian Bruno Duarte also of Red Star finished with 15 goals.
Brazilian Championship: Santos 0 x 1 Botafogo (Artur); Cruzeiro 2 (Kaio Jorge 2) x 1 Palmeiras (Allan)
Final of the Argentine Apertura Tournament: at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Huracán 1-0, with a goal by Guido Mainero, making Platense the champion.
Platense's starting lineup was: Juan Pablo Cozzani; Juan Saborido, Ignacio Vázquez, Oscar Salomón, Tomás Silva; Rodrigo Herrera, Leonel Picco; Guido Mainero, Vicente Taborda, Ronaldo Martínez; Augusto Lotti. Managers: Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez. Substitutes: Edgar Elizalde, Franco Zapiola, Fernando Juárez, and Nicolás Orsini.
Top scorers: Tomas Molina (Argentinos Juniors) 10 goals, Adrián Martinez (Racing Club) 9, Andres Vombergar (San Lorenzo) 9, Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente) 8, Nicolás Fernández (Belgrano) 8
Ideal Team for Dataref: Rey, Lomonaco, Vázquez, Hernández, Loyola, Picco, Mastantuono, Taborda, Miljevic, A.Martinez, Molina
The ideal starting eleven of the Torneo Apertura according to the AFA: Rodrigo Rey (Independiente); Kevin Lomónaco (Independiente), Ignacio Vázquez (Platense), Carlos Quintana (Rosario Central); Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), Leonel Picco (Platense), Leonardo Gil (Huracán), Vicente Taborda (Platense); Marcelino Moreno (Lanús); Walter Mazzantti (Huracán) and Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors)
Liverpool of England announces the arrival of Dutch striker Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, he arrives for 50 million euros.
June 2 : The Paraguayan Apertura Tournament ends, Libertad is crowned champion after defeating 2 de Mayo at the Rio Parapití Stadium, goal by Matías David Espinoza.
Libertad's starting lineup consisted of: Martin Silva, Alexis Fretes, Diego Viera, Thiago Fernández, Robert Rojas, Alvaro Campuzano, Lucas Sanabria, Joaquín Bogarín, Iván Franco, Hugo Fernandez, and Gustavo Aguilar.
Top scorers: Gustavo Caballero (Nacional) 9 goals, Juan Iturbe (Cerro Porteño) 9, Fernando Fernández (Guarani) 8, Lorenzo Melgarejo (Libertad) 7.
Manchester United of England announces the signing of Brazilian Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton, for 85.3 million euros.
June 4 : UEFA Nations League Semi-finals: Germany 1 (Wirtz) x 2 Portugal (Francisco Conceicao, Cristiano Ronaldo)
Chelsea of England announce the arrival of striker Liam Delap for 40 million euros, from Ipswich Town.
June 5 : South American Qualifiers: Paraguay 2 (Julio Enciso; Matias Galarza) x 0 Uruguay; Ecuador 0 x 0 Brazil; Chile 0 x 1 Argentina (Julián Álvarez)
Asian Qualifiers, some results: Qatar 1 x 0 Iran; United Arab Emirates 0 x 0 Uzbekistan; Iraq 0 x 2 South Korea; Oman 0 x 3 Jordan; Australia 1 x 0 Japan; Bahrain 0 x 2 Saudi Arabia
UEFA Nations League, Semifinals, Spain 5 (Nico Williams, Mikel Merino, Lamine Yamal 2, Pedri) x 4 France (Mbappe, Rayan Cherki, Vivian, Kolo Muani)
June 6 : South American Qualifiers: Colombia 0 x 0 Chile; Venezuela 2 (Salomón Rondón, Hector Cuellar) x 0 Bolivia.
European Qualifiers, some results: Norway 3 (Erling Haaland, Antonio Nusa, Alexander Sorloth) x 0 Italy; Macedonia 1 (Ezgjan Alioski) x 1 Belgium (Máximo De Cuyper); Gibraltar 0 x 7 Croatia (Andrej Kramaric 2, Ivan Perisic, Franjo Ivanovic 2, Ante Budimir, Mario Pasalic).
Arsenal of England sign Spaniard Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad for 80.5 million euros.
June 7 : In the Uruguayan Football Intermediate Tournament, Peñarol defeated Defensor Sporting 3-0 at home, with goals from Leonardo Fernández, Maximiliano Olivera and David Terans.
European Qualifiers, some results: Finland 0 x 2 Netherlands (Denzel Dumfries, Memphis Depay); Austria 2 (Marcel Sabitzer, Michael Gregoritsch) x Romania 1 (Florin Tanase); Albania 0 x 0 Serbia
June 8 : UEFA Nations League, third place match; Germany 0 x 2 France (Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise)
UEFA Nations League Final, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, with Swiss referee Sandro Scharer officiating: Portugal 2 (Nuno Mendes, Cristiano Ronaldo) x 2 Spain (Zubimendi, Oyarzabal).
Portugal won the title on penalties, 5-3, after Spain's Morata missed his and Joao Neves converted his. Portugal are the champions.
Goals: 21' Zubimendi (E), 26' Mendes (P), 45' Oyarzábal (E), 61' Cristiano Ronaldo (P)
Penalties (Portugal and Spain respectively): Ramos (goal), Merino (goal), Vitinha (goal), Baena (goal), Bruno Fernandes (goal), Isco (goal), Mendes (goal), Morata (saved), Rúben Neves (goal)
Spain: Unai Simón; Oscar Mingueza (92' Pedro Porro), Robin le Normand, Dean Huijsen and Marc Cucurella; Martín Zubimendi, Fabián Ruiz (74' Mikel Merino) and Pedri (74' Isco); Lamine Yamal (106' Yeremy Pino), Mikel Oyarzabal (111' Álvaro Morata) and Nico Williams (92' Alex Baena). Coach: Luis de la Fuente.
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Joao Neves (46' Nelson Semedo), Rúben Dias, Gonçalo Inácio (74' Renato Veiga), Nuno Mendes and Pedro Neto (106' Diogo Jota); Francisco Conceiçao (46' Rúben Neves), Vitinha and Bernardo Silva; Bruno Fernandes (74' Rafael Leão) and Cristiano Ronaldo (88' Gonçalo Ramos). Coach: Roberto Martínez.
June 9 : European Qualifiers, some results: Belgium 4 (Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Youri Tielemans, Romelu Lukaku) x 3 Wales (Brennan Johnson, Sorba Thomas, Harry Wilson); Croatia 5 (Andrej Kramaric 2, Ante Budimir, Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric) x 1 Czech Republic (Tomas Soucek)
Manchester City announces the arrival of Rayan Ait-Nouri, a full-back born in Algeria. The transaction was for 35 million euros and the player arrives from Wolverhampton.
June 10 : South American Qualifiers: Bolivia 2 (Enzo Monteiro, Miguel Terceros) x 0 Chile; Uruguay 2 (Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Aguirre) x 0 Venezuela; Argentina 1 (Thiago Almada) x 1 Colombia (Luis Díaz); Brazil 1 (Vinicius Junior) x 0 Paraguay; Peru 0 x 0 Ecuador
Asian Qualifiers: Uzbekistan 3 x 0 Qatar, Kyrgyzstan 1 x 1 United Arab Emirates; Iran 3 x 0 North Korea; South Korea 4 x 0 Kuwait; Jordan 0 x 1 Iraq; Palestine 1 x 1 Oman, Japan 6 x 0 Indonesia, China 1 x 0 Bahrain, Saudi Arabia 1 x 2 Australia.
European Qualifiers, some results: Finland 2 (Benjamin Kallman, Joel Pohjanpalo) x 1 Poland (Jakub Kiwior)
Manchester City of England announces the signing of young French midfielder Rayan Cherki from Olympique Lyon for a fee of 45 million euros.
June 11 : Manchester City of England announces the arrival of Dutch footballer Tijjani Reijnders from Milan for a value of 50 million euros.
June 12 : Brazilian Championship: Gremio 1 (Braithwaite) x 1 Corinthians (Breno Bidon).
June 13 : Liverpool of England completes the transfer of German Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, for around 143 million euros, making it the record transfer of the season.
Real Madrid announces the arrival of Argentine Franco Mastantuono from River Plate for 30 million euros.
June 14 : The first Club World Cup begins in the United States. The opening match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami ended in a 0-0 draw between Al Ahly of Egypt and the home team Inter Miami.
The Concacaf Gold Cup begins at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, USA, with Mexico defeating the Dominican Republic 3-2.
June 15 : Club World Cup, at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Palmeiras and Porto draw 0-0.
Group B also kicks off at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, where European champions Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Atlético Madrid 4-0 with goals from Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha, Sanny Mayulu, and Lee Kang-In.
In Seattle, Botafogo beat Seattle Sounders 2-1, goals from Cunha and Igor Jesus, the American goal: Cristian Roldán.
Group C also kicks off at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, where Bayern Munich of Germany dispatched Auckland City of New Zealand with a 10-0 victory. The goals were scored by Kingsley Coman (2), Sacha Boey, Michel Olise (2), Thomas Muller (2), and Jamal Musiala (2).
Tottenham Hotspur sign Frenchman Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich for €35 million on a permanent deal
June 16 : Club World Cup, at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, is a 2-2 draw between Boca Juniors and Benfica, goals by Nicolas Otamendi (own goal) and Rodrigo Battaglia for the Xeneizes; Ángel Di María and Nicolas Otamendi scored for the Portuguese team.
Group D kicks off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where Chelsea defeats Los Angeles FC 2-0 with goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández; meanwhile, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Flamengo beats Esperance de Tunis 2-0 with goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araújo.
June 17 : Club World Cup, at Lumen Field, Seattle, River Plate of Argentina beat Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan 3-1, goals by Facundo Colidio, Sebastián Driussi and Maximiliano Meza, the Japanese goal: Yosuke Matsuo.
At the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Monterrey tied 1-1 with Internazionale Milano, with goals from Sergio Ramos for the Mexican team and Lautaro Martinez for the Italian team.
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford kicks off Group F, with Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund drawing 0-0.
At Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns beat South Korea's Ulsan HD 1-0, with a goal by Iqraam Rayners.
June 18 : Group G of the Club World Cup begins, Manchester City beat Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 2-0 in a match played at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, goals: Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku.
At Audi Field in Washington DC, Juventus of Italy thrashed Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates 5-0, with goals from Kolo Muani (2), Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz.
At Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Group H begins, Real Madrid draws 1-1 with Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, goals from Gonzalo García for the Merengue and from the Portuguese Rubem Neves for the Arab team.
At TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Red Bull Salzburg of Austria beat Pachuca of Mexico 2-1, with goals from Oscar Gloukh and Karim Onisiwo for the Austrians, and Bryan González scoring for the Mexican team.
June 19 : Club World Cup: at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Brazil's Palmeiras beat Egypt's Al Ahly 2-0, goals by Abou Ali (own goal) and José "Flaco" López.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Inter Miami beat Porto 2-1, with goals from Venezuelan Telasco Segovia and Lionel Messi. Samuel Aghehowa scored for the Portuguese team.
At Lumen Field, Seattle, Atlético Madrid beat the home team Seattle Sounders 3-1, with goals from Pablo Barrio and Axel Witsel for the Spanish team.
At the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena falls to the European champion team, Botafogo beats Paris Saint Germain 1-0, goal by Igor Jesus.
June 20 : Club World Cup, at the Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Benfica beats Auckland City 6-0, goals from Argentine Ángel Di Maria (2); from the Greek Vangelis Pavlidis, from the Portuguese Renato Sánches, and from the Luxembourgish Leandro Barreiro (2).
At Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Bayern Munich beat Boca Juniors 2-1, goals from Harry Kane and Michel Olise; Julio Merentiel for the Argentine team.
At Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Flamengo beat Chelsea 3-1, with goals from Bruno Henrique, Danilo and Wallace Yan. Chelsea's goal was scored by Portuguese player Pedro Neto.
At Geodis Park, Nashville, Esperance of Tunisia beat Los Angeles 1-0, with a goal from Algerian Youcef Belaili.
June 21 : Club World Cup, at Lumen Field, Seattle, Internazionale beat Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1, goals from Lautaro Martínez and Valentino Carboni for the Nerazzurri, Ryoma Watanabe for the Japanese.
At the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena saw a 0-0 draw between River Plate and Monterrey.
At TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Borussia Dortmund defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3. The German team's goals were scored by Felix Nmecha, Serhou Guirassy, Jude Bellingham, and an own goal by Mudau. The South African team's goals were scored by Lucas Ribeiro, Iqraam Rayners, and Lebogang Mothiba.
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Fluminense beat Ulsan of South Korea 4-2, with Jhon Arias, Nonato, Santiago Freytes and Keno scoring for Brazil, and Lee Jin-Hyun and Um Wong Sang for Korea.
June 22 : Club World Cup, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Manchester City thrashed Al Ain 6-0, goals by Ilkay Gundogan, Claudio Echerverri, Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki
At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Real Madrid beat Pachuca 3-1, with goals from Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Federico Valverde for the Spanish team, while Elias Montiel scored for the Mexican team.
At Audi Field, in Washington, D.C., Red Bull Salzburg drew 0-0 with Al Hilal.
June 23 : Club World Cup, at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Inter Miami and Palmeiras tied 2-2, Argentine Tadeo Allende and Uruguayan Luis Suárez were the goalscorers for the American team; the goals for Palmeiras were Paulinho and Mauricio.
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Porto and Al Ahly drew 4-4, with Rodrigo Mora, William Gomes, Samuel Aghehowa and Pepe scoring for Porto, and Abou Aly (3) and Mohamed Romdhane scoring for Al Ahly.
At Lumen Field in Seattle, Paris Saint-Germain beat Seattle Sounders 2-0, with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi.
At the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Atletico Madrid beat Botafogo 1-0, with a goal by Antoine Griezmann.
June 24 : Club World Cup, Benfica 1 (Andreas Schjelderup) x 0 Bayern Munich, Auckland City and Boca Juniors close the group, it was a 1-1 draw, goal by Christian Gray for the New Zealand team and Garrow against for the Argentina team.
At Camping World Stadium, Orlando drew 1-1 with Los Angeles and Flamengo; Denis Bouanga scored for the North American team, Wallace Yan for the "rubro-negro" (Flamengo).
At Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, England's Chelsea clearly beat Esperance of Tunisia 3-0, with goals from Abdul Adarabioyo, Liam Delap and Tyrique George.
In the first leg of the Colombian Apertura Championship final in Bogotá, Independiente Santa Fe and Independiente Medellín drew 0-0.
June 25 : Club World Cup, at Lumen Field, Seattle, Internazionale 2 (Pio Esposito, Alessandro Bastoni) x 0 River Plate.
At the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena Monterrey beat Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0, goals by Nelson Deossa, Germán Berterame (2), Jesús Corona.
At Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Mamelodi Sundowns and Fluminense drew 0-0; at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Borussia Dortmund beat Ulsan 1-0, with a goal by Daniel Svensson.
June 26 : At the Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Manchester City beats Juventus 5-2, goals from Jeremy Doku, Kalulu against, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Savinho, for “Juve” Teun Koopmmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic scored.
At Audi Field, Washington DC, Al Ain beat Wydad Casablanca 2-1, with Laba and Romero Gamarra scoring for the UAE team and Cassius Mailula for the Moroccan team.
At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Real Madrid beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-0, with goals from Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde and Gonzalo García.
At Geodis Park in Nashville, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia beat Pachuca 2-0, with goals from Salem Al-Dawasari and Marcos Leonardo.
Liverpool of England announce the arrival of Hungarian full-back Milos Kerkez for 40 million euros, he comes from Bournemouth.
June 28 : Round of 16 of the Club World Cup, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Palmeiras beat Botafogo 1-0 with a goal by Paulinho.
At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Chelsea beat Benfica 4-1, with goals from Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Miami 4-0, with goals from Joao Neves (2), Aviles (own goal), and Achraf Hakimi.
Gold Cup Quarter-Finals, Panama and Honduras tie 1-1, Ismael Díaz scores Panama's penalty, Anthony Lozano scores Honduras' goal; Honduras wins 5-4 on penalties.
Mexico, for its part, beat Saudi Arabia 2-0, with goals from Ernesto Alexis Vega and an own goal by Abdullah Madu.
Canada and Guatemala draw 1-1, goals from Jonathan David for the Canadians and Rubio Rubin for the "chapines", Guatemala wins on penalties.
Meanwhile, the United States team tied 2-2 with Costa Rica, Diego Luna and Maximilian Arfsten scored the goals for the "Yankees", Francisco Calvo and Adrián Martínez scored the goals for the "Ticos", with the United States winning on penalties.
June 29 : At Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Bayern Munich eliminated Flamengo by beating them 4-2, goals by Erik Pulgar (own goal), Harry Kane (2) and Leon Goretzka, the Brazilian goals were scored by Gerson and Jorginho.
In the final of the Colombian Apertura Tournament, in Medellín, Independiente Santa Fe beat the home team Independiente Medellín 2-1, with goals from Santiago Mosquera and Hugo Rodallega.
Independiente Santa Fe's starting lineup was: Mosquera, Perlaza, Olivera, Moreno, Mafla, J. Torres, D. Torres, Velásquez, Mosquera, Rodallega, Fernández. Substitutes: López, Melendez, Ramirez, A. Rodriguez, A. Zapata. Manager: Jorge Bava
Top scorers: Hugo Rodallega (Independiente Medellín) 16 goals, Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas) 11, Gonzalo Lencina (Deportes Tolima) 10, Edwin Cardona (Atlético Nacional) 9
Ideal Team of the Tournament: Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo (Santa Fe), Daniel Londoño (DIM), William Tesillo (Atlético Nacional), Emmanuel Olivera (Santa Fe), Omar Fernández Frasica (Santa Fe), Edwin Cardona (Atlético Nacional), Juan Fernando Quintero (América de Cali), Daniel Torres (Santa Fe), Jorman Campuzano (Atlético Nacional), Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas) and Hugo Rodallega (Santa Fe).
June 30 : At Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, Fluminense pulled off a major upset, beating Internazionale 2-0 with goals from German Cano and Hercules; Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia defeated Manchester City 4-3 in another surprise, with goals from Marcos Leonardo (2), Malcom and Koulibaly for the Saudi Arabian side, while Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland, and Phil Foden scored for the English club.
German club Wolfsburg announces the arrival of Algerian Mohamed Amoura from Union St Gilloise of Belgium for 32 million euros.
JULY
July 1: Club World Cup, Round of 16, Real Madrid 1, goal by Gonzalo García, Juventus 0.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Borussia Dortmund beat Monterrey 2-1, goals from Serhou Guirassy (2), Germán Berterame for the Mexicans.
German forward Leroy Sané moves from Bayern Munich to Galatasaray for 32 million euros.
July 2 : The Women's European Championship begins in Switzerland.
