Arsenal recorded a dominant 3-0 home win over an uninspiring Southampton in Saturday s Premier League clash.
Mikel Arteta dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from his squad on Saturday due to a disciplinary breach , but Alexandre Lacazette stepped up to open the scoring before Martin Odegaard added a second in the first half.
Gabriel netted a third after the break before Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka were each denied by the woodwork, with Southampton long since having given up on ending a winless run away at Arsenal that extends to 27 league matches.
Saints are five without a win and just six points above the relegation zone, but victory moved Arsenal within a point of fourth-placed West Ham.
Although Aaron Ramsdale denied Adam Armstrong and James Ward…
Arsenal are interested in signing Kenan Yildiz from Juventus in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Arsenal are considering making a bid of €40 million for the 18-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder, forward or winger.
Yildiz has been on the books of Juventus since 2022 and is now part of the Italian club’s first team. The 18-year-old has made one start and six substitute appearances in Serie A so far this season, scoring one goal in the process.
Arsenal are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 40 points from 18 matches, two points behind leaders Liverpool, who have played 19 games. Meanwhile, Juventus currently find themselves second in the Serie A table with 40 points from 17…
We started with 32 but now, we re down to the final eight nations on the road to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. While some would argue there are clear favourites, we d suggest that all eight have a legitimate chance of going all the way based on what they ve produced thus far.
As is always the case, the draw for the knockouts has been split up into two sides and today, we re going to take a look at the route to glory for everyone remaining.
Side A
Netherlands vs Argentina
These two have met before on the big stage and they ll do so again this weekend. The Dutch have looked solid thus far, which is probably the best way to describe them, but they have yet to really announce themselves in a big way. Argentina, on the other hand, are working off the back of moment…
Gareth Southgate praised Trent Alexander-Arnold for buying into England’s midfield experiment and showing what he was capable of in the comfortable win away to Malta.
The 24-year-old may be an established star at Liverpool but he has often flattered to deceive with the national team, with intense competition at right-back restricting opportunities.
Alexander-Arnold struggled in a midfield against Andorra when Southgate tried him there in September 2021, but things worked far better in Malta as he won just his 19th cap on Friday evening.
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— England (@England)
The England star had a hand in all three first-half goals, including curling home superbly either side of Ferdinando Apap’s own goal and a Harry Kane penalty.
Paul Pogba has stepped up his recovery from a knee injury and could make his second Juventus debut later this month, Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed.
The France international has yet to make his first appearance for Juventus since returning on a free transfer from Manchester United ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
Pogba sustained a knee issue in pre-season and suffered another setback in October that subsequently ruled him out of the World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking on December 18, Allegri said he was still unsure exactly when Pogba would return to action, with the 29-year-old yet to start running in training at that stage.
However, Allegri provided a more positive update at Tuesday s pre-match press conference ahead of Juve s Serie A clash with Cremonese.
The Scottish Professional Football League has apologised to Rangers after a long-running sponsorship dispute was resolved.
The SPFL agreed a deal with car firm cinch in 2021 but Rangers claimed it compromised a prior agreement in place with then Ibrox chairman Douglas Park’s firm, Park’s of Hamilton, and did not promote the deal, winning the right to take the matter to court.
A statement released from the SPFL read: “The SPFL regrets any damage to the reputation of Rangers and Park’s as a result of the dispute.
“The SPFL has accepted that Rangers had a pre-existing contract with Park’s at the point that the SPFL entered into its title sponsorship contract with cinch in June 2021.
“All three parties have now agreed to withdraw the resulting S…
Manchester City edged closer to the Premier League title, while there was significant change at the bottom of the table on Sunday.
City were eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals in dramatic fashion by Real Madrid in midweek, but saw their domestic hopes boosted when Liverpool dropped points against Tottenham on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola s side subsequently breezed past Newcastle United to move three points clear of the Reds with three games remaining, while West Ham hit relegated Norwich City for four.
Elsewhere, Arsenal continued their charge for Champions League qualification with a narrow victory over 10-man Leeds United, who ended the day in the relegation zone after Everton triumphed at Leicester City.
Here, Stats Perform takes a look at th…
Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer was fined six weeks’ wages on this day in 2005 for fighting with team-mate Kieron Dyer during a 3-0 defeat by Aston Villa.
Bowyer appeared to be the aggressor in the extraordinary scenes at St James’ Park, resulting in the England midfielder being severely censured by his club and warned as to his future conduct.
Both players were sent off and Bowyer was banned for six games by the Football Association as well as being fined by the governing body, lifting the total amount of fines he paid for the incident to £280,000.
Northumbria Police pressed charges and in 2006 Newcastle magistrates issued a £600 fine and ordered Bowyer to pay £1,000 in costs for the offence of “causing harassment, alarm or distress”.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed Liel Abada’s contract extension after receiving “significant interest” in the Israel winger from elsewhere.
Abada has signed a new four-year deal after netting 29 goals in 105 appearances and winning five major trophies since joining the Hoops from Maccabi Petah Tikva in July 2021.
Rodgers told Celtic’s website he was delighted with the news, which follows extended deals for Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi earlier this summer.
“We know there was significant interest in Liel from other clubs so we’re delighted that he has committed his future to Celtic,” Rodgers said.
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC)
“Already he has made a great contribution to Celtic, delivering some great p…
When Paris Saint-Germain line up against Manchester City at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday for the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League semi-final, the state of the home side s defence is unlikely to be at the forefront of many minds.
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, each sublime against defending champions Bayern Munich in the previous round, are the obvious attractions.
The opportunity to see the two PSG superstars go toe-to-toe with an exciting City side, led by Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden, is an enticing one.
However, as well as the attacking talent that has allowed City to score 21 times in the competition this season – matching PSG and trailing only Bayern (27) – Pep Guardiola s men also have the meanest defence.
Fellow semi-…