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Former Real Madrid player hits at Cristiano Ronaldo: 'He doesn’t know how to play football!'

Safe to say he’s not exactly a big fan of Ronaldo’s...

Cristiano Ronaldo — inarguably one of the greatest soccer players of all time — recently became the only player in history to score 900 goals. He's a living legend.

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Watch: Christian Pulisic scores amazing solo goal against Inter in Milan Derby

Christian Pulisic is flying with AC Milan in the Serie A.

The USMNT captain scored the opening goal in the Milan Derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan in the San Siro on Sunday.

Pulisic picked up the ball in the middle of the pitch, got past four defenders and squeezed himself into the box to tap the ball inside Yann Sommer's net.

Watch: Christian Pulisic scores amazing solo goal vs. Inter Milan

 

10-man Arsenal suffer last-minute equalizer to Manchester City in match-of-the-season contender

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 22 (Reuters) - John Stones scored deep in injury time as Manchester City salvaged a 2-2 draw with 10-man Arsenal on Sunday to remain top of the Premier League table after a rip-roaring battle against their bitter title rivals.

The draw in what was more of a slugfest than a chess match left Pep Guardiola's men with 13 points after five matches, while Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are fourth with 11.

Watch: Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario gets away with blatant handball outside of box

The Guglielmo Vicario handball vs. Brentford shocked fans as the Italian goalkeeper got away with one of the crazier acts we’ve seen on Saturday.

During Tottenham’s 3-1 victory, Vicario evaded the law with a wild sequence early in the second half.

Spurs were holding onto a 2-1 lead when a dangerous cross was whipped toward the top of Vicario’s penalty area. The 27-year-old leapt to claim the ball but made a mess of things.

FIFA release schedule for new club competition this year: The Intercontinental Cup

The first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup for club teams from around the world will have five matches, with European Champions League winners Real Madrid to play in the final on Dec. 18 in Doha, the world soccer body said on Friday.

The tournament, which was announced in December last year, replaces the annual Club World Cup which will now be played every four years with 32 teams from 2025.

2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup

David Raya’s incredible double save from penalty kick earns Arsenal a point vs. Atalanta

BERGAMO — Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya secured his side a hard-earned point with a sensational penalty save in a 0-0 draw away to Atalanta in their Champions League opener on Thursday.

Spaniard Raya dived low to his right to beat out Mateo Retegui's spot kick in the 51st minute then sprang across his goal to claw away the forward's follow up header.

David Raya double save vs Atalanta

Former Arsenal player arrested at airport with 132 pounds of weed

Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged after he was arrested by Scotland's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with the seizure 132 pounds of cannabis worth $793,620 at Stansted Airport.

The 33-year-old, who now plays for Scottish second division side Greenock Morton, was detained by NCA officers on Wednesday in an operation supported by Police Scotland.

Former Arsenal player arrested

Kylian Mbappé had a hilarious reaction to Endrick scoring from distance instead of passing

Brazil and Real Madrid phenom Endrick made his Champions League debut on Tuesday and made it a memorable one as he scored in a 3-1 victory vs. Stuttgart.

Endrick was substituted into the game for Jude Bellingham in the 80th minute and scored 15 minutes later in stoppage time to secure the win. 

A Real Madrid counterattack saw the 18-year-old ignore the options of passing the ball to either Kylian Mbappé or Vini Jr. as he took the opportunity himself from 30 yards out.

Thierry Henry receives backlash for ignoring Christian Pulisic in post-game interview

A peculiar Thierry Henry Pulisic interaction after Liverpool’s 3-1 victory vs. AC Milan on Tuesday has some fans criticizing the Frenchman.

The moment took place after the final whistle when CBS’ crew of Kate Abdo, Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards were asking the USMNT forward questions.

Rodri warns that players could go on strike over congested schedule

MANCHESTER — Players could be close to strike action over the amount of games they are required to play, Manchester City midfielder Rodri warned on Tuesday on the eve of their Champions League opener against Inter Milan.

Expanded Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup formats, alongside enlarged national team competitions, has made for a greater number of games for top teams and players, and Rodri is the latest to say the workload is too great.

Rodri strike claim

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