The Netherlands are in prime position to qualify for the final four of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League from League A, Group 4. The Oranje pulled themselves three points clear at the top with a game left to play with a 2-0 win over Poland, away from home. The Oranje took the lead 13 minutes after kick-off with a well-worked team goal. Steven Berghuis drifted out to the right and played the ball into the feet of Memphis Depay, who, without missing a beat, threaded the pass between two defenders for the onrushing Denzel Dumfries. The right wing-back pulled the ball across the face…
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Bayern Munich have publicly backed manager Julian Nagelsmann despite a poor run of form in the Bundesliga and reports that former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel is waiting in the wings. Despite winning both of their UEFA Champions League group stage games with ease, the Bavarians are winless in four in the Bundesliga. They lost their final match before the international break, 1-0 to Augsburg, and were involved in three straight draws before that. The club’s president Herbert Hainer and CEO Oliver Kahn both came out in support of Nagelsmann, with the former even pushing the blame for the team’s poor run onto…
David Miller will be seen captaining the Paarl Royals in the innaugural edition of the South African T20 league scheduled to begin in January 2023. Excitement is gearing up for the SA20 which is expected to be the biggest revolution in South African cricket in years. Although an auction is being held on 19th of September, teams have been allowed the leeway of picking as many as five players per side ahead of the auction. South African hard-hitting batter Miller has been picked by Paarl Royals, which is owned by the same group that also owns Rajasthan Royals. They have secured…
Bengaluru FC and their talisman Sunil Chhetri won the club’s first Durand Cup with a closely-fought 2-1 victory over Mumbai City at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 18th September. Sivasakthi and Alan Costa scored the two goals for the Blues. The 131st edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest existing club football tournament in Asia, has now come to an end with Indian Super League giants Bengaluru FC staving off interest from Mumbai City to win the final with a narrow 2-1 scoreline. Sivasakthi emerged as the unlikely hero for the West Block Blues, while Costa also…
Lionel Messi’s sixth goal of the season in all competition proved to be the difference between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais in Sunday night’s big French clash. The Argentine dodged a defender and arrowed the ball into the feet of Neymar before taking up a position just inside the box for the return pass, which he pushed around Anthony Lopes for the game’s only goal. Lyon youngster Castello Lukeba prevented Messi from scoring his fifth in the league this season – and seventh overall – when he headed his effort away on the goal line. Meanwhile, Lopes, too, kept the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and his…
Napoli outplayed AC Milan 2-1 away from home to go top of the Serie A table, ahead of Atalanta, who emerged victorious against AS Roma, and Udinese, who beat Inter Milan, on a remarkable matchday in Italian football. The Rossoneri succumbed to their first loss of the season, at home to a ruthless Napoli side that resides at the top of the Italian top-flight league table, seven games into the season. The two sides were close to finding the opening goal in the first half, but parity was broken in the 55th minute when Matteo Politano put Napoli ahead from the spot…
Los Blancos went six for six with a win over arch-rivals Atletico Madrid, Rodrygo Goes and Federico Valverde among the goalscorers. Mario Hermoso scored for the Rojiblancos but was sent off in stoppage time. A daunting atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitano could not deter Carlo Ancelotti’s side from recording their sixth win of the league campaign and ninth overall out of nine games they have played already this season. Real had to withstand an early Atletico onslaught before launching ruthless attacks of their own. Luckily for the visitors, the home side was missing its shooting boots, and while the early attempts at…
The Gunners scored three past Brentford to return to the top of the Premier League table. The Gunners move a point above Manchester City, putting their first loss of the season to Manchester United nearly a fortnight ago behind them. William Saliba gave the visitors the lead in the 17th minute, flicking his header backward off a Bukayo Saka corner for his second goal of the season. Twenty-eight minutes in, Arsenal led 2-0. Mikel Arteta’s side moved the ball from back to front with precision, eventually giving Granit Xhaka possession just before the penalty box. The Albania international, from a standstill, clipped the ball to the back post…
The Blues are close to reaching an agreement with RB Salzburg Christoph Freund to take over a similar role at Stamford Bridgem claims Fabio Romano. The German in expected to work closely with new head coach Graham Potter. Freund was one of the names linked with the Chelsea directorial job in recent weeks, alongside Luis Campos (PSG), Michael Edwards (Liverpool), and Paul Mitchell (AS Monaco). Speaking to Austrian media recently, Freund remained coy on the prospect of him moving to Chelsea in the future, refusing to completely rule out a move. “You should never rule anything out in football and Chelsea are such a huge club,…
Borussia Dortmund’s highly rated midfield prospect Jude Bellingham is quickly becoming one of the most coveted players in the transfer market. Three of the Premier League heavyweights are said to be following and monitoring him closely, while reigning European champions Real Madrid are also interested in his services. In July, Los Blancos have spent nearly 80 million euros on Moncao’s Aurelien Tchouameni. However, given that their arch-rivals Barcelona have certainly made a lot of noise, Real Madrid’s acquisitions of Tchouameni and Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer certainly look quieter. It is now believed that after the failed attempt to sign prise away Kylian Mbappe from Paris…