Football Blog (Page 208)

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur can secure their place in the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League with a win against Sporting CP on Wednesday. Antonio Conte has advanced beyond the group stages just twice in his previous five attempts, while Spurs have only failed to make it beyond this round once in their five showings. They welcome a Sporting side to north London that got the better of them in the reverse fixture in Lisbon and inflicted their first defeat of the season. Here’s all you need to know ahead of their second meeting. Injured duo Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison remain unavailable, while Conte revealedRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo was back in full team training on Tuesday in the build-up to Thursday’s Europa League clash with Sheriff. The Portugal forward was dropped from the matchday squad for the weekend’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea after leaving both the bench and Old Trafford before full-time as United saw off Tottenham last week. Talks were held between Ronaldo and manager Erik ten Hag on Tuesday and the forward was welcomed back to the full session soon after. Ten Hag has publicly insisted that he is ‘counting’ on Ronaldo between now and the end of the season, but 90min understandsRead More →

[ad_1] Moldovan side FC Sheriff have announced that manager Stepan Tomas has resigned from his post just two days before facing Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Europa League. Sheriff third in Group E and are likely to be transferred to the Europa Conference League, while they put up a respectable fight in their 2-0 defeat at home to the Red Devils in September. However, they will have to continue their campaign under a new manager following Tomas’ sudden resignation having only taken on the job four months ago. “In four months…Stepan Tomas managed to create a team from scratch, which successfully passed theRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain head into their Champions League clash with Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes knowing they can’t afford to slip up again. The Ligue 1 giants have won just two of their four group games so far, having been held to 1-1 draws by Benfica both home and away. Christophe Galtier’s side are still top of Group H, just, but will be acutely aware of Benfica’s ability to beat Juventus, who have been below-par this season and have lost three of their four group games. As for Maccabi, they earned a famous win over Juventus last time out, so will be buoyantRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Real Madrid are interested in striking a deal for Son Heung-min, who has struggled to showcase his best form with Tottenham this season. (SPORT1) PSG are working to renew Lionel Messi‘s contract in the hope of keeping him away from Barcelona, who are hopeful he will walk away from his current deal and return to Camp Nou on a free transfer next summer. (Le Parisien) ‘Industry insiders’ believe the battle for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham will be fought between Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid next summer, with theRead More →

[ad_1] West Ham managed a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth on Monday night, in an admittedly subdued affair that secured the Hammers a fifth consecutive home win. A first half that lacked any real cutting edge quality was slowed down by several Bournemouth players suffering injuries and both sides struggling to knit play together in the final third. Crucially, though, the Hammers pulled ahead right before half-time with a controversial goal, that appeared to involve a handball before being headed in by Kurt Zouma. Quality was still lacking significantly after the break, but West Ham pushed Bournemouth and came close to doubling their lead on severalRead More →

[ad_1] OL Reign have been eliminated from NWSL playoff contention.  The team fell 0-2 against the Kansas City Current in the semifinal match on Sunday, seeing their postseason hopes come to an end. The Current opened up the scoring with a goal by Alexis Loera in the fourth minute, before Kristen Hamilton doubled the tally in the second half to secure the win.  The Reign has qualified for the NWSL semifinals every year since 2018, but continuously fail to advance to the final. The franchise has yet to lift the title, coming close as runner ups in 2014 and 2015.  “Obviously going down that earlyRead More →

[ad_1] Aston Villa confirm the appointment of Unai Emery as the club’s new head coach. Credit: 90min.com[ad_2]Read More →

[ad_1] A draw against RB Leipzig on Tuesday will see Real Madrid through to the knockout stages of the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti’s side have ten points from four games and are heavy favourites to finish top of Group F, with a final day meeting with Celtic on the cards. Leipzig currently sit second, one point ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk, and will be keen to get a result here to keep them in control of their own destinies heading into the final round of fixtures. Here’s all you need to know about this one. Timo Werner faces a late fitness test after an illness keptRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal’s draw at Southampton on Sunday afternoon may have dampened some spirits on the red side of north London, but that shouldn’t take away from the excellent start they’ve made to the 2022/23 campaign. The Gunners’ point at St. Mary’s was just the second time they’ve dropped points all season as they currently sit two points ahead of Manchester City at the Premier League summit. Progressive coaching and savvy recruitment have been key to Arsenal’s rapid rise this season after their promising 2021/22 campaign ended in disappointment following a stuttering conclusion. However, this Arsenal squad is both qualitatively superior and deeper compared to itsRead More →