Cristiano Ronaldo said Old Trafford has always been a magical place after he marked his second debut for Manchester United with a double.
Ronaldo, who last month completed a sensational return to the club he left for Real Madrid in 2009, was named in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s starting XI for Saturday s Premier League clash with Newcastle United.
Fresh from becoming the leading international goalscorer of all time, Ronaldo gave the eager Old Trafford crowd exactly what they wanted when he tucked in on the rebound just before half-time.
Javier Manquillo s equaliser threatened to derail the day, yet Ronaldo slotted through Freddie Woodman s legs to put United back in control, with Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard rounding off a fine win to take United to the top of th…
Pele had Ghana in mind when he predicted a team from Africa would eventually win the World Cup, the country s president said on Friday.
As the Black Stars set off for Qatar, hopes are high at home that the 2010 quarter-finalists can have another strong tournament.
Brazil great Pele forecast in the 1970s that a team from Africa would win football s greatest global title before the end of the century.
That did not come to fruition, and Africa has yet to produce a World Cup semi-finalist. Few would expect that to change in Qatar 2022, and Ghana enter the tournament as long shots.
The opening game for Otto Addo s team comes on November 24 against Portugal, who should have superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks.
President Nana Akufo-Addo said: A lo…
Glenn Murray has extended his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion until the end of the 2019-20 season.
The striker, who has scored six times in the Premier League this season, would have seen his previous deal expire next year.
We are delighted to have extended Glenn s contract. He has proved a vital member of the team and his goals have been crucial to us, said Brighton manager Chris Hughton, via the club s official website.
Glenn has scored consistently for us, first in helping us win promotion, and now in the Premier League as we seek to establish ourselves at the top level.
He s proved himself at the very top late in his career, and his professionalism and approach on and off the pitch is a big factor in why he s still doing it now.
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Gareth Southgate should stay on as England manager for Euro 2024 despite their World Cup quarter-final exit, says Gary Neville.
Having been in charge of the Three Lions since 2016, Southgate has already cemented himself as the best boss to take the reins since 1966 World Cup winner Alf Ramsey, reaching the Russia 2018 semi-finals and Euro 2020 final.
A last-eight defeat to France at Qatar 2022 has left Southgate pondering his future, though, having told the Football Association he would like time to consider his next steps.
Neville believes he should remain for England s next major tournament campaign, however, and suggested he could spend the year-and-a-half interim to help find a successor to follow in his steps.
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With Jurgen Klopp’s nine-year stint at officially coming to close, the Premier League giants will get a new era underway at Anfield next season.
With now the main man in the red half of Merseyside, it has been suggested that Liverpool face what is a crucial summer behind the scenes ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
Watching both Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara leave Anfield on respective free transfers this summer, there has been plenty of speculation over who could be heading in the other direction.
Expected to have a small treasure chest at their disposal, we have taken a look at Slot’s reported Premier League targets.
Ollie Watkins Aston Villa
While Liverpool might have made it clear that attacking talisman will not be leaving Anfield this summer…
Gareth Southgate says Felix Zwayer s much-discussed appointment for England s Euro 2024 semi-final is not even a consideration , despite the referee s history with Jude Bellingham.
England midfielder Bellingham, then of Borussia Dortmund, was fined €40,000 for his comments relating to Zwayer s background after a controversial defeat to Bayern Munich in 2021.
You give a referee that has match-fixed before the biggest game in Germany, what do you expect, Bellingham said, seemingly referring to the German official s six-month ban for match-fixing.
Zwayer was given a six-month ban in 2005 after he was investigated for taking a £250 bribe from official Robert Hoyzer, who was subsequently banned for life.
Southgate has no issues with Zwayer s appointment in…
Britain s new Prime Minister David Cameron threw his weight Friday behind England s bid to host football s World Cup in 2018.
Cameron, who took office this week following close-fought elections, said he had spoken to FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday, on the eve of England s bid presentation in Zurich.
Cameron stressed the new government was absolutely behind England s 2018 bid. He reminded Mr. Blatter that football was the national sport and people in England were extremely passionate about football, said his office.
He said that this country has great infrastructure and facilities and has a history of delivering great major sporting events like Euro 96; he said people in England were fully behind the bid.
Blatter confirmed he received a call fr…
Bernardo Silva is motivated by the prospect of making history as Manchester City chase an unprecedented second successive treble.
City have put themselves in a strong position to retain the three trophies they won in glorious fashion last year after taking control of the Premier League title race at the weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side are now two points clear of rivals Arsenal and Liverpool with six games remaining.
BERNARDO This group has proved through the years we are capable of getting to the final months fighting for all the competitions. It is not easy, obviously. That s why only two teams won the Treble in English football because it’s not easy. But we are very happy to be in a…
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
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Pascal Gross scored a fine 89th-minute winner as Germany fought back to beat Greece 2-1 in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2024 at BORUSSIA-PARK on Friday.
Manuel Neuer has beaten off competition from Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Germany s number one shirt, but an uncharacteristic error from the veteran put the hosts on the back foot in the first half, Giorgos Masouras finishing when the goalkeeper failed to hold Christos Tzolis shot.
Kai Havertz had a goal disallowed for offside shortly before half-time, but he would not be denied after the break as he saw a shot deflect in after being fed by Leroy Sane.
Substitute Benjamin Henrichs rattled the crossbar from distance with 84 minutes gone as Germany s bid for a winner looked like falling flat.
However, Br…
Kylian Mbappe started his Real Madrid career with a goal as Los Blancos beat Europa League holders Atalanta 2-0 in Warsaw, winning the UEFA Super Cup for a record-breaking sixth time.
Mbappe fired into the top-right corner following good work from Jude Bellingham to clinch victory for the Champions League winners after 68 minutes, nine minutes after Federico Valverde had opened the scoring.
The best chance of a tepid first half fell Madrid s way in stoppage time, with Rodrygo rattling the crossbar after taking in Vinicius Junior s delicate outside-of-the-boot pass.
Thibaut Courtois then made a full-stretch save to keep out Mario Pasalic s header shortly after the restart, and Madrid took full advantage of that reprieve by hitting the front just before the hour ma…