AJAX star Abdelhak ‘Appie’ Nouri is fully out of a coma and able to communicate with family after going home, his brother has revealed. The 22-year-old Dutch ace collapsed on the pitch in July 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia attack. He sustained severe and permanent brain damage as a result of the incident. But …. Read More
For Raheem Sterling, it was an uncomfortable case of deja vu, up against the impassable Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Just as he did at the Etihad Stadium in December, when Manchester United triumphed 2-1, Wan Bissaka had Sterling securely stowed in his pocket.
Alexandre Lacazette’s goal 12 minutes from time, which was confirmed by the video assistant referee, lifted the Gunners up to ninth, five points behind Chelsea in fourth. The France forward swept a close-range effort into the bottom-left corner from Mesut Ozil’s cushioned header for his third goal in four games. And it also ensured the …. Read More
Odion Ighalo ruined Wayne Rooney’s hopes of leading Derby to an FA Cup upset against Manchester United as the Nigeria striker’s double sealed a 3-0 win in the fifth round on Thursday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were always in control at Pride Park and Luke Shaw opened the scoring before Ighalo took over to dash …. Read More
League A Group A1: Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, PolandGroup A2: England, Belgium, Denmark, IcelandGroup A3: Portugal, France, Sweden, CroatiaGroup A4: Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany League B Group B1: Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland, RomaniaGroup B2: Czech Republic, Scotland, Slovakia, IsraelGroup B3: Russia, Serbia, Turkey, HungaryGroup B4: Wales, Finland, Rep of Ireland, Bulgaria League C Group C1: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Cyprus, MontenegroGroup C2: Armenia, Estonia, North …. Read More
No younger man has scored in Spain’s marquee fixture this century and the Brazilian’s goal takes his team to the top of the table Vinicius Jr scored the opening goal in Sunday’s Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid and in doing so stole a bit of modern history from a vaunted opponent. The young Brazil international broke into the penalty box, …. Read More
One of the greatest unbeaten streaks in the history of the English game had to end somewhere, but that it came against a club who have sacked two managers already this season and nursed a relegation death-wish since August, made this a truly surreal event. Liverpool’s invincible season is over. They will surely win their …. Read More
Gnabry double and Robert Lewandowski strike put Bayern in control of Champions League last-16 tie. Gnabry, who scored four goals against Spurs in a 7-2 group-stage win in October, netted an exquisite quick double (51, 54) to put Bayern in control before Robert Lewandowski added a third (76) as the Bundesliga champions outclassed Frank Lampard’s …. Read More
With a hat trick in the first 40 minutes and another goal near the end, Lionel Messi ended his worst scoreless run in six years in the Spanish league Saturday. Messi led Barcelona to a 5-0 rout of Eibar and put them back at the top of the standings. The victory at Camp Nou put …. Read More
There’s absolutely no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will be remembered as one of the greatest footballers of all time. For some football fans, he *is* the greatest player ever. Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d’Or winner and has won major titles with three different clubs in three of Europe’s top leagues. He will forever be …. Read More