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Liam Delap’s second goal of the season gave Ipswich Town an eighth-minute lead at home to Aston Villa in pursuit of their first win since their return to the Premier League on Sunday. Forward Delap beat goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a first-time strike from inside the penalty area, meeting Jack Clarke’s cut-back from the left. Town’s joy proved short-lived, Villa …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed what he and Eddie Howe talked about as they shook hands and chatted following our 1-1 draw with the Premier League champions on Saturday. Guardiola has always spoken highly of Newcastle and Howe in the past and the intense style of play we employ which typically has led to an exciting game between …

Beating Genoa yesterday means Thiago Motta has successfully navigated another challenging period as Juventus manager, as his team continues to adapt to his new system. The former Bologna boss has taken on a significant task at the club, and his players are doing their best to secure as many victories as possible. Juve is one of Europe’s top clubs, and …

Kyoung-rok Choi has followed in the footsteps of Koreans in the Bundesliga like Bum Kun Cha and Heung Min Son. Choi made his 2. Bundesliga debut for St. Pauli‘s first team in April 2015 in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Choi scored a brace within the first 16 minutes of the game. In May 2018, Karlsruher SC, newly relegated to …

Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher has joined his fellow new signings in talking up the importance of their first derby of the season when they host Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday (8pm BST). Atleti and the reigning champions are both unbeaten, with Diego Simeone’s side able to leapfrog their rivals by a point if they secure a statement …

In a detailed interview earlier today, Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong lashed out at the misinformation spread over his salary in Catalonia and the gross mismatch between what is said and the reality. After all, a lot of the hate towards the player in recent times has been around his massive wages and reported refusal to compromise with reports stating …

Barcelona’s financial situation during the summer transfer window was not as flowery as the president painted in press conferences. Despite his repeated assurances that the club is well placed to register new signings, they struggled to incorporate Dani Olmo into La Liga and even had to let go of Ilkay Gundogan from the team to create space on the wage …

“I think it is my responsibility, to protect the players, because they have been playing a lot of minutes,” Hansi Flick told the media after Barcelona’s first league loss of the season, taking the blame for the result. After all, he decided to heavily rotate the team ahead of a very difficult outing in Pamplona and the second team fielded …

Danilo started in Juventus’ match against Genoa, and the defender was delighted to have made his 200th appearance for the club. Since Thiago Motta became Juventus’ manager, Danilo has struggled to maintain a regular role in the team and is working hard to regain his place in the starting XI. He has the opportunity to secure a contract extension if …

Bayern Munich tests have shown a “positive development” on the ankle injury suffered by Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane in their 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. England captain Kane went down and was substituted in the 86th minute of the league match at the Allianz Arena following a challenge by Leverkusen attacker Amine Adli. “Harry Kane suffered a painful blow …