Manchester United saw a five-match winning run in the Premier League come to a halt as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Leeds United on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side had been far too hot for their trans-Pennine rivals to handle in the December meeting at Old Trafford, Scott McTominay scoring twice inside the opening three minutes in a stunning 6-2 triumph.
However, a first league trip to Elland Road since October 2003 failed to provide anywhere near the same level of drama and excitement.
The Red Devils do extend their unbeaten away run in the Premier League to 24 games – Arsenal s domestic top-flight record of 27 is well within their sights – but the draw leaves them 10 points behind leaders Manchester City, who could now clinch the title as soo…
France head coach Didier Deschamps believes Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane will lead the 2018 World Cup winners sooner or later.
Zidane is in his second spell in charge of Madrid, having returned in March after stepping down in May 2018 following three consecutive Champions League triumphs and a LaLiga title among other trophies.
The Frenchman and former Les Bleus captain, who won the 1998 World Cup, has long been touted as Deschamps replacement.
While Deschamps will stay on as coach for France s World Cup defence in 2022 following success at Russia 2018, the 51-year-old backed Zidane to eventually take over.
The next coach could be Zizou, Deschamps, who has been in charge of France since 2012, told Le Monde.
At one point or another, it ll be…
Napoli suffered their first defeat of the 2022-23 Serie A campaign on Wednesday evening when they went down to former Italian champions Inter Milan away from home at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro).
Luciano Spalletti’s side have been the best and most entertaining team in the Italian top flight so far this season and had not lost a single game in the league until this week.
Prior to the loss to Inter, who won the Serie A title in 2020-21 under then head coach Antonio Conte (who is now in charge of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur), the Naples-based outfit had drawn two Serie A games and won the rest.
Napoli headed into the match against Inter on the back of a 3-2 win against Udinese at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona back in November before the 2022 Qa…
Australia moved five points clear at the top of their World Cup qualifying group with a 3-0 victory over Kuwait.
Matthew Leckie scored his third goal in three Socceroos appearances to put them ahead after just a minute had been played, the striker nodding home Martin Boyle s cross.
Boyle had the chance to double the lead after Bandar Al Salama brought down James Holland in the box, and although his penalty was saved, Jackson Irvine was on hand to convert the rebound.
Boyle sent a shot narrowly wide and Aziz Behich fizzed an effort inches past the right-hand post as Australia ended the half with 15 shots to Kuwait s three.
Mat Ryan had to be alert to keep out Shabaib Al-Khaldi s strike at the near post just past the hour mark, but Australia made the three …
According to a recent report from The Athletic, Jadon Sancho is not intending on pushing for an exit from Borussia Dortmund during the upcoming January transfer window. The belief was that after he was substituted earlier on this month against Bayern Munich, it was being viewed as the final straw. However, it doesn’t appear as if that’s the case after all.
Sancho was able to grab a goal and an assist at the weekend to get himself right back on track, putting to rest the idea that he could be leaving. The talk of his departure stems from the interest that we’ve seen from Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid, all of whom have made it crystal clear that they’d be open to making some kind of deal happen.
Sancho is the definition of hot propert…
Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Tanguy Ndombele from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, . The French news outlet has reported that Forest are among a number of clubs, including Marseille, who are keen on securing the services of the France international midfielder.
Ndombele has been on the books of Tottenham since 2019, but the Frenchman has not always had the best of times. Spurs head coach Antonio Conte sent the 25-year-old on loan back to his former club Lyon in January 2022 for the second half of last season.
Forest are playing in the Premier League this season after winning promotion from the Championship. While they are a big club who have won the European Cup twice in their history, a move to a team who could be fighting for survival ma…
Xavi made LaLiga history as Barcelona extended their unbeaten away record during his reign to 18 games, but the coach saw room for improvement in a 1-0 win at Real Mallorca.
The victory moved Xavi past Zinedine Zidane for the best unbeaten start away from home by a coach in the Spanish top flight, with the Frenchman having reached 17 games (W13 D4) in the competition without a defeat on the road in 2016 at Real Madrid.
Xavi s streak includes 13 wins and five draws, but Mallorca pushed Barcelona hard, and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to be sharp to preserve another clean sheet.
That is five consecutive shut-outs for Barcelona in LaLiga, and Saturday s victory took them to the top of LaLiga with 19 points from seven games.
Real Madrid, due to play O…
According to a recent report from Sky Italy, Alvaro Morata is set to have a medical today to complete his move to Juventus.
Morata spent two years on loan with the Italian champions between 2014 and 2016, but ever since then, he’s bounced around a handful of top clubs in the form of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.
It’s no secret that Juve have been on the hunt for a new forward to work alongside Cristiano Ronaldo up top, and now, they’ve gone back to what they know best in the form of Morata.
Edin Dzeko seemed to be on the verge of a move to Juve but it no longer appears to be on the cards, opening the door for Morata to make his way back over to Italy.
Morata is known for being one of the most lethal forwards in European football today, …
Wales hero Harry Wilson has backed manager Rob Page and says he has the full support of his players while taking an apparent swipe at the Association’s chief executive Noel Mooney.
Page’s position came under the spotlight before Wales’ stunning 2-1 home win over Croatia in Euro 2024 qualifying on Sunday.
Mooney revealed that Page’s future will be reviewed next month should Wales fail in their bid to qualify automatically for next summer’s tournament.
Captain Ben Davies said on the eve of the Croatia game that Mooney’s comments were “not helpful”, a point picked up on by Wilson after the Fulham forward had scored twice to lift Wales into the second automatic qualifying spot in Group D.
“We’re 100 per cent behind the manager,” Wilson t…
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Looking to get their first Group K victory on the board, South Africa will welcome Liberia to Johannesburg on Friday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, opening their AFCON qualification adventure with a second-half collapse last year, South Africa will be looking to get their first Group K victory on the board here. Eventually slumping to a heartbreaking late 2-1 loss at the hands of African heavyweights Morocco, Hugo Broos’ men should be excited by the way that they signed off 2022. On a run that is highlighted by a thumping 4-0 romp against Sierra Leone back on September 24th, the one-time Cameroon boss finds his side in the midst of a four-match unbeaten run. Rightfully smelling the chance to make a qualifying state…