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Ancelotti: “Vinicius Jr will be ready for Atalanta game ”

6Dec

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Ancelotti: “Vinicius Jr will be ready for Atalanta game ”

BILBAO, SPAIN - DECEMBER 4: Coach Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Athletic de Bilbao v Real Madrid at the San Mames Stadium on December 4, 2024 in Bilbao Spain (Photo by Cesar Ortiz Gonzalez/Soccrates/Getty Images) Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti provided an update on Vinicius Jr’s injury, saying that he should be back for the game against Atalanta next week. He said: “Seeing Vinicius is good news, he has recovered very well. He won’t be ready for tomorrow, but he will be ready for the Champions League. Alaba has helped us a lot in training, but he needs another month. He will be back in January. The deadline for him is next year.”Alaba has helped us a lot in training, but he needs another month. He will be back in January. The deadlin...

Lookman, Chukwueze Go Head-to-head as Atalanta Aim for Top

6Dec

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Lookman, Chukwueze Go Head-to-head as Atalanta Aim for Top

Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC looks dejected during the Serie A Enilive match between AS Roma and Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico on December 02, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Nigeria’s player-of-the-moment, Ademola Lookman, and his national teammate, Samuel Chukwueze will go head-to-head this evening in a highly anticipated Italian Serie A clash between Atalanta and AC Milan inside the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. Lookman will be key to Atalanta’s quest to temporarily upstage leaders Napoli who are just a point ahead of La Dea. Atalanta are unbeaten in their last eight Serie A matches. Lookman contributed five goals in their last six games with four of the goals scored in the first half. Should Lookman and his teammates win this encounter, they would have succeeded in equaling their club record o...

6Dec

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Silva praise ‘outstanding Iwobi’

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Alex Iwobi of Fulham during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images) Marco Silva hailed matchwinner Alex Iwobi’s ‘outstanding’ contribution after the Nigerian international bagged a brace to beat in-form Brighton and Hove Albion at Craven Cottage this evening.Silva told the BBC after the final whistle:“Alex has been outstanding from the first day of pre-season. He is in a happy place and he is a fantastic footballer. Last season was his best season in the Premier League and one or two months ago I said he would be even better in this one. He is really versatile and I can use him in many different positions. He’s...

Huijsen delivers as Bournemouth outclass Spurs

6Dec

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Huijsen delivers as Bournemouth outclass Spurs

Bournemouth's Dean Huijsen (centre) celebrates scoring the opening goal with team mates during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Thursday December 5, 2024. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images) Bournemouth’s 19-year-old defender Dean Huijsen delivered a pivotal moment at the Vitality Stadium, heading in Marcus Tavernier’s curling corner in the 17th minute to seal a 1-0 victory over Tottenham. Left inexplicably unmarked at the back post, Huijsen’s goal exposed Tottenham’s perennial vulnerability at set-pieces, leaving manager Ange Postecoglou shaking his head on the touchline. The result propelled Bournemouth above Tottenham in the Premier League standings and deepened the north London club’s mounting frustrations as their struggle...

Mbappe sends message to Madrid fans after Athletic disaster

5Dec

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Mbappe sends message to Madrid fans after Athletic disaster

BILBAO, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid reacts during the LaLiga match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de San Mames on December 04, 2024 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has taken to social media, to send a message to the club’s fanbase.This of course comes fresh off another evening to forget for the 25-year-old in Blancos colours on Wednesday.Real Madrid made the trip to the Basque Country last night, eyeing a 4th league win on the spin in a meeting with Ernesto Valverde’s Athletic Club. Mbappé, for his part, featured from the off in the clash, joining Rodrygo in an attacking pair.With his side trailing by a goal to nil during the 2nd-half, the France international was then afford...

Schar punishes Kelleher blunder as Newcastle hold Liverpool in thriller

4Dec

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Schar punishes Kelleher blunder as Newcastle hold Liverpool in thriller

Newcastle United's Swiss defender #05 Fabian Schar (R) scores the team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Liverpool's seven-game winning run came to a...

De Bruyne back to brilliant form as Man City return to winning ways

4Dec

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De Bruyne back to brilliant form as Man City return to winning ways

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 4: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City shouting during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Nottingham Forest FC at Etihad Stadium on December 4, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ed Sykes/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Kevin De Bruyne starred as Manchester City ended their four-game losing streak in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. The Belgium international created the first goal and grabbed the second, and The Citizens’ dominance continued after the break as Jeremy Doku added a third. The result moves Pep Guardiola’s side inro fourth as Forest remain sixth. Manchester City finally ended their seven-game winless run with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Etihad. The result ends P...

