Football

Real Madrid have confirmed that Brazilian forward Rodrygo pulled out of the squad for Saturday night’s La Liga meeting with Girona. Rodrygo only returned to full fitness last weekend, recovering from a muscular problem to start Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Getafe. The 23-year-old was again called upon for Madrid’s midweek trip to Bilbao, but failed…

Chelsea make the trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon for Enzo Maresca’s first taste of this particular London derby. The Blues head across the capital in a confident mood after four successive victories, with Wednesday evening’s 5-1 hammering of ten-man Southampton moving them within seven points of table toppers Liverpool. Maresca’s men continue to…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has tried to diffuse the fresh burst of bubbling animosity with his long-time rival Jose Mourinho after the pair exchanged verbal barbs via the media this week. Guardiola inadvertently prompted comparisons to Mourinho after holding up six fingers to represent his half-dozen Premier League titles during City’s 2-0 defeat to…

West Ham United revealed that their long-serving striker Michail Antonio was involved in a road traffic accident on Saturday and is in “a stable condition”. The Jamaica international has appeared in all 14 of West Ham‘s Premier League matches this season, scoring once in the 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town at the start of October….

Manchester City failed to build on their midweek victory as they laboured to a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Oliver Glasner’s side made a lightning fast start and found themselves ahead after just four minutes as Daniel Munoz finished off an excellent chance created by Will Hughes. Man City would…

Barcelona were unable to hang on to a victory on Saturday and were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Real Betis. The Catalans led for the majority of the clash but could not cling on to their 2-1 scoreline at the end, conceding a 94th-minute equaliser. A stunning strike from Robert Lewandowski saw…

Barcelona had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Real Betis on Saturday, failing to outsmart their host. The Catalans bid farewell to their 2-1 lead in added time after a late strike from Assane Diao changed the narrative of the game in the dying moments. Barca may have felt unjust with having to share…

Goalkeeper Andre Onana endured a horror show as Manchester United were consigned to a 3-2 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening. Ruben Amorim’s tenure as Manchester United head coach was ignited with a goal from Marcus Rashford inside the opening minute-and-a-half of the trip to Ipswich Town. Nottingham Forest only needed 91…

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…

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,…

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…