Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadowby leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pelé at the South American federation’s museum. Messi, holding a replica of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at […]
Chelsea sealed their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 second-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge in the first half and Kai Havertz netted from the penalty spot after a VAR check to turn the tie on its head – but only after […]
Kylian Mbappe has returned to training ahead of schedule before Paris St-Germain’s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie with Bayern Munich. The France forward was expected to be out for three weeks after suffering a thigh injury earlier this month. Mbappe trained on the eve of Tuesday’s heavyweight contest, a repeat of the 220 final, which […]
Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina’s low cross. Real were 11 minutes from going out but equalized when Rodrygo beat three players and scored a wonderful goal. […]
There’s less than a month separating us from the start of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The long-awaited spectacle is almost here and the biggest soccer betting sites already have a ton of World Cup betting lines for us to explore. In the vast sea of outrights, futures, and other specials, there are valuable Golden […]
Chelsea has sacked manager Thomas Tuchel after a run of disappointing results this season. The decision was made by the club’s new owners and follows a 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday. In a short statement posted to the club’s official website, Chelsea thanked Tuchel for his efforts but said […]
Chelsea are getting closer to offloading Kepa Arrizabalaga and Malang Sarr before the end of the transfer window. Kepa joined the Blues for £71million in 2018, a world-record fee for a goalkeeper, but has struggled to live up to his hefty price tag. Edouard Mendy has usurped him as Chelsea’s No.1 and has restricted the […]
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has revealed he faced racism as a teenage footballer in Germany and was happy to get “revenge” when South Korea knocked Germany out of 2018 World Cup. Son, 29, became the first Asian footballer to win the Golden Boot for being top scorer in the English Premier League with 23 […]
Liverpool defender Joel Matip has fired a warning to his teammates ahead of a nervy Premier League final day. The Reds still stand an outside chance of lifting the league title as they sit just one point off league leaders Manchester City with one match remaining. Jurgen Klopp’s side play host to Wolves on the […]
The number of spectators will be increased from the 22,500 currently permitted for the group matches despite the government delaying the removal of wider coronavirus restrictions in England. The capacity at Wembley Stadium will increase to at least 40,000 as the European Championship progresses after the British government decided to further ease coronavirus restrictions in […]
