Manchester United kept their European hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over Newcastle United in their final home game of the season on Wednesday.
Amad Diallo scored his first Premier League goal to put the hosts 2-1 up in the second half, before Rasmus Hojlund came off the bench to wrap up the points.
Kobbie Mainoo had earlier netted the opener just after the half-hour mark, though the Red Devils were pegged back early in the second half through Anthony Gordon.
Lewis Hall took advantage of some slack defending in stoppage time to set up a nervy finish, but the hosts held strong to see out the win.
Erik ten Hag s side remain in eighth but are now level on points with Newcastle, who have a superior goal difference. Chelsea s win at Brighton means the Magpies …
Athletic Bilbao have triggered the option to sign Ander Herrera on a permanent basis from Paris Saint-Germain.
Herrera joined Athletic on an initial loan deal in August and has made 11 appearances this season, six of those being starts.
The 33-year-old, who was born in Bilbao and previously spent three years at Athletic from 2011, has now officially joined the LaLiga club until the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
Both sides confirmed the news on their official websites on Wednesday, with the deal going through prior to Tuesday s transfer deadline.
It brings an end to Herrera s time with PSG, whom he joined from Manchester United as a free agent in July 2019 and made 95 appearances for.
He won the Ligue 1 title, Coupe de France and Trophee des Champio…
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Almeria and Real Madrid will lock horns with each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Vicente Moreno’s side and Carlo Ancelotti’s team will be held at the Power Horse Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 6:30pm UK time on Saturday.
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UD Almeria are a modest club in Spain who tend to move between La Liga and the Segunda Division. They played in the Spanish top flight for two seasons between 2012 and 2014 and then went down to the second tier. Almeria won the Segunda Division title in 2021-22 and played in La Liga last season.
And they did pretty much. UD Almeria’s main objective last season was to finish above the bottom three. And they did just that. Vi…
Aston Villa maintained their Champions League charge with a thumping 4-1 win over West Ham.
Douglas Luiz’s brace, including a second-half penalty, plus goals from Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey moved them to fifth in the Premier League – just two points off top spot.
Jarrod Bowen’s deflected effort made it 2-1 but the hosts recovered for Watkins to smash in a crucial third before Bailey wrapped things up late on.
The Hammers, now five points adrift of Villa, slipped to just a third defeat of the season after struggling to match the hosts.
Villa had waited long enough for a victory over the Hammers, their bogey side.
They had recorded just one win in the last 10 years, a 1-0 victory when Villa were already on the slide in 2015, but under Unai …
Manchester United are interested in signing Houssem Aouar from Lyon in the summer of 2023, according to . Aouar is out of contract at Ligue 1 club Lyon at the end of the season, and Premier League giants United want to agree a pre-contract with him in January and then snap him up on a free transfer next summer.
Aouar has been on the books of Lyon since 2009 and has come through the French club’s youth academy. The 24-year-old has made over 150 appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon and has also played once for the France national football team.
The midfielder has made one appearance in Ligue 1 for Lyon so far this season. Aouar made 29 starts and seven substitute appearances in Ligue 1 last season, scoring six goals and providing four assists in the process. The France inter…
Thierry Henry has opened up about realising he “must have been in depression” during his career.
The 46-year-old former forward, who won the World Cup with France and is Arsenal’s all-time highest scorer, says he had a moment early in the coronavirus pandemic where he was “crying almost every day”.
Henry has linked that to his past and a search for approval, having grown up with a father who was critical of his performances.
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During our conversation, we discussed things that he’s never…
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Bayer Leverkusen suffered their first defeat in 36 Bundesliga matches, as Leipzig came from behind to stun Xabi Alonso s side 3-2 at BayArena.
Lois Openda struck twice for Marco Rose s, who recovered from 2-0 down to make it two wins from two and move to the summit of the table.
It looked like business as usual for the reigning Bundesliga champions when they scored twice in the last seven minutes of the first half.
First, Jeremie Frimpong tucked away from close range before Alejandro Grimaldo doubled the lead, though Victor Boniface squandered a brilliant chance to make it 3-0.
However, Leipzig replied deep into first-half stoppage time with Kevin Kampl s diving header reducing the deficit.
Openda then brought the visitors level in the 57th minute…
Lamine Yamal has been named in Spain s provisional squad for Euro 2024, while Barcelona team-mate Fermin Lopez is one of two uncapped players included by Luis de la Fuente.
The 16-year-old headlines a relatively youthful 29-man party for La Roja, which must be cut to 26 by June 7 ahead of the tournament in Germany.
Yamal became Spain s youngest ever player and scorer when, aged 16 years and 50 days old, he found the net on his debut against Georgia last September, and has been a standout player for Barca this season.
He is joined in the squad by team-mates Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Ferran Torres and Fermin, who is handed his first senior call-up by De la Fuente having also impressed during his maiden LaLiga campaign.
The same can be said for Real Betis forward …
Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting two women, Greater Manchester Police said.
The 47-year-old former Manchester United footballer has also been charged with one count of coercive and controlling behaviour.
A statement from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: A man from Salford has been charged with three offences after police were called to reports of a disturbance in the Worsley area in November 2020.
Ryan Giggs has been charged with causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a woman in her 20s. Both counts relate to an incident on the evening of Sunday 1 November 2020.
The GMP statement said the coercive and controlling behaviour charge against Giggs concerned the period from December 2017 to Novem…
Paul Gascoigne is the perfect example of how a player should not approach a Wembley cup final, says Barnsley head coach Michael Duff.
Barnsley face derby rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the Sky Bet League One play-off final on Monday and with local bragging rights also on the line emotions will run high.
Duff referenced former Tottenham midfielder Gascoigne and his ill-fated role in the 1991 FA Cup final against Nottingham Forest when discussing how he hopes his players will handle the occasion.
Gascoigne flew into a reckless early tackle on Forest defender Gary Charles and ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee. He was carried off the field on a stretcher and missed all of the following season.
Duff said: “Paul Gascoigne is a perfect example, f…