Back into the light after the bad step It’s true that Phil Foden’s late-night outing taxed Pep Guardiola’s patience, but goals in tight situations have a way of calming friction burn. It was a forgettable strike. No. I enjoyed the controlled volleys from close range that appear easier than they are. Also vital. It’s vital for him and City. To their surprise, they had begun to feel a pinch. Pressure…
As a joke, Gary Lineker has mocked Liverpool after his old team Leicester City won a surprise game. Tuesday night, the Foxes won against the title contenders at the King Power Stadium thanks to an Ademola Lookman goal in the second half. At Manchester City just two days ago, Leicester gave up six goals. There are a lot of injuries that Brendan Rodgers is having to deal with. He says…
Barcelona is close to signing Manchester City’s Ferran Torres for €55 million ($62 million), The deal will only happen if Barcelona can free up space on their wage bill first. A deal worth an initial €55m ($11m) and another €10m ($11m) in possible add-ons was put together in Seville on Tuesday, sources say. However, Barca still has to do a lot of work to make the deal happen. They are…
The 2022 World Cup is around the corner. It runs from November 21 to December 18; the play-offs to reach Qatar take place from March 24 to 29, with 10 group runners up joined by the two best group winners from the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League. How do the play-offs work? The winners of each group automatically qualify for the World Cup finals, which run from November 21 to December…
According to Neymar, he admitted that he does not expect to play another World Cup after the 2022 tournament in Qatar, as the strain of the game has taken its toll on his body and mind. The Brazil star spearheaded his nation’s efforts to win their sixth crown at the 2014 and 2018 editions, only to see those quests fall short at the semi-final and quarter-final stages respectively. And with…
阿根廷对乌拉圭的比赛，梅西又制造了一张神图，对方6人，还有场上的主裁判都盯着他，显现出巨星的巨大威慑力。 那是比赛的第61分钟，阿根廷队右路进攻，梅西禁区左侧停球，无法在第一时间射门，但他没有选择射门，而是将皮球那在脚下，在遭到对方多人防守的情况下，梅西又将皮球带出禁区，并且将皮球传到了右路，德保罗得球后传中，劳塔罗抢点破门。 在梅西与乌拉圭球员周旋的时候，一张神图就此产生。对方6名球员都紧盯着梅西，不敢有丝毫的松懈，裁判也密切关注梅西的带球。 梅西1人牵制对方6人，为队友创造了空间，德保罗获得了机会，助攻劳塔罗得分。这就是巨星的威力。
Paris Saint-Germain put on a solid display in the opening half to maintain their perfect record in Ligue 1 with Idrissa Gueye’s fine goal inspiring them to a 2-0 home win against Montpellier on Saturday. Senegal midfielder Gueye fired home from just outside the box at a packed Parc des Princes and substitute Julian Draxler wrapped it up late to put the capital side on 24 points, 10 ahead of…
News – The Argentine superstar looked far from happy when he was brought off the pitch with 15 minutes still to play Mauricio Pochettino has defended himself after raising eyebrows when he chose to substitute Lionel Messi during his side’s clash with Lyon on Sunday, with the Paris Saint-Germain boss saying “managers are there to make decisions”. Messi, who was making his home debut, looked frustrated when he was hauled…
欧足联主席切费林周一在欧洲俱乐部协会会议上表示，如果像温格建议的那样改为两年一届，世界杯价值将被稀释。 国际足联世界足球发展总监温格上周六再次呼吁将世界杯改为两年一届。切费林说：“我们认为，世界杯这颗宝石之所以有价值，正是因为它的稀有性。两年一届将导致更多的随机性，更少的合法性，而且不幸的是，它将稀释世界杯本身。” “国家队赛程不需要这样。我们的球员不需要夏天更多时间消耗在比赛中，而不是用于放松和休整。” 欧足联今年宣布了欧冠扩军计划，从2024-25赛季开始，每赛季多踢100场比赛。
罗马客场4比0大胜萨勒尼塔纳，意甲开局2连胜，总共打进7球，这也是1970年代以来罗马第2次在意甲赛季前2轮至少打进7球。穆里尼奥赛后表示，这场球不可能不赢。 罗马上半时没能进球，但下半时连下四城，穆里尼奥说：“这场比赛不可能不赢，我从第1分钟就非常冷静。球队踢得非常好。我告诉他们，（上轮）对阵佛罗伦萨取得领先时，我很担心，而一旦他们扳平比分，我反而放松了。今晚我们再次主导了比赛。” “有些人可能会说我们上半场没有创造很多机会，但在另一端也没有允许他们有任何机会。我们完全控制了局面，并且在拿球时做了想做的事情，让萨勒尼塔纳疲于奔命，利用我们昨天训练中练习的传球路线，我们来回不停调动他们。”