Ezri Konsa: I couldn’t watch deadline day as financial rules have ‘killed’ Villa
Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa could not watch any of Monday’s transfer deadline day action as he believes financial rules have “killed” his club.
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Mbappe gives Madrid 1-0 win after Getafe player is sent off after less than a minute on the field
MADRID: Real Madrid took advantage of a red card for a Getafe player who stayed less than a minute on the field to win 1-0 with an 80th-minute goal by Kylian Mbappe on Sunday.
Morocco beat Argentina to clinch first Under-20 World Cup title
SANTIAGO, Chile: Striker Yassir Zabrini scored twice as Morocco clinched their first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 win over Argentina on Sunday.
Morocco beats Argentina to clinch its first Under-20 World Cup title
SANTIAGO, Chile: Striker Yassir Zabrini scored twice as Morocco clinched its first Under-20 World Cup title with a 2-0 win over Argentina on Sunday. Zabrini scored in the 12th and 29th minutes to help Morocco become the first African nation to win the U20 title since Ghana in 2009. Morocco topped its group against Spain, Brazil and Mexico and then advanced over South Korea, the United States and France in the knockout stages. It was the first loss in the tournament for Argentina, which was aiming for its seventh title. Argentina reached the final despite missing its two best players in this age group, Bayer Leverkusen’s Claudio Echeverri and Real Madrid´s Franco Mastantuono.
Israeli Premier League football derby called off due to disturbances
TEL AVIV, Israel: The football derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was called off Sunday after disturbances before kickoff led police to determine it was unsafe to go ahead. Trouble flared in and around Bloomfield Stadium, which is shared by both clubs, ahead of the Israeli Premier League match. The Jerusalem Post’s English-language website said the game “was canceled after police determined that conditions at the stadium were unsafe to continue,” with “extensive use of pyrotechnics by fans, including fireworks and smoke grenades.”
Manchester United stretch Liverpool losing streak to four games
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield.
Grimaldo helps Leverkusen win 4-3 at Mainz to stretch record unbeaten away run
Leverkusen moved up to 14 points in fifth place with their third straight league winSpain international Grimaldo opened their account with an 11th-minute penaltyBERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen’s Alejandro Grimaldo scored twice in the first half to guide them to a 4-3 victory in a thrilling clash at Mainz 05 on Saturday, stretching their record unbeaten run on the road in the Bundesliga.Leverkusen, who host European champions Paris St.
Marc Guehi to leave Crystal Palace, says Glasner
LONDON: Marc Guehi has told Crystal Palace he will not sign a new deal at the club, manager Oliver Glasner has said. The England center-back almost joined Liverpool on transfer deadline day last month, but Palace pulled the plug at the last minute, missing out on a sizeable fee. Glasner revealed the defender, in the final 12 months of his contract, has already informed the club this will be his final season at Selhurst Park. “The club wanted (him to stay). They offered Marc a new contract but he said, ‘No, I want to make something different’, and that’s normal,” he said. “And for us, it’s how we can deal with this situation.
Minnows Mjallby on verge of ‘impossible’ Swedish title win
Should the tiny club from a fishing village on the Listerlandet peninsula do so it will be the greatest shock in the history of footballA combination of superb scouting and a science-based approach have helped Mjallby top the 16-team leagueSTOCKHOLM: The nervousness of Hammarby and AIK fans ahead of Sunday’s Stockholm derby will pale into insignificance compared to those of Swedish minnows Mjallby AIF, who will become Swedish champions if Hammarby fail to beat their city rivals.Should the tiny club from a fishing village on the Listerlandet peninsula do so it will be the greatest shock in the history of football, according to Torbjorn Andersson, an academic specializing in football at Malmo University.“(It would be) completely unique in the history of football, and that it’s happening now is even more unlikely,” he told broadcaster Radiosporten ahead of what could be the decisive weekend in the Allsvenskan title race.A combination of superb scouting and a science-based approach have helped Mjallby top the 16-team league on 63 points after 26 games, 11 points ahead of second-placed Hammarby, whose resources dwarf those of their smaller southern rivals.Though the club draws support from all over the county of Solvesborg, the town of Mjallby has a tiny population of just over 1,200, and academic Andersson said that, on paper, a club of their stature should have no chance of winning the title.“There’s so much money in it (football), it should be totally impossible,” he said as Mjallby look to replace Malmo, who have won the title a record 27 times, as champions.“If you look at the annual reports the (Swedish) football association has published ...