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Celtic responded to their early elimination from the Champions League by hammering Hibernian 6-1 at Parkhead. Ange Postecoglou was defiant in the face of the Hoops’ European struggles, and his charges came out with a point to prove on their return to domestic action. The hosts took a ninth-minute lead when a deep cross from Sead Haksabanovic – on a rare start following his summer arrival – was converted by James Forrest at Hibs’ far post. Celtic doubled their advantage another nine minutes later through Georgios Giakoumakis, who was able to guide the ball in following a searching cross by Alexandro Bernabei. Postecoglou’s men notchedRead More →

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has offered a withering assessment of Joao Felix’s complaints about his playing time, saying the forward is responsible for his lack of minutes so far this season. The 22-year-old seemed to be finally delivering on his £113m transfer fee last season before his campaign was prematurely ended by injury. This season, however, he has struggled to make an impact and has played just 29 minutes over the last four matches. Rumours have begun to circulate that Felix wants to leave Atleti in January, and has asked his agents to find him a move immediately. Speaking to Marca ahead of hisRead More →

Mason Greenwood has been arrested by Greater Manchester Police for allegedly breaching his bail conditions. Th 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of rape, assault and making threats to kill in January this year. The Manchester United forward has yet to be charged and had his bail extended in June. GMP have released a statement on Saturday confirming an arrest has been made regarding a man breaching bail conditions, with it being widely and credibly reported Greenwood is the subject. “Greater Manchester Police are aware of an allegation regarding a 21-year-old man breaching his bail conditions and an arrest has been made on Saturday 15 OctoberRead More →

Say it quietly, but Manchester United already own the best home record in Barclays WSL history. United have only dined at the top table of women’s football in England since 2019 and have yet to successfully crack an established top three that has been a closed shop for seven seasons. But their win ratio in WSL home games is better than Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. United have won 73% of their WSL home games, all but two of which have been played at Leigh Sports Village, now an unexpected fortress on Greater Manchester’s western outskirts. The other two games, both wins, have taken placeRead More →

Brentford have condemned the racial abuse received by Ivan Toney following their 2-0 win over Brighton on Friday night, and have urged relevant authorities to provide ‘strong support’. Toney scored a match-winning brace, but revealed on Saturday morning a racist message he had received from a user on Instagram. The striker did not censor the user’s name, with the culprit since setting their Instagram account to private and deactivating their Twitter account. In a statement later on Saturday morning, Brentford said: “Last night, Ivan Toney was subjected to disgusting, racist abuse via a direct message received on social media. “We condemn this discriminatory behaviour inRead More →

Thibaut Courtois was back in Real Madrid training on Friday to offer a glimmer of hope that he could return in time for Sunday’s El Clasico The goalkeeper has been dealing with a back injury which has kept him out of the team’s last four games in all competitions, with the upcoming meeting with Barcelona initially seen as a possible return date. Courtois had been predicted to return to training earlier this week, so his absence led to some concerns that El Clasico may be out of his reach, but he continued to keep himself in the mix by finally making a return to aRead More →

From Gtech Community Stadium – Brentford ended a run of three winless games with a 2-0 victory at home to Brighton on Friday night. Ivan Toney scored a match-defining brace – one in either half – to ensure that Thomas Frank’s fourth year anniversary weekend in charge of the Bees is a happy one. The first early chance went the way of Brentford after winning the ball back high up the pitch, with Toney’s cross headed over by Frank Onyeka. At the other end, Danny Welbeck got a cleaner contact on a whipped ball in from Pervis Estupinan, though his header was held by DavidRead More →

The 2022 Major League Soccer regular season has come to an end, and it’s time to name the best figures of the campaign. The league announced the finalists for the MLS year-end honors, with contenders spanning 14 clubs. The finalists presented earned the most votes in polling among the three voting groups: current MLS players, club technical staffs, and select group of media members.  Here are the finalists… For this award, “newcomer” is defined as a player who made his MLS debut in 2022. For this award, “young player” is defined as a player age 22 (born on or after Jan. 1, 2000). Honors anRead More →

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 game ofRead More →

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 be aRead More →