Ajax Amsterdam followed up their elimination of Real Madrid by producing a spell-binding display of inventive, passing football to win 2-1 away to Juventus on Tuesday and end the Serie A team’s dreams of winning the Champions League. Ajax’s 19-year-old captain Matthijs de Ligt headed the winner from the cornerRead More →
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he faces a rebuilding job at Manchester United that may take years after a humbling Champions League exit to Barcelona. United were out-classed by the Spanish giants, who eased to a 3-0 win at Camp Nou thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi. “We knowRead More →
“Emmanuel Amuneke, he believes in God. When you see him play, so will you.” This was the copy of a 1995 ad featuring the then Nigerian winger, standing with both arms spread wide, like an eagle in flight, and one foot on a ball. It was a fitting tribute toRead More →
Paris Saint-Germain’s experienced Brazil international defender Dani Alves said on Thursday that the club should follow his recommendations to improve in the Champions League. With three Champions League crowns, three Club World Cup titles and two UEFA Cup triumphs among his 38-trophy haul as a professional, the full-back is theRead More →
Juventus Women beat Fiorentina 1-0 in front of a record crowd for an Italian women’s match of 39,027 on Sunday. The game was the first the team had played at the Allianz Stadium, with the attendance comfortably beating the previous Italian women’s match record of 14,000.cheap nfl nike jerseys fromRead More →
Saido Berahino’s decision to play for the country his family fled when he was 10 paid off at the weekend as the Stoke forward helped Burundi qualify for their first-ever African Nations Cup finals. A 1-1 draw at home to Gabon in Bujumbura on Saturday ensured qualification for Burundi, sparkingRead More →
“I wasn’t surprised that we won,” explained the man from Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s sixth biggest city. “All the team played well. I played well. We knew it was going to be hard, but we are Manchester United. PSG knew that whatever happened in the first game, that we are stillRead More →
Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a setback in his return from long-term injury when he pulled up with a muscle problem in an under-23 game on Friday.nike nfl jerseys cheap The 25-year-old England international had surgery on a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee suffered in last season’s ChampionsRead More →
Lose two Clasicos at home in the space of four days and yeah, the sky will be falling at Real Madrid. Especially when the defeats come against a Barcelona side that, despite being on course for a Treble, simply don’t look on a par with those of yesteryear. They’re onRead More →
The crisis surrounding Manchester City’s Champions League opponents Schalke deepened amid speculation over coach Domenico Tedesco’s future and fans taking back an armband they awarded to captain Ralf Fahrmann in preseason. A 4-0 home defeat to Fortuna Dusseldorf at the weekend leaves Schalke, who lost 3-2 at home to CityRead More →