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A horrible error from Benfica s young record-breaking goalkeeper Mile Svilar gifted Manchester United a 1-0 win at the Estadio da Luz as Jose Mourinho s men made it three victories from three in Group A.

Svilar made history as the Champions League s youngest-ever goalkeeper at 18 years and 52 days, but his disappointing positional judgement resulted in Marcus Rashford scoring the decisive goal 26 minutes from time, letting United off after a pretty poor performance.

United probably just about edged things before the break, but it was a turgid half of football, with neither team showing a great deal of quality in the final third.

Mourinho will have been particularly unimpressed with United s inability to test Svilar regularly, particularly given how uncomfortab…

Carlos Tevez has issued a rallying call for Argentina to change their attitude in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying or risk starting with successive defeats when Gerardo Martino s men meet Paraguay on Tuesday.

Martino s side suffered a surprise 2-0 reverse at the hands of Ecuador in the opening round of fixtures in the qualifying process for the 2018 showpiece, late goals from Frickson Erazo and Felipe Caicedo sealing victory in Buenos Aires.

Argentina were without inspirational captain Lionel Messi for the clash due to his knee ligament injury and suffered a further blow as Sergio Aguero limped off with a hamstring problem.

Both will be missing from Tuesday s clash in Asuncion, with Tevez saying the rest of the squad must face up to the situation and get their…

Newcastle United are interested in signing Timo Werner from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to Bild journalist Christian Falk.

The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed  that Newcastle want to bring the 26-year-old Germany international forward to St. James’ Park.

This follows a report from Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano  that Chelsea are open to offloading Werner.

TRUE✅ Newcastle is interested in

Christian Falk (@cfbayern)

Werner has been on the books of Chelsea since 2020 when he joined from German club RB Leipzig.

The 26-year-old has scored 10 goals and created 10 big dances in 56 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The German has won the…

Cristiano Ronaldo finally found his magic touch on the way to making European Championship history, scoring twice to single-handedly salvage Portugal a place in the Euro 2016 knockout stages after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Hungary.

Much discussed in the build-up to the final Group F encounter in Lyon on Wednesday  having blasted Iceland s small mentality and then missed a penalty in the goalless draw with Austria  the Real Madrid superstar was already at the centre of attention well before kick-off even more so after a video emerged of him throwing a television reporter s microphone into a lake earlier in the day.

By being named in Fernando Santos starting XI, the 31-year-old completed a record 17th appearance in the competition, and his first strike on th…

Manchester City sowed the seeds for their latest title success before they had even completed their 2022 triumph.

In May last year, as the team fought hard on the field to hold off the challenge of Liverpool, off it the top brass agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Erling Haaland.

It was a bold statement by a club used to making bold statements.

The prolific Norwegian striker joined them in the summer and, almost instantly, an already formidable team became a seemingly unstoppable force.

Obviously it was not quite so straightforward, but after City’s powerful spring charge – when they reeled in and then flew past Arsenal without even a hint of feeling pressure – few could argue they are now one of the greatest teams to have graced the Premi…

Cesc Fabregas scored a dramatic penalty with one minute remaining as Chelsea fought back twice to draw 2-2 with West Ham at Stamford Bridge, denying the visitors the chance to move into the Premier League s top four.

Manuel Lanzini s magnificent strike had West Ham in front, but Fabregas scored with a free-kick just before half-time to level matters.

Slaven Bilic introduced Carroll and he converted Dimitri Payet s pass after 61 minutes to seemingly seal victory, but Fabregas intervened with a controversial late spot-kick that was awarded for Michail Antonio s challenge on Ruben Loftus-Cheek. 

A win would have put West Ham fourth in the table ahead of the meeting between their two closest challengers for a Champions League spot – Manchester City and Manchester…

With the EURO 24 qualifiers stealing all of this weekend’s headlines, we have a heavyweight schedule from across the continent on our hands.

So, for those of you who are looking to stick on a Friday night flutter, we have found a couple of European Championship betting markets that are worth keeping an eye out for.

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While England might have suffered World Cup frustration out in Qatar last winter as they eventually had to settle for a quarter-final finish, the Three Lions have enjoyed a major qualifying romp this year. Already cruising their way to EURO 24, the European giants are already tipped as a leading contender when they arrive in Germany.

Mustering 16 points from their six Group C showdowns this year and largely not havin…

Rob Page has defended Wales’ dismal record over the past 12 months by insisting his side are a team in transition.

Page signed a four-year contract in September but has come under increasing pressure after a dreadful run of one win in 11 games since qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

Wales fans’ frustration came to a head in Friday’s shock 4-2 defeat to Armenia, opponents ranked 97th in the world, as hopes of qualifying for next summer’s Euro 2024 finals in Germany were seriously damaged.

“We had a group meeting (on Saturday) and addressed what needed to be said,” Page said ahead of Monday’s crunch qualifier against Turkey in Samsun.

“We’ve put it to bed and full focus is on the challenge here and we’ll all be ready for it.

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Robert Lewandowski has denied becoming unhappy with life at Bayern Munich, head coach Julian Nagelsmann insisted on Sunday.

The Polish striker was reported to have hinted at disenchantment as he gets close to completing eight years as a Bayern player.

Lewandowski, 33, is the leading scorer among players in Europe s top five leagues for a third consecutive season, netting 47 goals in all competitions so far in 2021-22 after 48 in 2020-21 and 55 in 2019-20.

Rumours have suggested he could be a Barcelona target, and if it became known that Lewandowski wanted a fresh start there would be no shortage of suitors.

Nagelsmann said he received assurances from Lewandowski that there is no truth to the theory he has become disgruntled.

We are in close, very…

England defender Lotte Wubben-Moy is convinced the Lionesses are yet to test the limits of their true potential as they dare to dream of a maiden World Cup title.

The European champions begin their global mission against Haiti in Brisbane on July 22 before taking on Denmark and China to conclude the group stage.

With the July 31 one-year anniversary of her side’s Euro 2022 Wembley triumph fast approaching, Wubben-Moy and her team-mates are ready to consign that victory to the history books and focus on their next chapter.

“In terms of preparation I think it is a Euros but then a level up,” the 24-year-old said during a training session on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

“The focus, the desire, the intensity, I think it’s all taken a step up and t…