The Real Madrid star popped up with a 96th-minute winner as his side staged a dramatic late comeback. He and Stole Dimitrievski came together after Vincius' red card Luka Modric had equalised minutes earlier to help ten-man Real to a 2-1 win. Talisman Vinicius Jr saw red - both literally and metaphorically - and was dismissed in the 79th minute with Valencia leading 1-0. The Brazilian raised...Full Story »

The decision to award Brighton a penalty in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal has been explained by the Premier League - but that hasn't stopped criticism from some fans. Mikel Arteta's men were a goal to good through the impressive Ethan Nwaneri when Brighton were awarded a spot-kick following a clash of heads between William Saliba and Joao Pedro in the penalty area, which the latter coolly dispa...Full Story »

AC Milan players celebrate after scoring during the Italian Super Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — AC Milan will face city rival Inter in the final of the Italian Super Cup after it beat Juventus 2-1 in Friday’s semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Juventus took a first-half lead after Turkish s...Full Story »

22-year-old Harry Politidis scored his first league goal in the seventh minute to put City on top and Socceroo Nathaniel Atkinson iced the contest in the 83rd minute with the home side’s second of the afternoon. Already missing several first-team stars, City were dealt another injury blow in the first half when Andreas Kuen was withdrawn with an apparent hamstring injury. With Yonatan Co...Full Story »

Celtic was looking to extend its lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 17 points, but it was well beaten by Philippe Clements' dominant Rangers, who were without some key players due to injury at Ibrox. The host side got things going in front of a fervent crowd in the seventh minute, when Ianis Hagi finished a breakaway by firing in from the edge of the area. Vaclav Cerny saw a deflec...Full Story »

Vietnam broke their 27-year winless streak at home against Thailand with a hard-fought 2-1 victory in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final at Viet Tri Stadium on Thursday. Nguyen Xuan Son emerged as the hero for the hosts, scoring a brace that gave Vietnam the advantage heading into the second leg in Bangkok. Son showcased his prowess throughout the game, using his strength and pressing a...Full Story »

A second-half double from Denzel Dumfries earned Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Atalanta in Riyadh on Thursday to reach the Italian Super Cup final, where the Serie A champions will aim to win the trophy for the fourth successive time. In Monday's final, Inter will meet the winner of Friday's second semifinal between Juventus and AC Milan. While Inter manager Simone Inzaghi went with his strongest...Full Story »

Yet the new boss cannot have forecast it would be quite this ferocious as his team slumped to a fourth straight defeat. Joelinton doubled Newcastle's advantage when he climbed above Lisandro Martinez And the worry is that more dark clouds are gathering - it could get worse for the Portuguese with trips to Liverpool and then Arsenal to come next. Defeat leaves the Red Devils perilously close t...Full Story »

That was the wounding barb spat out by Gary Neville last season to describe Mauricio Pochettino’s under-achieving Blues. Liam Delap helped fire Ipswich to their first home win in the Premier League since 2002 Enzo Maresca seemed to have consigned all of that to the trash - whatever day the binmen might be coming this week. But here, Chelsea’s lavishly-assembled team were made to l...Full Story »

BRIGHTON star Joao Pedro escaped a red card during a goalless Premier League draw with Brentford at the Amex Stadium. Pedro, 23, and the Bees' Yehor Yarmolyuk vied for the ball on 75 minutes. Brighton star Joao Pedro escaped a red card against Brentford And Yarmolyuk, 20, committed a foul, for which he was booked by referee Andrew Madley. However, VAR intervened to check for potential violen...Full Story »