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Scoop
5 days ago
- Sport
- Scoop
Auckland City FC Enjoy Winning Send Off To The USA
Press Release – Auckland FC AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Auckland City FC signed off on home soil with a 4–0 victory over Onehunga-Mangere United in the Chatham Cup, before departing for the FIFA Club World Cup™ 2025 in the United States. Goals from Jerson Lagos (2), Ryan De Vries, and Matt Ellis sealed the result at Kiwitea Street, while long-serving midfielder Jordan Vale marked his 150th appearance for the club. The occasion was made even more special by a heartfelt presentation from Mount Roskill Intermediate School, whose principal Kirsten Walsham gifted taonga to Chairperson Ivan Vuksich, Captain Mario Ilich, and General Manager Gordon Watson on behalf of the school community. 'The build-up to the FIFA Club World Cup™ has been intense — 19 matches across three competitions since March,' said Vuksich. 'The support we've had from the local community, and especially Mount Roskill Intermediate, has been incredible. The taonga given to us is a powerful gesture, and the players are honoured to carry that spirit with them as they represent the club and the region.' The squad departs Auckland on Monday 2 June in two groups and will play a warm-up fixture against Philadelphia Union on 5 June before facing UAE giants Al Ain FC in Washington, DC on 9 June. Auckland City FC will compete in Group C against European champions Bayern Munich, Portuguese giants SL Benfica, and South American powerhouses Boca Juniors, a historic moment for New Zealand football and the Oceania region. Auckland City will take on European powerhouse Bayern Munich, Portuguese giants SL Benfica, and Argentine heavyweights Boca Juniors in Group C of the FIFA Club World Cup™.
Scoop
5 days ago
- Sport
- Scoop
Auckland City FC Enjoy Winning Send Off To The USA
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Auckland City FC signed off on home soil with a 4–0 victory over Onehunga-Mangere United in the Chatham Cup, before departing for the FIFA Club World Cup™ 2025 in the United States. Goals from Jerson Lagos (2), Ryan De Vries, and Matt Ellis sealed the result at Kiwitea Street, while long-serving midfielder Jordan Vale marked his 150th appearance for the club. The occasion was made even more special by a heartfelt presentation from Mount Roskill Intermediate School, whose principal Kirsten Walsham gifted taonga to Chairperson Ivan Vuksich, Captain Mario Ilich, and General Manager Gordon Watson on behalf of the school community. 'The build-up to the FIFA Club World Cup™ has been intense — 19 matches across three competitions since March,' said Vuksich. 'The support we've had from the local community, and especially Mount Roskill Intermediate, has been incredible. The taonga given to us is a powerful gesture, and the players are honoured to carry that spirit with them as they represent the club and the region.' The squad departs Auckland on Monday 2 June in two groups and will play a warm-up fixture against Philadelphia Union on 5 June before facing UAE giants Al Ain FC in Washington, DC on 9 June. Auckland City FC will compete in Group C against European champions Bayern Munich, Portuguese giants SL Benfica, and South American powerhouses Boca Juniors, a historic moment for New Zealand football and the Oceania region. Auckland City will take on European powerhouse Bayern Munich, Portuguese giants SL Benfica, and Argentine heavyweights Boca Juniors in Group C of the FIFA Club World Cup™.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sporting wins second consecutive Portuguese league title
Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu reacts after Braga's Rodrigo Zalazar scored the opening goal during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between SC Braga and SL Benfica at the Municipal stadium in Braga, Portugal, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira) Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, center, eyes the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida) Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, right, runs with the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida) Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, right, runs with the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida) Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu reacts after Braga's Rodrigo Zalazar scored the opening goal during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between SC Braga and SL Benfica at the Municipal stadium in Braga, Portugal, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira) Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, center, eyes the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida) Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres, right, runs with the ball during the Portuguese league last round soccer match between Sporting CP and Vitoria SC at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida) LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon won its second consecutive Portuguese league after it held off Benfica on the final day of the season on Saturday. Sporting won at home over Vitoria SC 2-0 thanks to goals by star striker Viktor Gyokeres and Pedro Goncalves, while Benfica drew at 10-man Braga 1-1. That left Sporting with 82 points and Benfica with 80 after 34 rounds. Advertisement Sporting and Benfica arrived to the final round level on points but with the defending champion owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Sporting needed only to match Benfica's result, while its crosstown rival needed Sporting to stumble and then to better its result. It was Sporting's 21st league title. ___ AP soccer:
