Real Madrid suffered their first league defeat of the season as they lost at La Liga newcomers Mallorca on Saturday night. Ivorian forward Lago Junior scored the only goal of the game after just seven minutes when he drove in from the left and fired into the far corner. Karim…
Romelu Lukaku scored a brace as Serie A title chasers Inter Milan held on to get a 4-3 away win at Sassuolo. Antonio Conte’s Inter, who are one point behind leaders Juventus, had led 4-1 thanks to doubles from Lautaro Martinez and Lukaku – with Domenico Berardi equalising for the…
Adam Lallana‘s late equaliser rescued a point for Liverpool at Old Trafford as Manchester United ended their flawless start to the Premier League season. Liverpool were in search of their 18th successive league win to equal Manchester City’s top-flight record set between August and December 2017 but had to settle…
Manchester United has been dealt a huge blow as Paul Pogba has been ruled out of Sunday’s Premier League match against leaders Liverpool at Old Trafford. The Frenchman, 26, is suffering from a foot injury that has limited him to two appearances since the end of August. United are two…
Manchester United could be without goalkeeper David de Gea for their Premier League game against Liverpool on Sunday after he suffered an injury while on Spain duty. The 28-year-old appeared to hurt his hamstring during his country’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Sweden. He was replaced by Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga after…
Three-time champions Spain qualified for Euro 2020 courtesy of Rodrigo’s injury-time strike in a draw in Sweden. Spain needed just a point to advance to next summer’s tournament but left it until the 92nd minute as Rodrigo converted Fabian Ruiz‘s cutback. Sweden took the lead early in the second half…
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he has lost count of the number of records he has broken, after scoring the 700th goal of his career during a 2-1 defeat to Ukraine on Monday. “The records come naturally, I don’t look for them, the records look for me,” he told reporters…
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial will return to training this week, raising hopes he could be fit to face rivals Liverpool on Sunday. Martial has missed eight games with a hamstring injury after scoring twice in the opening three games of the season. Providing the 23-year-old France international suffers no…
Cristiano Ronaldo reached a career landmark on Monday by scoring his 700th career goal in Portugal’s Euro 2020 qualifier at Ukraine. The 34-year-old has scored 95 for his country, 450 for Real Madrid, 118 for Manchester United, 32 for Juventus and five for Sporting. Portugal were beaten 2-1 by Ukraine…
England’s Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Bulgaria in Sofia was overshadowed by shameful scenes of racism that saw the game stopped twice and officials threaten to abandon the match. Gareth Southgate‘s side strolled to a 6-0 victory in an atmosphere that was toxic in the first half and eerie in…
