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Was there ever any doubt? Kylian Mbappe marked his first Real Madrid appearance with a goal and some silverware to boot before the domestic campaign kicks off later this week, as Carlo Ancelotti’s side steadied themselves after an irritating first-half to hit Atalanta with two goals in nine second-half minutes as they clinched this season’s Super Cup trophy – a record sixth. Continue reading “Real Madrid 2-0 Atalanta: Valverde and Mbappe strikes sink La Dea in Super Cup”
Barely a week after his official pre-season preparations began with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe is poised to start and could win some silverware to kickstart the 2024-25 campaign as the Champions League holders face an Italian job as free-flowing Atalanta aspire to spring a surprise when the European champions duel one another for bragging rights in Poland midweek. Continue reading “Super Cup: Ancelotti admits defensive balance is a must, hints at Mbappe starting”
Euro-chasing Everton look to build on successive wins against Chelsea and Leicester City when hosting Arsenal in Saturday’s 5.30pm kick-off, while Scott Parker’s Fulham face a wounded animal in Newcastle just three days after their hosts were blasted for five by Leeds in midweek. Continue reading “Saturday’s PL Previews: Everton host struggling Arsenal, Fulham travel to Newcastle”
Read on for match previews from Europe’s top leagues taking place across Saturday, as Fulham host fellow London rivals Crystal Palace in the Premier League, while Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan and Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side return to domestic action with tricky tests of their own after contrasting Champions League results on MD1 in midweek. Continue reading “Saturday Previews: Fulham-Palace, Genoa-Inter and Atletico-Betis across Europe”
Chelsea’s highly-rated versatile teenager Ethan Ampadu will play the 2019/20 campaign with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig after the two clubs concluded a one-year loan deal this week.
Continue reading “Chelsea’s Ethan Ampadu joins Leipzig on season-long loan deal”
After an excellent loan spell during the second-half of the 17/18 season, Everton forward Ademola Lookman is set to join Bundesliga side RB Leipzig this summer for £22.5m.
Continue reading “RB Leipzig agree £22.5m fee for Everton’s Ademola Lookman”
Kurt Zouma‘s first Everton goal, as well as a stoppage-time strike from substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin, helped Everton secure all three points against a plucky Bournemouth side during a nervy affair at Goodison Park. Continue reading “Everton 2-0 Bournemouth: Zouma and Calvert-Lewin seal much-needed home win”
Everton were comprehensively beaten away from home in their UEFA Europa League group stage fixture against Serie A side Atalanta. Their performance has prompted questions of both the players and effectiveness of Ronald Koeman, but what did we learn from the spectacle itself?
Continue reading “Atalanta 3-0 Everton: Three talking points”
Their interest was made public early last year but now Nigeria appear to have intensified their attempts to convince talented striker Tammy Abraham into switching allegiances to represent the Super Eagles at senior level. Continue reading “Nigeria’s pursuit of Tammy Abraham is futile: Here’s why”
Continue reading “Ademola Lookman: Arsenal’s loss, Everton’s gain”
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