Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior’s goals earned Real Madrid an entertaining 2-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday to pull them level with La Liga leaders Barcelona. France striker Mbappe started and sent the Spanish champions ahead amid reports he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Sweden. The 25-year-old was…
Man United head coach Erik Ten Hag has revealed the player he opposed selling in the June 2024 transfer window. Erik ten Hag has once again expressed clear frustration over Scott McTominay’s departure from Man United to Napoli indicating that this was a player he didn’t want to sell. Rising from United’s youth academy, the…
Serhou Guirassy scored the winner with seven minutes remaining to send Borussia Dortmund past St Pauli 2-1 at home in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leading by a goal after Ramy Bensebaini’s excellent first-half header, Dortmund were pegged back by a long-range effort from Eric Smith to level things up with 12 minutes remaining. Guirassy stepped…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has reacted to the decision of director of football, Txiki Begiristain, to leave the club next year. Recall Man City announced that its Director of Football (DOF), Txiki Begiristain will not remain at the club in the summer of 2025. Reacting to Begiristain’s exit next year on Friday, Guardiola, 53,…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday the club’s French striker Kylian Mbappe “seems unaffected to me” after Swedish media reported he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Stockholm. Mbappe’s lawyer told AFP this week the France captain was “shocked” to see his name linked to the investigation and he…
Barcelona have reportedly fallen victim to a sophisticated fraud attempt, losing €1 million (£830,000) to a scammer posing as someone associated with star striker Robert Lewandowski’s agent. Lewandowski, who was signed by Barcelona from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 for an initial fee of €45 million (£37 million), has since become a key…
Former Real Madrid defender Vinicius Tobias recently got his baby’s name tattooed on his arm, only to discover that he is not the biological father. The 20-year-old Brazilian right-back, now playing for Shakhtar Donetsk, and his ex-wife Ingrid Lima welcomed their daughter, Maite, on October 8. To celebrate her birth, Tobias had the words “Maite,…
The 20-man shortlist for the prestigious 2024 Golden Boy Award was officially revealed on Thursday evening. Among the rising stars who made the cut are Lamine Yamal of Barcelona, Kobbie Mainoo from Manchester United, and Savinho, who plays for Girona while on loan from Manchester City. The Golden Boy Award, established to honor the best…
Arsenal supporters will be keeping their fingers crossed as it concerns Bukayo Saka’s fitness after he picked up an injury during England’s nation’s league game against Greece. Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta, confirmed that the injury is not severe during his pre-match press conference ahead of this weekend’s game away at Bournemouth on Saturday, October…
Chelsea’s head coach, Enzo Maresca, has given an update on the injury of the club’s captain, Reece James, ahead of the crucial clash against Liverpool. Chelsea supporters have not had the luxury to watch Reece James since the beginning of the 2023/24 season under its former manager, Mauricio Pochettino. According to Maresca, the defender’s body…
Footballers both retired and active have taken to social media to react to the tragic death of popular singer Liam Payne. Footballer Jack Grealish and England legend David Beckham have both taken to their social media platforms to mourn the tragic death of multiple award-winning singer and performer, Liam Payne. David Beckham took to his…
Arsenal FC manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is fit and ready to play in Arsenal’s English Premier League tie against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, October 19 at 16:30 GMT. Partey’s availability for the game was up in the air after he missed a pair of 2025 AFCON qualifiers for Ghana….
Victor Osimhen has revealed that joining Turkish heavyweight, Galatasaray in a late summer move was his decision. Speaking to Turkish media, TRT Spor, Osimhen, 25, disclosed that he could have stayed at Napoli amid the challenges, however, he made a decision favourable to him. “I had plans to stay there and wait for three or…
Kylian Mbappe, linked by media to being the target of a rape investigation in Sweden, is to keep any explanations for Swedish justice, “if necessary”, his lawyer said on Thursday. “He retains primacy of his explanations, if necessary, to the Swedish justice system,” Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard told AFP. The lawyer strongly denounced “media allegations suggesting that…
David Beckham is hopeful that minority owner Jim Ratcliffe will turn Manchester United’s fortunes around but says it will take time to return to the “good old days”. British billionaire Ratcliffe’s INEOS took charge of the club’s football operations earlier this year but United have had an underwhelming start to the new campaign as they…
Southampton boss Russell Martin said Thursday that “loads of English coaches are capable” of coaching England after Thomas Tuchel was named as the national team’s new manager. The German, a former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss, was unveiled on Wednesday and will start his new job on January 1. The 51-year-old succeeds Gareth Southgate as…
