Harry Maguire feeling vindicated over Man United stay
Harry Maguire feels vindicated in his decision to stay and fight for his spot at Manchester United, having forced his way back into Erik ten Hag's team.
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Man City, Leipzig into Champions League last 16 as Shakhtar stun Barcelona
Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday, while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona.
Brendan Rodgers confident Celtic can shrug off Atletico Madrid mauling
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is confident the culture they have created will allow them to quickly move on from their difficult night in Madrid.
Daizen Maeda facing injury lay-off after red card challenge
Celtic forward Daizen Maeda faces six weeks out after suffering a knee injury in the challenge that earned him a red card against Atletico Madrid.
Liam Scales says 'naive' Celtic need to get street-smart
Liam Scales admits Celtic need to be more streetwise in Europe.
Harry Kane sends Bayern Munich into the Champions League knockout stages
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Sociedad all booked their places in the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare on a dramatic night of European action.
Stuttgart striker Guirassy credits Kane for record-breaking start
BERLIN: Record-breaking Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy said England captain Harry Kane’s arrival in Germany has “pushed a lot of strikers in the Bundesliga to raise their level to try and compete with him.” Guirassy, who scored a record 14 goals in the opening eight league matches this season before injuring his hamstring, told English newspaper The Guardian in an interview published Thursday he relished the competition. “It’s something big to be competing with Harry Kane, who is a world-class striker.” Despite his blistering start, Guirassy is not currently atop the Bundesliga goalscoring charts, after the Guinean’s injury allowed Kane to overtake him. Kane has 15 league goals since joining Bayern Munich from Tottenham in the summer, having played two more matches than Guirassy. Last season, Niclas Fuellkrug and Christopher Nkunku shared the Torjaegerkanone, the award given to the top goalscorer, with each scoring 16 goals, indicating how dramatic the turnaround has been. Guirassy, who scored 11 league goals in total last season, credited a more mature game understanding as the reason for his boosted output, while trying to “learn from the best.” “When I was younger, I liked to run everywhere on the pitch but I’ve learned about myself.
World Cup semifinalist Morocco recruit France U21 player Diop to start qualifying for 2026 edition
SALE, Morocco: World Cup semifinalist Morocco will start their qualifying campaign for the 2026 tournament with a newly-recruited France Under-21 player named in the squad for the first time Thursday. Sofiane Diop, a midfielder with French league leader Nice, was picked by coach Walid Regragui for the scheduled games at home to Eritrea next Thursday and in Tanzania on Nov. 21. The 23-year-old Diop was born in France and has family ties to Morocco and Senegal.