England slumped to their first defeat under Thomas Tuchel as Senegal secured a fully deserved victory in the friendly at the City Ground.Tuchel’s side laboured badly throughout and were second best to an impressive opposition, who became the first African team to beat England. A frustrating night for England had begun well for them as…
England are using heated tents as part of training to replicate the conditions they could experience at the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year.Thomas Tuchel and his squad are in Girona in Spain for a training camp.England play Andorra in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday before playing Senegal in a…
Paris Saint-Germain has beaten Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Ousmane Dembele got the game’s only goal in the fourth minute, finishing well past David Raya after a kiss from the right-hand post. Arsenal thought they had equalised immediately after half-time when Mikel Merino headed in from Declan Rice’s wide free…
Inter Milan advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after a dramatic 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich at the San Siro on Wednesday night, securing a 4-3 aggregate victory. The second-leg clash, which ended in a stalemate, saw both sides battle intensely with goals coming in the second half after a goalless opening…
The champions of European club football Real Madrid have been dumped out of the Champions League. Arsenal beat the holders Real Madrid 2-1 in Spain on Wednesday, completing a 5-1 aggregate victory for Mikel Arteta’s side and setting up a Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain. Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the second…
Former Captain of the Green Eagles and Enugu Rangers, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He passed on Saturday morning aged 74 years. Chukwu’s Eagles and Rangers teammate, Emmanuel Okala, confirmed the death of the former player and coach of the Nigerian senior national team. Also, another Chukwu teammate in the Green Eagles, Segun Odegbami, confirmed the…
Inter Milan went into the Allianz Arena and defeated Bayern Munich 2–1 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The hosts looked dangerous in the opening half-an-hour but were unable to finish off their chances, especially Harry Kane, who hit the post in a 1-v-1 after a stellar play from Michael Olise….
Declan Rice scored twice and Arsenal stunned Real Madrid to take a three-goal lead ahead of next week’s second leg of this chapions league quarter-final in Spain. Arsenal were initially denied a penalty after Declan Rice’s shot hit the arm in the box of Raul Asencio. But it would be the midfielder to claim the…
Spain edged past the Netherlands on penalties following a six-goal thriller to progress to the Nations League semi-final. The hosts started well and took an early lead through Mikel Oyarzabal from the spot, only for the Dutch to level with their own penalty after the break – Memphis Depay this time firing high and central…
After trailing 0-1 following a rather insipid first-leg performance in Copenhagen, the Portuguese roar back to life with a comprehensive 5-2 drubbing. With 18 shots, of which 11 were on target, they were the far better team on the day. They easily could have had a few more if it wasn’t for Schmeichel’s doggedness between…
