Soccer

The greatest shock of all, perhaps, is when there is no shock. In a Cup of Nations in which reputation and pre-tournament billing has meant nothing, there was at last a game that went the way that might have been expected, as Ademola Lookman’s first-half goal and a fourth clean sheet in a row carried … Read more

Brighton suffered a shock 4-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Luton in midweek Seagulls have made a sluggish start to 2024 in the league and are yet to score  SAMI MOKBEL reveals which three January transfers he rates as the best ever – It’s All Kicking Off Transfer Week podcast  By Martin Keown for the Daily Mail Published: … Read more

Some unscrupulous chancers are hitting the jackpot thanks to Jürgen Klopp’s leaving of Liverpool. Lower main stand tickets for his final game at Anfield are priced at £12,000 on one resale site (well, they are right behind the dugout) and a seat on the Kop is going for £4,250. They will get it too, and … Read more

Lecce snatched all three points in the dying embers of the game against Fiorentina in Serie A on Friday evening, with injury time strikes from Roberto Piccoli and Patrick Dorgu and a first-half free-kick from Remi Oudin bettering Rolando Mandragora and Lucas Beltran’s efforts in a 3-2 thriller. Fiorentina were leading 2-1 with 89 … Read more

Leeds moved into the Championship automatic promotion places as Wilfried Gnonto’s 48th-minute goal earned a 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The Italy winger beat goalkeeper Max O’Leary with a clinical left-footed finish from 10 yards after running on to a deflected long ball forward from Junior Firpo. It was no more than … Read more

Chelsea have scored five Premier League goals from set-pieces in the league The Blues do not have a dedicated set-piece specialist on their coaching staff Mauricio Pochettino wanted to sign three players in the transfer window but ended up with NONE – It’s All Kicking Off Transfer Week podcast  By Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail Published: … Read more

The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has claimed the European Super League could be up and running by next season, but insisted he “doesn’t care” whether English clubs join the breakaway competition. Speaking to the Catalan radio station RAC1, Laporta named 15 clubs he believed would be willing to join the competition if it got … Read more

Chelsea have contacted the family of their mascot for their game v Liverpool  The Blues insist Liverpool were to blame for the mascot being left alone Who is the biggest winner of the January transfer window? It’s All Kicking off Transfer Week podcast  By Jeorge Bird For Mailonline Published: 15:41 EST, 2 February 2024 | … Read more

For 94 minutes Australia looked like they were going to upset the odds and progress to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup at the expense of South Korea’s star-studded team. But despite leading for much of the game through Craig Goodwin’s brilliant first-half volley, two moments of inspiration from Korea’s star man – Son Heung-min … Read more

Inter have added January signing Tajon Buchanan to their Champions League squad for the second half of the 2023-24 campaign, but coach Simone Inzaghi has opted to exclude both Juan Cuadrado and Stefano Sensi. Buchanan was Inter’s only permanent signing of the January transfer window. No Nerazzurri squad members left permanently either, despite Leicester … Read more