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Barcelona sit two points clear at the top of the LaLiga table after Real Madrid were held by Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid dropped points for the first time in LaLiga under Julen Lopetegui, Isco’s header salvaging a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao. Iker Muniain bundled home from close range to give Athletic a first-half lead in a bad-tempered clash at San Mames on Saturday, while Unai Simon impressed in goal for the hosts.
Marco Asensio grabbed a goal and forced four others as Spain put Croatia to the sword in their Nations League clash in Elche. Croatia suffered the biggest defeat in their history as Spain thrashed them 6-0 in Tuesday’s Nations League match at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero. Marco Asensio scored once and set up four more in Luis Enrique’s second match in charge, as the World Cup finalists were run ragged in Elche. Saul Niguez headed Spain in front before Asensio fired in two spectacular strikes, although the second was credited as an own goal from Lovre Kalinic. Croatia, for whom…
There were no surprises in Maryland, where Richarlison led the way with two goals in his starting debut for Brazil. Neto made his long-awaited international debut and Richarlison scored a brace as Brazil eased past minnows El Salvador 5-0 on Tuesday. There were no surprises in Maryland, where captain Neymar converted his second penalty in two games, while Richarlison and Philippe Coutinho were also on target at FedEx Field. Neymar opened the scoring when El Salvador were harshly penalised for a foul on Richarlison inside two minutes, before the latter capped his starting international debut with a stunning curled effort…
Simeon Nwankwo and Henry Onyekuru were on target in the encounter staged to honour president George Weah Nigeria defeated the Liberian national team 2-1 in an international friendly played on Tuesday night at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, Monrovia. Goals from Simeon Nwankwo and Henry Onyekuru handed the Super Eagles a slim victory over the Lone Stars who got their lone strike via the penalty spot. The game which saw retired James Debbah handed a starter’s role was organised in honour of President George Weah who retired his famous no.14 jersey. President George Weah’s old team mate James Debbah is…
Goals from Saul Niguez and Rodrigo Moreno earned Spain a 2-1 victory over England in their Nations League opener. Loading… Luis Enrique won his first game in charge of Spain as La Roja came from behind to beat England 2-1 at Wembley in the Nations League. It was a disappointing night for World Cup semi-finalists England, who took an early lead through Marcus Rashford but were behind within 22 minutes after goals from Saul Niguez and Rodrigo Moreno. Luke Shaw, making his first international start in three years, was taken off on a stretcher wearing a neck brace and oxygen…
Football legend Diego Maradona has been appointed coach of Mexican second division side Dorados. The club issued a short video on their social media channels with the messages ‘Welcome Diego’ and ‘Make it a 10’. Although Dorados, who are based in Sinaloa state in northwest Mexico, gave no further details, Mexican newspapers said Maradona had been hired to replace Francisco Gamez.
Naomi Osaka of Japan has won US Open after defeating Serena Williams of the United States. Osaka became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam title as her idol Serena Williams imploded in the face of a code violation from the chair umpire on Saturday.
Nigeria got their 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign back on track after condemning Seychelles to a defeat at Stade Linite on Saturday. Goals from Ahmed Musa, Chidozie Awaziem and Odion Ighalo saw the Super Eagles pick up their first win of the qualifiers, with debutant Samuel Kalu causing havoc to the Pirates defence. Musa and Awaziem handed the visitors a two-goal advantage in the first-half and Ighalo added the third from the spot after one of Kalu’s numerous teasing runs was halted in the box. The buildup to the game had seen Gernot Rohr deal with several disappointments…
DeAndre Yedlin’s late own goal ensured Maurizio Sarri’s perfect start to life in the Premier League continued as Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 in a frantic and controversial finish. Chelsea had appeared to have adapted quickly to Sarri’s famously expansive style of play, winning their opening two league games after being well beaten by Manchester City in the Community Shield. However, they came up against a stubborn and well-organised defence at St James’ Park and struggled to break Newcastle down despite a dominance of possession that bordered on the ridiculous. The visitors were handed a huge boost 14 minutes from…
Real Madrid benefited from two penalties as they came from behind to beat Girona 4-1 on Sunday, while Gareth Bale maintained his hot goalscoring form. Madrid suffered their first away defeat of the 2017-18 season at Montilivi and it looked set to be another uncomfortable outing when Borja Garcia gave the home side the lead after 16 minutes. But Madrid turned the scoreline on its head with the help of careless tackles from Marc Muniesa and Pere Pons, allowing Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema to convert a spot-kick apiece either side of the break. Bale added a third in the…
Barcelona battled to a 1-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday to make it two victories from two in their LaLiga title defence. Ousmane Dembele’s second-half strike settled matters at the Jose Zorrilla against last season’s LaLiga123 play-off winners. Valladolid thought they had equalised through Keko in second-half stoppage time, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR referral. It was a far from convincing display from Ernesto Valverde’s side, but it means they move top of the table ahead of Sunday’s fixtures, while Valladolid are still looking for their first goal and win of the season.…
Goals from James Milner and Sadio Mane clinched a 2-0 victory at 10-man Crystal Palace as Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent record at the start of the new Premier League season. The visitors had won on their last three visits to Selhurst Park but struggled on this occasion to open up the determined Eagles, managed by former Liverpool and England boss Roy Hodgson, in Monday’s clash. However, Milner crucially converted from the penalty spot after a foul on Mohamed Salah at the end of the first half, with Mane’s breakaway goal wrapping up the points deep into stoppage time.…
Gareth Bale scored one and set up the other as Real Madrid beat Getafe 2-0 in Julen Lopetegui’s first LaLiga match in charge. Real Madrid begun their first LaLiga campaign under Julen Lopetegui with a 2-0 win over Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu. In the first league game since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus, Gareth Bale seized his chance to impress, setting up Dani Carvajal for the opening goal before scoring the second himself after the break. Lopetegui suffered a 4-2 defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup in his first competitive game in charge, but a…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus debut ended in a dramatic 3-2 victory at Chievo, though it was substitute Federico Bernardeschi who was the reigning Serie A champions’ stoppage-time hero. Despite leading through Sami Khedira’s early strike, Mariusz Stepinski’s first-half header and Emanuele Giaccherini’s penalty after the break ensured Chievo led. Mattia Bani’s own goal levelled matters with 15 minutes to go and Mario Mandzukic thought he had won the game for Juventus only for VAR to disallow the goal, with Ronaldo having possibly handled and collided with goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino in the build-up. Yet Bernardeschi turned home Alex Sandro’s cross in the…
On his return to action following the World Cup, Kylian Mbappe inspired Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 comeback victory over Guingamp. Kylian Mbappe saved the day for Paris Saint-Germain with two late goals as the Ligue 1 champions came from behind to clinch a 3-1 victory over Guingamp. Following a dismal first-half showing from his side, Thomas Tuchel turned to World Cup winner Mbappe at the interval, and the teenager’s introduction paid dividends when he combined with Neymar, who drew a clumsy foul in the area from Jordan Ikoko. Neymar was far from at his best, but duly…
All eyes will be on Alisson at the Aviva, with the world’s most expensive goalkeeper set to make his Reds debut, while the likes of Naby Keita, Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri are also sure to feature. https://youtu.be/t8kyqsGRiv4