Dec 13, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir scored four goals for Wolfsburg to cement their place in the next round. RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images Matchday five of this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League saw the last remaining places in the knockout phase filled. Wolfsburg saw off Roma 6-1 and Barcelona beat Hammarby 3-0…
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said striker Darwin Núñez wants to score goals “almost too much” amid ongoing criticism of his performances for the club. Núñez has struggled for form this season, scoring just three goals in 19 appearances for Slot’s side. He has started eight of Liverpool’s last eleven games in the absence…
Dec 13, 2024, 04:19 AM ET Lionel Messi has acknowledged that Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal reminds him of himself when he was young. Messi was asked earlier this week during an event in Adidas’ Herzogenaurach headquarters in Germany by Nigerian artist Goke Oyewo to name a player from the new generation that reminded him…
United States men’s national team winger Alejandro Zendejas scored a 49th minute game-winner for Club América in a 2-1 victory against Monterrey in Thursday’s first leg of the Liga MX final. Held at Puebla’s Estadio Cuauhtemoc — Club América’s temporary home for the championship series — the final first kicked off with an early injury…
Nick Judd, Transfer writerDec 12, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Liverpool join Real Madrid and Manchester United in the chase for Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies while Benfica’s Álvaro Carreras is another player attracting interest from around Europe. Join us for the latest transfer news, gossip, and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done…
Dec 12, 2024, 06:24 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — There is a certain irony to the fact that Ange Postecoglou’s return to Scotland has coincided with the most testing days of his reign as Tottenham Hotspur boss. In fairness, a match at Ibrox was never going to feel like a homecoming for a man who…
Dec 12, 2024, 06:22 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou gave a scathing assessment of Timo Werner’s performance in the team’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers on Thursday, saying the forward’s performance “wasn’t acceptable.” Werner, who is playing in his second season on loan at Spurs from RB Leipzig,…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2024, 04:23 PM ET PLZEŇ, Czechia — For much of the game against Viktoria Plzen, you could understand why Manchester United are open to offers for most of their players. Rasmus Højlund, however, looks like one who might have a future at Old Trafford under new head coach Ruben Amorim. The…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ET PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim said it was a “good sign” to see Rasmus Højlund and Amad involved in a heated row after the 2-1 win over FC Viktoria Plzen because it shows they care. Højlund scored twice as United came back from a goal down to…
PLZEN, Czech Republic, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Forward Rasmus Hojlund scored twice to allow Manchester United to come back from a goal down and get a 2-1 win at Czech side Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday. Plzen forward Matej Vydra gave the hosts the lead just after the break, shooting into the…