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[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 →

[ad_1] Arsenal made a dream start to the Women’s Champions League group stage by destroying reigning European champions Lyon in their worst ever defeat in the competition. Lyon have won the Champions League in six out of the last seven years and crushed Barcelona in last year’s final. And even though the French giants came into this game plagued by injuries – including to Ada Hegerberg – their starting XI was still legitimately stuffed with world class stars. Arsenal also had the significant challenge of taking on the competition’s record winners without preferred starting centre-backs Leah Williamson and Rafaelle Souza. Jonas Eidevall also made theRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United put in their best performance to date under Erik ten Hag to secure a comfortable 2-0 Premier League win over Tottenham at Old Trafford, with impressive performances all over the pitch from those dressed in red as Fred and Bruno Fernandes both netted. Having been ultimately been frustrated against Newcastle at the weekend, United did nearly all of the early attacking and peppered the Spurs goals with shots in the opening stages – some off target, but plenty on target as well – by half-time their 19 shots was the most a United side had managed since Sir Alex Ferguson was inRead More →