British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...

More than two decades have passed, and no one has managed to break Hakan Şükür’s record. The Turkish striker scored just seconds after kickoff at Korea-Japan 2002, recording the fastest goal in World ...

Among the most powerful goals of the opening round was the strike by Emam Ashour against Belgium. The Egyptian midfielder’s effort reached 123.4 km/h (76.7 mph), making it the fastest shot recorded so ...

Declan Rice etched his name into both England and FIFA World Cup history after scoring the fastest goal of his international ...

Neymar wins his fans back after scoring the fastest opening goal ever in an Olympic match on Wednesday. (Javier Etxezarreta/EPA) ...

It was the earliest a player has scored in a World Cup match since Alphonso Davies struck in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when he netted Canada’s first ever World Cup goal against Croatia inside 68 ...

Sweden’s Mattias Svanberg scored the second-fastest goal by a substitute in FIFA World Cup history during his nation's 5-1 win over Tunisia on Sunday. The Wolfsburg midfielder netted with his very ...

The clinical strike was set up by a precise assist from teammate Brahim Díaz This goal marks Saibari's second of the tournament, further solidifying his impact for Morocco In a stunning display of ...

With four points from two games, Morocco are now primed to advance to the last 32 as they aim to at least match their historic run to the semi-finals in Qatar in 2022. However, it was a sobering ...

Czechia scored the fastest goal to date in the 2026 World Cup with a strike in the sixth minute of their match against South Africa. Michal Sadílek scored after receiving a backpass in the box and ...

Leroy Sane nets Germany's second-fastest World Cup goal, scoring within two minutes against Ecuador in Group E match.