Liverpool missed the chance to secure their place in the Champions League knockout stage as they slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat to Atalanta.
Having seen Liverpool beat Atalanta 5-0 in Bergamo on November 3, Jurgen Klopp selected a blend of fringe players and first-team regulars in his starting line-up and paid the price as the Premier League champions failed to muster a shot on goal until the 44th minute.
It got worse for Liverpool after half-time as Gian Piero Gasperini s well-organised Atalanta side scored in quick succession through Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens on Wednesday.
On a night when victory would have qualified Liverpool from Group D with a 100 per cent record, the standings are instead tightly balanced with Klopp s team just two points clear of Ajax a…
Andrea Pirlo and Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Juventus despite hopes of a 10th successive Scudetto lying in tatters, according to club director Fabio Paratici.
A shock 1-0 home defeat to lowly Benevento on Sunday was a result to leave even the most optimistic Juventus supporter fearing the long reign as league champions is coming to an end.
Trailing Inter by 10 points, the Benevento game was a chance to chip away at that lead, but Arthur s dire pass across the Juventus penalty area midway through the second half was seized upon by Adolfo Gaich for the game s only goal.
Ronaldo had nine attempts at goal, hitting the target four times, but Juventus could not find a way past goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo.
Pirlo, appointed to coach Juventus this season in his…
Manchester United fans deserve better than the club s poor form, says striker Marcus Rashford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side lost 1-0 away to Newcastle United on Sunday, leaving them 12th in the Premier League.
The Red Devils are only two points clear of the relegation zone, with David de Gea telling Sky Sports United are enduring their most difficult time since his arrival in 2011.
Spain goalkeeper De Gea blasted United s performances as unacceptable , while Solskjaer took responsibility for a run of form that has seen his side take 17 points in 16 league matches since his permanent appointment in March.
Rashford himself has struggled for form, with the striker having only scored once since hitting a brace in the 4-0 opening weekend defeat of Chelsea.
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Dusan Vlahovic believes his injury woes are behind him ahead of Serbia s must-win World Cup clash with Switzerland on Friday, declaring he would play with one leg if necessary.
Vlahovic was an unused substitute as Serbia squandered a 3-1 lead in Monday s thrilling 3-3 draw with Cameroon, having only played 24 minutes from the bench in their 2-0 loss to Brazil on matchday one after struggling with a groin injury.
Serbia must beat Switzerland to have any chance of reaching the last 16, while their fate could be decided by goal difference if Cameroon beat Brazil, and Vlahovic is determined to be involved.
Asked about his condition at a press conference on Wednesday, Vlahovic said: I managed to recover in 10 days to be available for the national team.
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While West Ham might have gone about things that hard way on Thursday night, the Hammers opened their Europa Conference League semi-final with a 2-1 victory against AZ Alkmaar at the London Stadium.
Left stunned as Tijjani Reijnders handed the Dutch side a shock lead thanks to a thunderous strike four minutes before the half-time interval, David Moyes was calling on his side to avoid what would have been real banana skin in the capital.
Although the Hammers might have failed to find any real attacking fluidity throughout the first 45, the Londoners came roaring back as Said Benrahma powered home from the penalty spot midway through the second-half.
With many tipping West Ham as the standout contender from the final four to get their hands on a first piece of sil…
Atletico Madrid and Sevilla are both considering the possibility of signing Suso from AC Milan, according to several media reports in Italy.
The winger started his career with Cadiz, but he only played for their U-19 side before joining Liverpool s U-23s in 2010. He progressed through the ranks with the Merseyside club and finally got a first-team opportunity in 2012, playing a total of 20 matches. However, the only output he produced was a single assist in the League Cup and he was subsequently shipped out on loan to Almeria, before making a permanent switch to Milan in 2015. He also had a half-season loan spell with Genoa, but for the last three and a half years he s been an ever-present in the ranks of the Rossoneri.
This season hasn t been going well, neither for hi…
UFC star Conor McGregor has reiterated his desire to buy a football club, with Manchester United, Celtic and Chelsea all on his radar.
The 33-year-old said on social media this week that he would like to explore the prospect of purchasing Chelsea after Roman Abramovich confirmed his intention to sell up.
He has also previously signalled his interest in purchasing United from the Glazer family and the stake of fellow Irishman Dermot Desmond in Celtic.
McGregor s latest comments were met with scepticism given Abramovich s reported £3billion valuation of Chelsea, but he insisted he is serious about his interest.
I do not speak in jest, he posted on his personal Twitter account on Sunday in tweets that were seemingly deleted soon after. I am exploring this…
Robert Lewandowski may be contracted to Bayern Munich until 2023 but speculation is mounting about his future.
Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with the Poland international, particularly if the Parisians lose Kylian Mbappe.
The agent of the Bundesliga record-breaker is reportedly putting pressure on Bayern to re-negotiate his current deal, fuelling the rumours of a switch.
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Chelsea have reached out to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to discuss a potential move for Robert Lewandowski, according to Sky Sport Germany.
Thomas Tuchel s Chelsea would face stiff competition from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, in the event Lewandowski decides to leave Munich, where he has been based si…
Around 10000 fans were in attendance at the Rudolf Harbig Stadion in Dresden as Dynamo beat Hamburger SV in the DFB-Pokal by 4-1. At the end of the game, Hamburg defender Toni Leistner was about to do an interview, and then he suddenly went up into the stands to physically confront a Dresden fan. He later said he was being insulted by that person.
Leistner was born in Dresden and Dynamo, for which he played from 2010 to 2014, have condemned the behaviour of their fan and have stated that they re looking to identify him, not wishing to let the incident stand.
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Mohamed Salah has moved above Robbie Fowler into second place for the most goal involvements by a Liverpool player in the Premier League.
The 29-year-old assisted Sadio Mane s goal early in the second half of Sunday s crunch meeting with Manchester City to make it 2-2 at the Etihad Stadium.
That was Salah s 159th goal contribution for the Reds in the competition, moving him in front of Fowler (158 goal involvements) and behind only Steven Gerrard (212) on the list of combined goals and assists among Liverpool players.
Michael Owen (148) and Roberto Firmino (116) make up the rest of the top five, with this the 30th season of the Premier League era.
Salah came into the game at City with 115 goals and the assist took him to 44 in 174 games, which com…