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[ad_1] Reigning Champions League runners-up Inter Milan have been dumped out at the Round of 16 stage in a dramatic penalty shootout. Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved two penalties before Lautaro Martinez blasted the decisive penalty over the bar in horrible fashion, with Madrid winning the shootout 3-2. Atletico had lost five of their … Read more
[ad_1] Manchester City and Liverpool. Premier League clashes – or any sporting match for that matter – don’t get much bigger than this. There are 11 rounds remaining in the league, but you get the feeling that this weekend’s match could prove crucial to deciding who lists the trophy. The fixture has certainly done so … Read more
[ad_1] Playing in their first Champions League knockout game since 2017, Arsenal face Porto – whose veteran defender Pepe has more appearances in the competition than the entirety of the Gunners’ starting XI. And despite dominating possession, Arsenal were on the back foot early – and indeed almost certainly should have conceded – when Francisco … Read more
[ad_1] Bayern Munich said Wednesday they would part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, as the reigning German champions struggled to stay in the Bundesliga title race. “We came to the mutual decision to end our collaboration in the summer,” Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said in a statement, following talks … Read more
[ad_1] Son Heung-min apologised on Wednesday for his role in a bust-up with South Korea teammate Lee Kang-in at the Asian Cup and urged fans to forgive the Paris Saint-Germain player. South Korea were beaten 2-0 by Jordan at the tournament earlier this month and it later emerged that skipper Son had dislocated a finger … Read more
[ad_1] PSV Eindhoven players were “laughing all over the place” after a controversial penalty earned them a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Meanwhile, former Premier League striker Marko Arnautovic made amends for a horrible miss – and a horror season – with the only … Read more
[ad_1] British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said becoming a co-owner of Manchester United is a “great honour” and “responsibility” after his purchase of a minority stake was finalised on Tuesday. The 71-year-old’s investment, which will give him control of football operations at the 20-time English champions, was approved by the Premier League and English Football Association … Read more
[ad_1] Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said winning this year’s Bundesliga title was “not so realistic right now” after a loss on Sunday which left Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen eight points clear. The 3-2 defeat at lowly Bochum was Bayern’s third reverse in a row, after a 3-0 thumping by Alonso’s league leaders and a … Read more
[ad_1] It feels as if this year’s January transfer window gently closed rather than slammed shut, such was the lack of spending from some of the Premier League’s big hitters. Of the infamous ‘Big Six’, only Manchester City and Tottenham made signings in January as teams across Europe looked to stay within the parameters of … Read more
[ad_1] The Premier League’s January transfer window is almost complete, with clubs racing to finish their dealings before the window slams shut at 11pm local time (GMT) on February 1. That’s 10am on Saturday morning AEDT. Ange Postecoglou’s has landed two big targets at Tottenham this window, signing former Chelsea flop Timo Werner from RB … Read more