With a spectacular late derby victory over Inter Milan on Sunday, Matteo Gabbia gave AC Milan the local bragging rights and a 2-1 victory. While Roma thrashed Udinese 3-0 as supporters protested the shocking dismissal of Daniele De Rossi, AC Milan stunned Inter Milan 2-1 thanks to a brilliant header from Matteo Gabbia, earning his team bragging rights. Milan emerged from a terrible start to the season when defender Gabbia leaped to the occasion and crushed in Tijjani Reijnders’ free kick in the 89th minute to earn Milan a Serie A victory. Gabbia’s late winner put Paulo Fonseca’s team in…
Author: Ashlesa Sahu
Coach Hansi Flick of Barcelona experienced conflicting feelings following his team’s 5-1 victory over Villarreal on Sunday. The team’s flawless Liga season began with this win, but it came at a price: goalie Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to be stretchered out after suffering a catastrophic injury. Hansi Flick named a much-rotated XI against an impressive Villarreal team last night in what was a very brave call from the FC Barcelona manager. It is fair to say that the team repaid the coach’s faith in them with an impressive 5-1 display. Hansi Flick has several alternatives for filling the #10 position…
In an attempt to exert pressure on leaders Barcelona, Real Madrid will return to action tomorrow night when they prepare to play RCD Espanyol in La Liga. For his part, Camavinga, a French international, has not yet played in a competitive environment this season. This is in addition to the fact that the 21-year-old injured his knee during practice prior to Real Madrid’s matchup with Atalanta in the European Super Cup last month. Manager Carlo Ancelotti stated during a press conference on Friday morning that Camavinga is slowly making a comeback. As previously mentioned, in the intervening period, anticipation surrounding…
Before returning to Manchester City in the summer, former Barcelona player Ilkay Gundogan has shared some personal details about his last days there. With a full year remaining on his La Blaugrana contract, weeks of speculation about his future being denied were dispelled by a daring approach from the English champions. After a few days of City expressing interest in having him return to the Etihad Stadium, Gundogan consented to the change, and Barcelona completed the transfer. “I played for one of the biggest teams in the world. I fulfilled a childhood dream, to play for Barca. “Maybe people look…
Following Fermin Lopez’s explosive performance in the starting lineup last season, there have been rumors circulating for some time now that Barcelona is negotiating a new deal for him. In August of last year, the 21-year-old La Masia graduate inked a new contract with the Catalans that included a €400 million release clause and ran until 2027. But the young offensive midfielder’s contract only covered him as a reserve team member, so Barça has been trying to change it to better reflect his present status now that he’s established himself as a first-team star for both the club and his…
On Saturday, two important midfield players for Barcelona, the dominant team in La Liga, skipped group practice. Journalist Victor Navarro makes this claim, identifying Pedri and Marc Casadó as the relevant duo. Of course, Barcelona is presently finishing up preparations for their Sunday night comeback to domestic play. The Blaugrana are eager to travel to El Madrigal in hopes of quickly rebounding from their midweek Champions League loss to Villarreal. Numerous reports state that Barca has confirmed the move is only a precaution, with Flick doing his utmost to safeguard his players in the face of a demanding schedule. Due…
After Barcelona’s early red card in the competition—Eric García—was sent off in the tenth minute, they faced an uphill task. Shortly after, Yamal (17 years, 68 days old) opened his account in the Champions League precisely one year to the day after making his competition debut. Barca responded with a goal of their own, but Yamal’s strike into the bottom-right corner from 20 yards put Monaco ahead. However, Monaco was the stronger team and rightfully won the game with three goals in the second half. In the 71st minute, George Ilenikhena held his composure to score past Marc-André ter Stegen.…
Although Hyderabad FC’s performance on Thursday was not indicative of the difficulties the team has faced during the off-season, they did lose 0-3 to Bengaluru FC to begin their Indian Super League campaign. They hardly had a roster of players for this season three weeks ago. Defensive player Parag Shrivas claims that they have only been training seriously for the past two weeks. Nevertheless, for forty-five minutes, the eleven Indians in the Hyderabad starting eleven battled it out with Bengaluru, and instead of facing a 1-0 deficit at the interval, they could have even taken the lead. In the first…
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, at the National Centre of Excellence (NCE) in Kolkata, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) held a four-day FIFA Coach Capacity Building Workshop. The workshop was led by FIFA experts Simon Toselli and Stephanie Spielmann. According to a press release from the AIFF, this workshop is an essential part of the FIFA Women’s League Development, which is part of the larger FIFA Women’s Development Programme. Twenty-five coaches, comprising six men and nine women, from the Indian women’s national teams, IWL and IWL 2 clubs, as well as other relevant parties, attended the training. Twelve states…
After 11 minutes, Eric Garcia was sent off for a last-man challenge following a subpar pass from goalie Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Pedri claimed there was a misunderstanding between the two players and declined to assign blame. “It was a communication error between the two, it can happen, we have to move on and try to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he told the media. “With one less player we have run three times as much and we have to recover, I’m sure that on Sunday we will be fine.” Even though Barca suffered their first setback of the year,…