A late first international goal for Denzel Dumfries secured a thrilling 3-2 victory for the Netherlands in their Euro 2020 opener after Ukraine had fought back from two goals down.
Ukraine goalkeeper Georgi Bushchan frustrated the Oranje with a string of first-half saves, but his mistake gifted captain Georginio Wijnaldum the chance to open the scoring early in the second half.
Wout Weghorst added a second soon after in the Group C clash at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Sunday, but a stunning finish from skipper Andriy Yarmolenko 15 minutes from time gave Ukraine hope.
Roman Yaremchuk capitalised on slack defending to seemingly salvage a point in Amsterdam, but Dumfries nodded home the winner only five minutes from time to make amends for missing a glorious first-ha…
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With La Liga opening the 2020/2021 campaign this weekend, Valencia will welcome Levante on the Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday night.
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Starting with the hosts, going on what has been a real squad overhaul this summer due to a string of off-field issues at the Estadio de Mestalla, Javi Garcia s new-look squad could have a rebuilding job on their hands this season. Already watching the likes of Rodrigo, Ferran Torres and club captain Dani Parejo leave over the past few weeks, the Bats made it clear this summer that everyone in their squad aside from left-back Jose Gaya are up for sale before the transfer window slams shut next month. While Valencia might have signed off the 2019/2020 campaign with a 1-0 loss away at Sevilla and had…
Shakhtar Donetsk face the toughest challenge of their season in a Champions League quarter-final away to Spanish giants Barcelona.
Shakhtar topped Group H with 15 points ahead of Braga and Arsenal and are a commanding 12 points clear in the Ukrainian Premier League.
They have only lost two domestic matches this season, but did come spectacularly unstuck in a 5-1 defeat away to Arsenal in October.
Reportedly overawed by their surroundings then, they cannot afford a repeat of that performance if they are to have any hope of overturning heavy favourites Barca.
To their credit, Shakhtar showed few nerves in the round of 16, beating Italian club Roma 3-2 away from home and 3-0 in the return leg to go through 6-2 on aggregate.
Perhaps crucially, the …
Manchester United have been charged by the Football Association (FA) for the second time in a little over a week for failing to control their players.
The latest incident is in relation to their protests over a Chelsea penalty during Saturday s 1-1 Premier League draw.
United were incensed by Stuart Attwell s decision to award a spot-kick for a Scott McTominay foul on Armando Broja, which was subsequently converted by Jorginho in the 87th minute.
While Casemiro rescued a point in injury time, the reaction of United s players when crowding the official has seen them hit with another charge from the FA for their actions.
It is United s second breach of FA rules this month, having been accused of failing to control their players after Cristiano Ronaldo had a…