Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jr. has strongly condemned the racist abuse directed at Barcelona players during yesterday’s El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Ansu Fati of Barça were targeted with racist insults by a section of Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu last night as the Catalans secured a resounding 4-0 victory. Real Madrid, La Liga, …
Read More »Ten Hag blames result on ‘injustice’ of ‘very poor’ penalty call
Manager Erik ten Hag said Manchester United were “far better” than West Ham and the victims of “very poor” refereeing after Jarrod Bowen’s 92nd-minute penalty consigned the visitors to a 2-1 defeat at London Stadium on Sunday. The 20-time champions are 14th courtesy of their fourth loss of their top-flight campaign, with Ten Hag incensed when David Coote consulted his …
Read More »One 4/10 and the odd 7 – Player ratings from Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle
Another tough away day for Newcastle United as we fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea. Here come our ratings from today’s game: Pope (6.5) – Swept well early but will be disappointed with letting Palmer’s shot beat him at the near post. Habit of punching crosses rather than catching them creeping into his game Livramento (7) – Undone by …
Read More »Saka goal ‘sensational’ on injury return… before Van Dijk heads reply
Bukayo Saka made a memorable return after missing three games through injury by firing in after nine minutes of Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday – but Virgil van Dijk headed in nine minutes later after being implicated in the opening goal. England international Saka charged onto Ben White’s long ball, beat Andrew Robertson to enter the …
Read More »Man United penalty fury, Chelsea and Palace win before Arsenal vs Liverpool
The remaining four games of the ninth round of Premier League fixtures of the season took place on Sunday, including three matches before Arsenal vs Liverpool in the late kick-off. Following their defeat at Liverpool last Sunday, Chelsea were aiming to return to winning ways when Newcastle visited Stamford Bridge. Tottenham were seeking a third consecutive victory in all competitions …
Read More »Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle: What has happened to Eddie Howe’s Mags?
Another defeat for Newcastle United as Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners at Stamford Bridge, making it five Premier League games without a win for the Toon. Our run without a goal from open play in almost seven hours was ended by Alexander Isak, but we were second best all afternoon as we struggled to click in attack, chased shadows in …
Read More »Barcelona attacker has already equalled his last two seasons’ goal tally following El Clasico performance
Raphinha has been one of the revelations in Europe this season. Once thought expendable, the Brazilian has now firmly established himself as one of the best-performing wingers under Hansi Flick. Raphinha’s combination play with Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal has seen Barcelona boast of the best-performing trio in Europe this season. But even when it comes to individual performances, the …
Read More »Official Juventus team to face Inter Milan – Danilo captain Conceicao start
Juventus travel to the San Siro this evening to take on Inter Milan and this is the team that Thiago Motta has announced to take on the reigning Serie champions. 🚨 Your starting XI for #InterJuve 📝 Powered by: @EASPORTSFC pic.twitter.com/B7eUhzQ7g1 — JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) October 27, 2024 Inter come into the match in fine form, having won their last …
Read More »Nostalgia playing tricks on the minds of modern soccer fans
Soccer fans are susceptible to nostalgia when they consider how much they enjoy the modern iteration of the game. Supporters love to reminisce about a better time of soccer. It was one where games were not disturbed by seemingly needless uses of VAR. Rivalries felt more intense as the colossal god-like figures of its era clashed in the tunnel and …
Read More »Arsenal v Liverpool – live blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash with Liverpool, kick-off 16.30 We’ve got up to the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login on the top right, and then …
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