Gold Cup semifinals in the United States, in Saint Louis, the home team defeats Guatemala 2-1, goals by Diego Luna, the consolation goal was by Olger Escobar
Chelsea of England announce the signing of Brazilian striker Joao Pedro from Brighton for 50 million euros.
July 3 : Diogo Jota, the 28-year-old Portuguese footballer for Liverpool, died in a car accident in Cernadilla, Zamora, Spain. The Liverpool forward died alongside his brother André, a footballer for Penafiel. Diogo Jota had married ten days before the accident and was the father of three children.
July 4 : For the Club World Cup Quarter-Finals, Fluminense 2 (Martinelli and Hercules) x 1 Al Hilal (Marcos Leonardo).
At Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Chelsea 2 x 1 Palmeiras, goals by Cole Palmer and Weverton own goal for the winning team, Estevao the goal for “verdao”.
Canadian striker Jonathan David moves from French side Lille to Italian club Juventus for 45 million euros.
Eintracht Frankfurt announces the arrival of striker Jonathan Burkardt from Mainz 05 for 32 million euros.
July 5 : Club World Cup Quarter-Finals, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 2-0, goals by Désirée Doué and Ousmane Dembélé
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2, with goals from Gonzalo Garcia, Francisco Garcia and Kylian Mbappe for the "merengue"; Maximilian Beier and Serhou Guirassy for Dortmund.
Jamie Gittens is announced as a new Chelsea player, signed for 50 million euros from Borussia Dortmund.
July 6 : Final of the Uruguayan Football Intermediate Tournament, at the Centenario Stadium Peñarol and Nacional tied 0-0, it was decided by penalties and was a mirasol victory 5-3 (Carneiro missed a penalty for the tricolores, the others were goals).
Top scorers: Agustín Rodriguez (Juventud) 9, Sebastián Fernandez (Danubio) 4, Nicolas López (Nacional) 4 and Abel Hernández (Liverpool) 4
Assists: Matias Abaldo (Defender) 4, Jonathan Urretavizcaya (Youth) 4
Gold Cup Final at NRG Stadium, Houston, USA, the home team lost to Mexico 2-1, Christopher Richards scored the American goal, Raúl Jimenez and Edson Alvarez scored the goals for the Champion Mexico.
Top scorers: Ismael Díaz (Panama) 6 goals, Tajon Buchanan (Canada) 3, Manfred Ugarte (Costa Rica) 3, Raú Jimenez (Mexico) 3, César Montes (Mexico) 3, Tomás Rodríguez (Panama) 3, Diego Luna (United States) 3, Malik Tillman (United States) 3
Ideal XI: Ángel Malagón (Mexico), Johan Vásquez (Mexico), César Montes (United States), Chris Richards (United States), Diego Luna (United States), Malik Tillman (United States), Edson Álvarez (Mexico), Oscar Santis (Guatemala), Peter González (Dominican Republic), Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) and Ismael Díaz (Panama)
Colombian striker Jhon Durán joins Fenerbahce of Türkiye for 35 million euros; he was previously with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia.
July 8: Club World Cup semi-finals, at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Chelsea beat Fluminense 2-0, goals by Brazilian Joao Pedro.
A new edition of the UEFA Champions League kicks off in its knockout stage (Pre-Champions).
July 9 : At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, the other Club World Cup semi-final is played, Paris Saint Germain beats Real Madrid 4-0, goals from Fabián Ruiz (2), Ousmane Dembele and Goncalo Ramos.
Levante of Spain presents Uruguayan Alan Maturro as their new player, who arrives at the club for 7 million euros, coming from Italian side Genoa.
July 10 : Tottenham Hotspur of England announce the arrival of Ghanaian striker Mohammed Kudus for 45 million euros; he comes from West Ham.
Frenchman Theo Hernandez joins Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia for 35 million euros.
July 11 : The Argentine Clausura tournament begins, the results of the day were Aldosivi 0 x 0 Central Cordoba, Talleres 1 x 2 San Lorenzo.
The Women's Copa America begins in Ecuador; the opening match ends in a 2-2 draw between Ecuador and Uruguay.
The Mexican Apertura tournament begins, today's results: Puebla 2 x 3 Atlas; Juárez 1 x 1 América, Tijuana 1 x 0 Queretaro.
Newcastle United of England announce the arrival of Swedish striker Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest for 42 million euros.
Nacional of Montevideo sells its striker Gonzalo Petit to Betis of Spain for 1 million 500 thousand euros, he would be loaned to Mirandes.
July 12 : Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 2 (Luiz Araujo, Wallace Yan) x 0 Sao Paulo; Vasco da Gama 0 x 2 Botafogo (Arthur Cabral, Nathan Ribeiro)
Universitario de Deportes was crowned champion of the Peruvian Apertura Tournament after a 0-0 draw with Los Chankas at the Monumental Stadium. Jairo Concha of the cream-colored team was chosen as the best player of the Tournament.
Bayer Leverkusen of Germany announces the arrival of American attacking midfielder Malik Tillman from PSV Eindhoven
July 13 : Club World Cup Final, at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Chelsea of England became the first champion of the tournament by clearly defeating Paris Saint Germain of France 3-0, goals by Cole Palmer (2) and Joao Pedro.
Chelsea: Robert Sánchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Reece James, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto (Christopher Nkunku, min. 77), Enzo Fernández (Andrey Santos, min. 60), Moisés Caicedo and João Pedro (Liam Delap, min. 66)
Paris Saint Germain: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi (Gonçalo Ramos, min. 72), João Neves, Fabian Ruiz (Warren Zaïre-Emery, min. 72), Vitinha, Désiré Doué (Senny Mayulu, min. 72), Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Bradley Barcola, min. 57)
Goals 1-0 min. 21: Cole Palmer. 2-0 min. 29: Cole Palmer. 3-0 min. 42: João Pedro
Referee Alireza Faghani
Yellow cards: Pedro Neto (min. 33), Moisés Caicedo (min. 35), Malo Gusto (min. 39), Levi Colwill (min. 81), Ousmane Dembélé (min. 86), Nuno Mendes (min. 93)
Red cards: João Neves (min. 85)
Top scorers: Ángel Di María (Benfica) 4, Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) 4, Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) 4, Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) 4
Assists: Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) 3.
Tournament Awards: Golden Boot - Gonzalo García (Real Madrid)
Best Young Player: Désire Doué (Paris Saint Germain)
Golden Glove: Robert Sanchez (Chelsea)
Ballon d'Or: Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Fair Play Award: Bayern Munich
Club World Cup Ideal Team: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Fluminense), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), Jhon Arias (Fluminense)
Brazilian Championship: Cruzeiro 4 (Kaio Jorge 3, Villalba) x 1 Gremio (André Martins)
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Argentinos Juniors 0 x 0 Boca Juniors, River Plate 3 x 1 Platense
July 14 : Real Madrid announces the arrival of Spanish full-back Álvaro Carreras, who played for Benfica in Portugal; the transaction was for 35 million euros.
July 15 : Copa Sudamericana Qualifiers: In Santiago del Estero (Argentina), Central Córdoba draws 0-0 with Cerro Largo of Uruguay.
Atletico Madrid of Spain announces the arrival of Argentine Thiago Almada for 25 million Euros, he was at Olympique Lyonnais.
July 16 : Brazilian Championship: Santos 1 (Neymar) x 0 Flamengo
July 18 : Arsenal of England presents their new striker Noni Madueke from Chelsea, his value: 40 million euros.
July 19 : Brazilian Championship: Sao Paulo 2 (Luciano Neves) x 0 Corinthians
Argentine Clausura Tournament. San Lorenzo 0-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata; Lanús 0-1 Rosario Central
July 20 : Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 0 x 1 Flamengo (Pedro)
July 21 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 2 x 1 Huracán
Manchester United announce the signing of Cameroonian Bryan Mbeumo for 55 million euros, he comes from Brentford.
Italian-Argentine striker Mateo Retegui moves from Atalanta to Al-Qadsiah of Saudi Arabia for 45 million euros.
July 22 : In Montevideo, Central Cordoba of Argentina eliminates Cerro Largo of Uruguay from the Copa Sudamericana by beating them 3-0.
The second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League (Pre-Champions) begins.
Women's European Championship in Switzerland, Semifinals: England 2 x 1 Italy
Elche of Spain secured the services of Uruguayan striker Álvaro Rodriguez from Real Madrid B.
July 23 : Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 1 (Germán Cano) x 2 Palmeiras (Mauricio, Vitor Roque); Corinthians 0 x 0 Cruzeiro; Santos 1 (Barreal) x 2 Internacional (Carbonero, Santos Borré)
Women's European Championship in Switzerland, Semifinals: Spain 1 x 0 Germany.
Frenchman Hugo Ekitike moves from Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool of England, the deal figure: 109 million euros.
Barcelona of Spain announces the signing of English striker Marcus Rashford for 50 million euros; he comes from Aston Villa.
Uruguayan striker Matías Arezo is presented at Peñarol, the value: 6 million euros.
July 25 : Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul moves from Atletico Madrid to Inter Miami in the United States for 15 million euros.
July 26 : Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 1 (Arthur Cabral) x 1 Corinthians (Memphis Depay); Palmeiras 1 (Facundo Torres) x 0 Gremio
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Racing Club 0 x 1 Estudiantes de La Plata, goal by Guido Carrillo
Swedish centre forward Viktor Gyokeres moves from Sporting Lisbon to Arsenal in England for 75.7 million euros.
Uruguayan goalkeeper Franco Israel joins Torino of Italy for 5 million euros; he was previously at Sporting Lisbon.
July 27 : Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 1 (Leó Ortiz) x 0 Atlético Mineiro
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Huracan 1 (Matko Miljevic) x 0 Boca Juniors, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 1 x 0 Independiente, River Plate 0 x 0 San Lorenzo
In Basel, Switzerland, the final of the Women's European Championship was played. England won, after a draw in regulation time with Spain, with goals from Alessia Mia Russo for England and Maria Caldentey for Spain. England won on penalties.
Scorers: Esther González (Spain) 4, Alexia Putellas (Spain) 3
Assists: Alexia Putellas (Spain) 4
Best Player of the Tournament: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)
Best Young Player: Michelle Agyemang (England)
July 30 : Colombian striker Luis Diaz moves from Liverpool of England to Bayern Munich of Germany for 80.5 million euros.
July 31 : Portuguese Super Cup, Benfica beats Sporting 1-0, goal by Vangelis Pavlidis.
Nottingham Forest of England announce the arrival of Swiss striker Dan Ndoye for 32 million euros, he arrives from Bologna of Serie A.
AUGUST
August 1st : The Uruguayan Championship Clausura Tournament begins, Peñarol defeats Progreso at the Campeón del Siglo stadium by 2 goals to 1
2025 Women's Copa América Final: Third Place, Argentina 2 x 2 Uruguay
Final: Colombia 4 x 4 Brazil, Brazil won the title on penalties
Scorers: Amanda (Brazil) 6 goals, Claudia Martínez (Paraguay) 6
Awards: Best Player: Marta (Brazil); Best Goalkeeper: Katherine Tapia (Colombia)
Olympique Marseille of France signs Brazilian striker Igor Paixao from Dutch side Feyenoord for 35 million euros.
Uruguayan defender Santiago Mouriño moves from Deportivo Alavés to Villarreal for 3 million euros.
August 2 : Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 1 (Stum) x 0 Gremio
August 3 : Universitario de Salto was crowned champion of Uruguayan interior football for the second time in its history when, playing at home, they defeated Río Negro de San José 2-1 in the second leg of the OFI National Club Cup final. Alba scored an own goal for Universitario , while Matías Bentín scored for Río Negro. Barreto scored for Río Negro.
Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 0 x 2 Cruzeiro (Christian, Matheus Pereira).
Chelsea announce the arrival from Ajax of 19-year-old Dutch defender Jorrel Hato for 32 million euros.
August 5 : The third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League (Pre-Champions) begins.
Chelsea of England officially announces the arrival of Brazilian Estevao from Palmeiras for 60 million euros.
August 6 : AC Milan of Italy announces the arrival of Swiss player Ardon Jashari from Club Brugge of Belgium for 32 million euros. 3.5 million euros;
Uruguayan Matias Abaldo arrives at Independiente de Avellaneda of Argentina for 3.5 million euros, his transfer was with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
August 7 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: San Lorenzo 1 x 0 Velez Sarsfield
August 8 : A new season of the Portuguese Primeira Liga kicks off: Casa Pia 0 x 2 Sporting.
Brazilian Vitor Reis moves from Manchester City to Girona in Spain for 30 million euros.
August 9 : As the home team, Peñarol wins the clásico against Nacional for the Clausura Tournament of Uruguayan football, the score was 3-0 and the goals: Maximiliano Silvera, Emanuel Gularte, Matías Arezo.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Racing Club 1 (Santiago Solari) x 1 Boca Juniors (Milton Gimenez), Independiente 0 x 0 River Plate
Manchester United announce the arrival of Slovenian Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig for a fee of 70 million euros.
Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier moves from Lille in Ligue 1 to Paris Saint Germain in the same league for 30 million euros.
August 10 : Brazilian Championship: Vasco da Gama 1 (Vegetti) x 1 Atlético Mineiro (Gabriel Menino)
Community Shield final, a tournament contested by the English champion and the English cup winner, in London, Wembley Stadium, Crystal Palace and Liverpool drew 2-2, goals from Jean Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr for Palace, Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong for the Reds.
Crystal Palace won 3-2 on penalties and thus took the title.
August 12 : The Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores de América begins: Atlético Nacional and Sao Paulo draw 0-0 in Medellín.
At the Castelao Stadium in Ceara, Fortaleza and Vélez Sarsfield drew 0-0.
In Montevideo, Peñarol defeated Racing Club of Argentina 1-0, with a goal by David Terans.
Paris Saint-Germain of France announces the signing of Ukrainian defender Illya Zabarny for 42 million euros; he arrives from Bournemouth.
August 13 : UEFA Super Cup Final, at the Friuli Stadium in Udine, Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur, PSG won 4-3 on penalties
Goals: Lee Kang In and Goncalo Ramos for the French team, Micky Van de Ven and Cristian Romero for Spurs.
Champion Lineup: Lucas Chevalier, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, William Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Désire Doué, Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembelé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, DT Luis Enrique, entered: Fabián Ruiz, Lee Kang-In, Ibrahim Mbaye, Goncalo Ramos.
In the Libertadores Cup: Flamengo beat Internacional 1-0 at the Maracanã, goal by Bruno Henrique.
At the “Pablo Rojas” Stadium, better known as “La Olla” in Asunción, Estudiantes de la Plata beat the local Cerro Porteño 1-0, goal by Santiago Ascacibar.
Uruguayan defender Thiago Helguera joins Mirandes of Spain on loan from Sporting Braga of Portugal for 3.5 million euros.
August 14 : Copa Libertadores: In Lima, Peru, Palmeiras clearly beat the local Universitario by 4-0, goals from Gustavo Gómez, José Manuel “Flaco” López (2) and Vítor Roque.
At the "La Huerta" Stadium in Asunción, the match between the home team Libertad and Argentina's River Plate ended in a 0-0 draw.
At the "Niltón Santos" Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the home team Botafogo beat Liga de Quito of Ecuador 1-0, with a goal by Artur.
Uruguayan Felipe Carballo moves from Gremio to Portland in the United States for 4.5 billion euros.
August 15 : A new edition of the Premier League begins, the first match is Liverpool 4 x 2 Bournemouth
A new edition of the Spanish League begins, with Rayo Vallecano's 3-1 away victory over Girona.
The French Ligue 1 season begins, Rennes defeats Olympique Marseille 1-0.
August 16 : Argentine Clausura Tournament Velez Sarsfield 2-1 Independiente
The German Super Cup is played, Bayern Munich wins the title by beating Stuttgart 2-1, goals by Harry Kane and Luis Diaz, Stuttgart's goal: Jamie Leweling.
August 17 . For the Premier League: Manchester United 0 x 1 Arsenal goal from the Italian Calafiori.
Brazilian Championship: win, Santos 0 x 6 Vasco da Gama (Lucas Pitón, David, Philipe Coutinho 2, Rayan, Tché Tché); Internacional 1 (Santos Borré) x 3 Flamengo (Pedro 2, Gonzalo Plata); Palmeiras 1 (Felipe Anderson) x 0 Botafogo
August 19 : Copa Libertadores: Sao Paulo and Atletico Nacional draw 1-1 at Morumbi, goals by André Silva for the tricolor and Alfredo Morelos for the verdolaga, in penalties the Paulistas qualify by winning 4-3.
In Buenos Aires, Vélez Sarsfield qualified by beating Fortaleza of Brazil 2-0, with goals from Maher Carrizo and Tomás Galván.
Racing Club de Buenos Aires eliminated Peñarol by beating them 3-1 in a match played at the "El Cilindro" Stadium in Avellaneda. The goals were: Adrián Martinez (2) and Franco Pardo for the Argentine team, while Nahuel Herrera scored the goal for Peñarol.
The fourth qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League (Pre Champions) begins.
August 20 : Copa Libertadores, as a visitor and at Beira Rio, Flamengo eliminates Internacional after beating them 2 to 0, goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Pedro.
Zero to Zero is the score for the second leg between Estudiantes and Cerro Porteño, the Argentinians qualify.
August 21 : Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras and Universitario draw 0-0, the "verdao" advances to the next phase.
At the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, the match between River Plate and Libertad of Paraguay ended in a 1-1 draw, with goals from Sebastián Driussi for the "millionaires" and Robert Rojas for the Asunción team. River Plate qualified by winning on penalties.
Liga de Quito takes revenge and eliminates Botafogo at the "Rodrigo Delgado" Stadium in Quito, 2-0 on the scoreboard, goals by Gabriel Villamil and Lisandro Alzugaray.
Arsenal secure the signing of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace, the figure: 55 million euros.
August 22: A new edition of the German Championship begins: Bayern Munich thrashes RB Leipzig 6-0.
Brazilian Douglas Luiz is loaned by Juventus to Nottingham Forest for 30 million euros.
August 23 : Matchday 2 of the Premier League, Manchester City 0 x 2 Tottenham Hotspurs (Johnson and Palinha).
A new edition of the Italian Championship begins, with the following results: Genoa 0 x 0 Lecce, Sassuolo 0 x 2 Napoli, Milan 1 x 2 Cremonese, Roma 1 x 0 Bologna.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Rosario Central 1 (Angel Di Maria) x 0 Newell's Old Boys
August 24 : In their return to the German first division, Hamburg draw 0-0 with Borussia Moenchengladbach as visitors.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Argentinos Juniors 4 x 1 Racing Club
August 25 : Premier League Matchday 2, Newcastle 2 x 3 Liverpool, goals by Bruno Guimaraes and Osula for Newcastle, Gravenberch, Ekitike and Ngumoha for Liverpool.
