Everton full-back Lucas Digne has been rumoured to leave the Merseyside club for a while now, with the Frenchman unhappy under Rafa Benitez. His January exit seems ever so likely now, with a host of English and foreign clubs desperate to snap at the player. Chelsea, who have Ben Chilwell ruled out for the season due to a a cruciate ligament injury, are looking at him for a loan deal whilst newly-rich Newcastle United are considering him as a part of the grand overhaul at the club. However, it appears as if Digne is prioritizing Villa over the above-mentioned options. Digne is set to snub Chelsea…
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Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has looked far behind his usual best after he pulled up his hamstring midway through an over during the second Test against South Africa at Wanderers. He lost his intensity rhythm and struggled to trouble the batters, also losing plenty of pace. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who himself wasn’t a part of the second Test due to a back spasm, appeared in the press conference before the final Test in Cape Town. Kohli mentioned in the press conference that he is not match-ready for the next Test, and a call will be taken soon regarding his…
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has found it difficult to adapt to a slightly different role after the emergence of Cristiano Ronaldo. The 27-year-old, who racked up 28 goals and 21 assists across all competitions last season, started the new season with a bang against Leeds United, scoring his first hat-trick since joining Manchester United from Sporting CP in 2020. His output has been considerably low since he was asked to operate in a more restricted role after Ronaldo’s emergence. He has made just five goal contributions since the end of the last transfer window, which got the Old Trafford crowd frustrated.…
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t expecting this kind of a debacle when he made a move back to Old Trafford from Juventus. With the club unsure of confirming Champions League position for next season, it seems like the Portuguese star could make a move out elsewhere and his agent Jorge Mendes has been informed of the same. According to the Sun, the five-time Ballon d’Or recipient is unhappy with the current situation at the club and is very stressed about the situation. Back in August, Ronaldo was reportedly offered to Manchester City by his agent Jorge Mendes, and it seemed like…
Juventus came from 3-1 down to beat AS Roma 4-3 in one of the games of the season so far in the 2021/22 Serie A campaign. Champions Inter Milan, meanwhile, beat Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio 2-1 to continue their quest to retain the title. Tammy Abraham nodded in his eighth league goal of the season to give AS Roma the lead against Juventus in the 11th minute of their Sunday night game at the Stadio Olimpico. Seven minutes later, Federico Chiesa cut in from the left before squaring the ball to Paulo Dybala, whose effort from outside the box beat Rui Patricio and brought parity. The Giallorossi…
Kerala Blasters displaced Mumbai City FC from the top of the Indian Super League thanks to a narrow win over Hyderabad FC. Alvaro Vazquez scored the only goal of a closely contested game between two strong sides. In an evenly-matched encounter at the Tilak Maidan between two strong sides – neither Kerala nor Hyderabad had lost a game since matchday 1 of the competition – a sole goal from Alvaro Vazquez was enough to decide the outcome. Hyderabad started the match stronger of the two sides and were presented with an excellent scoring opportunity when Harmanjot Khabra, at the cost of a yellow…
2019/20 FA Cup winners Arsenal were dumped out of the competition by Championship side Nottingham Forest in one of the shocks of the third round. Liverpool and Spurs, meanwhile, survived early scare in their respective games to book a berth in the next round. An 83rd-minute goal from Lewis Grabban dumped Arsenal out of the 2021/22 FA Cup, with Nottingham Forest going through to the next round to play Leicester City. Forest broke quickly after Albert Sambi Lokonga had casually given the ball away in midfield; Brennan Johnson released Ryan Yates down the right with the Arsenal defence out of shape – and the latter’s cross was turned in by…
One of Napoli’s finest-ever players, Lorenzo Insigne finally called it quits on his time in Italy, and will be heading to Canada next season to represent Toronto FC. The MLS club confirmed this acquisition after his contract with Napoli was eventually terminated and he moved to Toronto without a transfer fee. The club are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Italian playmaker, who on his best day, was an elite footballer in Europe. Club president Bill Manning mentioned that Insigne has the talent to change games, and the fans of Toronto are desperate to watch him don their colours. “This is a…
Although two games were scheduled for the weekend on Saturday, one of them had to be postponed with one of the ATK Mohun Bagan players testing positive ahead of their clash against Odisha FC. In the other game, however, two teams with a rich history of playing out sensational games faced off and delivered an end-to-end contest. Goa took control of the ball in the opening ten minutes, getting some good chances with the likes of Jorge Ortiz and Alberto Noguera combining well. Noguera’s through ball towards the path of Ortiz in the 18th minute nearly got Goa the lead, but Debjit Majumder bravely put his…
There is never a dearth of drama in German football, and Saturday night’s football provided no different results. After Bayern Munich went down to Borussia Monchengladbach by slender margins at the Allianz Arena, Borussia Dortmund provided a comeback win for the ages to remember against Eintracht Frankfurt. Julian Nagelsmann had nine players ruled out due to COVID and was not best-placed for this tough fixture. He had called up a few U19 players to start like Malik Tillman, and Marcel Sabitzer was asked to play at left-back, but they did get off to a good start. Robert Lewandowski was their first goal-scorer of 2022, who got…