Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang maintained his fine scoring record against Newcastle United as Arsenal continued to climb the table with a 3-0 win at Emirates Stadium.
Gunners captain Aubameyang has endured a testing season along with his team-mates but enjoys facing Newcastle, scoring in each of the sides previous three meetings heading into this game including vital openers in both Premier League encounters last season.
That trend continued on Monday with the breakthrough goal five minutes after half-time and a clinching third 13 minutes from the end as Arsenal picked off a Newcastle team showing eight changes but little improvement from their defeat at Sheffield United.
Bukayo Saka doubled the home side s advantage between Aubameyang s strikes as Mikel Arteta s men …
Toni Kroos insists Real Madrid want to secure qualification for the Champions League knockout stages as soon as possible following victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.
The holders maintained their 100 per cent start in Group F with first-half goals from Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior sealing a 2-1 win at Santiago Bernabeu.
Despite converting just two of their 36 shots on goal, Madrid moved five points clear at the group summit after winning their opening three games in the competition for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign.
Los Blancos could book their place in the last 16 with victory over Shakhtar in the return fixture in Warsaw next week, which would be the ideal scenario for Kroos.
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Antonio Conte is pleasantly surprised to see Christian Eriksen back in the Premier League, and the Tottenham boss admits he would love to work with the midfielder again.
Eriksen has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark s match against Finland at Euro 2020 in June, but he has signed a short-term deal with Brentford.
Due to the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device surgically implanted within his chest in the wake of the incident, Eriksen was ineligible for professional football in Italy, meaning he had to leave Inter, who he had played for since joining from Tottenham in January 2020.
Indeed, Eriksen played under Conte at Inter, helping the Nerazzurri end their long wait for a Serie A title last season.
He is now set …
Costa Rica cancelled their World Cup warm-up match against Iraq due to an issue over passports.
Luis Fernando Suarez s side were set for one final test before they begin their Group E campaign against Spain in Qatar next Wednesday.
Ahead of travelling to the Gulf State on Friday, Costa Rica had been staying in Kuwait, with the intention to cross into Iraq for Thursday s friendly.
But having travelled to the border on Wednesday, a request to have their passports not stamped was not honoured by local authorities, forcing them to return to their camp.
The match against Iraq was suspended, Costa Rica s Football Federation stated.
An agreement that was made with the non-stamping of passports was not respected and for this reason it was decided not to…
Bayern Munich are on the verge of completing a deal with Fulham for midfielder Joao Palhinha in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported that Palhinha, who played for Portugal at the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in Germany, has already completed his medical at Bayern and will sign his contract with the Bundesliga club on Wednesday.
Romano wrote on : “João Palhinha has already completed his medical as new Bayern player, contract until June 2028 to be signed today in Munich.
“Fulham will receive fee in the region of €50m plus add-ons. Here we go, confirmed.”
Palhinha has been on the books of Fulham since 2022 when he joined from Sporting Lisbon. The 29-year-old Portugal international defe…
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In what is a heavyweight Champions League showdown on Wednesday night, PSG will welcome Barcelona to the French capital for their first-leg meeting.
Starting with the hosts, while PSG might have eventually been forced to settle for a 1-1 stalemate at home against Clermont over the weekend, the French giants are cruising their way to yet another Ligue 1 crown. Marking their return from March’s international break with a 2-0 victory away at historic rivals Marseille, Luis Enrique’s men are unbeaten in all of their previous 27 straight appearances across all competitions a run that stems all the way back to November 7th. With it no secret that a maiden Champions League crown is at the top of their agenda this season, the ex-Barcelona b…
Carlos Tevez has expressed an interest in bringing Angel Di Maria back to Rosario Central after being confirmed as their new head coach, as he pledged to emulate former Juventus boss Antonio Conte upon entering the dugout.
Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juve forward Tevez was appointed as Central s new boss on Tuesday, having ended his illustrious playing career earlier this month.
Speaking at his unveiling after signing a one-year contract with the four-time Argentinian champions, Tevez revealed his interest in coaching his former international team-mate Di Maria.
Di Maria – who made 39 appearances for Central at the start of his career before heading to Europe with Benfica is leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer and has attracte…
Liverpool are reportedly the most likely landing spot for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic in the upcoming transfer window.
Milinkovic-Savic, 28, is in his eighth season at Lazio after arriving from Belgian side Genk ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He has since racked up 330 appearances and 64 goals in all competitions.
A Serbia international with 39 senior caps, the central midfielder has been named Lazio s Player of the Season two years running but his only silverware to show from his stint in Italy is the 2019 Coppa Italia and a pair of Supercoppa Italiana victories in 2017 and 2019.
Milinkovic-Savic is expected to seek a new home next season at a regular Champions League contender, and compared to other in-demand central midfielders he will reportedly …
According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Juventus are interested in making a play to sign Manchester United forward Anthony Martial.
The overwhelming belief, as of this writing, is that Anthony Martial s time with Manchester United will come to an end this summer. While he did manage to grab a goal on his return this past weekend, the 27-year-old still hasn t quite been able to live up to expectations in recent times.
He first arrived at Old Trafford back in 2015 and after an initially bright start, he s been overshadowed more often than not during his tenure.
The good news, though, is that he s still young, and that it seems as if Juve are willing to offer him a lifeline.
The Italian giants have had struggles of their own in the last few years b…
Jules Kounde and Mike Maignan have withdrawn from France s squad for their trip to Denmark after sustaining injuries, leading Didier Deschamps to call up Rennes Steve Mandanda.
Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud ensured France picked up the first win of their Nations League campaign against Austria on Thursday, but their injury crisis worsened at the Stade de France.
Deschamps team were already without Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, N Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and others for their final Nations League fixtures, and Juventus midfielder Pogba is a doubt for the World Cup after undergoing knee surgery.
They were further depleted when Barcelona new boy Kounde was withdrawn after 23 minutes against Austria, and it has now been revealed Maignan was in pain befo…