ByCesar Hernandez Cesar Huerta Ron Jenkins/Getty Images A second-half equalizer from debutant Cesar Huerta earned a 2-2 draw for Mexico against Australia on Saturday in Dallas, Texas. Australia took the lead in the friendly match through a goal from defender Harry Souttar in the 16th minute. Following a cross from Martin Boyle off a corner … Read more
play Who are the biggest losers of the transfer window? (3:05)Gab Marcotti gives the biggest losers of the summer transfer window. (3:05) Sep 10, 2023, 06:21 PM ET The summer transfer window has closed throughout most of Europe, but there are still moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around.Transfer Talk brings you … Read more
Saudi Pro League football chief Michael Emenalo has defended Al-Ittihad‘s pursuit of Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah. Emenalo insists everything was done above board in their bid for the Egypt international. He told talkSPORT: “Mo is someone I consider almost like a son, he’s a player that I admire and a human being that I absolutely … Read more
Manchester United Treble winner Andrew Cole says Anthony Martial has been with the club too long. Cole has questioned what Martial can contribute to the team. He told Betfred: “Martial has been at Manchester United for eight years now and he hasn’t even scored 100 goals. Wow. He’s a centre-forward for Manchester United and he’s … Read more
Turkish interest is expected to arrive for Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri. The future of the Tunisia international remains in doubt at Old Trafford. The Manchester Evening News says Mejbri could yet move out on-loan this week to Turkey. Besiktas had an offer rebuffed earlier this summer, but could return in the coming days. The … Read more
Sep 9, 2023, 12:44 PM ET Arsenal suffered a shocking exit from Women’s Champions League at the first qualifying stage after a penalty shootout defeat to Paris FC following a dramatic 3-3 draw. Mathilde Bourdieu scored twice in three minutes for Paris early in the second half to leave Arsenal in an uphill battle, but … Read more
play Neymar ‘happy’ on becoming Brazil’s all-time men’s top scorer after overtaking Pele (0:45)Neymar shares his emotions on becoming Brazil’s all-time men’s top scorer after netting twice in the 5-1 over Bolivia. (0:45) If Thursday’s opening night of South America’s World Cup qualifiers posed the question of how long Argentina can count on Lionel Messi, … Read more
play Van Gaal claims World Cup was rigged for Messi to win (0:37)Louis van Gaal suggests Argentina’s World Cup win was “planned” for Lionel Messi to lift the trophy. (0:37) Hern?n Gal?ndez, Ecuador‘s goalkeeper, was born in the Argentine city of Rosario in 1987 and likes to tell the story of the first goal he … Read more
Inter Milan vice-president Javier Zanetti says they cannot dwell on Romelu Lukaku‘s departure last summer. Chelsea striker Lukaku, after spending last season on-loan with Inter, is now with Roma. Zanetti said: “We wanted him to stay with us, then things happened that we didn’t expect and we decided to exit the negotiations. “Lukaku is now … Read more
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez is happy seeing Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo at Barcelona. Atletico Madrid striker Felix and Manchester City fullback Cancelo have joined Barca on-loan. On Cancelo, Martinez said: “He has experienced a perfect pre-season. Both he and Felix are going through a perfect condition.” Martinez then said of Felix: “He has a … Read more
