Football Blog (Page 245)

[ad_1] Christoph Freund has agreed to become Chelsea’s new sporting director, sources have confirmed to 90min, which will see him make the switch from Red Bull Salzburg. The 45-year-old had already been in talks with Chelsea – as 90min earlier revealed. Those talks have now progressed further this weekend, with sources confirming an agreement has been reached. Chelsea’s lack of a Premier League match this weekend gave their hierarchy the chance to progress and they have now agreed terms with Freund. 90min is told he has spoken at length with new head coach Graham Potter, who in turn has green-lighted the appointment of the Austrian.Read More →

[ad_1] Sam Kerr has won the last two WSL Golden Boot awards after 21 goals in 2020/21 and another 20 in 2021/22. The Australian is among the favourites again in 2022/23 but has stiff competition to make it a hat-trick from the likes of B*th Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Alessia Russo and others. *Stats updated as of 18/09/2022 (20:30 BST) Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 50% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 90Shots to goals conversion rate: 100% Goals: 1Assists:Read More →

[ad_1] Liverpool sprung the biggest shock of the opening weekend of the new WSL season, putting three-time back-to-back reigning champions Chelsea to the sword at Prenton Park. All three goals came from the same penalty spot, with Fran Kirby converting almost immediately after the first kick-off, before Katie Stengel netted twice from 12 yards for Liverpool in the second half to complete an unexpected comeback. Liverpool debutant Gilly Flaherty, once of Chelsea, had a nightmare start against her old team when she connected with Guro Reiten instead of the ball when attempting to clear… 58 seconds on the clock and a penalty for the Blues.Read More →

[ad_1] The New England Revolution suffered their latest setback on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, falling 1-0 to CF Montreal to eliminate the possibility of making the 2022 MLS postseason.  The Revolution now sit in 11th place on the Eastern Conference table, with 38 points in 32 games and a record of 9W-12L-11D. They’ve dropped a league-leading 29 points from a winning position this season, attributing to their current state.  “If you go through the season, the number of games we’ve actually blown, just screwed up, is incredible,” said head coach Bruce Arena. “If you can think about the [New York] Red Bulls here, whenRead More →

[ad_1] From Gtech Community Stadium – For a couple of decades now, Arsenal have been considered a ‘soft’ team in Premier League folklore. They miss Patrick Vieira. They don’t like it when games get rough. They hate it when you kick lumps out of them. They loathe it when you beat them over the head with a lead pipe. It’s a tag that is sometimes unfairly bestowed upon them, a sort of running gag which has been approved by confirmation bias even if there’s a hint of truth in the allegations. But make no mistake, Arsenal aren’t that sort of ‘soft’ anymore. Even last seasonRead More →

[ad_1] In Cristian Romero’s eyes, Liverpool colossus Virgil van Dijk and new Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez are the two best defenders in the Premier League. Romero himself joined the division last season, playing on loan for Tottenham before being signed permanently this summer. He has impressed in that time, becoming one of the most important players for Antonio Conte, establishing himself as a first-team regular for Argentina in the process. He plays alongside Martinez for his national team, and rates the new Manchester United signing highly, saying he along with Van Dijk is the best defender in England. “Today, the best defender for meRead More →

[ad_1] Julian Nagelsmann has hit out at his Bayern Munich players following their 1-0 defeat to Augsburg on Saturday. The Bundesliga champions have made a poor start to the 2022/23 campaign by their own lofty standards, winning just three of their opening seven league matches, drawing to Gladbach, Union Berlin and Stuttgart, and most recently losing at Augsburg. Defeat means they’re now winless in each of their last four Bundesliga fixtures and sit fourth in the league table, level on points with fifth-placed Hoffenheim, who play Freiburg on Sunday. Bayern dominated the ball against Augsburg, enjoying 77% of possession, but failed to score with anyRead More →

[ad_1] Tammy Abraham has no regrets about leaving Chelsea for Roma, saying the move has made him grow as both a player and person. With first-team chances few and far between at the club he grew up at, Abraham chose to leave for Roma at the start of the 2021/22 campaign. He has enjoyed a huge amount of success in Italy since then, scoring 17 goals in Serie A last season and becoming one of the club’s star players. With Chelsea lacking a goalscorer now, you’d be forgiven for thinking he wishes he stayed at Stamford Bridge where he’d now most likely be starting, butRead More →

[ad_1] Arthur is undergoing an intense training programme at Liverpool in an attempt to ramp up his fitness, playing with the Under-21s and turning down the chance to take days off during the international break. The Brazilian joined Liverpool from Juventus on an initial loan deal this summer, but has played just 15 minutes for his new side so far this season. That’s largely down to a lack of fitness, with the 26-year-old not playing at all for Juventus in pre-season. He has admitted he’s not in the shape he wants to be in, and has asked to be put on a particularly intensive trainingRead More →

[ad_1] Antonio Conte has seemingly played down Tottenham’s chances of winning this season’s Premier League title despite their fast start to the campaign. Spurs sit second in the table – level on points with Manchester City – and are unbeaten domestically heading into the international break, winning five of their opening seven league games. Their most recent victory came on Saturday with a 6-2 thrashing of Leicester. The two sides went into the break level at 2-2 after an impressive first half from the Foxes, but Son Heung-min emerged from the bench to score a hat-trick and help his side to a huge win. ConteRead More →