Football Blog (Page 41)

[ad_1] The USMNT qualified for the Concacaf Nations League knockout rounds with a 1-0 win vs. El Salvador at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.  Though Los Cuscatlecos didn’t make it easy, a goal from Ricardo Pepi propelled the American side through to the next round of the international tounament. It what a fairly difficult game for the US, as El Salvador went into the match tactically sound, specifically on the defensive side. They forced the Stars and Stripes to put six shots off target, which is a complete change from what the US put up during their 7-1 route of Grenada just a couple ofRead More →

[ad_1] US women’s national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski explained the absence of Alyssa Thompson in the 26-player roster for the upcoming friendlies against the Republic of Ireland, revealing “we don’t want to add too much pressure on her.” Though only 18 years old, Thompson has been turning heads with her form lately, most recently scoring in Angel City’s opening-day 2-1 loss against Gotham FC. With the FIFA Women’s World Cup on the horizon, many believe that Thompson would earn another call-up to the USWNT during their last two friendlies before the tournament starts in July.  However, the latest roster drop sees Thompson’s name absent fromRead More →

[ad_1] Julian Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino would both be open to succeeding Antonio Conte at Tottenham, but would prefer to wait until the summer to decide their next respective moves, 90min understands. Spurs confirmed on Sunday night that they had mutually agreed to part ways with Conte following a dismal run of results, notably capping off his tenure by labelling his players as ‘selfish’ in an explosive press conference after drawing 3-3 with Southampton. Conte’s former assistant, Cristian Stellini, has been placed in interim charge until the end of the season with the hunt for a new permanent boss underway – this search could beRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea and Lyon go head to head in west London this week in the crunch second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie. The Blues opened up a narrow 1-0 aggregate lead in the first meeting thanks to a sumptuous curling finish from Guro Reiten. But the teams have responded to that result in different ways. Chelsea were pegged back in the WSL title race by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City, a second loss this month after Arsenal beat them in the Conti Cup final. Lyon, meanwhile, took their frustration out on Guingamp in a 6-0 demolition that shouldRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has challenged himself to score more goals after a prolific couple of games for Scotland during the international break. Three days after scoring twice in the closing stages of Scotland’s 3-0 victory over Cyprus in the nation’s opening match of the qualifying campaign for the 2024 European Championships, McTominay bagged another brace at Hampden Park against Spain in a famous triumph for Steve Clarke’s hosts. McTominay had scored a grand total of one international goal in his first 36 caps for Scotland – several of which were spent at centre-back, admittedly – before these goal-laden few days. Only Denmark’sRead More →

[ad_1] The Europa League final may not be a bucket list event that, say, the Champions League or World Cup finals are, but UEFA’s secondary club competition will mean a whole lot to those supporters whose sides progress into the showpiece event. Just eight teams remain in this season’s iteration of the competition with several European behemoths of yesteryear still going strong. Manchester United, Juventus, and AS Roma sit among the favourites to at least reach the final in Budapest. While the final at the Puskas Arena is still some time away yet, tickets for the event are set to go on sale soon. Here’sRead More →

[ad_1] Bori Fati, the father of Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, has delivered a punchy interview questioning his son’s lack of playing time while hinting at a possible move away. Fati made his Barcelona debut in August 2019 as a 16-year-old, becoming the club’s second-youngest player in the history of the Spanish top flight. The fleet-footed forward continued to topple age-related records for appearances and goals – both at club level and with the senior Spanish national team – until he suffered a serious knee injury in November 2020. It wouldn’t be until September 2021 that Fati returned to the pitch but various muscular problems haveRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold is ready to sanction a move for Harry Kane, with the Red Devils set to offer £80m for the Tottenham striker. (Daily Star) However, Manchester United are no closer to agreeing a new contract with Marcus Rashford, whose deal expires in 2024. (The Athletic) Arsenal are one of several clubs vying to sign Denmark international Jesper Lindstrom, with Eintracht Frankfurt ready to sell for a fee of €30m. (Sport1) Real Madrid are hoping to sign Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich this summer amid speculation that his futureRead More →

[ad_1] The European international window is in the books, folks. You don’t have to worry about your players getting injured for their countries again until June. Scott McTominay was the protagonist of Tuesday’s action as Scotland ousted Spain, while Romelu Lukaku continued his resurgence as Belgium beat Germany in a friendly. Here’s the best of Tuesday’s games… Scotland 2-0 Spain Scotland’s first win against Spain in 39 years saw them move top of Group A. The Tartan Army didn’t stop singing at Hampden Park as the hosts willed their way to a deserved victory. Scott McTominay opened the scoring early on after Andy Robertson robbedRead More →

[ad_1] Yep, you read that correctly – Scott McTominay has scored for Scotland against Spain. Twice. It comes just days after he netted a late brace for his country against Cyprus on Saturday having come on as a late substitute. As a reward, Steve Clarke awarded the Manchester United midfielder with a start in their next Euro 2024 qualifier, and he didn’t take long to make good of this decision, opening the scoring against Spain on Tuesday after just seven minutes. He’s at it again 🙌 Scott McTominay with his third goal in two games to open the scoring against Spain. #SCOESP pic.twitter.com/QXZmvgYXGR — ScotlandRead More →