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Barca’s Flick hails ‘unbelievable’ Raphinha mentality
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (342+ words) The Brazilian winger has seven goals in his last five matches, including a brace in the 3-2 win over Los Blancos in Saudi Arabia. Raphinha was out injured for around two months as Barca's form dipped in October and November, but…...
City hail Semenyo’s instant impact after debut against Exeter
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (213+ words) Ghanaian winger Semenyo, who has 10 league goals and three assists this season, joined City earlier in the week, after competition from other Premier League rivals. "Antoine is settling well," Assistant Manager Pep Lijnders, who took charge with Pep Guardiola serving…...
Undav calls shots as Stuttgart thump Leverkusen
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (445+ words) Another Germany international, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, converted a first-half penalty for the visitors while Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo pulled one back from the spot in the second half. The victory took the German Cup holders level on 29 points with third-placed RB Leipzig,…...
Sesko’s heroics mask Man Utd disappointment for Fletcher
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (379+ words) Sesko had scored just twice in 17 appearances since his "74 million ($100 million) move from RB Leipzig prior to Wednesday's trip to Turf Moor. The 22-year-old produced two clinical finishes early in the second half to turn the game around for United…...
Inter Milan reclaim Serie A summit after 3-1 win over Bologna
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (333+ words) Goals from Piotr Zielinski, Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram lifted Inter one point clear of city rivals AC Milan, who had taken provisional control of the Italian summit with a 1-0 win at Cagliari on Friday. Defending champions Napoli sit third,…...
Amorim tells Man Utd hierarchy to ‘do their job’
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (517+ words) Amorim raised doubts about his long-term United future in a spikey press conference that hinted at rifts behind the scenes at Old Trafford. The Portuguese boss had alluded to his growing frustration in the build-up to the Leeds match when…...
‘Nothing concrete’ in Rosenior Chelsea reports
1+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) Enzo Maresca left his role in charge of the Blues on Thursday, with Englishman Rosenior, who guided the Alsatian club to a seventh-place finish last season, tipped to take over at Stamford Bridge. The draw leaves Strasbourg, who are owned…...
Lens move four points clear of PSG at top of Ligue 1
1+ week, 2+ day ago (164+ words) Lens have held top spot since Nov 30 and will stay there for at least another fortnight as next weekend is given over to the French Cup. After an even first 20 minutes, the game turned when Toulouse striker Emersonn was sent…...
The Alternative EPL Awards for 2025
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1077+ words) There's much to play for, even if the title is a two-horse race. The transfer window is open and we still await a verdict on Man City's charges. But first, let's reflect on what's happened. Here's an alternative take on…...
World Cup ticket demand breaking all records
1+ week, 6+ day ago (248+ words) The demand has reached record levels just 15 days after the start of the random selection draw ticketing phase, which remains open until Jan 13. "We have 6 to 7 million tickets on sale " in 15 days we received 150 million ticket requests," Fifa president Gianni…...