Check out the five best goals from Matchday 14 in Serie A, including Cengiz Under’s long-range strike against Inter. Bayern Munich have moved ahead in the race to sign AS Roma forward Cengiz Under but Premier League duo Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have also registered their interest, sources close to the player have told ESPN
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Steve Nicol says Liverpool’s complete team should be favoured against Bayern Munich’s experienced individuals in the Champions League round of 16. Atletico Madrid have denied a reported deal between the Spanish club and Bayern Munich for defender Lucas Hernandez. Spanish daily Marca reported on Wednesday that Hernandez will join the German champions for €80 million
Graham Arnold recalls how Martin Boyle came to his attention at Hibs and discusses his outlook for the younger Australian players. Left-out creative midfielder James Troisi has whacked Graham Arnold for his Asian Cup selection, declaring the 23-man squad was “not picked on performance or merit.” The Melbourne Victory man scored the winner in Australia’s
Sydney FC have defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 to maintain their recent derby record over their rivals. Central Coast’s torrid season continues after a poor performance against Wellington Phoenix left them four points adrift at the bottom of the table. Football Federation Australia announced Western Melbourne and South-West Sydney as their latest expansion sites in
Perth Glory grounded a deserved 2-0 win over Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium. Perth Glory will be aiming to complete a rare hat trick of clean sheets when they lock horns with Sydney FC in Friday’s blockbuster at nib Stadium. The Glory haven’t kept three consecutive clean sheets since rounds 13-15 in the 2013-14 A-League
Sydney FC have defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 to maintain their recent derby record over their rivals. Sydney FC coach Steve Corica admits last week’s confidence-boosting win over arch rivals Western Sydney has them primed for a shot at A-League leaders Perth this week. The Sky Blues were criticised heavily for losing twice in the
Manchester United’s announcement that they’d hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was gazumped by Norway’s Prime Minister. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has explained how she prematurely broke the news of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s appointment as Manchester United’s caretaker manager several hours before the club issued the formal announcement. Solberg congratulated her fellow Norwegian on landing the
Graham Arnold recalls how Martin Boyle came to his attention at Hibs and discusses his outlook for the younger Australian players. Graham Arnold has named injured midfielder Aaron Mooy in his 23-man Socceroos squad for the Asian Cup, hoping his star midfielder can be fit for next month’s tournament. Three A-League players — Josh Risdon,
Vitaly Mutko has resigned as the head of the Russian Football Union. Controversial Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, entangled in allegations of state-sponsored doping, resigned as the head of the country’s Football Union on Wednesday. The announcement followed a string of recent decisions that have rolled back Mutko’s formal involvement in Russian sport as
Jose Mourinho has built his career on three pillars: results, cohesion and brand. He survived moments when one of the above was absent. At times, the structure held when two were missing. But with all three pillars crumbling, the edifice came crashing down. Few managers found a way to drop their achievements into conversation as