Football Blog (Page 150)

[ad_1] US men’s national team defender Tim Ream shut down rumors of Gio Reyna’s fallout with the American side during the World Cup, explaining: “For us, it’s a non-story.” Following the team’s elimination from the international tournament, head coach Gregg Berhalter revealed Giovanni Reyna was nearly sent home due to a lack of effort in training and pre-tournament friendlies. He explained the Borussia Dortmund player’s tumultuous behavior as ‘clearly not meeting expectations on and off the field’, forcing the staff to come together and deliberate for hours on his future with the team.  Consequently, Gio Reyna didn’t start any of the USMNT’s four matches inRead More →

[ad_1] Emi Martinez picked up the World Cup Golden Glove award as Argentina lifted the World Cup by defeating France in an all-time final. The Aston Villa goalkeeper was instrumental between the sticks for La Albiceletse throughout the tournament and becomes the first South American to win the award as a result. Despite being beaten by a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick in the 120 minutes of football in the final, Martinez came up with a number of saves and proved his worth in the penalty shootout, saving Kingsley Coman’s effort and psyching out Aurelien Tchouameni who went on to fire his spot kick wide of theRead More →

[ad_1] Angers have accepted they will have to sell midfielder Azzedine Ounahi during the January transfer window, according to club president Said Chabane. The 22-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a breakout World Cup with his native Morocco, earning acclaim for his performances in midfield as the Atlas Lions defied expectations to reach the semi-finals of the competition. Premier League clubs including West Ham and Leicester City have been linked with Ounahi in the past 12 months, but they could be set to be blown out of the water as the midfielder’s performances have attracted interest from European giants such as Barcelona and Juventus. Speaking to RTLRead More →

[ad_1] Argentina have overcome the odds to reach the World Cup final. After losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in their opening fixture, the odds were stacked against La Albiceleste if they were to reach the latter stages of the competition. Speculation was rife over whether head coach Lionel Scaloni was out of his depth, and whether Argentina were wrong to still be relying on 35-year-old Lionel Messi. Argentina defied expectations to get where they are today. Now, though, they must tackle their biggest challenge of all: overcoming the legedary Drake curse. Drake might be one of the biggest stars in the music industry, but theRead More →

[ad_1] Playing in a World Cup final is the pinnacle of most players’ careers, but scoring the winner? That’s a whole new step into the legendary football stratosphere. Finals have been decided in all sorts of manners over the years; from tight snoozefests to frantic penalty shootouts, it’s never short of drama. It’s tough to imagine the overwhelming emotion that comes with scoring in a World Cup final, but the following players have all gone down in history for netting winners for their countries in men’s finals. The following players all scored what proved to be the winners in World Cup finals won by one-goalRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Manchester United have joined the race for Jude Bellingham and are planning a £200m splurge in the summer to sign the Borussia Dortmund star as well as Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong. (The Sun) However, Liverpool have grown confident that they will pull ahead and eventually snare Bellingham. (The Mirror) Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing Moises Caicedo, who impressed at the World Cup, though Brighton are under no pressure to sell. (Sky Sports) The agent of young star Youssoufa Moukoko says the attacker is not currently close to penning a newRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered an update on the injury suffered by Reiss Nelson in Saturday’s friendly against Juventus, and discussed whether the injury will affect his side’s January transfer plans. Nelson was forced off with an injury just 20 minutes into the clash at the Emirates, which Arsenal lost 2-0 due to own goals by Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding. The 23-year-old had made a bright start to the match, going close to scoring inside the opening minute, but now joins the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko on the Gunners’ ever-growing injury list. Speaking after the game, Arteta told reporters:Read More →

[ad_1] Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of a second-string Juventus side in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Mikel Arteta named a strong side, with the likes of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale and Granit Xhaka back from World Cup duty, and was almost rewarded after just 40 seconds when Reiss Nelson drove infield from the left and fired narrowly wide. The Gunners quickly settled into the kind of rhythm that has defined their Premier League campaign so far, dominating possession in Juventus’ half and going close once again inside the first 10 minutes when Fabio Vieira’s volley forced Mattia PerinRead More →

[ad_1] Pep Guardiola has hit out at FIFA due to the shortage of players at Manchester City’s disposal for Thursday’s Carabao Cup tie with Liverpool. City are still waiting for several first team stars to return from holidays following the World Cup, while striker Julian Alvarez is still in Qatar ahead of the final with Argentina. Speaking after City’s friendly win against Girona on Saturday, Guardiola provided an update on how his squad is looking ahead of City’s return to action. “At the moment, we have four or five players, and we will have to wait and see how the others come back,” he toldRead More →

[ad_1] Former Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has highlighted the differences between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as the two club teammates prepare to butt heads in the World Cup final. Pochettino was in charge of both players last season – Messi’s first in Paris – and struggled to find a way to maximise his fellow Argentine, who has exploded back to his best for both club and country this season. The two have been among the best performers at the World Cup this winter and are battling it out for the Golden Boot. In anticipation of the game, Pochettino gave his unique insight intoRead More →