Honduras lead Group F of the 2009 World Youth Championship after a convincing 3-0 win over Hungary on Sunday.
Valerenga midfielder Mario Roberto Martinez was of great importance to the Central Americans, scoring in the 35th and 70th minutes to give his team a comfortable lead.
A third goal was added by 20-year-old Arnold Peralta in the 84th minute.
Honduras lead Group F ahead of South Africa and UAE, who held each other to a 2-2 draw earlier on Sunday.
Next Wednesday, Honduras play their second match against UAE while Hungary face a difficult task against South Africa.
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Premier League club Liverpool could be bought by a Chinese business tycoon within days, according to reports here on Monday.
Kenny Huang, head of Hong-Kong based investment company QSL Sports Ltd, is reported to be in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland with the aim of taking full control of the club which has been up for sale since April.
A deal has to be done before the transfer window closes (on 31 August), a source close to Huang told BBC Sport.
Huang has made a firm proposal. The club s board has to sanction the sale and it could be sewn up in days.
Huang is offering to clear Liverpool s debt to RBS and hand new manager Roy Hodgson funds to do business in the transfer window. The tycoon also plans to build the club a new stadium.
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Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International on Monday called on FIFA to postpone the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, after renewed media allegations of corruption were made.
The call by the private campaign group came just days before the executive committee of world football s governing body was due to designate the two host nations under the eyes of a brace of world leaders and stars.
The decision to award football s World Cup in 2018 and 2022, scheduled for December 2, 2010, must be postponed until full light is shed on the allegations published in the press, Transparency International Switzerland said in a statement.
These have brought such discredit to the decision-making processes at FIFA that a decision in the current circumstances wo…
Will Pato shine at Stamford Bridge? / Image via thesportbible.com
One striker left Stamford Bridge in January, another one arrived.
Patrick Bamford was the one to leave. The 22-year-old Chelsea striker has moved to Norwich on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season on the back of an unsuccessful first half of the season with Crystal Palace.
The youngster made just nine appearances at Palace and did not start a single Premier League game for the club.
Fashionable choice
His transfer went under the radar as Chelsea showed no desire to take their starlet back and offer him the chance to shine in the squad. It is not just the question of quality, Patrick Bamford is just not fashionable enough player for Chelsea.
Charlie Austin knows i…
Sami Khedira is not intending to make himself the big boss and the big saviour of Hertha Berlin following his arrival from Juventus.
World Cup-winning midfielder Khedira joined Hertha on deadline day after being frozen out at Juve – he did not make a single appearance in a matchday squad under Andrea Pirlo.
Hertha sit 15th in the Bundesliga and are only outside the relegation play-off spot on goal difference, with Pal Dardai replacing Bruno Labbadia as head coach last week.
Khedira hopes to use his experience to steer the club away from the bottom three, though he has no intention of being an overbearing presence in the dressing room.
He told reporters: I m not coming here and saying, I m the big boss. I m a normal man on the team.
There are p…
According to Marca, Real Madrid could be moving a step closer towards securing a move for Thibaut Courtois in the wake of his phenomenal displays at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Belgian, who currently plays for Chelsea, is considered to be one of the brightest young goalkeepers in world football right now at the age of just 26. At 6 ft 6 he s one of the most imposing figures in European football, which, as you d expect, is an attribute that has drawn the attention of many high profile clubs throughout the continent.
The proposed fee is believed to be around €35 million which, in today s market, can be considered relatively cheap in comparison to some of the other prices that have been thrown around in the past. Courtois has been on the books with Chelsea since way back in 201…
Europa League holders Sevilla have announced the signing of Cameroonian goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa from Gimnastic Tarragona on their official website.
The 20-year-old only signed a three-year deal with the Segunda Division club last January as he left Barcelona, but he is again on the move.
After struggling for playing time at Gimnastic, Ondoa joins Sevilla on a season-long loan with an option to buy, and he will spend some time playing for Sevilla II in the second division.
The talented shot-stopper had begun his youth career in the Samuel Eto’o academy and he moved to Barcelona in 2009.
He spent a total of three seasons playing for the reserves, but never made a single competitive appearance and eventually decided to leave the club.
Despite his…
Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir has won her claim against Lyon after she was not paid her full salary during her pregnancy.
Gunnarsdottir, who captained Iceland at the Women s Euro in 2022, became pregnant in 2021 and gave birth in November of that year.
However, she was paid only two months of her full salary by Lyon.
In an article for The Players Tribune, Gunnarsdottir said Vincent Ponsot, the club s director, did not reply to her representatives until a formal complaint was made after she was not paid for two months.
Lyon agreed to reimburse Gunnarsdottir for those missed months but refused to pay her any further wages, citing French law.
When the matter was taken to FIFPRO, the global union for professional footballers, Gunnarsdottir claimed she was…
Finland coach Markku Kanerva appreciates what happened to Christian Eriksen will remain with his players long after Euro 2020, but he hopes they can focus as they prepare to take on Russia.
Denmark midfielder Eriksen was given CPR on the pitch after collapsing with no other players around him in the first half of Saturday s Group B game against Finland in Copenhagen.
It was later confirmed the 29-year-old had suffered a cardiac arrest, with Morten Boesen the team doctor for Denmark revealing he was gone before being resuscitated on the field.
After a lengthy delay, the two nations returned to the pitch to complete the game. Finland went on to win 1-0, Joel Pohjanpalo grabbing the goal with his team s only attempt during proceedings.
While Eriksen i…
Everton defender Seamus Coleman has signed a new one-year contract.
The right-back, whose current deal expired at the end of this month, has agreed to stay at Goodison Park for a 15th season after signing until 2024.
Coleman spent the end of last campaign in the treatment room, but will look to build on his 409 appearances for the Toffees.
The 34-year-old, who joined Everton in January 2009, needs to play three more times to become the club’s all-time record appearance holder in the Premier League.
He told the club’s official website: “Everyone knows how much Everton means to me which is why it is special to sign this new contract and continue to play for this great club.
“From the moment I joined more than 14 years ago, the support my fam…