Football is a game of fine margins, and a penalty kick can be the difference between glory and heartbreak. Having a reliable taker standing over the ball 12 yards from goal is crucial, and Manchester ...

Hakan Calhanoglu has missed only two of his 29 penalties for Inter and, remarkably, both came in the same minute, on the same matchday and in the same net at the Stadio Meazza. It’s fair to say that ...

HARRY BYRNE celebrated a “special” moment as his last-kick penalty gave Leinster victory in a “ding-dong” Champions Cup ...

SUNBURY — After losing his man on defense for Cincinnati Wyoming’s equalizing goal in the second half, Bay’s Jonah Czarnecki knew he had to make up for it. After 80 minutes of regulation could not ...

For the second time this week, Beaverton’s boys soccer team faced penalty kicks with the season on the line. On Tuesday at West Linn, it was in the state semifinals. And on Saturday, the Beavers were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Price is a reporter covering world soccer and soccer finance. Oct 16, 2025, 03:30am EDT Oct 16, 2025, 10:05am EDT Italian ...

There wasn't much drama during the final two minutes of Detroit's 37-24 win over Cincinnati, but anyone who stuck around to watch Sunday's game got to witness some history when the officials threw a ...

BATTLE GROUND — Brynnlee Williams is not a big fan of penalty-kick shootouts. “As a goalkeeper, I hate PKs, obviously,” the senior said. “It’s really stressful.” Junior Avery Petersen found it less ...

The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs have a unique format — featuring single-elimination games as well as best-of-three series — yet that isn't the only quirk that soccer football fans will have to keep in mind ...

The LSU soccer team fell painfully shy of the Southeastern Conference tournament championship Sunday as Vanderbilt edged out the Tigers following a pair of extra time periods and a penalty shootout ...

FT: That's a seventh win in as many years for Leinster in Thomond Park and revenge/atonement for their comprehensive loss to Munster in Croke Park in October. FT: And that's it, Leinster hang on!

Wales ended a record run of 10 successive home Test defeats and gave new head coach Steve Tandy his first win by claiming a dramatic 24-23 victory over Japan in Cardiff. The win, secured by a Jarrod ...