Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez touched footballing apex on the 28th of October, as he clinched the inaugural men’s Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year, for the first time ever in his career, becoming the first ever Manchester City player to win it, and the first Spanish player since 1960 to achieve such feat.
Two quickfire Robert Lewandowski goals, followed by as many missed big chances, before sumptuous finishes from Lamine Yamal and Raphinha defined how dominant Barcelona were at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid, ending a 42 game unbeaten run, which could have seen them equal Barcelona’s record of 43 if they had avoided defeat.
After investigations and observations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) body has given a verdict that Libya’s national team will forfeit three points to Nigeria’s Super Eagles, after the terrible treatment they put them through in Libya.
John Stones scored Man City’s dramatic winner in stoppage time at Molineux as their 2-1 victory at Wolves sent them top of the Premier League table momentarily before Liverpool beat Chelsea to regain their spot. Jorgen Strand Larsen had opened the scoring from a fast Wolves counter attack, and while Josko Gvardiol leveled it up before the break, the struggling Wolves defended doggedly and looked to have held out until Stones’ headed in a corner in the 95th minute of the match.
Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the new England manager. The former Chelsea manager will begin work on January 1, 2025 ahead of the Three Lions’ qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup. Interim boss Lee Carsley will remain in charge of the team for the remaining UEFA Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland before returning to his role with the U21s
Tottenham Hotspur lost their 3rd game of the season as Brighton and Hover Albion produced a stunning second half comeback, scoring three goals in 18 minutes to come from 2-0 down to beat Tottenham 3-2 at the Amex Stadium. The Spurs looked to be in total control of the game at half time after goals from in form Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, but somehow, Ange Postecoglou’s side suffered a shocking collapse Yankuba Minteh’s goal just three minutes into the second half sparked the comeback as he pounced on Destiny Udogie’s mistake.
Paul Pogba’s four-year drug ban has been reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Pogba, the 32 year old French international was initially suspended as a precaution in September 2023 after testing positive for DHEA [a compound that promotes the production of hormones in the body, including testosterone], following Juventus’ opening game of the 2023/24 season at Udinese on August 20, but has now been cleared and is free to start playing for Juventus again from March next year.
Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored the goals as Tottenham Hotspur thumped Manchester United in a scintillating display. Brennan, the Welsh forward, who deactivated his social media account after criticism from the North London derby performance, has been in fine form since then, scoring in all four games since then.
Enzo Maresca hailed Cole Palmer, saying he is the “best in the Premier League” after his record first half four goal haul in Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Brighton, a match which had it all in the first half.
AC Milan triumphed 2-1 over Internazionale in Derby della Madonnina thanks to a late Matteo Gabbia winner, to record their first win against their arch rivals in the last seven matches as Inter had won the previous six. Christian Pulisic, who has started the season brightly, fired Milan into the lead after just 10 minutes, driving past several Inter players before prodding the ball past Yann Sommer.
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