Cristiano Ronaldo reached another milestone as he scored his 700th goal in club football during Manchester United s Premier League clash with Everton on Sunday.
Ronaldo hit the latest landmark of his glittering career after coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Anthony Martial, racing onto a ball from Casemiro before firing past Jordan Pickford to give United a 2-1 lead at Goodison Park.
The Portugal captain has struggled to find his best form this season and this was just the second goal of a campaign in which he has been starved of regular game time, having netted his 699th club strike from the penalty spot during a 2-0 Europa League victory over Sheriff on September 15.
He had failed to score in eight games before then, his longest run without a…
Manchester United announced they had accepted a £25million bid from Real Madrid for David Beckham on this day in 2003.
Starting in United’s academy, the England captain went on to make 394 appearances for the team, lifting six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the 1999 Champions League in a hugely successful era for the club.
He helped United win the Premier League title in 2003 but his future had been under intense speculation, with plenty of sides interested in signing the midfielder.
Initially it looked like Barcelona would be the preferred option, and Beckham had been the central figure in Joan Laporta’s successful campaign to become president of the Catalan club, but the midfielder opted for rivals Real instead.
A statement from Manchester …
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini will be invited to the World Cup final in Russia, the country s sports minister has said.
Both men were handed eight-year bans from footballing activities in December following a £1.3million payment made from Blatter to Platini in 2011, which was deemed a breach of conflict of interest regulations by FIFA s ethics committee.
Blatter and Platini are appealing the sanctions and, according to Vitaly Mutko, would be at perfect liberty to attend the World Cup 2018
Formally, the suspension prohibits them from any position in football, he told R-Sport. But on the other hand, how is it that an outstanding player like Michel Platini can t go to the football?
We will invite them, I see no p…
Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall and Joe Willock fired Newcastle to a famous first Old Trafford victory in a decade as Carabao Cup holders Manchester United suffered a second 3-0 home humiliation in four days.
Wednesday’s fourth-round clash was a repeat of the final eight months ago at Wembley, where Erik ten Hag crowned a promising first season in the hotseat by ending the club’s six-year wait for silverware.
But things have gone awry since then and pressure will intensify on the Dutchman and his team after Newcastle inflicted the Red Devils’ eighth defeat in 15 matches to progress to the quarter-finals.
The fallout to this tie is sure to be dominated by Ten Hag’s United after seeing Sunday’s derby humbling against Manchester City compounded, but this was Ne…
Tottenham recovered from a slow start to see off Brentford 3-1 in Saturday s London derby.
Ange Postecoglou s side fell behind after just 23 seconds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Bryan Mbeumo superbly volleyed home Keane Lewis-Potter s cross.
However, the hosts hit back seven minutes later through Dominic Solanke s first goal for the club after Mark Flekken parried James Maddison s initial effort directly into his path.
Spurs completed the turnaround in the 28th minute with a swift counter culminating in Brennan Johnson drilling home from a tight angle.
Guglielmo Vicario produced a wonderful reflex save to claw away Kevin Schade s header midway through the second half.
The Tottenham goalkeeper s intervention proved crucial as the hosts wrapp…
Gabri Veiga scored twice as Celta Vigo clinched survival with a surprise 2-1 win over champions Barcelona on a dramatic final day of the season in LaLiga.
Starting the game in 17th, Celta knew a victory would preserve their top-flight status, and Carlos Carvalhal s men took charge as Veiga struck either side of the break.
The 21-year-old drilled into the bottom-left corner to spark wild scenes at the Balaidos shortly before half-time, then saw a fortuitous 65th-minute cross sail in off the far post.
Celta clung on after Barca substitute Ansu Fati nodded home, clinching a 13th-placed finish as Real Valladolid went down, while Barca ended the campaign 10 points clear of runners-up Real Madrid.
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Sonia Bompastor maintained her perfect start to life as Chelsea head coach as her side turned on the style in the second half to beat Crystal Palace 7-0 on Friday.
After Lauren James saw a goal ruled out, the Blues found their breakthrough in the 38th minute as Agnes Beever-Jones turned home Johanna Rytting Kaneryd s delivery.
Lucy Bronze handed the visitors the perfect start to the second half, guiding a strike into the far corner for her first Chelsea goal since her move from Barcelona.
The result was put beyond doubt just before the hour-mark as James finally got her name on the scoresheet, opening her account for the season from close range.
But the Blues were not done there. Guro Reiten struck beyond Shae Yanez for Chelsea s fourth, with Catarina…
Domagoj Vida has announced his retirement from international football with Croatia following their group stage exit at Euro 2024.
Vida, who made 105 appearances across a 14-year career with his nation, was part of Zlatko Dalic s squad in Germany but did not feature at the tournament.
The defender played a crucial role in Croatia s recent success on the international stage, helping them reach the World Cup final in 2018 and semi-finals of the 2022 edition.
In his 14 appearances at major tournaments, Vida helped keep three clean sheets, notching an assist in their showpiece final defeat to France eight years ago.
Vida scored four times for his nation, including a goal against hosts Russia in the 2018 World Cup a game Croatia would go on to win in a penalty…
Gabon has been confirmed as the host country for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou announced the news at a ceremony on Wednesday.
Libya had been initially selected to stage the competition, but its hosting rights were withdrawn in August last year due to the unstable security situation in the country.
Algeria, Ghana, Gabon and Egypt had bids accepted by CAF, although the latter withdrew its application in February.
But CAF has put its faith in Gabon, marking the second time in five years that the central African nation will stage the event.
Gabon served as co-hosts in 2012 alongside Equatorial Guinea, which held the 2015 competition after Morocco refused to stage the tournament due t…
Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo provided some of the most enduring images of Euro 2020 when France faced off with Portugal on Wednesday.
Social media was abuzz over the bromance between the former Real Madrid team-mates, the pair sharing a cheeky smirk with one another prior to kick-off and then embracing both at half-time and after the final whistle.
The duo both moved to the Santiago Bernabeu at the same time in their careers ahead of the 2009-10 season and enjoyed nine prolific campaigns together before Ronaldo – Madrid s all-time record goalscorer – moved on to Juventus.
Clearly, the respect the two have for one another still runs deep, with Benzema revealing what they discussed after a thrilling 2-2 draw in Budapest, a result which means both teams…