Stefan Bajcetic netted a fine goal to secure his team’s Premier League win away to Aston Villa on Monday, after Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk gave the Merseysiders a two-goal lead and Ollie Watkins brought back some hope for the home side. Fantastic composure from the 18-year-old defensive midfielder for his first goal in […]
Lionel Messi became the first player in World Cup history to score in every round of a single edition of the tournament after putting Argentina ahead against France in Sunday’s final. The Argentina captain opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute when he calmly sent Hugo Lloris the wrong way after […]
Morocco’s defence was finally breached at World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) just five minutes into their semi-final clash with France. The Atlas Lions’ remarkable run to the last four has been largely down to their defensive solidity; Naif Aguerd’s own goal against Canada was the only time they shipped a goal in their […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are arguably the two best footballers of all time, but there is a very good chance that Paris Saint-Germain and France international forward Kylian Mbappe could surpass both of them, at least at international level. Messi has never won the World Cup, and neither has Ronaldo, but Mbappe has already […]
Czeslaw Michniewicz defended Robert Lewandowski’s display after Poland inched into the World Cup’s last 16 despite losing to Argentina in Wednesday’s dramatic Group C finale. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez ensured Argentina recovered from Lionel Messi’s first-half penalty miss to top Group C, leaving Poland glancing nervously at Mexico’s fixture against Saudi […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the only player in the history of men’s football to score in five World Cups following his penalty for Portugal against Ghana on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner missed two good opportunities in the first half and saw another effort ruled out for a foul, but won a penalty early […]