AC Milan recovered from an early concession to beat Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico, keeping their chances to lift their first Serie A trophy in 12 years alive. Anything other than a win would’ve handed Inter Milan an unassailable advantage this late in the season, the Rossoneri knew, going into their league encounter against Lazio. However, Stefano Pioli’s men started on the wrong foot, conceding a goal to Ciro Immobile after just four minutes. The Italian caressed the ball in from close range following some excellent work high up the pitch by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. https://twitter.com/433/status/1518306461050359808 So began Milan’s onslaught at the Lazio goal – relentless,…
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.
Los Blancos can claim their 35th title next Saturday with a point against Espanyol. Carlo Ancelotti’s side were left on the doorstep of their latest success by rivals Barcelona, who lost at home to a struggling Rayo Vallecano on Sunday night. It was the Blaugrana’s second successive reverse at Camp Nou in the league – they had also lost to Cadiz by the same scoreline the previous weekend – and their third across all competitions. Rayo took a seventh-minute lead against Barcelona, silencing the raucous home crowd present inside the Camp Nou. Released by Isi Palazon with a reverse pass into space, forward Alvaro…
The Reds kept up with Manchester City in the Premier League title race courtesy of a 2-0 win over Merseyside rivals Everton – just the one point separating the contenders with 15 more up for grabs. Everton’s game plan in the first half frustrated Liverpool, so much so that those frustrations bubbled into a mass brawl on the stroke of half-time. Sadio Mane escaped a red card in the skirmish for poking opponent Mason Holgate in the face. Nevertheless, the Toffees continued to sit back even after the break, looking for chinks in the Liverpool armour to launch counter-attacks of their own. https://twitter.com/OptusSport/status/1518269185687973888 One…
Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger will depart the club at the end of the season when his contract expires, reports The Athletic. The 29-year-old will leave as a free agent, having been one of the team’s most improved players since Thomas Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard back in January 2021. Negotiations to renew the German’s contract were underway when the UK government sanctions against Roman Abramovich hit the club, restricting the club from committing any funds for new contracts. Also read 👉 F1 star Hamilton joins Sir Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Chelsea, leaves rival perplexed Chelsea were in talks with Rudigers’s…
Three minutes was all it took for Arsenal to lead against Manchester United at the Emirates – the two rivals meeting in a must-win match for their respective Champions League qualification hopes. The Gunners had beaten Chelsea mid-week to consolidate their position as one of the favorites to qualify for the competition next season, which they strengthened on Saturday noon by condemning the Red Devils to a 3-1 defeat, all but ending the latter’s hopes of making it into Europe’s premier competition next season. A missed clearance, first by Raphael Varane and then by Alex Telles, presented the ball to Bukayo Saka inside the United…
The Gunners are pondering a move for Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus in the postseason, reports The Athletic. Mikel Arteta’s side are expected to lose both their recognized strikers – Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah – for free this summer. As per the report, the Arsenal camp and the Brazilian’s representatives have been in contact for several months now over a possible transfer. The striker, whose contract at Etihad Stadium will expire in June 2023, is reportedly open to a switch himself, having spent five-and-a-half years with the club. The Brazil international arrived at City from Palmeiras in a transfer worth 32 million…
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has reportedly snubbed yet another contract offer from the club, one that promised to make him the Hammers’ highest-paid player ever. As a result, Chelsea and Manchester United are thought to be interested in the player. England international Rice has rejected a third contract offer from WHU, reports The Guardian. The club’s attempts to ward off interest from Chelsea and the Manchester clubs have hit a snag with the player refusing to commit his long-term future at the club. As it stands, the 23-year-old has a contract until 2024 with the option to extend it…
Erik ten Hag’s appointment as the Manchester United manager might have only been confirmed recently, but reports claim that the club hierarchy has, nonetheless, decided to hand the Dutchman a war chest for the transfer market this summer. The club’s confirmed ten Hag’s appointment officially on April 21; the Dutchman will take over the managerial duties from Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season, and, if all goes well, for the next four years. However, the task which lies ahead of ten Hag is huge, as per Rangnick himself, who claimed that this current United side is at least six years…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is unlikely to play again this season, the Red Devils’ interim manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed during his recent pre-match press conference. Pogba’s contract at the club ends in June, meaning that, once again, he could leave for free. According to Rangnick, it is unlikely that the Old Trafford faithful will see Paul Pogba playing again this season. The player was substituted after ten minutes during the Red Devils’ recent 4-0 defeat to Liverpool and is expected to the remainder of the season as a result. “It is very unlikely that he will play until the end of…
Sir Martin Broughton’s bid to purchase Chelsea has received backing from two sporting greats of their respective fields. Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton recently confirmed that he as well as tennis superstar Serena Williams are now a part of the consortium to buy the London club. Sir Broughton’s bid was one of the three to have made it to the final round; since then, the British businessman has amassed the backing of several key figures linked to Chelsea FC and beyond, including Lord Sebastian Coe and ex-Blues captain John Terry. Credit: UPI Hamilton, meanwhile, confirmed his involvement in the Chelsea bid. Reportedly, the…