Football Blog (Page 9)

[ad_1] Major League Soccer‘s matchday nine did not disappoint. Players lived up to their expectations, netting some phenomenal goals to make this week’s ranking a bit difficult. In the East, FC Cincinnati triumphed over the Portland Timbers to hold on to second place in the table, while D.C. United earned their first road victory against Orlando City. In the West, Jefferson Savarino led Real Salt Lake to success. Here’s the best goals of the week… The cross + the finish + the celly. Perfection. 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/IdluQrzbbM — FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) April 24, 2023 To start, we have Sergio Santos against the Portland Timbers. It wasRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona manager Xavi claims that every match away from home is ‘war’ after Barcelona fail to increase their league lead with a 2-1 defeat to Rayo Vallecano. The loss was just Barcelona’s third in the league this season, with the hosts securing the win through goals from Alvaro Garcia and Fran Garcia, while Robert Lewandowski scored a late consolation for Barcelona. Despite the defeat, Barcelona are still on course to win their first La Liga title since the 2018/19 season, holding an 11-point lead over Real Madrid with just eight matches remaining. On his message to his players after the loss, Xavi said: “ThereRead More →

[ad_1] David Moyes has accused VAR of disrespecting West Ham after his team were denied a late penalty in his team’s eventual 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at London Stadium. The Hammers boss confronted Chris Kavanagh on the pitch at full-time after the referee decided not to award a penalty when Thiago’s arm made contact with the ball in the box. Moyes was adamant that the VAR official, Neil Swarbrick, should have at least advised Kavanagh to review the incident on the pitchside monitor. “The hardest thing to take is the disrespect from VAR, that VAR wouldn’t have at least said to the referee that thisRead More →

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes has been named in Manchester United’s travelling squad for Thursday’s trip to Tottenham. The midfielder turned his ankle during the FA Cup semi-final victory over Brighton and was previously described as a ‘question mark’ by manager Erik ten Hag during his pre-match press conference. Ten Hag was adamant that Fernandes would be given the chance to prove his fitness before a decision on his involvement would be made, and the Portugal international appears to have succeeded after being included in United’s travelling squad. Just how fit Fernandes actually is remains to be seen. Having missed training in the build-up to the game,Read More →

[ad_1] Barcelona fell to just their third defeat in La Liga this season on Wednesday, slumping to a shock 2-1 loss away at Rayo Vallecano. Having seen Real Madrid thumped 4-2 by Girona 24 hours earlier, Barcelona had the chance to extend their imposing lead atop the standings to 14 points but, despite dominating on the stats sheet, were second best against a Rayo side who are now responsible for just under 20% of the goals Barcelona have conceded in the league this season. Xavi went for a strong Barcelona lineup, with the omission of the suspended Sergio Busquets his only change from the recentRead More →

[ad_1] The latest transfer news and rumors circling Major League Soccer. Napoli and have shown interested in signing Atlanta United star midfielder Thiago Almada (Tom Bogert/The Athletic). The stellar performances from the Argentinian this season will have only increased his price tag. It will be interesting to see the fee commanded by the Five Stripes given their strong start to the season and their playoff hopes. Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach admire FC Cincinnati star Brandon Vazquez. Vazquez is coming off a breakout 2022 season in which he tallied 18 goals in 33 games. Gladbach’s sporting director scouted Vazquez personally last month in Cincinnati’s 1-0 winRead More →

[ad_1] Pep Guardiola would’ve laughed in you’re face if you’d told him after yet another abject defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in February that his Manchester City side, come the start of May, would look very much on for a historic treble. Despite the arrival of Europe’s most sought-after striker last summer, Guardiola has racked his brains seemingly all season long in a bid to find his optimal formula. It’s not always been vintage City this season, but the iteration we’ve seen over the past couple of months has to be regarded among the most enjoyable Guardiola-led sides to behold. They’ve been sensational, andRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas has been declared fit ahead of this week’s Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea at Camp Nou. Putellas hasn’t played since suffering an ACL injury during a Spain training session on the eve of Euro 2022 last summer. But she moved her rehab to grass, always a big moment in such a recovery process, at the end of December and has been making steady progress ever since. The 29-year-old, who retained both the Ballon d’Or Feminin and Best FIFA Women’s Player awards for 2022, had been edging closer to a return in recent weeks. She wasn’t named inRead More →

[ad_1] A 2022 MLS Cup re-match is set to take place as LAFC and the Philadelphia Union go head to head in the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals. The Philadelphia Union are running high on confidence after their massive 4-2 thumping of Toronto FC. They will head into this highly anticipated match-up against LAFC in good form and the willingness to put it all on the field.  Likewise, LAFC has been playing well, crushing their MLS opponents. Though their latest 1-1 league draw against Nashville SC left much to be desired on the field, the Black and Gold will go into the CCL game looking toRead More →

[ad_1] Bernardo Silva has compared the mentality of Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland to that of Cristiano Ronaldo. 22-year-old Haaland has enjoyed a record-breaking debut season in England, scoring 48 goals in all competitions – four more than Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Salah achieved for Manchester United and Liverpool respectively to set the previous best mark from a Premier League player. Haaland could play another ten games in all competitions between now and the end of the season, and will break Salah’s record of 32 goals in a 38-game Premier League campaign with just one more strike. Few have been surprised by howRead More →