https://sevenlights.org/tags/football/ Recent content in Football on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/ronaldo-retires-from-international-football/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/ronaldo-retires-from-international-football/ Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, said his international career with Portugal is over after 23 years, and that he will continue playing club football with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/05/real-madrid-verbal-agreement-jj-gabriel/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:50:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/05/real-madrid-verbal-agreement-jj-gabriel/ Real Madrid have verbally agreed a deal with Manchester United forward JJ Gabriel and his representatives and expect to sign the 16-year-old in January, according to BBC Sport. No club-to-club talks have taken place. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/man-utd-roma-comeback-cunha/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:50:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/man-utd-roma-comeback-cunha/ Manchester United recovered from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League at Old Trafford, Bruno Fernandes starting a comeback completed by two goals from Matheus Cunha. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/west-ham-sack-nuno-parker-talks/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:50:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/west-ham-sack-nuno-parker-talks/ West Ham dismissed head coach Nuno Espírito Santo after just over a year in charge, with the club eighth in the Championship, and opened talks with Scott Parker as his replacement. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/tenerife-de-miguel-dies-after-collision/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:45:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/tenerife-de-miguel-dies-after-collision/ Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died early Tuesday aged 30, a day after a collision with FC Andorra’s goalkeeper in a second-division match left him in cardiorespiratory arrest. Police opened a routine inquiry. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/asian-cup-postponed-december-2027/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:45:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/asian-cup-postponed-december-2027/ The Asian Football Confederation moved the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to December 23, 2027, to January 21, 2028, citing travel disruption and security problems tied to Houthi attacks on the host kingdom. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/01/bayern-dortmund-kane-penalty-draw/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:52:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/01/bayern-dortmund-kane-penalty-draw/ Harry Kane missed a penalty and hit the post as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 in Der Klassiker, leaving the two clubs level on 18 points at the top of the Bundesliga. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/01/villa-fulham-suzuki-own-goal/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:50:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/01/villa-fulham-suzuki-own-goal/ Zion Suzuki carried Alex Iwobi’s corner over his own goal line in the 64th minute to give Fulham a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa after Nicolas Jackson had opened the scoring. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/30/inter-milan-generali-stadium/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:55:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/30/inter-milan-generali-stadium/ AC Milan and Internazionale unveiled plans Thursday for a 71,500-seat stadium on the San Siro site, to open from the 2031-32 season with Generali holding record naming rights. Some fans protested the demolition of the 1926 ground. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/fleetwood-arsenal-carabao-upset/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:45:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/fleetwood-arsenal-carabao-upset/ Fleetwood Town of League Two beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium in the Carabao Cup last 16, one of the greatest upsets in English football history. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/harry-kane-ballon-dor-2026/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:41:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/harry-kane-ballon-dor-2026/ Harry Kane was named the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner on Monday at the London Palladium, the first Englishman to claim football’s most prestigious individual award in 25 years, finishing ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/26/el-clasico-mbappe-late-winner/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:47:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/26/el-clasico-mbappe-late-winner/ Kylian Mbappe scored in the 87th minute for his 100th Real Madrid goal, giving Jose Mourinho’s side a 2-1 victory at Barcelona that ended the leaders’ nine-match winning start and reopened the Spanish league title race.