Franco Mastantuono made history at Venezia on Friday night, scoring a hat-trick for Fiorentina to help the Viola to a 4-2 win and become the youngest Argentine to score a hat-trick in Europe’s five major leagues. Aged 19 years and 28 days, Mastantuono was 231 days younger than Messi when the Argentina legend scored his…
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has earned a major endorsement from Xabi Alonso, who compared his style to Karim Benzema and his level to Erling Haaland. The Brazil international has made an impressive start to the season, scoring twice and providing two assists in his first three Premier League appearances. His form also earned him the…
Como marked their Champions League debut in style with a stunning 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Martin Baturina and Tasos Douvikas put the Italian debutants two goals ahead before Assane Diao and Maximo Perrone completed a memorable night for the hosts. Como had waited 119 years to play their first European…
Fenerbahce head coach Ismail Kartal has resigned just minutes after the club’s draw with Roma in their Champions League opener. Kartal announced his decision during his post-match news conference. He also said he does not intend to return to the club in the future. The 65-year-old returned to Fenerbahce for a fourth spell as manager…
Manchester United returned to the Champions League in grand style after comfortably beating Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK at Old Trafford. Sabah had progressed through four qualifying rounds to reach the competition’s main league phase for the first time. However, their historic campaign quickly met the quality gap between Azerbaijani football and the Premier League. United…
Leeds United forward Noah Okafor has said he will no longer play for Switzerland while Murat Yakin remains head coach. The 26-year-old cited a breakdown in trust with Yakin, insisting that his decision was not driven by limited playing time. Okafor has made 26 appearances for Switzerland since his international debut in 2019. However, he…
Barcelona midfielder Rodri has apologised to Valencia captain Jose Gaya and the entire Valencia squad after television cameras appeared to catch him describing the struggling La Liga side as “very weak” on Sunday. The footage, which has no audio, showed Rodri speaking to Barcelona teammates Pau Cubarsi and Raphinha while sitting on the bench after…
Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain began their Champions League title defence with a convincing win over Slovan Bratislava. Dembele opened the scoring after 17 minutes. He reacted quickest to slot home the rebound after Nuno Mendes struck the post with a powerful effort. Slovan were punished six minutes later after attempting to…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim head coach of the Super Falcons. Eguavoen will take charge of the senior women’s national team for their second-round 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers against Comoros in October. The appointment comes as the NFF continues its search for a substantive coach…
Kylian Mbappe climbed to joint-fifth on the all-time Champions League and European Cup scoring list as Real Madrid beat Inter Milan. The France captain opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a clinical finish from just inside the box. The goal was Mbappe’s 71st in 99 appearances in the competition, putting him level with…
