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Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus

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Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus in a move expected to benefit the Portugal forward’s tax return.

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World Cup
Superb defense takes France close to another World Cup title

RUSSIA, July 11: France’s defense made the difference — on both sides of the field. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris kept out the shots and defender Samuel Umtiti scored the winning goal

Croatia
Croatia beats Russia on penalties to set up England semifinal

Croatia beat hosts Russia 4-3 on penalties after the teams were level at 2-2 following extra time in their World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday and will meet England in the

England
England beats Sweden 2-0, reaches World Cup semifinals

Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England a match against either Croatia or host nation Russia for a place

Brazil
Belgium eliminates World Cup favorite Brazil to reach semis

Belgium reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 32 years by holding off five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday, sending Neymar home without living up to the expectations

France
France beats Uruguay 2-0 to reach World Cup semis

Antoine Griezmann’s fluke goal helped France earn a place in the World Cup semifinals. Griezmann scored with a shot that bounced off the hands of the opposing goalkeeper and into

Switzerland
Switzerland’s dismal record in knockout stages endures

RUSSIA, July 4: Another World Cup knockout match for Switzerland, another defeat. After meekly falling to a 1-0 defeat by unfancied Sweden, it’s now 64 years since Switzerland scored in

England
England ends penalty jinx to edge Colombia in shootout, Sweden also advances

England edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties to halt a run of five successive shootout defeats at major tournaments and book a quarter-final clash against Sweden at the World Cup.

World Cup
Belgium beats Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarterfinals

RUSSIA, July 3: Jan Vertonghen started Belgium’s comeback with a wild, looping header and Nacer Chadli capped it by finishing off a 10-second, end-to-end attack in the final moments. It

Brazil
Neymar leads Brazil into World Cup quarterfinals

Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist Monday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Mexico.