play The personalities that have impressed in Ivory Coast’s run to finals (1:48)Ed Dove says Sebastien Haller and interim manager Emerse Fae have been fantastic as Ivory Coast advances to the AFCON final. (1:48) Ivory Coast contest the 34th Africa Cup of Nations final when they welcome Nigeria to the Stade Alassane Ouattara-Ebimpé on the … Read more
play How Nigeria edged past South Africa to reach the AFCON final (1:39)Colin Udoh reacts to Nigeria’s AFCON semifinal win over South Africa on penalties. (1:39) Teams in a major tournament final are not short of reasons to want to win, but Nigeria have extra internal motivation to try to capture the Africa Cup of … Read more
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says the fans can make a difference against Manchester United today. United defeated Villa earlier this season at Old Trafford. “I feel that going there on Boxing Day, 2-0 up at half-time, we can’t lose that game,” Watkins told Villa’s website. “This is a game we need to win on … Read more
Ollie Watkins has pledged his commitment to Aston Villa. After reaching 50 Premier League goals for Villa, Watkins has his eyes on Gabby Agbonlahor’s club record of 74. “Yeah, definitely,” he told Villa’s website. “When I signed my new contract, that was one of my main goals – to break that, to win something with … Read more
West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse says facing Arsenal today is a welcome challenge. The Hammers have won the past three games against Arsenal. He told whufc.com: “You can take things from that game at the Emirates Stadium, but we also know that this game is going to be totally different. They will have learned things … Read more
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Gio Reyna is now in the Premier League until the end of the 2023-24 season, where he should get a chance to find form ahead of the USMNT’s busy summer. Ritchie Sumpter/Nottingham Forest FC via Getty Images There was a time not that long ago when the winter transfer window seemingly passed American players by. Major … Read more
ShareTweet According to Spanish outlet Sport, Manchester United and Chelsea would be willing to pay £85 million to sign Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong at the end of the campaign. The Dutch international has been a mainstay in the starting line-up for the Catalan giants, but there has been persistent speculation over his future due … Read more
Getty Images No center backs, no problem for Real Madrid as they saw off Girona with a 4-0 victory to go five points clear atop La Liga on Saturday. Missing Antonio Ruidiger and Nacho Fernandez, Carlo Ancelotti had to roll out an unorthodox defense centrally, pairing natural right back Dani Carvajal with midfielder Aurelen Tchouameni. A brace … Read more
Getty Images Qatar have gone back-to-back, winning their second consecutive AFC Asian Cup. The host nation defeated Jordan 3-1 on Saturday thanks to a hat trick and a bit of magic from Akram Afif, with all three goals coming from the penalty spot. That was enough to see Qatar win the tournament. Appearing in their first … Read more
