In a game that has a lot of pedigree like the El Clasico, Jude Bellingham continued his stellar start to life at Real Madrid as his brace led Real Madrid to an El Clasico win, ending Barcelona’s unbeaten start to the season and handing them a huge blow in the title race. Ilkay Gundogan had given Barcelona an early lead before the Englishman took centre stage to equalise from long range, just before netting a second to win it late in the game.
Manchester United and England legend, Sir Bobby Charlton, dies aged 86. Sir Charlton, who is regarded as one of Manchester United’s greatest ever players, scoring 249 goals in 758 appearances between 1956 and 1973 and winning the European Cup with United in 1968, as well as three First Division titles, passed on on Saturday afternoon, during the 3pm fixtures.
More than 40 players have been suspected of being involved in betting scandals that have rocked Italian football. Newcastle midfielder Tonali and Aston Villa winger Zaniolo were among the first names released in the investigation being carried out by Italian authorities along with Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli, and the trio are set to be just the start, followed by a long list of other players who are also caught up in the probe.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe will pay £1.3bn for 25% of Manchester United after Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim withdrew from the bidding process. Sheikh Jassim’s offer, which valued United at more than $8 billion, was believed to be the only bid for 100 per cent of the club, the Qatari’s bid was insufficient for the Glazers, who have owned United since 2005 – so Sheikh Jassim withdrew from the process.
The wonders that Xabi Alonso has worked at Bayer Leverkusen, who remain undefeated this season and are the current leaders of the Bundesliga, have increasingly spark rumours about the managerial future of the former LaLiga winner. The manager reportedly has an affordable release clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the German club and potentially coach one of his former clubs, namely Real Madrid, Liverpool, or Bayern Munich, if they express interest next summer.
Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort in the 86th minute of the game gave Arsenal a very much needed 1-0 win over title rivals Manchester City, making it the first time they’ve won against the Manchester Club since their 2-1 win in 2015. The brilliant Brazilian winger had missed the last five games prior due to injury, but gave Arsenal momentum when he came on at half time, and then capped it all with a perfectly timed goal with just four minutes of normal time remaining.
No one at St James’ Park on Wednesday afternoon will ever forget what they saw as Newcastle United secured a stunning 4-1 victory over French giants PSG. Goals from Miguel Almiron, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff and finally Fabian Schar saw Newcastle produce one of their best performances under Eddie Howe to get a crucial home win in the Champions League.
The match between Tottenham and Liverpool on Saturday was a classic. After being reduced to nine players, Liverpool didn’t go down without a fight, until the end of the match saw Joel Matip concede a 96th minute own goal as Tottenham edged out a 2-1 win in a Premier League thriller to go second in the table above their rivals Arsenal. However, it all could have been different and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had already slammed “the most unfair circumstances, crazy decisions,” before referee body PGMOL officially apologised for Luis Diaz’s first-half strike being disallowed for offside.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen have turned against each other over the case of a TikTok video posted by the club’s official page. The Nigerian international is currently reserving “the right to take legal action” against the club for the video which was seemingly mocking the player. The odd video comes after Osimhen helped the Italian team secure their first Scudetto, in about thirty years.
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.
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