The duo of Zinedine Zidane nor Mauricio Pochettino have been relegated to the background as replacements for Thomas Tuchel as Graham Potter has been identified as the man for the job of leading Chelsea to both domestic and European glory. The loss to Dinamo Zagreb proved to be Tuchel’s last in the job, and now…
Barcelona’s marquee summer signing, Robert Lewandowski made history Wednesday, becoming the first player to score a Champions League hat-trick for three different clubs when he notched a treble in his European debut with the Blaugrana. Lewandowski’s three goals powered Barca to a dominant 5-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen. His third tally at the Camp Nou…
Domenico Tedesco was fired by German side RB Leipzig on Wednesday, a day after a 4-1 home thrashing by Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening Champions League group match. As reported by The Score, this comes months after he led them to German Cup success but a dreadful start to their league campaign has yielded…
Chelsea have sacked Thomas Tuchel following the club’s underwhelming start to the 2022/23 Premier League season and things went from bad to worse after losing their Champions League opening game. Dinamo Zagreb beat Chelsea 1-0 on Tuesday night in what-roved to be Tuchel’s last game in charge. The club’s new owners have taken the decision…
Atlanta United and U.S. men’s soccer team star Miles Robinson has been arrested over the Labor Day weekend, according to jail records. As reported by WSBTV, Robinson is accused of misdemeanor theft after an incident at the Battery Atlanta entertainment district at the Atlanta Braves stadium. Cobb County jail records show that Robinson posted a…
Argentine midfielder, Angel Di Maria will miss out on a quick return to Paris Saint-Germain after he was left out on Monday of the Juventus squad for their Champions League opener in the French capital. Juve did not say why the Argentina winger, who exited at half-time of their 1-1 draw at Fiorentina on Saturday,…
Manchester United owners the Glazer family have set an asking price of £3.75bn in order to sell the club, sparking interest from the Dubai sovereign wealth fund, according to reports. The Glazers have faced increasing protests from fans in recent seasons as the team’s continued lack of success draws attention to their ownership of the…
Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard were wrong to complain about referee Paul Tierney disallowing Gabriel Martinelli’s Arsenal goal against Manchester United on Sunday, according to former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. The Gunners thought they had taken the lead at Old Trafford when Brazilian forward Martinelli found the net, but after consulting the pitch-side monitor on…
A goalkeeper was sent off in an FA Cup tie for “urinating in a hedge” during a first qualifying round match, as reported by ESPN. Blackfield & Langley FC’s Connor Maseko was caught short in the 76th minute of his side’s 0-0 draw against Shepton Mallet FC when the ball went out for a goal-kick….
The Premier League will review as a priority with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the refereeing body, two controversial VAR decisions that saw Newcastle United and West Ham United have crucial goals disallowed on Saturday. As reported by ESPN, Newcastle thought they had scored in the 51st minute when Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell…
Manchester United’s good run of form continued with an action-packed 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday as the Gunners suffered their first defeat of the season, as reported by ESPN. https://africa.espn.com/football/blog-the-match/story/4736322/man-united-win-again-and-end-arsenals-streakillustrating-erik-ten-hags-continued-impact A debut goal from Antony — in his debut appearance for Man United after his transfer from Ajax days earlier — punctuated a confident…
Alexis Mac Allister scored twice as Brighton & Hove Albion deepened the crisis at Leicester City with an emphatic 5-2 Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. Leicester have one point from their opening six games and, despite taking the lead inside a minute, were outplayed in a performance that will add to…
Bayern Munich and Union Berlin battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with the result seeing both teams drop off the top of the Bundesliga table, as reported by ESPN. Union entered the match having never beaten Munich, and their hopes were certainly boosted when they took the lead after 12 minutes. Leading scorer Sheraldo…
Harry Kane moved into outright third on the all-time Premier League goal charts by scoring in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. The England captain’s fifth goal of the season moved him past former Manchester United striker Andy Cole (187) on the list of players with the most goals scored since the English…
Erling Haaland kept up his scoring streak but Manchester City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Aston Villa on Saturday thanks to a goal from Leon Bailey, as reported by ESPN. Haaland rose highest in the 50th minute to side-foot past Emiliano Martinez for his 10th goal in six Premier League matches, but…
Robert Lewandowski scored his fifth goal in four LaLiga games for Barcelona and helped his team breeze past Sevilla in a 3-0 win on Saturday, with Raphinha and Eric Garcia both adding a goal each for the visitors. As reported by ESPN, the win lifts Barcelona to second place in the table on 10 points,…
Chelsea got their Premier League campaign back on track, defeating West Ham 2-1 thanks to a late winner from substitute Kai Havertz. As reported by ESPN, Thomas Tuchel’s men seemed to carry the wounds from their midweek defeat to Southampton into Saturday’s match, as they failed to fire a shot on target in the opening…
Liverpool endured a frustrating visit to the blue half of Merseyside as they were held to a goalless draw by Everton to stunt their early-season progress in the Premier League. It could have been worse for Jurgen Klopp’s side as Conor Coady looked to have put Everton ahead from close range in the 69th minute,…
Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang has been handed the No.9 shirt at Chelsea after completing his move from Barcelona on deadline day. As reported by Mirror, the 33-year-old has joined for a fee in the region of £12.2m, becoming Todd Boehly’s seventh addition of the summer as Denis Zakaria made it eight in the early hours of Friday…
The summer transfer window has now closed, but stories of exactly what went on during it continue to find a way into the headlines. It has now come to light that Paris Saint-Germain were willing to get rid of Neymar, and even offered him around. As reported by Marca, Manchester City were the club that…
The First Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), chaired by Sunil Gulati, has announced a series of decisions involving clubs that participated in the 2021-22 UEFA club competitions. It has been determined that AC Milan, Monaco, Roma, Besiktas, Inter, Juventus, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain all failed to break-even financially, as per competition rules….
