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January 27, 2025 10:30 AM

Flick praises Barcelona’s spirit after 7-1 win over Valencia

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick hailed his side's commitment as they ended a four-match LaLiga winless streak with a 7-1 hammering of Valencia on Sunday. Goals from Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, a double from Fermin Lopez and an own goal saw Barcelona demolish Valencia, with the German coach stressing the importance of the depth of his squad. "The players showed fresh legs. They were in the game and did a great job. I liked my team's performance," Flick told a news ...

January 20, 2025 12:30 PM

Man City back in top four after 6-0 drubbing of Ipswich

Manchester City's Phil Foden scored twice and created another goal in an outstanding first-half display as they hammered Ipswich Town 6-0 at Portman Road on Sunday to move back into the Premier League's top four. The comprehensive win moved City to 38 points and into fourth position on goal difference ahead of Newcastle United, but they are still 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand, and six behind Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. Foden opened the scoring in the 27th minut...

January 17, 2025 10:27 AM

Brighton snap winless streak with 2-0 victory over Ipswich

Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter both scored to end Brighton & Hove Albion's run of eight Premier League games without a win as their side beat Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road on Thursday. The victory lifts Brighton to ninth place on 31 points, while Ipswich slip to 17th on 16 and back into the relegation zone behind Wolverhampton Wanderers on goals scored. The hosts started well despite Brighton enjoying plenty of possession and Nathan Broadhead created the first decent chance of the ga...

October 25, 2024 10:50 AM

Mourinho sees red as Man Utd draw with Fenerbache, Spurs stay perfect

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho was sent off as his side drew 1-1 with his former club Manchester United, while Tottenham Hotspur secured a narrow 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday. Artem Dovbyk's first-half penalty earned AS Roma a 1-0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv and Ajax Amsterdam eased to a 3-0 win over Qarabag. United took the lead in the 15th minute when Joshua Zirkzee found Christian Eriksen with a short pass and the Danish midfielder let fly with a powerful fir...