Danny Welbeck denied Hull City a first win over Arsenal since 2008 with a late equaliser in Saturday s 2-2 draw in the Premier League.
Danny Welbeck denied Hull City a first win over Arsenal since 2008 with a late equaliser in Saturday s 2-2 draw in the Premier League.
In the six years since their memorable win at the Emirates Stadium under Phil Brown, Hull had been beaten on seven occasions, including an extra-time defeat in May s FA Cup final.
However, Hull were on course for a rare triumph over Arsenal as Arsene Wenger s warning over the visitors recent signings ability to cause an upset proved correct Abel Hernandez and Mohamed Diame cancelling out Alexis Sanchez s 13th-minute opener.
After Diame s well-taken finish, Hernandez a late addition to the X…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag confirmed Antony could return in the Champions League clash against Galatasaray amid police inquiries into allegations of abuse against him.
The 23-year-old was given a leave of absence by the club last month to deal with the allegations that the winger has always strongly denied.
Antony returned to the UK from Brazil last week and attended a voluntary interview with Greater Manchester Police, with United saying on Friday that he was back available for selection.
The winger returned to training on Saturday and could feature against Turkish champions Galatasaray at Old Trafford, a month on from his last appearance at Arsenal.
“Antony will be in consideration, but yesterday was his first time back in team training,” U…
Crystal Palace failed to steal a march on their relegation rivals as Joe Allen earned Stoke City a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday.
With Hull City and Sunderland suffering defeats against Arsenal and Southampton respectively, Palace had an opportunity to move out of the drop zone with a win, but Allen s career-best sixth Premier League goal of the season denied them a point and leaves the Eagles 19th.
Despite being without injured captain Scott Dann and having switched to a back four, Palace showed greater resilience than they did in crumbling to a 4-0 loss at home to Sunderland last time out.
However, they lacked an attacking threat and were undone by a cool finish from the Wales international in the 67th minute.
Allen was as…
Italian legend, Andrea Pirlo, crying after Juventus s Champions League final loss to Barcelona. Image: Getty
Italian football has suffered in recent years as historically great clubs such as Milan and Inter began to deteriorate and were unable to win that elusive Champions League trophy. What s the future of the Serie A, and where do they rank in the top European leagues in the world.
Suffering Reputation
With the ushering in of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and clubs such as and Paris Saint-Germain, the Serie A has been significantly depleted, many abandoning it to go see and Ronaldo put on dazzling displays in La Liga. In fact, the Serie A sits fourth in the UEFA Country Coefficient, and their ranking has started to fall even further, verging ever nearer to being pas…
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We ve finally arrived at the final set of group fixtures for Group G, and things have gone about as well as they possibly could ve for both England and Belgium. The two European powerhouses are on six points apiece, and now, who wins the group will be determined by this game and this game only. Both nations have a great deal of momentum behind them, and they have two sets of players who know each other extremely well which could either lead to a stalemate, or one of the best games of the tournament so far.
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The expectations surrounding the England national team heading into Russia were quite low, and as a result, most people have been pretty surprised by what they ve seen. They seem to be playing wi…
Tottenham Hotspur are set make a move for Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph, .
The 24 year old is set to be out of contract at the end of the season, and talks over a new deal at Villa Park have so far failed to materialise.
A number of Premier League clubs are set to battle for the services of the England international, though Spurs are leading the chase as manager Mauricio Pochettino looks to remould his squad.
Delph began his career with Leeds United, making fifty-three appearances for them before moving to Villa in the summer of 2009.
He is closing in on one-hundred appearances for the Midlands club, while he won the first of three full England caps in the 1-0 friendly win over Norway in September.
However, last month he dislocated h…
The Moroccan football federation has announced its bid to host the 2026 World Cup, positioning itself as the sole challenger to the joint submission from Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Under FIFA s rotational hosting policy, the 2026 World Cup cannot be in either Europe or Asia, leaving Africa, Oceania and North or South America as possible destinations.
Despite reported interest from Chile earlier in the year, a joint Canada-Mexico-USA bid was formally announced in April.
Shortly before Friday s deadline for submissions, however, Moroccan football s governing body released a brief statement to deny an unopposed CONCACAF bid.
Le Maroc dépose officiellement sa candidature pour organiser la Coupe du Monde 2026
— FRMF (@FRMFOFFICIEL) <…
New York Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese has paid tribute to ambassador Raul as the Spain great prepares for his final match before retirement.
Raul is set to bring an end to a glittering career that included a trophy-laden 16-year spell with Real Madrid, where his medal haul included six La Liga and three Champions League titles. He was also the club s record goal-scorer until Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed him earlier this season.
After spells with Schalke and Al Sadd, Raul moved to the Cosmos at the end of 2014, but the former Spain international confirmed that the current season will be his last.
Raul has the chance to go out on a high when the Cosmos take on Ottawa Fury in the final of the North American Soccer League on Sunday.
And Savarese praised…
Chelsea are trying to reopen negotiations with Eden Hazard over a new contract, according to .
At the moment, the situation seems to be that the Belgian is waiting to see if Real will make a move before engaging in a conversation with his current club about a new deal.
Hazard joined Chelsea in 2012, and since then he won the Premier League twice wearing their shirt, and his influence was crucial in both of those campaigns. Overall, he has appeared over 300 times for the club and scored just short of 100 goals from his role as a wide attacker.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have hit a crisis when it comes to scoring goals. They are failing to compensate for the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, and there s little doubt a player like Hazard would be a most welcome ad…
Zinedine Zidane called for calm after Real Madrid s shock loss at home to Real Betis, insisting there is nothing to be worried about amid the LaLiga champions stuttering title defence.
Madrid s woes at the Santiago Bernabeu continued on Wednesday, beaten 1-0 by Betis in the Spanish capital, despite the return of reigning Ballon d Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo from a five-match domestic suspension.
Zidane s men had drawn back-to-back LaLiga matches in Madrid leading into the midweek clash and their winless streak on home soil in the league extended to a third game following Antonio Sanabria s dramatic 94th-minute winner.
It is Madrid s worst run at home in LaLiga since Jose Mourinho s tenure in April 2011 as the titleholders slipped seven points adrift of rivals and…