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[ad_1] fake images The reality of football, and of sport in general, is that an injury for one means an opportunity for another. Such was the case on Saturday when the recent signing of Ajax and American international Sergino Dest made his debut in Barcelona’s starting lineup as veteran left-back …

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes has praised Harry Maguire’s mindset after the Manchester United captain recovered from his midweek horror show to inspire his team to victory in Newcastle. The central defender was sent off by England against Denmark and there were doubts as to whether he should start the game at …

[ad_1] It is now 600 days since the Parisian night that suggested Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was returning Manchester United to the kind of high plain that Sir Alex Ferguson’s players once toured. That impressive Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain in March last year was about youth, courage, ambition and …

[ad_1] Virgil van Dijk has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in today’s fierce Merseyside derby, according to Richard Keys. The beIN SPORTS host claimed the Dutchman could miss up to eight months of action, following a reckless tackle by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the first 10 minutes at …

[ad_1] 7.32 pm BST19:32 An email: “The team selection tonight was terrible,” writes Neil Carter. “I am struggling to understand what is going on inside Ole’s head with this. Henderson deserves a start, he wouldn’t have started Maguire, Shaw, James and it only takes one from Fred or McTominay. Where …

[ad_1] Ghana striker Andre Ayew entered his name on the scoreboard Saturday afternoon when Swansea City suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss at the hands of Huddersfield Town. The passionate forward earlier this week returned to the English Championship club after a strong showing in the international break with his national …

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo responded to Italy’s Sports Minister on Friday by denying that he broke the coronavirus protocol adopted for the country’s soccer after returning from international service positive for the disease. On Thursday, Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said Portugal’s captain Ronaldo had broken protocol after leaving isolation with his …

[ad_1] Manchester United must respond emphatically as they prepare to face Newcastle following their beating at the hands of Tottenham, insists Marcus Rashford. The 22-year-old striker played the full 90 in a 6-1 humiliation at home to Tottenham in his last game, and says his team has to produce a …

[ad_1] The Democratic Republic of the Congo international scored two goals to help the Imperial Guards avoid defeat at Suzhou Sports Center Cedric Bakambu scored a double to inspire Beijing Guoan to a 2-2 draw comeback against Shandong Luneng in the quarterfinals of the Chinese Super League Championship playoffs on …

[ad_1] Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for the comments he made after the Juventus star was found to have contracted the coronavirus. Spadafora feels that the Portuguese forward’s status does not allow him to make accusations he believes to be false, in a scathing attack on the …