Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea winger Estêvão is “destined to reach the top of football” after his first two months in the Premier League. The Brazilian joined Chelsea from Palmeiras for £29 million ($38.6m) in the summer after breaking Neymar’s Brazilian Serie A record for most goal involvements under the age of 18. He scored against Chelsea for Palmeiras in the Club World Cup, his final game for the Brazilian side…
Sunday’s Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid could be decided by any number of different factors. There might be a red card. A ball could hit the post for Barcelona and bounce out; a ball could hit the post for Real Madrid and bounce in. Barca’s high-press under Hansi Flick could overwhelm a Madrid side that couldn’t handle it last season. Or Barca’s high-press could fall apart the way it…
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side have to become more clinical from the penalty spot after a shock Europa League defeat to Dutch minnows Go Ahead Eagles. Emiliano Buendía missed a late spot-kick as Villa squandered an early lead to suffer a 2-1 humbling in Deventer. Evann Guessand put them on course for a sixth successive win in all competitions, but they missed a host of chances to…
The UEFA Champions League returned with a bang this midweek as Matchday 3 offered plenty to talk about. We had big wins for Arsenal (4-0 vs. Atlético Madrid), Paris Saint-Germain (7-2 at Bayer Leverkusen), PSV Eindhoven (6-2 vs. Napoli), Barcelona (6-1 vs. Olympiacos), Chelsea (5-1 vs. Ajax Amsterdam) and Liverpool (5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt). We also got drama with Real Madrid squeaking past Juventus 1-0 thanks to a Jude Bellingham…
John Terry said managing Chelsea is his “one last dream to achieve” at the club. The former Chelsea captain, who represented his boyhood club for 22 years, rose through the ranks to be their most successful captain — guiding the club to Champions League and Premier League glory. Only Ron Harris represented Chelsea more times than Terry’s 717, while the 44-year-old played under the likes of José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti…
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has described the decision to cancel the overseas match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami as a lost opportunity. The plan for the league match in December had come in for heavy criticism, with claims it would affect the competition’s integrity. Players protested against the initiative in the current round of LaLiga matches by refusing to move for the first few seconds of each game, and…
Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany said he is looking forward to continuing “a wonderful journey” after extending his contract with the Bundesliga champions through 2029 on Tuesday. Former Burnley boss Kompany, 39, delivered the title in his first season, having taken over following the departure of Thomas Tuchel in May 2024. “I am grateful, honoured and would like to thank Bayern for the trust and the working environment they…
There were incredible scenes in the Swedish top flight on Monday as Mjällby AIF, plucky upstarts and heroes of the Allsvenskan season, beat heavyweights IFK Göteborg to clinch the most unlikely of league titles. The vital 2-0 victory sparked jubilant celebrations on the pitch, as the result cementing an unassailable 11-point lead for Mjällby at the top of the table with three fixtures of the campaign remaining. The team who…
Bayern Munich star Lena Oberdorf has been ruled out for several months after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her side’s 5-1 victory over Koln on Sunday. The injury comes just one month after Oberdorf returned from a cruciate ligament injury she sustained while playing for Germany in June last year. Bayern confirmed on Monday that the midfielder suffered a cruciate ligament tear in her right knee, the same…
Mjällby, a tiny team from a remote fishing village next to the Baltic Sea, won the Swedish league title on Monday for one of the most remarkable achievements in European soccer. A 2-0 win at IFK Gothenburg on Monday ensured Mjällby held an unassailable 11-point lead with three rounds left in Sweden’s top league, Allsvenskan. The improbable title triumph has been compared to Leicester winning the English Premier League in…