The Dragons qualified for their first FIFA World Cup finals since 1958 with a narrow 1-0 win over Ukraine. Andriy Yarmolenko turned the ball past his goalkeeper for the only goal of the game. Gareth Bale confirmed his retirement plans are on hold after helping his national side qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The former Real Madrid winger didn’t score on the night of their European play-off final against Ukraine, but it was the forward’s whipped-in freekick that brought about the game’s only goal. Ukraine dominated the ball and the shot count on the night, registering 68 per cent possession…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Newcastle United are back in for Dean Henderson, the second-choice goalkeeper at Manchester United behind a resurgent David de Gea. The Englishman rose to prominence after successful back-to-back loan spells with Sheffield United and, in the hopes of displacing de Gea as the Red Devils’ number 1, signed a long-term contract with his boyhood club, keeping him until 2025. Henderson made 26 appearances across all competitions in his first season back at the club, but the number was reduced to just three the subsequent year. With first-team minutes hard to come by, the 25-year-old is looking for a starting spot elsewhere, with…
Carlos Tevez, formerly of Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and Shanghai Shenhua among other clubs, has announced his retirement from football, citing the death of his adoptive father as the primary reason. Segundo Raimundo Tevez passed away, aged 58, the year before due to Covid-19 related complications, and the ex-Argentina international stated losing his “number one” fan as one of the key reasons behind his decision. Tevez continued to play until the 2021 season of Primera Division – Argentina’s top flight – for Boca Juniors, his boyhood club with whom he had spent 12 years across three different spells. He also…
The newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions are prepared for a major backroom overhaul this summer, with sporting director Leonardo set to be the first casualty, reports Fabrizio Romano. Manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly on the verge of the sack as well. The Argentinian tactician has had a tumultuous spell in charge of the Parisians, with reports constantly linking him with either the sack or a move back to England – as in charge of Manchester United or his former club Tottenham Hotspur. However, as per Romano, the former Spurs boss is one meeting away from being released, one which should take place once…
Axel Tuanzebe’s decade-and-a-half-long connection with Manchester United is seemingly at its end. According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, the defender will depart his boyhood club this summer after failing to break into the first team ahead of Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane. Tuanzebe’s current contract expires at the end of the 2022/23 season, which means that the club would be eligible to receive a fee in the region of 8 million euros for transferring his rights as per Transfermarkt’s valuation. Despite being at Manchester United since 2006, Tuanzebe has racked up more appearances across three separate seasons on loan at fellow Premier…
The newly-crowned Premier League champions are hoping to sign Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips and Brighton and Hove Albion’s Marc Cucurella in the upcoming transfer window. Earlier, the Citizens have already signed Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez Borussia Dortmund and from River Plate, respectively Among their priorities is replacing the outgoing Fernandinho, Pep Guardiola’s commander-in-chief at the base of midfield, who announced earlier this year that his chapter at the Etihad would close this summer after several successful campaigns. As per The Athletic, the Premier League champions are eyeing Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips for that position. A revelation for Leeds in their seasons under Marcelo Bielsa and now…
Last edition’s runners-up Spain could only muster a 1-1 draw against Portugal in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League A, Group 2 opening fixture, while the Czech Republic kicked off the campaign on a high note after beating Switzerland 2-1. Looking to go one better this time around, Spain met Portugal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin to get their Nations League campaign underway. It was the Selecao, however, who fashioned out the best chance of the opening phases of play when Raphael Guerreiro found Serie A’s MVP Rafael Leao in space inside the box; his shot tipped over the bar by Unai Simon. Credit: AP Midway…
The Gunners forward Alexandre Lacazette will seemingly return to boyhood club Olympique Lyonnais when his current deal expires later this summer, reports the Athletic. The Frenchman will leave Arsenal – which he joined from Lyon in 2017 – at the end of the month after both the club and the player decided against extending their relationship. The Lyon hierarchy had previously announced their intention to bring Lacazette back to the Groupama Stadium. “He’s a player who interests us for all that he has represented here. We noticed his maturity and he is someone that the club have stayed in contact…
The Magpies are closing in on the signing of teenage sensation Hugo Ekitike from Reims, reports the Guardian. The club chased after the forward in the January transfer window and even had a bid worth up to 33 million pounds accepted by the Ligue 1 side, only for the move to fall through on deadline day. Since then, Ekitike has attracted attention from European heavyweights such as Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain. Despite facing failure in their earlier pursuit of the youngster, Newcastle are back in the race for his signature – and leading it, as things stand. As per…
Antonio Rudiger has officially left Chelsea to sign for Spanish and European champions Real Madrid on a free transfer. The German centre-back has penned a four-year contract that will see him stay at the club until 2025. For the five years prior to his switch, Rudiger had played for Chelsea, whom he joined from AS Roma back in the summer of 2017 in a 29 million pounds transfer. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Antonio Rüdiger (@toniruediger) Rudiger took to the social media to confirm his transfer. His announcement followed that of both Real Madrid and Chelsea, and the German international signaled his excitement…