Erik ten Hag wants his Manchester United squad to use their Community Shield loss to Manchester City as motivation against Fulham in Friday s Premier League opener.
Ten Hag s team almost started the season with another trophy, but fell to defeat in a penalty shootout at Wembley after Alejandro Garnacho s strike had given them the lead.
Bernardo Silva levelled late on for Pep Guardiola s City side, with Manuel Akanji scoring the decisive spot-kick after Jonny Evans miss from 12 yards.
“We are disappointed, Ten Hag said. We have to feel the pain and everyone feels the pain. That s a good signal, but I also see some positives.
“We performed well, we could ve won that game, we were twice leading in the game and in the penalties, but we lost, and we re d…
Premier League clubs have become incentivised to sometimes push the rules to the limit, if not beyond and Manchester City may not be the only team to face an investigation into their affairs, according to a leading football finance expert.
The Premier League announced on Monday it had referred a number of alleged breaches of the competition s rules to an independent commission, with some of those dating back as far at the 2009-10 season.
In response, City said they had irrefutable evidence that would be presented in their defence against the accusations.
Kieran Maguire, author of the book The Price of Football, said isolating City could be seen as making a scapegoat of the Premier League champions, and he suspects investigators will also look closely at the finan…
Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati is in the running to retain the Ballon d Or Feminin after enjoying another glittering campaign in 2023-24.
Bonmati was crowned the world s best player after helping Spain win the World Cup for the first time in 2023, succeeding team-mate Alexia Putellas, who won the award in 2021 and 2022.
The creative midfielder could follow Putellas in becoming a two-time winner after helping Barcelona win a Liga F and Champions League double in 2023-24 – their third in the last four years.
Bonmati opened the scoring in the Blaugrana s 2-0 Champions League final victory over Lyon in Bilbao, having also netted in a 2-1 aggregate triumph over Chelsea in the last four.
In the league, Barcelona won 29 of their 30 games, drawing the …
Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool s next manager has a big decision to make regarding Mohamed Salah s future, adding the Reds definitely need to move on from Darwin Nunez.
Liverpool s title hopes suffered a potentially fatal blow at Goodison Park on Wednesday, as goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin handed Everton a memorable 2-0 win.
The defeat – Liverpool s first at Goodison since 2010 – means they are three points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and one clear of Manchester City, who have two games in hand.
Jurgen Klopp now looks likely to end his final season at the helm with just February s EFL Cup triumph to show for his efforts, with Carragher declaring Liverpool s title hopes to be over on Wednesday.
He also believes K…
WALES SCALING NEW HEIGHTS IN LILLE
Ahead of their quarter-final clash with Belgium, Wales players and coaching staff alike had described their first ever European Championship quarter-final as the biggest game in more than 50 years.
Not to be outdone by their heroes on the pitch, two intrepid fans braved the crowds and gravity to show their support in Lille.
The duo clambered above a brasserie outside the main train station before climbing up the front of Hotel Londres, in order to hang some flags for the hundreds of fans gathered below.
Given that they pipped England to first place in Group B, their choice of location was either an amusing coincidence or an inspired selection.
Just like the team, fans scaling new heights in Lille. Something of …
Gerardo Martino is expecting Lionel Messi to play for Inter Miami at home to D.C. United this weekend, though he emphasised he would not take any risks .
Messi was absent as Miami were held to a 0-0 draw away at Orlando City last time out with what Martino described as a bit of a niggle .
The goalless draw, combined with FC Cincinnati s win over Atlanta United, means Miami s lead at the top of the Eastern Conference has been closed to just a point ahead of this weekend s fixtures.
As Miami look to get back to winning ways this weekend, Martino believes Messi will be able to return, though he will not rush the former Barcelona man back onto the field.
The fact is that he felt some pain in his movements and, given that we re on a run of three games in the …
Niko Kovac confirmed Lucas Hernandez has undergone a successful surgery on his knee injury and should be fit for the start of the 2019-20 season.
The France defender, who can play at left-back or centre-back, was announced as an €80million signing from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday after Bayern triggered his buyout clause to smash the Bundesliga s transfer record.
Lucas will not play again for the LaLiga side as he went under the knife to resolve damage to the medial collateral ligament of his right knee.
The 23-year-old will undergo rehabilitation in Germany under the watch of chief medical officer Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt but Kovac cannot guarantee Lucas will be ready for pre-season.
Dr Muller-Wohlfahrt is in contact with the surgeon, Ko…
Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland came from behind to win a crucial point in an exciting 1-1 draw against Russia in Warsaw on Tuesday.
Russia entered the game on the back of a 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2012 opener and took the lead after 37 minutes through Alan Dzagoev.
Dzagoev who scored twice against the Czechs headed Andrey Arshavin s free-kick past Polish goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton and into the back of the net.
Polish captain Jakub Blaszczykowski produced a stunning response, though, scoring a long-range left-footer from outside the box just 12 minutes into the second half.
Russia still top Group A with four points from two matches but the Czech Republic (three points), Poland (two points) and Greece (one point) are all within striki…
Mario Mandzukic has signed a new contract that ties him to the Serie A champions until 2021.
Mandzukic s previous deal with the Bianconeri had another season to run, but the Croatia international has penned an extra year in Turin.
Since arriving at Juve from Atletico Madrid in 2015, Mandzukic has scored 43 goals in 159 appearances in all competitions – including a sensational equaliser in the 2017 Champions League final against Real Madrid, which Massimiliano Allegri s men went on to lose 4-1.
This season Mandzukic has netted on nine occasions in all competitions, helping Juventus move towards an eighth successive Scudetto and a Champions League quarter-final tie with Ajax.
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Matchday four of the Women s Super League promises drama, with key matches taking place at both ends of the table.
Chelsea are back in WSL action after having their match against Manchester United postponed due to a fixture clash last weekend, and kick off the weekend against fellow title challengers, Arsenal, who are looking to recover from a slightly underwhelming start to the season.
On Sunday, Brighton, who were tipped as relegation favourites at the start of the campaign, are looking to build on their emphatic start against promoted Crystal Palace, who got their first-ever WSL win against Leicester City last weekend.
Elsewhere, Man United meet Tottenham for the first time since their FA Cup triumph in May as they try to close the gap to current leaders Manch…