Aston Villa missed the chance to secure early progression to the Champions League knockouts, falling 1-0 to Monaco at Stade Louis II. The game’s decisive moment came in the eighth minute when Wilfried Singo headed home after Emiliano Martinez parried Thilo Kehrer’s initial effort. Despite Monaco’s recent struggles, the hosts displayed composure and energy, keeping Villa at bay. Villa had opportunities to equalize, with Radoslaw Majecki denying both Leon Bailey…

Liverpool continued their unbeaten streak in this season’s Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Lille at Anfield, sealing their place in the competition’s last 16. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 34th minute, netting his 50th European goal for the Reds. The Egyptian forward latched onto a sublime through ball from Curtis Jones and chipped past Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier to give Liverpool the lead. Despite Lille’s impressive…

Maduka Okoye is being investigated for a flow of anomalous bets during Lazio’s home clash with fellow Serie A club, Udinese. Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye risks being handed a five-year ban from football if found guilty of betting illegally. The Nigerian international was involved in a betting scandal and could be banned for up to four years if found culpable. Okoye is currently under watch for betting…

Chelsea Women have agreed on a deal to sign Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in what is expected to be the biggest transfer fee ever seen in the sport. The Blues will fork out an excess of a million US dollars, the first time a female player has been bought for such a fee. Former Chelsea coach and current USA coach, Emma Hayes described Girma as the best defender…

Chelsea beat Wolves to end their five-game winless run in the Premier League and move into the top four, after a dominant second-half display in the Sunday encounter at the Stamford Bridge, in London. In the first-half of the match, Tosin Adarabioyo’s opener was cancelled out by Matt Doherty. However, two goals in five second-half minutes from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke carried the hosts to victory at Stamford Bridge.…

The Frenchman led Carlo Ancelotti’s attack with a first-half brace as they strolled to an easy win at Santiago Bernabeu. Kylian Mbappe scored twice – and could have had four – as the Real Madrid attack hummed around him in Los Blancos 4-1 win over Las Palmas on Sunday that puts them top of La Liga. The Frenchman turned in a dominant performance to quell any fears regarding Vinicius Jr’s…

Ruben Amorim has brutally declared that Marcus Rashford will remain on the sidelines at Manchester United “no matter what.” *Rashford excluded again from United squad*United lose 3-1 to Brighton*Rashford seeking exit from Old Trafford *WHAT HAPPENED? Rashford was not in the squad again as United fell to a 3-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford. With the exception of Amad Diallo, the Red Devils’ forwards have struggled to nail down…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola experienced the worst form of his managerial career towards the end of 2024 football season. The decorated coach would often look agitated and stressed, especially on days when other teams are defeating his glorious City side. However, Manchester City on Sunday thrashed Ipswich Town 6-0 and Guardiola alongside his team seems to be back to their best form. “We are back to doing things that…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has described his team as “maybe the worst” in the 147-year history of the club. The 39-year-old admitted the poor form of his team after a 3-1 loss to Brighton. The defeat by Brighton was the fourth loss in their past five home Premier League games. They have collected 11 points in 11 league games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in November. United…

The Blues are in the midst of a five-game winless run in the Premier League, and now face a fight to secure a top-four finish once again One month ago, Chelsea were but a couple of points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool. There was talk of the Blues making a surprise run for the title, a far cry from pre-season predictions suggesting they would be fortunate to even qualify…

Old Trafford, an hitherto dreaded place for visiting teams, is steadilly becoming a slaughter ground for hapless Amorim’s boys It was another nightmarish showing for Manchester United at Old Trafford as Brighton delivered a crushing 3-1 defeat on Sunday, exposing the Red Devils’ mounting Premier League troubles. United’s misery began early when Yankuba Minteh opened the scoring for Brighton in the fifth minute. Capitalising on a precision pass from Kaoru…

Belgian forward, Leon Trossard was the catalyst again as the Gunners made it 2-0 – this time he collected the ball and took his time up against Matty Cash before creating the space to send a deadly ball in for Kai Havertz to volley in. Less than five minutes later, though, Youri Tielemans got his head to a fantastic cross from substitute Lucas Digne to send it beyond Raya. The…