Hearts fans had been celebrating what they thought was a stoppage time winner Hibernian manager Neil Lennon was struck by an object thrown from the crowd during a dramatic end to Wednesday night’s Edinburgh derby with Hearts at Tynecastle. The game ended goalless, but many Hearts supporters mistakenly believed their team had scored a late […]

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Marcus Rashford celebrated his 21st birthday on Wednesday Marcus Rashford is one of the good guys, as a tweet sent on Wednesday night reminds us. The Manchester United forward turned 21 on Halloween and, presumably out celebrating his birthday, his path crossed with five young Trick-or-Treaters. A tweet from Simon Austin, one of those youngsters’ […]

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This will be Aaron Ramsey’s final season at Arsenal Football Club Having arrived as a promising youngster ten years ago, Ramsey’s future has looked uncertain in recent weeks after reports claiming an offer of a new contract had been withdrawn by the club without giving any explanation as to why. Following this, it’s now being […]

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Julen Lopetegui is no longer Real Madrid manager Lopetegui’s ill-fated spell at the Bernabeu – which cost him the chance to manage Spain at last summer’s World Cup – came to an end earlier this week, following Real’s El Clasico battering at the hands of Barcelona over the weekend. Santiago Solari, who had been in […]

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Real Madrid will play on the African mainland on Wednesday night Real, who parted company with Julen Lopetegui following their El Clasico thrashing by Barcelona at the weekend, have been drawn to play UD Melilla in the Copa del Rey in the last 32 of the competition, the first leg taking place on Halloween. Melilla is […]

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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s son has posted a moving tribute to his late father, following the Leicester City owner’s death last weekend Srivaddhanaprabha was killed alongside four others when his helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from Leicester’s King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. His son, Aiyawatt, has since visited the stadium along with his mother, laying […]

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Riyad Mahrez paid tribute to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after scoring the winner for Manchester City over Tottenham on Monday night Mahrez moved to City in the summer after spending over four years as a Leicester player, playing a part in their miraculous Premier League title win in 2016. Following Srivaddhanaprabha’s death at the weekend, […]

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Manchester City took the lead with little over five minutes played against Tottenham on Monday evening After good work from Raheem Sterling on the left wing, Riyad Mahrez was able to side-foot home at the near post to give the Premier League champions an early advantage at Wembley. https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1057001337383194624 Mahrez marked his goal with a […]

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It’s arguably his finest Manchester United goal His side already 4-0 up at home to Sunderland in December 1996, Eric Cantona picked up the ball close to the half-way line with his back to goal, turned sharply and then pushed forward. Having exchanged a one-two with Brian McClair, he chipped the advancing goalkeeper from just […]

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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s wife and son laid a wreath at the King Power Stadium on Monday following the Leicester City owner’s death at the weekend A statement released on Sunday confirmed that Srivaddhanaprabha died alongside four others in a helicopter crash following the home game against West Ham United on Saturday evening. Leicester manager Claude Puel […]

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“You would see wonderful football, for sure” Eric Cantona has told Manchester United supporters he would relish the opportunity to become the cub’s manager if he was offered the position. United’s uncertain start to the season has seen speculation that the club have considered replacing current boss Jose Mourinho, reports claiming at the start of […]

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There’s been a growing sense in Germany that Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga dominance is under threat A difficult start to life under Niko Kovac has coincided with the resurgence of Borussia Dortmund – the last team other than Bayern to be German champions. Lucien Favre’s men started the weekend top of the table with 20 points from […]

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We see what they did there At first glance, QPR’s tweet following their win over Aston Villa on Friday evening might not have meant a great deal to many of those who saw it. ‘Walking away from Loftus Road with 3 points like always,’ read the tweet, sent after Pawel Wszolek’s strike had given them all […]

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It’s not often a football club decides to emblazon a large image of Bob Marley’s face on one of their shirts Dublin-based Bohemians FC, however, have done exactly that for the 2019 SSE Airtricity Premier Division season. Though the reason behind the unique design might not be immediately obvious, a tweet from the club has […]

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“I remember emptying a big bag of medication and just crying and thinking, ‘For me to survive another day, this is what I’ve got to take. For the rest of my life. I’m not sure I can continue.’” Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole has opened up about his struggles since undergoing kidney transplant surgery […]

