Edinson Cavani inspired a superb turnaround as Manchester United came from two behind to beat Southampton 3-2.
Jan Bednarek s header and a trademark free-kick from James Ward-Prowse had put Southampton in command at St Mary s Stadium.
But the introduction of Cavani for the second half proved a masterstroke by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that paid initial dividends in the 59th minute when he teed up Bruno Fernandes to halve the deficit.
He then met the midfielder s deflected shot with a diving header to equalise and had the crucial final say when he diverted Marcus Rashford s cross beyond Alex McCarthy in the 92nd minute, securing a record eighth successive Premier League away win for United.
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Diego Maradona was buried in a private funeral after thousands gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires to mourn the Argentina and Napoli great.
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata head coach Maradona – arguably football s greatest ever player – died of natural causes at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
Mourners and police clashed at the wake of Maradona as large crowds took to the streets of the Argentina capital to bid farewell to the football legend on Thursday.
Maradona s coffin was draped in the Argentina flag at Casa Rosada – the presidential mansion where his body laid in honour amid three days of national mourning – before being transported to a cemetery.
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Lionel Messi s home debut for Paris Saint-Germain ended in victory, the Ligue 1 leaders rallying for a 2-1 win over Lyon thanks to Neymar s penalty and a late goal from Mauro Icardi.
Lyon took the lead nine minutes after the break when Karl Toko Ekambi s teasing cross was met by a first-time finish from Lucas Paqueta.
PSG got themselves back on level terms with a 66th-minute penalty, Neymar converting from the spot after he was deemed to have been fouled in the box by Malo Gusto.
Substitute Icardi then popped up in added time at Parc des Princes on Sunday to secure the points for the home side with a brilliant header from Kylian Mbappe s cross.
In a fervent atmosphere generated by the PSG supporters – the air thick with smoke from pyr…
Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign Marco Asensio from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, according to , as relayed by . It has been reported by the Spanish news outlet that Premier League club Tottenham and Italian outfit AC Milan were keen on signing Asensio, but the Spain international decided to stay at Madrid as he wants to succeed at the Spanish giants.
Asensio has been at Madrid since 2014 and has won the La Liga twice and the Champions League on two occasions. The winger was on loan at Real Mallorca in 2014-15 and at Espanyol in 2015-16. The 25-year-old has played 25 times for Spain so far in his career, scoring one goal in the process.
The winger is struggling for playing time at the moment under Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotto. Asensio has played just…
A spectacular goal from Dele Alli helped Tottenham to a 4-0 win over Wolfsberger on Thursday that secured their place in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Alli scored a stunning bicycle kick in the first half before setting up Carlos Vinicius and substitute Gareth Bale in the second as Jose Mourinho s side eased to an 8-1 aggregate victory.
Spurs third win in nine games in all competitions, capped by a second from Vinicius, was a routine but welcome one, particularly for Mourinho, who was able to rest stars including Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as he looks to put together a string of results and ease some of the speculation over his future.
Spurs have made something of a habit of starting well this season – in fact, no Premier League team can match their tal…
Mauricio Pochettino insists Reece James will not be rushed back from the hamstring injury that has disrupted his season, even if a delayed return costs him a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad.
The club captain has made just eight Premier League appearances this campaign and is at risk of missing out on a second international tournament in as many years, having been ruled out of the 2022 World Cup with a knee problem.
He featured only 16 times in the league last season when a combination of knee and hamstring injuries kept him on the sidelines for club and country.
Mauricio has confirmed defensive duo Thiago Silva and Marc Cucurella could both return at Brentford.
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In what could be an enjoyable friendly showdown on Tuesday morning, Spanish giants Barcelona will travel to the New National Stadium when they meet Kobe.
Starting with the hosts, last seen putting in another action-packed display as they clinched a 3-2 win against Tokyo on May 26th, Kobe are enjoying what has been a real purple patch. Although Takayuki Yoshida’s side might have been forced to settle for a downbeat bottom-half finish last season, the Cows have come roaring back this time around. Riding what has been a real wave of momentum, the Okayama-based outfit are unbeaten in each of their last seven appearances a run that stems all the way back to a 3-2 loss against Yokohama on April 22nd. Looking to make another statement on Tue…
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James Maddison race intensifies
James Maddison has been linked with departure from Leicester City for a very long time. Following Leicester s relegation from the Premier League, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder is indeed likely to leave the King Power Stadium this summer, and with his contract about to enter its final year, the Foxes are surely open to offers.
Recent reports suggested the race for Maddison would come down to a fight between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle, and according to multi…
Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United can challenge for the Premier League title, claiming that, for the Red Devils, every game is the game of our lives .
United came from behind to win 3-2 at bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday to move within two points of second-place Tottenham, with a game in hand.
Two goals from Marcus Rashford and one from Anthony Martial saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side become just the fourth team in English top-flight history to record 10 consecutive away league wins.
They have also scored at least twice in 10 away league matches, the longest such run in the top tier since Spurs did so in October 1960.
United would be just two points behind leaders Liverpool if they win their match in hand against Burnley and, although they …
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Saliba, who will move to the number two shirt next season, did not make his competitive Arsenal debut until the start of last season, despite joining from St Etienne in 2019 for a reported £27million.
Instead, the centre-back was loaned back to his former club before also spending time at Nice and Marseille – being named Ligue 1 young player of the year after a fine…