Football Blog (Page 211)

[ad_1] Tottenham manager Rehanne Skinner described Chioma Ubogagu as ‘flying’ upon her return to football, after the forward made her first appearance following her nine-month suspension for unintentionally using a banned substance. Ubogagu was serving a ban for the consumption of Canrenone, which she had been using as medication for skin acne after initially being prescribed it whilst based in the United States. The suspension had been in place since the start of 2022, and was announced in May. The 30-year-old was restricted to 10 WSL appearances during her debut season with Spurs because of the suspension, and made her return to action as anRead More →

[ad_1] NYCFC interim head coach Nick Cushing has revealed his side should receive a double fitness boost with the returns of Talles Magno and Tayvon Gray for their MLS Cup Playoffs clash with CF Montreal. The reigning champions made a successful start to the defense of their title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Inter Miami in Round One. However, Sunday’s clash away in Montreal will be a whole new test, facing a side that finished one place and 10 points ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings. NYCFC had to battle past Miami without key forward Talles Magno – who scored seven goalsRead More →

[ad_1] Bunny Shaw continued her magnificent scoring form as she hit a brace to see Manchester City to a 3-0 win over Tottenham at Brisbane Road on Saturday. The City striker took her WSL tally to five for the season with her double either side of half time, while Lauren Hemp was also on the scoresheet with a terrific solo effort. The game was marred by an injury suffered by Ellie Brazil after just two minutes. Making her first WSL start for the club, the summer signing was stretched off with her left leg in a brace following a 50:50 challenge with Ellie Roebuck. InRead More →

[ad_1] Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes says he is enjoying his starring role at the club and hopes to become a legend there one day. The Brazilian, who joined the Magpies for £40m back in January to kick off the club’s free-spending new era, has become the lynchpin of Eddie Howe’s side and has earned acclaim for his role in helping the team to sixth place in the Premier League. Newcastle were in the relegation zone when Guimaraes joined and the 24-year-old has been central to the club’s success in climbing the league table over the course of the year. Speaking to Sky Sports, GuimaraesRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona host Athletic Club on Sunday night in a meeting between representatives from two of Spain’s biggest autonomous communities; Catalonia and the Basque Country. The Catalans produced one of their most encouraging performances in a 3-0 victory over Villarreal in midweek, quelling the “negative dynamic” set in motion by Champions League disappointment against Inter and a Clasico defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. Under the stewardship of former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde, Athletic Club have recorded their best start to a league season since 2013 – during Valverde’s first spell at the club. Here’s everything you need to know about the meeting betweenRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has stressed that he is keen to move on from Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest disciplinary breach and welcome the Portugal striker back into his squad. Ronaldo has been dropped for Saturday’s trip to Chelsea after refusing to come off the bench in the recent 2-0 victory over Tottenham and leaving Old Trafford early – an act which he admitted saw him caught in ‘the heat of the moment’. Amid calls for Ronaldo to be released from the club immediately, Ten Hag insisted he has no issue with the striker and is keen to keep him around for the remainderRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain eventually made light work of promoted Ajaccio in a 3-0 victory in Ligue 1 on Friday evening. Christophe Galtier was pitted against his son Jordan, who works as a coach for Ajaccio. His son’s employers started brightly and did well to unsettle PSG early on. That didn’t last long, though, as PSG took a 1-0 lead into half-time thanks to Kylian Mbappe. For the amount of chances they spurned, though, there was cause for concern. Les Parisiens were wasteful in front of goal and were only let off the hook through a combination of confident defending and the limitations of Ajaccio. Ultimately,Read More →

[ad_1] Pachuca triumphed 5-2 over Monterrey in the chaotic first-leg match of the 2022 Liga MX Apertura semi-final series on Thursday.  Pachuca earned the initial lead with a goal from Nicolas Ibanez, before Rayados equalized the score only seven minutes later. It became a game of catch up for the visitors, with Luis Romo canceling out Romario Ibarra’s strike to secure the 2-2 draw heading into halftime.  The second 45 saw Pachuca find the back of the net seconds after the whistle, exerting their dominance. But as frustrations grew high on the pitch for Rayados, right-back Erick Aguirre committed a foul that left the teamRead More →

[ad_1] Erling Haaland’s agent Rafaela Pimenta has welcomed the prospect of him penning a new contract at Manchester City, amid reports already surfacing about his potential exit. The Norwegian forward joined City in summer from Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth £51 million and has enjoyed the perfect start to life in England. Haaland has already bagged 20 goals in all competitions for City, needing just 14 games to reach the figure, settling into Pep Guardiola’s side seamlessly. There were doubts over whether or not Haaland would be able to slot into the intricate system that has developed at City with many believing that itRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United are pleased with the progress being made by its women’s operation, which has now been further boosted by the formal appointment of Polly Bancroft as the club’s first ever dedicated head of women’s football. United failed to run a senior women’s team from 2005 until 2018 at a time when the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City were rapidly developing both their own operations and furthering the progression of the women’s game in England. But although late to the party, United have fairly quickly made up some of the ground on the WSL’s elite and have been keen to build aRead More →