Arsenal marked the long awaited return to the UEFA Champions League with an emphatic display against Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven, winning 4-0 under the floodlights in the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners, who last participated in the Europe number one club competition in the 2016-17 season started the game very brightly and Bukayo Saka put them in front eight minutes into his Champions League debut.Leandro Trossard, from a Bukayo Saka assist doubled Mikel Arteta’s side advantage in the 20th minute while Gabriel Jesus made it 3-0 few minutes before the break, assisted by Leandro Trossard.It finished 3-0 at half time and captain,…
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Former US Open winner, Emma Raducanu has confirmed she will no longer be involved in any competition this year as she has decided to take time off and fully recover ahead of 2024.The 20-year-old Brit has endured a tough spell since her surprising run in 2021 US Open Championship, where she won the title as a Wildcard, not losing a single set on her way to becoming the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova in 2004.Raducanu, who underwent surgery on both her wrists in May had missed the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open this year and has completed…
Jadon Sancho has been included in Manchester United’s squad for the group campaign of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League.Jadon Sancho has been included in Manchester United’s Champions League squad.The English winger, in the wake of Manchester United’s Premier League defeat at Arsenal, responded to the comments of Erik Ten Hag about his absence, branding it now true.Sancho has been added to a squad which also feature the likes of Sofyan Amrabat, Mason Mount and Altay Bayindir.Manchester United’s squad for the group stage of the 2023/24 Champions League:GOALKEEPERS : Altay Bayindir, Andre Onana, Tom HeatonDEFENDERS : Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia,…
Jude Bellingham’s move to Real Madrid in the summer raised a lot of eyebrows, with many believing spending €103 million in a deal which could still amount to €133.9 million if add-ons is activated is too much for the 19-year-old.Jude Bellingham has five goals and one assist in his first four LaLiga games.In a summer when Los Blancos parted ways with its best player since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2018, Karim Benzema left a bid void in the team following his move to Al Ittihad.To worsen matters, the former French international left the club on…
A summary of how action went in the weekend, in the English Premier League.1. The big men powers Forest to the pointsTaiwo Awoniyi and Chris Woods scored in either half, between a Gustavo Hamer’s equalizer for Sheffield United as Nottingham Forest sealed their first win of the campaign.Back-to-back defeat for newly promoted Sheffield as Serge Aurier starred with a brace of assist.2. Wissa and Mbeumo delivered for Brentford, again.Both players scored in the opening weekend draw with Spurs and were back at it again during the trip to Fulham, which they won 3-0.Yoane Wissa opened the scoring and Bryan Mbeumo…
Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta is currently being investigated by football stakeholders for suspicious betting breaches, and the situation has affected a potential move to Manchester City.West Ham United man, Paqueta, has been linked with a move to Manchester City since the last week as Pep Guardiola look to add more options to a team that has lost some of their best legs this summer.The recurring hamstring injury to Kevin De Bruyne, which has also seen the Belgian now ruled out for a long period is also a major concern for the Cityzens, and Lucas Paqueta is one of the few…
Failure to plan is the first step in the direction of failure but for Chelsea, who has completely written themselves an opposite story this summer, there’s no better way of achieving success.The overhaul was thought would be a reason for the club to continue languishing in the unfortunate situation they found themselves last season but an expertly orchestrated summer business has seen them rather upgrade the ranks.The upgrade is unbelievable as youth players, arguably best in their respective positions have joined this summer.In six months, Chelsea let off almost the entirety of the squad that led them to their Champions…
Chelsea and Liverpool both got their Premier League campaign underway in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge courtesy of two first half goals.For the seventh consecutive fixture involving Chelsea and Liverpool, a draw continued to end matters after 90 minutes, as debutant, Axel Disasi scored to cancel out Luis Diaz’s opener for Liverpool on Sunday evening.Visitors, Liverpool took an early lead through Luis Diaz inside the opening 20 minutes, from a brilliant pass made by Mohamed Salah following a build-up from the back.Liverpool thought they had doubled their lead when Mohamed Salah finished from a Trent Alexander-Arnold pass just before…
Harry Kane’s wait for a first career trophy continues following Bayern Munich’s lost to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup final on Saturday evening.Harry Kane completed his big money move from Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the day and in the hope that he will kickstart his career in Bavaria with his first silverware as a professional, he was included in the squad for the German top-flight football curtain raiser.The England captain started the game on the bench and watched as his side lost the first half to a Dani Olmo brace right there, in Bayern Munich’s home ground in…
Evidence from what was witnessed in Chelsea’s pre-season games, the storm seems over for the two-time UEFA Champions League winners, who went through the lowest of lows in the last domestic campaign.Chelsea, even by the standard could not help it finish 14th in the Premier League last season, closer to the relegation zone than they were to the top nine. 2022-23 was a season of hurt, which left the club’s faithful at some point thinking of the worst.Four Managers hired and fired in total with only eleven league games won out of 38. The games won were also not so…