Nacho said Jude Bellingham "was born to play for Real Madrid" after the midfielder's sixth goal in six games gave the LaLiga giants a 1-0 Champions League win over Union Berlin in their opening game in Group C.Bellingham pounced on a loose ball in the six-yard box in the 94th minute on Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabeu -- after Federico Valverde's shot was deflected -- to rob the Bundesliga
Thomas Muller became just the third player to reach 100 wins in the Champions League when Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 4-3 on Wednesday.WHAT HAPPENED?Muller came off the bench after 87 minutes as his side started their 2023-24 campaign with a good result on home soil. Bayern were 3-1 up when he took scorer Harry Kane's place, but the home team conceded two more afterwards as Casemiro nette
Daniel Levy has claimed that Tottenham have a buy-back clause to resign Harry Kane in the future but a report claims that it is not straightforward and that there is doubt that the striker will ever return to North London. Kane spent his whole career with Tottenham and last season became the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, cementing his legendary status at Spurs. However, after years of
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has acknowledged that the decision to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United during his time as manager "turned out wrong."Ronaldo's return to United in August 2021 failed to live up to expectations with the Portuguese leaving in acrimonious circumstances and joining Al Nassri in Saudi Arabia a little over a year later."It was a decision that was very difficult to t
Lionel Messi was substituted with an apparent leg injury in the 37th minute of Inter Miami CF's game against Toronto FC on Wednesday, only minutes after his former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba had also left the field.Messi and Alba, who both started the game after not making the trip for Saturday's 5-2 loss at Atlanta United FC, were not involved in any particularly heavy challenges or visibly li
Pep Guardiola fears Manchester City are "in trouble" with a growing injury list after Bernardo Silva became the latest player to be ruled out.WHAT HAPPENED?The Portugal international was substituted just before half-time in City's 3-1 win against Red Star in the Champions League on Tuesday and Guardiola said he is expected to be out for "the next few weeks".THE BIGGER PICTUREThe issue sees the mid
Manchester United have identified Erik ten Hag's successor in the Old Trafford.That's according to reports in the Netherlands, following the Red Devils' woeful start to the season, which continues tonight away to Bayern Munich. The club have lost three times in the Premier League already, with Saturday's drubbing at home to Brighton & Hove Albion being a particularly sore defeat. With morale l
Spurs working to extend Son's contractTottenham Hotspur is in the process of preparing a fresh contract offer for Son Heung-min, as per reports from 90min.Son, the 31-year-old forward, who is currently in his ninth season with Spurs, has already found the net thrice in the Premier League this season. He notably secured a hat-trick during a 5-2 victory against Burnley.While the South Korean interna
Brendan Rodgers felt his Celtic team showed they can compete at Champions League level before inexperience played its part in their Group E opener against Feyenoord running away from them following two red cards inside five minutes.Both Gustaf Lagerbielke and substitute Odin Thiago Holm were sent off on their Champions League debuts with Celtic trailing to Calvin Stengs’ 30-yard free-kick in
Sheffield Wednesday manager Xisco Munoz said his focus is on the future despite his side remaining without a victory this campaign following a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough.Darragh Lenihan’s second-half goal for Boro cancelled out Anthony Musaba’s opener.It was 23rd against 24th in South Yorkshire and that is where the draw sees the sides remain; both are now without a win in their first
