The ex-Liverpool custodian has joined Newcastle United until January 2023 with the option to extend it for six more months following the Magpies’ injury concerns in the goalkeeping department. The German joins Eddie Howe’s side to provide them with some reprieve following an injury to backup goalkeeper Karl Darlow. Darlow’s spell on the sidelines, combined with Martin Dubravka’s transfer to Manchester United, had left Newcastle with just two first-team goalkeepers – Nick Pope and Mark Gillespie. Karius, 29, was full of praise for manager Eddie Howe and the brand of football that he has his team playing. The German also expressed his excitement at working with the Magpies for…
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Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Three second-half goals helped Los Blancos come from behind to beat RCD Mallorca 4-1, with some special strikes on display. Carlo Ancelotti’s side seemed at risk of losing their perfect record when Vedat Muriqi headed RCD Mallorca in front in the 35th minute. The forward powered a header past Thibaut Courtois at the back post off a Lee Kang-In cross before celebrating wildly with the away crowd. Credit: Twitter / Real Mallorca Federico Valverde restored parity with a sensational solo goal on the stroke of half-time. The Uruguayan picked the ball up deep inside his own half, then drove forwards with it, avoiding challenges from opposition defenders until he reached…
Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus have been labeled drab by supporters – the Bianconeri not off to the best of starts after more than a month into the new campaign. But, the Turinese giants were involved in plenty of excitement on Sunday night, as they shared four goals and four red cards with the high-flying Salernitana. Antonio Candreva gave Salernitana the lead in the 18th minute, poking home a cross at the back post. Former Serie A golden boy Krzysztof Piatek doubled the minnows’ lead on the stroke of half-time from the spot after his initial effort had bounced off the arm of Gleison Bremer. The Brazilian,…
Speaking his first words publicly since Chelsea’s decision to fire him, the German admitted to being left devastated by the turn of events. Following a 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, a poor start to the 2022/23 season, and an underwhelming end to the 2021/22 campaign, Chelsea and its new ownership decided to part company with head coach Thomas Tuchel. His dismissal came as a shock to many, mere months after he led the Blues to wins in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Speaking for the first time since his dismissal, Tuchel admitted to…
With an identical record to the Parisians, the unbeaten Olympique Marseille are second in the Ligue 1 table – having beaten Lille OSC 2-1 over the weekend. Meanwhile, Monaco are on the rise after their win over Lyon. Marseille, nonetheless, fell behind to Lille in the 12th minute of their encounter. A combination play between Adam Ounas, Bafode Diakite, and Jonathan David down the right presented Ounas with a chance to shoot at goal. His shot rattled the far post, but the ball was turned in by left-wingback Ismaily. The Olympiens weren’t behind for long. A sweeping counter-attack in the 26th minute led by Amine Harit ended…
Anthony Martial had some harsh words for his former Manchester United bosses Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – he labeled the former disrespectful and called the latter a traitor. The Frenchman returned to United this summer following a six-month-long loan spell at Sevilla. Having lost the favor of all three of his previous managers, the Frenchman was shipped out to Spain on a temporary deal which the Andalusian side decided against turning permanent at the end of the campaign. https://twitter.com/WhoScored/status/1549355438235389955 Having returned to England, Martial sat down with France Football and gave a scathing interview about his former bosses, Mourinho and Ole…
Goals in the 89th minute helped both Napoli and Inter Milan beat their respective opponents on matchday six of Serie A. Spezia looked to have done their jobs to perfection, holding a free-scoring Napoli to a 0-0 draw despite the wealth of attacking talent at the latter’s disposal. However, a minute from full-time, the minnows lost concentration, and a simple ball in from the right from Hirving Lozano, tapped in by Giacomo Raspadori for his first Napoli goal, washed away all of their hard work up until that point – 1-0, the hosts won. Credit: SSC Napoli In Milan, Inter took on Torino looking to put a string of inconsistent…
RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose got his revenge on former club Borussia Dortmund as his side stunned the Black and Yellow with a 3-0 win Borussia raised a fair few eyebrows during pre-season when they fired Rose despite a second-place finish behind the perennial champions Bayern Munich. On Saturday, Rose, in the dugout for RB Leipzig, welcomed his old side to the Red Bull Arena, looking for revenge. Credit: RB Leipzig It took six minutes for Leipzig to take the lead, vice-captain Willi Orban heading in the opening goal from a corner. Rose’s side kept the pressure up and were rewarded for…
The Catalans climbed to the top of the LaLiga table for the time being following their 4-0 win over Cadiz. Minnows Cadiz had held the free-scoring Barcelona to a stalemate by the time the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first period. But, their hopes of seeing out an important draw were dashed when, just ten minutes after the restart, Frenkie de Jong put the Blaugrana ahead with a simple tap-in from close range after custodian Jeremias Ledesma had spilled the ball into his path. Credit: Getty Images Five minutes past the hour mark, Robert Lewandowski arrived on the scene with a…
Premier League has confirmed that its weekend round of fixtures won’t go forward as planned following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as the football fraternity continued to mourn her loss on September 8. Despite being given special dispensation to decide for themselves whether or not to play their games this weekend, the Premier League has confirmed that the matchday will be postponed amid the national mourning in England following the passing of the Queen on Thursday night. The Premier League released a statement on Friday morning, confirming that the games won’t be played this weekend – and Monday -…