Football Blog (Page 210)

[ad_1] Manchester United made it four wins from four at the start of the WSL by grinding out a narrow 1-0 victory over Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. Nikita Parris scored her first WSL goal for the club – and her first from open play in the WSL since leaving Manchester City in 2019 – with a first half header. But United were ultimately unable to build on that lead, thereby missing the chance to go back above Arsenal at the top of table. Mary Earps was in the right place to easily save from Leicester’s Jemma Purfield early on, but theRead More →

[ad_1] Toluca triumphed 3-2 over Club America in the global score of the 2022 Liga MX Apertura semi-final, managing a 2-1 win in the first leg and a 1-1 draw on Saturday at the Estadio Azteca to advance.  Head coach Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Ambriz celebrated the victory over the number 1 seed, hailing his side for overcoming the pressure of facing the tournament’s favorites.  “Everyone underestimated Toluca, it’s not about shutting their mouths, I’m very calm, I never talked too much, I tell the truth as I feel it, we’ve done a great job. 8 months ago we were a disaster, the team didn’t walk, weRead More →

[ad_1] Club America fell to Toluca in the 2022 Liga MX Apertura semi final, losing 3-2 over two legs to be eliminated from contention. The Devils first triumphed 2-1, before drawing 1-1 at the Estadio Azteca on Saturday to secure their place in the final.  The second leg match saw chaos at the Coloso de Santa Ursula to close out the series.  The Mexico City side initially kicked off stronger, dominating throughout the first half before conceding in the 29th minute. Though they retaliated quickly with a goal of their own by Alejandro Zendejas just six minutes later, it wasn’t until late in the secondRead More →

[ad_1] Frank Lampard called on Premier League managers to be given more time to implement their styles and philosophies after former England teammate Steven Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa. Gerrard took over from Dean Smith last year but a poor start this season – the Villans sit 17th in the table with only two wins so far – saw him sacked after their latest defeat at Fulham. Lampard has been under pressure himself at Everton since being appointed as Rafa Benitez’s successor earlier this year, but his side ended a run of three consecutive league defeats with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace onRead More →

[ad_1] Clement Lenglet has spoken out about his time at Barcelona, claiming he is “not finished” at the club despite spending this season on loan at Tottenham Hotspur. The French defender was loaned to Spurs this summer, having lost the trust of Barça manager Xavi following a series of erratic displays during his four years at the club. Lenglet never truly established himself during his time at Barcelona and gained notoriety in 2021 with a poor performance in the Champions League thrashing by Bayern Munich. However, Lenglet’s loan to Spurs has largely been a success thus far, with the centre-back impressing during his few gamesRead More →

[ad_1] Carlo Ancelotti has hail his current Real Madrid squad as ‘one of the best squads I’ve ever had, if not the best’ after they beat Sevilla 3-1 on Saturday night to equal their best-ever start to a league campaign. Los Merengues took the lead at the Bernabeu after five minutes via Luka Modric, only to be pulled back by another former Spurs man when Erik Lamela levelled for the visitors after 54 minutes. However, late goals from Lucas Vazquez and Fede Valverde sealed the win for Madrid, meaning they now sit on 31 points after 11 games. Speaking in his post-match press conference afterRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid have piled more early pressure on Barcelona in La Liga’s developing title race with a 3-1 win over a surprisingly resilient but injury-plagued Sevilla to open up a six-point at the top of the table – the Catalans have chance to respond when they face Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. An early goal from Luka Modric was cancelled out by Erik Lamela, before substitute Lucas Vazquez restored Real’s lead late on and Federico Valverde quickly made sure there would be no further comeback with a rocket of a strike for his seventh goal of the season. Los Blancos were missing Karim Benzema, whoRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea and Manchester United could not be separated at Stamford Bridge, with Casemiro’s stoppage time header cancelling out Jorginho’s late penalty in an enthralling encounter. Both sides went into this fixture on the back of a positive run of form, with Chelsea looking for a sixth consecutive clean sheet while United were still buzzing from their midweek victory over Spurs. The game had the makings of a crucial battle in the race for the Premier League’s top four, and perhaps this was playing on the minds of both teams as they both opted for a somewhat risk-averse approach. United had the better of theRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has challenged Kevin De Bruyne to play even better, despite the Belgian giving an impressive performance that included a goal and three chances created during Saturday’s Premier League win over Brighton. De Bruyne already has nine Premier League assists to his name so far this season and leads the league in that category by some distance. 90min rated De Bruyne 8/10 against Brighton, the same as Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva. But Guardiola hasn’t won everything that he has done by settling for anything less than perfection and is adamant there is still room for improvement from his captain.Read More →

[ad_1] Manchester City are beginning to ‘find their feet’ following a summer of high squad turnover, after their second successive WSL victory of the season on Saturday. City brought in seven new faces during the transfer window, while eight players departed the club on a permanent basis – five of whom had been key members of the first team during the 2021/22 campaign. Gareth Taylor’s side lost their opening two matches of the 2022/23 season, but have taken six points from six following the international break. Having beaten basement side Leicester 4-0 to record their first win of the campaign last weekend, City got theRead More →