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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News
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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City are closing in on a second consecutive treble, yet Erling Haaland is still facing criticism as Real Madrid visit the Etihad on Wednesday aiming to exact revenge for their Champions League exit last season. The 14-time European champions were humbled 4-0 on their visit to Manchester 11 months ago at the semi-final stage as City went on to win the Champions League for the first time, along with the Premier League and FA Cup. Pep Guardiola's men are 12 games away from repeating that remarkable feat even without their prolific Norwegian hitting the form he did last season.Haaland's return of 31 goals in 38 games this season is still impressive, but he has not scored in City's three meetings with Madrid in the past year and failed to find the net in 13 of his last 20 ma...
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Cole Palmer Scores Four As Improving Chelsea Hit Everton For Six | Football News
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Cole Palmer Scores Four As Improving Chelsea Hit Everton For Six | Football News

[ad_1] Cole Palmer scored four goals to put Chelsea within touching distance of the Premier League's top six after a 6-0 win over Everton on Monday. The England international has been a shining light in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Blues and moved level with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland's 20 Premier League goals in the race for the Golden Boot. Palmer killed the game as a contest as he completed his hat-trick inside 30 minutes before Nicolas Jackson also struck before half-time.However, the night was not without drama for Chelsea as Palmer had to fend off teammates Jackson and Noni Madueke to score his fourth from the penalty spot."We cannot behave in this way. I told them this is the last time I accept this type of behaviour," said Pochettino after his biggest w...
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Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund ‘Obliged’ To Hit Back Against Atletico Madrid | Football News
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Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund ‘Obliged’ To Hit Back Against Atletico Madrid | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said on Monday his side had to give everything in Tuesday's home Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid after being "punished" in the first game. Dortmund trail 2-1 after last week's match in Madrid, where individual mistakes allowed Atletico to take a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes. The German club fought back as Sebastien Haller scored to bridge the deficit, although the striker will miss Tuesday's clash with injury. Terzic said Dortmund were "punished" by an "ice-cold" Atletico, but backed his team to turn the tables in front of their 81,500-seat Westfalenstadion crowd and the famous 'Yellow Wall'."When you go out onto the pitch in front of that stadium and start your warm-up, you are obliged to give everything and show ...
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Everton’s Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction To Be Fast-Tracked | Football News
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Everton’s Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction To Be Fast-Tracked | Football News

[ad_1] Team Everton in action© AFPThe Premier League said on Monday a speeded-up, "expedited" process will be put in place after Everton appealed against a two-point penalty imposed on the club for breaching financial regulations. Everton admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) for permitted losses by 16.6 million pounds ($20.7 million) for the assessment period ending with the 2022/23 season. The two-point punishment followed a previous six-point penalty imposed for the three-year period to 2021/22, reduced from 10 on appeal.PSR rules permit clubs to lose 105 million pounds over a rolling three-year period.Everton, who have been present in the English top flight since the 1954/55 season, are 16th in the Premier League, just two points above the relegation zone wi...
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Indian Team Leaves For Special Olympics South Asia Football Tourney In Dhaka | Football News
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Indian Team Leaves For Special Olympics South Asia Football Tourney In Dhaka | Football News

[ad_1] India men's and women's football team for Special Olympics South Asia Unified© X (Twitter)A 28-strong Indian contingent, comprising both men and women, left for Dhaka on Monday to participate in the Special Olympics South Asia Unified seven-a-side football tournament. The contingent includes 22 players, and five coaches representing eight different states and was given a sendoff in Faridabad on Monday. "We are assured of bagging one medal from the female team of SOB for sure, the men's team however has to improve their skills a bit more, the important thing is to defend the goal, but we are hoping for the best," Harpreet Singh, the sports director of Special Olympics Bharat, said at the ceremony.Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation for people with intellectual d...
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Borussia Dortmund Lean On Home Comforts Ahead Of Atletico Madrid Clash | Football News
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Borussia Dortmund Lean On Home Comforts Ahead Of Atletico Madrid Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday looking for inspiration from their Westfalenstadion fortress to overturn a 2-1 deficit. Winners in 1997 and finalists in 2013, Dortmund are somehow still in with a shot at returning to the semi-finals despite a terrible start in Madrid, with Edin Terzic's overawed side trailing by two goals after 30 minutes. Dortmund composed themselves and were arguably the better side for the remaining 60 minutes but, despite a crucial Sebastien Haller goal, will rue two slapstick defensive mistakes which gave Atletico the upper hand.As it often is, Dortmund's trump card is their 80,000-strong Westfalenstadion -- Germany's biggest stadium and one of the largest in European football.The...
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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News
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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite. The Catalans' dramatic 3-2 quarter-final first leg victory in Paris is arguably their finest result away from home in the competition in the last decade, sparking big dreams in Catalonia. "I understand the euphoria -- it's better to live with euphoria than with pessimism," said Barca coach Xavi Hernandez on Saturday.Xavi's side which snatched victory at the Parc des Princes featured the two youngest players ever to play in the final eight of the Champions League, in 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, and Pau Cubarsi, 17.That fresh blood has brought new life to a team not only struggling this season but which has...
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News

[ad_1] The spectre of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Tuesday's return. At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in transition with a rejuvenated squad following last year's departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, to go on and win the Champions League this season. But the realisation that Kylian Mbappe would not be staying beyond the end of his contract after this campaign helped concentrate minds, with the superstar forward informing the club of his plans after the win over Real Sociedad in the last 16.Then came the draw for the last eight and semi-finals, which presented the French champions with a favou...
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Inter Set Up Milan Derby Title Shot, Roma’s Evan Ndicka Collapses | Football News
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Inter Set Up Milan Derby Title Shot, Roma’s Evan Ndicka Collapses | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan will have a chance to win the Serie A title in the Milan derby despite slipping to a 2-2 home draw with lowly Cagliari on Sunday, while Roma said defender Evan Ndicka is recovering after he collapsed during their game at Udinese. Nicolas Viola snatched a potentially huge draw in 14th-placed Cagliari's bid for Serie A survival as Inter failed to extend their 14-point lead at the top of the league after their closest challengers AC Milan drew a spectacular match at Sassuolo 3-3.Viola struck with seven minutes remaining at the San Siro, shortly after Hakan Calhanoglu had fired Inter back into the lead from the penalty spot following Eldor Shomurodov's 64th-minute strike which levelled Marcus Thuram's early opener.Italian Viola could have even given Cagliari, who are four ...
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‘We’re Not Done Yet’, Says Bayer Leverkusen Boss Xabi Alonso | Football News
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‘We’re Not Done Yet’, Says Bayer Leverkusen Boss Xabi Alonso | Football News

[ad_1] Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said his unbeaten side was "not done yet" after winning their debut league title on Sunday with a treble still possible this season. Leverkusen's 5-0 win over Werder Bremen at home on Sunday, including a second-half hat-trick from Florian Wirtz, sealed a first Bundesliga title in their 120-year history. Alonso -- who is in his first full season as a coach having joined Leverkusen midway through last season -- told reporters after the game the sky was the limit for his side, who are yet to lose a match in 43 games this season.Soaking wet with beer after his players surprised him during the press conference, the 42-year-old manager reminded everyone "it's not over yet"."We'll see how far we can go. I have a good feeling about it."The win sent Lever...
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