Victory in the Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 8 (Pedro 3, Samuel Lino 2, De Arrascaeta, Luiz Araújo, Bruno Henrique) x 0 Vitoria
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Lanús 1 x 1 River Plate
August 27 : The transfer of Uruguayan footballer Darwin Nuñez from Liverpool of England to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia for 45 million euros is confirmed.
Uruguayan striker Agustín Alvarez Martinez moved from Sassuolo to Monza for 4 million euros.
August 28 : AC Milan of Italy closes a deal and signs French striker Christopher Nkunku for 35 million euros, he arrives from Chelsea.
August 29 : Dutchman Xavi Simons moves from RB Leipzig to Tottenham of England for 70 million euros.
Ukrainian Georgiy Sudakov moves from Shakhtar Donetsk to Benfica of Portugal for 32 million euros.
Spaniard Yeremy Pino joins Crystal Palace for 30 million euros, coming from Villarreal.
August 30 : Portuguese Championship: Sporting 1 x Porto
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Velez Sarsfield 3 x 0 Lanús; San Lorenzo 0 x 0 Huracán
Chelsea of England announces the arrival of Argentine striker Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United for 45 million euros.
August 31: Premier League Matchday 3, Liverpool 1 (Szoboszlai) x 0 Arsenal
In the French championship, Olympique Lyon beat Olympique Marseille 1-0
Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 1 (De Arrascaeta) x 1 Gremio (Tiago Volpi); Santos 0 x 0 Fluminense; Corinthians 1 (Piquerez against) x 1 Palmeiras (Vitor Roque)
SEPTEMBER
September 1: Liverpool of England announces the signing of Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle for 145 million euros, thus surpassing the Florian Wirtz transaction.
Bayern Munich, meanwhile, announces the arrival of striker Nicolas Jackson for 50 million euros; the Senegalese footballer comes from Chelsea.
Arsenal, meanwhile, announce the arrival of Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapié from Bayer Leverkusen, value: 50 million euros.
For 40 million euros, Nigerian striker Victor Boniface moves from Bayer Leverkusen to Werder Bremen, both teams in the German Bundesliga.
Napoli of Italy signs Danish midfielder Rasmus Hojlund for 35 million euros; he was at Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Brazilian striker Antony has agreed to join Betis for 35 million euros; he previously played for Manchester United.
Uruguayan Martin Satriano arrives on loan to Olympique Lyon of France for 4.70 million euros.
September 2 : Belgian striker Lois Openda signs a contract with Juventus of Italy, a transfer that cost 50 million euros along with RB Leipzig.
Manchester City finalizes deal with Paris Saint Germain for the arrival of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma for 40 million euros.
September 4: South American Qualifiers: Uruguay 3 (Federico Viñas, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Aguirre) x 0 Peru; Colombia 3 (Juan Quintero, Jhon Cordóba, James Rodríguez) x 0 Bolivia; Paraguay 0 x 0 Ecuador; Argentina 3 (Lionel Messi 2, Lautaro Martinez) x 0 Venezuela; Brazil 3 (Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paquetá, Estevao) x 0 Chile
African Qualifiers: Angola 0 x 1 Libya, Cameroon 3 x 0 Swaziland, Mauritius 0 x 2 Cape Verde, Tunisia 3 x 0 Liberia
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: Suriname 0-0 Panama, Guatemala 0-1 El Salvador
European Qualifiers, some results: Slovakia 2 (David Strelec, David Hancko) x 0 Germany, Bulgaria 0 x 3 Spain (Mikel Merino, Marc Cucurella, Mikel Oyarzabal); Netherlands 1 (Denzel Dumfries) x 1 Poland (Matty Cash)
Galatasaray of Türkiye announces the arrival of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, formerly of Napoli, for 70 million euros.
September 5 : African Qualifiers: Egypt 2 x 0 Ethiopia, Senegal 2 x 0 Sudan, Benin 1 x 0 Zimbabwe, Morocco 5 x 0 Niger, Ivory Coast 1 x 0 Burundi
Concacaf Qualifiers: Bermuda 0 x 4 Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago 0 x 0 Curacao, Haiti 0 x 0 Honduras; Nicaragua 1 x 1 Costa Rica
European Qualifiers, some results: Slovenia 2 (Zan Vipotnik, Sandi Lovric) x 2 Sweden (Yasin Asari, Anthony Elanga), Switzerland 4 (Breel Embolo 2, Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji) x 0 Kosovo, Denmark 0 x 0 Scotland, Ukraine 0 x 2 France (Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise); Italy 5 (Alessandro Bastoni, Mateo Retegui 2, Giacomo Raspadori, Moise Kean) x 0 Estonia
September 6 : Copa do Nordeste Final: Bahia 5 x 0 Confianca, Bahia were crowned champions. Tiago of Bahia was the top scorer with 6 goals.
African Qualifiers: Nigeria 1 x 0 Rwanda
European Qualifiers, some results: Armenia 0 x 5 Portugal (Joao Felix 2, Cristiano Ronaldo 2, Joao Cancelo); Ireland 2 (Adam Idah, Evan Ferguson) x 2 Hungary (Roland Sallai, Barnabé Varga); Austria 1 (Marcel Sabitzer) x 0 Cyprus
September 7 : European Qualifiers, some results: Germany 3 (Florian Wirtz, Nadiem Amiri, Serge Gnabry) x 1 Northern Ireland (Isaac Precio)
European Qualifiers, some results: Turkey 0 x 6 Spain (Pedri González 2, Mikel Merino 3, Ferrán Torres); Poland 3 (Jakub Kaminski, Robert Lewandowsky, Matty Cash) x 1 Finland (Benjamín Kallman); Belgium 6 (Thomas Meunier, Kevin De Bruyne 2, Jeremy Doku 2, Nicolas Raskin) x 0 Kazakhstan
September 8 : African Qualifiers: Guinea 0 x 0 Algeria, Equatorial Guinea 0 x 1 Tunisia, Ghana 1 x 0 Mali
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: El Salvador 1 x 2 Suriname, Panama 1 x 1 Guatemala
European Qualifiers, some results: Greece 0 x 3 Denmark (Rasmus Hojlund, Andreas Christense, Mikkel Damsgaard); Belarus 0 x 2 Scotland (Zakhar Volkau, Che Adams); Israel 4 (Dor Peretz 2, Alessandro Bastoni own goal, Manuel Locatelli own goal) x 5 Italy (Sandro Tonali, Giacomo Raspadori, Matteo Politano, Moise Kean 2)
September 9 : South American Qualifiers: Ecuador 1 (Enner Valencia) x 0 Argentina; Peru 0 x 1 Paraguay (Matias Galarza); Venezuela 3 (Salomón Rondón, Josef Martinez, Telasco Segovia) x 6 Colombia (Jhon Cordóba, Luis Suárez 4, Yerry Mina); Bolivia 1 (Miguel Terceros) x 0 Brazil; Chile 0 x 0 Uruguay
Final Standings: Argentina 38 pts, Ecuador 29, Colombia 28, Uruguay 28, Brazil 28, Paraguay 28, Bolivia 20, Venezuela 18, Peru 12, Chile 11
The following teams qualify for the World Cup: Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay
Bolivia qualifies for the Repechage
Top scorers: Lionel Messi (Argentina) 8, Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) 7, Luis Díaz (Colombia) 7, Enner Valencia (Ecuador) 6, Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) 6, Darwin Nuñez (Uruguay) 5, Raphinha (Brazil) 5
Assists: James Rodríguez (Colombia) 7, Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) 5, Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) 4
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: Jamaica 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago; Curacao 3-2 Bermuda; Costa Rica 3-3 Haiti; Honduras 2-0 Nicaragua
African Qualifiers: Burkina Faso 0 x 0 Egypt, Congo 2 x 0 Senegal, South Africa 1 x 1 Nigeria, Cape Verde 1 x 0 Cameroon, Gabon 0 x 0 Ivory Coast
European Qualifiers, some results: France 2 (Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappé) x 1 Iceland (Andri Gudjonshen); Hungary 2 (Barnabas Varga 2) x 3 Portugal (Joao Cancelo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva); Bosnia 1 (Edin Dzeko) x 2 Austria (Konrad Laimer, Marcel Sabitzer); Norway 11 (Thelo Aasgaard 2, Erling Haaland 5, Sergiu Platica v, Martin Odegaard, Felix Myhre x 1 Moldova (Leon Ostigaard v); Serbia 0 x 5 England (Marcus Rashford, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Noni Madueke, Harry Kane)
September 10 : Uruguayan footballer Luciano Rodriguez moves from Bahia of Brazil to Neom of Saudi Arabia for 7 million euros.
September 12 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: Racing Club 2 (Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Solari) x 0 San Lorenzo
September 13 : As visitors and for Matchday 4 of the Spanish League, Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1, Oyarzabal scored for the Basques, and Mbappé and Arda Guler scored for the Merengue team.
Italian Championship: Juventus 4 x 3 Internazionale, Fiorentina 1 x 3 Napoli, Roma 0 x 1 Torino.
German Championship: Bayern Munich 5 x 0 Hamburg.
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 4 (Vitor Roque 3, Lucas Evangelista) x Internacional 1 (Carbonero); Fluminense 0 x 1 Corinthians (Matheuzinho)
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 1 x 2 River Plate
September 14 : Premier League Matchday 4, Manchester City 3 (Foden, Haaland 2) x Manchester United 0
French Championship: Paris Saint Germain 2 x 0 Lens
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Rosario Central 1 x 1 Boca Juniors
FIFA Intercontinental Cup knockout stage: Pyramids 3 (Walid El Karti, Mohamed Hamdy, Mostafa Ziko) x 0 Auckland City
September 16 : The Quarter-Finals of the Copa Libertadores de América begin, in an Argentine duel Racing beats Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 at the José Amalfitani, goal by Adrián Martinez.
Copa Sudamericana: Lanús beats Fluminense 1-0, goal by Marcelino Moreno.
The UEFA Champions League League Phase begins: Real Madrid defeats Olympique Marseille 2-1, goals by Mbappé, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund draw 4-4, goals by Yildiz, Vlahovic 2 and Kelly for the “Old Lady”, Adeyemi, Nmecha, Yan Couto and Bensebaini for the Black and Yellows, Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Luiz Junior) x Villareal.
September 17 : Copa Libertadores: River Plate loses 2-1 at home in Buenos Aires to Palmeiras, goals by Lucas Martinez Quarta for River, Gustavo Gómez and Vítor Roque for the Brazilian team.
Champions League League Phase: Paris Saint Germain 4 (Marquinhos, Kvarathskelia, Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Ramos) x 0 Atalanta, Bayern Munich 3 (Harry Kane 2, Chalobah vs.) x 1 Chelsea (Cole Palmer); Liverpool 3 (Robertson, Salah, Van Dijk) x Atlético Madrid 2 (Marcos Llorente 2), Ajax 0 x 2 Internazionale (Marcus Thuram 2).
September 18 : Copa Libertadores: Liga de Quito defeats Sao Paulo at home, goals by Bryan Ramírez and Michael Estrada.
At the Maracanã Stadium, Flamengo beat Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1, with goals from Pedro and Guillermo Varela, the away goal being scored by Leó Pereira as an own goal.
UEFA Champions League League Phase, Manchester City 2 (Haaland, Jeremy Doku) x 0 Napoli; Newcastle 1 (Anthony Gordon) x 2 Barcelona (Marcus Rashford).
September 19 : In the Uruguayan championship, Defensor Sporting defeated Danubio 2-1 at the Franzini stadium. Lucas Agazzi and Patricio Pacífico scored for Defensor Sporting, and Juan Viacava scored for Danubio.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Huracán 0 x 2 Racing Club
September 20 : Matchday 5 of the English Premier League, Manchester United 2 (Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro) x 1 Chelsea (Chalobah).
A resounding victory in the Uruguayan Championship: Boston River beat Plaza Colonia 6-1 at the Campeones Olímpicos Stadium in Florida.
Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 1 (Santiago Rodríguez) x 0 Atlético Mineiro
September 21 : Premier League: Arsenal 1 (Martinelli) x Manchester City 1 (Haaland).
Italian Championship: Lazio 0 x 1 Rome, Torino 0 x 3 Atalanta.
German Championship: Bayer Leverkusen 1 x 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach
Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 1 (Jorge Carrascal) x 1 Vasco da Gama (Rayan); International 2 (Alan Patrick 2) x 3 Gremio (Vinicius, Andre Martins, Edward); Santos 1 (Guilherme) x 0 Sao Paulo)
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Independiente 1 (Nicolas Tripichio) x 1 San Lorenzo (Facundo Gulli)
September 22 : French Championship: Olympique Marseille 1 x 0 Paris Saint Germain.
The "Ballon d'Or" awards are given to the best in the world; the ceremony organized in Paris by France Football magazine was won by French footballer Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain.
Other positions: 2 Lamine Yamal (Barcelona); 3 Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain); 4 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC); 5 Raphinha (Barcelona); 6 Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain); 7 Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid); 8 Cole Palmer (Chelsea FC); 9 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain); 10 Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) 11 Pedri (Barcelona); 12 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli); (Paris Saint-Germain); 13 Harry Kane (Bayern Munich); 14 Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain); 15 Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP); 16 Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid); 17 Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona); 18 Scott McTominay (Manchester United) (Napoli); 19 Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain); 20 Lautaro Martinez (International); 21 Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund); 22 Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool FC); 23 Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid); 24 Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain); 25 Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan); 26 Erling Haaland (Manchester City); 27 Declan Rice (Arsenal); 28 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC); 29 Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen); 30 Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
Kopa Trophy for Best Young Player: Winner: Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Next positions: Désire Doue (France, Paris Saint Germain), Joao Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint Germain); Estevao Willian (Brazil, Palmeiras), Kenan Yildiz (Turkey, Juventus); Dean Huijsen (Spain, Real Madrid); Pau Cubarsi (Spain, Barcelona), Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, Porto), Ayyoub Buaddi (France, Lille); Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal).
Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the season: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain) was the winner, followed in votes by: Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool), Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid); Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal); David Raya (Spain, Arsenal); Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico Madrid); Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa); Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille), Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest)
Gerd Muller Trophy for goalscorer of the year: Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden, Sporting) 54 goals.
Johan Cruyff Trophy for Manager of the Year: the winner was Luis Enrique Martínez of Paris Saint Germain, followed by: German Hansi Flick of Barcelona; Italian Enzo Maresca of Chelsea; Dutch Arne Slot of Liverpool; Italian Antonio Conte of Napoli.
Clubs of the Year: 1 Paris Saint Germain, 2 Barcelona, 3 Chelsea, 4 Liverpool, 5 Botafogo.
Women's Player of the Year Award: Aitana Bonmati (Spain, Barcelona), followed in votes by: Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Arsenal); Alessia Russo (England, Arsenal); Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona); Chloe Kelly (England, Manchester City and Arsenal); Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona); Leah Williamson (England, Arsenal); Ewa Pajor (Poland, Barcelona); Lucy Bronze (England, Chelsea); Hannah Hampton (England, Chelsea); Claudia Pina (Spain, Barcelona); Marta Vieira da Silva (Brazil, Orlando Pride); Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona); Barbra Banda (Zambia, Orlando Pride)
Kopa Tournament for the best young female player: the winner was Vicky López from Spain, Barcelona, followed by Linda Caicedo from Colombia, also from Barcelona, and Wieke Kaptein from the Netherlands, Chelsea.
The women's Yashin Trophy was won by English goalkeeper Hannah Hampton of Chelsea, followed by German player Ann Katrin Berger of Gotham FC in the United States.
The Gerd Muller trophy for top scorer went to Ewa Pajor of Barcelona, Poland.
The Johan Cruyffa Trophy for women's coach went to Sarina Wiegman of the England national team.
Women's Clubs of the Year: Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Orlando Pride, Olympique Lyon
Spanish coach Luis Enrique received the Socrates Award: For his dedication to supporting seriously ill children and their families, providing them with medical, financial and psychological assistance, through the Xana Foundation.
September 23 : In Avellaneda, Racing beat Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 again in the Libertadores Cup; the goal was scored by Santiago Solari.
Copa Sudamericana: Fluminense and Lanús draw 1-1 in the Copa Sudamericana, goals from Agustin Canobbi for "Flu" and Dylan Aquino for the Granate team that qualifies.
Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup (Intercontinental): Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) 1 (Ivan Toney) x 3 Pyramids (Fiston Kalala Mayele 3)
September 24 : Palmeiras clearly prevails and advances in the Copa Libertadores by beating River Plate of Argentina 3-1 at home, goals from Vitor Roque and José López (2), the visiting goal was scored by Maximiliano Salas.
Copa Sudamericana: In Belo Horizonte, Atlético Mineiro beat Bolivar of Bolivia 1-0, goal by Bernard.
In the same tournament, Independiente del Valle of Ecuador defeated Once Caldas of Colombia 2-0, with goals from Michael Hoyos; the Ecuadorians also won on penalties.
Brazilian Championship: Gremio 1 (Tiago Volpi) x 1 Botafogo (Cuiabano)
September 25 : Copa Libertadores: With a goal from Jeison Medina, Liga de Quito secures its qualification by beating Sao Paulo 1-0 away.
At the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium in La Plata, Estudiantes beat Flamengo 1-0 with a goal by Gastón Benedetti; in penalties, luck was on the Brazilian side.
Copa Sudamericana: Quarter-finals, in Coquimbo, Universidad de Chile beat Alianza Lima of Peru 2-1 and qualified, Lucas Assadi and Javier Altamirano scored the Chilean goals.
September 27 : On matchday 7, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 5-2 with goals from Le Normand, Sorloth, Julián Álvarez (2) and Griezmann, Mbappé and Arda Guler for Real.
Italian Championship: Juventus 1 x 1 Atalanta, Milan 2 x 1 Napoli
Goal show in the Bundesliga: Borussia Moenchengladbach 4 x 6 Eintracht Frankfurt
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 0 x 3 Rosario Central
The Under-20 World Cup kicks off in Chile. On opening day at the National Stadium in Santiago, Japan beat Egypt 2-0, while the host nation, Chile, defeated New Zealand 2-1.
September 28 : Matchday 6 of the Premier League, Newcastle 1 (Waltemade) x 2 Arsenal (Merino, Gabriel Magalhaes).
Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 2 (German Cano, Lima) x 0 Botafogo; Corinthians 1 (Yuri Alberto) x 2 Flamengo (De Arrascaeta, Luiz Araújo)
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Racing Club 0 x 0 Independiente
September 30 : UEFA Champions League League Phase, some results: Chelsea 1 (Richard Rios against) x 0 Benfica; Atletico Madrid 5 (Raspadori, Le Normand, Griezmann, Simeone, Julián Álvarez) x 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Jonathan Burkardt); Galatasaray 1 (Victor Osimhen) x 0 Liverpool.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Newell's Old Boys 1 x 1 Estudiantes de La Plata
OCTOBER
October 1 : League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Bayern Munich 1 (Christian Kofane) x 1 PSV Eindhoven (Ismael Saibari); Villareal 2 (Mikautadze, Renato Veiga) x 2 Juventus (Federico Gatti, Francisco Conceicao); Napoli 2 (Hojlund 2) x 1 Sporting Lisbon (Luis Suárez); Barcelona 1 (Ferrán Torres) x 2 Paris Saint Germain (Mayulu, Goncalo Ramos); Borussia Dortmund 4 (Svensson, Chukwuemeka, Guirassy, Brandt) x 1 Athletic Bilbao (Gorka Guruzeta).
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 3 (Lopez 2, Vitor Roque) x 0 Vasco da Gama
October 2 : Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 0 x 0 Cruzeiro
October 3 : In the Uruguayan championship, River Plate is relegated to the second division after losing 1-0 to Liverpool at Parque Saroldi.
October 4 : Premier League Matchday 7, Chelsea 2 (Caicedo, Estevao) x 1 Liverpool (Cody Gakpo).
German Championship: Borussia Dortmund 1 x 1 RB Leipzig.
Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 3 (Samuel Xavier, Serna, Keno) x 0 Atlético Mineiro; Sao Paulo 2 (Luciano Neves, Tapia) x 3 Palmeiras (Vitor Roque, Lopez, Ramón Sosa)
Brazilian Championship, Series D: Santa Cruz 0 x 0 Barra de Santa Catarina, Barra is the champion.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Lanus 2 x 1 San Lorenzo
October 5 : Italian Championship: Fiorentina 1 x 2 Roma.
Portuguese Championship: Porto 0 x 0 Benfica
The Uruguayan First Division C Championship has ended, the champion was Paysandú, in second place was Huracán de Paso de la Arena, both teams were promoted to the Second Division.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Boca Juniors 5 (Milton Gimenez 2, Ayrton Costa, Brian Aguirre, Lautaro Blanco) x 0 Newell's Old Boys, Rosario Central 2 (Franco Ibarra, Ignacio Malcorra) x 1 River Plate (Miguel Borja), Talleres 0 x 0 Belgrano
October 7 : Round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup: Ukraine 0 x 1 Spain; Chile 1 x 4 Mexico; Argentina 4 x 0 Nigeria; Colombia 3 x 1 South Africa; Paraguay 0 x 1 Norway; Japan 0 x 1 France; United States 3 x 0 Italy; Morocco 2 x 1 South Korea
October 8 : Asian Qualifiers: Oman 0 x 0 Qatar, Indonesia 2 x 3 Saudi Arabia
African Qualifiers: Djibouti 0 x 3 Egypt, Togo 1 x 0 Congo, Libya 3 x 3 Cape Verde
October 9 : Concacaf Qualifiers: Nicaragua 0 x 3 Haiti; Honduras 0 x 0 Costa Rica
European Qualifiers, some results: Scotland 3 (Lyndon Dykes, Lewis Ferguson, Ryan Christie) x 1 Greece (Konstantinos Tsimikas); Austria 10 (Marko Arnautovic 4, Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Konrad Laimer, Stefan Posch 2, Michael Gregoritsch, Romano Schmid) x 0 San Marino; Czech Republic 0 x 0 Croatia
October 10 : African Qualifiers: Zimbabwe 0 x 0 South Africa, Lesotho 1 x 2 Nigeria
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: Bermuda 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao 2-0 Jamaica, Suriname 1-1 Guatemala, El Salvador 0-1 Panama
European Qualifiers, some results: Germany 4 (Joshua Kimmich 2, Serge Gnabry, David Raum) x 0 Luxembourg, Iceland 3 (Alberto Gudmundsson 2, Mikael Egil Ellertson) x 5 Ukraine (By Ocheretko, Ivan Kalyuznhnyi, Ruslan Malinovsky 2, Oleksii Hutsuliak); France 3 (Florian Thauvin, André Rabiot, Kylian Mbappé) x 0 Azerbaijan; Belgium 0 x 0 Macedonia
October 11 : Final of the Primera Nacional Championship in Argentina, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza obtains promotion after drawing 1-1 with Deportivo Madryn and winning on penalties
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Velez Sarsfield 1 x 2 Argentinos Juniors, Independiente 0 x 2 Lanús
Asian Qualifiers: United Arab Emirates 2 x 1 Oman, Iraq 1 x 0 Indonesia
Spain 2 (Mikel Oyarzabal, Yeremy Pino) x 0 Georgia; Estonia 1 (Rauno Sapinen) x 3 Italy (Francesco Esposito, Mateo Retegui, Moise Kean); Serbia 0 x 1 Albania (Rey Manaj)
Under-20 World Cup, quarter-finals: Spain 2 x 3 Colombia; Mexico 0 x 2 Argentina; United States 1 x 3 Morocco; Norway 1 x 2 France
October 12 : African Qualifiers: Egypt 1 x 0 Guinea-Bissau, Ghana 1 x 0 Comoros
European Qualifiers, some results: Scotland 2 (Scott McTominay, Che Adams) x 1 Belarus; Netherlands 4 (Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay, Virgil Van Dijk, Dyonell Malen) x 0 Finland; Romania 1 (Virgil Ghita) x 0 Austria
October 13 : African Qualifiers: Cameroon 0 x 0 Angola, Tunisia 3 x 0 Namibia
Cocnacaf Qualifiers: Honduras 3 x 0 Haiti, Costa Rica 4 x 1 Nicaragua
European Qualifiers, some results: Northern Ireland 0 x 1 Germany (Nick Woltemade); Iceland 2 (Kristian Hlynsson, Victor Palsson) x 2 France (Jean Philippe Mateta, Cristobal Nkunku)
October 14 : Asian Qualifiers: Qatar 2 x 1 United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia 0 x 0 Iraq
African Qualifiers: Senegal 4 x 0 Mauritania, Congo 1 x 0 Sudan, Nigeria 4 x 0 Benin, Morocco 1 x 0 Congo, Ivory Coast 3 x 0 Kenya, Algeria 2 x 1 Uganda
The following teams qualified directly for the World Cup: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast and Senegal
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: Panama 1-1 Suriname, El Salvador 0-1 Guatemala
European Qualifiers, some results: Spain 4 (Mikel Oyarzabal, Mikel Merino 2, the other was an own goal) x 0 Bulgaria; Portugal 2 (Cristiano Ronaldo 2) x 2 Hungary (Dominik Szoboszlai, Atila Szalai); Italy 3 (Gianluca Mancini, Mateo Retegui 2) x 0 Israel
October 15 : Uruguayan Cup Semifinals: at the Alfredo Víctor Viera stadium, Peñarol beat Defensor Sporting 2-0, goals by Matías Arezo and Maximiliano Silvera
Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 0 x 3 Flamengo (Pedro, Luiz Araújo, Gonzalo Plata); Atlético Mineiro 1 (Ruan Tresoldi) x 1 Cruzeiro (Matheus Pereira)
Under-20 World Cup Semifinals: Morocco 1 (Lisandru Olmeta own goal) x 1 France (Lucas Michal), Morocco won 5-4 on penalties; Argentina 1 (Mateo Silvetti) x 0 Colombia
In the Women's Copa Libertadores semifinals, Deportivo Cali of Colombia eliminated Colo Colo of Chile, while in a Brazilian duel, Corinthians eliminated Ferroviaria.
October 16 : Uruguay Cup Semifinals: at the Campeones Olimpicos stadium in Florida, Racing and Plaza Colonia drew 1-1, goals by Esteban Da Silva for Racing and by Álvaro López for Plaza, Plaza Colonia qualified on penalties.
October 17 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: Argentinos Juniors 3 x 1 Newell's Old Boys
October 18 : Italian Championship: Rome 0 x 1 Internazionale.
German Championship. Bayern Munich 2 x 1 Borussia Dortmund.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Talleres 0 x 2 River Plate
Third Place in the U-20 World Cup: Colombia 1 (Óscar Perea) x 0 France
Women's Copa Libertadores Final, at the Florencio Sola Stadium, in Banfield, Argentina, Corinthians and Deportivo Cali draw 0-0, with the Brazilians winning the title on penalties.
Top scorers: Gaby Zanotti (Corinthians) 6 goals, Mary Valencia (Colo Colo) 5 goals
Assists: Andressa Alves (Corinthians) 5
October 19 : Premier League: Liverpool 1 (Gakpo) x 2 Manchester United (Mbeumo, Maguire); Tottenham Hotspurs 1 (Bentancur) x 2 Aston Villa (Brendan Rogers, Buendía).
Brazilian Championship: Flamengo 3 (De Arrascaeta, Jorginho, Pedro) x 2 Palmeiras (Vitor Roque, Gustavo Gómez); Vasco da Gama 2 (Rayan, Nuno Moreira) x 0 Fluminense.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 2 (Edwin Cetré, Guido Carrillo) x 0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
The Under-20 World Cup final was played at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile. Morocco defeated Argentina 2-0, with goals from Mohamed Yassir Zabiri. Morocco are the Under-20 World Champions.
Top scorers: Benjamín Cremaschi (United States) 5 goals, Néiser Villareal (Colombia) 5, Lucas Michal (France) 5, Yassir Zabiri (Morocco) 5, Alejo Sarco (Argentina) 4, Maher Carrizo (Argentina) 3, Gilberto Mora (Mexico) 3, Mateo Silvetti (Argentina) 3.
Awards: Golden Ball: Othmane Maamma (Morocco), Silver Ball: Yassir Zabiri (Morocco), Bronze Ball: Milton Delgado (Argentina); Golden Boot: Benjamin Cremaschi (United States); Golden Glove: Santino Barbí (Argentina), Fair Play Award: United States National Team.
October 21 : Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, in Quito, Ecuador, is a 1-1 draw between Independiente del Valle and Atlético Mineiro, the Ecuadorian goal: Junior Sornoza, the Brazilian goal: Dudú.
League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Barcelona 6 (Fermin López 2, Marcus Rashford 2, Lamine Yamal) x 1 Olympiakos (El Kaabi); Arsenal 4 (Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres) x 0 Atlético Madrid; Bayer Leverkusen 2 (Aleix García) x 7 Paris Saint Germain (Pacho, Doué 2, Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Dembelé, Vitinha); Villareal 0 x 2 Manchester City (Haaland, Bernardo Silva); PSV Eindhoven 6 (Buongiorno vs, Saibari, Dennis Man 2, Pepi, Driouech) x 2 Napoli (McTominay 2)
October 22 : The Copa Libertadores semifinals begin, Flamengo beats Racing 1-0 in Rio de Janeiro, own goal by Marcos Rojo.
UEFA Champions League group stage, some results: Chelsea 5 (Marc Guiu, Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Estevao, George) x Ajax 1 (Weghorst); Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Kristinsen) x Liverpool 5 (Ekitike, Van Dijk, Konaté, Gakpo, Szoboszlai); Real Madrid 1 (Jude Bellingham) x 0 Juventus
October 23 : In Quito, Ecuador, Liga de Quito's home team beat Palmeiras 3-0 in the Copa Libertadores Semifinals, the goals were scored by Gabriel Villamil (2) and Lizandro Alzugaray.
Copa Sudamericana Semifinals: In Santiago, it's a 2-2 draw between Universidad de Chile and Lanús, goals from Lucas Di Yorio and Charles Aranguiz for the Blues, Rodrigo Castillo scored a brace for the Granate.
Argentine Cup Semifinals: Belgrano 1 (Zelarayán) x 2 Argentinos Juniors (López Muñoz, Molina)
October 24 : Argentine Cup Semifinals: Independiente Rivadavia 0 x 0 River Plate, Independiente Rivadavia won 4-3 on penalties.
October 25 : Italian Championship: Napoli 3 x 1 Internazionale
German Championship: Borussia Moenchengladbach 0 x 3 Bayern Munich
French Championship: Lens 2 x 1 Olympique Marseille.
Uruguayan Championship, Miramar Misiones is relegated to the second division after being defeated by Boston River 4-0 at Parque Palermo.
Brazilian Championship: Fortaleza 1 (Breno Lopes) x 0 Flamengo
Brazilian Championship, Series C, final: Ponte Preta 2 x 0 Londrina, title for the “macaca”.
October 26 : In the Premier League, Aston Villa defeats Manchester City 1-0 with a goal by Cash.
Matchday 10 of the Spanish League, Real Madrid 2 x 1 Barcelona, goals by Mbappé and Bellingham, for the "culés" the goal was by Fermin.
Albion, the dean, was crowned champion of the Uruguayan Second Division Professional Football after a 0-0 draw with Central Español; the result also marked the promotion of both teams.
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 0 x 0 Cruzeiro; Botafogo 2 (Joaquín Correa 2) x 2 Santos (Joao de Souza, Barreal)
Universitario de Deportes secured the title of the Peruvian Clausura Tournament early, defeating ADT 2-1.
October 28 : Copa Sudamericana Semifinals: Atlético Mineiro defeats Independiente del Valle 3-1 in a match played in Belo Horizonte. The goals for "Galo" were scored by Guilherme Arana, Bernard and Hulk, and the Ecuadorian goal was scored by Claudio Spinelli.
Italian Championship: Atalanta 1 x 1 Milan.
October 29 : The Libertadores semi-final ends in a draw in Buenos Aires: Racing 0 x 0 Flamengo, the Brazilian team advances.
The Uruguayan Cup final at the Centenario Stadium saw Peñarol take the title, defeating Plaza Colonia 2-0 with goals from Guillermo Reyes (own goal) and Eric Remedi.
Top scorers: Matías Arezo (Peñarol) 3, Gabriel de Souza (Universitario de Salto) 3, Álvaro López (Plaza Colonia) 3
October 30 : Palmeiras manages to overcome the first leg deficit and beat Liga de Quito 4-0 at home in a match valid for the Copa Libertadores Semifinals, the goals: Ramón Sosa, Bruno Fuchs and Raphael Veiga (2).
Copa Sudamericana: Lanús, playing at home, qualifies for the final by defeating Universidad de Chile 1-0, with a goal by Rodrigo Castillo.
NOVEMBER
November 1 : In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur are defeated 1-0 by Chelsea, goal by Pedro.
German Championship: Bayern Munich 3 x 0 Bayer Leverkusen
November 2nd : Italian Championship: Milan 1 x 0 Roma
Peñarol is crowned champion of the Uruguayan Clausura by beating Defensor Sporting 2-1, goals by Lucas Hernández for the carbonero, Diego Abreu the violet goal.
Brazilian Championship: Corinthians 2 (G.Henrique, Memphis Depay) x 0 Gremio.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 1 (Edwin Cetré) x 2 Boca Juniors (Exequiel Zeballos, Miguel Merentiel), River Plate 0 x 1 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Luis Marcelo Torres)
Coquimbo Unido is crowned Chilean football champion for the first time in its history, after defeating Unión La Calera at home in the Francisco Sánchez Stadium.
Coquimbo's starting lineup was: Diego Sánchez, Francisco Salinas, Bruno Leonel Cabrera, Manuel Fernández, Juan Cornejo, Alejandro Camargo, Sebastián Galani, Cristian Zavala, Matías Palavecino, Martín Mundaca, Cecilio Waterman. Substitutes included Alejandro Azocar, Salvador Cordero Leiva, Sebastián Cabrera, and Benjamin Chandía. Manager: Esteban González
The winning goals were scored by Cecilio Waterman and Benjamin Chandía.
November 3 : For the Uruguayan Championship at the Juan G. Prandi Park in Colonia, the home team Plaza Colonia was defeated by Cerro Largo 2-0, the result decreed the relegation of the "white foot" team.
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Banfield 2 x 1 Lanus
The Under-17 World Cup begins in Qatar. On the opening day, South Africa defeats Bolivia 3-1; meanwhile, Italy beats Qatar 1-0.
November 4 : League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Napoli 0 x 0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Paris Saint Germain 1 (Pedro Neves) x Bayern Munich 2 (Luis Díaz 2); Liverpool 1 (Mac Allister) x 0 Real Madrid; Juventus 1 (Vlahovic) x 1 Sporting Lisbon (Maximiliano Araújo)
November 5 : League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Manchester City 4 (Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki) x 1 Borussia Dortmund (Waldemar Anton); Benfica 0 x 1 Bayer Leverkusen (Patrik Schick); Bruges 3 (Nicolo Tresoldi, Carlos Forbs 2) x 3 Barcelona (Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Tzolis against); Olympique Marseille 0 x 1 Atalanta (Lazar Samardzic); Ajax 0 x 3 Galatasaray (hatrick by Victor Osimhen).
Brazilian Championship: Botafogo 3 (Alex Telles, Artur, Leo Jardim against) x 0 Vasco da Gama.
Argentine Cup Final: Monumental Presidente Perón Stadium, Córdoba, Independiente Rivadavia 2 (Álex Arce, Matías Fernández) x 2 Argentinos Juniors (Alan Lescano, Erik Godoy), Independiente Rivadavia won 5-3 on penalties and took the title.
Top scorer: Tomás Molina (Argentinos Juniors) 5 goals
November 6 : Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 2 (Vitor Roque 2) x 0 Santos
November 7 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: Rosario Central 0 x 0 San Lorenzo
November 8 : German Championship: Hamburg 1 x 1 Borussia Dortmund.
Argentine Primera B Nacional Semifinals: Estudiantes de Buenos Aires 1 x 0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto; Deportivo Morón 1 x 0 Deportivo Madryn
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Huracán 0 x 2 Newell's Old Boys
European Qualifiers, some results: Belgium 7 (De Ketelaere 2, Alexis Saelemaekers, Jeremy Doku 2, Brandon Mechele, Hans Vanaken) x 0 Liechtenstein
November 9 : In the Premier League, Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0, with goals from Haaland, González, and Doku.
Italian Championship: Internazionale 2 x 0 Lazio.
The Uruguayan Football Clausura Tournament has ended, Peñarol beat Montevideo City Torque 2-0 while Nacional drew 1-1 with Defensor Sporting.
