Tag: Football

Napoli’s players honoured club legend Diego Maradona on Thursday by stepping out onto the pitch wearing his number 10 jersey before their 2-0 Europa League win over Rijeka. “Diego is a legend and will never die,” said Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso. “Since yesterday you could see that the city breathed a different atmosphere. “We hope to dedicate something important to him and win a trophy” “In this city we have talked about it for too many years.” Rijeka did not spoil the tribute with Napoli beating their modest rivals thanks…

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Lionel Messi paid tribute to Diego Maradona on Wednesday by calling him “eternal” after his fellow Argentine died of a heart attack. “A very sad day for all Argentines and football,” Messi wrote on Instagram. “He has left us but he will never leave us because Diego is eternal. I will keep all the beautiful moments that I lived with him and would like to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP.” Messi and Maradona have often been compared in the debate about who was the greatest…

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Alvaro Morata said he “got lucky” after he grabbed a late winner, with Cristiano Ronaldo also scoring, as Juventus qualified for the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ferencvaros on Tuesday. Myrto Uzuni had given the Hungarians a shock 19th-minute lead in the Group G clash in Turin. But Ronaldo rifled in the equaliser on 35 minutes for his first Champions League goal this season, extending his record to 131 goals in the competition. And Morata came off the bench to seal victory two minutes into injury…

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Pep Guardiola has ended speculation over his Manchester City future after signing a new two-year contract extension on Thursday. Guardiola was due to be out of contract at the end of this season and it had been suggested the Spaniard might be ready to leave City. But the 49-year-old has now agreed to stay at the Etihad Stadium until at least 2023. “Manchester City are pleased to announce that Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year deal with the club,” a statement on City’s website said. Former Barcelona and Bayern…

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Arsenal and Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for Covid-19, his agent said Monday, as figures published by the Premier League showed a sharp increase in cases coinciding with the international break. Already unpopular with Premier League clubs because of the risk of injury to key players, the mood among the likes of Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and his fellow top-flight bosses is unlikely to be improved by figures from the November 9-15 latest round of weekly tests showing the Premier League returned 16 positive coronavirus cases from 1,207 players…

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National coach Tan Cheng Hoe was probably tossing and turning in his bed last night over the two options given to him by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Entrusted with preparing Malaysia for the pre-World Cup, he has to consider very carefully his course of action. FAM, it is learnt, are giving Cheng Hoe two choices, and which he is required to decide by today. The options are that Cheng Hoe be given four or five days with the national team before their Group G match in March against the…

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