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Man Utd star shows public support for Mason Greenwood on Getafe debut Man Utd star shows public support for Mason Greenwood on Getafe debut A Manchester United star appeared to show public support for Mason Greenwood on the player's debut for Getafe. Greenwood came off the bench to make his Getafe debut against Osasuna in La Liga this afternoon, in what was his first competitive appearance since his arrest in January 2022 following allegations surrounding material which was published online. In August United said Greenwood would leave by mutual agreement after a six-month internal club investigation. The Old Trafford club's decision came after criminal charges against the player, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February. However, Greenwood has reignited his professional career in Spain, with United star Amad Diallo publicly throwing his support behind the one-cap England international on Instagram. Instagram Diallo posted an Instagr...

Manchester United team returned to action for the first time in 24 days, with a friendly against La Liga side Cadiz CF in Spain at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla. United fell two goals behind early on but Anthony Martial's  panenka penalty and Kobbie Mainoo's finish midway in the second hakf  brought matters back level, the latter just two minutes into a second half which featured an entirely different outfield XI to the one which had started the game. Manager Erik Ten Haag made use of his entire squad which featured alot of youngsters who were given a couple of minutes. Notable players search as Aaron Wan Bissaka was selected for the first time in months.Teden Mengi and Brandon Williams were  also selected for the Manchester club. Late goals from Cadiz's  Ruben Sobrino and Tomas Alarcon  settled the game for the hosts. Manchester united next play Real Betis in a friendly match.

Photo: AFP England put in a dominant display to convincingly beat Senegal 3-0 at Al Bayt Stadium and secure their place in the FIFA World Cup (FWC) quarter-finals, in a victory which also maintained their unbeaten record against African nations in football’s biggest tournament. Gareth Southgate and Aliou Cissé will have expected their respective sides to play with a lionheart, although they each had an early scare each as Boulaye Dia nearly broke through before Bukayo Saka came close to stealing the ball from Abdou Diallo in his own box.  It was Senegal who had the best opening of the first half-hour as Dia’s shot was blocked by Stones before the ball fell to Ismaïla Sarr, who fired over from close range as Jordan Pickford fell at his feet. Dia then forced Pickford into the game’s first big save with a strike that skipped off the turf. Having survived those concerning moments, England showed the quality to go ahead as a slick move culminated in Jude Bellingham sliding t...

  Matt Gazzaniga vs Marcos Alonso .  Tottenham goalkeeper, Paulo Gazzaniga clearly misses the ball and jumps into Marcos Alonso very hard, no contact with the ball and inside the area. Anthony Taylor at first gave the free kick to Tottenham. It was VAR that overturned the decision.   Mateo Kovacic Red Card.   For the 1st time in 120 Years of FA Cup’s history, a referee has took charge of 2 finals.  Kovacic wrongly given a second yellow card after touching the ball and not touching the opponent. In fact. The Arsenal player stands on Kovacic’s foot. Chelsea vs Manchester United.   Clear foul by Fernandes on Willian, on the edge of the box. However the Manchester-born referee books Willian for diving this costs Chelsea an important win Chelsea against Southampton.  Cesc Fabregas fouled in the box. Anthony Taylor gives a yellow card for diving. After the match he apologies to Mourinho. This cost Chelsea a win. Tottenham vs Chelsea Son clearly k...

Chelsea have finally nailed the signature of Brighton defender Marc Cucurrela.This comes after a week of speculations surrounding his move to Stamford Bridge This comes after Brighton Holve Albion denied any agreement in the week from multiple sources that Marc had signed for Chelsea. In a club statement in the afternoon of 5th August Chelsesa announced in its social media pages. With a video of Cucurrela affirmed that he has joined Chelsea and hes eager to play at Stamford bridge. Chelsea were in rush against time so that he is registered by one pm UK time.Cucurella is now in contention to play Chelsea's first game on Sunday. CLUB STATEMENT: MARC CUCURELLA.  Following reports from numerous media outlets this week, we can confirm an agreement has been reached with Brighton and Hove Albion for the signing of Marc Cucurella. Cucurrela joins Chelsea on a total record fee £55 million plus £7 on ad ons.

