Football

Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium in one of the defining rivalries of the Premier League era enters its new chapter. The two sides in the table are separated by seven positions and 10 points. But it is ninth-placed Arsenal that heads into the game from the back of a victory, while Manchester United, second-placed, was left reeling by loss to Sheffield United. Two former players who know more about this fixture's past are now in the dugouts. And they will certainly insist that the new crop do justice to their predecessors. Arsenal crushed Southampton at St Mary's, with talented teenager Bukayo Saka further enhancing his burgeoning popularity with another goal and assist. The Gunners easily avenged their FA Cup exit at the hands of Southampton. That outc...

Manchester United suffered a 2-1 home shock loss by the bottom club Sheffield United of the Premier League. With the result, Manchester City sit at the top of the league table. Harry Maguire had canceled out Kean Bryan's first-half opener for the Yorkshire side. Sheffield had won just one league game all season before their trip to Old Trafford, thanks to substitute Oliver Burke who snatched the 74th-minute winner. After 19 matches in Premier League history and without a league win at Old Trafford in 48 years, Chris Wilder's side went into the game with the worst record. But they showed just the kind of resolve and battle they would need if they are to get out of trouble somehow. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to rotate his side, leaving Fred and Scott McTominay out of the cent...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan was sent off before forgotten man Christian Eriksen fired a dramatic late winner to win Internazionale a 2-1 victory in fiery Coppa Italia quarterfinal at San Siro. The evergreen Zlatan superbly fired home in the 31st minute to give Milan the lead. Ibrahimovic's match began in usually clinical fashion in front of goal which his eighth goal in all competitions for Milan against Inter in seven appearances. Ibrahimovic was booked for a clash with Inter's Romelu Lukaku as the first half came to a close. Former teammates at Manchester United continued their argument at halftime down the tunnel. After the break, both seemed to have settled down, but Ibrahimovic picked up his second yellow on a trip to Aleksandar Kolarov. And in the 58th minute, he was se...

With an uninspired goalless draw against Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea started life under Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel was left with plenty to ponder as his side dominated possession a day after replacing Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge hot seat. Almost 900 passes were strung together by Chelsea against a defensive Wolves and were quick meat for the well-drilled rearguard visitors. A more lively second period followed an entirely forgettable first half at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea coming close to giving Tuchel a dream start on a few occasions. A great chance was blasted over the bar by Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi, a surprise starter, had a deflected shot saved. Actually, when Pedro Neto scooped a shot into the roof of the net, it was Wolves who had the best ...

Chelsea Football Club has sacked manager Frank Lampard less than 24 hours after the club's FA Cup victory over Luton Town. "This was a very difficult decision for the club, not least because I have an outstanding personal relationship with Frank and I have the utmost respect for him," Abramovich said. “He is a man of immense honesty with the highest ethic of work. Nevertheless, under current conditions, we agree it is better to change managers.” On Monday morning, Lampard was informed of his fate. It it is now predicted that Chelsea will name Tuchel as his full-time successor. Lampard remained optimistic that recent performances and results could be turned around. He was even heartened by the FA Cup win over Luton Town on Sunday. But Abramovich was worried that a top-four was fa...

Mesut Ozil has signed for Turkish side Fenerbahce. Ozil has earned a sign-on fee of £ 4.5 million and will gain about £ 60,000 a week. Ozil agreed on a reduced wage from his £ 350,000-per-week contract at Arsenal-while sponsors and endorsements will raise his wages. Ozil took to social media to say farewell to his former side. He has not appearing for Arsenal since a 1-0 victory over West Ham in March 2020 and being excluded from the club's Premier League squad. And had only words of appreciation. In a long, heartfelt letter to Arsenal fans, he said on Twitter, "I'd like to thank the club for this amazing journey over the past seven-and-a-half years," During my time here, the love I have felt from the team and fans has been truly amazing and something I will always be thankful f...

Manchester United dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 victory on Sunday. The win set up a fifth-round tie at home to West Ham next month. Bruno Fernandes scored a spectacular late free-kick to give Man Utd the win. Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood were also on the scoresheet when United booked their place in the competition's fifth round. Mohamed Salah scored a brace for his first goals at Old Trafford, but the winless streak of Liverpool couldn’t stop. Early on, Greenwood had two opportunities, but the first was saved by Alisson and the second went past the post. Liverpool subsequently began to dominate possession. Liverpool took the lead when Roberto Firmino slipped in Salah, who dinked the ball over Dean Henderson in the 19th minute. Greenwood set up Rashford to ...

With a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over Bologna, Juventus got their Serie A title defense back on track. Arthur Melo scored his first goal for the Turin club in the first half. While USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie headed home the second after 71 minutes. Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski made some amazing saves to keep his side in the match. And in an exciting encounter at the Allianz Stadium, the visitors also had good chances. Following the disappointment of their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan last weekend, it was a much-needed victory for Pirlo's side as it cut the gap behind league leaders AC Milan to seven points. Also, the champions still have a game in hand. Arthur's speculative effort ricocheted off Bologna's Jerdy Schouten and into the bottom corner after 15 minutes. The...