Juventus continue their quest to return the Scudetto to their trophy cabinet after beating Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday, having not won it since 2020. The only goal of the game was the work of Fabio Miretti, less than 10 minutes after the first whistle.
The game
Fiorentina showed attacking intent right from the start, but Juventus pulled off a proper Catenaccio performance to lock the game down after scoring early. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the Viola had the ball at their feet for 69% of the time and took a total of 25, yes 25, shots, without scoring. Juventus, on the other hand, fired towards Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano just four times, committed 21 fouls, misplaced a third of the total number of attempted passes and still won …
Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek believes he still has the quality to play for England and dreams of featuring at the 2022 World Cup.
Loftus-Cheek earned his maiden call-up to Gareth Southgate s squad when on loan at Crystal Palace in November 2017, producing a man-of-the-match performance on his senior debut in a 0-0 draw with Germany.
The 26-year-old was then a part of Southgate s 23-man party for the 2018 World Cup and appeared as a second-half substitute in the opening win over Tunisia.
However, he did not feature for the rest of the tournament, in which England were beaten semi-finalists by Croatia, and injuries forced him to withdraw from each national squad during the 2018-19 campaign.
A ruptured Achilles suffered in May 2019 kept him on the…
Eddie Howe is confident Newcastle’s ambition can keep the club’s sought-after big names on Tyneside.
Record signing Alexander Isak’s blistering run of goalscoring form has this week seen him linked with North London duo Arsenal and Tottenham, while Paris St Germain have repeatedly been touted as suitors for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
The Magpies’ hopes of securing a second successive season of Champions League football have been all but mathematically dashed during a campaign which has been littered with long-term injuries, but head coach Howe hopes the direction being taken by the club’s Saudi-backed owners will be enough to persuade his star men to stay with the project.
Asked if European qualification would help that process, he said: “It w…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag revealed Jadon Sancho was dropped for the trip to Arsenal due to poor training performance.
The England winger did not travel to north London for the match, where United conceded two late goals to fall to a 3-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium.
Sancho, 23, had previously come off the bench in the first three Premier League games of the new season.
But Ten Hag accused the forward of not reaching the “level” required to be part of his matchday squad against the Gunners.
“Jadon, on his performances in training we did not select him,” the Dutchman said after the defeat.
“You have to reach a level every day at Manchester United and we can make choices in the front line. So for this game he was not selected.�…
Rayo Vallecano secured a return to LaLiga with a 2-0 victory at Girona to complete a stunning aggregate comeback in the Segunda Division play-off final.
Girona took a 2-1 advantage back to Montilivi on Sunday but it was swiftly all square when Alvaro Garcia dispatched Emiliano Velazquez s througball in the seventh minute.
Andoni Iraola s men led the tie in first-half stoppage time when captain Oscar Trejo snaffled a close-range chance.
Rayo s hopes suffered a blow in the 56th minute when Velazquez was given a second yellow card for a foul on Ramon Terrats but the Madrid club held out to end a two-season absence from the top flight.
1 Rayo Vallecano are the first team to achieve promotion to after losing at home in the first leg of the play-off final (si…
Paris Saint-Germain are trying to convince Achraf Hakimi to sign a new contract amid interest from Real Madrid, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Madrid’s long-term interest in Hakimi has compelled PSG to tie him down to a new deal.
Hakimi is under contract at PSG until the summer of 2026. Mundo Deportivo has claimed that Madrid could try to sign the Morocco international right-back on a free transfer then or even make a move for him in the summer of 2025. So, PSG, who won the Ligue 1 title last season, are now trying to make sure that the right-back signs a new long-term contract.
Mundo Deportivo has added that Hakimi has always wanted to succeed at Madrid. The 25-year-old was on the books of Los Blancos from 2006 until 2020. He ca…
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Giovani Lo Celso will feature in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie at Fulham, but the door appears closed on any Tanguy Ndombele comeback.
Lo Celso and Ndombele both signed for Spurs in big-money moves during the summer of 2019, but have spent the majority of the last four years out on loan.
Postecoglou’s June arrival provided everyone with a clean slate and, while Lo Celso came off the bench at Bournemouth on Saturday to make his first competitive Tottenham appearance in 18 months, Ndombele is in a different boat.
Ndombele is part of a group alongside five other first-teamers who have not featured in any of the Australian’s three matchday squads and they could all leave the club before the summer transfer window …
Gareth Southgate is proud the worldwide perception of the England national team has changed even if he feels it is a different story in his own country.
England secured qualification to Euro 2024 last month and will be amongst the favourites to taste success in Germany next summer, especially given recent showings in major tournaments.
After Southgate guided the team to fourth place at the 2018 World Cup, they were runners-up at the last Euros before they suffered a quarter-final exit at the World Cup in Qatar last year.
November camp. Let s go!
— England (@England)
With the Three Lions no longer viewed as a team built on passion and commitment, as well as boasting two of the world’s in-form players in Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Bay…
While all of Europe’s elite might be putting together their final preparations before this summer’s European Championships getting underway, we still have a handful of MLS affairs on the cards.
With four MLS showdowns set for the early hours of Sunday, there are plenty of interesting betting markets that are available.
So, for those of you looking to stick on a Sunday flutter, we have found a pair of the most eye-catching MLS betting tips.
01:30 Minnesota vs FC Dallas
While Minnesota might have suffered a major MLS struggle last season as they missed out on the chance to claim a play-off ticket, the Loons have come roaring back this time around. Battling it out at the top of the Western Conference table, Sunday’s hosts will certainly be smelling …
Arsenal missed the chance to keep pace with Women s Super League leaders Manchester City on Sunday, but Liverpool grabbed the standout result.
Liverpool edged Tottenham 3-2 thanks to Marie-Therese Hobinger s last-gasp penalty.
Having netted her first goal of the season in the 75th minute, Hobinger doubled up to win it for the Reds deep in stoppage time.
Ashleigh Neville fouled Sophie Roman Haug, and Hobinger made no mistake to seal Liverpool s first win of the season.
Neville had turned provider for Tottenham s second equaliser of the game at Gaughan Group Stadium, when she crossed for Clare Hunt to score in the 83rd minute.
Liverpool took the lead early on through Cornelia Kapocs, before Taylor Hinds own goal handed Spurs a leveller.
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