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[ad_1] Carlo Ancelotti has addressed rumours of a bust-up between himself and Karim Benzema, stating that there are no issues between the pair. The French forward was substituted after 71 minutes in Real Madrid’s recent Champions League victory against Chelsea, leaving the pitch with the score still at 1-0, and he appeared displeased with the decision. Ancelotti clarified that Benzema was suffering from discomfort in his foot, despite the player believing he was fit enough to continue. The Italian dismissed suggestions that Benzema was angry with him for the substitution. “Karim is fine, he had this knock and I took him off him because whenRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid’s hopes of securing a Champions League and Copa del Rey double may be dealt a blow as defender David Alaba is facing a race against time to recover from injury. The centre-back suffered a calf problem during the 2-0 win over Chelsea in the quarter-final return leg of the Champions League on Tuesday, and was replaced at half-time by Antonio Rudiger. ESPN report that test conducted on Alaba revealed a small muscle tear in his right calf, which will reportedly keep him sidelined for at least 10 days. Carlo Ancelotti will hope that the defender will be able to recover in timeRead More →

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal side are determined to put recent slip-ups behind them as their Premier League title battle with Manchester City approaches its conclusion. Recent draws to Liverpool and West Ham have seen the Gunners’ lead at the top of the table shrink to four points, though they can go seven points clear having played two games more if they beat Southampton on Friday night. Arteta says those tricky results at Anfield and London Stadium have stoked an appetite for ‘revenge’ in his squad ahead a crucial run of games. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, he said: “I see a senseRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool are prepared to let Fabio Carvalho leave on loan next season following a quiet debut year at Anfield, 90min understands. The midfielder joined from Fulham for an initial £5m last summer after a deadline day move in January 2022 fell through. He arrived on Merseyside to much fanfare after playing a pivotal role in Fulham’s superb 2021/22 campaign, being named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year after playing a starring role in their title win. Carvalho quickly endeared himself to Liverpool supporters when he scored a 98th-minute winner against Newcastle United at the end of August. But the 20-year-old has playedRead More →

[ad_1] Erik ten Hag faced questions on David de Gea’s Manchester United role after his calamitous performance in Thursday’s 3-0 loss at Sevilla. The Red Devils were dumped out of the UEFA Europa League at the quarter-final stage having been one of the favourites to go all the way in the competition. They led 2-0 in the first leg at Old Trafford, but own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire in the final 10 minutes saw Sevilla draw level. United wilted under the cosh back in Spain. De Gea’s hospital pass to Maguire saw him give the ball away and gift Youssef En-Nesyri anRead More →

[ad_1] Is the Pope a Manchester United fan? In an audience with His Holiness, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham presented Pope Francis with a Manchester United shirt signed by Lisandro Martinez. The attached message from the defender read, “Your holiness, with much love, Licha.” The Pope is known to be a big football fan and, hailing from Argentina, is apparently an admirer of Martinez in particular. With the shirt supplied by the club and ‘gladly’ signed by the centre-back, the opportunity came about as part of an audience with the Pope for an interfaith group from the city at the Vatican. Read the latest ManRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag bluntly questioned a lack of ‘passion’ and ‘desire’ from his team in their Europa League defeat at the hands of Sevilla on Thursday night. United, having already thrown away a 2-0 lead late in the first leg because of two own goals, made a disastrous start when Youssef En-Nesyri capitalised on a poor pass from David de Gea to Harry Maguire under pressure. Loic Bade scored Sevilla’s second at a corner, before En-Nesyri was gifted his second and Sevilla’s third by a catastrophic mis-control from De Gea miles from goal. But across the 90 minutes at the hostileRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool can continue their late push for a European place against Nottingham Forest this weekend. The Reds are nearing the end of a terrible season in which they have underperformed in every competition they have partaken in, one year on from nearly winning an unprecedented quadruple. Jurgen Klopp’s team return to Anfield to host a Nottingham Forest side who have won just once on the road all season, sitting bottom of the Premier League away table with six points from 15 games. Steve Cooper’s Forest are back in a rut and have slipped into the bottom three with just seven games remaining. Here’s everythingRead More →

[ad_1] With the bombshell news that Juventus’ 15-point deduction has been overturned, the complexion of the Serie A table has taken a very sudden turn. Napoli are still streaking away to the title, that remains unchanged, but Juventus’ fortunes have been dramatically altered by the decision to reinstate the points deducted after an investigation was launched into financial irregularities. Juve were accused of false corporate communications, false communications to the stock market and obstruction of watchdog agencies, with many leading figures at the club leaving their positions as a result – former president Andrea Agnelli and club legend Pavel Nedved were among those to walkRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United probably wouldn’t have held on against Arsenal last season. In fact, they didn’t, conceding an equaliser from Stina Blackstenius in a WSL clash at Meadow Park with only 11 minutes left to go – the Gunners were also down to 10 players by then too. That was an all too common theme throughout 2021/22 for Marc Skinner’s team, letting leads slip in the closing stages of games. All told, it happened five times – Everton, Tottenham, West Ham, Manchester City and Arsenal all equalised in the final 15 minutes of games United were ahead in. Those results cost United as many asRead More →