On the face of it, this was an excellent night for Arsenal — three points, back into the top four, and at long last, a clean sheet away from home. But this was a hugely disappointing performance, especially when Arsenal’s two matchwinners here were actually opposition players. Ben Foster’s dawdling when attempting to clear a […]
James Milner says Liverpool must win something before they can live up to Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao’s assertion that they are sometimes “the best team in the world.” Liverpool take a 2-0 lead into the second-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Estadio Dragao on Wednesday, and speaking ahead of the game, Conceicao […]
The La Liga title race is effectively over following Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid last weekend. Barca now have an 11-point lead over Atletico — and a 13-point lead over Real Madrid — with just seven weeks of the season remaining. However, it’s Atletico Madrid who are the biggest favorites this weekend, at home […]
The openness of Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Napoli can be reflected by the fact that both sides will feel disappointed they did not get more out of this Europa League quarterfinal first leg. The home side had chances to extend their advantage and put the tie out of reach, while Napoli wasted presentable opportunities after […]
Football is very good at comparing young footballers to previous greats — there’s a desperation to look for the next Diego Maradona, the next Thierry Henry, the next Cristiano Ronaldo. But what happens when a footballer comes along who doesn’t quite fit an obvious template? Well, the simple answer is that such players’ talents aren’t […]
On Monday, the first thing Paul Pogba did when he arrived at Clairefontaine, the France training base a 45-minute drive south of Paris, just before noon was knock on Antoine Griezmann’s bedroom door to say hello to his best mate. It wasn’t that far for the Man United midfielder to walk, really. His best friend’s […]
Besiktas manager Senol Gunes said he believes “something is wrong” with goalkeeper Loris Karius after he conceded a soft goal in a 3-2 win against Konyaspor at the Vodafone Park Stadium on Sunday night. Karius could probably have done better in dealing with Omer Ali Sahiner’s 20th-minute equaliser, the German keeper failing to make what […]
Manchester City have launched a compensation scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse, the club said on Tuesday. The scheme applies to victims of City’s former youth coach, Barry Bennell, who was jailed in 2018 for 30 years on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.cheap nfl jerseys china nike The club added an independent […]
Wilfried Zaha is in an excellent run of form. Over the past five matches, only Sergio Aguero has scored more goals. This will come as very good news to Crystal Palace, who were struggling before his resurgence. The South London club has been extremely reliant on the Ivorian winger in recent years and, as you […]
The curse has hit again. Since Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) took over at PSG in the summer 2011, the Champions League has only been synonymous with failure and disappointment for the Parisians. The objective, publicly announced by the new owners on the completion of their takeover, was to win the whole thing […]