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[ad_1] Manchester United and Aston Villa played out a 1-1 draw in the Continental Cup group stage early on Saturday afternoon, with Villa eventually taking the bonus point on offer in the penalty shootout thanks to four saves from goalkeeper Anna Leat. Villa named a strong side at the Bescot Stadium following their impressive start to the WSL season, although an element of rotation from Carla Ward still saw Leat replace England international Hannah Hampton, as well as chances go to Emily Gielnik, Olivia McGloughlin and Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah. United boss Marc Skinner made as many as nine changes for this one, with only Ona Batlle,Read More →

[ad_1] Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema will go straight back into the club’s starting XI against Osasuna in La Liga on Sunday night after recovering from injury. Benzema missed games against Mallorca, RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid last month because of a muscle problem and was also ruled out of international duty with France. But the 34-year-old, who was also presented with his first career Pichichi Trophy this week, resumed training on Wednesday after already working hard on his fitness in the gym and at home. “Benzema is doing very well, he’s going to start the game,” Ancelotti said atRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham winger Lucas Moura has spoken highly of Sevilla and his interest in playing in La Liga. Lucas, who played a starring role as Spurs reached the 2019 Champions League final, has entered the final two years of his contract in north London and was out of favour even before a calf injury that has ruled him out of action since August. The Brazilian only played 12 minutes across Spurs’ first two Premier League games of the season, with no natural position for him in Antonio Conte’s preferred system and Dejan Kulusevski consistently getting the nod in support of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.Read More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos has claimed the French side made a mistake by spending so much money on both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, given the pair’s similar playing styles. Both are enjoying outstanding individual seasons on the pitch – Neymar has 11 goals and eight assists from 11 games, while Mbappe has ten goals in nine outings – but things are not believed to be quite as rosy behind the scenes. Numerous reports from France have accused the pair of clashing on a number of occasions, while Mbappe has even admitted that his relationship with Neymar is ‘hot and cold’. Now, Campos hasRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United have not given up hope of signing Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona and plan to return to the table with a fresh bid next summer. (ESPN) The Red Devils want to sign both De Jong and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham next summer as part of a midfield overhaul. (ESPN) Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold both urged Bellingham to join Liverpool during the international break and the young midfielder was flattered by their efforts, but laughed when asked for a response. (Football Insider) Kylian Mbappe handed PSG a transfer wish list with four players over the summer, one of which wasRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich got their domestic season back on track with a dominant 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night, ending a run of four Bundesliga games without a win. Jamal Musiala ran the show as Die Roten dominated their visitors from the off, bursting into a lead after just three minutes. A shell-shocked Leverkusen couldn’t keep the ball away from Bayern, who made good on a fast start with goals from Musiala and Sadio Mane before half-time. Mane had his second of the night chalked off early into the second half, but it didn’t deter the hosts who played the game almost exclusivelyRead More →

[ad_1] Armando Broja has spoken about the tireless hours his family would commit to ensuring he made it as a footballer in his youth, and what it means to be a young star representing Albania on the world stage. Broja shot to prominence at Southampton last season, on loan from Chelsea. The forward impressed throughout the campaign and returned to west London having scored nine goals in all competitions and racking up 32 Premier League appearances. Since returning to his parent club, the Albanian international has penned a new long-term contract with Chelsea and been integrated into the first-team, featuring for Thomas Tuchel before hisRead More →

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool are gearing up for their first Premier League outing in almost a month when they host Brighton on Saturday. The Reds sit eighth in the Premier League table after picking up nine points from their opening six games, and a win would only pull them to within a point of the Seagulls who sit fourth heading into the weekend. Klopp spoke about Trent Alexander-Arnold and his situation within the England squad at length in the presser, but also touched on plenty of other intriguing topics. Here’s what else he had to say. “Some are still out, that’s Andy Robertson, that’sRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United and Aston Villa sit second and third respectively in the WSL table after two rounds of fixtures so far in 2022/23. But their first meeting of the season comes with the start of the Continental Cup group stage. Marc Skinner’s United have crushed Reading and exorcised some demons against West Ham, while Carla Ward’s Villa pulled off a big shock against Manchester City and followed it up against Leicester. They begin the competition in Group A alongside Everton, Durham and Sheffield United. Villa, arguably the WSL’s most improved team since 2021/22, didn’t make it out of the group stage last season, whileRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is preparing for his first Manchester derby and biggest test to date this weekend as he takes his rejuvenated team to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City and former boss Pep Guardiola. Ten Hag, who has been named September’s Premier League Manager of the Month for the rapid turnaround he has enacted in recent weeks, previously worked as Bayern Munich II manager under Guardiola in Bavaria and even has similarities to the City boss… hairstyle aside. United haven’t actually played a Premier League match since beating Arsenal almost a month ago because of consecutive postponements relating toRead More →