World Soccer

Global diary

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Stories from the four corners of the football world

Saturday February 27

GERMANY: Jadon Sancho becomes the youngest Bundesliga player to get 50 assists following Dortmund’s 3-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, Alexander Sorloth scores a 93rd-minute winner for RB Leipzig in their 3-2 comeback victory against Borussia Monchengla­dbach.

Sunday February 28

INDIA: Mumbai City overhaul ATK Mohun Bagan in the final match of the ISL’s regular season to win the League Winners’ Shield.

Monday March 1

BOSNIA: In the Sarajevo derby, FK Sarajevo and Zeljeznica­r draw 0-0.

Wednesday March 3

ITALY: Lorenzo Tonelli rescues a point for Sampdoria in the Genoa derby as the two sides draw 1-1. Off the pitch, Juventus sign on-loan midfielder Weston McKennie for €18.5 million from Schalke.

Thursday March 4

ARGENTINA: In the delayed final of the 2019 Argentina Super Cup, River Plate thrash Racing Club 5-0 in the first-ever match played at the brand-new Madre de Cities stadium, in Santiago del Estero. THAILAND: BG Pathum United seal the Thai League 1 title with a 2-0 win over Sukothai.

Friday March 5

MALAYSIA: Reigning league champions Johor Darul Ta’zim begin the new season by beating Kedah Darul Aman 2-0 in the 2021 Charity Shield.

Saturday, March 6

AUSTRALIA: Melbourne City thrash rivals Melbourne Victory 6-0 away from home in the A-League. UZBEKISTAN: Pakhtakor win their first silverware under new coach Pieter Huistra, beating Nasaf 1-0 in the Uzbekistan Super Cup. GERMANY: In Der Klassiker,

Bayern recover from two early Erling Haaland goals to defeat Borussia Dortmund 4-2, scoring twice in the dying minutes.

MAURITANIA: In the final of the Under-20 AFCON, Ghana beat Uganda 2-0 thanks to a Daniel Afriyie Barnieh double.

Sunday March 7

BRAZIL: Palmeiras win the Copa do Brazil after defeating Gremio 2-0 in the second leg of the final, sealing a 3-0 win on aggregate. QATAR: Al Sadd lift the 2020-21 Qatar Stars League title with four rounds left to play after defeating Umm Salal 3-0.

OMAN: Khalid Al Hajri’s hat-trick inspires Dhofar Club to a 5-1 win over Al Suwaiq in the final of the Sultan Qaboos Cup.

SPAIN: In the Madrid derby, Karim Benzema rescues a point for Real, scoring in the 88th minute after Atleti had led through Luis Suarez.

Monday March 8

ITALY: Internazio­nale secure a valuable win at the top of Serie A, beating Atalanta 1-0 at the San Siro. ARGENTINA: Velez Sarsfield’s unbeaten start to the season is brought to a crushing halt, losing 7-1 at home to Boca Juniors.

Wednesday March 10

BRAZIL: The Maracana stadium will be renamed in honour of the country’s record goalscorer. Its new name will be the Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Rei Pele stadium.

Friday March 12

COLOMBIA: America defeat Deportivo 2-0 in the Cali derby, with former Dortmund striker Adrian Ramos scoring both goals. GERMANY: Shortly after signing a new contract at Bayern Munich, young midfielder Jamal Musiala officially switches his internatio­nal eligibilit­y from England to Germany.

Saturday March 13

JORDAN: Newly-promoted Al Jalil upset reigning champions Al Wehdat in the Jordan Shield Cup final. INDIA: Bipin Singh’s 90th-minute goal completes an ISL double for Mumbai City, as the League Shield winners defeat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the play-off final.

RUSSIA: Spartak Moscow recover from going behind to defeat rivals Dynamo 2-1, with Victor Moses on the scoresheet for the winners.

Sunday March 14

BRAZIL: In the Fla-Flu derby, Fluminense defeat Flamengo 1-0 thanks to an Igor Juliao winner.

ARGENTINA: The Superclasi­co ends in a 1-1 draw, as Boca Juniors and River Plate both have players sent off at the Bombonera. SPAIN: Sevilla end their four-match winless run by beating Real Betis 1-0 in the Seville derby, thanks to a winner from Youssef En-Nesyri. ENGLAND: In the North London derby, Arsenal recover from an Erik Lamela rabona goal to win 2-1, courtesy of strikes from Martin Odegaard and Alexandre Lacazette. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes headlines by being dropped for arriving to the ground late.

Monday March 15

MEXICO: America win the Mexican

Super Clasico 3-0, ensuring that they keep pace with league leaders Cruz Azul, while Chivas slip further towards the bottom of the table. USA: Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah commits his internatio­nal future to USA, having previously represente­d England at youth level.

Tuesday March 16

PALESTINE: Shabab Al Khaleel are crowned champions of the West Bank Premier League.

Wednesday March 17

FRANCE: In the French Cup, PSG beat Ligue 1 title rivals Lille 3-0 thanks to a Kylian Mbappe brace.

Thursday March 18

EUROPE: In the Europa League, Slavia Prague’s 2-0 win over Rangers is overshadow­ed by accusation­s of racism made against defender Ondrej Kudela. Meanwhile, Mislav Orsic scores a stunning hat-trick as Dinamo Zagreb knock out Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 on aggregate.

Saturday March 20

ENGLAND: Manchester City reach the FA Cup semi-final with a 2-0 win at Everton, and they’re joined by Southampto­n who beat south coast rivals Bournemout­h 3-0. GERMANY: Robert Lewandowsk­i scores his 40th goal of the season as Bayern thrash Stuttgart 4-0, in spite of Alphonso Davies’ red card.

Sunday March 21

ENGLAND: Leicester City reach their first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years with a 3-1 home win over

Manchester United, while Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0. Elsewhere, Arsenal come back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at West Ham in the Premier League. SPAIN: Leo Messi becomes Barca’s record appearance-maker in the 6-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad. FRANCE: PSG move top of Ligue 1 with a 4-2 victory at Lyon. Kylian Mbappe becomes the youngest star to hit 100 goals in the league. CHILE: Universida­d Catolica defeat Colo-Colo 4-2 to win the Chile Super Cup.

SOUTH KOREA: FC Seoul overcome rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 in the K-League. MOROCCO: In the Casablanca derby, Wydad beat Raja 2-0 to move three points clear at the top. SCOTLAND: Rangers stay on course to finish the league season unbeaten after a 1-1 draw at Celtic. SOUTH AFRICA: In the Soweto derby, Kaizer Chiefs beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 to dent their title hopes. NEW ZEALAND: After finishing top of the Premiershi­p for the eighth year in a row, Auckland City lose 4-2 to Team Wellington in the grand final.

Tuesday March 23

SCOTLAND: Highland League side Brora Rangers stun Championsh­ip side Hearts in the Scottish FA Cup.

Wednesday March 24

SERBIA: Aleksandar Mitrovic goes level with Stjepan Bobek as Serbia’s all-time top goalscorer, a record he surpasses three days later. EUROPE: In the Euro U21s, Spain and Germany get their campaigns underway with 3-0 wins against Slovenia and Hungary respective­ly, while Italy and Netherland­s draw

1-1 with the Czech Republic and Romania respective­ly.

Thursday March 25

EUROPE: Switzerlan­d and Denmark secure unlikely 1-0 wins in the Euro U21s, beating England and France respective­ly. Portugal beat Croatia 1-0 and Russia thump Iceland 4-1.

Friday March 26

SOUTH AMERICA: Scheduled World Cup qualifiers between Chile and Paraguay and Colombia and Brazil are postponed due to coronaviru­s concerns.

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