Cameroon players holding Marc Vivien Foé picture during an international match On 26 June 2003 , Cameroon played Colombia in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon. The “Lions Indomptables” were on the verge of victory when midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed on the pitch. Former Cameroonian international football star Roger Milla looks back over that sad day. We were nearing the end of the game and leading one goal to zero. Cameroon was about to reach the final of the Confederations Cup, so there was great excitement. There were less than 20 minutes left in the game against Colombia. Since I was part of the delegation, I was obviously there, sitting in the stands. I was sitting next to a Cameroonian minister who had also made the trip, whose name I have forgotten. These are distant and painful memories. Talking about them brings tears to my eyes. When I saw Marc-Vivien Foé fall, I immediately thought that he had simply been injured. He ...

Photo courtesy Janny Sikazwe, the referee at the centre of the Africa Cup of Nations controversy, was taken to hospital after suffering from heatstroke and dehydration during the game between Tunisia and Mali. Essam Abdel-Fatah, who is the head of referees at AFCON, confirmed to Egyptian media that Sikazwe had suffered from heatstroke and ‘severe dehydration’ during the match and was subsequently taken to hospital in Limbe, Cameroon. "It caused him to lose time in the 80th minute, and he ended the match in the 85th minute. He returned after directions from the assistant staff and then returned to finish the match in the 89th minute. When the crisis occurred and the objections and control were lost in the match, the fourth referee was the one who was going to complete the match [instead of Sikazwe], but one of the two teams refused,"  Abdel-Fatah told MBC members of Tunisia's coaching staff complain to Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe after the final w...

Jul 21, 2021 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 /  Every top club in Europe has that one player who is a bonafide superstar and one who can change the course of the game in a second. There are a number of great players currently plying their trade for big European giants, though a few stand out among others. Here, we take a look at those players who have won the most Man of the Match awards in their respective leagues since 2009/10. 1. Lionel Messi - LaLiga - 222 Lionel Messi There are no more superlatives left to describe the genius that is Lionel Messi and the record six-time Ballon d'Or award winner regularly shows why he deserves to be called the greatest of all-time by winning a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga during the period. The 34-year-old is only getting better with age and it will be interesting to see how ...

In an exclusive interview with a popular sports website GOAL the Cameroon No.1 reveals how deeply he was affected by his nine-month suspension, and how he got through it Sometimes, seemingly insignificant decisions can change the course of a person's life. Having got ill in October last year, Andre Onana looked in his cabinet to find something to ease his discomfort. In a hurry he took his wifes medicine which led to his woes that made him get a 12 month ban from Uefa that was later reduced to 9 after an appeal. That was of little consolation to Onana, who was left devastated by being ostracised from the game he loves. "I am a human being who was away from my friends, family and football. This time in my life has been dark and tough," Onana admits in an exclusive interview with. "I want to say, with these things, the young guys need to be careful as it can happen to anyone. They need to pay attention because sh*t happens in life. "When it...

Arsenal football club has stripped off Pierre Emeric Aubameyang off the captainacy role.In a club statement in its official website all but confirmed the news. "Following his latest disciplinary breach last week, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be our club captain, and will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's match against West Ham United. We expect all our players, particularly our captain, to work to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed".  The statement read. Aubameyang becomes the second player to be stripped off the field captain leadership after Granit Xhaka was also stripped off the role recently.

Following a decision on a re-draw of the UCL knockout stage, Europe's soccer body UEFA has released the following statement on why the draw will be redone. "Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 15.00 CET today, Monday 13 December 2021. The draw will be streamed live on uefa.com. We apologise for the inconvenience this may have caused". The statement read.

Manchester United board has decided to fire Ole Gunnar  after a five hour emergency internal talk after Saturdays' afternoon match  It is confirmed that a mutual agreement to part ways was considered. This comes after a serious of poor performance from the side the latest being a 4-1 hammering away at Watford.     Under fire Ole Gunnar  Manchester united are and Ole are working on "paperworks" for mutual agreement and once finished official announcement will be made. Once Joel Glazer approves the decision, it will be confirmed and announced by Man United

Arsenal travel to Anfield for Saturday’s Premier League encounter against Liverpool. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta The Gunners made a dismal start to the season with three successive losses, but have had a terrific turnaround with six wins and two draws from the next eight matches. OnlineRadio here The north London giants are presently fifth in the standings, only two points behind the Reds. They can break into the top four for the first time in 14 months with a win. It won’t be an easy task for them, having failed to beat the Merseyside outfit in a league game at Anfield since 2012.  Arsenal players in training Formation: 4-4-2 Click to listen to online radio here Predicted Line-up: Aaron Ramsdale has been the signing of the summer for the Gunners. He has been excellent between the sticks, barring a couple of mistakes. He should be full of confidence after making his England debut. The 24-year-old is now an undisputed starter in goal ahead of Bernd Leno. In ...

