Football Blog (Page 219)

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain host their fierce rivals Marseille in a meeting between two of Ligue 1’s top three on Sunday night. To compound the latest melodrama engulfing the Parisian giants, Christophe Galtier’s side come into the derby in stuttering form, drawing their last three matches across all competitions. Marseille had matched PSG stride for stride to start the campaign until they fell to a shock defeat at home to newly promoted Ajaccio last weekend. Here’s everything you need to know about the 103rd iteration of Le Classique. PSG: 3 WinsMarseille: 1 WinDraws: 2 PSG: WWDDDMarseille: DWWLW The sight of Lionel Messi back in training ahead of the biggest domestic gameRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City have announced that Phil Foden has signed a new contract running until 2027. The 22-year-old has become a regular starter under Pep Guardiola over the last couple of seasons, and his form has been rewarded with a new deal. Speaking to Man City’s website, Foden said: “It’s hard to put into words how happy I am to have signed this contract. It’s a dream come true. “I have been a City fan all my life. I’ve trained here for so many years and I’ve even been a ballboy. I love this club so much, so to know I am going to beRead More →

[ad_1] Antony has spoken brightly about his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo and how the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has helped him to settle at Old Trafford. The Brazilian completed a €100m transfer to Manchester United from Ajax in the summer and has enjoyed a bright start to life at his new club. He became the first player in the club’s history to score in each of their first three Premier League games, with goals against Arsenal, Manchester City and Everton. Antony’s relationship with Ronaldo was on show at Goodison Park when the pair celebrated the 37-year-old’s opening goal together in the first half. Quoted byRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday in a game that has come to be one of the newer competitive rivalries in English football given the level of success both have had in recent years. Both Premier League meetings between the two teams last season ended in 2-2 draws, while Liverpool have prevailed in each of the two most recent fixtures in the FA Cup and Community Shield. The latter was as recently as 31 July when Darwin Nunez scored and Erling Haaland was slated for missing a glorious chance; how times have changed since. Read on for all the key points addressedRead More →

[ad_1] Newcastle United are ready to sit down with Bruno Guimaraes before the end of the season to discuss a new long-term contract, 90min understands. The 24-year-old joined Newcastle in January this year from Lyon in a deal worth £40m and he has been outstanding since his arrival on Tyneside, quickly establishing himself as a favourite of both the fans and manager Eddie Howe. His form has already seen him linked with moves away and he recently admitted that he knew talks over a possible move to Real Madrid had taken place, but he is more than happy with life in Newcastle. Guimaraes’s current dealRead More →

[ad_1] Ipswich Town’s Conor Chaplin has been voted the PFA Vertu Motors League One Fans’ Player of the Month for September. The 25-year-old has continued his fine form so far this season having already scooped the prize for August. Chaplin scored three goals throughout September to maintain Ipswich’s fast start to the campaign. The versatile forward kicked off the month with a match-winning brace as the Tractor Boys won 2-0 at Accrington Stanley. He followed that display with a goal at home to Bristol Rovers, opening the scoring in another 2-0 victory. Ipswich ended September with a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday and 2-1 lossRead More →

[ad_1] Who’d be a manager, eh? Who’d risk becoming a national pariah, a fraud and a scoundrel in either your home or newly-adopted country, all in the hope of a multi-million-pound pay-out and a reworked Millennial pop banger by Atomic Kitten with your name in? Well, this lot, actually. Ahead of next month’s World Cup in Qatar here’s a brief, yet extremely insightful, look at all the 32 managers we’ll soon be watching glare and grimace from the sidelines as their future career prospects, and hopes for the tournament, flash before their eyes. Age: 46Nationality: SpanishCareer Titles: 2019 Asian Cup Having worked his way throughRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain have fervently denied leading a smear campaign against wantaway forward Kylian Mbappe. 90min understands that Mbappe has asked to leave PSG as early as January following a breakdown in his relationship with those in charge at Parc des Princes, despite only inking a new contract with the Ligue 1 champions this past summer. The next twist in this saga came as Mediapart published a report accusing PSG of employing a company, Digital Big Brother, to create hundreds of fake Twitter accounts to criticise and abuse Mbappe, among others, to try and paint the club in a positive light – something Mbappe’s motherRead More →

[ad_1] Thursday night saw matchday four of both the Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages, with 32 games across the continent. These fixtures were reverses of those seen on matchday three, with Manchester United hosting Omonia and and Arsenal’s travels to Norway to face Bodo/Glimt among the highlights. Bukayo Saka got Arsenal’s winner in Norway / David Lidstrom/GettyImages Arsenal weren’t at their best in Norway but have extended their winning run in the Europa League to three matches after another victory over Bodo/Glimt. Bukayo Saka scored the scrappy solitary goal midway through the first half, although the Gunners could have been pegged backRead More →

[ad_1] Aston Villa welcome Chelsea to their slice of Birmingham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Steven Gerrard has steered Villa to four matches unbeaten but the scratchy stalemate against Nottingham Forest on Monday – the third draw in this sequence – underlined the struggles for fluency of those in claret and blue. Chelsea, by comparison, have swiftly adapted to life under Graham Potter, coming into the contest on a high after four consecutive victories and three clean sheets on the spin. Here’s everything you need to know about the meeting between this duo. Aston Villa: 1 WinChelsea: 3 WinsDraws: 1 Aston Villa: LDWDDChelsea: DWWWW Villa are expected toRead More →