Lionel Messi has been named the 2024 Landon Donovan MLS MVP.
Messi continues to add another trophy to his cabinet. The 37 year old was named as the league’s Most Valuable Player on Friday.
The Argentine scored 20 goals and had 16 assists in 19 league matches. He also helped Inter Miami win the Supporters’ Shield award.
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on his win.
The Messi family and the MVP award. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dJNILzDYpn
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 6, 2024
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw took place and Boca Juniors are drawn in Group C, River Plate in Groupe E and Lionel Messi with Inter Miami in Group A.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will take part in the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, having been drawn with Palmeiras of Brazil, FC Porto of Portugal and Al Ahly of Egypt. Boca Juniors are in Group C with Bayern Munich of Germany, Auckland City of Australia and Benfica of Portugal.
River Plate are in Group E with Urawa Red DIamonds of Japan, MOnterrey of Mexico and Inter of Italy. For River Plate, current coach Marcelo Gallardo will be up against former River Plate coach Martín Demichelis of Monterrey.
Held in the United States, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place between June 15 and July 13 in 11 host cities.
Julián Álvarez scored and Rodrigo De Paul had an assist for Atletico Madrid in their 3-1 win vs. Cacereño in the Copa del Rey.
Álvarez made it four goals and one assist in his last three matches with Atletico Madrid. With Cacereño leading 1-0, Rodrigo De Paul played a cross into the penalty area which found Lenglet and he scored to draw Atletico Madrid level.
With the score at 1-1, De Paul had an effort on goal which took a deflection and went in for an own goal. At 2-1 for Atletico, Álvarez received the ball inside the penalty area and with his left foot went to the far post and scored.
Ángel Correa had started the match for Atletico Madrid.
The stage is set for the highly anticipated 2025 FIFA Club World Cup draw, which will take place this Thursday at 1 PM in Miami. The draw will determine the groups for the expanded 32-team tournament, which features eight groups of four teams each.
The opening match is scheduled for June 15 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where Inter Miami, captained by Lionel Messi and coached by Javier Mascherano, as the A4 seed, will face the A1 team. The final will be held on July 11 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Inter Miami and the Seattle Sounders are the only teams pre-seeded, occupying spots A4 and B4, respectively. However, the allocation of stadiums and cities will be finalized after the draw, with FIFA aiming to accommodate the expected fan turnout for each matchup. The tournament will be hosted across 11 different stadiums.
FIFA has confirmed that the tournament will be streamed worldwide for free on DAZN. Teams tied on points during the group stage will be ranked by goal difference and goals scored. From the Round of 16 onward, tied matches will be decided by extra time and, if necessary, penalties.
The draw includes 12 UEFA teams, six CONMEBOL teams, four teams each from CONCACAF, Asia, and Africa, as well as one team from Oceania and the host nation. Teams from the same confederation, except for UEFA, cannot be drawn into the same group. Consequently, Boca Juniors and River Plate will not share a group, with Boca set to face two European teams in their group.
Only natural grass surfaces will be permitted, and clubs are allowed to secure their own training facilities, provided they notify FIFA. Teams can register between 26 and 35 players for the tournament.
The group stage winners will face the runners-up of corresponding groups in the knockout stage: A vs. B, C vs. D, E vs. F, and G vs. H.
The event will be available for streaming on FIFA.com and FIFA+.
(Information provided by journalist Gastón Edul of TyC Sports)
Santiago Castro and Benjamín Domínguez scored for Bologna in their 4-0 victory against Monza in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. Additionally, Castro provided assists for the first three goals of the match.
In the 63rd minute, with Bologna leading by two goals, Domínguez received a low cross that Castro managed to deflect toward the edge of the 6-yard box. Domínguez struck it first-time with his right foot, scoring the third goal for his team. The 21-year-old former Gimnasia de La Plata winger netted his first goal for “The Red and Blues.”
In the 76th minute, 19-year-old Argentine striker Castro controlled the ball near the penalty spot, feinted a shot, moved the ball to his right, and fired a low strike into the back of the net, sealing the 4-0 win.
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