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Omar Campos is quickly becoming a figure to watch in Liga MX.  The 20-year old first joined Santos Laguna in 2016, forming part of the club’s academy before making his professional debut under manager Guillermo Almada a year later. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute, replacing Juan Ferney Otero as Santos held the 2-0 victory.  He has since gone on to record three goals in 65 appearances, becoming an integral part of the team.  “Santos is like my home. I took a great affection for it because it  was the one who saw me grow, to develop, and taught me many things. The teamRead More →

Pep Guardiola has hailed star striker Erling Haaland following his hat trick in the Manchester derby, highlighting the player’s work ethic as being particularly impressive. Haaland bagged three of Manchester City’s six in their rout of city rivals Manchester United on Sunday, meaning he’s now scored a hat trick in three consecutive games at the Etihad Stadium. Following Sunday’s win, manager Pep Guardiola was quick to praise the forward’s obscenely brilliant start to his career in the Premier League, stating: “The numbers speak for himself. He has done this before here. It is not our way. Always we try to help him in our environment.Read More →

Erik ten Hag has said that he doesn’t believe Raphael Varane’s injury is very serious, after the defender hobbled off in Man Utd’s 6-3 defeat at the hands of Man City. The French World Cup winner was subbed off in the 40th minute, having received treatment on the field after seemingly turning his ankle when blocking a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Varane did attempt to play on after the injury, but was eventually taken off before half-time. Speaking to the club’s official website, Ten Hag, when asked about the potential severity of the centre-back’s injury, said: “I don’t think so, thatRead More →

Sadio Mane remembers being in sheer disbelief when he won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2019. Mane and co went up against Tottenham in the final of the competition that year and won comfortably, beating their Premier League rivals 2-0. While they entered the match as favourites, the 30-year-old says he couldn’t believe it when Divock Origi scored their second goal to seal the victory and still remembers the night vividly. “I remember the second goal that Divock Origi scored very well. I was over the moon at that moment. I couldn’t believe it. I just thought back to my childhood, when I wasRead More →

Well, that was a mental first half of football. Manchester City have utterly destroyed their arch rivals Manchester United in just 45 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scoring braces. Man City, terrifyingly for the Red Devils, really hit the ground running at the Etihad and should have been one goal to the good within the opening three minutes. A goalmouth scramble saw Man Utd players just about block three quickfire efforts on goal from a combined six yards out. How did the ball stay out of the net? We’ll never know. Derby day goalmouth scrambles like that… delicious.Read More →

Sadio Mane has admitted adapting to Bayern Munich after joining from Liverpool hasn’t been “easy at all.” Mane’s start to life in Munich hasn’t been disastrous by any means with the forward getting six goals in his first 12 matches. However, he’s arguably yet to reach the level he was playing at in his final season at Liverpool, in which he got 16 goals in the Premier League. Speaking to UEFA.com, the 30-year-old admitted that, while he’s happy with how things are going, he hasn’t found it easy adapting to his new club and surroundings. “It is going well,” he said. “Switching from one clubRead More →

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have plans in place for continued success and will not suffer when he decides to leave. The former Barcelona boss is in the final year of his contract at the Etihad, though there are no signs of discontent or a potential departure before next season. Guardiola has signed two contract extensions with City having joined in 2016 on an initial three-year deal as Manuel Pellegrini’s successor and firmly believes the club will continue to enjoy success after he’s gone. “There will be zero problems. I am 100 per cent convinced about that. The club knows exactly what is the targetRead More →

At least 174 people have died and hundreds more were injured after a stampede broke out at a football match in Indonesia, becoming one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Rival clubs Arema and Persebaya Surabaya squared off as the latter won 3-2 in Malang Regency, East Java. Authorities fired tear gas when fans from the losing side started invading the pitch. That panic resulted in thousands heading towards the exits at Stadion Kanjuruhan, where many suffocated in a crowd crush “In the incident, 127 people died, two of whom are police officers. Thirty-four people died inside the stadium and the rest died in hospital,”Read More →

Atlanta United head coach Gonzalo Pineda says he remains unsure about Josef Martinez’s future at the club. Martinez is an icon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, scoring a club-record 111 goals in 157 appearances across all competitions to help the Five Stripes lift MLS Cup, US Open Cup, and Campeones Cup titles. However, the Venezuelan striker’s relationship with the club has become strained as the years have gone by, culminating in a one-match suspension last month due to ‘conduct detrimental to the team’. Martinez scored an incredible bicycle kick in Atlanta United’s 2-1 defeat to the New England Revolution on Saturday – a result that knocks themRead More →

Mallorca fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Barcelona which sent the visitors to the top of La Liga’s table on Saturday evening. “Oh my God,” Mallorca’s manager Javier Aguirre gushed pre-game. “I’ve seen him on TV. It’s a good signing for the league.” Well, the arrival of Robert Lewandowski is certainly a plus for one particular La Liga side – and it wasn’t Mallorca as the prolific Pole proved the difference. The defensively stubborn hosts regularly sunk into a compact 5-4-1 off the ball, desperately trying to limit any space between the lines when Barcelona sauntered over halfway. Barcelona patiently prodded andRead More →