A brilliant strike from Ismaël Bennacer earned Milano at 1-0 victory at Cagliari on as Stefano Pioli’s side maintained their three-point lead at the top of Serie A. Second-placed Napoli’s comeback victory over Udinese earlier on Saturday put the pressure on Milan to respond, and they endured a frustrating first half in Sardinia, wasting several … Read more
In the constant quest to prove its quality, MLS has rightly identified winning Concacaf Champions League as the next major marker. There have been 13 champions crowned during the current version of the tournament, all of them from Liga MX. Just four times has an MLS team even reached the final. As frustrating as this … Read more
Inter’s hopes and dreams of retaining the Serie A title lay in tatters after another draw, this time 1-1 at home against Fiorentina at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The Nerazzurri started the game on the backfoot as Fiorentina were pressing high and intensely. This continued in the second half where the Viola took the lead … Read more
Goldman Sachs, the powerful Wall Street investment bank, has stormed into the £3bn auction of Chelsea Football Club as an adviser to one of the leading bidders. Sky News has learned that Goldman has been signed up to advise the consortium being led by Todd Boehly, one of the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers … Read more
John Terry will attempt to protect Chelsea’s “history and heritage” by joining the True Blues Consortium aimed at handing supporters a 10 per cent ownership in the Stamford Bridge club. Former Chelsea captain Terry has backed the True Blues Consortium’s bold plans to levy funds to buy a stake in Chelsea through a community offering. … Read more
Every year the question is asked: what is the point of the FA Cup, why should we care? This is not the Premier League, with its slick production values, glamorous stars at every turn and sense of dramatic urgency. There’s no great sense that it matters: you lose, you’re out and it has no bearing … Read more
AT question: when will a Manchester City No 9 truly be a No 9 and not a false one, as when Pep Guardiola fields Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, or Gabriel Jesus to “lead” the line? Answer: when Erling Haaland or another recognized centre-forward targeted by the manager is signed in the summer. Those … Read more
Bayern Munich eased to a 4-0 victory against Union Berlin in Saturday’s first Bundesliga fixture. With the clubs now heading into an international break, the big win was a nice recovery for Bayern after back-to-back weeks of disappointing draws. Bayern’s defense was solid today. Julian Nagelsmann went with a backline today of Dayot Upamecano and … Read more
All it took was seven well-timed, well-placed emojis to open the door to fevered speculation around Mohamed Salah last week. In a social media response to words from Jurgen Klopp about Salah’s Liverpool future, the Egyptian’s representative, Ramy Abbas, set tongues wagging as the rumor mill went into overdrive. “Mo definitely expects this club to … Read more
Consortiums led by Nick Candy, Sir Martin Broughton, Todd Boehly and the Ricketts family have confirmed they have submitted offers to buy Chelsea as Friday’s deadline for bids passed. Former Liverpool chairman Sir Broughton is joined by the president of World Athletics Lord Coe – both men are Chelsea season ticket holders – and have … Read more
