Month: September 2024

3Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

NEWS

Uruguay star Luis Suarez announces retirement from international football

Uruguay's forward Luis Suarez confirms he will retire from international football after Friday's clash with Paraguay. "Friday will be my last match for my country," an emotional Suarez, 37, told a press conference."It was not an easy decision to make, but I do it with the peace of mind that I will give my maximum until the very last game of my (Uruguay) career." The former Barcelona and Liverpool striker is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and will retire from international football as Uruguay's top scorer with 69 goals from 142 appearances. Suarez, who was infamously kicked out of the 2014 World Cup after being handed a four-month ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, made his debut for Uruguay in 2007. The Inter Miami forward helped Uruguay...

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3Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE, Uncategorized

Southampton star defender could feature for England in the international break

The international break is coming and the club football will resume after that this month. Southampton have faced three defeats in this Premier League season and now will need to improve their performance in the upcoming matches. Meanwhile, some Southampton stars will be representing their nation in international fixtures for the next two weeks. One of them is left back Kyle Walker Peters, who can feature for the England national team in their upcoming international matches. Kyle Walker Peters made his England debut in March 2022 under former manager Gareth Southgate after his impressive displays for the Saints. Last season, the versatile fullback was in fine form again, as he made a total of six goal contributions and helped the Saints in keeping eleven clean sheets in the Champio...

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3Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

LALIGA

Nagelsmann confirms Ter Stegen is Germany’s new No. 1

Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has confirmed that Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be the national team’s new No. 1. Ter Stegen will finally get his chance after Manuel Neuer announced his retirement in the wake of this summer’s European Championship. Nagelsmann says he has no doubts that Ter Stegen is the right man for the job.“Marc-André is the new number one. He has been a captain in Barcelona for several years and is the clear number one there,” he told reporters. “He’s the same with us. I don’t want to artificially heat up the competition behind him. Oliver Baumann played very well last season and also made a good impression during the European Championship. “Alexander Nübel also performed well in Stuttgart last year. The battle behind him is open, including...

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3Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

PREMIER LEAGUE

Man United icon urges Marcus Rashford to leave Old Trafford

Marcus Rashford has the potential to be one of the best players in the world but he may need to leave Old Trafford to unlock it. That is the opinion of Manchester United legend Nicky Butt - who played 387 games for the club between 1992 and 2004, winning 15 trophies.Rashford has scored 131 goals in 306 games for United but he has only netted nine times in his last 50 club outings. The 26-year-old's dip in form saw him miss out on a place at Euro 2024 and he has also been left out of England's squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Ireland and Finland.Butt worked at United in the club's youth development set-up between 2012 and 2021, during which time he spent a lot of time with Rashford. The former midfielder, 49, appeared on talkSPORT on Monday and he was asked wh...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

TRANSFERS

Chelsea target Victor Osimhen agrees Galatasaray move

Chelsea target Victor Osimhen has agreed to join Galatasaray on a loan deal. The Blues worked hard to try to sign Osimhen before the English transfer window closed, but despite efforts as late as deadline day, they failed and the striker stayed put at Napoli. Napoli though have remained keen to move Osimhen on with his £160,000 a week pay packet a big burden for the Italian side to carry. They have agreed a loan deal with Turkish side Galatasaray, which will see the Istanbul outfit pick up the striker’s wages, but have needed the green light from Osimhen. Now that has come, according to Sky Italia, and Osimhen will spend the season in Turkey. He is due to now get on a plane for Turkey and then be put through his medical on Tuesday. Galatasaray will hope to see Osimhen ma...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

NEWS

Leeds and Hull excited to see what revamped teams can do after international break

With the first phase of the season over, Leeds United and Hull City players are excited about what can come next. The Championship goes on a two-week hiatus with Hull still looking for their first win under Tim Walter but Leeds starting to hit their straps after three consecutive clean sheets. There is a good chance the sides which host Sheffield United and Burnley will be much changed from Leeds’ 2-0 win with a host of players signed too late to be realistic starters. Alfie Jones says time on the training ground will be essential for Hull, and as a renowned finisher, Joel Piroe is looking forward to feeding off new wingers. Manor Solomon marked his debut by making Mateo Joseph's goal and Piroe, who scored the second, is excited about similar service from Largie Ramazani. "We lost big...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE

Bajkowski: Pep Guardiola expects Phil Foden call after Man City illness

Pep Guardiola does not expect Phil Foden to be called up for England duty after missing two Manchester City matches with illness. Foden has been named in Lee Carsley's squad for UEFA Nations League games with Ireland and Finland over the next 10 days, but has been sidelined with pains in his stomach. The 24-year-old felt some discomfort after the match against Chelsea two weeks ago and was not involved in either of the wins over Ipswich or West Ham. City's staff do not think the issue is serious and there is an expectation that he will be ready for the home game against Brentford in a fortnight, but Guardiola would be surprised to see Foden playing for England before then. Despite his international call-up, he has been unavailable for his club for the last two fixtures. "He doesn't feel...

