Gillingham owner Brad Galinson on the reasons behind his team’s poor form in League 2 during October
Gillingham owner Brad Galinson is confident things will change after the team picked up just a point in October.
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PSG Cruise Past Marseille To Consolidate Top Spot, Monaco Lose
Paris Saint-Germain outclassed their bitter rivals Marseille 3-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, sending the champions three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after Monaco suffered their first defeat of the season. The highly-anticipated first Classique of the season was all but over as a contest by the interval as PSG raced into a three-goal lead over Marseille, who had lost Amine Harit to a straight red card midway through the first period. "It's a very positive result," said PSG coach Luis Enrique. "That is a given when you win a Classique away from home with such authority.
10th Senate President’s U-18 Unity Cup gets date
The organisers of the 10th Senate President’s U-18 Unity Cup have announced November 10 to 17, 2024, as dates for the grassroots football development programme scheduled to hold in Abuja.
Vinicius Junior Favourite For Ballon d'Or In Post-Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo Era
The elite of world football will gather in Paris on Monday for the Ballon d'Or ceremony, with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior the leading candidate for the men's award and Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati the hot favourite to win her second-successive crown. The men's shortlist for the 2023/24 edition of the prestigious individual award is the first since 2003 to feature neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo who hoovered up the prize 13 times between them. Vinicius, the man who inherited Ronaldo's number seven shirt at Real Madrid, has been tipped by many pundits to succeed Messi as the Men's Ballon d'Or after a season in which he won the Spanish championship and Champions League.
La Liga: Faltering Atletico Madrid Stumble Again At Real Betis
Jose Gimenez's early own goal consigned Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Sunday in La Liga. Atletico's third loss in five matches across all competitions left Diego Simeone's side fourth, trailing league leaders Barcelona by 10 points after 11 matches. Betis put on a vibrant display and after surviving a late Atletico onslaught rose to fifth, two points behind their opponents. "They were better than us, they had more chances, but in the second half the team tried. We hit the woodwork twice," Atletico captain Koke told Movistar after his team's first league defeat.
Kenan Yildiz Saves Juventus In Eight-Goal Thriller At Inter Milan As Napoli Pull Away
Kenan Yildiz fired Juventus back from two goals down to draw 4-4 in an incredible clash at Inter Milan on Sunday, which allowed Napoli to extend their Serie A lead to four points. Turkey starlet Yildiz came off the bench with around half an hour left at a packed and pulsating San Siro and brought third-placed Juve back from the dead with two superb finishes in the final 20 minutes. The 19-year-old stunned the more than 70,000 home fans who were convinced that they were watching their team make a Scudetto statement when Denzel Dumfries rolled home what looked like Inter's decisive fourth goal in the 53rd minute.
Bayern Munich Thump Bochum To Retake Bundesliga Top Spot
Bayern Munich bounced back from Wednesday's Champions League drubbing in Barcelona, thumping rock-bottom Bochum 5-0 away to return to the Bundesliga summit on Sunday. RB Leipzig's 3-1 comeback win over Freiburg on Saturday sent them three clear atop the table overnight, but Bayern reclaimed the lead on goal difference as five different players got on the scoresheet. "It's fun to score goals," Jamal Musiala told DAZN. "We can be happy today and take the rhythm and flow with us in the next few games."
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Editor's note: This story was originally posted in 2019.