Football Blog (Page 66)

[ad_1] PSG have confirmed that Neymar is set for surgery on his ankle injury which will likely rule him out for the remainder of the season. Manager Christophe Galtier had already confirmed that the Brazilian would not return for a while after suffering the injury in the 4-3 win over Lille in February, but there was no firm timeline for his recovery from what was initially suspected to be a simple sprained ankle. Now, PSG have confirmed that the damage is more severe and Neymar will require surgery. A club statement read: “Neymar Jr has had several episodes of right ankle instability in recent years.Read More →

[ad_1] The League One play-offs may not possess the glitz and glamour nor the financial perks of the Championship’s season finale, but they’re still hugely significant in their own right. There’s still some way to go in the 2022/23 season, but fans are undoubtedly looking towards the play-offs and a potential date under the Wembley arch. It’s still all to play for at the top of League One with many teams vying for a play-off berth. Here’s the current state of play in the third tier. Three teams are promoted from League One to the Championship each season. The title winners and runners-up go upRead More →

[ad_1] The Anfield faithful has been treated to some sights over the years, but very few could fathom the extent of Liverpool’s superiority over their fiercest rivals on Sunday afternoon. Four became five, which became six, and then finally seven. Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United. Utterly remarkable. Reds supporters were in dreamland, and there was nothing sweeter than Roberto Firmino putting what Martin Tyler described as the “cherry on the icing on the cake”. It’s the one Liverpool fans so desperately wanted. Firmino’s late strike against United was his 108th for the club, and will be remembered as one of his last after it was revealedRead More →

[ad_1] It’s significance may pale in comparison to vintage iterations, but the magic of the FA Cup will never disappear. Following the conclusion of the fifth round, just eight teams remain in the competition. Half of the surviving outfits currently ply their trade outside of the Premier League, with the lowest-ranked side sitting 17th in League Two. For those left, a Wembley semi-final is just 90 minutes away and the quarter-final draw means we’re guaranteed to see at least one second tier outfit play under the iconic arch in April. Here’s how 90min ranks the teams left in the FA Cup by their likelihood ofRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City star Phil Foden has admitted he needs to rest over the coming day after a niggling foot injury flared up during Saturday’s Premier League win over Newcastle. Foden has been in excellent form of late, racking up five direct goal involvements in City’s last three games in all competitions following an earlier spell in and out of the team. The 22-year-old has been managing carefully injury trouble since the World Cup in November and December and hurt himself again during January’s Manchester derby defeat. “It was the derby, I had it just before but it wasn’t too serious then. I damaged itRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti lamented his side’s lack of efficiency after more La Liga points were dropped in the 0-0 draw with Real B*tis. The gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the table now stands at nine points, after the Catalan giants edged to a 1-0 win over Valencia despite Ronald Araujo’s second half red card. Real Madrid recently tore Liverpool apart in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie at Anfield – beating Jurgen Klopp’s side 5-2 – but they have worryingly taken just eight points from a possible 18 in their last sixRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Paris Saint-Germain will only let Kylian Mbappe leave France this summer for a fee of around €200m, which is too much for Real Madrid. (Planeta Real Madrid) Manchester United are continuing to monitor Roma striker Tammy Abraham, who is also an option for former club Chelsea because of a buy-back clause written into his contract. (The Athletic) Manchester City are prepared to sell Aymeric Laporte to help fund a move for RB Leipzig centre-back Josko Gvardiol. Barcelona and Real Madrid are both interested in the Frenchman. (Sport) Moises Caicedo‘s new Brighton contractRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid lost ground in the La Liga title race on Sunday, drawing 0-0 with Real B*tis after Barcelona’s win earlier in the day. The results on Sunday mean that Real Madrid are now nine points adrift of their El Clasico rivals after 24 games. Real B*tis were the much better side in the opening 10 minutes, with Ayoze Perez forcing Thibaut Courtois into a good save with a venomous volley from well outside the box. However, on the first occasion in which Real Madrid ventured forward in the 11th minute, they managed to find the back of the net. The goal however, scoredRead More →

[ad_1] Sprawled out in the executive box, flashing a toothy grin beneath a greying head of swept-back hair while wearing a pair of dark aviators, Todd Boehly is an intriguing figure that naturally draws plenty of focus. However, the American billionaire is only one part of the consortium which acquired Chelsea in the biggest sports franchise purchase ever. Clearlake Capital has taken more of a back seat to Boehly but the Santa Monica-based buyout firm shares joint control and equal governance of the club. In a bid to dilute the Boehly blindness, here’s everything you need to know about Clearlake Capital and the main figuresRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world and always have been, so it’s no surprise that they’ve picked up some big wins. The biggest of them came in 1974 when they beat Norwegian amateurs Stromsgodset 11-0 in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. Their second and third biggest victories came in cup competitions too, but they’ve been on the right end of thrashings in the Premier League plenty of times as well. Here are their biggest league wins ever. A long time before they were beating Liverpool to Premier League titles, Manchester City were battling it out atRead More →