Standings: Peñarol 35 pts, Nacional 27, Torque 27, Boston River 26, Cerro Largo and Liverpool 25
Top scorers: Abel Hernández (Liverpool) 10, Maximiliano Gómez (Nacional) 9, José Neris (Montevideo City Torque) 9
Assists: Nicolas Vallejo (Liverpool) 9, Leandro Fernandez (Peñarol) 5, Nicolas Lodeiro (Nacional) 5, Lucas Sanseviero (Danubio) 5, Maximiliano Gómez (Nacional) 5
Brazilian Championship: Cruzeiro 0 x 0 Fluminense; Flamengo 3 (Leo Pereira, Jorge Carrascal, Bruno Henrique) x 2 Santos (Gabriel Bontempo, L.Diaz)
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Boca Juniors 2 (Exequiel Zeballos, Miguel Merentiel) x 0 River Plate
November 10 : Argentine Clausura Tournament: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 2 x 0 Vélez Sarsfield
November 13 : Asian Qualifiers: United Arab Emirates 1 (Luanzinho) x 1 Iraq (Al-Zubaidi)
African Qualifiers: Nigeria 4 x 1 Gabon, Cameroon 0 x 1 Congo
Concacaf Qualifiers: Bermuda 0 x 7 Curacao, Trinidad and Tobago 1 x 1 Jamaica, Suriname 4 x 0 El Salvador, Guatemala 2 x 3 Panama, Haiti 1 x 0 Costa Rica, Nicaragua 2 x 0 Honduras
European Qualifiers, some results: France 4 (Hugo Ekitike, Kylian Mbappé 2, Michael Olise) x 0 Ukraine; Ireland 2 (Troy Parrott 2) x 0 Portugal; Moldova 0 x 2 Italy (Francesco Esposito, Gianluca Mancini); England 2 (Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka) x 0 Serbia
November 14 : European Qualifiers, some results: Luxembourg 0 x 2 Germany (Nick Woltheado 2), Poland 1 (Jakub Kaminsky) x 1 Netherlands (Memphis Depay)
November 15 : Brazilian Championship: Sport Recife is relegated after being thrashed 5-1 by Flamengo at the Itaipava Arena in Pernambuco.
Santos 1 (Rolheiser) x 0 Palmeiras
Brazilian Second Division: Coritiba secures promotion by drawing 0-0 with Athletic, the "coxa" would also be the champion of the season.
Argentine Primera B Nacional, Semifinals: Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 1 x 0 Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Independiente 1 x 0 Rosario Central
European Qualifiers, some results: Greece 3 (Christos Tzolis, Konstantinos Karetsas, Anastasios Bakasetas) x 2 Scotland (Ryan Christie, Ben Gannon-Doak), Georgia 0 x 4 Spain (Mikel Oyarzábal 2, Ferrán Torres, Martin Zubimendi); Bosnia 3 (Haris Tabakovic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Edin Dzeko) x 1 Romania (Daniel Birligea)
November 16 : Semifinals of the Uruguayan Championship: Peñarol 2 (Diego García, Leonardo Fernández) x 1 Liverpool (Abel Hernández), played at the Centenario Stadium, with the result the aurinegros will face Nacional, the accumulated champion, in the final.
Argentine Primera B Nacional, semifinals: Deportivo Madryn 1 x 0 Deportivo Morón
Argentine Clausura Tournament: Estudiantes de La Plata 1 x 2 Argentinos Juniors, Newell's Old Boys 0 x 1 Racing Club, Boca Juniors 2 x 0 Tigre, Velez Sarsfield 0 x 0 River Plate
African Qualifiers: Nigeria 1-1 Congo, Congo won 4-3 on penalties and with this result qualifies for the Play-offs
Africa Qualifiers Scorers: Mohamed Amoura (Algeria) 10 goals, Mohamed Salah (Egypt) 9, Denis Bouanga (Gabon) 8, Kamory Doumbia (Mali) 8, Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) 8, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) 7, Jordan Ayew (Ghana) 7, Musa Barrow (Gambia) 7, Michael Olunga (Kenya) 6
European Qualifiers, some results: Ukraine 2 (Oleksii Hutsuliak, Oleksandr Zubkov) x 0 Iceland; Azerbaijan 1 (Renat Dadashov) x 3 France (Shakruddin Magomedaliyev v. Maghnes Akliouche, Jean Philippe Mateta), Hungary 2 (Barnabas Varga 2) x 3 Ireland (Troy Parrott 3); Portugal 9 (Francisco Conceicao, Joao Neves 3, Bruno Fernandes 3, Goncalo Ramos, Renato Veiga) x 1 Armenia (Eduard Spertsian); Italy 1 (Francesco Espósito) x 4 Norway (Jorgen Larsen, Erling Haaland 2, Antonio Nusa); Albania 0 x 2 England (Harry Kane 2)
November 17 : European Qualifiers, some results: Germany 6 (Bote Baku, Leroy Sané 2, Serge Gnabry, Nick Woltheado) x 0 Slovakia; Netherlands 4 (Donyell Malen, Xavi Simons, Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders) x 0 Lithuania; Montenegro 2 (Nikola Krstovic, Milutin Osmajic) x 3 Croatia (Nikola Vlasic, Kristijan Jakic, Iván Perisic)
November 18 : Iraq 2 (Ali, Al-Ammari) x 1 United Arab Emirates (Caio)
Teams qualified for the World Cup: Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Top scorers: Almoez Ali (Qatar) 12 goals, Mehdi Taremi (Iran) 10, Son Heung-Min (South Korea) 10; Ali Qlwan (United Arab Emirates) 9, Sardar Azmoun (Iran) 8, Aymen Hussein (Iraq) 8, Ayase Ueda (Japan) 8, Yazan Al-Naimat (Jordan) 8, Fabio Lima (United Arab Emirates) 8, Musa-El Taamari (Jordan) 7, Kusini Yengi (Australia) 6, Koki Ogawa (Japan) 6, Joel Kojo (Kyrgyzstan) 6, Harib Abdalla (United Arab Emirates) 6
Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: Jamaica 0-0 Curacao; Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 Bermuda; Panama 3-0 El Salvador; Guatemala 3-1 Suriname; Costa Rica 0-0 Honduras; Haiti 2-0 Nicaragua
Panama, Curacao and Haiti qualify directly for the World Cup
Jamaica and Suriname qualify for the Repechage
Top scorers: Duckens Nazon (Haiti) 6 goals, Óscar Santis (Guatemala) 6 goals, Gervane Kastaneer (Curacao) 5, Oalex Anderson (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) 5, Shamar Nicholson (Jamaica) 5, Dorny Romero (Dominican Republic) 4, Louicius Deedson (Haiti) 4, Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) 4, Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) 4
Assists: Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) 7, Renaldo Cephas (Jamaica) 4
European Qualifiers, some results: Scotland 4 (Kenny McLean, Kieran Tierney, Lawrence Shankland, Scott McTominay) x 2 Denmark (Patrick Dorgu, Rasmus Hojlund); Spain 2 (Mikel Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo) x 2 Turkey (Salih Ozcan, Deniz Gul); Austria 1 (Michael Gregoritsch) x 1 Bosnia (Haris Tabakovic)
The following teams qualified directly for the World Cup: England, France, Croatia, Portugal, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Scotland
The following teams qualified for the European playoffs: Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Ireland, Denmark, Macedonia, Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania, Wales, Bosnia, Italy, Northern Ireland
Scorers: Erling Haaland (Norway) 16 goals, Marko Arnautovic (Austria) 8, Memphis Depay (Netherlands) 8, Harry Kane (England) 8, Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium) 6, Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) 6, Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) 6.
November 19 : Brazilian Championship: Fluminense 2 (L.Acosta, Kevin Serna) x 1 Flamengo (Jorginho); Palmeiras 0 x 0 Vitoria
November 20 : Brazilian Championship: Corinthians 3 (Yuri Alberto 2, Memphis Depay) x 1 Sao Paulo (G.Tapia).
The Argentine Football League declared Rosario Central as the League champion for accumulating the most points in the annual table of the 2025 season. This decision generated controversy regarding the management of "Chiqui" Tapia at the head of the AFA.
November 21 : The Quarter-Finals of the Under-17 World Cup are played, results: Austria 1 x 0 Japan; Italy 1 x 0 Burkina Faso; Portugal 2 x 0 Switzerland, Morocco 1 x 2 Brazil.
November 22 : The final of the Copa Sudamericana was played at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Lanús of Argentina and Atlético Mineiro of Brazil faced each other. The score was 0-0, and the match was decided by penalties. Lanús became the champion after the Brazilian Vitor Hugo missed his penalty.
Lanús: Nahuel Losada; Gonzalo Pérez (Armando Méndez 103'), Carlos Izquierdoz, José Canale, Sasha Marcich; Agustín Cardozo, Agustín Medina (Lautaro Acosta 118'), Eduardo Salvio (Franco Watson 93'), Marcelino Moreno (Juan Ramírez 103'), Ramiro Carrera (Dylan Aquino 81'); Rodrigo Castillo (Walter Bou 93'). Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino.
Atlético Mineiro: Everson; Vitor Hugo, Ruan, Junior Alonso; Rony (Renzo Saravia 106'), Igor Gomes, Alan Franco (Alexsander 87'), Bernard (Gustavo Scarpa 78'), Guilherme Arana (Caio 87'); Hulk, Dudu (Biel 94'). DT: Jorge Sampaoli.
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Yellow cards: Carlos Izquierdoz 71' (L), Hulk 80' (AM), Alan Franco 85' (AM).
Top scorers: Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas) 10 goals, Ismael Díaz (Universidad Católica) 6, Junior Paredes (Academia Puerto Cabello) 6
Assistants: Matko Miljevic (Huracán) 5, Michael Barrios (Once Caldas) 4, Gustavo Scarpa (Atlético Mineiro) 4
Sofascore's Team of the Season: Nahuel Losada (Lanús), Carlos Izquerdoz (Lanús), Lyanco (Atlético Mineiro), Richard Schunke (Independiente del Valle), Juan David Cuesta (Once Caldas), Mateo García (Once Caldas), Alejandro García (Once Caldas), Sasha Marcich (Lanús), Gustavo Scarpa (Atlético Mineiro), Marcelino Moreno (Lanús), Dayro Moreno (Once Caldas). Dayro Moreno was named Sofascore's Player of the Season.
Copa Sudamericana All-Star Team: Nahuel Losada - Lanús, Sasha Marcich - Lanús, Carlos Izquierdoz - Lanús, Junior Alonso - Atlético Mineiro, Ramiro Carrera - Lanús, Bernard - Atlético Mineiro, Agustín Medina - Lanús, Marcelino Moreno - Lanús, Eduardo Salvio - Lanús, Rodrigo Castillo - Lanús, Dayro Moreno - Once Caldas
In the Premier League, Newcastle defeated Manchester City 2-1, with Barnes scoring for the winning team and Ruben Dias for City.
Italian Championship: Fiorentina 1 x 1 Juventus
Brazilian Championship: Palmeiras 0 x 0 Fluminense
Argentine Primera B Nacional, first final: Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2 (T.González, Antonini) x 0 Deportivo Madryn
Round of 16 of the Argentine Clausura Championship: Velez Sarsfield 0 x 2 Argentinos Juniors (Lopez Muñoz 2); Central Cordoba 2 (Varaldo, Florentin) x 1 San Lorenzo (Gulli)
November 23 : In the English Premier League, Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1, with goals from Trossard (2) and Eze (2), Richarlison scored for Spurs.
Italian Championship: Internazionale 0 x 1 Milan.
The first leg of the Uruguayan Championship final, at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium, ended in a 2-2 draw between Peñarol and Nacional, with goals from Matías Arezo and Leonardo Fernández for Peñarol, and Juan Cruz de los Santos and Gonzalo Carneiro for Nacional.
In Argentina, in protest against the AFA's decision to award the title to Rosario Central, the Estudiantes de La Plata players turned their backs on the Rosario team as they entered the field. On the field, Estudiantes won, with a goal by Colombian Edwin Cetré.
Brazilian Championship: Cruzeiro 3 (Kaio Jorge 2, Keny Arroyo) x 0 Corinthians.
The Brazilian Second Division Championship has concluded: Atlético Paranaense (1-0 victory over América Mineiro), Chapecoense (1-0 victory over Atlético Goianiense), and Remo (3-1 victory over Goiás) have all been promoted. Coritibia won the title with a 2-1 away win against Amazonas in their final match.
Scorers: Pedro Rocha (Remo) 15 goals, Carlao (Ferroviaria) 13, Cléber (Avai) 13
Round of 16 of the Clausura Championship: Rosario Central 0 x 1 Estudiantes (Edwin Cetré); Boca Juniors 2 (Merentiel 2) x 0 Talleres.
The Peruvian Clausura Tournament has ended, with Universitario already crowned champion and Cusco FC as runner-up.
Top scorers: Facundo Callejo (Cusco FC) 25 goals, Jhonny Vidales (Melgar and ADT) 19, Alex Valera (Universitario) 16, Jarlin Quintero (UTC) 16, Pablo Erustes (Deportivo Garcilazo) 15
Assists: Ivan Colman (Cusco) 18, Lucas Colitto (Cusco) 11, Alejandro Hohberg (Cienciano and Sport Boys) 10
Ideal Team of the Tournament: Pedro Díaz (Cusco), Carlos Cabellos (ADT), Cristian Carbajal (Sport Boys), Renzo Garcés (Alianza Lima), William Riveros (Universitario), Martin Távara (Sporting Cristal), Jairo Concha (Universitario), Ivan Colman (Cusco), Jhonny Vidales (Melgar), Facundo Callejo (Cusco) and Alex Valera (Universitario), Coach Jorge Fossati (Universitario)
November 24 : Round of 16 of the Clausura Championship: Deportivo Riestra 0 x 1 Barracas Central (Nicolas Blandi); Racing 3 (Solari, Martinez Quarta 2) x 2 River Plate (Subiabre, Quintana); Unión 1 (Tarragona) x 2 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Manuel Panaro, Enzo Martínez).
Under-17 World Cup Semifinals: Austria 2 (Johannes Moser 2) x 0 Italy; Brazil 0 x 0 Portugal, Portugal won on penalties.
November 25: UEFA Champions League Group Stage, some results: Ajax 0 x 2 Benfica (Samuel Dahl, Leandro Barreiro); Manchester City 0 x 2 Bayer Leverkusen (Grimaldo, Patrik Schick); Chelsea 3 (Kounde contra, Estevao, Delap) x 0 Barcelona; Borussia Dortmund 4 (Guirassy 2, Adeyemi, Svensson) x 0 Villarreal; Olympique Marseille 2 (Aubameyang) x 1 Newcastle (Harvey Barnes)
Brazilian Championship: Atlético Mineiro 1 (Bernard) x 1 Flamengo (Bruno Henrique)
November 26 : League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Paris Saint Germain 5 (Vitinha 3, Fabián Ruiz, Wiliam Pacho) x 3 Tottenham Hotspurs (Richarlisson, Kolo Muani 2); Arsenal 3 (Timber, Madueke, Martinelli) x Bayern Munich 1 (Lennart Karl); Atlético Madrid 2 (Julián Álvarez, José María Giménez) x 1 Internazionale (Piotr Zielinski); Eintracht Frankfurt 0 x 3 Atalanta (Lookman, De Ketalaere, Éderson)
Argentine Clausura Championship, Round of 16: Lanús 0 x 1 Tigre (José David Romero)
The 2025 Golden Foot Awards were presented in Monaco. The winners were Antoine Griezmann (player) and Nadia Nadim (women's category), with Diego Simeone receiving a special award. Held in Monaco in November, the awards honored their careers and personalities in football, with Griezmann receiving the main award for his lifetime achievement and leaving his handprints on the Champions' Walk. This award recognizes footballers over 29 years of age who have maintained a successful career.
November 27 : Under-17 World Cup, third place match: Brazil 0 x 0 Italy, Italy qualified on penalties.
Final: at the Khalifa International Stadium in Rayan, Portugal beats Austria 1-0, goal by Anisio Cabral, title for the Portuguese.
Scorers: Johannes Moser (Austria) 8 goals, Anisio Cabral (Portugal) 7, Dell (Brazil) 5.
Awards: Golden Ball: Mateus Mide (Portugal), Silver Ball: Johannes Moser (Austria), Bronze Ball: Mauro Furtado (Portugal); Golden Boot: Johannes Moser (Austria); Golden Glove: Romario Cunha (Portugal); Fair Play Award: Czech Republic.
November 28 : Brazilian Championship, Juventude's relegation is decreed after drawing 1-1 at home with Bahia; Vasco da Gama 5 (A.Gómez, Rayan 2, Cauan Barros, Nuno Moreira) x 1 International (R.Mathias)
November 29 : At the Monumental Stadium in Lima, Peru, the final of the Copa Libertadores was played, refereed by the Argentine Darío Herrera, it was a victory and title for Flamengo who beat Palmeiras 1-0 after a header goal by defender Danilo.
Palmeiras: Carlos Miguel; Kellven (Ramon Sosa 78'), Bruno Fuchs, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo (Agustín Giay 78'), Joaquín Piquerez; Raphael Veiga (Felipe Anderson 72' (Mauricio 87')), Andreas Pereira; Allan (Facundo Torres 72'), José López, Vitor Roque. DT: Abel Ferreira.
Flamengo: Agustín Rossi; Guillermo Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, Jorginho, Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Luiz Araújo 80'); Jorge Carrascal, Samuel Lino (Everton 68'), Bruno Henrique (Juninho 84'). DT: Filipe Luis.
Goals: Danilo 67'.
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Yellow: Raphael Veiga (P) 13', Giorgian De Arrascaeta (F) 25', Erick Pulgar (F) 30', Jorginho (F) 38', Joaquín Piquerez (P) 56', Murillo (P) 77', Mauricio (P) 90+1'.
Venue: Estadio Monumental de la "U"
Best Player of the Tournament: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
Top scorers: José Manuel López (Palmeiras) 7, Adrián Martínez (Racing) 7, Ramiro Vaca (Bolivar) 5, Alan Patrick (Internacional) 5, Maher Cardozo (Vélez Sarsfield) 5, Lisandro Alzugaray (Liga de Quito) 5, Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) 5
Assists: Leo Fernández (Peñarol) 4, Elías Gómez (Velez Sarsfield) 4, Bryan Ramirez (Liga de Quito) 4
Ideal Team: Agustín Rossi -Flamengo, Gustavo Gómez - Palmeiras, Danilo - Flamengo, Léo Pereira - Flamengo, Jorge Carrascal - Flamengo, Santiago Sosa - Racing Club, Erick Pulgar - Flamengo, Giorgian de Arrascaeta - Flamengo, Pedro- Flamengo, Adrián Martínez - Racing Club, José Manuel López - Palmeiras
Ideal Team for Sofascore: Gonzalo Valle (LDU Quito), Leó Ortiz (Flamengo), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Leó Pereira (Flamengo), Tiago Palacios (Students), Santiago Sosa (Racing), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Gabriel Rojas (Racing), José López (Palmeiras), Adrián Martinez (Racing), Guido Carrillo (Students).
Italian Championship: Milan 1 x 0 Lazio
German Championship: Bayer Leverkusen 1 x 2 Borussia Dortmund.
French Championship: Monaco 1 x 0 Paris Saint Germain.
