Manchester City ended an 18-year wait to beat Liverpool at Anfield in style with a 4-1 win on Sunday to take a firm grip on the Premier League title race, Sports Desk reports. Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and missed a penalty as Pep Guardiola’s men moved five points clear of Manchester United, with a game…
Thiago Alcantara has gone into self-isolation after contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Premier League champions announced on Tuesday. A statement released by his football club also confirmed the news saying, “Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines.” It added, “The club has, and will continue to follow, all protocols…
Barcelona’s talisman Lionel Messi, Juventus’ Goal machine, Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Fierce defender, Virgil van Dijk are up against each other for the crown of best player in the world after making the 30- man nominee list for the 2019 Ballon d’or Messi is in the hunt for his sixth Ballon d’Or, having last won…
Man United and Liverpool have drawn 1-1 in a thrilling encounter at Old Trafford. A Late equaliser from Adam Lallana cancelled Marcus Rashford’s initial goal, retaining Liverpool’s position on top. Jurgen Klopp’s side had a glorious chance to open the scoring in the 34th minute but Roberto Firmino produced a tame shot after being found inside…
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold’s name is officially in the record books after snaring a place in the 2020 Guinness World Records collection. The 21-year-old contributed an incredible 12 assists for the Reds last season in the Premier League to set a record for the most provided by a defender in a single season. To make the achievement…
Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk has been named as Uefa’s Champions League Player of the Year, beating Barcelona icon Lionel Messi and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to the award. The former Southampton star is the first defender ever to win the award. He also picked up the prize for the Uefa Champions League defender of the…
English Premiership League Champions, Manchester City has won the Community Shield on penalties after edging Liverpool in a close encounter in Wembley. Georginio Wijnaldum’s penalty was saved by City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, before Gabriel Jesus scored the winning kick. The meeting between two outstanding sides did not disappoint. City’s Raheem Sterling finally scored his first…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has stated that former player Philippe Coutinho will not be heading back to Anfield this summer, following intense rumours linking the attacker back to Liverpool, as he continues to struggle with Barcelona. The Brazilian left the Reds for Barcelona in a massive £142 million ($201m) deal in January 2018, but his time with the…
A Russian model, Kinsey Wolanski created a scene on Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final match between Liverpool and Tottenham, after she beat the stewards and ran directly to the middle of the field forcing the referee to halt the match before she was whisked away by the stewards. Wolanski who gained herself over two million…
Barcelona’s talisman, Lionel Messi once again proved his greatness with two second-half goals – including a stunning free-kick to give his side an advantage over Liverpool. Liverpool started the game well, putting pressure on the home team, but their former striker, Luis Suarez gave a brilliant goal to put the home team in front. .…