Month: November 2024

Domenico Tedesco has been named the new Belgium head coach after Roberto Martinez left his role following the Red Devils shock group-stage exit in Qatar.

Belgium crashed out of the World Cup after winning just one of their three Group F matches, failing to match their excellent third-placed finish at the 2018 edition in Russia.

Having led Belgium to first in FIFA s world rankings between 2018 and 2021, Martinez left his post after the tournament in Qatar and has since taken charge of Portugal s national team.

Tedesco, who was sacked by RB Leipzig in September after a poor start to the campaign, will be Martinez s successor after signing a contract to lead Belgium until after the 2024 European Championships.

Domenico Tedesco is the new head coach of our De…

The 2021-22 Serie A campaign commences on Saturday following a busy close season that saw more than half of the 20 teams change head coach.

Antonio Conte departed Inter after guiding the club to their first Scudetto in more than a decade, with Simone Inzaghi being plucked from Lazio, who in turn turned to Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri s former club Juventus decided to end the Andrea Pirlo experiment after just a year and opted for a familiar face in six-time title winner Massimiliano Allegri as his replacement.

Luciano Spalletti is back in Serie A with Napoli, meanwhile, and Jose Mourinho has returned to Italy with Roma some 11 years on from his hugely successful stint with Inter.

There will be just as much focus on the dugouts as the field when the new season g…

Liverpool have emerged at the top of the Premier League table, if only temporarily, after beating Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening. Darwin Nunez broke the deadlock after less than six minutes with a fine strike, and a deft finish from Diogo Jota in in the final minute set the final score, marking the 50th goal of the Portuguese forward for the club in all competitions.

The game

Liverpool certainly deserved their victory, though the outcome could ve gone either way. Jurgen Klopp s team stamped their authority over the proceedings from the start and throughout the first half, continuously attacking, without Burnley showing any capability of hitting back. In fact, the home side didn t even shoot on goal before the break, while goalkeeper James Trafford faced a total of 14 …

Manchester United are interested in signing Jonathan David from Lille in the summer of 2024, according to . The report has claimed that United are going to target players who are in the final year of their contracts, and that David is on the radar of the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners.

Jonathan David has been on the books of Lille since 2020 and has established himself as one of the best players for the French club. The 24-year-old Canada international forward has scored eight goals and given one assist in 17 starts and three substitute appearances in Ligue 1 this season and scored 24 goals and gave four assists in 36 starts and one substitute appearance in the league last season.

Manchester United are sixth in the Premier League table at the mo…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to have announced his return to Spain, having played for Barcelona in 2009/1o when he scored 21 goals in 45 appearances for the Catalans.

At the moment the 38-year-old striker plays for LA Galaxy, but his contract with the MLS side expires at the end of the year.

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The Premier League and Championship titleholders produced a classic for the ages to launch the 2020-21 top-flight season in England.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp promised Leeds United a ferocious baptism in the Premier League and a procession looked to be on the cards at Anfield when Mohamed Salah scored an early penalty.

But Marcelo Bielsa s team dazzled as they have since the coaching visionary arrived in West Yorkshire, with Jack Harrison, Patrick Bamford and Mateusz Klich all on target.

Each Leeds goal was an equaliser but Salah had the final word when he netted his second penalty of the contest to secure the points in the 88th minute.

Here, we look back at how a trilling encounter unfolded on Merseyside.

35 Liverpool have now won each of t…

Bayer Leverkusen must treat their dramatic victory over Wolfsburg as a huge wake-up call , so says Granit Xhaka.

Bundesliga champions Leverkusen pulled off a stunning comeback to win 4-3 on Sunday.

Victor Boniface scored a 93rd-minute winner, with Leverkusen having to come from 3-2 down after Wolfsburg scored twice in the space of nine minutes at the end of the first half.

And Xhaka, who assisted Florian Wirtz s 14th-minute goal to cancel out Wolfsburg s early opener, knows there is plenty of room for improvement.

This is a huge wake-up call for all of us. We can t continue with this performance, Xhaka told DAZN.

We can t defend so naively. That s not good enough and shouldn t happen at this level. A top team doesn t concede two goals in nine m…

With relegation and the title race all still to play for, the weekend s Women s Super League did not disappoint fans in what turned out to be a drama-filled Sunday of football.

This has been a record-breaking season for the women s game in England.

For the first time ever between the Barclays WSL and the Barclays Championship, both leagues have achieved a cumulative attendance of over one million at fixtures this season.

Based on the twists and turns we have experienced over recent weeks, it is easy to see why fans are attending in increasing numbers.

Relegation Battle

Bristol City knew they would have a mammoth task in their race for survival when they welcomed Manchester City who, at the other end of the table, are pushing to win their first tit…

Harry Kane will only leave Tottenham if Daniel Levy is offered a king s ransom for the England captain, according to former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp.

Kane has three years remaining on his contract, but last month revealed he plans to make a decision on his future after Euro 2020.

Manchester City and Manchester United are among the clubs to have been linked with the prolific striker.

Redknapp, who handed Kane his Spurs debut in 2011, expects him to stay put as it would take a massive fee to prise the 27-year-old away from his boyhood club.

29 Spurs forward Harry Kane has had the most shots following a ball carry in the Premier League this season (29). Inventive.

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Real Madrid will be seeking their ninth consecutive victory in La Liga when they resume their domestic campaign at home against an in-form Alaves side on Tuesday night.

Having already been crowned champions earlier this month, Los Blancos are coming off a convincing 4-0 win over Granada. Meanwhile, Alaves showcased their form by holding high-flying Girona to an impressive result in their last match.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid have enjoyed an exceptional 2023/24 La Liga campaign, boasting a remarkable record of 28 wins, six draws, and one defeat from their 35 matches, placing them comfortably at the top of the table with 90 points.

Their title triumph was officially sealed on May 4th, and they further solidified their dom…