Ferran Torres fired a 30-minute hat-trick as Barcelona booked their place in the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 5-0 win at Valencia. The Barca forward opened the scoring in the third minute at Estadio de Mestalla on Thursday, as he burst through the home side’s offside trap to slot home a first-time finish. His second was a tap-in after Lamine Yamal struck the post. By the time the hat-trick…

The reigning champions of the Carabao Cup, Liverpool will take their defence to Wembley after defeating Ange Postecoglou’s men at Anfield. Tottenham Hotspur had a 1-0 lead from the first leg, but the competition holders have won 4-1 on aggregate after a comfortable 4-0 win on the night. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring with a sweet volley first-half volley and the floodgates opened in the second half. Mohamed Salah doubled…

Nigeria’s U-20 teenage prodigy, Kpaboro Arierhri, has revealed why he snubbed Aston Villa and Olympique Lyonnais to sign for Norwegian side, Lillestrøm SK. The 18-year-old striker was a part of the Beyond Limits Football Academy team that won the 2024 Viareggio Cup in Italy. Arierhri scored against C.N Brazzaville in the tournament’s final to gift his side the trophy, as they made history, becoming the first African team to win…

Defender who won European Cup with United says ex-footballers are ‘scared to death’ to find out if they have neurodegenerative disease Training day in, day out with David Beckham. It is the sort of memory that should represent a career highlight but, as David May reflects on crossing practice with the legendary Manchester United team of the 1990s and 2000s, he now winces. “I used to do heading practice with Becks from free-kicks…

Young Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia headed home a 93rd minute winner to put his side into the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 3-2 victory at Leganes on Wednesday. Juan Cruz’s brace for the hosts pulled back early strikes by Luka Modric and Endrick for the European champions at Leganes’ Butarque stadium. With extra-time beckoning 20-year-old forward Gonzalo headed home at the near post after fine work by Brahim…

Newcastle United defeated Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the semi-final encounter of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday at the St James’ Park. Newcastle United moved a giant step closer to ending a 56-year wait to win a major trophy as they secured a place in the Carabao Cup final with victory over Arsenal after an emotional night on Tyneside. Eddie Howe’s side, who held a 2-0…

…Beating Mbappe, Neymar, Ibrahimovic Ousmane Dembele etched his name into Paris Saint-Germain’s history by netting three goals against Brest, which was his second hat-trick of the week. *Dembele scored three goals against Stuttgart in UCL*Followed that up with another hat-trick against Brest*French forward sets incredible record with the Parisians ·WHAT HAPPENED? Dembele’s remarkable goal-scoring week began with a stunning hat-trick against Stuttgart in the Champions League on Wednesday. He followed…

…Real Madrid icon claims award has lost all ‘credibility’ after Vinicius Junior’s 2024 snub Cristiano Ronaldo admits to being left feeling “angry” over some of his Ballon d’Or defeats to eternal rival, Lionel Messi. *Portuguese icon won Golden Ball in 2008*Has taken his tally to five*Argentine rival has eight triumphs on his CV *WHAT HAPPENED? Portuguese superstar Ronaldo was the first of that pair to claim a Golden Ball in…

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea returned to the top four in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat West Ham on former manager Graham Potter’s return to Stamford Bridge. After fellow top-four contenders Manchester City and Newcastle lost at the weekend, the Blues were made to work hard for the three points by the visitors who led through Jarrod Bowen at the break. But substitute Pedro Neto equalised for Enzo…

Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season. Sky Sports News understands Villa will cover at least 75 per cent of Rashford’s wages and this could go up to 90 per cent depending on his and the team’s performance. “I would like to thank Manchester United and Aston Villa for making this loan deal happen,” Rashford said. “I was lucky to…

*Erling Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge forced back Arsenal trolls in the wake of multiple swipes aimed at his son on February 2 *Arsenal players had their payback against Haaland after they beat Manchester City 5-1 on Sunday evening *Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gabriel Magalhaes were spotted mocking the Norwegian forward with their celebrations Erling Haaland’s father became the first person to come out and call out Arsenal in the wake of their…

Manchester United suffered defeat again as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice to earn Crystal Palace a 2-0 win at Old Trafford. United aimed for back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season, it turned out to be an awful afternoon for Ruben Amorim’s side as they were deservedly beaten and lost Lisandro Martinez to what looked like a serious knee injury late in the game. The win lifts Oliver…