Both AC Milan and Napoli dropped points in their title charge as they were held by Inter Milan and Hellas Verona, respectively. Meanwhile, AS Roma’s rut under Jose Mourinho continued with their second straight loss in the league. AC Milan’s old boy Hakan Calhanoglu came back to haunt his former side, as he scored from the spot early on to give rivals Inter Milan the lead in Derby della Madonnina. The Turkish international himself had won the penalty by pressuring Milan’s Franck Kessie into going back inside his box before winning a foul. Calhanoglu stepped up and placed his spot-kick down the middle, putting Inter ahead. …
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LaLiga title-chasers Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Real Betis, and Real Sociedad suffered varying results on Sunday. Atletico were pegged back by Valencia; Real Sociedad beat Osasuna; Sevilla defeated Real Betis in the Seville derby. The race for the LaLiga title heated up on Sunday with several of the title chasers in action. Atletico Madrid were up first, facing Jose Bordalas’ rugged Valencia away from home. Nonetheless, the incumbent champions did not let the Mestalla atmosphere affect them negatively and took the lead through Luis Suarez in the 35th minute. The Uruguayan took a deft touch to race clear of the Valencia defense and found the net via the post. …
There were some seismic results in the race for the title, and the top four, in the Premier League on Sunday: West Ham United beat Liverpool to go third; Arsenal defeated Watford to climb to fifth; Antonio Conte’s Tottenham were held to a draw by Everton. David Moyes’ West Ham United leapfrogged Liverpool to go third in the Premier League by beating them 3-2. The Hammers took the lead just four minutes in through an Alisson Becker own goal. Sandwiched between Angelo Ogbonna and Michail Antonio, the Brazilian inadvertently touched the ball into his net after being unable to get enough on his jump. The Reds equalized…
Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko is back in Italy, and has taken up the managerial duties at Genoa. Having established himself as one of the finest of his times during his spell at AC Milan, Shevchenko is back in Italy after a loan spell at Milan in 2008-09. “Genoa CFC and 777 Partners warmly welcome Mr Shevchenko and wish him success at the helm of the oldest club in Italy,”an official announcement from the club said. Having picked up just 1 win in Serie A this season, Genoa are 17th in the table and are one of the favorites…
Table-toppers Chelsea dropped points at home, whilst Manchester City ran past Manchester United in a 2-0 win, which so easily could’ve been far more. Norwich got their first win of the league season whilst Southampton continue to fight against the tide to keep themselves in the top tier. United were off to a horrible start, with Joao Cancelo’s fizzed-in cross taking a deflection of Eric Bailly, straight past David de Gea. Towards the final few minutes of the first half, once again it was a Cancelo cross that trouble the United backline, with Bernardo Silva sneaking past a ball-watching defense with a brilliant run and squeezing a second…
Despite announcing Xavi Hernandez as their next manager before the start of the game, Barcelona failed to provide an impressive result in match week 13 of the La Liga season. Big wins for Alaves and Cadiz pulled them away from the relegation zone, and plenty of other action in Spain on an entertaining Saturday. The game hogging all attention was Barcelona’s 3-3 draw against Celta Vigo. It seemed for a while like the Catalans have regained their form with early goals. But an unreal come back from the hosts pulled the paper away from the cracks, and exposed the bigger problems at Barca…
Easily the greatest ever player to don the Napoli jersey, Diego Maradona passed away in November 2020, and towards the end of this month, it’ll be one year for his demise. Just a few days ago, it was his birth anniversary, and the Naples club decided to pay a special tribute to one of their very own. The club have designed a special jersey, which they will be wearing across the three league games they’ll play in November. The jersey has a carving of the great man’s picture just under the sponsor’s name, and it has received great plaudits from the…
Since the inception of the ISL, Indian football has started to make further connection with European top-flight clubs to collaborate and take the country’s system forward. Despite being an under-achiever in this sport, there are efforts being made to ensure the Indian national side starts taking strides towards a change. The same was affirmed by Spanish giants Villarreal’s president Fernando Roig, who has noted that India has taken massive steps towards a change and acknowledged that the growth is happening at spectacular pace. The club president noted that India is turning out to be a great investment for the future, and those who…
Barcelona announced the return of Xavi Hernandez as the new first-team manager on Friday. As per Catalunya Radio, president Joan Laporta is willing to buy three players in January to help the new coach shape the team in his image. The new boss is in; Barcelona announced on Friday the return of Xavi in a managerial capacity after agreeing to pay for his release to Al Sadd. The former Barcelona player, however, has a mammoth task ahead of him with the team currently languishing ninth in the league table. Furthermore, he will have to do so without the help of…
Despite spending heavily on their attack over the last two years, Chelsea are eyeing further reinforcements. As per BILD, the Blues are monitoring Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman, but they are not the only superclub interested in his services. The Paris-born attacker has had experience representing some of the best clubs in the world. After graduating from the Paris Saint-Germain academy – and making a few senior team appearances – he joined Juventus in 2014. His year at the club, during which the Bianconeri won the Serie A, was followed by a two-year loan to Bayern Munich – and he has been in Bavaria ever since. The…