Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur went head to head in the first North London Derby of the 2023/24 Premier League season and boy, the game had it all. From the four goal thriller, to the fiery moments, Jorginho’s error, Cuti’s howler, VAR controversy, stolen celebrations and more. The only thing missing was a victor as they both shared the spoils in a 2-all draw. Bukayo Saka and Heung-Min Son starred as both teams could not be separated in the pulsating North London derby.
Manchester United’s dismal start to the new Premier League season hit a new low on Saturday afternoon as they lost 3-1 to Brighton for the fourth time in a row, ending their home game unbeaten run since their Brighton loss at the start of last season. This is also one of their poorest starts to the season, as they have lost three of their first five league games of a season, with the Old Trafford defeat ending a run of 20 games unbeaten at home in the Premier League.
Tottenham and Brazilian forward Richarlison says he’ll seek psychological help following the international break when he returns to London.
The Ballon D’or season is here, and the countdown to the most prestigious award ceremony in world football will take place in Paris at the end of October. The Ballon D’or, love it or loathe it, is the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning, and now, after a memorable 2022/23 campaign full of surprises, the shortlist of nominees for the 2023 Golden Ball have been announced.
Spanish midfielder and victim of the Women’s World Cup final scandal, Jennifer Hermoso, has filed a legal complaint against Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, over his unsolicited kiss during the World Cup celebrations. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s World Cup final win, which she says was NOT consensual, however, Rubiales claims the kiss was “mutual and consensual”, but has been suspended by football’s world governing body, FIFA, till further notice.
UEFA Champions League 2023/24 season has been all set as the top officials of the board and all the participating clubs gathered to select the usual 32 teams into eight different four team groups on Thursday afternoon in Monaco.
Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been subject to heavy criticism after allegedly kissing Women’s World Cup winning midfielder, Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the trophy ceremony following the 1-0 victory over England on Sunday. The incident, which diverted much attention away from the players’ amazing achievement in the competition came as Hermoso and her teammates were receiving their medals from FIFA president, Gianni Infantino and Spain’s Queen, Letizia on the podium at the Accor Stadium.
After a tense and incredibly competitive game on Sunday, Spain ended up coming out on top in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final with a hard fought 1-0 victory over England at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The Spanish women national team won their first Women’s World Cup title after beating England courtesy of Olga Carmona’s first half goal, handing Sarina Weigman only her second loss since her appointment in 2021.
Brazilian football sensation and legend, Neymar has joined Saudi pro league side, Al Hilal from PSG, ending a roller coaster six year spell at the French club. Neymar joined PSG from Barcelona in 2017 for a world record fee of 222 million euros. He scored 118 goals in 173 matches over six seasons that were disturbed with several injuries. He won five Ligue 1 titles and three French Cups, but lost a Champions League final that would have been career-defining to Bayern Munich in 2020.
Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history, after beating Sevilla 5-4 in a penalty shootout at the end of a thrilling 90 minutes between both sides.
The shootout was going so well for both teams, with all of the first nine converted, until defender Nemanja Gudelj struck his penalty against the crossbar to hand Manchester City the victory. This was a sense of deja vu for Man City, who lost to Arsenal in the same situation in England’s Community Shield just 10 days ago. It was the 15th trophy won by Manchester City under manager Pep Guardiola’s reign which started in 2016, averaging a trophy win per 27 games.
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