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UCL Update: Wins for Chelsea, Liverpool and Barcelona
Chelsea overcame Dutch scare as they narrowly beat Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena in an early kick off Champions League game on Wednesday, thanks to a late goal from substitute, Batschuayi.Chelsea were lucky not to have been trailed by a…
Raheem Sterling Put Up a Show for Man City Against Atalanta
Raheem Sterling scored a second-half hat-trick as Manchester City moved closer to securing their progression from Champions League Group C with an emphatic 5-1 win over Atalanta.Ruslan Malinovskiy's penalty capped a fine start for…
France Football Released 30-Man Shorlist for Balon d’or
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk lead the 30 nominees for the 2019 Ballon d'Or as they contest the crown of best player in the world.As many as six Liverpool players are included in the list while PSG star Neymar has…
Solskjaer’s Man United Branded Worst Team of the Decade
The retired forward believes the quality of players available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is among the poorest Old Trafford has seen for a long timeFormer England striker Michael Owen has labelled the Red Devils’ squad "the worst Manchester…
UCL Update: Victor Osimhen Scored Against Chelsea
Nigeria Star Victor Osimhen has scored his first ever Champions League goal against Chelsea for Lille, Chelsea beat Lille 1-2 in France as the Super Eagles star continued his goal scoring form to level the scoreline to 1-1 before half time.…
UCL Update: Rampant Bayern Munich Demolished Tottenham at Wembley
Bayern Munich hit seven goals past Tottenham at Wembley, beating them 2-7 in a Champions League encounter on Tuesday night. Former Arsenal winger, Gnabry scored a whooping four goals while Lewandowski also scored a brace,Mauricio…
Sanchez Scores & Gets Sent Off in Inter Win
Alexis Sanchez' time at Manchester United may have been little short of an unmitigated disaster, but it is clear that the Chile international still knows his way to goal - although it was not all good news for him on Saturday.Sanchez…
Messi Picks Up an Injury in Barcelona Win
In his first start of the season, Barcelona star Lionel Messi was removed at half-time with a groin injury against Villarreal on Tuesday.Messi missed Barcelona's first four league matches of the season with a calf problem, before…
Messi Wins a Record Sixth Balon d’or
Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Milan as Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk missed out on the top prize.It is the sixth time Messi has been voted the best…
UCL Update: Defeat for Liverpool, Chelsea on Opening Day
Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente struck late to earn Napoli a 2-0 win at home to holders Liverpool in the first game of the Reds' Champions League defence.Carlo Ancelotti's men won the corresponding fixture last term with Mertens'…