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The Reds dropped points for the first time in the Premier League this season, after Adam Lallana cancelled out Marcus Rashford’s goal. Former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has said Liverpool have “limitations against teams with low blocks”, after their 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford. The Reds dropped points for the first time in the Premier League this season, after…
During the past 10 years, Madrid have usually won at least six of the first nine games of the season – apart from on two occasions: in 2012-2013 (five wins from the opening nine games in José Mourinho’s final season) and last season (the team posted four wins before Julen Lopetegui was dismissed). In the two seasons of his first spell as coach, Zidane’s Madrid won six of the first…
Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch retired footballer who has been manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. A composed player on the ball, Koeman was capable of being deployed both as a defender and as a midfielder, and he frequently played as a sweeper, due to his vision and his…
The Senegalese international’s talent has long been obvious, but often overshadowed at Anfield by that of Mohamed Salah . Yet his form last season helped propel Liverpool to Champions League glory, and prompted Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to vote for Mane as World Player of the Year. Lionel Messi voted for Sadio Mane as the best player in the world and excluded fellow World Player of the Year nominee Virgil van Dijk from…
Sergi Roberto Carnicer is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and the Spain national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a full-back, defensive midfielder or winger. Sergi Roberto is to undergo tests to ascertain the extent of an injury to his left knee sustained in Barcelona’s LaLiga victory at Eibar. Ernesto Valverde’s men ultimately ran out comfortable 3-0 winners, with Antoine…
Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Nigeria national team. Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi was handed a standing ovation after a decent performance as Everton beat West Ham 2-0 to return to winning on Saturday, October 19, in a tough Premier League clash, at Goodison Park. The Nigerian international was in…
He is one of the English Premier League’s strongest defensive midfielders, if not the best, with league-highs of 143 tackles and 324 possession recoveries last season. But Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi also stands out by how he is juggling his pursuit for a degree while excelling as a world-class footballer in the England’s top flight. Wilfred Ndidi was on parade for the entire 90 minutes…
Real Madrid faced their first LaLiga defeat of the season as Lago Junior’s early strike earned Real Mallorca a shock 1-0 victory at Son Moix. We didn’t play the game we wanted. When we start a game the way we started this one it makes it tough. We were good in the last few minutes of the first half and in the second I don’t know…
The home-based Super Eagles have failed to qualify for the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), after losing 4-3 to Togo on aggregate. The Nigerians had lost the first leg 4-1 to the Togolese in Lome on September 22, and needed a clear three-goal win to progress to the 2020 CHAN, but fell just short of pulling through. Sikiru Alimi had given the Eagles a ninth-minute…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United continue to leave Paul Ince puzzled, with the former Red Devils star questioning what an under-fire coach is doing with the threat of a bottom-half finish now hanging over the club. As things stand, the 13-time Premier League champions find themselves languishing in 12th position in the English top-flight table. Just nine points have been collected from eight games…
