A close game opened up in the closing minutes as the Netherlands scored two late goals to seal an important victory in their World Cup opener against Senegal in Group A. Dutch forward Cody Gakpo beat Senegals goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to the ball when it was chipped in by Frenkie…
Liverpool win the FA Cup final defeating Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shootout to remain in the hunt for a historic quadruple. Jurgen Klopp‘s side won 6-5 on penalties at Wembley as Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas was the unlikely hero with the decisive kick after Alisson Becker kept out Mason…
Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick that fired Real Madrid to a 3-1 win against Champions League holders Chelsea in the quarter-final first leg at Stamford Bridge. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti made a winning return to the club where he won the Premier League and FA Cup double after veteran France…
Chelsea snatched a dramatic winner against Newcastle in the first game at Stamford Bridge since Blues’ Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government. The game looked to be heading towards a goalless draw before Kai Havertz expertly controlled a ball forward and fired into the net in…
Senegal claimed their first Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations title after Sadio Mane netted the winning spot-kick to defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties on Sunday night. Mane had earlier seen a seventh-minute penalty saved by Pharaohs goalkeeper Mohamed Gabaski. Mohanad Lasheen was denied by Senegal’s keeper Edouard Mendy to…
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men’s Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain’s…
Sadio Mane converted a penalty deep in added time to snatch a fortunate 1-0 win for Senegal over Zimbabwe in the Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener on Monday in Bafoussam. Disaster struck the gallant underdogs when a shot hit the right arm of Kelvin Madzongwe and Mane sent…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time on Monday. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has scored 40 goals in 2021 – 28 for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain…
Chelsea suffered a disappointing Champions League defeat as Federico Chiesa‘s strike 10 seconds after the interval gave Juventus victory in Turin. Juventus have been struggling domestically, but were able show enough of their old guile and quality to overcome the holders in a fiercely-contested Group H encounter. Chiesa had already…
Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount beat Real Madrid 2-0 in a dominant display on Wednesday to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel‘s hosts were grateful to goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for two fine…
