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Liverpool Sink Chelsea To Bolster Title Charge, Erling Haaland Returns In Man City Cruise | Football News
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Liverpool Sink Chelsea To Bolster Title Charge, Erling Haaland Returns In Man City Cruise | Football News

[ad_1] Premier League leaders Liverpool stepped up their title bid with a 4-1 rout of Chelsea, while Erling Haaland made his Manchester City comeback as the champions beat Burnley 3-1 on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp's shock revelation that he will step down as Liverpool boss at the end of the season has done nothing to stop the momentum of a team challenging for silverware in four competitions. The Reds crushed Norwich 5-2 in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday and were equally ruthless when Chelsea visited Anfield for the second game of Klopp's long goodbye. First-half goals from Diogo Jota an...
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Manchester City Cruise To First Club World Cup Triumph | Football News
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Manchester City Cruise To First Club World Cup Triumph | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City won the Club World Cup for the first time to end 2023 with five trophies after a 4-0 win over Fluminense in Jeddah on Friday. City's victory extended European clubs' domination of the competition since 2012 and was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first minute. Nino's first-half own goal realistically ended the Brazilians' dreams of an upset, before Phil Foden and Alvarez rounded off the scoring in the final 20 minutes.After clinching the treble of the club's first ever Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup last season, City also lifted the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in August.Pep Guardiola also made history as the first coach to lift the Club World Cup on four occasions and with three different clubs after previously wi...
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Julian Alvarez And Jeremy Doku Strike Late To Push Manchester City Past Leipzig | Football News
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Julian Alvarez And Jeremy Doku Strike Late To Push Manchester City Past Leipzig | Football News

[ad_1] Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku came off the bench to grab late goals and push Manchester City to a 3-1 victory at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Facing Leipzig in the competition for the third straight year, City dominated from the start, Phil Foden slamming in the opener after some impressive lead-up play from teenage wing-back Rico Lewis. Clearly outclassed in the first half, Leipzig struck back immediately after half-time, Lois Openda scoring after a sweeping counter attack to equalise.But with Leipzig focused on talisman Erling Haaland, who scored five in 60 minutes the last time these sides met, it was the Norwegian's understudy who scored the crucial goal, curling in City's second just five minutes after being introduced.Doku sealed the win with a goal in i...
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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, Premier League: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Football News
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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, Premier League: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming | Football News

[ad_1] Defending champions Manchester City host mid-table Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. The holders sit top of the table with 15 points, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Arsenal, who are all tied on 13 points. Pep Guardiola's men hold a perfect record so far after five matches, while Forest are eighth with seven points so far. Guardiola has ridiculed claims he should be concerned about the number of big chances Erling Haaland has missed for Manchester City this season. Haaland scored 52 goals in an extraordinary debut campaign last season as City powered to the treble. He has already netted seven times in eight appearances this term.When will the Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, Premier League match be played?The Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, ...
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“Kevin De Bruyne Facing Up To Four Months Out”: Pep Guardiola | Football News
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“Kevin De Bruyne Facing Up To Four Months Out”: Pep Guardiola | Football News

[ad_1] Kevin De Bruyne limped off early in City's 3-0 win over Burnley in the season opener.© AFPManchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne for the rest of the year after manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday he may require surgery on a hamstring injury. De Bruyne limped off early in City's 3-0 win over Burnley to open the Premier League season on Friday. The 32-year-old had suffered a similar injury in the Champions League final just over two months ago as City beat Inter Milan to become European champions for the first time."It's a serious injury," said Guardiola ahead of the UEFA Super Cup between City and Sevilla in Athens. "We have to decide surgery or not surgery."He added: "Surgery I think will be three or four months out."City have already lost two of their most potent atta...
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Pep Guardiola Blasts ‘Happy Flowers’ Manchester City Despite Tottenham Hotspur Fightback | Football News
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Pep Guardiola Blasts ‘Happy Flowers’ Manchester City Despite Tottenham Hotspur Fightback | Football News

[ad_1] Pep Guardiola said Manchester City will be "destroyed" by Arsenal in the Premier League title race if they do not improve despite a stirring second half fightback to beat Tottenham 4-2 on Friday. Two goals in three minutes just before half-time from Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal saw City staring down the barrel of a second consecutive defeat. But Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez struck in a 12-minute period early in the second half before Mahrez added his second late on to move Guardiola's men to within five points of leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand.City and Arsenal are still to face each other twice in the league this season, but Guardiola took aim at his players for resting on their laurels after winning four league titles in five seasons."We cannot ...
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FIFA World Cup: How Will Golden Boot Winner Be Decided If Players Are Tied On Goals? | Football News
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FIFA World Cup: How Will Golden Boot Winner Be Decided If Players Are Tied On Goals? | Football News

[ad_1] Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are tied on 5 goals each.© AFPArgentina prepared to face defending champions France in the World Cup final on Sunday with Lionel Messi seeking to crown his record-breaking career by winning football's biggest prize for the first time on his farewell to the tournament. After 63 matches and 166 goals, the month-long footballing showpiece reaches its climax at Doha's 89,000-capacity Lusail Stadium on Sunday. Messi, playing in his fifth and final World Cup, is hoping to lead Argentina to a first title since the Diego Maradona-inspired victory in Mexico City in 1986.In his way stand the prolific Kylian Mbappe and a France team aiming to become the first to win back-to-back World Cups since Pele's Brazil in 1958 and 1962. Both the players have scored five ...
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Breakout Stars Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup: From Jude Bellingham To Julian Alvarez | Football News
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Breakout Stars Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup: From Jude Bellingham To Julian Alvarez | Football News

[ad_1] The 2022 World Cup may have been the last hurrah for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the tournament also witnessed the arrival of a new crop of talented young players. AFP looks at some of rising stars who shone during the finals in Qatar.Jude Bellingham (England)England teenager Jude Bellingham arrived in Qatar tipped as a potential World Cup star and left as one of the hottest properties in global football.The Borussia Dortmund player -- a modern box-to-box midfielder -- opened England's account at the tournament with a fine header in the team's 6-2 romp against Iran.The 19-year-old also shone in the 3-0 quarter-final win against Senegal, crossing for Jordan Henderson to stroke home the first and driving through the midfield to launch the attack that led to the second."I...
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FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs France Player Profiles Of Probable Starters | Football News
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FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs France Player Profiles Of Probable Starters | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup 2022 has been touted as a showdown between two of the finest stars in world football -- Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi -- at present. The two superstar footballers, who are also teammates at the club level, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, are also among the top scorers in Qatar, ahead of the final. Argentina eye a third World Cup triumph when they take on the defending champions France, who could become the first team to retain the title since Brazil (1958 and 1962). Here are the profiles of players who are expected to be in the starting XI for the final:ARGENTINAGOALKEEPEREMILIANO MARTINEZ (Aston Villa/ENG)Age: 30Caps: 25Established himself as Argentina's number one during last year's Copa America victory, and saved two penalties in the quarter-final shootout ...
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