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2Sep By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE

Chelsea striker agrees contract extension

Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by London rivals Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Nicolas Jackson put the hosts ahead in the first-half, before Eberechi Eze’s stunning strike drew the Eagles level. The draw is the first of Enzo Maresca’s tenure in charge of Chelsea, following two wins and two defeats across all competitions so far. Now, it appears that goal scorer Jackson has agreed a new contract with the West London club. As per BBC Sport, Chelsea have extended Jackson’s contract until the summer of 2033. The striker’s deal had been set to expire at the end of the 2030/31 campaign, but the report claims that he will now be tied to the club for a further two years. Jackson, 23, joined the Blues from Spanish side Villarreal last summer and enjoyed a mixed debut season in...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

TRANSFERS

Report: Tameze in talks for Besiktas transfer from Torino

The transfer window is still open until September 13 in Turkey and Torino are reportedly in talks to sell Adrien Tameze to Besiktas. According to Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, the negotiations have been going on for the last few days. The 30-year-old Frenchman only joined Toro for €2.8m from Hellas Verona last summer and has already made four appearances this season between Serie A and the Coppa Italia. His previous clubs include AS Nancy, Valenciennes, OGC Nice and Atalanta. Torino could release Tameze to Benfica Tameze is under contract with Torino until June 2026, but is said to be open to the potential transfer to Besiktas. He plays generally as a defensive midfielder, but can also be used in central defence if required. In his career, the player has made 147 Serie A appeara...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE

Southampton scored their first goal but face another defeat in the Premier League

In the first two matches in the new Premier League season, Southampton created some decent goal scoring chances despite not scoring a goal. On the other hand, the defence was also good but occasional mistakes kept off the Saints from keeping a clean sheet. Thus, after two back to back defeats, Southampton prepared to face Brentford in an away fixture in the third match day of the Premier League. This was also the debut match for new signing Aaron Ramsdale, who recently joined the Saints in a £25 million deal from Arsenal. In the first half, Brentford created some good chances, however, Aaron Ramsdale and the defence helped in keeping the score at 0-0. However, with only two minutes remaining before half time, Brentford took advantage as Southampton gave away possession in their o...

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2Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

SERIE A

Juventus’ unbeaten run ends in Roma draw

Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Roma on Sunday, ending Thiago Motta’s perfect start as coach of the Serie A giants. A match short on action and goalmouth incident left Juve on seven points from their first three matches of the new campaign. Motta’s team are behind champions and league leaders Inter Milan on goals scored after a much less inspiring performance than the two three-goal wins which preceded it. “It was an even match and the right result,” said Motta to Sky Sport. “We’re only on our third game and today we played a team which is hard to play against, with a good coach and good players… There are lots of things we can improve. “It’s very early in the season, let’s see where we are at the business end of the season, for now it’s too early to talk about our objectives...

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2Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE

Erik ten Hag makes worrying Manuel Ugarte claim after Man Utd thumped by Liverpool

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has conceded that Manuel Ugarte may take "months" to get up to full speed following the Red Devils' 3-0 Premier League loss to Liverpool. After weeks upon weeks of speculation and negotiations, the Uruguay international was finally confirmed as the Red Devils' final summer recruit in the final hours of transfer deadline day. Ugarte followed Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee to Old Trafford following just one season at Paris Saint-Germain, who received an initial £42.1m for his sale. The 23-year-old quickly became a regular starter for PSG boss Luis Enrique last season, but despite falling out of favour in the second half of the campaign, he was a consistent presence in Uruguay's Copa America XI. However, Ugarte did ...

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2Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

Ligue 1

No Mbappe, no worries as PSG maintain perfect start

Paris Saint-Germain are enjoying a perfect start to the season despite the summer departure of star striker Kylian Mbappe for Real Madrid, after securing another victory - 3-1 at Lille - in the French league. PSG lead the standings with nine points from three games, having now scored 13 goals. They opened their campaign with a 4-1 away win at Le Havre, followed by a 6-0 demolition of Montpellier. Vitinha put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute and Bradley Barcola quickly doubled the lead for the defending champions. Edon Zhegrova got one back for Lille in the 78th before Randal Kolo Muani sealed the win in second-half stoppage time. Also on Sunday, Monaco and Lens drew 1-1 in a game with two late goals. Denis Zakaria headed the hosts ahead in the 84th before Le...

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2Sep By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

LALIGA

Kylian Mbappe gets off the mark in LaLiga with brace

Kylian Mbappe opened his LaLiga account at the fourth time of asking with a brace to fire Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win over Real Betis. Mbappe had failed to score in Madrid's opening three league fixtures, which resulted in the champions dropping points at Mallorca and Las Palmas. It was a different story on Sunday, with a sumptuous Federico Valverde flick able to set up Mbappe to power home in the 67th minute. He then made it 2-0 eight minutes later from the penalty spot to clinch all three points at Santiago Bernabeu. Mbappe had failed to find the net in his first three LaLiga matches but netted on his first appearance for his new club in the UEFA Super Cup final. Vinicius Jr won the spot-kick but gave it to his to his team-mate, who made no mistake. Prior to the game, manager Ca...

