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Dante Rossi (R) and San Marino secured a memorable night in their history

Nations League wrap: San Marino win, No 900 for Ronaldo

San Marino won their first ever competitive match by beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League on Thursday, 20 years since their only other victory, also against Liechtenstein.

Soccer • 05 Sep 24

Joe Hodge, Andrew Moran, Tayo Adaramola, Matt Healy and Rocco Vata celebrate the second goal of the game

Vata plunders hat-trick as Ireland U21s rout San Marino

Rocco Vata plundered a second-half hat-trick as the Republic of Ireland under-21s continued their European Championship qualifying campaign with a comfortable 7-0 win over San Marino.

Soccer • 22 Mar 24

Paul Smyth is head over heels against San Marino

Smyth sparks Northern Ireland to San Marino victory

Paul Smyth marked his first start for Northern Ireland with a goal and an assist as they saw off San Marino 3-0, but although Michael O'Neill's side ended a five-game losing streak it was a largely drab affair at Windsor Park.

Soccer • 14 Oct 23

Rocco Vata couldn't have asked for a better debut at Under-21 level

Vata double helps Ireland maintain perfect start

A brace of goals from Celtic hotshot Rocco Vata saw the Republic of Ireland under-21s maintain their perfect start to European qualifying against San Marino.

Soccer • 12 Sep 23

Aidomo Emakhu of Republic of Ireland celebrates with team-mates Andrew Moran and Bosun Lawal after scoring the winner against Turkey

Lessons from Luxembourg but big San Marino win expected

Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Jim Crawford has one key message for his players ahead of this evening's Euro 2025 qualifier against San Marino – there's no easy game in international football.

Soccer • 12 Sep 23

Charles bags brace as Northern Ireland beat San Marino

Dion Charles' first international goals earned Northern Ireland a 2-0 Euro 2024 qualifying victory over San Marino as Michael O'Neill made a winning start to his second spell in charge.

Soccer • 23 Mar 23

Antonio Tiberi competing in last year's Vuelta Espana

Cyclist fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat

Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi has been fined €4,000 for fatally shooting a minister's cat in San Marino, Italian media reported on Tuesday.

Cycling • 28 Feb 23

Harry Kane scored four against San Marino

Southgate talks up merits of Kane haul against minnows

Gareth Southgate insists Harry Kane's latest jump in the England goalscorer rankings is not diminished by the fact he hit four against lowly San Marino.

Soccer • 16 Nov 21

England smash 10 past San Marino to qualify for Qatar

England strolled to 2022 World Cup qualification as they thrashed lowly San Marino 10-0, with Harry Kane's quest to become the nation's all-time leading goalscorer taking shape as he hit four in the Group I finale.

Soccer • 15 Nov 21

England's striker Ollie Watkins (C) scores their fifth goal

Watkins nets a debut goal as England score five

England kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of San Marino as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice and Ollie Watkins marked his debut with a goal.

Soccer • 25 Mar 21

Scotland's John McGinn completes his hat-trick

John McGinn bags treble as Scots hammer San Marino

John McGinn hit a first-half hat-trick as Scotland beat San Marino 6-0 on an increasingly waterlogged Hampden pitch.

Soccer • 13 Oct 19

Scotland's Johnny Russell celebrates scoring his side's second goal with Ryan Fraser

Scotland fail to fire in beating San Marino

Scotland made slow headway along the road to redemption as they followed up defeat in Kazakhstan with an uninspiring 2-0 victory over San Marino in their Euro 2020 qualifier .

Soccer • 24 Mar 19

Oliver Burke cuts a forlorn figure after the concession of another goal against Kazakshtan

'San Marino will fancy their chances against Scotland'

Craig Gordon has warned that minnows San Marino will be smelling blood as they look to cause another upset against Scotland on Sunday.

Soccer • 21 Mar 19

Iceland's midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson (L) tries to close down Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri

Nations League review: Swiss send Iceland down

There were wins for Switzerland and Finland in the UEFA Nations League tonight.

Soccer • 15 Oct 18

Josh Magennis and Oliver Norwood celebrate after the former scored Northern Ireland's second goal

It's now four games undefeated for in-form N Ireland

Northern Ireland are on the brink of securing second place in their World Cup qualifying group after beating San Marino 3-0 to record their fourth successive victory.

Soccer • 01 Sep 17

Poland's forward Robert Lewandowski scores the winner

Poland do enough, Norway survive San Marino scare

Robert Lewandowski got Poland out of jail as his injury-time goal sealed a 2-1 win over Armenia.

Soccer • 11 Oct 16

Kyle Lafferty celebrates scoring against San Marino

Lafferty double eases Northern Ireland to victory

Substitute Kyle Lafferty scored twice as Northern Ireland recorded a 4-0 victory over minnows San Marino in the first international to be staged at the refurbished Windsor Park.

international soccer • 08 Oct 16

Marc Marquez was victorious in San Marino

Marquez takes victory in chaotic San Marino MotoGP

Marc Marquez emerged with victory from a chaotic San Marino MotoGP which saw two Britons also claim podium spots, Valentino Rossi come fifth and Jorge Lorenzo crash out.

Motorsport • 13 Sep 15

Wayne Rooney slots home his 49th international goal from the penalty spot

Rooney equals all-time scoring record

Wayne Rooney equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time scoring record as England secured progress to the European Championships, but it is Roy Hodgson's bemusing decision to take off his captain that will dominate the conversation.

Soccer • 05 Sep 15

Wayne Rooney scores from a penalty to give England their second goal

Rooney leads from front as England rout San Marino

Goals from Wayne Rooney, Phil Jagielka, Danny Welbeck and Andros Townsend as well as an Alessandro Della Valle own-goal were enough for England to comfortably see off San Marino.

Soccer • 09 Oct 14

Jorge Lorenzo passed Marc Marquez at the start

Lorenzo takes victory in San Marino

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino Grand Prix for Yamaha on Sunday but Marc Marquez extended his overall lead to 34 points after finishing second.

Motorsport • 15 Sep 13

Wayne Rooney scores his second of the game

England make hard work of San Marino win

Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck scored twice as England laboured to a 5-0 victory over whipping-boys San Marino to go top of World Cup Group H qualifying.

Soccer • 12 Oct 12

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates his victory in San Marino

Lorenzo hopes boosted by San Marino win

Jorge Lorenzo's world championship hopes enjoyed a huge boost as he claimed victory at today's San Marino Grand Prix at Misano while nearest challenger Dani Pedrosa crashed out.

Motorsport • 16 Sep 12

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