Pep Guardiola believes Man City’s Rodri is ‘by far’ best midfielder in the world
Pep Guardiola believes Rodri is “by far” the best midfielder in the world but is pleased his performances do not always grab the headlines. The Spain international was title-chasing Manchester City’s saviour on Saturday as his late equaliser rescued what could prove a vital point in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. It is now over […]
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Bayern Munich beaten again as Bochum claim shock win amid more fan protests
Dayot Upamecano was sent off for the second time in five days as Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title challenge suffered a massive blow with a 3-2 defeat at lowly Bochum. In a game twice disrupted by fan protests, Jamal Musiala gave the visitors an early lead, but Bochum hit back through Takuma Asano and Keven Schlotterbeck […]
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Bayern Munich fail to cut gap on leaders as they slip to defeat at Bochum
Bayern Munich slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Bochum to remain eight points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Thomas Tuchel’s side – who were beaten 1-0 at Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday night – had taken the lead in the 15th minute through winger Jamal Musiala. After […]
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Former FIFA referee understands fans´ blue card concern but urges patience
Fans have a right to be concerned over the proposed introduction of blue cards in football, according to former FIFA referee Duarte Gomes. Football lawmakers IFAB announced this month it would trial the implementation of blue cards, which would see players sin-binned for 10 minutes should they commit dissent or a cynical foul. The announcement […]
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Brighton hit Sheff Utd for five after Mason Holgate sees red for horror tackle
Brighton strengthened their top-six Premier League hopes as they inflicted a second successive 5-0 home defeat on 10-man Sheffield United. Goals from Facundo Buonanotte and Danny Welbeck, Simon Adingra’s double and a Jack Robinson own goal gave the Seagulls their second victory at Bramall Lane in three weeks after a 5-2 fourth-round FA Cup romp […]
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Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United are heading ‘in a good direction’
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag does not think a six-match unbeaten run means their season has turned a corner but he believes they are “back in the race” for the top four. Having won just twice in nine matches and lost five in December, United have now won five and drawn one of their […]
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Robert Lewandowski scores last-gasp retaken penalty as Barca snatch late win
Robert Lewandowski scored an injury-time penalty at the second time of asking as Barcelona secured a nail-biting late win over Celta Vigo to stay in touch with the LaLiga title race. Lewandowski had already given his side the lead with an emphatic finish on the stroke of half-time but Iago Aspas put his struggling side […]
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Leeds boss Daniel Farke delighted with maturity of his young team
Leeds boss Daniel Farke was delighted with his side’s maturity following a 2-0 Championship win at Plymouth. Georginio Rutter set up Wilfried Gnonto’s 10th minute opener and then capped a comfortable away win with a thumping 72nd minute strike to secure three points and help United move to second on the back of an eight-match […]
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A top game: Jurgen Klopp praises Liverpool but injuries take shine off win
Jurgen Klopp praised an “exceptional” Liverpool performance in defeating Brentford 4-1 at the Gtech Stadium to consolidate their position at the top of the Premier League. Mohamed Salah scored on his first appearance since returning from a hamstring tear picked up on duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister […]
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Man City boss Gareth Taylor not getting carried away after big win at Chelsea
Gareth Taylor played down the potential significance of Manchester City’s accomplishment after Khadija Shaw’s first-half strike was enough to secure a 1-0 victory over Chelsea and draw them level on points with the Women’s Super League leaders. Though they needed to win by at least two goals at Kingsmeadow to climb above Friday night’s opponents, […]
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