The Uruguayan Second Division Professional Football season has concluded, with Deportivo Maldonado securing the final promotion spot after defeating Atenas de San Carlos 1-0 in the local derby. The other teams promoted were Albion, Central Español, and Deportivo Maldonado, while Artigas SAD and Rampla Juniors were relegated.
Top scorers of the Championship: Maximiliano Noble (Deportivo Maldonado) 15 goals, Ramiro Quintana (Atenas) 13, Maicol Ferreira (Colón) 13
Argentine Clausura Championship Quarter-Finals: Central Cordoba 0 x 1 Estudiantes de la Plata (Tiago Palacios)
MLS Eastern Conference Final: Inter Miami 5 x 1 New York City, goals by Tadeo Allende (3), Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia for the champions, New York's goal: Justin Haak
MLS Western Conference Final: San Diego 1 (Hirving Lozano) x 3 Vancouver Whitecaps (Brian White 2, Pablo Sisniega), Champion: Vancouver
November 30 : In the Premier League, it's a draw, Chelsea 1 (Chalobah) x 1 Arsenal (Merino).
Italian Championship: Rome 0 x 1 Napoli
Nacional was crowned Uruguayan champion after defeating Peñarol in extra time at their Parque Central Stadium, the victory was 1-0 and the goal was scored by Nigerian Osinachi Ebere.
Title 50 for Nacional.
Nacional 1: Luis Mejía; Emiliano Ancheta (100' Juan Pablo Patiño), Sebastián Coates, Julián Millán (120' Matías de los Santos) and Diego Romero; Luciano Boggio, Christian Oliva and Lucas Rodríguez (100' Nicolás Lodeiro); Nicolás López; Gonzalo Carneiro (100' Christian Ebere) and Maximiliano Gómez. Coach: Jadson Viera.
Peñarol 0: Brayan Cortés; Pedro Milans, Emanuel Gularte, Nahuel Herrera and Maximiliano Olivera; Eric Remedi (56' Leandro Umpiérrez), Ignacio Sosa and Jesús Trindade; Leonardo Fernández; Maximiliano Silvera (106' Stiven Muhlethaler) and Matías Arezo (91' Jaime Báez). Coach: Diego Aguirre.
Yellow: 5' Nicolás López (N), 28' Eric Remedi (PEÑ), 39' Ribair Rodríguez (technical assistant, N), 42' Lucas Rodríguez (N), 56' Gonzalo Carneiro (N), 59' Leandro Umpiérrez (P), 69' Luciano Boggio (N), 73' Sebastián Coates (N), 88' Leonardo Fernández (P), 91' Ignacio Sosa (P and 99' Nahuel Herrera (P).
Goal: 113' Christian Ebere (N).
Stadium: Gran Parque Central.
Referees: Gustavo Tejera, Carlos Barreiro, Agustín Berisso and Andrés Martínez. VAR: Diego Dunajec, Daniel Rodríguez and Héctor Bergaló. Advisor: Jorge Daniel Orfila.
Top scorers: Abel Hernández (Liverpool) 25, Nicolas López (Nacional) 21, Agustín Rodríguez (Juventud) 18, José Neris (Torque) 16, Maximiliano Silvera (Peñarol) 12
Ideal Team of the Championship for FútbolX100: Gino Santilli (Cerro Largo); Kevin Amaro (Liverpool), Nahuel Herrera (Peñarol), Julián Millán (Nacional), Maximiliano Olivera (Peñarol); Christian Oliva (Nacional), Ignacio Sosa (Peñarol), Luciano Boggio (Nacional); Nicolás López (Nacional), Abel Hernández (Liverpool) and Nicolás Vallejo (Liverpool).
Ideal Team for GolTV: Renzo Bacchia (Cerro), Martín Rea (Liverpool), Nahuel Herrera (Peñarol), Julián Millán (Nacional), Kevin Amaro (Liverpool), Ignacio Sosa (Peñarol), Christian Oliva (Nacional), Thiago Espinosa (Racing), Maxi Gómez (Nacional), Abel Hernández (Liverpool), Nicolás López (Nacional)
Uruguayan: Abel Hernández was chosen as the best player of 2025; other awards were also given out. Joaquín Papa was the best coach, Julián Millán the fans' choice, and Nahuel Herrera the best young player.
Candidates for the Ideal Team and Player of the Year according to the AUF website: Goalkeepers Bruno Antúnez (Boston River), Kevin Dawson (Defensor Sporting), Mauro Goicoechea (Danubio), Luis Mejía (Nacional), Gino Santilli (Cerro Largo), Sebastián Sosa (Juventud)
Defenders: Kevin Amaro (Liverpool), Guillermo de los Santos (Defensor Sporting), Gary Kagelmacher (Montevideo City Torque) , Matías González (Danubio), Nahuel Herrera (Peñarol), Emmanuel Más (Juventud), Pedro Milans (Peñarol), Julián Millán (Nacional), Maximiliano Olivera (Peñarol), Martín Rea (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Nicolás Bertocchi (Cerro Largo), Luciano Boggio (Nacional), Leonardo Fernández (Peñarol), Christian Oliva (Nacional), Eric Remedi (Peñarol), Martín Rabuñal (Liverpool), Lucas Rodríguez (Nacional), Iván Rossi (Juventud), Ignacio Sosa (Peñarol), Mauricio Vera (Boston River)
Forwards: Agustín Albarracín (Boston River), Agustín Anello (Boston River), Matías Arezo (Peñarol), Maximiliano Gómez (Nacional), Abel Hernández (Liverpool), Nicolás López (Nacional), José Neris (Montevideo City Torque) , Agustín Rodríguez (Juventud), Maximiliano Silvera (Peñarol), Nicolás Vallejo (Liverpool)
Argentine Primera B Nacional, final for promotion: Deportivo Madryn 1 x 1 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto, the Rio Cuarto team is promoted together with the annual champion: Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.
Top scorers: Alejandro Gagliardi (Agropecuario) 18 goals, Mateo Acosta (Estudiantes de Buenos Aires) 14, Alan Bonansea (Patronato) 11, Matias Romero (Chaco for Ever) 11
Argentine Championship, Clausura Tournament, Boca Juniors 1 (Ayrton Costa) x 0 Argentinos Juniors;
Paraguayan Clausura Tournament, Cerro Porteño champion after beating Atlético Temberaty 2-0 on the last day of the tournament, goals by Juan Iturbe and Jorge Morel
Cerro Porteño lined up: Alexis Arias; Fabricio Domínguez, Víctor Velázquez, Matías Pérez and Blas Riveros; Juan Iturbe (90'+2' Jonatan Torres), Jorge Morel, Gastón Giménez (80' Robert Piris) and Cecilio Domínguez (90'+2' Gabriel Aguayo); Sergio Araújo (87' Alan Soñora) and Luis Amarilla (80' Guillermo Benítez). DT: Jorge Bava.
Top scorers: Paul Charpentier (Atlético Temberaty) 7, Juan Iturbe (Cerro Porteño) 7, Hugo Quintana (Olimpia) 7, Elvio Vera (Sportivo Armeliano) 7, Marcelo Pérez (Sportivo Luqueño) 7
DECEMBER
December 1: Argentine Clausura Tournament, quarter-finals: Barracas Central 0 x 2 Gimnasia la Plata (Manuel Panaro, Franco Torres); Racing Club 0 x 0 Tigre, Racing won on penalties.
The FIFA Arab Cup kicks off in Qatar; in the first match, Syria defeated Tunisia 1-0 with a goal by Omar Kharbin.
The Golden Boy Award, given by Tuttosport magazine, is presented in Turin, Italy; this year's winner was Frenchman Desiré Doue of Paris Saint Germain.
There was a special award in homage to the Portuguese man who tragically died: Diogo Jota.
Other young players nominated: Leny Yoro (France, Manchester United); Senny Mayulu (France, Paris Saint-Germain); Warren Zaire-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain); Mamadou Sarr (France, Racing Club de Strasbourg); Ethan Nwaneri (England, Arsenal); Nico O'Reilly (England, Manchester City); Myles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal); Archie Gray (England, Tottenham); Jobe Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund); Pau Cubarsi (Spain, Barcelona); Dean Huijsen (Spain, Real Madrid); Kenan Yildiz (Turkey, Juventus); Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid); Geovany Quenda (Portugal, Sporting Lisbon); Rodrigo Mora (Portugal, FC Porto); Pio Esposito (Italy, Inter Milan); Giovanni Leoni (Italy, Liverpool); Franco Mastantuono (Argentina, Real Madrid); Jorrel Hato (Netherlands, Chelsea); Estevão (Brazil, Chelsea); Victor Froholdt (Denmark, FC Porto); Aleksandar Stanković (Serbia, Club Brugge); Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco, Bayer 04 Leverkusen); Lucas Bergvall (Sweden, Tottenham)
December 2 : In the English Premier League it's a draw, Newcastle 2 (Bruno Guimaraes, Gordon) x 2 Tottenham Hotspur (Romero 2).
December 3 : Brazilian Championship: Atlético Mineiro 0 x 3 Palmeiras (López, Allan, Luighi); Flamengo wins the Brazilian championship title by beating Ceara 1-0 at Maracaná, goal by Samuel Lino.
Flamengo formed with: Agustín Rossi, Guillermo Varela, Danilo, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Erik Pulgar, Jorginho, Jorge Carrascal, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Samuel Lino, Bruno Henrique, DT Filipe Luiz, entered: Luiz Araújo, Saúl Ñiguez, Éverton Cebolinha, Nicolas De la Cruz, Gonzalo Plata.
Semifinals of the Mexican Apertura Tournament: Monterrey 1 (Germán Berterame) x 0 Toluca; Cruz Azul 1 (Gabriel Fernández penalty) x 1 Tigres (Ángel Correa)
In Paraguay, the Federation awards the best of the 2025 Season:
Top scorers. Amada Peralta (Olimpia) won the award for top scorer of 2025 and Juan Manuel Iturbe (Cerro Porteño), for top scorer of 2025.
The best goalkeepers are Patricia López (Libertad) and Alexis Martín Arias (Cerro Porteño). The award for best young player of 2025 went to Alexandro Maidana (Guaraní); the people's choice award is Blas Riveros (Cerro Porteño).
The most outstanding coaches: Felipe Giménez (Sportivo 2 de Mayo) and Ariel Rivaldi (Libertad), in the male and female branches, respectively.
National team coach Gustavo Alfaro received the Manuel Fleitas Solich medal for his technical leadership of the Albirroja (Paraguay's national team) that allowed the return to World Cup matches after 15 years.
December 5 : The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, United States.
The draw ceremony was hosted by Kevin Hart, Heidi Klum, and Danny Ramirez. The ceremony also featured live performances by Andrea Bocelli, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robbie Williams. Additionally, the Village People performed their song "YMCA" after the draw concluded. The draw was directed by Rio Ferdinand, with Samantha Johnson as co-director and Eli Manning as red carpet host. Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Judge, and Shaquille O'Neal served as draw assistants. The draw was attended by coaches and representatives from 64 teams: the 42 qualified teams and the 22 teams participating in the inter-confederation or European playoffs.
Also in attendance were Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The groups were as follows:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, UEFA Play-off D (Czech Republic, Ireland, Denmark, Macedonia)
Group B: Canada, UEFA Play-off A (Wales, Bosnia, Italy, Northern Ireland), Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, UEFA Play-off C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Türkiye, Romania)
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, UEFA Play-off B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania), Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group I: France, Senegal, FIFA Play-off B (Suriname, Bolivia, Iraq), Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, FIFA Play-off A (New Caledonia, Jamaica and Congo), Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
December 6 : In the Premier League, Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 at Villa Park, goals from Cash and Buendía, the consolation goal for the Gunners was scored by Trossard.
German Championship: RB Leipzig 6 x 0 Eintracht Frankfurt.
Brazilian Championship: Champion Flamengo says goodbye after a 3-3 draw with the tournament's surprise team: Mirassol.
Semifinals of the Mexican Apertura Tournament: Toluca 3 (Andrés Pereira, Paulinho, Helinho) x 2 Monterrey (Sergio Ramos penalty, Roberto Carlos de la Rosa).
Tigres 1 (Juan Francisco Brunetta) x 1 Cruz Azul (Juan José Sánchez Purata)
Independiente del Valle was crowned Ecuadorian football champion on matchday 38, at the Banco Guayaquil Stadium where they drew 1-1 with Libertad, Spinelli scored for the champions, Yerlin Quiñonez scored for the losing team
Independiente del Valle's starting lineup was: Guido Villar, Layan Loor, Richard Schunke, Mateo Carabajal, Matías Fernández, Ronald Briones, Patrik Mercado, Jordy Alcívar, Justin Lerma, Alex Ibarra, Claudio Spinelli; substitutes: Jean Pierre Arroyo and Michael Hoyos.
Top scorers: Daniel Valencia (Manta) 21 goals, Claudio Spinelli (Independiente del Valle) 20, Djorkaeff Reasco (Nacional) 18, Rafael Monti (Vinotinto Ecuador) 18, Byron Palacios (Universidad Católica) 18
Assists: Jonathan Mina (Aucas) 12, Alejandro Tobar (Deportivo Cuenca) 12, Christián Alemán (Manta) 10, Azarías Londoño (Universidad Católica) 10
Universidad Central de Caracas wins the Venezuelan football championship title by defeating Carabobo 2-0 at the Misael Delgado Stadium in Valencia, with goals from Juan Camilo Zapata and Darwin Machis.
On the final day of the Japanese Football Championship, Kashima Antlers secured the title by defeating Yokohama Marinos 2-1 at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Brazilian Leó Ceara of Kashima was the tournament's top scorer with 21 goals, followed by fellow Brazilians Rafael Elias of Kyoto Sanga and Rafael Ratao of Cerezo Osaka, both with 18 goals.
December 7 : Italian Championship: Napoli 2 x 1 Juventus.
Brazilian Championship, last date, Fortaleza is relegated after being defeated 4-2 away by Botafogo; Ceara was also relegated after being defeated 3-0 at home by Palmeiras.
Final Table of Positions: Flamengo 79 pts, Palmeiras 76, Cruzeiro 70, Mirassol 67, Fluminense 64 (all qualify for the Libertadores), Botafogo 63, Bahia 60 (both go to the Pre Libertadores).
Downhills: Ceara, Fortaleza, Juventude, Sport Recife
Scorers: Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) 21, De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) 18, Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) 16, Rayan (Vasco da Gama) 14, Vegetti (Vasco da Gama) 14, Reinaldo (Mirassol) 13
Assists: De Arrasacaeta (Flamengo) 14, Paulo Henrique (Vasco da Gama) 8, Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) 8
Best Goalkeeper: Agustín Rossi (Flamengo), Cassio Ramos (Cruzeiro), Weverton (Palmeiras)
Championship Selection: Agustín Rossi (Flamengo), Paulo Henrique (Vasco), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), Reinaldo (Mirassol), Jorginho (Flamengo), Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro), Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) Coach - Rafael Guanaes (Mirassol)
Craque do Brasileirão Masculino: Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
Male Brazilian Reveal: Rayan (Vasco da Gama)
Bola de Prata Trophy: Ideal Team: Walter (Mirassol), Paulo Henrique (Vasco), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), Reinaldo (Mirassol), Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro), Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Pedro (Flamengo), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), Vitor Roque (Palmeiras)
Newcomer Award: Allan (Palmeiras)
Most beautiful goal: Pedro of Flamengo against Vitoria at the Maracanã
Ouro Ball: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
Argentine Clausura Tournament Semifinals: Boca Juniors 0 x 1 Racing Club (Adrián Martinez); Gimnasia y Esgrima la Plata 0 x 1 Estudiantes la Plata (Tiago Palacios).
The 2025 Chilean Championship has ended, with Coquimbo Unido already crowned champion and qualifying for the Copa Libertadores along with Universidad Católica, O'Higgins, and Huachipato.
Top scorers: Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica) 16 goals, Leonardo Valencia (Audax Italiano) 15, Daniel Castro (Deportes Limache) 12, Lucas Di Yorio (Universidad de Chile) 12, Diego Coelho (Cobresal) 12 and Lionel Altamirano (Huachipato) 12
Assists: Luis Guerra (Deportes Limache) 10, Leonardo Valencia (Audax Italiano) 9, Matías Palavecino (Coquimbo Unido) 8
Team of the Season: Diego Sánchez (Coquimbo Unido), Fabián Hormazábal (Universidad de Chile), Bruno Cabrera (Coquimbo Unido), Matías Zaldivia (Universidad de Chile), Juan Cornejo (Coquimbo Unido), Sebastián Galani (Coquimbo Unido), Charles Aránguiz (Universidad de Chile), Matías Palavecino (Coquimbo Unido), Lucas Cepeda (Colo Colo), Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica), Lucas Assadi (Universidad de Chile)
December 8 : UEFA Champions League Group Stage, some results: Bayern Munich 3 (Gnabry, Lennart Karl, Jonathan Tah) x 1 Sporting Lisbon (Kimmich own goal); Inter Milan 0 x 1 Liverpool (Szoboszlai); Barcelona 2 (Koundé 2) x 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Knauff); Atalanta 2 (Scamacca, De Ketalaere) x 1 Chelsea (Joao Pedro); PSV Eindhoven 2 (Guus Til, Ricardo Pepi) x 3 Atlético Madrid (Julian Álvarez, Hancko, Alexander Sorloth); Monaco 1 (Balogun) x 0 Galatasaray
The MLS final was played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, USA. Inter Miami was crowned champion after defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1, with goals from Ocampo (own goal), Rodrigo De Paul, and Tadeo Allende. Ali Ahmed scored the lone goal for the Canadian team.
Top scorers: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) 29 goals, Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC) 24, Sam Surridge (Nashville) 24, Anders Dreyer (San Diego) 19, Evander (Cincinatti) 18, Dejan Joveljic (Kansas City) 18, Peter Musa (Dallas) 18
Assists: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) 19, Anders Dreyer (San Diego) 19, Jordi Alba (Inter Miami) 15, Evander (Cincinatti) 15, Martin Ojeda (Orlando City) 15, Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) 15
Ideal Team of the Season: Ba Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC), Alex Freeman (Orlando City), Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union), Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union), Evander (FC Cincinnati), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC)
Lionel Messi won the awards for Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot
December 9 : League phase of the UEFA Champions League, some results: Benfica 2 (Richard Rios, Barreiro) x 0 Napoli; Bruges 0 x 3 Arsenal (Madueke 2, Martinelli); Athletic Bilbao 0 x 0 Paris Saint Germain; Real Madrid 1 (Rodrygo) x 2 Manchester City (Nico O'Reilly, Erling Haaland), Bayer Leverkusen 2 (Bruno Guimaraes against, Grimaldo) x 2 Newcastle (Anthony Gordon, Lewis Miley)
December 10 : Copa do Brasil Semifinals: Cruzeiro 0 x 1 Corinthians, goal by Memphis Depay.
