Category: SOCCER NEWS

Erling Haaland proclaimed his swaggering, awe-inspiring entry into the Premier League with the sound of the West Ham goalkeeper’s net cracking as his introduction music. Without acclimating to these unfamiliar surroundings or getting to know his teammates, this 22-year-old Manchester City player has already accomplished the goal for which he was recruited. Even for a […]

Borussia Dortmund will be without Erling Haaland for the next few weeks after the Norway international was confirmed to be suffering from a hip flexor problem. Haaland, 21, will miss Saturday’s Bundesliga trip to Arminia Bielefeld while Ingolstadt in the DFB Pokal and FC Koln in the league are also doubtful. “Thomas Meunier will not […]

Paulo Dybala’s late penalty earned Juventus a crucial point in the Derby d’Italia, cancelling out Edin Dzeko’s early goal for a 1-1 draw that suited neither side in Serie A action on Sunday. The intervention of VAR handed Juventus a late lifeline in a gritty, physical game with Denzel Dumfries adjudged to have fouled Alex […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to remain Manchester United manager for at least the upcoming clash with Tottenham Hotspur as the Red Devils agonize over which direction to take next. The Norwegian’s position at Old Trafford has been severely weakened by last weekend’s thrashing at home to Liverpool. Antonio Conte, Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino […]

Real Madrid have beaten Barcelona 2-1 to win this season’s first Clasico and it was David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez who did the damage as Sergio Aguero’s strike came too little too late for the hosts. Ronald Koeman’s men started brightly in Catalonia but it only lasted as long as it took for Alaba and […]

One of English football’s greatest rivalries resumes on Sunday and there will be plenty at stake when Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford. After a disappointing run of results, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are at risk of being left behind by the Premier League’s top three; a loss against the Reds would see them […]