Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the final of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday to win the trophy for the 15th time at Wembley. Second-half goals from defender Dani Carvajal and forward Vinicius Jr see off a brave Borussia Dortmund who dominated the larger part of the game. The German side hit the post and created two more big chances in the first half as they threatened a big upset, but Real have a unique relationship with this competition and with an improved display after the break finally came to life. Toni Kroos – in his final game…
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Olympiakos defeated Italian side Fiorentina 1-0 to win the Europa Conference League title on Wednesday night, in the final played at AEK Arena in Athens, Greece. Moroccan striker, Ayoub El Kaabi struck four minutes from the end of extra time as Olympiakos become the first Greek side to win a European trophy. The final was high on intensity and physicality but low on quality in front of goal, neither side could find the net in the regulation 90 minutes, but El Kaabi scored the winner in the 116th minute, after he bundled in Santiago Hezze’s cross. However, the players and fans had…
In Germany, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella won their second trophy of the season with Bayer Leverkusen after beating lower division club Kaiserslautern 1-0 in the final of the German Cup on Saturday. Tella was introduced for Jeremie Frimpong in the 90th minute to help see out the remainder of the game, while Boniface was an unused substitute. It is Leverkusen’s second trophy for the season after landing a first-ever Bundesliga title. In Italy, Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman was on target for Atalanta in their 3-0 win over Torino in Sunday’s Serie A game. Lookman continued his impressive form in…
Southampton defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley in the Championship play-off final on Sunday to seal their immediate return to the Premier League. Adam Armstrong is the man of the moment, after scoring a wonderful first-half winner for Saints. Adam Armstrong scored the decisive goal with a clinical finish in the 24th minute, after being put clear by Will Smallbone. It was his 24th goal of the season for Southampton. Southampton went into the game with a psychological advantage over their opponents – having done the league double over Leeds during the regular season. Defeat for Leeds consigns them to another season…
Manchester United beat rivals Manchester City to win the FA Cup at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Manager Erik ten Hag puts speculation over his future at Old Trafford to one side, as his team beat the Premier League champions 2-1. Ten Hag went into this Manchester derby final with the growing expectation that he will be sacked by United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, irrespective of the outcome of the game. If Ten Hag is to be dismissed, he will be going out on the back of the finest day of his two-year reign. The win also denies Pep…
Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Finidi George has released his squad list to face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Squirrels of Benin Republic for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month. UEFA Europa League winner Ademola Lookman, African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and German Bundesliga winner Victor Boniface are among the list of 23 players who will do the battle. George also invited goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, England-based defenders Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Alhassan Yusuf, and forwards Kelechi Iheanacho, and Terem Moffi. Nigeria will lock horns with South…
Spanish club Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi with former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick set to replace him. Xavi will take charge of Barcelona for the final time on Sunday, when they host Sevilla in their last La Liga match of the season. The former Spain midfielder was informed of the club’s decision during a meeting with club president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco on Friday. This comes just a month after Laporta convinced him to stay on in the role; the Spaniard announced in January of his desire to leave the club at the end of the season but…
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman scored a sensational hat-trick for Atalanta as they defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 to win the UEFA Europa League final. The win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin ended Atalanta’s 61-year trophy drought, while Bayer Leverkusen’s dream of an unbeaten season in the Europa League has been shattered. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen had not lost in 51 games this season and were only two matches from perfection. They simply ran out of steam after a phenomenal season with Lookman running them ragged, opening the scoring with a back-post finish in the 12th minute. 14 minutes later, the Super Eagles player doubled the advantage…
Chelsea have confirmed that the club and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to part ways after the Argentine led the Blues to a sixth place Premier League finish this season. The club announced the departure on its official website on Tuesday evening. Sporting Directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. He will be welcome back to Stamford Bridge any time and we wish him all the very best in his future coaching career.” Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano…
Liverpool have announced Feyenoord boss Arne Slot as Liverpool as their new manager. The Reds agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4m with the Dutch club in April after the 45-year-old was identified as the man to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. Klopp, who had been in charge of Liverpool since October 2015, left the club following their final game of the season against Wolves on Sunday. Klopp’s right-hand men Peter Krawietz and Pep Lijnders have also departed the club, with the latter becoming manager of Red Bull Salzburg. Elite development coach Vitor Matos will follow Lijnders to Austria, with several other backroom staffers departing.…