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South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat Czechia 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign, much to the delight of their fans and the sizable local Mexican support they enjoyed in a festive Guadalajara.South Korea joined Mexico on three points at the top of the group after the co-hosts beat nine-man South Africa 2-0 in the tournament opener in Mexico City. Continue reading...
South Africa found themselves on the wrong end of a drama-filled first match at the World Cup, finishing with nine men in a 2-0 loss. The post Broos rues ‘simple mistakes’ and red cards in South Africa’s opening defeat appeared first on SoccerNews.
This season's points total of 82 is the lowest in a league-winning season for Celtic since 2017-18, excluding the curtailed campaign of 2019-20. It is their lowest points total since the 2020-21 season when they finished second but is still higher than their lowest tally in a title-winning season (in the era of three points for a win), which is 74 from the 1997-98 campaign. Eight defeats is the most in a single season for Celtic since 1999-00 when they lost nine games.
Fitness issues are often cited as the reason why there would be doubts around Dominic Calvert-Lewin heading to the World Cup this summer, but all you have to do is watch his winning goal against Brighton for evidence of just how strong he is feeling at the end of this season. But, whatever happens, the Leeds number nine can look back on his 2025-26 campaign with immense pride.
It's fair to say it's been a turbulent Premiership campaign for league winners Celtic. Three managers, fan unrest, injuries, coupled with the meteoric rise of Hearts, all contributed to a remarkable season. The Glasgow club started the season with Brendan Rodgers at the helm, he took charge of nine games and won five of those before handing in his resignation following a defeat to Hearts in October.
