Month: November 2024

Erik ten Hag feels Manchester United have less strength in depth compared with other top clubs in the Premier League .

The Dutchman s injury-hit side finished eighth in the Premier League last season; their lowest final position in the competition.

However, the Red Devils did manage to secure European football for the 2024-25 campaign after beating rivals Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup final.

Ten Hag was heavily linked with a departure from Old Trafford, but recently extended his stay with the club until 2026, and he acknowledges United are still a work in progress.

Last season, we constantly had injuries to players in the same positions, all at the back. At one point, we had almost no defenders available, he told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.

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Briefly climbing to the top of the La Liga table on Saturday evening thanks to a routine away at Cadiz, Barcelona appear to be riding quite the wave of momentum in Catalonia.

While the Spanish giants might have been dealing with some public financial issues over the past 12 months, Xavi s side are in the midst of an on-field purple patch.

Opening their Champions League adventure last week with a thumping 5-1 victory against at the Nou Camp, Barca now have their sights set on mounting a genuine title charge.

Eventually finishing 14 points adrift of Los Blancos last season and coming under real scrutiny, Xavi s men have certainly come flying out of the traps this time around.

With the mood in Catalonia appearing to be the highest it has been in recent ti…

Frank Lampard accepts Chelsea were taught serious lessons by Manchester City on Sunday but insists people must be patient as he tries to build a stronger team.

Pep Guardiola s side ran out 3-1 winners at Stamford Bridge, with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne all scoring in the first half for a side left depleted by a coronavirus outbreak.

Chelsea, who scored a consolation goal through Callum Hudson-Odoi in second-half injury time, only managed two shots on target throughout the contest as Premier League debutant Zack Steffen went largely untroubled.

The Blues have now lost four times in six league games, as many as they did in their previous 23.

They have taken 26 points from their first 17 league matches of 2020-21, three fewer than they ma…

Erling Haaland is to sit out Norway’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Scotland on Sunday at Hampden Park due to a foot problem.

The Manchester City striker took a blow to his foot on Thursday when Norway beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 in a friendly in Oslo.

In a statement on the Norwegian Football Federation’s official website on Saturday, team doctor Ola Sand said: “The injury is not serious, but he is in so much pain and somewhat restricted function that the Scotland game unfortunately comes a little too early.”

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Norway boss Stale Solbakken said: “It is of course a shame that Erling will not be ready for th…

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Manchester United will be aiming to notch their fourth away victory in a row this weekend as they face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men have completely reversed their form in recent weeks and will hope to carry that into the Premier League and could potentially rise up to fifth with a victory but have a tough task in store.

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The Red Devils will be confident travelling to the South Coast considering their recent form. Eddie Howe s Cherries have not won in any of their last five games in all competitions, last battling to a 0-0 draw with bottom club Watford away from home. That means that they have not scored in any of their last three games in all compe…

Gary Cahill is not the Chelsea player anymore, the club from Stamford Bridge confirmed this weekend on their official website. With the end of the season comes the end of Gary Cahill’s momentous Chelsea career , the article starts before reminiscing about all the things the Yorkshireman has achieved with the Blues.

His contract has expired and the 33-year-old did not get a new one, as he was not a regular in Maurizio Sarri s team this season. Cahill won eight major honours at Stamford Bridge since joining from Bolton in 2012. Two of them are Premier League titles, while also winning Europa League titles in 2013 and 2019 and the Champions League in 2012.

The centre-back is not expected to retire and so will be on the lookout for a new club over the summer. It will be …

Tennis great Billie Jean King believes it is important for people to go to the World Cup in Qatar and be an influencer amid ongoing concerns over the country s human rights record.

FIFA s decision to allow Qatar to host the World Cup has faced persistent criticism, with concerns cited over the human rights standards in a country where same-sex relationships are prohibited.

England captain Harry Kane will be among eight skippers to wear a distinctive heart-adorned armband at the tournament, raising awareness for the OneLove campaign against discrimination

King has been a regular promoter of equality, helping to secure equal prize money at tennis four majors, and outlined her support for Qatar, where she would not be against hosting the WTA s Billie Jean Cup.

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Chelsea and Real Madrid are interested in signing Franck Kessie from AC Milan in the summer of 2021, according to . However, Italian giants Milan do not want to sell the 24-year-old midfielder and plan to keep him at the club.

Kessie has been on the books of Milan since 2017 when he joined from Atalanta. The 24-year-old has established himself as a key figure for the Rossoneri and is a now regular in the first team. According to , the Ivory Coast international midfielder has made 24 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A so far this season, scoring nine goals and providing two assists in the process. Kessie has also made four starts and two substitute appearances in the Europa League this campaign, scoring one goal in the process, according to .

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Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed he will leave his position as CEO of Juventus in October.

The 61-year-old stepped into the role in 2010 and has overseen a glorious period for the club, which has included seven consecutive Serie A titles.

Marotta has been heavily linked with the presidency of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) but denied that was the motive for his departure from Turin in a television interview after the Bianconeri s 3-1 win over Napoli on Saturday.

He said in a statement published by Juve: The club is carrying out an extensive renewal. My mandate as chief executive comes to an end on October 25 and the list of board members, which will be presented on Monday, will not contain my name.

For the time being I will remain in place as chie…

David McGoldrick headed in a late equaliser to extend the Republic of Ireland s unbeaten start to Euro 2020 qualifying as they snatched a 1-1 home draw against Switzerland.

Ireland were heading for a first defeat of the campaign in their fifth outing when Fabian Schar struck 16 minutes from time in Thursday s Group D clash at the Aviva Stadium.

But McGoldrick found a way through at the other end, his maiden international goal arriving in the 85th minute to earn his side a share of the spoils with their only on-target attempt in the second half.

The result could prove to be crucial for Mick McCarthy s side as it keeps them six points in front of Switzerland, who are also unbeaten and have two games in hand.

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