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Darwin Nunez has learnt his lesson. Nunez was sent off on his Anfield debut for headbutting Crystal Palace’s defender Joachim Andersen. As reported by Sports Brief, the newly-signed striker has since served his suspension and will be available once again for Klopp ahead of their trip to Goodison…
Southampton Football Club is delighted to confirm the loan signing of Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Arsenal. A reported on the Southampton website, the 25-year-old has completed a season-long move to Saints on deadline day, adding further strength and versatility to Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad ahead of the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign. A product of the Arsenal…
The Paul Pogba soap opera continues to gain momentum. A few days ago, Mathias, the brother of the Juventus player, accused Paul of hiring a Muslim religious teacher in an attempt to injure Kylian Mbappe through witchcraft. As reported by Marca, that accusation obviously created headlines and Mbappe himself is confused and keen for answers….
After a lengthy negotiation, Chelsea and Barcelona have finally agreed to a deal in principle that will send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back to London, with Marcos Alonso heading to Barcelona, according to Fabrizio Romano of The Guardian. In addition to the Spanish wing-back, Barca will also receive €14 million from the Blues, Romano adds. Aubameyang has…
Manchester United secured its third straight win in the Premier League by beating Leicester 1-0 on Thursday, with Cristiano Ronaldo again only making a late appearance off the bench, as reported on The Score. Jadon Sancho finished off a flowing move on the break for the only goal of the game in the 23rd minute…
Trinity Rodman, the 19-year-old daughter of former NBA star and Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls champion Dennis Rodman, became the highest-paid player in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) on Tuesday after she received a contract extension with the Washington Spirit after earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2021. As reported…
Erling Haaland continued the blistering start to his Manchester City career by scoring his second hat trick inside 38 minutes as the Premier League champions smashed promoted Nottingham Forest 6-0 on Wednesday. As reported by ESPN, Haaland has scored nine goals in five league games since joining City from Borussia Dortmund and has back-to-back hat…
Arsenal continued their perfect start to the Premier League season, making it five wins from five games after a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, as reported by ESPN. Summer signing Gabriel Jesus continued his impressive start to his Arsenal career, grabbing the opening goal on the half-hour mark to…
Liverpool snagged a dramatic stoppage-time winner through Fabio Carvalho to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at Anfield on Monday night. The Portuguese attacker celebrated his 20th birthday on Tuesday and came off the bench to complete Liverpool’s comeback from a goal down after they looked to be heading for a point. “It feels like this is…
Tottenham Hotspur remained unbeaten in the 2022-2023 Premier League season but looked unconvincing as they drew 1-1 at London rivals West Ham United. Antonio Conte’s side led at halftime thanks to an own goal by Thilo Kehrer but Tomas Soucek earned West Ham United a deserved point with a 55th-minute leveller. West Ham finished the…
Paris Saint-Germain are on the verge of making a stunning move for N’Golo Kante after Thomas Tuchel plunged the Chelsea midfielder’s future at the club into doubt. The 31-year-old has less than a year left on his deal at Stamford Bridge and is the club’s second highest paid player. Kante’s injury problems have worsened over…
Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the young Premier League season after giving up an early lead to go down 2-1 to Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday. As reported by ESPN, Raheem Sterling put Chelsea in front in the 23rd minute with his third goal in two games but Southampton leveled within five…
Manchester United reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Antony on Tuesday, subject to the winger passing a medical and finalizing personal terms for his move to Old Trafford. As reported by The Score, Ajax will receive €95 million up front, with the overall fee potentially rising to €100 million after add-ons. Antony…
LaLiga players have a problem, as organised gangs have set their sights set on top-flight footballers. The violent robbery at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Barcelona home on Monday is just the latest example. Not even a fortnight ago, Valencia forward Samu Castillejo suffered a robbery, but he was lucky not to be at home when the attackers…
A 9-0 thrashing by Liverpool proved to be the end of the road for Scott Parker as a Bournemouth manager. The former England midfielder was fired as Bournemouth manager three days after the team’s heavy beating at Anfield in the English Premier League. Parker was hired by Bournemouth in the offseason of 2021 and guided…
