Lionel Messi signed off for 2022 by hailing the year when he won the World Cup as one he “will never be able to forget”. The Argentina captain is due back at Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the coming week after being granted extended leave following his Qatar 2022 heroics. His seven goals and […]
Oleksandr Zinchenko expects “true warrior” Gabriel Jesus to return “much strong than before” after his injury but has backed Eddie Nketiah to step up for Arsenal in the meantime. Mikel Arteta’s side will resume their Premier League campaign five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table after impressing before the World […]
Zlatko Dalic conceded Lionel Messi had produced the performance Croatia “expected to see” after the Argentina great ended their World Cup dream. Messi played a starring role in denying Dalic’s side a second successive final appearance, scoring and providing an assist as the Albiceleste enjoyed a 3-0 victory in Tuesday’s semi-final. The Paris Saint-Germain forward’s […]
David Beckham called Harry Kane a “true leader” after the striker missed a crucial penalty in England’s 2-1 defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Kane had already converted from the spot to equalise for the Three Lions after Aurelien Tchouameni’s long-range opener, but Olivier Giroud headed France back in front with […]
Wales midfielder Joe Allen has admitted that his side will go into Tuesday’s match with England with ‘a different game plan’ to their opening two matches in the competition, after taking a solitary point from their two World Cup matches so far. Allen returned from injury after a number of months on the sidelines with […]