Adam Szalai s sublime finish kept Hungary on course for the Nations League Finals as they beat Germany 1-0 in Leipzig.
Captain Szalai struck almost midway through the first half on Friday to give his side an impressive victory that keeps them two points clear at the top of Group A3.
Marco Rossi s side will qualify for next year s Finals if they avoid defeat at home to Italy on Monday, with the European champions having beaten England 1-0 at San Siro.
It was another memorable evening for Hungary at the Red Bull Arena, while this was Germany s first defeat under Hansi Flick with the World Cup looming and their hopes of winning the tournament are over.
From the first whistle, Hungary showed a proactive intent, tackling their hosts head-on with great …
Erik ten Hag blamed bad luck for the 1-0 loss to Valencia that ended Ajax s Champions League campaign on Tuesday.
Rodrigo Moreno s 24th-minute goal and Chelsea s 2-1 win over Lille in London condemned last season s semi-finalists to third place in Group H.
Hakim Ziyech squandered a good chance to equalise and Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech made two saves at the death, leaving Ten Hag convinced a miracle had taken place in the Spanish side s favour.
Ajax finished with 10 points from six games and are now destined for the Europa League.
In football you don t always get what you deserve. That s how I summarise this match, Ten Hag said.
The Spanish press called it a miracle that Valencia qualified, I think they re right. Luck wasn t on our side …
Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena says he is very sad about the aggression after allegedly being attacked by Real Madrid s Federico Valverde following Saturday s match.
Baena played a full part in the LaLiga contest at the Santiago Bernabeu and assisted Samuel Chukwueze s late goal as Villarreal stunned Madrid 3-2.
According to widespread reports, the Spain Under-21 international was involved in a heated confrontation with Valverde shortly after the game.
It is alleged that Valverde punched Baena in retaliation to derogatory remarks the latter made about his unborn child in a previous encounter between the sides.
Villarreal are said to have the incident recorded and are discussing the next steps with local police.
Xisco Nadal, a team delegate for V…
Juventus made it three wins from their opening three Champions League matches as Dejan Kulusevski s late header downed Zenit 1-0.
A match of few clear-cut opportunities appeared to be petering out to a draw, with Weston McKennie having previously squandered Juve s best chances.
Massimiliano Allegri s team were far from their best in St Petersburg, though Zenit offered little threat going the other way.
The decisive moment came four minutes from time, Kulusevski glancing Mattia De Sciglio s cross in off the post to bring up his maiden Champions League goal and keep Juve three points clear at the top of Group H.
Wojciech Szczesny had to adjust his feet after initially misjudging Claudinho s powerful 18th-minute strike, which Juve s goalkeeper managed to…
Ilkay Gundogan promised Manchester City will fight to the end as they bid to match Manchester United s famous 1998-99 treble feat.
Captain Gundogan is in his seventh season at City and is chasing a fifth Premier League title, a second FA Cup and a first Champions League crown.
United great Gary Neville has described City as being far too close for comfort to matching the Red Devils famous feat of 24 years ago.
This week sees City in Champions League and FA Cup action, with a 3-0 advantage to carry into their European quarter-final second leg at Bayern Munich on Wednesday ahead of a domestic semi-final against Sheffield United at Wembley on Saturday.
They are in hot pursuit of a faltering Arsenal in the Premier League and host the Gunners next week in that…
Newcastle United are interested in signing Nabil Fekir from Real Betis in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Newcastle plan to make an offer of €45 million to La Liga outfit Betis for the 29-year-old France international midfielder.
Betis, though, do not plan to sell Fekir in the January transfer window for €45 million. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder is under contract at Betis until the summer of 2026, and the Spanish club will want more that what the Magpies are willing to offer.
Fekir has been on the books of Betis since 2019 and has established himself as an important player in the team. The French playmaker has made six starts and two substitute appearances in La Liga so far this season, scoring one g…
Aaron Ramsey will not be fit to play for Arsenal again, Unai Emery has confirmed.
The Wales international sustained a hamstring injury in the Europa League quarter-finals against Napoli last month.
Arsenal head coach Emery initially indicated he was hopeful Ramsey would be back before the end of the season.
But with the midfielder set to join Juventus, Emery accepts Ramsey has played his last game for the club.
We can t use him, injuries come for players like that and we have players who can play, Emery told a news conference ahead of facing Valencia on Thursday.
But he was in a good moment when he took this injury. I had a good experience with him, he transmitted his energy and his heart is red like Arsenal.
I wanted to enjoy this wi…
David Brooks has been recalled to the Wales squad for the first time since his cancer diagnosis.
Brooks, who was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma while on international duty in October 2021, announced he was cancer-free in May last year.
The 25-year-old midfielder returned to club action for Bournemouth in March and started the Cherries’ last two Premier League games.
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Hoping to find a route back into the automatic promotion places on Saturday lunchtime, Southampton will travel to the Liberty when they meet Swansea.
Starting with the hosts, although Swansea might find themselves in the midst of a four-match unbeaten run across all competitions, Luke Williams’ men have continued to struggle with their consistency this season. While the south Welsh outfit might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign with their sights set on mounting a genuine play-off charge, they almost find themselves sat in second-tier limbo. Last seen suffering last-gasp heartbreak away at Birmingham as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate, Swansea have failed to collect back-to-back Championship victories …
David Moyes has confirmed Jarrod Bowen has signed a new contract at West Ham.
Bowen, recalled to the England squad last week for the matches against Australia and Italy, has committed his future to the club for the long-term.
The 26-year-old winger has scored 45 goals in 166 appearances for the Hammers since joining from Hull for £18million in 2020.
“Jarrod has signed a new deal, which is great news for us here at West Ham,” said Hammers boss Moyes. “He’s done amazing since he’s been here. He continues to improve.
“If you think of his own development as an individual, he started off at Hereford, moved to Hull and now in the Premier League and getting a chance to be in the England squad. I think he’ll get better as well.”
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