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman will miss United States women’s national team friendlies Sept. 3 and Sept. 6 vs. Nigeria due to a family commitment and Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo is expected to take her spot on the 23-player roster. As reported by ESPN, the USWNT matches vs. Nigeria has been scheduled for September…
Chelsea are considering a late move for Crystal Palace forward, Wilfried Zaha, according to the UK Independent. Thomas Tuchel is eager to bolster his attacking line ahead of the transfer deadline. The Blues have allowed striking pair Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner leave for former clubs Inter Milan and Red Bull Leipzig respectively. Chelsea have…
The Barcelona crowd falling in love with Robert Lewandowski as the Polish striker scored twice in a 4-0 win over Real Valladolid on Sunday night, after also scoring twice last weekend. As reported by Marca, the Polish striker scored the first and third goals of the convincing victory, with Pedri netting the second and Sergi…
Footballer Giovanni Padovani has been identified as the main suspect in the murder of his ex-partner, Alessandra Matteuzzi, who had reported him for stalking back in August. As reported by Marca, the 26-year-old player, who is plying his trade for Sancataldese in Italian football’s fourth tier, had requested permission from his club not to participate…
West Ham finally snatched their first win of the 2022-2023 Premier League season as their 1-0 victory piled fresh pressure on Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard, while Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin rescued a 1-1 draw at Wolves on Sunday. As reported by The Score, David Moyes’ side arrived at Villa Park sitting bottom of the table…
Tammy Abraham scored a crucial break after the break to cancel out Dusan Vlahovic’s opener, as Juventus drew 1-1 with Roma at the Allianz Stadium in Serie A on Saturday. As reported by Marca, the Old Lady hit the ground running and converted their first chance of the game into a goal through a clinical…
Arsenal continued their flawless start to the Premier League on Saturday as they came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory against Fulham at the Emirates Stadium in London. The result marks the first time since Arsenal’s 2004-05 “Invincible” season that the club have started the season with four consecutive league wins, leaving Mikel Arteta’s…
Liverpool equaled the record for the biggest Premier League win by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday to register their first victory of the season at the fourth attempt. Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz both scored twice, with strikes from Harvey Elliott, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabio Carvalho, and a Chris Mepham own…
Erling Haaland netted his first Premier League hat-trick to inspire Manchester City’s fightback from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were rocked in the first half at the Etihad Stadium as a John Stones own goal and Joachim Andersen’s header put Palace in contention for a shock victory….
Raheem Sterling’s first goals for Chelsea gave the 10-man Blues a 2-1 victory over winless Leicester in the English Premier League on Saturday, as reported by The Score. Sterling’s second-half double proved decisive at Stamford Bridge as the hosts overcame the early sending-off of England midfielder Conor Gallagher. Manager Thomas Tuchel was also absent as…
Manchester United maintained their revival as Bruno Fernandes’s right-footed shot helped the Red Devils clinch a hard-fought 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday. As reported by The Score, Erik ten Hag’s side sat bottom of the Premier League after losing their opening two games against Brighton and Brentford. But United have recovered from that embarrassing…
Launching just in time for the long-awaited return of Carnival, Adidas and Arsenal work their magic once again to unveil a stunning pre-match jersey to celebrate the club’s Jamaican supporters. Inspired by the energy and style of the Jamaican community in London, the new Arsenal pre-match jersey features a bold all-over geometric print in green,…
Chelsea have finally reached an agreement with Leicester City to sign Wesley Fofana, with a fourth bid for the defender eventually successful. As reported by Metro, The third bid earlier this week had been worth £60million plus an extra £10m in add-ons, but the Foxes turned down the offer for the 21-year-old. The Athletic reports…
Newcastle United have ignited their previously tranquil summer transfer window with the blockbuster signing of Swedish striker Alexander Isak. Real Sociedad will receive an initial €65 million for the 22-year-old, with an extra €5 million in potential add-ons, according to The Guardian’s Fabrizio Romano. There’s also a sell-on clause included in the paperwork. Isak was…
