Middlesbrough’s remarkable FA Cup run has now come to an end following Chelsea’s 0-2 at the Riverside Stadium. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech sealed the win for Thomas Tuchel’s side, who are now through to the semifinal stage. Boro’s ecstatic FA Cup run, which involved defeating Manchester United on penalties in the fourth round and scoring an extra-time winner against Tottenham in the fifth round, has now come to an end against the Blues on March 19. Chris Wilder’s side enjoyed fervent support from a raucous home crowd at the Riverside Stadium but never really looked in control of the match and ended up…
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Serie A leaders AC Milan and second-placed Napoli put some distance between them and defending champions Inter Milan with wins against Cagliari and Udinese, respectively. Simone Inzaghi’s men drew their second successive match and have fallen behind in the title race. The Rossoneri maintained their lead of three points at the top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Cagliari on March 19. Midfielder Ismael Bennacer scored the only goal of the night in the 59th minute to extend Milan’s unbeaten run to eight matches in a row. The Algerian’s long distance-volley proved to be a relief for Milan supporters…
According to reports in Spanish media, Real Madrid have been interested in Barcelona star forward Ferran Torres since he was a kid. They tried to sign him on four different occasions but ended up being unsuccessful each time. The 22-year-old has adapted to life at Barcelona really well. The Spaniard was the marquee signing for the Catalans in the winter transfer window and arrived from Manchester City for a price of 55 million euros. Torres has contributed to nine goals in 13 matches already and has also been an essential part of Xavi’s plans in attack. He is also expected to be key when Barcelona take…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte was left unimpressed by Mikel Arteta’s recent comments regarding his team’s fixture congestion in the Premier League. The Italian hit back at his counterpart in a recent media appearance. Arteta raised more than a few eyebrows with his recent comments about his team’s grievance with fixture congestion. Without European football this season, the Gunners have had to play one game per week, a far lower tally than some of their immediate competitors in the division, but the Spaniard stood by his comments in a recent media appearance, claiming that he was talking specifically about…
Speculations are rife surrounding Neymar’s future once again. The superstar attacker was booed along with compatriot Lionel Messi during PSG’s recent home match, and the Parisians are reportedly open to the idea of selling him in the summer. Newcastle are eyeing up a bold summer swoop for the Brazilian. Newcastle United are considering a big marquee signing for the summer following their massive cash-injected takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund which is chaired by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Following PSG’s embarrassing exit from the Champions League in the second leg of the Round of 16 tie against Real Madrid, Neymar was…
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been left out of the Spain national team squad by head coach Luis Enrique for March international friendlies. Brentford custodian David Raya has taken his place in the squad instead. Despite enjoying a promising start to 2022, and winning his first-ever Premier League Player of the Month award in January, the 31-year-old has been left out of the Spain national team squad for the friendlies against Albania and Iceland scheduled to be held on March 26 and 29, respectively. De Gea, who earlier surpassed Peter Schmeichel’s record of clean sheets (128) for United, is not the only high-profile exclusion, with Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga also failing…
The bids are in for Chelsea; the deadline to submit an offer to buy the club from Roman Abramovich through the New York-based Raine Group passed on March 18. A change is in the air; the bids to buy Chelsea FC from the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich were lodged with the Raine Group on Friday, March 18. The New York-based bank will now go through the offers, looking both at the monetary value and beyond, before putting the best one forward for advanced negotiations. Among the known bidders were the USA-based Ricketts family, owner of Major League Baseball side Chicago…
As Manchester United set about appointing their fifth permanent manager in the last nine years, two of the candidates linked with the job, Erik ten Hag (Ajax) and Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea), have commented on the speculation. An idea put forward by ex-Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher caused plenty of stir within the footballing fraternity last week. Now a TV pundit, he wrote that United should look no further than the hot mess currently brewing at Chelsea for their next managerial appointment and steal the Blues’ manager Tuchel amid the constant uncertainty about the club. Rumors of the Red Devils’ interest in the German quickly followed,…
The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup keeps delivering thriller after thriller. Bangladesh came within touching distance of a famous win before getting the door shut on their face in the last over by West Indies. Having won the toss, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana asked West Indies to bat first, who got their choice to bat first on a dry pitch in sunny conditions. However, they suffered from the get-go and lost both Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Stefanie Taylor and Rashada Williams for 48 runs and inside 15 overs. Spinners Nahida Akter and Salma Khatun looked to be in great touch and picked up four wickets between them to restrict the opposition. West Indies would have folded…
Reigning champions Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League, a rematch of last season’s semifinal, which the Blues won 3-1 on aggregate. There will be reunions; Eden Hazard and Carlo Ancelotti will be celebrated on their return to Stamford Bridge, should UEFA allow fans to take their place in the stands, given their historic ties with the club, while Mateo Kovacic will return to Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since 2018. One of Chelsea or Real Madrid will progress to face either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid – the two teams with significantly different playing styles have drawn each other in the…