West Ham took revenge for their weekend’s defeat on Manchester United by knocking the latter out of the EFL Cup. Elsewhere, Chelsea required penalties to beat Villa, as did Spurs against Wolves. Manuel Lanzini’s ninth-minute goal proved to be the difference between Manchester United and West Ham United in the EFL Cup Third Round. The Hammers beat the Red Devils at Old Trafford by a solitary goal taking revenge for their defeat the previous weekend. West Ham’s early domination bore fruit when Lanzini popped up in the box to turn in a Ryan Fredericks cross in the ninth minute. The Hammers had gone close previously against…
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Referee Dwayne, who revealed only his first name to Sky Sports, decided to quit officiating having received threats and racial abuse after abandoning a game in Yorkshire. He had awarded a red card to an FC Panda player, who refused to quit the playing field. The player was sent off for excessive dissent. In Spite of requesting the manager to take the player off, there was no progress and Dwayne called the game off. From players coming to scream at his face and even spitting on his shirt, things unravelled quite terribly in the coming few minutes. Daryl, who has…
According to the Football Insider, Manchester City had rejected a 15-million-pound bid for the stiker Liam Delap from Dortmund. Manchester City’s teenage sensation made his debut for the club in an EFL Cup game against AFC Bournemouth last season. Having made his Premier League debut as well soon after that, it was confirmed by Pep Guardiola that the young forward will be integrated into the first-team squad. City are without an out-and-out striker this season with the departure of Sergio Aguero. They were close to complete the signing of Harry Kane, but the Spurs boss Daniel Levy remained stubborn with the price that the defending champions couldn’t meet.…
In an interview for the club’s podcast series ‘ADN de Leao’, Dolores Aveiro has revealed that she would like her son to return to childhood club. After speculation involving Real Madrid and Manchester City, the 36-year-old left Juventus to return to Manchester United after 12 years. The five-time Ballon D’or winner has announced his comeback, scoring a brace against Newcastle (5-1) in the Premier League. Recently, his mother Dolores – a big supporter of the Portuguese champions, where Ronaldo came up the ranks before joinin United back in 2003- revealed she would like Cristiano to return to Lisbon one day: “Ronaldo has to come back…
The Nerazzurri sustained dangerous Fiorentina spells before staging a comeback to beat La Viola in their latest Serie A encounter. Simone Inzaghi’s side go top of the table, thanks to a 3-1 wi The Nerazzurri were second best for large periods of the game at Artemio Franchi stadium, but staged a comeback in the second half to secure maximum points. Inter were aided by Fiorentina going down to 10-men late on, as Nicholas Gonzalez was sent off for two bookable offenses within 30 seconds of each other. Fiorentina were in the ascendancy right from kick-off and could have scored twice if not for a couple…
A much-changed Liverpool side beat Norwich City 3-0 in the EFL Cup third rounds, whereas Manchester City smashed Wycombe Wanderers 6-1 after falling behind early on. Jurgen Klopp’s men took the lead in the fourth minute through Takumi Minamino. His sharp turn and shot following a set-piece took goalkeeper Angus Gunn by surprise. Norwich weren’t dispirited despite falling behind but fashioned out several decent chances for themselves. The reward for the Canaries’ persistent attacking approach was a spot-kick, earned by Dimitris Giannoulis, who was bundled over by youngster Conor Bradley. Christos Tzolis saw his effort saved by Caoimhin Kelleher, and the loose ball was cleared by the Liverpool…
Ronald Koeman’s job has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks in light of his fractured relationship with the club hierarchy and dwindling results. A 1-1 draw against Granada in LaLiga game pushed the Catalans further away from the league summit, currently occupied by Real Madrid, and put Koeman’s position under even more scrutiny. The Dutchman was on the defensive during the post-match conference, claiming that the team he has inherited is different from the world-beaters of a decade ago. However, he refused to be drawn into the speculation regarding his position at the club. “I’m not going to talk about…
RCB kick-started the UAE leg of IPL 2021 on a somber note, as the Kolkata Knight Riders thumped them in a one-sided contest. Plenty of question marks hover around the team as it stands, and skipper Virat Kohli has a lot of issues to address before their next game begins. The Royal Challengers Bangalore donned a blue colored jersey, in contrast to their usual red-and-black attire. They often don the green jersey to promote cleanliness and good health. However, the blue jersey was a mark of respect to everyone working in the healthcare department, who have been relentlessly working to…
The Blaugrana fell behind early, were forced to overcome deep opposition blocks throughout the match, and eventually came away with a point thanks to a last-minute goal. Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona lost further ground on top of the table Real Madrid after they could only draw their latest match against Granada. Things could’ve been far worse for the Blaugrana, who fell behind in just the second minute to Roberto Moreno’s side. They pressed on with the efforts to find an equalizer – which they did eventually, in the final moments of the match. After much criticism among the fans and the media over Koeman’s non-Barca style of play, the Dutchman…
Napoli preserved their 100 percent record in the Italian domestic league this season by beating a previously unbeaten Udinese, 4-0. Victor Osimhen continued his fine form for Luciano Spalletti’s side while both the centre-backs got their name on the scoresheet. Napoli remained only the second side in Europe’s top-five leagues to maintain a 100 percent win record in the 2021/22 domestic season so far – the other being Paris Saint-Germain – as they beat Udinese by four goals to nil. As a result, Luciano Spalletti’s team jumped to the top of the queue, ahead of both the Milanese teams, to take an early lead…