Derby of the Americas (Intercontinental): Cruz Azul 1 (Jorge Sánchez) x 2 Flamengo (Giorgian de Arrascaeta 2)
December 11 : Copa do Brasil Semifinals: Vasco da Gama 2 (Rayan, Vegetti) x 1 Fluminense (Serna)
Arab Cup Quarter-Finals: Morocco 1 (Azarou) x 0 Syria; Palestine 1 (Dabbagh) x 2 Saudi Arabia (Al Buraikan, Kanno).
Final of the Mexican Apertura Tournament: at the Estadio Universitario, San Nicolas de los Garza, Tigres beat Toluca 1-0 with a goal by Ángel Correa
Always Ready is crowned champion in Bolivian football, after beating Guabirá 6-0, goals: Fernando Saucedo (21'), Marcelo Suárez (39'), Héctor Cuéllar (54'), Carlitos Rodríguez (60'), Héctor Bobadilla (71') and Tomás Andrade (90')
Top scorers: Oscar Villalba (Independiente Petrolero) 19, Héctor Bobadilla (Always Already) 14, Gustavo Peredo (Guabirá) 14, Assists: Joel Amoroso (The Strongest) 18
December 12 : Arab Cup Quarter-finals: Algeria 1 (Adil Boulbina) x 1 United Arab Emirates (Bruno), UAE advanced on penalties; Jordan 1 (Ali Olwan) x 0 Iraq
First leg of the Colombian Finalization Tournament, Junior de Barranquilla 3 (José Enamorado 2, Bryan Castrillón) x 0 Deportes Tolima
December 13 : Final of the Argentine Clausura Tournament: Racing Club 1 (Adrián Martinez) x 1 Estudiantes de la Plata (Guido Carrillo); in penalties the “pincha” won 5 to 4, when Franco Pardo missed for Racing and Facundo Rodríguez scored for Estudiantes.
Student Lineup: Fernando Muslera, Román Gómez, Santiago Nuñez, Leandro González Pirez, Santiago Arzamendía, Tiago Palacios, Cristián Medina, Santiago Ascacibar, Ezequiel Piovi, Edwin Cetre, Guido Carrillo, DT Eduardo Dominguez, entered: Facundo Santiago Rodríguez, Gastón Benedetti, José Sosa, Eric Meza, Lucas Alario and Joaquín Tobio.
Top scorers: Ronaldo Martinez (Platense) 8 goals, Rodrigo Castillo (Lanús) 7, Ángel Di María (Rosario Central) 7, Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) 7, Marcelo Torres (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata) 7
Ideal Team of the Clausura Tournament: Facundo Cambeces (Racing); Juan Pintado (Gimnasia), Santiago Núñez (Estudiantes), Ayrton Costa (Boca), Gabriel Rojas (Racing); Leandro Paredes (Boca), Santiago Sosa (Racing); Ángel Di María (Rosario Central), Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors), Edwuin Cetré (Estudiantes); Ronaldo Martínez (Platense).
Challenger Cup (Intercontinental): Flamengo 2 (Leó Pereira, Danilo) x 0 Pyramids
Copa Colombia, first final: Atletico Nacional 0 x 0 Independiente Medellín.
December 14 : The Uruguayan Football Division D ends, the promotions were for Deportivo LSM (a team owned by Luis Suárez and Messi) and the Los Gorriones team.
Copa do Brasil Semifinals: Corinthians 1 (Bidu) x 2 Cruzeiro (Arroyo); Corinthians advanced on penalties, winning 5-4
Fluminense 1 (Paulo Henrique) x 0 Vasco da Gama; Vasco da Gama qualified on penalties, winning 4-3
Toluca became the Apertura champion in Mexico by defeating Tigres 9-8 at home on penalties. In the match, the Reds won 2-1, with goals from Brazilian Helinho and Portuguese Paulinho, while Uruguayan Fernando Gorriarán scored for Tigres.
Toluca lineup: Luis Manuel García, Santiago Simón, Everardo López del Villar, Federico Pereira, Jesús Gallardo, Helinho, Ricardo Ángulo, Marcel Ruiz, Franco Romero, Nicolas Federico Castro, Paulinho, entered: Diego Barbosa, Bruno Méndez, Juan Pablo Dominguez, Alexis Vega, Oswaldo Virgen, Fernando Arce Juarez, DT Antonio Mohamed
Top scorers: Paulinho (Toluca) 12 goals, Armando González (Chivas) 12, Joao Pedro (Atlético Sao Luis) 12, Sergio Canales (Monterrey) 9, Germán Berterame (Monterrey) 9
Juan Brunetta (Tigres) 8, Ángel Correa (Tigres) 8, Oscar Estupiñan (Juárez) 8 goals
Assists: Alexis Vega (Toluca) 9, Nicolas Castro (Toluca) 7, Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) 6
Ideal Team (For 365 Scores): Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres UANL), Richard Ledezma (Chivas de Guadalajara), Joaquim (Tigres UANL), Federico Pereira (Deportivo Toluca), Bryan González (Chivas de Guadalajara), Marcel Ruíz (Deportivo Toluca), Gilberto Mora (Xolos de Tijuana), Ángel Correa (Tigres UANL), Sergio Canales (Rayados de Monterrey), Alexis Vega (Deportivo Toluca) and Paulinho (Deportivo Toluca)
Sport Illustrated's Best XI: Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres), Jesús Garza (Tigres), Rómulo Zwarg (Tigres), Federico Pereira (Toluca), Jesús Gallardo (Toluca), Franco Romero (Toluca), Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres), Marcel Ruiz (Toluca), Ángel Correa (Tigres), Juan Brunetta (Tigres), Paulinho (Toluca)
December 15 : Arab Cup Semifinals: Morocco 3 (El Berkaoui, El Madhioui, Hamdallah) x 0 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 0 x 1 Jordan (Nizar Al Rashdan)
December 16 : The FIFA 2025 Ideal team is known: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, William Pacho, Virgil Van Dijk, Nuno Mendes, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Vitinha, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembelé
FIFA The Best Player of the Year: The best player of the year was Ousmane Dembele (France, Paris Saint Germain), followed by Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Nuno Mendes, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Mohamed Salah, Vitinha.
The goalkeeper of the year was the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma, followed by Thibaut Courtois, Alisson Becker, Emiliano Martinez, Manuel Neuer, David Raya, Yann Sommer, Wojciech Szczesny.
Best Coach: Luis Enrique Martinez of Spain, followed by Hansi Flick of Germany from Barcelona, Arne Slot of the Netherlands from Liverpool; Javier Aguirre of Mexico; Mikel Arteta of Spain from Arsenal; Enzo Maresca of Italy from Chelsea; Roberto Martinez of Belgium, coach of the Portuguese national team.
In the women's category, the winner was Spain's Aitana Bonmati from Barcelona, followed by Spain's Mariona Caldentey and Alexia Putellas, France's Sandy Baltlimore, Sweden's Nathalie Bjorn, England's Lucy Bronze, Malawi's Temwa Chawinga, Haiti's Melchie Dumornay, Spain's Patri Guijarro, the United States' Lindsey Heaps, and others. The best goalkeeper was England's Hannah Hampton; the best coach was the Netherlands' Sarina Wiegman.
The ideal eleven of the year in women's football was: Hanna Hampton (England), Ona Batlle (Spain), Irene Paredes (Spain), Leah Williamson (England), Lucy Bronze (England), Claudia Pina (Spain), Patri Guijarro (Spain), Aitana Bonmatí (Spain), Alexia Putellas (Spain), Alessia Russo (England) and Mariona Caldentey (Spain).
The Puskas Award for the best goal of 2024/2025 was awarded to the Argentine Santiago Montiel of Independiente in a match against Independiente Rivadavia for the Argentine League.
The other nominated goals were: Alejandro Sousa — Vitória vs Cruzeiro; Alberto Deiola — Cagliari vs Venezia; Pedro De La Vega — Cruz Azul vs Seattle Sounders; Mohamed Nasser — Al Ahly vs Pharco; Javier Orrantía — Querétaro vs Atlas; Thapelo Ribeiro — Mamelodi Sundowns vs Borussia Dortmund; Declan Rice — Arsenal vs Real Madrid; Rachmat Irianto Ridho — Persija Jakarta vs Arema; Miguel Rodrigues — Kasımpaşa vs Rizespor; Lamine Yamal — Espanyol vs Barcelona
The Marta Award for best female goal went to Lizbeth Ovalle, a Mexican player from Tigres, who scored against Guadalajara.
The Fans of the Year awards were also given out, with first place going to the Zakho FC fans: They were nominated for a charitable gesture: they threw stuffed animals onto the field during a match to show support for cancer patients.
Also nominated were: Alejandro Cinagotto, an Argentinian Racing Club fan, nominated for his journey. He walked (or traveled) from Argentina to Rio de Janeiro to witness the Copa Libertadores semifinal between Racing and Flamengo; and Manolo el del Bombo, an emblematic figure of Spanish football fans, whose name appears posthumously among the nominees. He represents decades of dedication and tradition among Spanish supporters.
In Ibagué, the final of the Colombian Finalization Tournament is played, Junior de Barranquilla wins the title by beating Deportes Tolima 1-0, goal by José David Enamorado.
Junior de Barranquilla's starting lineup was: Silveira, Guerrero, Peña, Monzón, Suárez, Moreno, J.Rivas, Chara, Paiva, Castrillón, and Enamorado. Manager: Alfredo Arias. Substitutes: Baez, Celis, Esparragoza, T.Gutierrez, Herrera
Top scorers: Francisco Fydriszewski (Independiente Medellín) 12 goals, Luciano Pons (Atlético Bucaramanga) 12, Carlos Lucumí (Alianza Valledupar) 10, Brayan León (Independiente Medellín) 10, Yoshan Valois (Deportivo Pasto) 10
Ideal Team of the Tournament: Mauro Silveira (Junior); Yhorman Hurtado (Tolima), Jermein Peña (Junior), William Tesillo (Nacional), Daniel Londoño (DIM), Jorman Campuzano (Nacional), Rafael Carrascal (America); Yimmi Chará (Junior), Harold Santiago Mosquera (Santa Fe), José Enamorado (Junior) and Luciano Pons (Bucaramanga).
December 17 : The first leg of the Copa do Brasil final, at the Neo Quimica in Sao Paulo, ends in a 0-0 draw between Corinthians and Vasco da Gama.
Intercontinental Cup final at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, European champion Paris Saint Germain and Flamengo of Brazil, champion of America, draw 1-1, goals by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Jorginho from penalties respectively, the decision goes to penalties, with the Russian goalkeeper Matvei Safonov of PSG standing out by saving 4 penalties.
Paris Saint Germain Intercontinental champion 2025.
Flamengo: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar (De La Cruz), Jorginho (Saúl) and Arrascaeta (Everton Cebolinha); Plata (Samuel Lino), Carrascal (Pedro) and Bruno Henrique (Luiz Araújo). Coach: Filipe Luís.
Paris Saint-Germain: Knight; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho and Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz (Ndjantou) and Lee Kang-In (Mayulu) (Barcola); Kvaratskhelia (Mbaye) and Douré (Dembélé). Coach: Luis Enrique.
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Location: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Qatar
Referees: Ismail Elfath (USA), Corey Parker (USA) and Kyle Atkins (USA)
Yellow cards: Jorginho (FLA), Alex Sandro (FLA), Fabián Ruiz (PSG), Vitinha (PSG), Erick Pulgar (FLA), Plata (FLA), Saúl (FLA) and Juninho (FLA)
Goals: Kvaratskhelia (37'1st half) and Jorginho (16'2nd half).
The tournament's top scorer was Congolese player Fiston Kalala Mayele of Pyramids FC in Egypt with 3 goals.
Colombian Cup Final: Independiente Medellín 0 x 1 Atlético Nacional, goal by Andrés Roman; Atlético Nacional Champion!
Top scorers: Francisco Fydriszewski (Independiente Medellín) 5, Jayder Asprilla (Real Cundinamarca) 5
December 18 : Italian Cup Semifinals, Bologna 1 (Orsolini penalty) x 1 Internazionale (Thuram), Bologna won 3-2 on penalties.
Arab Cup final: Jordan 2 (Ali Olwan 2) x 3 Morocco (Oussama Tannane, Abderrrazak Hamdallah), the Moroccans won the title of champions.
Top scorers: Ali Olwan (Jordan) 6 goals, Adil Boulbina (Algeria) 3, Karim El Berkaoui (Morocco) 3, Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) 3, Yayha Al Ghassani (Saudi Arabia) 3 goals. Assists: Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) 5
Italian Cup semi-finals, Napoli 2 (David Neres, Hojlund) x 0 Milan
December 20 : Estudiantes de La Plata wins the Champions Trophy in Argentina by beating Platense 2-1, goals by Lucas Alario for the champion, the honorary goal was scored by Franco Zapiola.
The following players entered the field for Estudiantes: Fernando Muslera, Roman Gómez, Fabricio Pérez, Santiago Nuñez, Gaston Benedetti, Leandro González Pirez, Cristian Medina, Lucas Alario, Ezequiel Piovi, José Sosa, Santiago Ascacibar, Edwin Cetré, Facundo Santiago Rodriguez, Joaquín Tobio, Eric Meza, Guido Carrillo, Coach Eduardo Dominguez.
In the final of the Costa Rican Apertura Tournament, Alajuelense won the title by defeating Saprissa 3-1 in a match played in the city of Alajuela. Goals were scored by Ronaldo Cisneros, Fernando Piñar and Anthony Hernández, while Kenay Myrie scored for the "purple" team.
The tournament's top scorer was Cuban Marcel Hernández of Herediano.
December 21 : Final of the Copa do Brasil, at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians defeated Vasco da Gama 2-1 and took the title, the Portuguese Nuno Moreira scored for the Cruzmaltino team, Yuri Alberto and the Dutchman Memphis Depay scored for the Paulista team.
Formation of the Corinthians Champion: Hugo Souza, Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Gustavo Henrique, Matheus Bidu, José Martínez, Raniele, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro, Memphis Depay, Yuri Alberto, DT Dorival Junior, entered: Maycon, André Luiz, André Carrillo, Dieguinho, Vitinho.
Scorers: Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) 5 goals, Rayan (Vasco da Gama) 5, Everaldo (Fluminense) 4, German Cano (Fluminense) 4, Luiz Fernando (Athletico Paranaense) 4
A new edition of the Africa Cup of Nations begins in Rabat, Morocco; Morocco beat Comoros 2-0, goals by Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi (bicycle kick)
December 22 : Italian Super Cup Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Napoli 2 x Bologna 0, goals by David Neres (2); Napoli champions
The Africa Cup of Nations, in Casablanca, Morocco, ended in a 1-1 draw between Mali and Zambia, with goals from Lassine Sinayoko for Mali and Patson Daka for Zambia.
In Marrakech, South Africa beat Angola 2-1, with goals from Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster, while Show scored Angola's goal.
In Agadir, Egypt beat Zimbabwe 2-1, with Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah scoring for Egypt and Prince Dube scoring for Zimbabwe.
December 23 : African Cup of Nations, in Fez, Nigeria beat Tanzania 2-1, goals by Ajayi and Ademola Lookman, the goal for Tanzania was scored by Kokola M'Mombwa.
In Rabat, Tunisia beat Uganda 3-1, with goals from Ellyes Skhiri and Elias Achouri (2), while Denis Omedi scored for Uganda.
In Rabat, the Democratic Republic of Congo beat Benin 1-0, with a goal by Théo Bongonda.
In Tangier, Senegal convincingly beat Botswana 3-0, with goals from Nicolas Jackson (2) and Cherif Ndiaye.
December 24 : Africa Cup of Nations: Burkina Faso 2 (Tapsoba, Minoungou) x 1 Equatorial Guinea (Anieboh); Algeria 3 (Ibrahim Maza, Riyad Mahrez 2), this for group E.
Group F: Ivory Coast 1 (Amad Diallo) x 0 Mozambique; Cameroon 1 (Etta Eyong) x 0 Gabon.
December 26 : Africa Cup of Nations, Group A, results: Zambia 0 x 0 Comoros, Morocco 1 (Brahim Diaz) x 1 Mali (Sinayoko)
Group B, results: Angola 1 (Gelson Dala) x 1 Zimbabwe (Knowledge Musona); Egypt 1 (Mohamed Salah) x 0 South Africa.
In the English Premier League, Manchester United beat Newcastle 1-0, with a goal by Patrick Dürgu.
The IFFHS, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, released its lists of the best players of 2025.
Ideal Team 2025: With a 3-3-4 formation, those chosen were: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy); Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), William Pacho (Ecuador), Nuno Mendes (Portugal); Lamine Yamal (Spain), Pedri (Spain), Vitinha (Portugal); Ousmane Dembélé (France), Harry Kane (England), Erling Haaland (Norway) and Kylian Mbappé (France).
Under 20 Ideal Team: With a 3-4-3 formation, the starting eleven was made up as follows: Guillaume Restes (France); Myles Lewys-Skelly (England), Pau Cubarsi (Spain), Dean Huijsen (Spain); Franco Mastantuono (Argentina), Warren Zaire-Emery (France), Kenan Yildiz (Turkey), Arda Guler (Turkey); Lamine Yamal (Spain), Desiré Doué (France) and Estevao (Brazil).
Women's Ideal Team: With a 4-3-3 formation, the starting eleven includes the following players: Hannah Hampton (England); Lucy Bronze (England), Irene Paredes (Spain), Leah Williamson (England), Franziska Kett (Germany); Aitana Bonmati (Spain), Patri Guijarro (Spain), Alexia Putellas (Spain); Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Alessia Russo (England) and Klara Buhl (Germany).
Women's Under-20 Ideal Team: With another 4-3-3 formation, the designated players were: Luisa Agudelo (Colombia); Aicha Cámara (Spain), Olivia Rademaker (Netherlands), Azzurra Gallo (Italy), Gisella Thompson (United States); Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands), Vicky López (Spain), Momoko Tanikawa (Japan); Montserrat Saldivar (Mexico), Michelle Angyemang (England) and Linda Caicedo (Colombia).
Best coaches of the year: 1. Luis de la Fuente (Spain – Spain National Team), 2. Roberto Martínez (Spain – Portugal National Team), 3. Lionel Scaloni (Argentina – Argentina National Team), 4. Ståle Solbakken (Norway – Norway National Team), 5. Thomas Tuchel (Germany – England National Team), 6. Didier Deschamps (France – France National Team), 7. Walid Regragui (Morocco – Morocco National Team), 8. Timur Kapadze (Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan National Team), 9. Néstor Lorenzo (Argentina – Colombia National Team), 10. Javier Aguirre (Mexico – Mexico National Team).