In a recent podcast Manchester city's Belgian midlefielder Kevin De Bruyne revealed that the Spaniard tactician forgets to name his starting first eleven. "Before a match we always have a team meeting and Pep says we are going to do this and that now let's go." 'And then we say: "Hey, Pep, who is playing?" He forgets sometimes. For him winning is important. But his philosophy is even more important. 'Many people don't understand this. Pep would rather lose with his football principles than get a win from counter attacking tactics. 'He loves attacking football so much.'   The  Spaniard's approach has landed him three Premier League titles since arriving back in 2016, and his eccentric style was exposed to English fans in Amazon's All or Nothing series.

It was in the away dressing room of the King Power Stadium, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tried to wrap his head round the problems afflicting  Manchester United   that some of the players listening to his speech allowed the seeds of discontent to grow. Solskjaer asked his team for their thoughts on the issues causing United to leak chances week after week. More than one concluded that the answer was the man posing the question. Recriminations abound when sides are on the slide, but the sense that Solskjaer is not the manager to lead United on has taken hold for a section of his squad over the past month. They admire his manner, his commitment, and public protection but doubts are growing about his sophistication to challenge Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp. Some would be open to a change in the Old Trafford dugout, believing the end of a cycle has been reached. “You want a manager who has been through the experience before and knows how to deal with i...

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire insists he will be 'back on the pitch soon' as he continues to battle a calf injury suffered last month.       photo:getty images  Maguire, 28, picked up the injury in defeat to Aston Villa back in September and missed the subsequent matches against Villarreal and Everton as a result. The club captain was also not selected for international duty with England during the current international break and remains a doubt for United's match against former side Leicester this weekend. Speaking to club media about his setback Maguire revealed he is yet to take part in a team training session since the injury but that he hopes to be back in contention shortly. “Yeah it's getting there,” Maguire Said “I still haven't trained yet with the squad, but I am getting better, I am progressing as I should be. It is obviously a frustrating injury for me to get, but I am progressing and I will be back on the pitch soon.” Maguire's...

Both teams head into this clash after winning their last  matches    Liverpool and Chelsea resume rivalries on Merseyside and with title aspirations, can claim an early scalp in the final gameweek before the international break.    Mason Mount's goal on the stroke of half time proved crucial when these two last met.     Team News    Curtis Jones misses out for the Reds through injury. Fabinho sat out the win over Burnley after the passing of his father, but he could return to the side in midfield, while Thiago is pushing for a start in midfield.  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sat out last week following the birth of his first child, yet is available, and James Milner will be assessed. Andy Robertson is fit to start at left-back and could replace Kostas Tsimikas despite the Greek's solid start to the campaign.    On  Chelsea's side,Hakim Ziyech and N'Golo Kante were both back on the bench in the ...

Christiano Ronaldo is back at . This comes amid wide reports that he was signing for rivals Manchester City. A statement which they strongly rebuked.  However, United swooped on Friday morning and made Ronaldo an offer to make a sensational return to the club. An official statement  from Machester united read "Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical." It is understood that Juventus will be paid afee of around €15 million plus add ons €8

Lethal England and Tottenham Hotspur Forward Harry Kane has commited to playing for  Spurs.This comes amid interest from premier league money bags Manchester City.  Tottenham are understood  reject two bids of €122 and €150 from Manchester City holding on Kane is not for sale.  Kane came off the bench on SUNDAY against  Wolves.  In a tweet Harry Kane confirmed that he is  💯 staying this summer ending the month long transfer rumours speculations that have been going on. Kane also thanked fans for their words of encouragement through this period. 

Gor Mahia treasurer Dophina Odhiambo has accused the Executive Committee of the club of fraud.  In a statement released to media houses Dolphina says the Executive Committee  members conspired and changed minuted of the club meetings and used the documents to convince a local bank to add them as the clubs signatories.  She further lamented that  the officials  could not account for Sh 3 million from the clubs' accounts while Sh 2 million received from Football Kenya Federation as prize money for winning the Betway Cup could not be ascertained for.  She (Dolphina)continues to claim that a technical committee member who also doubles up as players agent is at fault for bringing in players and gets paid huge agent fees yet the club has not cleared pending salary arrears for players and technical team members.