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2Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

BUNDESLIGA

Muller scores in record-breaking 710th game for Bayern

German great Thomas Müller has scored in his club-record 710th game as Bayern Munich beat Freiburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga. Müller replaced new signing Michael Olise in the 59th minute of Sunday's match to break a tie with goalkeeping great Sepp Maier on 709 career games in all competitions for Bayern. Müller scored in the 78th when he controlled a cross from Serge Gnabry with one touch to take the ball away from Freiburg's Maximilian Eggestein, then used his second touch to slam it past goalkeeper Florian Müller. "Records aren't so important for me, to be honest, instead it's that I scored a really beautiful goal," Müller told broadcaster DAZN. "Outstanding technique and then it goes in too, that's what's fun for me." The goal was Müller's 150th in his Bundesliga career and he has now s...

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1Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

TRANSFERS

Done Deal: Roma secure free agent Hermoso

Multiple reports this evening confirm Roma have agreed personal terms with free agent Mario Hermoso, who had also been in talks with Galatasaray. Sky Sport Italia, Fabrizio Romano and more are all confident that the deal is done and he will fly into the Eternal City on Sunday. The contract should be until June 2027, although there will also be a release clause allowing him to potentially leave in 2026. The defender only turned 29 in June and can crucially play as a centre-back as well as a left-back. He spent the last five years with Atletico Madrid and was released when his contract ran down on June 30, leading to negotiations with clubs including Galatasaray, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab, Inter and Milan. Hermoso to Roma as Smalling replacement It had been suggested over the last few days...

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1Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

BUNDESLIGA

Vincent Kompany talks about the jump from Burnley FC to Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich’s task of finding a suitable replacement for Thomas Tuchel hit a lot of dead ends but finally landed on Vincent Kompany, whose Burnley side were relegated to the EFL Championship. The Belgian was asked by the Bundesliga social media team on the league’s official website about the decision to manage the Bavarians and mentioned that he was used to taking on a new challenge. “I’ve made big steps all my life. If you draw the comparison with where I have coached then maybe, but if you draw the comparison with where I have lived most of my career in football, then it’s not something I don’t know. The feeling is actually very familiar. At these very big clubs, you can make it about everything around you if you want to look at it that way, but based on my learnings in the past...

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1Sep By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

PREMIER LEAGUE

Supersonic – Erling Haaland hits another hat-trick as Noel Gallagher watches on

Erling Haaland scored another hat-trick as Manchester City maintained their perfect record this season and moved to the top of the charts in front of watching Oasis star Noel Gallagher. Pep Guardiola’s masterplan was executed to perfection again as Haaland made it back-to-back trebles and seven goals in just three matches to bury West Ham 3-1. With Gallagher in the stands at the London Stadium – a ticket was presumably easier to get hold of than for one of their shows – Haaland crashed in his eighth Premier League hat-trick. It took his tally against teams managed by Julen Lopetegui to 12 in five matches, including a treble against Wolves in January last year. The Norwegian, fresh from hitting three against Ipswich last weekend, opened the scoring after Bernardo Silva dispossessed form...

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1Sep By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

PREMIER LEAGUE

Unai Emery satisfied to take six points from August after win over Leicester

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is happy to finish August with six points on the board after his side secured a 2-1 win over Leicester to return to winning ways. Amadou Onana’s tap in at the back post and Jhon Duran’s header put Villa in control before Facundo Buonanotte brought Leicester back into the contest. Referee David Coote had awarded Leicester a penalty in stoppage time after Ezri Konsa brought down Jamie Vardy again but the linesman’s offside flag came to Villa’s rescue. Emery highlighted August as a “difficult” month and is happy to have six points from a possible nine heading into the international break. He said: “Very happy, we competed like we did in the first two matches. “(August is) a difficult moment for every team because playing with the transfer window not too close....

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1Sep By Silver Emmanuel6 Comments

Ligue 1

Greenwood scores twice in 1 minute for Marseille

Mason Greenwood scored twice in one minute to launch Marseille to a 3-1 win over Toulouse in the French Ligue 1on Saturday. Greenwood scored in the 16th minute from a sharp angle and in the 17th from in front. The former Manchester United forward has five goals from the first three Ligue 1 matches, matching the record of Mario Balotelli in 2016 with Nice. The result was inevitable after Greenwood's double and Frank Magri's red card in the 27th for tripping Marseille's Geoffrey Kondogbia. Marseille squandered numerous chances and added only a second-half own-goal from Charlie Cresswell, while Shavy Babicka gave Toulouse a late consolation. Greenwood had scored twice in his debut for Marseille in a 5-1 victory at Brest in their league opener, when he was booed by home fans following his...

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