Harry Kane scored his 102nd goal in his 100th Bundesliga game on Saturday, the most by any player in the league’s history after a century of appearances. During Bayern Munich’s 6-1 victory over RB Leipzig, Kane tapped home from Nathaniel Brown’s cutback in the 53rd minute to make it 5-0 and mark the milestone with a goal. In doing so, Kane ensured he smashed the existing record of 72 after…
LONDON — Andoni Iraola questioned the decision to overturn a penalty awarded to Liverpool in the first half of their 2-1 win at Brentford and shared injury concerns over Dominic Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong after both were forced off. Liverpool became the first team to defeat Brentford this season, with Keith Andrews’ side finishing with nine men. Brentford took the lead 44 minutes in through Keane Lewis-Potter, but the hosts…
Enzo Maresca has played down fears over Erling Haaland‘s fitness after the striker limped off at the end of Manchester City‘s 3-2 win over Ipswich on Saturday. Haaland, who scored twice, looked in pain after a heavy challenge with Jack Clarke in stoppage time. The Norwegian was already heading off the pitch before the full-time whistle was blown and went straight down the tunnel at the end of the game.…
Emi Martínez has been taken to hospital, it has been confirmed, after he suffered a head injury during Chelsea‘s Premier League match against Everton on Saturday. Chelsea coach Xabi Alonso told reporters that the Argentina international was conscious when leaving the stadium and has been taken to hospital for “precautionary tests,” adding: “for now we need to wait.” Martínez, 34, collided with Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite when rushing from his goal…
José Mourinho has claimed that if he were Vinícius Júnior, he’d have left Real Madrid last summer, praising the forward’s mentality in trying to turn his situation at the club around. Vinícius is currently serving a four-game ban in LaLiga after he reacted angrily to being red carded against Villarreal last Saturday, and then admitted to being unhappy at being substituted early in Madrid’s 4-3 comeback win at Roma in…
Xabi Alonso said it is too early to tell whether Chelsea are going the “right way” as he looks for greater balance from his free-scoring team. A chaotic start to life under the Spanish coach sees the Blues sit as the third-highest scorers in the Premier League with 15 goals from their six games, yet no team in the division has conceded more than their 13. – Alonso: Reece James…
Mikel Arteta has been told Arsenal‘s redundancies will help the club “achieve the success we want to create” after it emerged the Premier League champions are set to cut 60 jobs. Chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal’s workforce will be reduced across a number of departments — although the playing and coaching staff in the men’s and women’s teams will be unaffected. – Arteta defends Gyökeres…
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has said he believes Lisandro Martínez‘s criticism of the club’s hierarchy is “not that far off” but added he would not have liked hearing a teammate sound off in public. Schmeichel was criticised for his handling of a post-match interview with Martínez in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Atlético Madrid, when the Argentina defender turned his fire on the…
Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martínez will likely miss his team’s next seven matches, including the derby against city rivals AC Milan, with a hamstring injury. Martínez played the whole of Tuesday’s Champions League match against Club Brugge and scored two goals in the 4-3 defeat. But medical tests on Thursday revealed a strain in his left hamstring. – Lautaro Martínez: World Cup goal against England ‘one of the most important…
David Moyes has said discussions over a new contract at the Hill Dickinson Stadium have gone quiet following the news that Everton could be up for sale. Everton’s owners — The Friedkin Group — announced last week they were exploring the possibility of selling their controlling interest in the Merseyside outfit. Toffees manager Moyes is in the final year of his deal and the Scot is not expecting imminent developments…