Liverpool remain on course for a first ever Premier League title after a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion, while Manchester City could only manage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United.
Jurgen Klopp s side endured a tense finish at Anfield after goalkeeper Alisson was dismissed with 14 minutes remaining, but they held on for a 13th win in 14 games this season.
City, meanwhile, were far from their fluid best at St James Park and were denied a vital win by Jonjo Shelvey s superb late strike.
Jose Mourinho racked up a second consecutive Premier League win since taking over at Tottenham, Dele Alli proving to be the star man in a 3-2 win over Bournemouth, while West Ham pulled off a surprise 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
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Fashion Sakala has waved goodbye to Rangers and the “end of an unforgettable chapter in my life”.
Rangers boss Michael Beale has signed nine new players so far which pushed the Zambia international, who joined the Ibrox club from Oostende in 2021, down the pecking order.
Beale confirmed on Friday that Sakala was in talks with a Saudi Arabian club and the 26-year-old missed the 1-0 cinch Premiership defeat to Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Rangers have not confirmed Sakala’s departure but he wrote on his Instagram account: “To my beloved Rangers Football Club, team-mates, management and cherished Rangers fans.
“Today marks the end of an unforgettable chapter in my life. It is with a heavy heart, yet a spirit of gratitude, that I bid farewell to this est…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Bruno Fernandes after his scintillating brace inspired a 4-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.
Fernandes scored twice as United routed Turkish champions Basaksehir at Old Trafford on Tuesday to remain top of Group H ahead of Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig through four matchdays.
United star Fernandes scored twice in the opening 19 minutes, including a stunning half-volley – the Portugal midfielder directly involved in 34 goals in 35 appearances (21 goals, 13 assists) since debuting in February, 16 more than any other player at the club in that period.
Of Fernandes goals, 12 have come from penalties in all competitions, and Solskjaer insisted there is more to the 26-year-old than s…
Manchester United got back to winning ways in the Premier League by obliterating nine-man Southampton 9-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
After following a shock home loss to Sheffield United with a goalless draw at Arsenal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side responded in record-equalling style after young Alex Jankewitz had been sent off within two minutes of kick-off.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka opened the scoring before Marcus Rashford ended a six-game run without a league goal, with the contest effectively killed before half-time through a Jan Bednarek own goal and a header from Edinson Cavani.
Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes, Daniel James and a double from Anthony Martial in the second half, with Bednarek also dismissed, helped the Red Devils match their bigge…
Aitana Bonmati is aiming to create more history with Barcelona this season after signing a three-year contract extension last week.
Bonmati, who is in the running to claim a second Ballon d Or this year, surpassed Alexia Putellas as the highest paid women s player at the club with her fresh terms.
The Spaniard has already won 23 different trophies in her time with the senior side, placing her eighth in the all-time ranking for most titles for Barca.
Bonmati has become an integral part of Pere Romeu s team, netting in the Women s Champions League final against Lyon back in May.
The midfielder s goal in the showpiece match in Bilbao also put her level with team-mate Putellas for the most goals in the history of the competition (22).
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Liverpool are scheduled to travel to North London on Sunday to face Tottenham Hotspur at the stadium bearing the club s name. Scheduled, but it remains to be seen whether the match actually goes ahead.
Five Premier League matches that were supposed to take place this weekend have already been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks in several clubs, but this one, for now, remains on, so let s take a look at.
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Spurs entered the season with a new manager, former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno Espirito Santo, and having won the first three matches of the league campaign, with defending champions Manchester City their first victim, it seemed they were on the right track from the start. However, things soon took a…
A lot has happened in the past seven days.
There was the announcement of a new European Super League, involving Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool on Sunday then the announcement the six Premier League teams had pulled out of the controversial competition two days later.
Now, the focus is fully on a weekend of Premier League action on the pitch. With runaway leaders City facing Spurs in the EFL Cup final, the Red Devils meeting with rivals Leeds United stands out as a marquee fixture, while Chelsea have a London derby against West Ham that has huge ramifications in the top-four race.
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Tammy Abraham turned in a goal assisted by Paulo Dybala as Roma battled to a 1-1 draw at Juventus to leave both sides unbeaten after three Serie A matches.
Roma had won their first two games without conceding but were behind to a sublime Dusan Vlahovic free-kick after 76 seconds – the forward s fastest strike in the competition.
After being held to a 0-0 draw by Sampdoria last time out, Juve looked far brighter in an attacking sense and had a second goal through Manuel Locatelli contentiously ruled out.
Jose Mourinho s side hit back in the second half when ex-Juve man Dybala s apparent attempt at goal turned into an assist for Abraham, meaning the points were shared in Turin.
Vlahovic managed just eight touches of the ball in last week s stalemate wit…
Dan-Axel Zagadou is set to join Stuttgart as a free agent, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The defender joined Borussia Dortmund from the youth setup at Paris Saint-Germain back in 2017, and went on to make a total of 92 appearances for the German club in all competitions before seeing his contract run out this summer.
Still only 23, Zagadou was reportedly targeted by West Ham, Olympique Lyon, Inter Milan and AS Roma, but it seems his preference was always to remain in the Bundesliga. The agreement with Stuttgart appears imminent at this point, and the medical ahead of the completion of the transfer should take place some time this week.
Zagadou represented France at practically every youth level, but he is yet to make a single senior appearance for his country an…
Arjen Robben has decided to bring his playing career to an end just a year after announcing his return with boyhood club Groningen.
Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands great Robben initially called it quits in 2019 following a decade in Bavaria, having seen the final few years of his time in the Bundesliga partially interrupted by fitness problems.
After a season away he announced in June 2020 that he was to return to football with Groningen, the club at which he started his career, in an attempt to help them out amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It was to be his first season in the Eredivisie since 2003-04, which was the last of his two campaigns with PSV prior to joining Chelsea.
However, injuries and fitness issues restricted Robben to just seven league …