The attacker joined Iran’s former superstar Ali Daei at the top of the list of scorers at the national team level. Cristiano Ronaldo has become the joint-top scoring men’s international player of all time. The Portugal star fired home two goals from the spot against France in a heavyweight Euro 2020 clash on Wednesday. That […]
Chelsea won their second Champions League title and denied Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City their first after Kai Havertz grabbed a first-half goal to secure a 1-0 win in Saturday’s all-English final at the Estadio Do Dragao. The German youngster; Chelsea’s record signing, kept his composure as he raced through and evaded goalkeeper Ederson before rolling […]
Ferland Mendy scored late on as Real Madrid beat 10-man Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo on Wednesday to take the advantage in their Champions League round-of-16 tie. Midfielder Remo Freuler was sent off by referee Tobias Stieler with just 17 minutes played for a foul on Mendy. Madrid found it difficult to capitalize in the first […]
In a tie played in Romania instead of Spain because of Covid-19 restrictions; Giroud demonstrated athleticism and technique to send an acrobatic effort beyond Atletico keeper Jan Oblak in the 68th minute. The goal was originally ruled out for offside before a video assistant referee review revealed the ball had bounced off Atletico defender Mario […]
Musiala, who turns 18 on Friday, scored his first Champions League goal for Bayern Munich on Tuesday as the holders beat Lazio 4-1 in Rome to take control of the last-16 tie. Musiala was born in Germany but moved to England when he was 7 and came through Chelsea‘s academy. He played for both Germany […]
The loss follows defeats at Anfield by Burnley, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Manchester City and was Everton’s first win at Anfield since 1999. Liverpool’s 23-game unbeaten run in the Merseyside derby ended courtesy of incisive contributions from Richarlison, who gave Everton an early lead and was instrumental in the 83rd-minute penalty that sealed the […]
The Parisians were back at Camp Nou for the first time since their humiliating Champions League collapse in 2017 when they were thumped 6-1 after winning the first leg 4-0, and they got a semblance of revenge with an emphatic victory. Barcelona took the lead through Messi; scoring his fourth goal in the Champions League […]
David Alaba will leave Bayern Munich on a free transfer at the end of the 2020-21 season, he confirmed on Tuesday. “I have made the decision to try something new after this season and to leave the club. It was a difficult decision, I have been here for 13 years. I made so many memories […]
Bayern Munich has confirmed the signing of RB Leipzig center-back Dayot Upamecano. The 22-year-old; who was linked with Manchester United and Liverpool, will officially join Bayern on July 1 and has signed a five-year contract. Bayern Munich director Hasan Salihamidzic said: “We’re happy that we’ve been able to sign Dayot Upamecano. We’re convinced that Dayot […]
Bayern Munich has cemented their place in footballing history, matching Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona to win a historic sextuple. A 59th-minute Benjamin Pavard goal earned dominant FC Bayern München a 1-0 victory over Tigres in the final and their second FIFA Club World Cup triumph. Hansi Flick was forced to make two changes to the team […]
