LONDON (Reuters) – Christian Eriksen’s double helped earn Tottenham Hotspur a comfortable 4-1 win over Sunderland to reignite their Premier League title challenge and plunge their visitors into deeper trouble at the other end of the table. Eriksen struck either side of halftime and even though there was a touch of fortune to both goals, […]
Tottenham are clearly in the title race, 7 points off Arsenal and Leicester City. Having lost ground to Leicester following a 1-0 defeat at White Hart Lane, they’d be looking forward to taking all 3 points against the Black Cats. Sunderland, on the other hand, have experienced a sort of resurgence since 2016 and are now […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is happy with his squad and the club has not discussed possible reinforcements despite FIFA’s decision to ban them from the next two transfer windows, he said on Saturday. FIFA announced on Thursday it had banned Real and neighbours Atletico Madrid from registering players for the next […]
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona will be looking to avenge the reverse they suffered to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup when they host the Basque side in La Liga on Sunday, coach Luis Enrique said. Bilbao crushed Barca 4-0 at their San Mames stadium in the first leg of the competition last August and […]
REUTERS – Former England international Ashley Cole and AS Roma have agreed to part company and the defender is expected to move to Major League Soccer (MLS) side LA Galaxy, Italian media reported on Saturday. The 35-year-old had reached a mutual agreement with Roma for the termination of his contract, which ran until the end […]
REUTERS – FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has asked soccer’s world governing body to investigate Friday’s agreement signed between the African and Asian confederations in case it breaches the electoral code. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Confederation of African Football (CAF) counterpart Issa […]
REUTERS – Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp described former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as the “John Lennon of football” ahead of Sunday’s Premier League meeting between the arch-rivals. Klopp’s comments on the man who retired having fulfilled his long-standing ambition of knocking Liverpool “off their perch” will raise eyebrows on Merseyside, especially after he compared the […]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Pele is recovering well from a small operation to repair his replacement hip, an official who works with the former Brazil, Santos and New York Cosmos great said on Thursday. The 75-year-old triple World Cup winner had the preparatory operation at the Special Surgery hospital in New York on Dec. 3, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion have been charged for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during their midweek Premier League game, the Football Association said on Friday. The charge appears to refer to the heated aftermath of West Brom’s Claudio Yacob escaping a second booking after fouling […]
Midfielders are probably one of the most important elements of the game we call football and Liverpool has been quite lucky with the players they’ve bagged all these years. From Steven Gerrard to Jordan Henderson, each player has had to play an important part in the glorious story of the Reds. EssentiallySports brings you Liverpool’s […]
The Premier League has witnessed less rivalry more intense than Liverpool vs Manchester United. Though not a derby technically, the two most successful sides in the Premier League have given us unforgettable moments. With great players in both the sides, a Liverpool VS United clash has always been one to savor. Here, we look at […]
