Mohamed Salah became the fastest player to reach 50 Premier League goals for Liverpool as he helped fire the Reds back to the top of the Premier League on Friday.
The Egypt forward netted 10 minutes from time to put Jurgen Klopp s men 2-1 up at Southampton, before Jordan Henderson added a third as the visitors moved two points clear of Manchester City having played a game more.
Salah s brilliant breakaway goal ended a run of eight games without scoring in all competitions and also took him to a milestone, reaching a half-century of league strikes for Liverpool.
In doing so in his 69th match in the competition for the Reds, the former Chelsea and Roma man pipped the previous benchmark of 72 games set by Fernando Torres.
Luis Suarez, the star of Liverpool…
Luis Suarez is set to win his 100th Uruguay cap as he bids to make amends for past World Cup misdemeanours against a Saudi Arabia side still reeling from a thrashing in their opening fixture.
Suarez was sent off for the handball that denied Ghana a goal in the quarter-finals of the 2010 tournament in South Africa, leaving the suspended striker to watch from the sidelines as La Celeste lost 3-2 to Netherlands and missed out on a place in the final.
In Brazil four years ago he was banned from all football activity for four months and suspended for nine international matches after biting Italy s Giorgio Chiellini in the group stage, leaving his team-mates to bow out at the hands of Colombia in the round of 16.
That notorious incident did not prevent him moving from …
Union Berlin are believed to be interested in signing Robin Gosens from Inter Milan. The initial claim of that interest came from Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport, but it has since been confirmed for Sky in Germany by Florian Plettenberg.
Union surprised many in 2022/23, finishing the season in fourth place in the Bundesliga table and qualifying for the Champions League next term. It is understandable for them to be seeking for high-quality reinforcements with participation in UEFA s elite competition on the horizon, and targeting players who have strong competition for their respective roles at current clubs certainly makes sense. Gosens is such a player, sharing the left wing-back responsibilities at Inter with Federico Dimarco.
However, the 28-year-old is believed…
The last time Fernando Torres crossed the touchline at San Siro, he was being hauled off in the Milan derby. On Saturday, he returns for the Champions League final, and the chance to realise a boyhood dream against the old enemy. Comeback tales do not get much grander.
Written off by most when he left Chelsea and by everyone else when AC Milan could find no use for him in a miserable six-month spell Torres swansong is now in full voice. He has scored 10 in his last 13 starts and boasts his best goalscoring run in league football for six years.
A goal against Barcelona and an assist versus Bayern Munich in the previous two rounds have earned his side a shot at vengeance over Real Madrid, even if they did come at the cost of a red card and a missed penalty.
His…
Carlo Ancelotti was impressed by Endrick during his Real Madrid debut despite losing 1-0 to Milan in Chicago on Wednesday.
Samuel Chukwueze scored the winner for the Rossoneri, finishing off a wonderful team move in the second half, making it two wins from two under new manager Paulo Fonseca.
Madrid are without big stars Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo after their international exploits, leaving the way for Endrick to get his first minutes for Los Blancos.
The 18-year-old played the first half, and created one chance, though he did not manage a single shot or touch in the box.
Ancelotti was pleased with what he saw from his new signing though, particularly his skill.
He [Endrick] is someone who has something truly spec…
England were applauded for taking a knee at the start of their World Cup Group B opener against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on Monday.
Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate confirmed in his pre-match press conference a day earlier that England had decided to perform the gesture at the World Cup.
Kneeling before a game was initially adopted on a regular basis in the Premier League following the death of George Floyd in the United States back in 2020.
Despite it being a show of solidarity against discrimination, it was an initiative that was not universally applauded, with several Premier League clubs jeered for taking part.
It was scrapped as a regular feature ahead of this season, with the Premier League instead announcing the gesture would b…
Prodigious Celtic teenager Karamoko Dembele has been urged to stay grounded and enjoy his football by a man who knows all too well the pitfalls of being an exciting young talent at Parkhead.
Islam Feruz was just 14 when he appeared for Celtic in a memorial match for Tommy Burns in 2009.
However, he was swayed by the riches of Premier League side Chelsea in September 2011 and his career stalled after moving to Stamford Bridge.
Loan spells at OFI Crete, Blackpool, Hibernian and now Excel Mouscron have followed for Feruz, who has failed thus far to live up to the early promise.
Dembele made headlines after making his debut for Celtic s Under-20 side at the age of 13 against Hearts last week, and Feruz urged the youngster not to rush any decisions regarding h…
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Two sides who will be desperate to extend on their Champions League qualifying adventure, Dinamo Tbilisi will welcome Astana to the Boris Paichadze Arena on Wednesday evening.
Dinamo Tbilisi
Starting with the hosts, putting in what was a hugely impressive performance out in Kazakhstan last week as they eventually snatched a first-leg 1-1 draw, Dinamo Tbilisi will be confident of spring a major qualifying upset here. Crowned Georgia’s Super Cup champions back on July 4th as they clinched a nail-biting penalties victory against Dinamo Batumi, Giorgi Tchiabrishvili s men should be excited to make a return to home soil on Wednesday evening. Claiming yet another domestic crown last season and signing off their 2022/23 romp with a routine …
Everton midfielder Fabian Delph has withdrawn from England s squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.
Delph sustained the injury during the 1-1 draw with Tottenham on November 3 and sat out Everton s 2-1 win at Southampton on Saturday.
The 29-year-old still joined up with England on Monday, but after being assessed by the medical team it has been decided he will continue his rehabilitation at Everton.
England boss Gareth Southgate has opted against calling up a replacement ahead of Thursday s home meeting with Montenegro and the trip to Kosovo three days later.
Delph has been capped 20 times by England since making his debut in 2014, though he has yet to feature in Euro 2020 qualify…
Everton are interested in signing Mohammed Kudus from Ajax in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed the Premier League club wanted to sign the Ghana international midfielder in the summer of 2022 and reman keen on him.
Kudus has been on the books of Ajax since 2020 and has established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Eredivisie. The 22-year-old has done well for Ajax, both in the Dutch domestic league and in European club competitions.
The former Nordsjaelland midfielder has made five starts and nine substitute appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax so far this season, scoring five goals in the process. Kudus has also made five starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Champions League for the Dutch giants so far this c…