A goal on his competitive debut from Mohamed Salah was not enough for Liverpool to open their Premier League season with a win, as Watford snatched an injury-time equaliser in a pulsating 3-3 draw on Saturday.
The Reds record signing netted shortly before the hour mark with what looked set to be the winning goal, only for Miguel Britos to nod the ball in following a corner after goalkeeper Simon Mignolet failed to parry the ball away from his line.
Stefano Okaka had headed Watford into the lead and Abdoulaye Doucoure restored the home side s advantage shortly after Sadio Mane scored a superb equaliser for Liverpool, who were without injured Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho.
The hosts were good value for their lead in Marco Silva s first match in charge but the …
Former Manchester City winger Trevor Sinclair believes Yaya Toure could still have a future with the club, but acknowledges the Ivorian s past with Pep Guardiola might not bode well.
Toure turned 33 this week and travelled with the City squad to face Swansea City on Sunday concluding a campaign where his capabilities as a game-changing midfielder have been on the wane.
Over the past six seasons, Toure has been a central figure in City winning every major honour in English football under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, having joined from Guardiola s Barcelona in 2010.
Guardiola s willingness to dispense with a version of Toure closer to the peak of his powers then means the 45-year-old might not be overly concerned by jettisoning the player when he arrives…
Paulo Gazzaniga played an unlikely hero act for Tottenham, repelling a dogged Crystal Palace before Son Heung-min struck to secure a 1-0 win at Wembley.
Dele Alli s absence from the teamsheet will have perturbed Spurs fans, but Gazzaniga s presence was most eye-catching, the former Southampton goalkeeper making his Spurs debut in place of the injured Hugo Lloris and Michel Vorm.
Gazzaniga had not played in the Premier League since December 2015 and overcame a rocky start to deliver a fine performance, making three excellent saves to stop Palace opening the scoring.
And Spurs only real moment of attacking quality was enough to seal it, Son slamming home his 20th Premier League goal to become the top-scoring Asian player in the competition s history, surpassing his…
Chris Coleman is unconcerned about any possible gamesmanship from Portugal in their Euro 2016 semi-final and praised a newly streetwise edge to his Wales side.
Coleman s men produced a stunning performance to upset Belgium 3-1 and book a place in the final four at their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
By contrast, Portugal are through to the semi-final of a European Championship for the fourth time in their last five attempts, but Coleman does not believe the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Pepe will find any naivety to prey upon within his squad.
You call it gamesmanship, but sometimes it s being streetwise at this level, he said. We ve got better at that. We used to be far too honest.
I d look at what players used to do to us,…
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Things are really starting to reach a boiling point in Group H, despite both sides entering the match on a poor run of form, Tottenham and Real Madrid currently sit joint top of their group and both sides will know that if they can come away with three crucial points, they will secure their spot in the next round of the competition.
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Given Tottenham s terrible form when playing at Wembley last season, many expected that Spurs would once again face similar problems when hosting at their temporary home. Instead, one year later, Mauricio Pochettino s Tottenham side currently sitting pretty at the top of Group H. Still unbeaten in the group stage, Spurs have already beaten Borussia Dortmund at …
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is hopeful that the club can sign Stephen Ireland on a permanent basis, .
The Irish midfielder moved to the Britannia Stadium on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day, and has impressed – not least in the 3-2 victory over Chelsea earlier this month where he scored one and created another.
Hughes knows only too well of Ireland’s potential, having worked with him at Manchester City where he played for five seasons ahead of his move to Aston Villa back in 2010.
He was named City’s Player of the Season under Hughes in 2009, and the Villa Fan’s Player of the Season three years later, though he fell out of favour under manager Paul Lambert, and is unlikely to be offered a new deal when his contract expires at the end o…
Los Angeles Galaxy have been the subject of plenty of rumours this off-season, since their end of the campaign. Their 5-3 loss to Los Angeles FC in Western Conference semifinal of the Major League Soccer play-offs meant that most media outlets started talking about Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his situation at the club.
But no one has been talking about Jonathan Dos Santos and it seems that he wants to remain at LA Galaxy for the rest of his career. The LA Sports Access reports on the 29-year-old still having two years left on his current deal and they also claim the Mexican believes he could be still playing for another seven years at the current level.
Such claims could have been emboldened by seeing a 38-year-old Ibrahimovic scoring 31 in MLS this season alone. Staying at …
Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been interested in signing Unai Nunez from Athletic Bilbao in the January transfer window, according to It has been reported that Nuenez has a release clause of €30 million, and that the both the Premier League clubs were willing to pay a large sum to secure the services of the 23-year-old central defender.
Nunez has been on the books of Bilbao since 2016 and has established himself as an important player in the team over the years. The youngster is rated as one of the most promising young central defenders in La Liga and has played once for the Spain national football team.
According to, Nunez has played thrice in La Liga for Bilbao so far this season, while during the 2019-20 campaign, the Spanish central defender made 16 st…
Alexis Sanchez was involved in the opening two goals on his Manchester United debut as they beat Yeovil Town 4-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday.
The 29-year-old, who completed his move from Arsenal on Monday, played a key part in Marcus Rashford s opener before setting up Ander Herrera to score the second at Huish Park.
Substitutes Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku added late goals to cap a solid performance from United, who have now won five games in a row in all competitions without conceding.
Manager Jose Mourinho had promised to play a strong side and a number of senior players were involved, with Sanchez joining Juan Mata and Rashford in attack and club captain Michael Carrick handed his first start since September.
Yeovil, who are 21st i…
Ajax s Ryan Gravenberch has acknowledged interest from Bayern Munich, while revealing contract renegotiations have stopped.
The 19-year-old s stock has continued to rise following appearances at Euro 2020, but his contract with Ajax expires at the end of the 2022-23 season.
While in camp with the Netherlands national team, Gravenberch clarified his position with Ajax.
Contract negotiations have now been stopped, he told NOS. I have just one more year on my contract now and that s it, really. We ll see.
My father and agent are very busy with that [handling his contract status] while I focus on football.
In relation to Bayern s reported interest, the midfielder admitted he was well aware.
Yeah, of course [I ve seen the Bayern interest],…