Sunday's EFL Cup final is a tale of two clubs desperate to herald the beginning of a new era with silverware. For Manchester United, ending a six-year wait for a major trophy would affirm Erik ten Hag's revolution. For Newcastle United, a 68-year drought would be remedied by the wealth of the Saudi PIF and the tinkerings of Eddie Howe.
NEWCASTLE — Liverpool ended Newcastle United's long unbeaten run in the Premier League through early goals by Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo that gave them a 2-0 victory at St. James' Park on Saturday.
Jürgen Klopp's side caught Newcastle cold with a scintillating start, and the stunned hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute when goalkeeper Nick Pope was red-carded.
Nick Pope gets a straight RED for handling the ball well outside of the box.
BIRMINGHAM — Arsenal reinvigorated their push for a first Premier League title in two decades and retook top spot on Saturday with a thrilling 4-2 win at Aston Villa thanks to two late goals.
With a pulsating and high-quality game going into added time at 2-2, Arsenal midfielder Jorginho saw his shot come off the bar and bounce off the head of Villa's Argentina World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for a cruel own goal.
AC Milan marked their long-awaited return to the UEFA Champions League knockout stages with an important 1-0 victory vs. Tottenham at the San Siro on Tuesday in leg one of the Round of 16 matchup.
The game-winning goal came as early as the seventh minute when Brahim Díaz bundled the ball into Spurs’ net.
With Hugo Lloris out with a knee injury Fraser Forster filled in between the posts for Tottenham. Moments before the Milan goal the 34-year-old keeper produced an incredible double-save.
Salernitana jugó este lunes ante el Hellas Verona y llamó la atención que Guillermo Ochoa estuviera sentado en el banco de suplentes.
El arquero mexicano llegó al club italiano en enero pasado y pese a no entregar vallas invictas y sufrir una catastrófica goleada 8-2 ante la Atalanta, su rendimiento era uno de los más destacados en un equipo que lucha con garras y dientes por no descender. De hecho, Memo fue incluso elegido por los aficionados granates como el mejor jugador del mes.
American goalkeeper Kayla Thompson is not having a great season in Liga MX Femenil. The Brown University alumni had a rough debut between the sticks a few weeks ago when Pachuca destroyed Toluca 10-2. And now she is again up for a viral ride online after starring in an incomprehensible blunder vs. Atlas.
Diego Lainez volvió a pisar un campo de la Liga MX.
El extremo mexicano jugó sus primeros minutos con la camiseta de Tigres en la victoria por 1-0 sobre Cruz Azul, en el Estadio Azteca, curiosamente el mismo estadio que lo vio florecer con los colores del América hace cinco años. Cinco años que parecen una eternidad.
Factor mostró chispazos de lo nocivo que puede ser por las bandas y casi sella su retorno con un gol. Sin embargo, las manos de Jesús Corona postergaron los abrazos hasta nueva fecha.
I'd be mad at Feyenoord keeper Justin Bijlow if I weren't so damn impressed with his awareness and quick-thinking. You see, contrary to what Zlatan Ibrahimović thinks, shithousers are forgivable — they provide us with great entertainment and inevitably get smacked by karma somewhere down the road because that's how fortune works in the beautiful game.
Have you ever wondered why the rule that forces goalkeepers to keep both their feet on the goal-line during a penalty kick exists?
Well, an old video of Jerzy Dudek saving a penalty in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan has resurfaced on social media, serving as a prime example of why that is.
Warning, it's a hard watch.
Santos Laguna y Atlas se enfrentaron en el inicio de la Jornada 4 del Clausura 2023, en una nueva edición del Clásico Orlegi (?). El partido fue entretenido, con múltiples ocasiones para ambos y terminó con repartición de puntos luego del 2-2 en el marcador.
El portero mexicano Carlos Acevedo tuvo, nuevamente, una actuación destacada con los Guerreros. En esta ocasión, sin embargo, entre sus buenas intervenciones también dejó una que otra para el olvido.