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Hosts France came from behind late to beat Egypt to set up an Olympic final with Spain on Friday. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice and Michael Olise also scored as France needed extra time to see off Egypt. Thierry Henry's team fell behind in the first half, but came back brilliantly to win. Mateta has four goals in the tournament and continues his good form. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a brace as...

The referee for the Paris 2024 men's soccer semi-final between Morocco and Spain had to be replaced early on after a heavy clash with Spain defender Marco Pubila. Referee Ilgiz Tantashev was bumped into by Pubil, after the Spanish defender collided with a Moroccan player. Although Tantashev was first after the collision, he had to receive physiotherapy treatment as the game was temporarily stopped. Concerns about the Uzbek official grew...

Erling Haaland's hat-trick helped Manchester City beat Chelsea 4-2 in Columbus in the pre-season. Haaland, 24, scored twice in the first five minutes, capitalizing on two disastrous Chelsea mistakes as Enzo Maresca's side gave the Premier League champions an early lead. The first goal came after a loose pass from Tosin Adarabioyo and Levi Colville brought down Haaland for a fourth-minute penalty, which the Norwegian scored after the replay. Haaland...

Gabi Portillo scored an 82nd-minute winner as Brazil beat France 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of Paris 2024 and end the hosts' hopes. The South Americans scored their run-of-the-mill game-winner after a French defensive error, and Les Bleus could not muster an equalizer despite 16 minutes of stoppage time. Brazil will play Spain in the final. Man of the Match - Delfin Cascarino (France) Only a goal was missing in...

Jean-Philippe Mateta sent hosts France into the Olympic semi-finals with a fifth-minute goal that eliminated Argentina. Thierry Henry's side started with a flurry and then controlled proceedings limiting the Argentine forward's lively line to few chances. France thought they had leveled with six minutes remaining, Michael Olise scoring after assisting the opener. Man of the match – Michael Olise (France) The Bayern Munich midfielder proved the difference as he assisted...

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente believes his side can go on to further success after beating England 2-1 to win Euro 2024 in Berlin. The new European champions became the first team to win all seven games in the tournament and set a new goalscoring record, with a total of 15 goals. The winning goal was scored by reserve player Mikel Ojarzabal, in the 86th minute. MAN OF THE...