Manchester United fell short of expectations once again as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford, with Andros Townsend continuing his brilliant start to the season.
United were bailed out by a late Cristiano Ronaldo winner after an unimpressive performance against Villarreal in midweek, though there was no such drama this time as the Red Devils lacked cohesion in the final third.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sprung something of a surprise by benching Ronaldo in favour of Edinson Cavani, and although that change may not have had the desired effect, United did go into the break leading thanks to Anthony Martial s first league goal since February.
Ronaldo was introduced from the bench for his 200th Premier League appearance but Everton refused to go away a…
Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Arsenal beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 to finish eighth in the Premier League, missing out on European qualification for the first time in 25 years.
Pepe put the Gunners ahead early in the second half on Sunday when he received the ball from Calum Chambers and produced a fine angled finish.
The Ivory Coast international added a second on the hour when he arrowed the ball into the net after a jinking run into the penalty area.
Arsenal s win was not enough to nudge them ahead of bitter rivals Tottenham, who claimed a 4-2 victory over Leicester City to deny the Foxes a Champions League spot.
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Thomas Partey showed positive early intent with a long-range effort which…
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists Rangers fans will be on their best behaviour when the Scottish champions visit Old Trafford for a potentially explosive Champions League clash.
Rangers supporters and riot police fought running battles in the streets of Manchester before and after the 2008 UEFA Cup final, which was played at Manchester City s Eastlands Stadium.
Over 100,000 Scots travelled from Glasgow without tickets for the match against Zenit St Petersburg, with 42 fans arrested and many more injured during the ugly scenes.
It is thought the riots were in part fuelled by the failure of a big screen that was due to show the final, which they eventually lost, leaving drunk supporters staring at a blank screen in one of the busiest parts of the…
David Moyes may stand just one match from writing his name into West Ham folklore, but he will not compare himself to the club’s two managerial greats.
If the Hammers overcome Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League on Wednesday night, Moyes will become only the third manager, after Ron Greenwood and John Lyall, to guide the east London club to a major trophy.
Greenwood, who went on to manage England, was in charge when West Ham won their only previous European trophy, the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1964, while their last piece of silverware, the FA Cup, came under Lyall in 1980.
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Yet Moyes insisted: “I don’t think of myself as any different to anyone else in this room.
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Former FIFA president Joao Havelange has been hospitalised in Brazil after suffering from reported respiratory problems.
The 99-year-old is being treated at the Hospital Samaritano in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro and is in a stable condition.
Havelange, a former lawyer, served as the FIFA president for 24 years between 1974 and 1998, when he was succeeded by Sepp Blatter.
He continued to serve as the honorary president at the world s governing body until he stepped down in 2013 following an ethics committee investigation which found he had been morally and ethically reproachable for receiving payments relating to World Cup rights during the 1990s.
His son in law is Ricardo Teixeira, who was president of the Brazilian Football Confederation from 1989 to 2012, …
Paris Saint-Germain deputy sporting director Olivier Letang expects another tightly contested affair when they clash with Chelsea in the Champions League for a third successive season.
The Premier League side edged through at the quarter-final stage in 2014 but PSG gained revenge with a dramatic away goals triumph of their own last term.
That tie came in the round of 16 and Monday s draw for the first knockout stage this time around threw up the same pairing.
PSG and Chelsea have experienced hugely contrasting fortunes domestically this season, with Laurent Blanc s team 17 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 while Jose Mourinho s men lie perilously one point above the Premier League relegation zone with their title defence in tatters.
But Letang is not ba…
Jose Callejon s first-half goal condemned Inter to a sixth consecutive winless game as Napoli earned a 1-0 victory at San Siro on Sunday.
Callejon scored his 11th strike of the league season shortly before half-time but the visitors could have made the result more emphatic had they capitalised on a poor defensive performance by Inter.
Following a nosedive in results, Stefano Pioli s position as head coach of Inter was the subject of intense speculation going into the game and the defeat saw his side miss out on the chance to leapfrog rivals AC Milan into sixth place in Serie A.
Inter now have four games left to save their season, while Napoli s hopes of finishing second and clinching automatic qualification for the Champions League group stages remain very much a…
A group of Napoli fans are encouraging spectators across Italy to take images of Kalidou Koulibaly to matches on Saturday in a show of support for the centre-back, who was subjected to racist abuse against Inter.
Quelli del Sangue Azzurro Those with blue blood will print off pictures of the Senegal international s face and take them to the game against Bologna at the San Paolo.
The match is Napoli s first since Koulibaly was subjected to racist taunts in the 1-0 defeat to Inter on Wednesday, after which the Nerazzurri were hit with a two-game stadium ban.
The supporter group, who organised a similar show of solidarity in February 2016 after Koulibaly was abused by Lazio fans, want followers of all Serie A clubs to unite in their latest campaign.
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A new poster for Sony’s upcoming Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg has landed, and it’s one of the flashiest, most eye-catching posters for the video game film we’ve seen thus far.
Holland, who plays a young Nathan Drake, is front and center in the poster, with Sully actor Mark Wahlberg and Chloe Frazer actress Sophia Ali also featured prominently. Antonio Banderas and Tati Gabrielle, who seemingly play villains in the film, are featured in the poster as well. The poster also alludes to the film’s plot, which involves a race to steal $5 billion in treasure Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Check out the poster below.
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Tom Lockyer will return to the scene of his terrifying on-pitch cardiac arrest when Luton face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night.
Lockyer, 29, was hospitalised for five days after his heart stopped for two minutes and 40 seconds in the Hatters’ abandoned Premier League game against Bournemouth on December 16.
The 29-year-old Welshman, subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, has since admitted it is “out of his hands” if he will ever play again.
But, 88 days on from the incident which rocked the game, Lockyer is due to meet with the medical team who saved his life before being presented to the crowd at half-time of Wednesday’s re-arranged Premier League fixture.
“It will be emotional going back and…