Football

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said their 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday was decided by “a moment of magic.” The Gunners lost the top-of-the-table clash to the Premier League champions and now trail by three points after three matches. Dominik Szoboszlai was the match winner, scoring a sensational free-kick with seven minutes remaining. Arteta, […]

By Ifreke Inyang  Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night. The Premier League side took the lead at the Parc des Princes through Morgan Rogers against the run of play. Rogers finished off a smooth passage of play

By Don Silas Arsenal on Tuesday night thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg tie. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium. However, in the second half, Declan Rice’s brace and a goal from Mikel Merino gave Mikel Arteta’s side a first leg advantage ahead

Manchester United and Manchester City played out an uninspiring goalless draw that underlined the need for change at both clubs this summer. City did threaten twice at Old Trafford through Omar Marmoush but the Egypt forward could not beat United goalkeeper Andre Onana on either occasion. United created a succession of half-chances. But once Alejandro

FT 3 – 2 Liverpool’s 26-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end as Fulham beat them at Craven Cottage. Arne Slot’s side had gone ahead through Alexis Mac Allister’s superb 25-yard strike but three Fulham goals in 13 minutes turned the game on its head before half-time. Ryan Sessegnon equalised with

By Ifreke Inyang Real Madrid will be without four key players for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg at Arsenal on Tuesday. Los Blancos were boosted by news that UEFA will not ban Antonio Rudiger, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Dani Ceballos. The four players were all at risk of

By Ifreke Inyang Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed he and some key officials at the club took the decision to show Kevin de Bruyne the door. De Bruyne will leave the Etihad this summer after 10 trophy-laden years. It is understood that the 33-year-old was open to staying at City, even though he

By Ifreke Inyang  Valencia goalkeeper, Giorgi Mamardashvili has revealed that he bet with Vinícius Júnior that he would save his first-half penalty in Valencia’s 2-1 win at Real Madrid. Los Blancos could have taken the lead in the 13th minute after they were awarded a spot-kick. But Mamardashvili dived to the right direction to palm

Arsenal’s faint Premier League title hopes suffered a potentially fatal blow as they were held to a draw at Everton. The result means leaders Liverpool require only 11 points from their remaining eight games – starting with Fulham on Sunday – to guarantee themselves the title. The first half an hour was a tetchy, stop-start