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LONDON — Credit where it’s due, Julen Lopetegui did at least try something different in the hope it might stop Mohamed Salah. West Ham approached the planet’s best player on current form with at least a best guess at what might be required. They had their plan. It did nothing to stop the repeated punches […]

Manchester City picked up just their second win in 14 games on Sunday, beating Leicester City 2-0 to collect a victory that had long eluded them. Goals from Savinho and Erling Haaland ensured the reigning champions would take all three points against the relegation contenders, while Liverpool bolstered their case as the favorites to win […]

Getty Images U.S. men’s national team standout Brenden Aaronson played a crucial role in Leeds United’s win over Derby County on Sunday, scoring the game’s lone goal in the 79th minute in a 1-0 win over Derby. The goal was the result of impressive build-up play by Leeds that began with Sam Byram receiving the […]

Getty Images Liverpool may be marching toward the Premier League title but there are looming contract concerns around the status of Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. All three are due to expire at the end of the 2025 season, and while it hasn’t impacted Liverpool’s play on the pitch, there could be […]

Coming into this match, if you were told that one team won their last two matches scoring five goals and conceding zero while the other lost two straight conceding seven goals, you’d think that the winning side was Tottenham, not a Wolves team one point above the relegation zone. It has been a tough December […]

Getty Images Liverpool can move to 45 points as the English Premier League sees its final games of 2024 played on Sunday. Arne Slot’s Reds still have a game in hand but can finish the year with just one loss to their name from what will be 18 outings. Both of these sides won on […]

Trying to stay in the race for a European spot in Italy, Milan manager Paulo Fonseca delivered some concerning news in his pre-match presser ahead of their clash with Roma on Sunday when it comes to Christian Pulisic. The manager said that the American has suffered a setback in his recovery from his calf injury […]

LONDON — Bukayo Saka will miss more than two months after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury, Mikel Arteta has says. Saka limped out of Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Crystal Palace on December 21, the latest hammer blow of a season in which the Gunners have suffered a string of injuries to key players. None […]

LONDON — Here was something Arsenal sorely needed at the start of the all too lengthy absence of Bukayo Saka, something managers crave most of all at this stage of the season: an extended workout, a prolonged session of at least 45 minutes to start smoothing out the issues that cannot run for over two […]

On Friday, the Globe Soccer Awards took place in Dubai where Cristiano Ronaldo collected the award for the best Middle East player thanks to his scoring feats at Al-Nassr. This season, the 39-year-old has 16 goals and three assists in 19 appearances in all competitions. During the award ceremony, the Portuguese forward had a lot […]