Manchester United were consigned to a second consecutive defeat as Nottingham Forest emerged as deserved 3-2 winners at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Three short days after losing 2-0 to Arsenal, United were beaten again by an aerially aggressive outfit. Nikola Milenkovic’s first-half header was cancelled out by Rasmus Hojlund’s quick-fire equaliser, but the visitors…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has insisted that his side are becoming less and less reliant upon star midfielder Cole Palmer. The Blues have leaned upon the talented attacking midfielder since he arrived from Manchester City in the summer of 2023 for a bargain sum of £45m. Palmer has either scored or created an unrivalled 48…
Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that there will be more “difficult and unpopular decisions” to come for a team which he labelled “mediocre”. The British billionaire paid £1.25bn for a 27.7% stake in the historic club at the end of last year. While this fee was considerably above market value, Ratcliffe…
Real Madrid returned to winning ways on Saturday evening, easing to a 3-0 victory away to Girona to close the gap behind Barcelona at La Liga’s summit. Both sides came into the contest wounded by midweek defeats. While Real Madrid were beaten in the league by Athletic Club, Girona’s premature Copa del Rey campaign was…
Goals from Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappe afforded Real Madrid a convincing 3-0 victory on their Saturday night trip to Girona. The defending Spanish champions were outmuscled and outplayed while losing to Athletic Club in midweek, yet had the match of Girona at the Montilivi. Bellingham was particularly impressive, opening the scoring before…
The last international break of 2024 has officially wrapped up and the Women’s Super League (WSL) returns for two final fixtures before the Christmas hiatus. Chelsea are currently five points clear at the top of the league standings, and are yet to drop a point under the leadership of Sonia Bompastor. A battle at the…
A Sunday of London derbies in the Premier League begins at Craven Cottage as title hopefuls Arsenal travel to Fulham. The Cottagers were partly responsible for the Gunners’ failed title charge last season as they took five points off Mikel Arteta’s side. After earning a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium, Fulham won the reverse…
Chelsea make the journey across London on Sunday as they lock horns with rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. The Blues scored four on their last trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Nicolas Jackson’s hat-trick downing nine-man Spurs. That was their fourth victory in their last five away visits in this fixture and…
Ange Postecoglou requires an enormous performance from his players on Sunday when Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea in the Premier League. The Australian had a heated exchange with travelling Tottenham fans on Thursday evening following a tame 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth, with pressure rising on the Spurs boss after another run of disappointing performances and results….
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says he is close to knowing what his preferred starting XI is at the club. The Red Devils have had a mixed start under the former Sporting boss, losing against Arsenal and drawing to Ipswich but beating Everton and Bodo/Glimt. Amorim has rotated his squad heavily during the games,…
The German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed it will back the bid from Spain, Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup and, controversially, the 2034 bid from Saudi Arabia. FIFA has combined the approval process for both tournaments into one with delegates from member associations due to vote at a virtual congress on…
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is keen for his side to be “the kings of everything” after their set-pieces were highlighted against Manchester United. The Gunners scored from two corners against the Red Devils and have been dominant in the air all season. It has led to the North London club being branded as…
The Manchester City boss is not giving anything away when it comes to a new contract for Kevin De Bruyne. Source link https://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YRP392-1-min.jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema took the armbands and shared a hug in the tunnel on their returns to their sides’ starting line-ups for the showdown between title hopefuls Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City on Friday. 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Benzema has scored 10 times in…
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has expressed his admiration for Southampton head coach Russell Martin. The Saints travel to Villa Park on Saturday with the aim of upsetting the hosts and moving off the bottom of the table. It will not be easy for the South Coast side, who were trounced 5-1 by Chelsea in…
Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo scored within two minutes of each other as Real Madrid’s all-time top marksmen starred in an eventful showdown between leaders Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. After a relatively quiet first half, 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Benzema slotted in at the far post from Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti’s…
New Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy wants Jamie Vardy to score in 12 games in a row after the Foxes striker netted the first goal of his tenure after two minutes of his first match in charge. Van Nistelrooy’s side will attempt to build on their 3-1 win at home to West Ham on…
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique said his players are facing intense negativity but “must continue to think positive” after drawing 0-0 at Auxerre. The French leaders dominated but dropped points for the third consecutive game following their 1-1 draw at home to second-bottom Nantes on November 30 and 1-0 defeat at Bayern Munich in the…
On-loan Liverpool midfielder Ben Doak was reluctant to talk up his performance after impressing again in Middlesbrough’s 1-1 draw at Burnley to deny their opponents the Championship summit. The 19-year-old, who became the youngest Scottish player to appear in the Premier League when he made his top-flight debut for the Reds in December 2022, agreed…
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