Football Blog (Page 213)

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a response to being dropped from the Manchester United squad as punishment for his antics during their 2-0 win over Tottenham. The Portuguese forward stormed off before full time having been an unused substitute throughout Wednesday night. United later confirmed on Thursday that Ronaldo would not be involved in their trip to Chelsea on Saturday. Ronaldo asked to leave Old Trafford in the summer but was unsuccessful, with a renewed push expected to come in January. He posted on Instagram: “As I’ve always done throughout my career, I try to live and play respectfully towards my colleagues, my adversaries andRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal secured their place in the Europa League knockout stages with two group games to spare after a comfortable, albeit narrow, victory over PSV Eindhoven. Although dominant throughout, it took the Gunners 70 minutes and more than 20 shots to finally get ahead in the game as Granit Xhaka found the back of the net. It was all the home side right from the start, although shooting was wayward in the opening stages. Despite taking five shots at goal in the first 20 minutes, none were on target. Xhaka had the best of those early chances, receiving a layoff from Gabriel Jesus but sendingRead More →

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the biggest brand of a footballer ever. That brand has been built around his towering goalscoring abilities. That in turn has been down to the number of games he’s played. But right now, Cristiano Ronaldo is not playing many games. His involvement hasn’t particularly affected Manchester United’s on-pitch form – they managed to beat fellow top-four contenders Tottenham comfortably enough on Wednesday night without the Real Madrid and Portugal legend. But perhaps it was that idle feeling that caused Ronaldo to storm off down the touchline before that midweek game had even reached the 90th-minute mark. Naturally, that brought himRead More →

[ad_1] Aston Villa and West Ham have both been charged for multiple breaches by the FA following a series of incidents during their WSL clash on Saturday. Hawa Cissoko was sent off in stoppage time during her side’s 2-1 victory for hitting out at Sarah Mayling after she had been fouled by the Villa fullback. This sparked a touchline melee, with Hammers boss Paul Konchesky and Villa’s operations manager Jack Hopkins also given their marching orders. Konchesky explained at full time that he was ‘sticking up for his players’, while Cissoko has issued an apology and expressed ‘sincere regret’ for her actions. The FA hasRead More →

[ad_1] There is an argument to suggest that Erling Haaland is the best player in the world right now. He has scored a staggering 20 goals in 14 games across all competitions for Manchester City since arriving in the Premier League and the figure is rising every week. He combines so many different elements of forward play that he is proving too much for almost every defender to handle. There is one thing, though, that rivals of City have been clinging onto in a bid to believe that he cannot keep up this form; his injury record. We’ve taken a look at his medical pastRead More →

[ad_1] One of the major debates coming into any major international tournament is always; who will score the most goals? The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is no different and there are plenty of extremely talented contenders to grab the Golden Boot. Here are the players we think could make a genuine claim to be the top scorer at the 2022 World Cup this winter – ranked. Lewandowski will be the main man for Poland / Visionhaus/GettyImages At 34 years old, this is almost certainly the last time we’ll see Robert Lewandowski at a major tournament. Poland aren’t destined to go far and they faceRead More →

[ad_1] Nottingham Forest host Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime in a repeat of the first Premier League fixture shown on Sky Sports (although they will not be broadcasting this reunion). Both clubs somehow escaped with clean sheets from their midweek league outings despite conceding a glut of chances to Brighton and West Ham respectively. Forest held on for their second draw in three matches while Liverpool inched into seventh with a narrow win. Here’s everything you need to know about the meeting between this fortuitous duo. Nottingham Forest: 0 WinsLiverpool: 2 WinsDraws: 3 Nottingham Forest: LLDLDLiverpool: WLWWW Harry Toffolo added to Steve Cooper’s injury headache when he limped off with aRead More →

[ad_1] Newly-promoted Ajaccio host league-leading Paris Saint-Germain in the French top flight on Friday night. In their first Ligue 1 season since 2014, Ajaccio have begun to show signs of life, climbing off the foot of the table with seven points from their last four matches – including a shock victory against Olympique de Marseille. PSG navigated their way past OM in Le Classique last weekend, restoring their three-point lead above surprise package Lorient at the table’s summit. Here’s everything you need to know about Ajaccio’s attempts to cause another upset. Ajaccio: 0 WinsPSG: 2 WinsDraws: 3 Ajaccio: LWLWDPSG: WDDDW The long-serving Olivier Pantaloni is expected to be without bothRead More →

[ad_1] Erik ten Hag has hailed Manchester United’s performance in the 2-0 win over Tottenham as the best of the season so far. Man Utd were in fantastic form on Wednesday evening, barraging Tottenham’s goal and they deservedly earned all three points thanks to goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes. Speaking after the game to the club’s official website, Ten Hag expressed his delight at his side’s performance, stating: “It was the best performance of the team in the season. That is what you want. You want to see the progress in the team and that is what I’ve seen today but not only today.Read More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Chelsea have made Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice their priority midfield targets as the Blues’ hierarchy lay out plans to reinvigorate their squad. However, they do face significant competition for the pair. (Evening Standard) The west London side are also interested in Juventus’ Adrien Rabiot, who nearly joined Manchester United this summer before a move fell through due to his sky-high wage demands. (Gazzetta dello Sport) Speaking of the Bianconeri, Juventus are ready to offer USMNT star Weston McKennie as a makeweight in a deal to sign Albert Sambi LokongaRead More →