Tag: footbball
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Karim Benzema will quit Real Madrid as his transfer to Saudi Arabia nears.
Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid this summer, according to the club’s announcement on Sunday, and is now anticipated to join Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad. On Thursday, ESPN claimed that Benzema has opted to quit the LaLiga giants after 14 years in order to accept a lucrative offer from a Saudi Arabian club. Benzema…
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Big FA Cup final questions: Can Manchester United prevent City from achieving the treble? Can United put a stop to Haaland?
Between Manchester City and Manchester United, history awaits. As the 189th Manchester derby takes place in the 142nd FA Cup final, two ‘doubles’ and even a ‘treble’ are on the line. Saturday’s match at Wembley Stadium will either see Premier League champions City complete a treble of league, FA Cup, and Champions League by adding…
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Thank you message from the Board
It’s been a fantastic season, with many crucial events and memories produced amid an unbelievable Emirates environment like we’ve never seen before. 60,000 fans have chanted a new song, creating an atmosphere that resonates with and motivates our players. Something wonderful has been recovered and shared among Gooners both locally and globally. Sincere gratitude go…
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Everton’s ‘terrible day’ results in Premier League survival, but there is still work to be done.
The exhilaration of surviving lasted less than a minute at Goodison Park. Everton defeated Bournemouth 1-0 in the second half to prevent relegation from the Premier League, but the dominating feeling at the conclusion of the game was rage.Anger at being in this situation once again, but also at the regime in charge of administering…
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Liverpool and Southampton are locked in an eight-goal thriller.
Roberto Firmino scored his farewell goal for Liverpool in a 4-4 Premier League thriller against relegated Southampton on Sunday. Following Diogo Jota’s goal for the visitors, the Brazilian scored in the 14th minute to put Liverpool 2-0 up. But Southampton mounted an incredible comeback, with James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana tying the game before the…
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Manchester United beat Fulham to finish third.
Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at home on Sunday, capping off their Premier League season on a high note with to goals from Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes. Fulham seized the lead in the 19th minute when Kenny Tete curled in a near post header from a Willian corner, but the…
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Prediction, odds, and start time for Guadalajara vs. Tigres UANL: 2023 Liga MX Clausura championship choices, best bets
Chivas Guadalajara will face Tigres UANL in the second leg of their Liga MX Clausura series on Sunday, with the 2023 Liga MX Clausura title on the line. The clubs battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg on Thursday. Chivas Guadalajara (15-8-11) advanced to the final after defeating Club America 3-1 on aggregate.…
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Real Madrid defeats Sevilla thanks to a brace from Rodrygo.
Rodrygo scored twice to secure Real Madrid a 2-1 victory over Sevilla on Saturday in a LaLiga match that was without teammate Brazilian Vincius Jnior due to the public outrage over the racist insults he has experienced.Vincius did not travel with the club owing to what coach Carlo Ancelotti described as a knee issue, which…
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Luton Town wins the play-off final to complete their incredible journey to the Premier League.
On Saturday, Luton Town completed one of the most spectacular climbs in English football history, defeating Coventry City on penalties in the Championship play-off final to guarantee a spot in the Premier League the next season. The game began with Luton Town’s iconic defender Tom Lockyer being stretchered off after collapsing with no one around.…
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Bayern Munich won their 11th consecutive Bundesliga championship following a thrilling final-day tie with Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund squandered a fantastic chance to win the Bundesliga and end Bayern Munich’s decade-long hegemony, drawing 2-2 at home to Mainz while Bayern overcame Köln 2-1 in one of the most thrilling season finales in recent memory. Dortmund had a two-point lead over Bayern at the top of the league going into the last…
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Josh McDaniels of the Raiders cracks jokes Tom Brady will be forced to acknowledge to fumbling on the iconic ‘Tuck Rule’ play.
