The stargazers gathered hours before kickoff on the opening night of the 2024 Lionel Messi roadshow. Thousands congregated outside Dignity Health Sports Park, queuing to get inside the LA Galaxy’s longtime home, perhaps earlier than ever before. They’d come to get a glimpse of the GOAT; to see a performance; and for 91 minutes, they waited….
Plenty might have expected a Liverpool love-in from Jamie Carragher after his beloved Reds’ dramatic Carabao Cup final triumph over Chelsea. But it was his sparring rival Gary Neville who put his Manchester United allegiances firmly to one side, lauding Liverpool – and criticizing the beaten Blues. “Klopp’s kids against the blue billion-pound…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Manchester United must “walk to the right solution, not run to the wrong one” after he bought a 27.7% stake in the club. The 71-year-old billionaire told BBC Sport “Something is wrong with the environment” at United, who won the most recent of their 20 English titles in 2013. And he…
AC Milan cemented their spot in Friday’s Europa League last-16 draw despite losing a thriller to Rennes. Trailing 3-0 from the first leg in Italy, Rennes gave their fans hope of a memorable comeback when Benjamin Bourigeaud scored in the 11th minute. AC Milan leveled on the night through Luka Jovic’s header before Bourigeaud’s penalty…
Erling Haaland scored a vital winner 19 minutes from time as Manchester City eventually broke Brentford’s stubborn resistance to close within a point of the Premier League summit. What looked set to be a night of frustration at Etihad Stadium for Pep Guardiola’s men turned on a moment of huge fortune. Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer…
Arsenal will hope to take their incredible domestic form into the Champions League when they take on Porto in the first leg of their last 16 tie. The Gunners have enjoyed a spectacular recent run of form, winning their last five Premier League games and scoring 21 goals in the process. Mikel Arteta’s could be…