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Football lawmakers are looking into plans to tackle time wasting in the game A report by The Times claims the International FA Board (Ifab) are considering banning substitutions in injury time as part of a clamp-down on time-wasting tactics. They are also said to be planning on introducing a rule which would see any substituted player […]

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Dimitri Payet, ladies and gents, is at it again Payet has put together an impressive portfolio of eye-catching goals of the last couple of years or so, and added another entry as Marseille took on Lazio in the Europa League on Thursday night. It didn’t help their cause too much – Lazio still running out […]

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No, he’s not coming out of retirement Former midfielder Ji-sung Park has returned to Manchester United, the club has confirmed. The 37-year-old South Korean, who made over 200 appearances after signing for United in 2005 from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, is spending time back at the club to learn how they operate away from pitch in […]

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Yet again, reports have surfaced claiming Alexis Sanchez’s days at Manchester United are numbered Sanchez has struggled to find form since arriving at Old Trafford from Arsenal at the start of the year, scoring just four goals, and has recently lost his place in the United side as a result. The Mirror now claim the […]

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Liverpool boosted their chances of progressing for the last 16s of the Champions League on Wednesday night, beating Red Star Belgrade convincingly at Anfield While Mo Salah reaching 50 goals for the club might have been the main headline of 4-0 victory, the performance of Fabinho also caught the eye of many Liverpool supporters. Since […]

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Unconventional, but effective…

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Deep into stoppage time at the Parc des Princes, the home side were in a spot of bother Napoli had taken a lead through Lorenzo Insigne  in the first half, been pegged back after the break by Mario Rui’s own-goal and re-taken the lead through Dries Mertens. Victory, it seemed, was theirs as the game […]

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Atletico Madrid – Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid – simply don’t concede four goals… ever Undoubtedly one of the best-performing clubs in European competition over the last five years, Atletico’s playing style has been built on the foundations of a solid defence which rarely concedes more than a single goal in a game. With this in […]

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Free-kick, edge of the area. The kind you just know Andy Townsend would tell Clive Tyldesley is too close to get up, over the wall and down again. Luis Suarez knows this all too well. So, with Barcelona looking to double their lead against Inter Milan on Wednesday night, he didn’t even try and go […]

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65 games played, 50 goals scored Mo Salah reached a half-century of goals for Liverpool on Wednesday night, scoring twice against Red Star Belgrade at Anfield. The Egyptian international, who arrived from Roma in the summer of 2017, finished his first season back in the Premier League as the top scorer and was also named […]

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Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie appears set to retire at the end of the season Van Persie returned to first club Feyenoord in January of this year after cancelling his contract with Turkish giants Fenerbahce. Now 35, he’s suggested that it’s likely he will call time on his playing days at […]

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The defender’s pass had been careless. Intercepted, Manchester United’s number eight immediately sprung to life, three quick touches with his left foot nudging the ball towards the edge of the penalty area. With black-and-white striped shirts swiftly closing in on him, another touch with his left shifted it across his body and on to his […]

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Manchester City are amongst the favourites to win this season’s Champions League City already look in good shape to defend their Premier League crown, their 5-0 win over Burnley keeping them top of the league (albeit on goal difference). Though many have backed them to follow domestic success with their first Champions League title this […]

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Had things worked out differently, Leonardo Bonucci might have been wearing the red of Manchester United on Tuesday night, not the black and white stripes of Juventus Bonucci returned to Juve in the summer after a year away at AC Milan but, ahead of their Champions League clash at Old Trafford, has revealed he could […]

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‘My reaction should not be that’ Sergio Ramos has apologised for losing his cool with one of his teammates in training. Footage shared on Twitter shows how young defender Sergio Reguilón accidentally catches the Real Madrid captain in the face with his elbow as he tries to catch a ball during Monday’s session. Ramos reacts […]

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Juventus will be without Mario Mandzukic for their Champions League game against Manchester United on Tuesday Mandzukic, whose extra-time goal saw Croatia beat England in the World Cup semi-final in summer, has sprained his ankle during a training session and is now expected to miss game at Old Trafford. Big blow for #Juventus: Mario Mandzukic […]

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These days, it seems footballers are constantly getting ‘sent back’ (sometimes ‘sent right back’) to their birthplace or former clubs, simply by falling victim to an extravagant piece of skill. You know the sort of thing – Ousmane Dembele slips as he chases down Kylian Mbappe in France training, and he’s ‘sent back to Rennes’. Neymar […]

