Month: November 2024

Life 20 years ago was markedly different to the world we know today.

Grim predictions of global chaos did not come to fruition as the human race survived Y2K and the threat of the millennium bug .

Planes did not fall from the sky, missiles did not fire at random, and the resetting of dates on computers didn t set alarms blaring. No, we ticked along just fine into the year 2000.

And what a year it was. Beyonce was dominating the charts and inspiring a generation of independent women as part of Destiny s Child. Kylie Minogue made a fierce comeback. Coldplay launched their debut album. Eminem was leading the hip-hop boom. David Bowie wowed at Glastonbury for the final time.

Big Brother launched in the United Kingdom, sparking a global franchise that changed…

Mario Mandzukic scored a late header to hand Juventus a precious 2-1 win over Sporting CP in a hard-fought Champions League clash at the Allianz Stadium.

The hosts squandered a number of excellent opportunities in a dominant opening half, but Croat
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ian striker Mandzukic stepped up in the 84th minute to ensure that the Bianconeri were not made to pay for their profligacy.

Sporting had taken an early lead as the unfortunate Alex Sandro put through his own net, but Juve responded brightly.

Paulo Dybala, Sami Khedira and Mandzukic all missed chances to score before Miralem Pjanic did finally pull them level with a superb free-kick in the 29th minute.

There was little to get excited about in a dire second half until Mandzukic s late intervention sec…

Paris Saint-Germain s focus is reportedly on Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, not Sergio Ramos.

Ramos has been linked with the Ligue 1 champions with his Real Madrid deal expiring at the end of the season.

But PSG seemingly have other deals they want done first.

TOP STORY – PSG PRIORITISING MBAPPE, NEYMAR OVER RAMOS

PSG are prioritising new deals for Mbappe and Neymar over a potential move for Madrid defender Ramos, according to Goal.

Mbappe and Neymar are both out of contract in 2022 and have unsurprisingly emerged as targets for clubs in Europe.

The star forwards have both been at PSG since 2017, helping the club win Ligue 1 in every season since.

Interestingly, Mbappe and Neymar have both appeared in just 38 of 113 Ligue 1…

According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Juventus are against the idea of signing Tahith Chong from Manchester United – mainly because they do not want to heap strain onto their relationship with United ahead of a potential move for Paul Pogba. 

Chong has looked good in the handful of appearances he’s made for the club so far this season, but it seems as if he hasn’t been so good that Juve would be willing to put their possible Pogba deal at risk. 

There are a lot of moving parts as always which will ensure an even greater volume of confusion, but as far as Chong is concerned, he simply isn’t being given enough minutes for United right now. If he’s going to keep progressing and developing as a young talent, he needs to start taking some risks in t…

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted the Ligue 1 leaders deserved to win as he was left to rue missed opportunities after his side were held to a goalless draw by Nice.

Runaway Ligue 1 pacesetters PSG were denied victory at Parc des Princes for the first time this season in all competitions following Wednesday s stalemate.

PSG registered 22 shots on goal – their highest tally without scoring in Ligue 1 since March 2016, with Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe going closest to finding the back of the net, but were unable to break down their stubborn opponents.

Indeed, it was the first time in 18 Ligue 1 meetings that Nice had prevented PSG from finding the net.

But Pochettino – who has been heavily linked with Manchester United –…

First-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling saw Manchester City ease to a 2-0 win at Burnley.

The Premier League leaders extended their club-record winning run to 13 matches across all competitions, with the result rarely appearing in doubt from the moment Jesus capitalised upon a third-minute error by Nick Pope.

Sterling claimed his 10th of the season seven minutes before the interval, after which point City s football continued to flow but the goals dried up.

Pep Guardiola s side are three points clear at the summit with a game in hand on Manchester United, with champions Liverpool next on their agenda this weekend.

Sterling darted inside from the left to play in Bernardo Silva, whose shot was poorly dealt with by Pope to leave Jesus with a …

Blackburn have signed striker Niall Ennis from Plymouth on a free transfer.

Rovers announced a four-year deal for Ennis, with the option of an extra 12 months.

The 24-year-old scored 14 goals in all competitions for Plymouth this season, including three in their final four games as they secured the League One title.

Ennis started his career at Wolves, then had loan spells at Doncaster and Burton before joining Plymouth in January 2021.

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Gareth Bale will not be joining the Wales coaching staff, manager Rob Page has said.

Former captain Bale ended his stellar playing career in January with a farewell statement announcing he was “stepping down but not stepping away” from the Wales environment.

Page said he wanted to keep the former Real Madrid forward, his country’s most capped men’s player with 111 appearances, involved in some capacity but the Wales manager has now confirmed that will not be in a coaching role.

“I spoke to Gareth on Monday and I’m due to have another conversation with him this week,” Page said ahead of this month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Armenia and Turkey.

“Nothing particular or specific, just a general. He’s open to conversations and he wants t…

Atletico Madrid completed the signing of Matt Doherty after his Tottenham contract was terminated to facilitate the transfer.

With Spurs set to bring in Pedro Porro from Sporting CP, Djed Spence was sent on loan to Ligue 1 side Rennes and fellow wing-back Doherty also left north London on Tuesday.

The Republic of Ireland defender was reportedly set to join Diego Simeone s side on loan but has signed a contract until the end of the season.

Spurs released a statement to confirm Doherty s contract had been terminated to enable him to join another club .

The 31-year-old former Wolves defender follows in the footsteps of Kieran Trippier, who swapped Spurs for Atletico in 2019 and lifted the LaLiga title with the Rojiblancos in the 2020-21 season.

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Celtic have appointed highly regarded Australian coach Ange Postecoglou as their new manager after several months in limbo.

Neil Lennon resigned from the post in February with Celtic a huge 18 points adrift of bitter rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership.

His departure did nothing to prevent the Gers marching to the title, as they ended Celtic s hopes of winning nine league titles on the spin – Steven Gerrard s men doing so without losing a single match.

Numerous coaches were linked with the role, with Celtic even going as far as confirming they had held talks with former Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe but were unable to reach an agreement, reportedly caused by a differing of opinion regarding backroom staff.

Celtic finally have their man in Postecogl…