On August 20, Manchester City’s England midfielder Phil Foden received the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year award after leading his team to a record fourth consecutive Premier League title. Impressive Performance Last Season Last season, the 24-year-old scored 27 goals in 53 appearances across all competitions for Pep Guardiola’s City, which also…
The funny thing is that Jamie Vardy was not scheduled to appear in Leicester City 1-1 Tottenham. He hadn’t played since limping out of a pre-season friendly against Villarreal a month earlier with a knee injury, but he agreed to participate since Leicester were desperate for attacking options. If this game had not marked the…
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid manager, criticized his team’s lack of balance and poor defending in a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in the La Liga season opening on Sunday. Ancelotti claimed his team lacked concentration after grabbing an early lead through Rodrygo in the 13th minute but allowed Mallorca to rescue a point with a Vedat…
Manchester United’s newly signed centre-back Matthijs de Ligt stated that his long-playing relationship with Noussair Mazraoui will be a significant boost to United’s backline, which was destroyed by injuries last season. New Signings and Season Opener The defenders signed contracts with Bayern Munich on Tuesday, making United their third team together, and they might both…
Real Madrid 2-0 defeated Atalanta on August 14 in Warsaw, Kylian Mbappe scored the game’s first goal to help his new team win a record sixth Uefa Super Cup. After years of waiting to play for his dream club, the French forward superstar finally joined Los Blancos this summer upon his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, and…
Before the first competitive match of the season, we had a successful dress rehearsal! On Tuesday night, FC Bayern defeated 3-0 WSG Tirol in a friendly match with a dominant display. Harry Kane (3′) put the German record champions in control early on at Sportpark Unterhaching. João Palhinha made it 2-0 (48′) with a spectacular…
In the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, Barcelona home loss 3-0 to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy marked the end of their pre-season preparations for the upcoming La Liga season. Monaco’s Second-Half Surge With goals from Lamine Camara, Breel Embolo, and Christian Mawissa in the second half, the Ligue 1…
The first weekend of the Championship season often brings a wave of hyperbole that’s easy to get caught up in. Early August performances, like Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 win over Plymouth, rarely predict how things will unfold by May, and Wayne Rooney, in his debut as Plymouth Argyle manager, will certainly hope that proves true. First-weekend…
In a thrilling Spain 5-3 victory over host France in the Olympic men’s football final at Parc des Princes on August 9, substitute Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to secure the gold medal. Extra-Time Heroics and France Remarkable Comeback The game was tied 3-3 at the end of regular playing time.. However, Camello’s…
Morocco secured the bronze medal with a resounding 6-0 victory over Egypt in the Olympic men’s soccer tournament in Nantes on Thursday. Goals from Abde Ezzalzouli, Bilal El Khannouss, Akram Nakach, and Achraf Hakimi were crucial to this triumph. Comeback After Semifinal Defeat After a 2-1 loss to Spain in the semifinals, Morocco bounced back…