Mikel Arteta has paid tribute to Pep Guardiola ahead of their FA Cup fourth round clash. The Arsenal manager worked under Guardiola at Manchester City before taking charge at Emirates Stadium in December 2019, and is now in the middle of a title race in the Premier League with his former mentor. Speaking at a […]
Real Madrid have called on authorities to hold those responsible for the abuse of Vinicius Junior to account. Madrid host rivals Atletico Madrid in a Copa del Rey encounter on Thursday. In the build-up to the match, pictures were shared on social media showing a mannequin, wearing a Vinicius shirt, hung by the neck from […]
Manchester United put one foot into the EFL Cup final with an assured 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their semi-final on Wednesday. Goals for Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst – his first for the club – and Bruno Fernandes secured victory for the visitors at the City Ground. After dropping points […]
Xavi credited Ousmane Dembele with changing his mentality in order to discover the form he has shown for Barcelona this season. Barca reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey thanks to a second-half strike from Dembele to beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at Camp Nou, aided by the sending off of La Real midfielder Brais […]
Marcus Rashford looks like a “lean, fighting machine” according to former Manchester United captain Roy Keane. The England international maintained his excellent form by giving United the lead in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Rashford has scored 18 goals for the Red Devils this season, with only […]
Barcelona are through to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after a 1-0 win against 10-man Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. The hosts were unable to find the breakthrough in the first half despite dominating, but were handed an advantage when Brais Mendez was sent off in the 40th minute. Ousmane Dembele gave the […]
Barcelona extended their winning run in Liga F to 50 games after a 7-0 thrashing of Levante Las Planas on Wednesday. A hat-trick for Asisat Oshoala guided the hosts to a resounding rout at Estadio Johan Cruyff, with a brace for Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic as well. Goals from 16-year-old Vicky Lopez and Mariona Caldentey completed the […]
Enzo Fernandez will remain a Benfica player beyond the end of the January transfer window, according to the Portuguese giants’ head coach Roger Schmidt. The Argentina midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea throughout the month, but Benfica are reportedly insisting the Premier League side meet the player’s release clause, believed to […]
Gareth Bale’s golfing abilities have been described as unfair by Jon Rahm, with the 2021 U.S. Open winner declaring: “He has no business being that good!” Bale, who famously celebrated in front of a flag adorned with the message ‘Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order’ when he led Wales to Euro 2020 qualification, retired from […]
Italy will be “hungry for revenge” following their World Cup absence when they meet Spain at the Nations League Finals in June, Roberto Mancini’s assistant Alberico Evani has told Stats Perform. The European champions missed out on a second consecutive edition of the global tournament last year after falling to a shock qualification play-off defeat […]