Best Goalkeepers of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG; Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid ; Yann Sommer, Inter; Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich; David Raya, Arsenal; Alisson Becker, Liverpool; Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, Aston Villa; Robert Sánchez, Chelsea; Jordan Pickford, Everton; Yassine Bounou, Al Hilal
The Most Creative: Vitinha (Paris SG), Pedri (FC Barcelona), Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) , Cole Palmer (Chelsea) , Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) , Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/SSC Napoli) , Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal FC) , Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) , Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen/Liverpool)
December 27 : African Cup of Nations, Group C, results: Uganda 1 (Uche Ikpeazu) x 1 Tanzania (Simon Msuva); Nigeria 3 (Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi, Ademola Lookman) x 2 Tunisia (Ali Abdi, Montassar Talbi)
For Group D: Benin 1 (Yohan Roche) x 0 Botswana, Senegal 1 (Sadio Mané) x 1 Congo (Cédric Bakambu)
In the English Premier League, Nottingham Forest 1 (Hutchinson) x 2 Manchester City (Rayan Cherki, Reijnders); Arsenal 2 (Rutter, Odegaard) x 1 Brighton (Diego Gomez); Liverpool 2 (Florian Wirtz, Gravenberch) x 1 Wolverhampton (Santiago Bueno)
For Italian Serie A: Parma 1 (Sorensen) x 0 Fiorentina; Pisa 0 x 2 Juventus (Yildiz, Kalulu)
December 28 : Africa Cup of Nations, Group E results: Equatorial Guinea 0 x 1 Sudan (Coco own goal); Algeria 1 (Mahrez) x 0 Burkina Faso
For Group F: Gabon 2 (Moucketou-Moussounda, Aubameyang) x 3 Mozambique (Diogo Calila, Geny Catamo, Faisal Abdul Bangal)
Ivory Coast 1 (Amad Diallo) x 1 Cameroon (Konan own goal)
In Italy's Serie A, Inter Milan defeated Sassuolo 1-0 away from home, with a goal from Lautaro Martinez, while AC Milan did the same, beating Hellas Verona 3-0 (goals from Nkunku (2) and Pulisic).
Sixteenth edition of the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
All the winners of the 2025 Globe Soccer Awards: Best Male Player: Ousmane Dembélé (PSG); Best Female Player: Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona); Best Male Club: PSG; Best Female Club: Barcelona; Best Coach: Luis Enrique (PSG); Best Midfielder: Vitinha (PSG); Best Forward: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona); Breakthrough Player: Désiré Doudé (PSG); Best Agent: Jorge Mendes; Best Sporting Director: Luis Campos (PSG); Best President: Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (PSG); Best Middle Eastern Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr); Best Content Creator: Bilal Halal; Best Academy: Right to Dream; Career Achievement: Hidetoshi Nakata and Andrés Iniesta; Best Branding: Los Angeles Football Club; Best Mental Coach: Nicoletta Romanazzi; Best National Team: Portugal; Best Sporting Improvement: Paul Pogba; Maradona Award: Lamine Yamal
December 29 : Africa Cup of Nations: Comoros 0 x 0 Mali, Zambia 0 x 3 Morocco (Ayoub El Kaabi 2, Brahim Diaz), this for Group A
For group B, Angola 0 x 0 Egypt; Zimbabwe 2 (Modiba, Maswanhise), South Africa 3 (Apollis, Foster, Moremi)
In Italy's Serie A: Roma 3 x 1 Genoa
December 30 : African Cup, Group C: Tanzania 1 (Salum) x 1 Tunisia (Gharbi); Uganda 1 (Mato) x 3 Nigeria (Onyedika 2, Onuachu)
In Group D, Senegal beat Benin 3-0, with goals from Ndiaye, Diallo, and Seck; meanwhile, Congo beat Botswana 3-0, with goals from Kakuta (2) and Mbuku.
Champions in Uruguayan interior football (Source: GIEFI):
Artigas: San Eugenio, Bella Unión: Uruguay, Baltasar Brum: Tabaré
Canelones: Juanicó; Eastern Regional: Pando Slaughterhouse; Soca: Railroad Worker
Cerro Largo, Melo: Melo Wanderers; Río Branco: Industrial School; Vergara: Rice Field
Colonia: San Carlos; Rosario: Estudiantes el Colla; Nueva Helvecia: Esparta.
Durazno: Wanderers; Sarandí del Yi: Sarandí
Flowers: Porongos
Florida: National; Casupá: National; Sarandi Grande: The Kmorra
Lavalleja: Minas: Olympic Neighborhood; Batlle y Ordoñez: Independiente
Maldonado: Libertad de San Carlos; West Zone: Piriapolis; Aigua: La Cuchilla
Paysandú: Bella Vista; Guichón: Obreros Unidos
Río Negro: Fray Bentos: Laureles; Nuevo Berlín: Oriental; Young: San Lorenzo
Rivera: Peñarol; Tranqueras: Tranqueras; Vichadero: Racing
Rocha: Lavalleja; Castillos: Nacional; Chuy: La Coronilla
Salto: Ferro Carril; Villa Constitución: Centenario
San José: Campana; Ecilda Paullier: United Youth
Soriano: Mercedes: Independiente; Carmelo: Artigas; Dolores: Sportivo Barracas
Tacuarembó: Students; Paso de los Toros: Freedom; San Gregorio: Students
Thirty-Three: Hurricane
December 31 : Africa Cup of Nations, the first phase ends with the following results: Equatorial Guinea 1 (Nsue) x 3 Algeria (Maza, Chaibi, Belaid); Sudan 0 x 2 Burkina Faso (Kouassi, L.Traoré), this for Group E.
In Group F, Gabon faced Ivory Coast, with Ivory Coast winning 3-2. Goals were scored by Toure, Guessand, and Krasso for Gabon: Bouanga and G. Kanga. Mozambique also played against Cameroon, with Cameroon winning 2-1. Goals were scored by Kofana and Nené against Mozambique's Geny Catamo.
The Uruguayan newspaper "El País" has released the results of its annual "King of America" poll. After ten years, a Uruguayan player, Giorgian De Arrascaeta of Flamengo in Brazil, won the title again, obtaining 67.8% of the votes. He was followed by Lionel Messi (Argentina) with 14.8%, Adrián Martínez (Argentina) with 12%, Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) with 5%, Erik Pulgar (Chile) with 3%, Jhon Arias (Colombia) with 3%, Bruno Henrique (Brazil) with 2%, Agustín Rossi (Argentina) with 2%, Jorge Carrascal (Colombia) with 2%, Charles Aránguiz (Chile) with 2%, Vítor Roque (Brazil) with 1%, Ángel Di María (Argentina) with 1%, Estevão (Brazil) with 1%, Raphaël Veiga (Brazil) with 1%, and José López (Argentina). 1%, Paulinho (Portugal) 1%, Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) 1%, Rayan (Brazil) 1%, Alexis Vega (Mexico) 1%, Danilo (Brazil) 1%, Alex Sandro (Brazil) 1%, Pedro (Brazil) 1%, Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) 1%, Guido Villar (Argentina) 1%, Germán Cano (Argentina) 1%
Best coach in the Americas: Filipe Luis (Brazil) 72%, Gustavo Alfaro (Argentina) 8.7%, Gustavo Costas (Argentina) 5.6%, Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) 3.7%, Abel Ferreira (Portugal) 2.2%, Rafael Guanaes (Brazil) 1.5%, Sebastian Beccacece (Argentina) 1.1%, Antonio Mohamed (Argentina) 0.8%, Jorge Bava (Uruguay) 0.8%, Gustavo Álvarez (Argentina) 0.8%, Tiago Nunes (Brazil) 0.4%, Thomas Christiansen (Denmark) 0.4%, Leonel Álvarez (Colombia) 0.4%, Dick Advocaat (Netherlands) 0.4%, Javier Rabanal (Spain) 0.4%, Mauricio Pellegrino (Argentina) 0.4%
America's Ideal XI: Agustin Rossi (Argentina, Flamengo), Danilo (Brazil, Flamengo), Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay, Palmeiras), Leo Pereira (Brazil, Flamengo), Guillermo Varela (Uruguay, Flamengo), Santiago Sosa (Argentina, Racing), Erick Pulgar (Chile, Flamengo), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay, Flamengo), José Manuel López (Palmeiras, Argentina), Adrián Martinez (Argentina, Racing), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami).
Voted Players: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) 241 votes, Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) 201 votes, Agustin Rossi (Argentina) 181 votes, Adrian Martinez (Argentina) 13 votes, José Manuel López (Argentina) 126 votes, Santiago Sosa (Argentina) 122 votes, Danilo (Brazil) 120 votes, Leó Pereira (Brazil) 110 votes, Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) 103 votes, Lionel Messi (Arentina) 77 votes, Erick Pulgar (Chile) 74 votes, Vitor Roque (Brazil) 73 votes, Jorge Carrascal (Colombia) 71 votes, Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) 69 votes, Pedro Guilherme (Brazil) 46 votes, Alex Sandro (Brazil) 39 votes, Carlos Izquierdoz (Argentina) 33 votes, Bruno Henrique (Brazil) 31 votes, Marcelino Moreno (Argentina) 30 votes, Gastón Martirena (Uruguay) 29, Leo Ortiz (Brazil) 29, Leandro Paredes (Argentina) 28, Raphael Veiga (Brazil) 25, Ángel Di María (Argentina) 18, Dayro Moreno (Colombia) 18, Andreas Pereira (Brazil) 17, Kaio Jorge (Brazil) 17, Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) 16, Santiago Ascacibar (Argentina) 15, Gonzalo Valle (Ecuador) 13, Facundo Cambesses (Argentina) 12, Samuel Lino (Brazil) 12, Fernando Muslera (Uruguay) 11, Matheus Pereira (Brazil) 11, Allan (Brazil) 11, Junior Alonso (Paraguay) 10, Estevao (Brazil) 9, Edwin Cetré (Colombia) 9, Julián Millán (Colombia) 8, Ricardo Adé (Haiti) 8, Gabriel Villamil (Bolivia) 8, José Canale (Paraguay) 7, Reinaldo (Brazil) 7, Alan Franco (Ecuador) 7, Richard Rios (Colombia) 7, Jhon Arias (Colombia) 7, Luiz Araujo (Brazil) 7, Eduardo Salvio (Argentina) 7, Nahuel Losada (Argentina) 6, Federico Pereira (Uruguay) 6, Juan Nardoni (Argentina) 6, Charles Aranguiz (Chile) 6, Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) 6, Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) 6, Paulinho (Portugal) 6, Berard (Brazil) 5, Lucas Romero (Argentina) 5, Agustin Medina (Argentina) 5, Franco Mastantuono (Argentina) 5, Lucas Assadi (Chile) 5, German Cano (Argentina) 5, Memphis Depay (Netherlands) 5.
With 4 votes: Hhugo Souza (Brazil), Weverton (Brazil), Facundo Mura (Argentina), Paulo Henrique (Brazil), José Quintero (Colombia), Fabricio Bruno (Brazil), Kevin Lómonaco (Argentina), Bruno Fuchs (Brazil), Murilo (Brazil), Ayrton Costa (Argentina), Ayrton Lucas (Brazil), Sasha Marcich (Argentina), Marcos Acuña (Argentina), Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador), André (Brazil), Agustin Almendra (Argentina), Marcel Ruiz (Mexico), Patrik Mercado (Ecuador), Alexis Vega (Mexico), Miguel Merentiel (Uruguay), Guido Carrillo (Peru)
With 3: Gonzalo Pérez (Uruguay), Jordi Alba (Spain), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Agustín García Basso (Argentina), Guilherme Arana (Brazil), Khellven (Brazil), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Igor Gomes (Brazil), Aníbal Moreno (Argentina), Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay), Miguel Terceros (Bolivia), Andrés Cubas (Paraguay), Lisandro Alzugaray (Argentina), Ángel Correa (Argentina), Hulk (Brazil), Bryan Ramírez (Ecuador), Claudio Spinelli (Argentina), Rayan (Brazil)
With 2: Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador), Agustín Giay (Argentina), Richard Schunke (Argentina), Fabricio Bustos (Argentina), Willer Ditta (Colombia), Vitor Hugo (Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Bruno Méndez (Uruguay), Jesús Gallardo (Mexico), Blas Riveros (Paraguay), Luciano Juba (Brazil), Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia), José Sosa (Argentina), Cristian Medina (Argentina), Nicolás Castro (Argentina), Sergio Canales (Spain), Erik Lira (Mexico), Leonardo Fernández (Uruguay), Alan Patrick (Brazil), Miguel Almirón (Paraguay), Maher Carrizo (Argentina), Thiago Almada (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil), Denis Bouanga (Gabon), Abel Hernández (Uruguay), Ronaldo Martinez (Paraguay).
Then followed a long list of players with only one vote.
The best by country, in Uruguay, best footballer Abel Hernández (Liverpool) 31 votes, Julián Millán (Nacional) 8, Nicolás López (Nacional) 3, Nahuel Herrera (Peñarol) 2, Nicolas Vallejo (Liverpool) 1
Best coach in Uruguay: Joaquín Papa (Liverpool) 34 votes, Jadson Viera (Boston River and Nacional) 8, Diego Monariz (Juventud) 1, Diego Aguirre (Peñarol) 1, Tabaré Silva (Cerro) 1
Best team in Uruguay: Nacional 36 votes, Liverpool 7 votes, Peñarol 2 votes
Best player by League: Argentina (Santiago Sosa), Bolivia (Robson Matheus), Brazil (Giorgian de Arrascaeta), Chile (Charles Aranguiz), Colombia (Hugo Rodallega), Costa Rica (Alexis Gamboa), Ecuador (Claudio Spinelli), El Salvador (Mario Gonzalez), United States (Lionel Messi), Honduras (Jorge Benguché), Mexico (Paulinho), Panama (Alberto Quintero), Paraguay (Blas Riveros), Peru (Alex Valera), Venezuela (Juan Camilo Zapata).
Best Manager by League: Argentina (Eduardo Dominguez), Bolivia (Julio Baldivieso), Brazil (Filipe Luis), Chile (Esteban González), Colombia (Alfredo Arias), Costa Rica (Óscar Ramirez), Ecuador (Javier Rabanal), El Salvador (Ernesto Corti), United States (Javier Mascherano), Honduras (Eduardo Espinel), Mexico (Antonio Mohamed), Panama (Mario Méndez), Paraguay (Jorge Bava), Peru (Miguel Rondelli), Venezuela (Daniel Saso)
Best Team by League: Racing (Argentina), Always Ready (Bolivia), Brazil (Flamengo), Chile (Coquimbo Unido), Colombia (Junior de Barranquilla), Costa Rica (Alajuelense), Ecuador (Independiente del Valle), El Salvador (Luis Ángel Firpo), United States (Inter Miami), Honduras (Olimpia), Mexico (Toluca), Panama (Plaza Amador), Paraguay (Cerro Porteño), Peru (Universitario), Venezuela (UCV)
In Women's Football, Brazilian Gabi Zanotti of Corinthians was chosen as the best player in America with 71 votes, ahead of Marta, also Brazilian (27 votes), Claudia Martinez, a young Paraguayan footballer, came in third place.
Best Player by Country: Sofia Oxandabarat (Nacional – Uruguay), Argentina (Romina Nuñez, Racing), Brazil (Gabi Zanotti, Corinthians), Chile (Mary Valencia, Coquimbo Unido), Colombia (Luisa Agudelo, Junior), Ecuador (Cecil Aldana, Independiente del Valle), United States (Temwa Chawinga, Inter Miami), Mexico (Lizabeth Ovalle, Toluca), Paraguay (Claudia Martinez, Cerro Porteño), Peru (Catalina Usme, Universitario), Venezuela (Génesis Florez, UCV)
2025 SELECTION / THE BEST FOR AF
*** Scoring Football ****
HEADLINES
GIANLUIGI DONNARUMA (ITALY – MANCHESTER CITY)
ACHRAF HAKIMI (MOROCCO – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
VIRGIL VAN DIJK (HOLLAND – LIVERPOOL)
KALIDOU KOULIBALY (SENEGAL – AL HILAL)
NUNO MENDES (PORTUGAL – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
JOSHUA KIMMICH (GERMANY – BAYERN MUNICH)
VITOR FERREIRA “VITINHA” (PORTUGAL – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
PEDRI GONZÁLEZ (SPAIN – BARCELONA)
COLE PALMER (ENGLAND – CHELSEA)
ERLING HAALAND (NORWAY- MANCHESTER CITY)
KYLIÁN MBAPPÉ (FRANCE – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
DT LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ (SPAIN / PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
SUBSTITUTES
UNAI SIMON (SPAIN – ATHLETIC BILBAO)
BAD TASTE (FRANCE – CHELSEA)
WILLIAN PACHO (ECUADOR – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
LEO PEREIRA (BRAZIL – FLAMENGO)
JUSTIN TIMBER (HOLLAND – ARSENAL)
AURELIÉN TCHOUAMENI (FRANCE – REAL MADRID)
MOISES CAICEDO (ECUADOR – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI (HUNGARY – LIVERPOOL)
RAYAN CHERKI (FRANCE – MANCHESTER CITY)
LAMINE YAMAL (SPAIN- BARCELONA)
JEREMY DOKU (BELGIUM – MANCHESTER CITY)
DT VINCENT KOMPANY (BELGIUM – BAYERN MUNICH)
THIRD TEAM
ALEX REMIRO (SPAIN – REAL SOCIEDAD)
DENZEL DUMFRIES (HOLLAND – INTERNAZIONALE)
WILLIAM SALIBA (FRANCE – ARSENAL)
TREVOH CHALOBAH (ENGLAND – CHELSEA)
KONRAD LAIMER (AUSTRIA – BAYERN MUNICH)
FRENKIE DE JONG (HOLLAND – BARCELONA)
MARTIN ZUBIMENDI (SPAIN – ARSENAL)
THIAGO ALMADA (ARGENTINA – ATLÉTICO MADRID)
GIORGIAN DE ARRASCAETA (URUGUAY – FLAMENGO)
HARRY KANE (ENGLAND – BAYERN MUNICH)
DÉSIRE DOUÉ (FRANCE – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN)
DT FILIPE LUIS KASMIRSKI (BRAZIL –FLAMENGO)
BEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
ERLING HAALAND (MANCHESTER CITY – NORWAY)
Top scorer in the European Qualifiers in which his team qualified for the World Cup in first place in their group above Italy and other teams
BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR:
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN – The French team displayed their full power by scoring a lot of goals in the Champions League final, something that doesn't usually happen.
BEST GAME OF THE YEAR:
HUNGARY 2 X 3 IRELAND: In European qualifiers, these were not the best teams, in a close but hard-fought match the decision came in the final second goal by Parriot author of a hat trick that eliminated the Hungarians and placed the Irish in the World Cup playoffs.
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