Football

Messi To Face Boyhood Club Newell's in Friendly

Lionel Messi is expected to line-up against his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys after the Argentine team agreed to a pre-season friendly game at Inter Miami in February. The Major League Soccer club announced on Monday that they would host Newell's at their DRV PNK Stadium on February 15. Newell's are based in the city of Rosario where Messi was ...

Video Assistant Referees (VAR): The Solution or the Problem ?

Since the implementation of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the 2018/2019 season, football fans and even players have been critical of it for many reasons. Hailed as a revolutionary tool in football that will eliminate human mistakes and make the game fairer, the VAR was not able to show any significant improvement whatsoever. Nowadays, we see ...

Madrid Trash Villarreal to Go Top But Alaba Injured

Real Madrid cruised to a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday to move top of La Liga but their night was tarnished when defender David Alaba suffered a serious knee injury. Carlo Ancelotti's side are a point ahead of Catalan minnows Girona, who host Alaves on Monday and will be looking to reclaim pole position. Spain's top scorer Jude Bellingham ...

Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage

Who said what after Tuesday's Champions League group games including Manchester United being knocked out after a 1-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich: "We didn't lose the campaign today. We had some good performances and also we made mistakes and individual errors from players. Today the performance was good, we didn't deserve to lose but we lost ...

Kante and Benzema Score as Al Ittihad Win in Club World Cup

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday. Backed by a full house at home in Jeddah, Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad made short work of New Zealand's Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Brazilian Romarinho, N'Golo Kante ...

Turkish Top-Flight Suspended After 'Vile, Inhumane' Referee Attack

The Turkish SuperLig has been suspended indefinitely after a referee was punched by Ankaragucu's president following a 1-1 draw with Rizespor, the country's football federation (TFF) announced on Monday. Ankaragucu chief Faruk Koca floored referee Halil Umut Meler with a vicious punch to the face on the pitch following Monday's game, leaving the ...