Alvaro Morata s first-half goal earned Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Getafe as they made a victorious start to the new LaLiga season.
Morata converted a cross from new signing Kieran Trippier, who impressed on his debut, 23 minutes into the first half at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Getafe s Jorge Molina and Atletico s Renan Lodi were both sent off in quick succession as events took a dramatic turn before half-time.
Morata spurned the opportunity to claim a second when he saw a penalty saved in the second half after fine work from Joao Felix, who caught the eye before being substituted after an awkward fall in the 66th minute.
But Atletico held on to a hard-fought victory regardless.
It was a close-season of change at Atletico with the departure of A…
Andrea Pirlo revealed Juventus were feeling the fear from their heavy defeat to Fiorentina before the mid-season break in the early stages of their 4-1 win over Udinese on Sunday.
Juve suffered a humiliating 3-0 home loss to La Viola in December – their first in the league this season – but the champions bounced back to winning ways in style at the Allianz Stadium.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored either side of Federico Chiesa s cool finish – the 15th consecutive season the Portugal star has scored 20 goals for club and country – before Udinese s Marvin Zeegelaar and Paulo Dybala exchanged goals in the closing stages.
The result ensured Juve avoided going three consecutive home games without a win for the first time since 2015-16, and Pirlo conceded …
According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Borussia Dortmund are edging closer and closer towards agreeing a €25 million deal with Juventus for Emre Can. The midfielder has been linked with a move to Germany for quite some time now, and it appears as if the pieces are finally starting to fall into place for it to happen.
However, Tottenham could well cause a bit of a rift by entering themselves into the race late in the day. It doesn’t feel a little bit ‘too little, too late’ for our liking, especially considering they have a parade of other stars to pursue.
Can has already been able to prove himself across Europe, including in England with the Reds, and Dortmund seems to be the sort of fresh challenge that he needs to get himself back on track.
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According to a recent report from Tuttosport, Chelsea midfielder Jorginho’s agent has revealed that he is open to a reunion with Maurizio Sarri at Italian giants Juventus during the upcoming summer transfer window.
Jorginho has been a strong presence in the starting XI at Stamford Bridge so far this season, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from throwing out a variety of theories regarding where he might end up going next.
The 28 year old has been with Chelsea since back in 2018 when he made the move over from Napoli. With the aforementioned Sarri now being in charge at Juventus, it almost seems obvious to suggest that he will join him sooner rather than later.
Chelsea got off to a great start this season but over the course of the la…
Thomas Muller has been advised to prioritise his club career by Lothar Matthaus, after the Bayern Munich man said he may retire from international football following Germany s poor World Cup.
Muller started all three of Germany s games in Qatar, but failed to record a single shot on target as Hansi Flick s side suffered a humiliating group-stage exit, their second in as many tournaments.
In the immediate aftermath of Germany s elimination, the Bayern Munich forward described the team s campaign as a disaster and said he will take time to consider his future in international football.
Writing for Sky Sports in Germany, Matthaus – the World s Cup s record appearance-maker with 25 games at the tournament – hinted the 33-year-old may benefit from stepping away.
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar has not been impressed by Mohamed Salah s displays and says the forward cannot consider himself on the same level as Kylian Mbappe.
Salah has scored two and set up another in five matches in Egypt s run to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, where hosts Cameroon await in Yaounde on Thursday.
The 29-year-old has also enjoyed another prolific campaign at club level, having scored 23 goals in 26 games for Liverpool in all competitions.
That compares to 19 goals in 29 matches for Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe, who has made a slow start to 2022 with one goal in his first four appearances.
Indeed, Robert Lewandowski (34 in 28) and Karim Benzema (24 in 28) are the only players to outscore Salah among those from Europe s to…
LA Galaxy have announced the signing of striker Javier Hernandez from Sevilla.
The former Manchester United forward moves to MLS after spending just four months back in LaLiga with Julen Lopetegui s side.
Hernandez, who scored three goals in 15 appearances for Sevilla, will reportedly become the highest-paid player in the United States on a base salary of $6million over a three-year deal.
Speaking to the LA Times before the deal was announced, Hernandez said the move was the right time, the right opportunity .
The 31-year-old, who will be tasked with filling the goalscoring void left by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, said of his decision: People are going to say it was because I couldn t make it [in Europe], but sometimes in football there are things that are not in…
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Arsenal and Liverpool are set to face each other for the fourth time this season when they take to the pitch at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening, in what will be match No. 27 for the Gunners and No. 29 for the Reds. Needless to say, the fact that they ve met three times already puts a bit of added edge on the fixture, on top of the the points on offer being of vital importance for both sides.
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It s fair to say that Arsenal are on the rise at the moment. They ve come a long way indeed since the three consecutive defeats at the start of the season which had them briefly in the relegation zone and with three teams spending most of the season eyeing the title, the Gunners are now odds-on to take that fourth spot which warr…
Champions League man of the match N Golo Kante covers so much ground he is like two players , according to former Chelsea midfielder and assistant head coach Eddie Newton.
Kante was in imperious form on Saturday as Chelsea edged past Manchester City 1-0 to secure their first Champions League triumph since 2012, Kai Havertz scoring the decisive goal shortly before half-time.
The France international won 11 of 15 duels, recovered the ball 10 times for his team, and the shortest man on the pitch won four out of seven aerial duels – nobody on his team tallied more.
Former Chelsea playmaker Joe Cole hailed Kante s display, telling BT Sport: I don t think there s a more important player for his team in world football than Kante.
And Newton, who played for …
Mark Bosnich has suggested that Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel would be a good signing for Manchester United, as quoted in .
According to , United are interested in signing Schmeichel from Premier League rivals Leicester in the summer transfer window.
It has been reported that the Red Devils are looking at signing the Denmark international goalkeeper as a potential replacement for David de Gea.
De Gea is the first-choice goalkeeper at Old Trafford at the moment, but the Spain international has made a number of mistakes in recent seasons.
Schmeichel is the son of United legend Peter Schmeichel and is one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.
The 33-year-old has been on the books of the Foxes since 2011 and won the Premier Lea…