Manchester United have progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a against Watford at home on Saturday evening.
Premier League giants United got the better of Championship club Watford 1-0 at Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Red Devils headed into the tie and they managed to win it. Scott McTominay’s headed effort from Alex Telles corner as early as the fifth minute proved to be the difference between the two sids.
The hosts were the better of the two teams in the first half, with Juan Mata having a good chance to double the lead. Daniel James and Marcus Rashford had efforts saved after the half-time interval.
Watford had chances, too. Adam Masina, Joao Pedro and Ken Sema all could have found the back of the net for Watford…
Kepa Arrizabalaga was the hero as Chelsea secured their first Super Cup triumph since 1998, running out 6-5 winners in a penalty shoot-out against Villarreal following a 1-1 draw in Belfast.
Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring after good work down the left flank from Kai Havertz before the former Ajax man s shoulder injury marred an entertaining first half.
Alberto Moreno and Gerard Moreno both hit the woodwork either side of half-time, though the latter restored parity with a fine finish to send the final to extra time.
Kepa, who was brought on in the closing minutes solely for penalties, denied both Aissa Mandi and Raul Albiol to make sure Chelsea came out on top.
The Champions League holders had started proceedings impressively too, Timo Werner forcing the…
Massimo Moratti has condemned racist chanting by Inter Milan supporters during their 3-1 win over Chievo on Sunday.
Some of the club s supporters racially abused AC Milan striker and former Inter player Mario Balotelli during the match, and Moratti has said their actions were unacceptable.
I was told about the chants afterwards because I couldn t make out clearly what they were saying. I m very sorry about what happened, the Inter president told reporters.
I m very sorry and I really hope it doesn t happen again during the derby.
Balotelli came through the ranks of the Inter youth academy and joined Manchester City in 2010, before returning to Italy with Milan in January.
He will take on his former club in the Milan derby on February 24.
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Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says the team s League Cup final victory is a measure of their progress under new manager Michael Laudrup.
Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says the team s League Cup final victory is a measure of their progress under new manager Michael Laudrup.
The club from south Wales earned promotion to the English Premier League in the 2010/11 season, and impressed on their top-flight debut last term under Brendan Rodgers.
The Northern Irishman was then lured away from the Liberty Stadium by Liverpool, but former Denmark international Laudrup has proven an excellent replacement.
Under the ex-Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus star, Swansea have lifted the first major piece of silverware in their history, beating Bradford City 5…
Inscryption is an outstanding deck-building card game–until it isn’t. At around the halfway mark, the compelling, run-based structure of its core card battles and the intriguingly sinister atmosphere both transform into less interesting versions of themselves. In a sense, Inscryption falls victim to its own hype. So strong are its opening moves that you can’t shake the disappointment that much of what follows is merely quite good.
The basics don’t change. Throughout, Inscryption pits you against AI opponents in a series of card battles. Individual cards have attack and defense ratings and, often, a special ability. You play them, one at a time, into a slot on your row of the arena. Each turn, your played cards will either attack the opponent’s played cards or,…
Mats Hummels has all the qualities to take over the captaincy of Germany following the retirement of Bastian Schweinsteiger, says Otto Rehhagel.
Schweinsteiger s illustrious international career came to an end on Wednesday as Germany beat Finland 2-0 in Monchengladbach, the midfielder winning his 121st and final cap.
The 32-year-old took over the captaincy when Philipp Lahm retired following the 2014 World Cup, but he announced his intention to step away from the international game after Germany were eliminated from Euro 2016.
An emotional Schweinsteiger played 68 minutes in his farewell and posed for a selfie with a pitch invader wearing a Schweinsteiger 7 shirt, before leaving the field to a standing ovation.
The search for his successor has now begun …
Adrien Rabiot is keen for Paris Saint-Germain to send an early message to their Ligue 1 title rivals on Sunday by ending their long wait for a league win over Monaco.
The defending champions travel to the Stade Louis II for a fixture that may now have added spice following PSG s capture of Monaco defender Layvin Kurzawa on Thursday.
Kurzawa will not play against his former club due to an injury picked up in the second leg of Monaco s UEFA Champions League play-off tie with Valencia, as PSG aim to claim a first league success against the principality club since 2007.
Monaco have been among the main challengers to PSG s dominance and have proved stubborn opponents for the capital club to break down, with their four league meetings since the former s return to…
Barcelona will need to reduce their wage bill next term, says LaLiga president Javier Tebas, as the club do not have the income in order to match their pay packets.
The Blaugrana have famously been in financial turmoil over recent seasons, yet have been able to conduct high-priced transfer dealings through the activation of financial levers and risky strategies.
These have been born out of selling off crucial non-playing assets, helping to secure moves for Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha ahead of the new campaign amongst others.
But Tebas and league corporate general manager Javier Gomez say Xavi s team will need to cut their cloth, while defending the league s actions that have seen them seemingly over-accommodate the club s needs.
Barca have to reduce …
Lionel Messi believes the special duel between him and Cristiano Ronaldo when the pair were on opposite sides of the Clasico rivalry will leave a lasting impression.
The Barcelona superstar went head-to-head with Ronaldo for almost a decade in LaLiga, where the two scored at an astonishing rate and practically assumed shared custody of the Ballon d Or.
Debate rages over who the world s best player is, but a shortlist of two is almost universally accepted – it is either Messi or Ronaldo.
The Portugal forward has since departed for Juventus, but Messi – who won a record sixth Ballon d Or in December – has fond memories of their long-running Spanish saga.
35 s Lionel Messi has become the player with the most hat-tricks in history (35), surpa…
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Round 33 of the Premier League season is being played from Tuesday to Thursday this week, and as its part, West Ham will welcome Liverpool to the London Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The two teams are fighting their respective battles to achieve different goals, which means every point won or dropped between now and the end of the season is likely to be of great consequence for both.
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The Hammers had a couple of excellent seasons, most notably the last two as they stood a decent chance of finishing inside the top four and eventually securing a place in Europe. Now, however, David Moyes team seems to have lost a big part of that drive and as the campaign approaches its finish, they haven t done enough to feel safe abou…