Alexis Mac Allister did his case for an improved Liverpool contract no harm with the winner as Andoni Iraola got off to a winning Champions League start by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday. Mac Allister expressed his frustration at not being offered a new deal on the eve of the match, but responded by […]
Kieran Canning
AFP correspondent.
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ENGLAND: Three Premier League talking points
Chelsea and Manchester City have adjusted fastest to a Premier League season of change, while Liverpool and Tottenham are off to slow starts. Man City sits top, ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Aston Villa on Monday, after a 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace, while Chelsea edged out Brighton 4-3 to maintain their perfect start under […]
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‘We put Norway on the map’, says Haaland after World Cup exit
Erling Haaland said Norway’s World Cup performances had inspired a new generation despite the disappointment of a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to England after extra-time on Saturday. Haaland failed to score for the first time in 15 competitive games for his country in Miami as Jude Bellingham’s double fired England into the last four. The Manchester […]
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Alexia Putellas joins star cast at London City Lionesses
Two-time women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has joined London City Lionesses in the latest coup for the Women’s Super League (WSL) team owned by American billionaire Michele Kang. Putellas was a free agent after bringing to an end her incredible 14-year and trophy-laden career at Barcelona, where she won four Champions League titles. London […]
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Bellingham savours ‘best night of England career’ after Mexico heroics
Jude Bellingham savoured the “best night” of his international career after scoring twice to fire England into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 win away at Mexico. The Real Madrid midfielder bagged a 95-second brace in the first half to spoil the hopes of a passionate 80,000 home crowd as Mexico lost for just […]
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England enters World Cup lion’s den as Mexico hosts at Azteca fortress
England must confront a fanatical home crowd and the weight of World Cup history when they enter the lion’s den of Mexico’s Azteca Stadium for one of the ties of the tournament on Sunday. A place in the quarterfinals is at stake as the confident co-hosts eye their shot at glory against the Three Lions, […]
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Cape Verde leave mark on Scaloni as Argentina survive World Cup shock
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said a dramatic 3-2 win over Cape Verde after extra-time to reach the last 16 of the World Cup had left a bruising impact on the defending champions. In oppressive Miami heat, Scaloni’s side were pushed all the way by the African archipelago of just over 500,000 people. Lionel Messi’s 20th […]
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Cape Verde show anything is possible at World Cup with ‘big hearts’
Cape Verde are an example for other small nations to follow, said defender Pico Lopes, after the islanders came close to pulling off one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history against Argentina on Friday. Defending champions Argentina needed a Diney Borges own goal in the 111th minute to win a thrilling last-32 tie […]
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Messi meeting the ‘game of our lives,’ says Cape Verde coach
Cape Verde head coach Bubista said a showdown against Argentina and Lionel Messi will be the “match of our lives” but said they will not fear the defending World Cup champions in Friday’s round-of- 32 clash. The African archipelago of just over 500,000 people has progressed to the knockout stages in tits first-ever World Cup […]
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Argentina Lionel Scaloni coach warns his team that Cape Verde success ‘no accident’
Cape Verde’s stunning progress to the World Cup knockout stages is “no accident” said Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni as he warned his team about the threat posed by the Blue Sharks in their round-of-32 clash. Led by the brilliance of Lionel Messi’s six goals in three games, the defending champions cruised through the group stage […]