Atletico Madrid were involved in a fiery end-to-end clash with Getafe. The first half saw six goals being scored, and Atleti had the last laugh with the final goal just inside 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Real Madrid could only manage a goalless draw away from home against Villarreal. Los Rojiblancos shook off last weekend’s painful defeat to Barcelona to momentarily get ahead of them in the Liga table with a thrilling last-gasp win against Getafe. The intense clash at the Wanda Metropolitano had it all – yellow cards, three penalties, plenty of goals, late drama, lead changes, a red card – you name…
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Youri Tielemans will decline a contract renewal with Leicester City – a report in Daily Mail says – with his current deal expiring in June 2023. The midfielder’s stance has reportedly alerted Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal to his availability. Tielemans wants to continue his career at a club with title aims. His rapidly expiring contract and high ambitions put Leicester in a tough spot; the Foxes will be forced to sell him in the 2022 summer transfer window or risk losing him to a pre-contract to a foreign club six months later – or for free…
An announcement that has been coming; Major League Soccer side New England Revolution have confirmed the sale of goalkeeper Matt Turner to Arsenal. Turner will join the Gunners in June, ahead of the new season. The Premier League side will pay New England a reported 10 million dollars for Turner’s services – the player will join the club in June, ahead of the new season. A statement from the custodian’s current employers confirmed the same: “The New England Revolution have agreed to terms for goalkeeper Matt Turner to join Arsenal of the English Premier League in a summer transfer for an undisclosed…
Manchester United’s interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that the club will attempt to sign a young forward in the summer. The German also claimed his team’s current problems in front of goal are not solely down to the misfiring Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal international is the team’s top-scorer with fourteen goals in all competitions, eight of which have come in the Premier League while six in the UEFA Champions League. However, the 37-year-old has endured a dry spell lately and his problems in front of goal against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup – a game in which he missed a penalty – came under scrutiny. However, Rangnick…
Sunil Chhetri scored late and scored his 50th Indian Super League goal, leveling Bartholomew Obgeche on the all-time scoring list. However, his strike was unable to prevent Bengaluru from losing to league leaders Hyderabad. League leaders Hyderabad bounced back from a 2-1 defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan with a win over top-four contenders Bengaluru FC. The Nizams beat the Blues by the same margin on Friday night at the GMC Athletic Stadium with goals from Javier Siverio and Joao Victor. Sunil Chhetri pulled one back late on for Bengaluru, making Indian Super League history in the process, but his goal wasn’t enough to rescue his side from…
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar is of the opinion that easy money in Indian Premier League auction can get into the heads of young players and destabilize their careers at an early stage. As a result, he wants the introduction of a salary cap in the event to keep the uncapped players grounded. The 72-year-old thinks that the salary for uncapped young players in IPL auction should be restricted to a maximum of INR 1 crore in order to prevent that money from having an adverse impact on their mindset and cricket careers. His comments arrive just a day before the 2022…
Reigning Serie A champions and league leaders Inter Milan are already planning for the summer ahead. The Nerazzurri are keen to refresh their squad by adding Gleison Bremer of Torino along with Sassuolo pair, Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Frattesi. Without making a splurge and a statement in the winter like their rivals Juventus, champions Inter Milan quietly bolstered their ranks by adding Robin Gosens and Felipe Caicedo from Atalanta and Genoa, respectively. The Nerazzurri also entered a pre-contractual agreement with Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana for next season, signing the Cameroon international on a free transfer from the Amsterdam club. With their new team beginning to take shape, the Serie A table-toppers are…
The Blues broke the world record for a goalkeeper when they signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Club in 2018. Four years later, they are are prepared to cut their ties with the Spaniard, who is below Edouard Mendy in the pecking order currently. After enduring a torrid spell under Frank Lampard, and eventually losing his place to Mendy in the first-team, Kepa is finally enjoying a spell of resurgence. The Spaniard kept goal for the Blues in cup competitions this season and throughout the month of January while the Senegal international was away at AFCON, looking more and more like the…
Luis Diaz started, Mohamed Salah returned, but it was Diogo Jota who stole the limelight by scoring twice for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Leicester City. Elsewhere, Arsenal crept past Wolves with three points despite playing much of the second half with 10 men. Liverpool kept up with Manchester City by beating Leicester, 2-0. Diogo Jota scored a goal in each half to help the Reds past the Foxes. However, the scoreline could’ve been far worse for Brendan Rodgers’s men had it not been for an inspired Kasper Schmeichel, who made nine saves during the game. Jota gave Liverpool the lead in the 34th minute, scoring…
Jamshedpur FC bounced back from a 3-1 defeat against Bengaluru FC to beat fellow top-four challengers Kerala Blasters 3-0. Greg Stewart scored twice from the spot, and Daniel Chima Chukwu added another – his third since joining the club in January – as the Red Miners climbed to second in the table, a point behind leaders Hyderabad and with a game in hand. Kerala Blasters’ centre-back pairing of Enes Sipovic and Marko Leskovic proved solid enough to repel waves of early Jamshedpur attacks. The duo marshalled attacker-in-chief Stewart, preventing the Scotsman from wreaking havoc himself or playing in his teammates. His first attempt at goal,…