Guardiola responds to rumours of Man City fall out with De Bruyne

4Dec

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Guardiola responds to rumours of Man City fall out with De Bruyne

Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola watches the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has rubbished sugg...

Liverpool left sweating over injury crisis

3Dec

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Liverpool left sweating over injury crisis

Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool FC controls the Ball during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid C.F. at Anfield on November 27, 2024 in Liverpool, England. After defeating the champions of Europe and England in back-to-back matches last week, Liverpool return to action away at Newcastle United on Wednesday. Now nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table, Arne Slot’s men will be determined to maintain such an advantage at St. James’ Park. The Reds have been stung by injury recently, with Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley and Kostas Tsimikas all set to be missing for a few weeks. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen how close Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa are to returning. Slot made four changes against Man City...

Nistelrooy aims to lift Leicester’s spirits

3Dec

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Nistelrooy aims to lift Leicester’s spirits

Leicester City Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy during the Leicester City Training Session at Seagrave Training Complex on December 02, 2024 in Leicester, England. Newly-appointed manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is aiming to bring a sense of positivity to Leicester City and quickly make an impression on the Premier League club's players, as he looks to ensure that they remain in the English top flight. The former Manchester United striker was appointed on Friday to replace Steve Cooper and will need to hit the ground running, with the 16th-placed club hovering just point above the relegation zone after three straight league defeats. Asked if the players needed to be picked up, Van Nistelrooy told reporters: "That is what needed to be done. Sunday was the first time that I was here. Was it yeste...

Edoardo Bove’s first words as Fiorentina star awake following collapse

2Dec

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Edoardo Bove’s first words as Fiorentina star awake following collapse

Edoardo Bove of ACF Fiorentina is seriously injured during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 1, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Italian football was rocked on Sunday night when Edoardo Bove collapsed during Fiorentina's clash against Inter Milan. The 22-year-old was rushed off the pitch in an ambulance after falling to the ground with no one around him early in the first-half. Referee Daniele Doveri immediately halted play as the midfielder received urgent medical attention on the pitch from paramedics. Players of both teams were visibly distraught as they formed a protective wall around the Italian, who joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan from Roma in August. Bove's heartbroken teammates and rivals were soon led off the pitch ...

Newcastle United Extends Partnership with InPost

2Dec

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Newcastle United Extends Partnership with InPost

General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Newcastle United FC at Selhurst Park on November 30, 2024 in London, England. Newcastle United is excited, and proud, to announce the early extension of its partnership with leading parcel delivery service, InPost. This follows a very successful first 12 months of the partnership which has seen a number of community activations reach thousands of fans in the North East. To kick off the partnership, InPost installed bespoke Lockers at St. James’s Park, the first in the country at a Premier League stadium, and has since gone on to form a key part of the club’s newly launched ecommerce offering, giving fans the option of online deliveries to be sent to any InPost Locker across the UK. As well a...

Serie A match abandoned after Bove collapses on pitch

2Dec

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Serie A match abandoned after Bove collapses on pitch

Edoardo Bove of ACF Fiorentina collapses to the ground due to an illness and is transported to hospital during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 1, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in intensive care in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during his side’s Serie A match against Inter Milan. The match was suspended after the incident in the 16th minute before later being abandoned. A Fiorentina statement, external said Bove, 22, is “currently under pharmacological sedation and hospitalised in intensive care”. The Italian club have said he will be re-evaluated in the next 24 hours. “He arrived at the emergency room in stable hemodynamic conditions and the first cardiological and neurological te...

Mbappe nets as Madrid narrow gap on Barcelona

2Dec

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Mbappe nets as Madrid narrow gap on Barcelona

(L-R) Juan Iglesias of Getafe , Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid v Getafe at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 1, 2024 in Madrid Spain. Goals for Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe moved Real Madrid a point behind La Liga leaders Barcelona with victory over Getafe. Bellingham scored a penalty with half an hour played after Allan Nyom had dragged Antonio Rudiger to the floor during a corner routine. The England midfielder set up the second eight minutes later when he threaded a ball through for Mbappe, who took a touch before slotting into the bottom corner. Getafe’s best chance came when Christantus Uche span away from Rudiger and fired a fierce effort against the post, with Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois beaten. A thumping stri...