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Benfica officials arrive in Goa, govt keen to appoint technical director from Portuguese club
SL Benfica club officials met chief minister Pramod Sawant and sports minister Govind Gaude on Tuesday. GFA president Caitano Fernandes was also present Panaji: The state govt has started discussions with SL Benfica about a collaboration and the Portuguese football giants, for a start, are likely to depute one of its own as the technical declaring football as the state sport in 2012, the state govt launched the Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) and tasked it with development of the sport at the grassroots and youth level. The council has an annual budget of Rs 6 crore, but for the last five years, there is no technical director in place. Since Arjuna Award winner Brahmanand Shankhwalkar's term ended in August 2023, the council also functions without a chairperson and the GFDC Football Summit in Oct last year, the need to appoint a technical director was listed on top of the priority list.'The govt will appoint a technical director from Benfica, not just for GFDC but the entire state,' a senior official told TOI on Tuesday. 'Whether it's the Goa Football Association (GFA) or professional clubs, the TD will be on hand to advice everyone.'The appointment of a technical director was made by Arvind Khutkar, director, directorate of sports and youth affairs (DSYA) during a meeting between Benfica officials and stakeholders in Bambolim on officials Miguel Reis (global expansion coordinator), Davide Gomes (international technical manager) and Lourenço Ferreira (global expansion developer) are in Goa on an official visit. They saw the sports infrastructure available in Goa, presented their views before stakeholders, and met chief minister Pramod Sawant and sports minister Govind Gaude later in the Football Association (GFA) president Caitano Fernandes, Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) executive director Geeta Nagvekar and Arjuna Award winner Bruno Coutinho were also in attendance at the meeting.'The appointment of a foreign technical director is welcome news but for the development of Goan football, that alone will not be enough,' said another official. 'Goa needs more investments at the grassroots level, besides support for clubs and association.'The arrival of Benfica officials here follows an invitation from the state delegation which visited the campus of the two-time European champions earlier this are among the leading clubs in Europe and run the world's most profitable football academy. Some of the club's big-money exports include Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias (both Manchester City), Joao Cancelo (Al Hilal), Joao Neves, Renato Sanches, Goncalo Ramos (all PSG), Joao Felix (AC Milan) and Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).Benfica has a connection with Goa, having been the last foreign team to visit the state for friendlies, before Liberation in December 1961. In the summer of 1960, Benfica landed here with a promising football team that won all three friendlies that they played against Military Selection (2-1), Goa (4-0) and Goa Selection (1-0).
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Official: Barcelona squad list to face SL Benfica
FC Barcelona are all set to fly to Lisbon for a second time this season as they take on SL Benfica in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday night. Ahead of the contest at Estadio da Luz, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has announced the squad list of players who will be making the trip to Portugal. The big news is that key midfielder Gavi has been named on the list amid speculations that he is a doubt for the game as he is still suffering from a fever. Meanwhile, Ansu Fati, who has been constantly left out of matchday squads in recent weeks, has also been included on the list by Flick. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, and Andreas Christensen all miss out through injuries for the Catalan heavyweights. Changes are expected to the lineup with the likes of Inigo Martinez, Frenkie de Jong, and Alejandro Balde expected to return to the starting XI after being left out against Real Sociedad over the weekend. 👥 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧! #BenficaBarça — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 4, 2025
