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Martin O’Neill hailed Celtic’s second-half display in the 4-1 Europa League defeat by Benfica which left them with no points from six in the league phase. Colombia striker Jhon Durán scored with a penalty after just five minutes in Lisbon after being fouled by Hoops defender Dane Murray and added a second in the 35th minute, after defender Alexander Bah had notched midway through the first half. Celtic reduced the…

Eberechi Eze’s next goal celebration has been determined by YouTuber IShowSpeed after the Arsenal forward was beaten by the influencer in an EA Sports FC battle. The best-of-three showdown was ultimately decided in favour of Speed, the 21-year-old streamer who has amassed 61.7 million subscribers on YouTube. As a result, Eze will have to do a celebration of Speed’s choosing — a combination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark “siuuu” ritual and…

Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt says Gianni Infantino is “not fit to be FIFA president” if he does not answer questions about his World Cup private investor plan or the Folarin Balogun case. Hewitt, who is also a FIFA vice-president, was one of a number of FIFA Council members who tried to hold Infantino to account in Zurich on Thursday at its first meeting since the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)…

Pierre Sage said Crystal Palace were “really far off” his expectations after suffering a 3-2 Europa League defeat away to his former side Lyon. Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring for the hosts and Ernest Nuamah doubled Lyon’s advantage late in a first half void of any shots on target for the visitors. Yéremy Pino cut the deficit in half five minutes after the break before Pavel Sulc restored the two-goal…

Alphadjo Cissè made European history for Italy with his hat trick in AC Milan ‘s 4-0 thrashing of RB Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. At 19 years, 358 days, Cissè becomes the youngest Italian player ever to score a hat trick in a major European competition. – Musah credits Milan coach Amorim for resurgence, USMNT return – UCL Matchday 2: Viking FK and PSG impress; Man United…

Lisandro Martínez has issued a formal apology after criticising Manchester United‘s board following Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid. The Argentina defender took aim at director of football Jason Wilcox during his post-match interviews and suggested head coach Michael Carrick has been let down by a lack of summer signings. United’s hierarchy, including Wilcox and Carrick, met with Martínez at the club’s training ground on Thursday before the 28-year-old released…

Moisés Caicedo is determined to repay the faith shown in him by Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso and become more of a leader on the pitch. Caicedo started his first game under Alonso following a spell out injured in Saturday’s thumping 5-1 win over Bournemouth. The 24-year-old midfielder is a member of the leadership group at the Blues’ Cobham training ground and knows he needs to make himself heard on the…

ZURICH — Gianni Infantino gave an apology to his toughest critics but no new details or documents on FIFA issues that most concern them at a showdown meeting of its ruling council Thursday. There were no documents about the $4.2 billion World Cup sell-off plan he launched and dropped in July. There were no details about the Folarin Balogun red card case at the World Cup and how U.S. President…

Marc Guéhi hailed Manchester City‘s unity in the face of adversity after a spirited fightback in the club’s first home match since being found guilty of multiple breaches of the Premier League‘s financial regulations. City were beaten 4-2 by Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday but only after a rousing response to being swatted aside 3-0 by the holders in the first half at the Etihad Stadium.…

Ousmane Dembélé joked he might ask coach Luis Enrique for more time off after starring in Paris Saint-Germain‘s 4-2 win at Manchester City in the Champions League. The Ballon d’Or winner scored one goal and assisted on another in Wednesday’s game. Luis Enrique had rested him after the recent international break, allowing Dembélé to sit out Saturday’s home game against Le Mans, and he looked razor-sharp against City. “After the…