Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea were ‘fortunate’ not to concede a second penalty in the first half of their clash with Liverpool on Sunday. Despite a promising start, the Blues found themselves 1-0 down thanks to a Mohamed Salah penalty, awarded as Levi Colwill hacked down Curtis Jones inside the box. Chelsea continued to carry a threat, especially on the wings …

Wolves boss Gary O’Neil rued a lack of consistency from officials as Manchester City snatched an injury-time win at Molineux this afternoon. John Stones nodded home Phil Foden’s corner with time almost up but referee Chris Kavanagh disallowed it due to Bernardo Silva standing in an offside position. However, Kavanagh reversed his decision following the intervention of VAR having deemed …

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson earned himself a bizarre yellow card for trying and failing to put off Mohamed Salah, who went and scored the penalty for Liverpool anyway. Salah’s goal from the spot has given the Reds the lead over the Blues in today’s big Premier League clash at Anfield, with Jackson entering the penalty area just before the Egypt …

Barcelona sporting director, Deco, is pushing for increased opportunities for young goalkeepers at the club, particularly those from La Masia academy, according to Miguel Rico (h/t FCB World). This initiative comes amidst a challenging goalkeeper situation at the first-team level. With Marc-Andre ter Stegen sidelined due to a long-term injury, Wojciech Szczesny on a limited contract, and uncertainties surrounding Inaki …

Gary Neville has spotted something worrying about Andy Robertson in the opening stages of Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Chelsea. The two sides go head-to-head at Anfield separated by just four points in the Premier League table, with both making strong starts to the new campaign. Robertson has been renowned for being one of the most intense left-backs in Europe …

On Saturday night, Juventus emerged victorious from their Serie A contest against Lazio who were reduced to 10-man following Alessio Romagnoli’s dismissal. The Biancocelesti held their own, and almost reached the finish line, but an own-goal from Mario Gila in the final stages ended their resistance. After the match, the official Juventus website revealed some of the most interesting stats …

Aston Villa are set to exile talented striker Rory Wilson to train on his own amid a contract dispute, according to reports. The 18-year-old Scotland youth international arrived at Villa from Glasgow giants Rangers in 2022. Since then, he’s clocked up a stunning record for Villa at youth level, netting 36 goals in 53 appearances for the U18s and U21s …

John Stones scored another late goal to hand Manchester City a controversial 2-1 win at Wolves. England centre-half Stones, who also netted a 98th-minute leveller at home to Arsenal last month, rose highest to head home Phil Foden’s right-wing corner deep into stoppage time and deny Wolves a point they arguably deserved for a brave rearguard action in which goalkeeper …

Juventus coach Thiago Motta could receive a boost ahead of the Champions League contest against Stuttgart, as Weston McKennie might be able to recover in time. The Italo-Brazilian tactician had to negotiate his way against Lazio with a depleted squad. In addition to McKennie, the Bianconeri were without Gleison Bremer, Teun Koopmeiners, Nico Gonzalez and Francisco Conceicao. Nevertheless, the Old …

The 18-team MLS Cup Playoffs field is set. Following a dramatic Decision Day on Saturday, nine spots in both the Eastern and Western Conferences were sealed. Inter Miami and LAFC grabbed the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences, with the Herons breaking the league’s all-time record for points accumulated in a single regular season. The single-elimination Wild Card games …