Tom Brady is awaiting the NFL owners’ approval to become the newest minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, but there is one unofficial box he must tick. At least, that’s what Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels believes. The “Tuck Rule” was inspired by a notorious incident in an AFC divisional-round game between Brady’s New…
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Cardinals Unveil DeAndre Hopkins’s
After hauling in his iconic “Hail Murray” touchdown against the Bills in 2020, DeAndre Hopkins went to the postgame Zoom interview session to unleash his most memorable comment in Arizona.He said that the Bills had him encircled. “It was just a better catch by I,” Hopkins said. While with the Cardinals, there were several occasions…
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Score, outcome, and highlights from Man United’s match against Chelsea in the Premier League as the Red Devils clinch a top-four berth
Manchester United qualified for the Champions League next season with a 4-1 hammering of Chelsea.With just a point needed to guarantee a top-four finish in the Premier League this season — and a spot in the group stages of Europe’s premier tournament in 2023/24 — United never looked back as Casemiro headed in the opening…
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Brighton must defeat Manchester City in order to qualify for the Europa League.
Brighton earned sixth place and a place in next season’s Europa League after drawing 1-1 with Premier League champions Manchester City at Amex Stadium on Wednesday. Brighton (66 points) has had a spectacular season, qualifying for European play for the first time in club history. Manchester City (89 points) leads second-place Arsenal by eight points…
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Vincius Jr., a Real Madrid player, was racially harassed during a La Liga game in Spain.
According to Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, racial whistling was heard during the Brazilian forward Vincius Jr.’s team’s La Liga loss to Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium. The game’s turning moment occurred in the second half when, during a pause in play, an agitated Vinicius Jr. called out a spectator for the claimed abuse before…
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Haller propels Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga with just one round remaining.
Sébastien Haller’s two goals in a 3-0 victory against 10-man Augsburg on Sunday sent Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga with one round left. The Ivory Coast attacker broke through the home team’s tenacious defence in the 59th minute and clinched the victory in the 84th. In injury time, Julian Brandt scored Dortmund’s…
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Man City vs. Chelsea score, result, and highlights: Alvarez scores before the Premier League winners take the trophy
Manchester City won their fifth Premier League title in six years with a 1-0 win against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, capping up their home season in style. Arsenal had lost at Nottingham Forest the day before, as part of a late-season slump that has seen the Gunners win just one of their past seven games.…
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Bayern Munich was upset at home by Leipzig, handing Dortmund the championship lead.
Bayern Munich lost 3-1 at home to RB Leipzig on Saturday, leaving their championship chances hanging in the balance ahead of the last matchday and giving rivals Borussia Dortmund the opportunity to surpass them on Sunday. The Bavarians grabbed the lead via Serge Gnabry, but then slowed down and allowed three goals in the second…
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Firmino scores late to keep Liverpool’s dwindling Champions League chances alive.
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Roberto Firmino struck a dramatic late equalise in his farewell outing for Liverpool, keeping the Merseyside club’s modest Premier League top-four hopes alive with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday. Firmino, one of four players whose contracts expire at the end of the season, scored in the 89th minute,…
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Arsenal’s loss awards the crown to Manchester City while keeping Forest safe.
NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom, May 20 (Reuters) – Arsenal’s last-ditch Premier League title aspirations were destroyed on Saturday by Nottingham Forest, who confirmed their top-flight survival with a 1-0 victory thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi. Mikel Arteta’s club, which was eight points ahead at the top only two months ago, has had a dreadful season, with their…
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Jim Brown, one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, has died at the age of 87.
Jim Brown, a lightning-quick running back who played for the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. The Hall of Famer was 87 years old. Monique Brown, his wife, said on Instagram that he “passed peacefully last night at our LA home.” “To the rest of the world, he was an activist, actor,…
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Folarin Balogun chooses to play for the United States over England.
Folarin Balogun, a promising striker, has chosen to play for the United States rather than England. FIFA confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that it had authorised a request to shift Balogun’s national team allegiance from England, which he had represented at the under-21 level, to Nigeria. Balogun, 21, was born in New York…
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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones get 9/10 for Liverpool in crucial victory against woeful Leicester.
Liverpool got to within one point of the top four in the Premier League on Monday night, defeating Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium.The hosts grabbed the lead as Mohamed Salah’s cross was met by Curtis Jones at the backpost. It only took three minutes for the Reds to increase their advantage, and…
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Lineups and LIVE Updates for Leicester City vs. Liverpool
Can Liverpool win the Champions League against a relegation-threatened Leicester City? Liverpool face a relegation-threatened Leicester City team as they attempt to maintain their assault for a European position. Leicester City enters this game after a 5-3 defeat to Fulham in the Premier League. Brendan Rodgers’ team has struggled to score points this season, finishing…