Mohamed Salah inspired a turnaround to send Egypt into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Morocco.
Egypt, looking to extend their record with an eighth AFCON title and their first since 2010, fell behind in the sixth minute through Sofiane Boufal s penalty.
That came following a lengthy VAR review after Ayman Ashraf had brought down Achraf Hakimi just inside the right-hand side of the box.
Egypt dominated possession in the first half but their response did not come until eight minutes into the second, Salah tapping in on the rebound after Yassine Bounou had repelled Mohamed Abdelmonem s flying header.
The Pharaohs needed a superb save from Mohamed Abou Gabal, who was later substituted because of an injury, to keep them in the t…
The draw is out, and the World Cup suddenly feels a lot closer, with the elite preparing to go for glory at Qatar 2022.
A likely last hurrah on the World Cup stage awaits superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, while new names will break through and rising talent will be put to the test.
Eight nations have been champions of the tournament that was first staged in 1930, and it will be France looking to defend the title this time.
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Raul Albiol says reaching the Champions League final with Villarreal would become a milestone in the history of football as they prepare to take on Liverpool in the last four.
The Spanish club have already defied the odds by eliminating heavyweights Juventus and Bayern Munich en route to setting up a two-legged showdown with Liverpool.
Villarreal are up against English opponents for the fourth time out of their past five major European semi-final appearances.
That includes a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool at this stage of the 2015-16 Europa League, and they enter this latest encounter as underdogs despite their impressive run.
While aware of the size of the task that awaits his side, Villarreal skipper Albiol is eager to write his name in club folklo…
Sunderland forward Mary McAteer admitted it would be an “unbelievable experience” if the club earned promotion to the Women’s Super League.
The Black Cats sit top of the Championship table with 34 points going into the final four games of the season, but the race for promotion remains incredibly close.
Several teams are still in the running as Crystal Palace, Southampton and Charlton all sit just a point behind the Wearside outfit, while Birmingham are three points further back.
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It is a remarkable turnaround for Sunderland, who avoided relegation last season after finishing second-bottom, an…
Erling Haaland matched Mohamed Salah s scoring record in a 38-game Premier League season as Manchester City swatted aside lowly Leicester City 3-1.
Free-scoring City had the game won by the 25th minute at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with Haaland scoring twice after John Stones stunning opener.
Subbed off at half-time, Haaland has now netted 32 league goals this season, matching Salah s haul from the 2017-18 campaign.
Sloppy defending allowed Kelechi Iheanacho to grab a consolation for Leicester in Dean Smith s first match in charge, with the former City striker hitting the post in stoppage time as the hosts rather staggered over the line to reduce Arsenal s lead to three points.
City enjoyed 93 per cent possession in the opening five minutes and were…
Wales will begin their Euro 2016 preparations with a friendly against a Netherlands side who failed to qualify in a friendly at the Cardiff City Stadium on November 13.
While Chris Coleman s Wales enjoyed a famous campaign and made the finals of a European Championship for the first time, Danny Blind s men fell short of the play-offs and finished fourth in their group, having reached the semi-finals of the World Cup last year.
With the dust having settled on their respective campaigns, the teams will meet for the first time since June 2014 when the Dutch warmed up for the tournament in Brazil with a 2-0 win in Amsterdam.
We produced an excellent display when we last met the Netherlands, Coleman said.
We look forward to welcoming the Dutch to Cardiff for…
Lorenzo Pellegrini said Roma are dreaming of Serie A glory after maintaining their perfect start to the season by routing newly promoted Salernitana 4-0.
Roma captain Pellegrini scored twice as the Giallorossi made it two wins from two matches to open the 2021-22 league campaign on Sunday.
Jordan Veretout and new signing Tammy Abraham were also on target for Roma, who have scored at least seven goals in their first two Serie A matches for just the second time since the 1970s, having defeated Fiorentina 3-1 on matchday one.
Roma have not won the Scudetto since 2000-01, having failed to finish in the top four in 2019 (sixth), 2020 (fifth) and 2021 (seventh).
Former Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter boss Mourinho is in his first se…
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Dynamo Kyiv and Sturm Graz will face each other in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round this week. The match will be held at Stadion Miejski al. Unii Lubelskiej 2 in Lodz and is scheduled to kick off at 7pm UK time on Wednesday.
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FC Dynamo Kyiv are one of the biggest clubs of Ukraine and are regulars in major European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The Blue Whites have won the Ukrainian Premier League as many as 16 times, the Ukrainian Cup on 13 occasions, and the Ukrainian Super Cup nine times. Dynamo Kyiv won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup twice first in 1975 and then in 1986 and the UEFA Super Cup once in 1975.<…
Inter chief executive Giuseppe Marotta says coach Simone Inzaghi retains the club s backing despite a poor run of form.
The Nerazzurri have lost two of their past three Serie A matches, falling to defeats against Lazio and Milan, and began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 reverse against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Should Inter suffer another defeat against Torino on Saturday, they will have recorded three defeats from their opening six matches of a league season for just the fourth time in their history, after doing so in 2011-12 (four), 2000-01 and 1983-84 (both three).
The Italian press reported Inter held an emergency meeting on Thursday as they look to respond to their underwhelming run, but Marotta still has faith in the Nerazzurri coach.
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Napoli have announced that Jorginho has signed a new contract until 2020.
The midfielder, who turned 24 on Sunday, has established himself as a vital part of Maurizio Sarri s system during 2015-16 and has played every game in Serie A since sitting out the opening-day defeat to Sassuolo.
Jorginho s agent stated earlier this week that he expected a new deal to be confirmed prior to the new year and Napoli have now announced a new contract with the former Verona man until the end of the 2019-2020 campaign.
Napoli announce the renewal of the contract with Jorginho until June 30, 2020, a brief statement on the club s official website confirmed.
Jorginho was sent off during the 3-1 victory over Atalanta on Sunday, meaning he is set to miss the clash with Tor…