Despite signing Andrea Cambiaso last month, Juventus haven’t truly strengthened the left-back role. The newcomer immediately embarked on a loan stint at Bologna, and even Luca Pellegrini joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a temporary basis, leaving Alex Sandro as the solitary natural option for the position. While some believe that Federico Cherubini could still surprise Max Allegri with a late addition, …
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Josh Sargent scores in third-straight Norwich City win
Norwich City’s surge up the English Football League Championship table continued Saturday with Josh Sargent once again involved in the Canaries victory. Sargent scored for the third-straight league match as Norwich City defeated Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light. It was Sargent’s fourth league goal of the season, continuing a strong run of form for the U.S. men’s national …
Read More »Milan brush aside Bologna, Abraham snatches point on Dybala’s Juve return
Milan (AFP) – AC Milan unbeaten start to their Serie A title defence with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday as Tammy Abraham earned Roma a 1-1 draw at Juventus on Paulo Dybala’s return to his old stomping ground. Champions Milan eased to a routine win at the San Siro with goals either side of half-time from Rafael Leao …
Read More »‘World-class’ Sommer helps Gladbach hold on for draw at Bayern
Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach maintained their strong recent record against Bayern Munich as a record-breaking performance from ‘keeper Yann Sommer helped secure a 1-1 away draw on Saturday. After the game, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann quipped to Sommer: “you know, you could take a week off sometime” on Sky Germany’s post-match interview panel. Sommer’s 19 saves in one game …
Read More »Jesse Marsch was fuming at Leeds player during Brighton loss
Leeds journalist Phil Hay says Jesse Marsch was left fuming after Marc Roca gave the ball carelessly during Brighton clash this afternoon. The Yorkshire club suffered their first defeat of the season at Amex Stadium with Pascal Gross on scoresheet. He wrote on his Twitter account: “Marsch holds his hands in the air as Roca aims a pass to Rodrigo, …
Read More »Ronaldo is first teammate to celebrate Fernandes’ goal vs Southampton
37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo started yet another game on the bench when Manchester United faced Southampton at Saint Mary’s stadium on Saturday. The Red Devils’ season had gotten off to a poor start, facing two embarrassing opening defeats against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford. Luckily the 20-time-league winners managed to turn their lousy form around with an emphatic 2-1 win …
Read More »Barcelona must complete three operations to sign Bernardo Silva – report
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City’s CEO have said it loud and clear – Bernardo Silva will not leave. The transfer saga, in their words, has taken too long, and with less than a week remaining in the window, City do not have enough time to look for solutions. Gerard Romero, though, maintains that it is not, by any means, the …
Read More »Gabriel atones with winner to keep Arsenal perfect
London (AFP) – Gabriel made amends for a dreadful error by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at home to Fulham on Saturday as Arsenal won their fourth straight game to start the Premier League season. Aleksandar Mitrovic punished a mistake by Gabriel to give Fulham a surprise lead on 56 minutes, but Martin Odegaard equalised with a deflected …
Read More »Chelsea defender’s exit expected to be sealed quickly
According to reports, Chelsea’s Trevor Chalobah could soon be off to AC Milan as the clubs are expected to wrap up a deal. That’s according to Carlo Pellegatti, as quoted by Sport Witness, who says that Milan could complete the deal as early as Monday or Tuesday after receiving a boost from the sale of Lyon’s Lucas Paqueta to West Ham. The …
Read More »Newcastle submit official bid to sign South American after Isak signing
According to reports, Newcastle United have submitted a bid to sign defensive midfielder Edson Alvarez from Ajax. Mexican outlet Zona TUDN made the suggestion in a recent tweet saying the Toons are preparing a second offer for the 24-year-old to get the deal over the line before the window ends. The offer is said to be around £34m (€40m) after …
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