Liverpool beat Man City to take commanding EPL lead

2Dec

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Liverpool beat Man City to take commanding EPL lead

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola holds up six fingers to the fans indicating the number of Premier League titles he has won after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC at Anfield on December 1, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola's era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who are the team to beat in this season's Premier League title race. Goals in either half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Anfield on Sunday did not do justice to the scale of the Reds' domination as City succumbed to a sixth defeat in a seven-game winless run. Arsenal and Chelsea are now Liverpool's closest challengers, nine points behind, with City 11 back and almost cer...

Perez backs Ancelotti despite recent results

1Dec

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Perez backs Ancelotti despite recent results

Florentino Perez President of Real Madrid with Carlo Ancelotti the head coach / manager of Real Madrid during the UEFA Super Cup 2024 match between Real Madrid and Atalanta BC at National Stadium on August 14, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. Real Madrid’s recent loss to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League have rung alarm bells inside the camp, with doubts creeping in about Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian’s future came under the radar shortly after the 2-0 loss, with many expecting Santiago Solari to immediately take over as the interim coach. It must be noted that Real Madrid have already identified their ideal successor to Ancelotti in the form of Xabi Alonso, who will be available next summer. Florentino Perez backs Ancelotti However, according to MARCA, it appears Ancelotti has received th...

Kane injury is not that bad – Vincent Kompany

1Dec

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Kane injury is not that bad – Vincent Kompany

Harry Kane of FC Bayern Muenchen is injued during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München at Signal Iduna Park on November 30, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. Harry Kane does not believe the injury he suffered in Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga draw with Borussia Dortmund is serious, according to his club boss Vincent Kompany. The England captain limped off before half-time at Signal Iduna Park with what appeared to be a hamstring problem. “Harry says it’s not that bad. He now needs to have a scan, and then we’ll know more,” Bayern head coach Kompany was quoted as saying on the club website. The 31-year-old former Tottenham forward looks unlikely to feature in the DFB-Pokal clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, however. Kompany added: “It’ll be tight for Tuesday. ...

Kluivert makes history,Brentford thrash Leicester

30Nov

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Kluivert makes history,Brentford thrash Leicester

Justin Kluivert of AFC Bournemouth celebrates scoring his third goal with Dango Ouattara during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and AFC Bournemouth at Molineux on November 30, 2024 in Wolverhampton, England. Justin Kluivert scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick of penalties as Bournemouth won 4-2 at Wolves on Saturday and Kevin Schade also scored three in Brentford's 4-1 victory over Leicester. Arsenal can move into second if they avoid defeat at West Ham later. Kluivert made history at Molineux to curtail Wolves' mini-revival. The Dutchman opened the scoring, Jorgen Strand Larsen replied for Wolves before Milos Kerkez made it 2-1 for the visitors inside eight minutes. Kluivert made it 3-1 just 10 minutes later and completed his hat-trick 16 minutes fro...

Douglas Luiz tells Villa he’s unhappy at Juve

30Nov

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Douglas Luiz tells Villa he’s unhappy at Juve

Douglas Luiz of Juventus FC on warm-up session during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3 match between Juventus and VfB Stuttgart at Juventus Stadium on October 22, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Douglas Luiz is unhappy at Juventus, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he confirmed his discontent to Aston Villa players and directors on Wednesday. Douglas Luiz is unhappy at Juventus, and his agent, Kia Joorabchian, is already looking for an escape route during the January transfer window. The 26-year-old has only made nine appearances at Juventus after a €50m summer transfer and hasn’t yet scored or assisted for the Bianconeri. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Douglas Luiz confirmed his displeasure to former Aston Villa teammates on Wednesday. Douglas Luiz was not availa...

Ancelotti’s admiration for Laporte faces financial roadblocks

30Nov

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Ancelotti’s admiration for Laporte faces financial roadblocks

Aymeric Laporte of Al Nassr celebrates after scoring the 1st goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al Shabab v Al Nassr FC at Al-Shabab Club Stadium on October 18, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid have set their sights on bolstering their defence in the upcoming winter and summer transfer windows. According to a report from The Athletic, Carlo Ancelotti has a strong admiration for Aymeric Laporte, but signing him could pose financial challenges for the club. Laporte’s experience at both Athletic Club in La Liga and Manchester City in the Premier League makes him a standout option. However, the financial hurdles make his acquisition a complex prospect. Real Madrid want a defender Real Madrid’s priorities for these transfer windows are clear: they aim to secure reinforc...