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Julen Lopetegui’s time as Real Madrid manager appears all but over Another defeat for the European champions at the weekend – this time at home to Levante – has seen strong speculation that Lopetegui could be sacked by the end of Monday. While the former Spanish national team coach is thought to be pressing ahead […]

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“Obviously, the players really let themselves down” Alan Pardew has reflected on the final weeks of his spell as West Brom manager and the damaging effect the incident involving some of the club’s players and a taxi had on the club’s season. Pardew and his players had taken part in a midseason training camp in […]

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Thierry Henry’s first game as a manager ended in defeat on Saturday night Appointed as manager of Monaco – the club at which he began his professional playing career – earlier in the month, he was unable to prevent them losing 2-1 away to Strasbourg on Saturday night. The former Arsenal and Barcelona legend saw […]

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Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s meeting with Real Madrid next week after injuring his arm against Sevilla Messi landed awkwardly after a barge from Franco Vasquez, replays showing his right arm appearing to buckle as he hit the deck. Remaining in agony on the floor for several minutes after the incident, it soon became clear […]

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Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Manchester United Reports that the Saudi royal was keen buy the club first surfaced last week, though appeared to have little substance to them. Despite this, the Mirror now insist there is genuine interest from Bin Salman, who is seeking a meeting with the […]

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The international break is over, rejoice… Unless you happen to be a Fortuna Düsseldorf supporter, that is… With the Bundesliga resuming on Friday night, last season’s Bundesliga 2. champions were hammered 7-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in Waldstadion. Sébastien Haller opened the scoring for the home side via a penalty on 20 minutes. While the French striker […]

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This one should be simple enough… Ten images, all showing goals being scored at the 2018 World Cup. Using highly sophisticated photoshop techniques (the paintbrush bit), we’ve blocked out the each scorer. All you have to do is identify who they are from the multiple choices we’ve given you. We’ll be honest, we’ll be extremely […]

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Real Madrid face a visit to Africa in the Copa del Rey The European champions have been drawn to play UD Melilla, who play in  the Segunda División B – the third tier of Spanish football, in the last 32 of the competition. Melilla is a small Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco […]

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Scott Brown’s contract with Celtic expires at the end of the season Though Brown recently indicated that talks about a possible extension to his current deal with the Scottish champions have gone well, it’s now being reported that the 33-year-old is being lined up for a surprise move to the other side of the world. […]

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Manchester City have named a training pitch after their former goalkeeper Joe Hart Hart joined Burnley in the summer, finally bringing his 12-year association with City to an end after spending the previous two seasons out on loan at Torino and West Ham. City have now revealed that a keeper training facility has been dedicated […]

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As it went, there was no shock Arsene Wenger announcement at Bayern Munich on Friday morning (of course there wasn’t) With Bayern enduring a difficult start to life under Niko Kovač this season, their decision to call a press conference at relatively short notice had fuelled speculation that Wenger – who had made it known […]

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Shahid Khan, the owner  of Fulham, has withdrawn the offer he made to buy Wembley Stadium Khan had tabled an offer of £600m for the stadium earlier in the year with the Football Association’s board members meeting to discuss a possible sale. A statement released by the FA has now confirmed Khan’s decision to withdraw […]

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Since 2007, the Ballon d’Or has only been won by two players (If you don’t know who they are, perhaps this one isn’t for you.) We’ve compiled a list of the last ten men to win the Ballon d’Or – those two included – and want you to have a stab at naming them all […]

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It was alleged that Sergio Ramos stamped on Raheem Sterling during England’s win over Spain on Monday night Sterling, who scored twice in the 3-2 victory in Seville, was seen writhing on the floor at one point in the second half. Though difficult to see what had happened from the original footage, some on social […]

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For what feels like the millionth time, Neymar reportedly wants out of Paris Saint-Germain The Brazilian only completed his world record switch to the French champions from Barcelona just over a year ago but is now said to be eyeing a move back to the Nou Camp. A report by Mundo claims Neymar instantly regretted […]

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England impressed during the first half of their win against Spain on Monday night By the break, Gareth Southgate’s men had built up a three-goal lead over La Roja, the Three Lions producing some of their most eye-catching football in recent memory in the process. One of the game’s other major talking points came prior […]

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Keita was injured while on international duty

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Make no mistake about it, the sliding tackle is an art form. A dying one, but an art form no less

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