Trending Archives ⋆ Page 25 of 43 ⋆ LSU

Sep22021 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo speaks out after breaking all-time international scoring record in Portugal win

Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in the history of international football as he scored two late goals to hand Portugal a 2-1 win over the Republic of Ireland. The 36-year-old went level with Iran’s Ali Daei on 109 goals with a double in Portugal’s Euro 2020 group-stage game with France in July and the record will have been at the forefront of his mind heading into today’s World Cup qualifying clash at the Estadio Algarve. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ireland had looked set to pull off an upset away from home after John Egan’s opener, but Ronaldo scored two late goals to seal all three points for the hosts, taking his tally up to 111 goals from 180 matches for his country. Southgate reveals Jadon Sancho injury scare ahead of England’s game with...

Aug262021 by JBNo Comments

Carabao Cup draw in full: Man Utd vs West Ham; Chelsea to face Aston Villa

Trending

Manchester United are set to play West Ham in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup third-round draw. And Chelsea will face Premier League side Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, while there is another top-flight game as Liverpool will play Norwich City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Meanwhile, Carabao Cup holders Manchester City will host Wycombe Wanderers at the Etihad. Arsenal beat West Brom 6-0 in the second round of the competition on Wednesday and will now host League One team AFC Wimbledon. Nuno Espirito Santo will face his former team once again as Tottenham travel to Wolves in the third round. How Antonio Conte has reacted to speculation linking him with Arsenal job Solskjaer rates Man Utd’s chances of signing Saul Niguez or Camavinga ...

Aug82021 by JBNo Comments

Mikel Arteta in furious clash with Hojbjerg after ‘ssshing’ him in heated derby

Trending

Mikel Arteta clashed with Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during a fiercely contested pre-season friendly match between the two north London rivals. Arsenal travelled to N17 on Sunday for their final warm-up match before the Premier League season starts on Friday, with the gunners kicking off the season away to Brentford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the match was a blood and thunder affair with both clubs looking to claim bragging rights despite just being a friendly. Dele Alli was booked in the first half with a rash tackle on Nicolas Pepe, while Lacazette responded after with a challenge on Oliver Skipp. It was not only the players who were fired up, with Arteta involved in a clash with Hojbjerg after half-time. The Spurs midfielder was ...

Jul312021 by JBNo Comments

Real Madrid, Barcelona & Juventus to pursue Super League after court victory over UEFA

UEFA, Trending

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to pursue their European Super League dream, after winning in court on Friday. The three European big sides failed to pull out of plans in April after the other nine teams involved in the scheming admitted defeat after fan outrage at the proposal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all apologised and eventually left the project, along with PSG and AC & Inter Milan. In a statement on the clubs' respective websites, it read: "FC Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid CF welcome today's Court's decision enforcing, with immediate effect, UEFA's obligation to unwind the actions taken against all European Super League founding clubs, includin...

Jul292021 by JBNo Comments

Wayne Rooney issues apology for leaked hotel room images but says he was the victim

Trending

Wayne Rooney has apologised to his family and to Derby County after pictures of him with women in a nightclub and a hotel room went viral. The Rams boss was pictured close with women at a club and then asleep in a hotel room with half-naked women on Saturday night. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There was no suggestion of any wrongdoing on Rooney’s part and he contacted the police over the photographs, but it put him, his family and Derby in an awkward situation, for which he has apologised. Gerrard hits back over Klopp rumours as Liverpool star joins Man Utd Bruno Fernandes sends message to Varane ahead of Man Utd transfer Bayern respond to Chelsea’s move to sign Robert Lewandowski After Derby beat Real Betis on Wednesday, Rooney told Sky Spo...

Jul112021 by JBNo Comments

Di Maria reveals Messi thanked him for ending his wait for international glory

Trending

Angel Di Maria revealed that Lionel Messi told him the Copa America final would be his moment to shine as they helped Argentina seal the win over Brazil. Di Maria scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over the Selecao, helping Messi to finally get his hands on the senior international trophy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The PSG star's goal came after he was forced to miss several big matches in recent years due to injury problems, including the 2016 Copa America final, making the triumph all the sweeter. "It's going to be unforgettable," Di Maria said after the game. "Messi told me thanks to me, I said thanks to him! "He told me that it was my final, that it was the rematch for the finals that I couldn't play. It had to be today and today...

Jul72021 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal star Gabriel forced to withdraw from Brazil’s Olympics team due to knee injury

Trending, Premier League

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has withdrawn from Brazil’s team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign after sustaining a knee injury. Gabriel was given the nod as Andre Jardine named his 18-man team last month, along with players like Dani Alves, Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz and Sevilla defender Diego Carlos. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Arsenal centre-back complained of discomfort in his right knee after their first training session. Gabriel started physical therapy and was released from all strength exercises but the pain continued and an MRI scan on Monday confirmed that he was suffering with tendonitis. The former Lille player has already left Brazil’s training camp in Sao Paulo and will continue his rehabilitation with Arsenal...

Jun252021 by JBNo Comments

Ronaldo sends angry texts to Ferdinand regarding Linekar’s preference for Messi

Trending, EURO 2020

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed Gary Lineker for thinking that Lionel Messi is better. Ferdinand and Lineker were previewing Portugal's Euro 2020 match with France on Wednesday when the conversation arose. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ferdinand was Ronaldo's teammate at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, and they dominated English football for the second half of the 2000s, winning several of Premier League titles, as well as the Champions League. Ronaldo left Ferdinand when he moved to Real Madrid, and the Englishman has revealed what drives him to be the best in the world. "It's a great example to young players and he uses negativity as fuel. You've [Gary Lineker] said some things like ...

Jun202021 by JBNo Comments

Not even Messi or Ronaldo have achieved this’: Saha backs Kante to win Ballon d’Or

Premier League, Trending

Louis Saha insists N’Golo Kante should win this year’s Ballon d’Or – adamant the midfielder accomplished something Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo never managed last campaign. Kante put in a superb midfield display for France in their opening match of Euro 2020 against Germany last week, continuing his good form that saw him win the Champions League in May. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The France international played a key role across both legs of the semi-final against Real Madrid before being named man of the match in the final against Man City. With calls growing for the player to be awarded with the individual accolade, Saha believes Kante is doing things he has never seen any other player do before in midfield. ‘If he did [win the Ballon d’Or...

Jun142021 by JBNo Comments

Denmark threatened with forfeit if they did not play after Eriksen’s collapse

Trending

Peter Schmeichel says Denmark’s players were warned that they would forfeit their match against Finland if they decided to not restart the game after Christian Eriksen’s collapse. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest in the first half on Saturday and needed CPR from emergency medical staff on the pitch. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Denmark’s players, who had formed a protective ring around Eriksen while he was receiving treatment, were visibly distressed by the situation. But the game continued later on Saturday with Finland securing a 1-0 win. Schmeichel, whose son Kasper comforted Eriksen’s partner, Sabrina Kvist Jensen, on the pitch while the midfielder received treatment, claims Denmark were given three options – restart the game on Saturday, play...