Gareth Bale led Wales to their first World Cup since 1958, but Ukraine’s hopes of raising the emotions of a war-torn country were tragically dashed in Cardiff on Sunday by a 1-0 defeat. Despite the visitors dominating the game in soggy conditions at Cardiff City Stadium, Bale’s free-kick was diverted into his own net by
French striker Alexandre Lacazette will leave Arsenal when his contract expires this month, the Premier League club said on Friday, bringing the curtain down on his five-year stint with the north London side. Lacazette, who scored 71 goals and provided 36 assists for Arsenal in all competitions, said farewell to the club’s fans in a
Real Madrid is reported to have turned to Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling, having missed out on both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling is set to be targeted by Real Madrid this summer, reports The Daily Star. Real Madrid is said to have identified Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling as
At Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has long been accused of being selfish. Graeme Souness said last year that the Reds forward was the most selfish footballer he’d ever met. Last month, Alan Shearer described the Liverpool attacker with the same S word. But tragic images from Anfield on Sunday show that, while the 29-year-old enjoys scoring
Borussia Dortmund have signed young German defenders Niklas Sule and Nico Schlotterbeck ahead of the 2022-23 Bundesliga season. While Sule joins Dortmund from Bayern Munich, Schlotterbeck has arrived from SC Freiburg. The defence has arguably been Dortmund’s most significant weakness over the last few seasons. A couple of forwards and a defensive midfielder are also
Xavi, who spent 17 years with Barcelona’s first team from 1998 to 2015, joined Al Sadd in Qatar after the two clubs agreed to add a release clause to his contract. His current club decided to return after paying a release clause. Xavi said goodbye to the players after their last match 3-3 draw with
Belarus were the favourite as they took on the Blue Tigers in a friendly match for the national team. Belarus will also play Bahrain in a friendly as Belarus prepares for the UEFA Nations League matches. This was India’s first international match against a UEFA team since India last played against Azerbaijan in 2012. India
Barcelona are working on the signing of Leeds United winger Raphinha, who the club see as the ideal replacement for Ousmane Dembele, who is out of contract in June. There has already been contact between the two clubs. It can be confirmed that Barca have made a first offer of 35 million euros to sign
Atletico Madrid eliminated Manchester United from the Champions League round of 16 with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Tuesday. After a late stalemate in the first leg last month, Diego Simeone’s team triumphed 2-1 on aggregate thanks to Renan Lodi’s goal right before halftime. United’s trophy drought will almost definitely extend to five
Newcastle United weathered a wave of attacks in a tense second half, beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to pick up three valuable points. Newcastle United continued Newcastle’s Premier League resurgence extraordinarily with a victory over Brighton, their fifth victory in their last six games. Newcastle United’s Eddie Howe