Reds romp to resounding win over Arsenal
Liverpool emphatically inflicted a first Premier League defeat in eight games on Arsenal as they ran out 4-0 winners at Anfield to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table.
Despite being unbeaten at home in their last nine games, Liverpool’s usual explosive start synonymous with Anfield matches under the lights was…
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Hornets sting despairing Red Devils
Despite missing two penalties early in the first half, Watford pulled off a grand upset and defeated a struggling Manchester United team 4-1, putting even more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and extending the Red Devils’ woeful run of recent form.
Manchester United could not have asked for a worse start to this game at Vicarage Road, as…
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Messi magic lights up Paris
Lionel Messi scored his first goal in Ligue 1, as ‘Les Parisiens’ made it seven wins out of seven at home in the league. Despite going down to 10 men, Mauricio Pochettino’s side came out 3-1 winners against a spirited FC Nantes.
Paris Saint-Germain got off to the perfect start with Kylian Mbappé scoring from their first attack of the match in…
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Italy’s national football team to ‘launch’ a ‘blockchain’ fan token called Socios
Today Chiliz announced a partnership with the Italian Football Association (FIGC) to launch a blockchain fan token for the Socios.com national team, as well as a pricing app. The Italian team is the champion of UEFA Euro 2020.
In contrast to irreplaceable tokens (NFT), fan tokens are similar to cryptocurrencies, in that fan tokens are not…
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Barcelona confirm sensational Dani Alves return under Xavier Hernández
Dani Alves, 38, has been a free agent since leaving Sao Paulo in September but is ineligible until the transfer window opens early next window.
He played for the Camp Nou outfit between 2008-2016 when he lifted the Champions League title three times alongside Xavi.
“Barcelona and Dani Alves have reached an agreement in principle for the…
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Keep calm and Harry on, as Three Lions roar
Harry Kane’s hat-trick helped England make a huge step towards FIFA World Cup qualification with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Albania at Wembley, taking their tally to 41 goals for 2021 - their highest-ever total for a calendar year.
England came flying out the blocks, and it took Harry Maguire just nine minutes to break the deadlock with a…
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“Ronaldo and Messi won it after turning 30” – Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah makes bold Ballon d’Or claim
Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has revealed that he doesn't necessarily feel footballers decline once they cross 30. The Egyptian maestro has been in sensational form this season and has already scored 15 goals in all competitions, as he looks set to be named in the 2021 Ballon d'Or top ten in November.
In a wide-ranging interview…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a last-minute winner to give Manchester United a crucial 2-1 win over Villarreal at Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a last-minute winner to give Manchester United a crucial 2-1 win over Villarreal at Old Trafford, breaking the UEFA Champions League appearance record in his typical heroic style.
The visitors silenced the raucous Old Trafford crowd by taking control of the game early on, with Arnaut Danjuma terrorizing the United…
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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel suffered just his second UEFA Champions League defeat in his current role
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel suffered just his second UEFA Champions League defeat in his current role, as his side succumbed 1-0 away to Juventus thanks to a winner by Federico Chiesa early in the second half.
The visitors’ 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League last Saturday was marked by a failure to threaten their opponents’…
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Benfica got off to an energetic start
Darwin Núñez’s brace either side of HT secured a historic 3-0 win for Benfica over Barcelona, condemning the five-time winners to a first-ever blank from the opening two games of a UEFA Champions League group stage.
After losing the opening match of a Champions League group stage for the first time since 1997/98, Barcelona would have been hoping…
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