Author: Akshat Mehrish

Real Madrid got their UEFA Champions League title defense to a winning start by beating Celtic 3-0 at Celtic Park. Elsewhere, Dinamo Zagreb stunned Chelsea by beating the Blues 1-0 in front of a home crowd. It took a while for them to get going, but Los Blancos put three goals past Scottish champions Celtic. Vinicius Jr put the visitors ahead in the 56th minute, tapping in a cross from Federico Valverde at the back post. Four minutes later, Eden Hazard carried the ball through the middle of the pitch, creating space for Luka Modric to exploit. The Belgian passed the ball to the Croat inside the box,…

Fourteen-time winners of the competition, Real Madrid have been placed below the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League winner odds. Los Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti, however, is unbothered. Reigning European kings Real have been placed below Bayern Munich, PSG, and Manchester City by the bookies, despite beating the latter two on their way to success in the 2021/22 season. Ancelotti doesn’t pay too much attention to the bookies’ snub, claiming that his team were farther behind in the odds last season. “I’m not surprised they put us so far behind in the bookmakers. I see it as…

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele, in an interview with Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo, has opened up about how close he came to leaving the club during the summer transfer window, as well as the club’s UEFA Champions League hopes this season. The Frenchman has refuted claims that he was looking to leave Catalunya at the end of the previous season and that he had an agreement with another club – he was rumored to be close to both Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea at different points in the transfer window – declaring that his intention was always to continue at his current club. His contract came…

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has played down the reports of a feud between him and his teammate Neymar. The 23-year-old also gave his views on the blackmail controversy involving Paul Pogba from the past week. The Frenchman has described his relationship with Neymar as “sometimes colder and sometimes warmer”, amid reports of an ongoing feud between the pair. The two seemed to clash recently on and off the pitch on the topic of penalties and who was responsible for taking them, but Mbappe has played down rumours of a rivalry between the two, saying he respects his teammate. “It…

Juventus and France national team midfielder Paul Pogba will undergo surgery to treat a knee injury that has kept him out of the start of the season. As per reports, the player is at risk of missing the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held later this year in Qatar. The surgery will likely keep him out somewhere between 40 days to two months, putting his hopes of representing France in Qatar this November in jeopardy. Les Bleus are the defending champions of the world and will begin their title defence on November 22 against Australia before facing Denmark and Tunisia.  Credit: Juventus FC Any…

The Blues have announced a new six-year deal for academy graduate and now a key member of the first-team, Reece James. According to reports, the new deal makes the Englishman the highest-paid defender in the club’s history, with the 22-year-old being paid an estimated weekly wage of 250,000 pounds. “I am over the moon with my new contract and I’m thankful for the fans, the new ownership, and everyone involved in the club. I cannot wait to see what the future holds, and I am sure we will have the chance of winning many trophies,”he said upon signing his new…

Former Manchester United captain-turned-pundit Roy Keane blasted Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta in the aftermath of the Red Devils’ 3-1 win over the Gunners on Sunday night – which was Arsenal’s first defeat of the season. Arteta’s complaints following the game fell to deaf ears, his team already having lost for the first time this season. Instead, he managed to agitate Keane, who labeled the Spaniard a “sore loser, like us all”, implying that he has to give the Red Devils due credit for their performance.  Credit: YouTube / Football Daily  “I’m fed up of all their excuses. I’m serious. Arteta…

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was critical of the Video Assistant Referee system after his side’s 3-1 loss at Manchester United. The Premier League, as it stands, is set to review this weekend’s incidents. Twelve minutes into their biggest match of the Premier League season so far, the Gunners thought they had taken the lead. Gabriel Martinelli had sprinted clear of his marker to latch onto Bukayo Saka’s through pass and finished confidently in the corner. Credit: Getty Images However, continuing the weekend’s trend, VAR was called into action to assess whether the visitors’ captain Martin Odegaard had fouled Christian Eriksen in the build-up to that goal, and it…

Marcus Rashford scored twice after new-signing Antony had given Manchester United the lead, to help the Red Devils beat rivals Arsenal 3-1 at Old Trafford on August 4. The Gunners succumbed to their first defeat of the season as a result. A resurgent Manchester United faced perfect Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday night, knowing a win would take them within three points of the Gunners despite their poor start to the season. There was still no place for Casemiro in the squad, but Erik ten Hag handed Antony his debut for the Red Devils, the winger picked in the line-up alongside new signings…

The defending Bundesliga champions recorded their second successive draw to surrender the early lead in the 2022/23 season, against Union Berlin. Julian Nagelsmann’s men fell to third in the table as a result. Union, playing in front of a home crowd, took the lead in the 12th minute through Sheraldo Becker, the attacker volleying the ball past Manuel Neuer from a set-piece. Bayern equalized just three minutes later when Joshua Kimmich arrowed his shot into the far corner of the net after Jamal Musiala’s earlier strike was blocked off by a defender. The hosts registered 21 shots at the Union goal but, similar to last week, couldn’t find…