Doritos An Israeli footballer who was seized after flashing a message relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict during a first division match was freed awaiting trial by a Turkish court on Monday. Sagiv Jehezkel, 28, celebrated scoring a goal for Antalyaspor against Trabzonspor on Sunday by holding up a bandage that said “100 days. 07/10” next to … Read more
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez slammed his squad after a humiliating 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday. The Spanish champions were hammered by their fierce Clasico opponents in Saudi Arabia, and Xavi believes his squad provided a poor performance. “We were lacking in every way and have to apologise … Read more
Vinicius Junior said he was “no saint” after scoring a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1 thumping of rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Opponents often criticize the Brazilian winger, 23, for going down easily, criticizing referees, and embarrassing them with dribbles. Ronald Araujo, a Barcelona defender, was sent off after receiving two yellow … Read more
AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud shone in a convincing 3-1 Serie A win at home to AS Roma on Sunday, due in large part to the Frenchman, who scored one goal and assisted on another. Giroud, 37, was in the ideal position to head in their second goal before his fantastic back-heel flick put up … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain moved eight points ahead of second-placed Lens with a 2-0 win against Lens on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe scored and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty. After Donnarumma saved an early penalty attempt from Przemyslaw Frankowski at the Stade Bollaert, Bradley Barcola gave PSG the lead with his second goal for the French champions. Mbappe … Read more
On Sunday, Mohamed Salah spared Egypt from an embarassing loss in their first game at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Nigeria was held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen scoring. Ghana was also in action in Abidjan, where they were defeated 2-1 by Cape Verde, as three countries with 14 AFCON championships between them … Read more
Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick in the first half to propel Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup victory against rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scored after defender Ronald Araujo was sent off in the second half on a bad night for the Spanish champions. Real Madrid won the championship for … Read more
Manchester United twice surrendered one-goal leads to Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, a frustrating outcome for Erik ten Hag’s club, which is urgently seeking to climb the Premier League table. Spurs scored via Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur as they maintained fifth in the rankings, equal on 40 points with … Read more
Manchester City showed the heart of champions to defeat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday, courtesy to a Kevin De Bruyne masterclass on his return to Premier League action, according to Pep Guardiola. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb’s stoppage-time winner, capping off his impressive recovery from a five-month injury … Read more
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke dismissed claims that the re-introduced Jadon Sancho was tough to handle, stating the England winger “has no problems with discipline.” Sancho was selected on the bench for Dortmund’s Bundesliga encounter against Darmstadt on Saturday, after rejoining the club on a six-month loan from Manchester United on Thursday. Before the game, … Read more
