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The 2022/23 season in the Premier League has started, and the opening round delivered some surprising results. The show goes on this weekend, and at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Brentford are set to welcome Manchester United in what will surely be an interesting contest in several ways.
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Having earned promotion from the Championship a year ago, Brentford went on to shake the scene in the English top flight in a surprising manner last season. For some time it seemed as if they were on course to finish in the top half of the table as Thomas Frank s machine employed an extreme high-intensity approach, but their form later dropped off and they ended up sitting 13th. Still, as is the case with most newly p…
Neymar has hinted he may yet play at the 2026 World Cup, revealing that the very big dream still burns to lift the trophy.
The 31-year-old Brazilian said in the lead-up to last year s World Cup that it could be his last, while he was left devastated by his country s quarter-final elimination to Croatia.
In the immediate aftermath of Brazil s World Cup exit, Neymar offered no guarantees about his international future having been left psychologically destroyed .
Two months on, Neymar appears to have digested that disappointment and said the door was not closed on his Brazil career extending to the 2026 event.
I ll go year by year and we ll see, Neymar told TNT Sports. Of course, I have a very big dream, that of winning the World Cup.
Neymar added …
Inter Miami are in a perfect position to etch their names into MLS history when they host the New England Revolution on Saturday, with a single-season points record within reach.
That is the view of defender Ian Fray, after Gerardo Martino s men wrapped up the Supporters Shield – and home advantage for the playoffs – early.
Miami have 71 points with one game of the regular season remaining, and a victory would see them surpass the Revs all-time high of 73 points from the 2021 campaign.
Fray feels playing at Chase Stadium can help Miami get over the line, saying: Having home-field advantage is amazing, especially with our fans. It s the perfect situation for us.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were both substitutes for Miami s last game – a late 1-0 w…
Benfica are not afraid of the challenge that awaits them in their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool, according to midfielder Adel Taarabt.
Liverpool enter the first leg of their showdown with Benfica at Estadio da Luz on Tuesday as strong favourites, having won 16 of their past 17 matches in all competitions.
The Reds have also won all four away games in UEFA s flagship club competition this term – only once, between 1983 and 1984 under Joe Fagan, have they won five in a row.
But having finished above Barcelona in the group stage before eliminating an in-form Ajax in the first knockout round, Taarabt does not fear Premier League giants Liverpool.
Of course we can compete with them, Taarabt said at a pre-match news conference on Monday. …
Yet for all his success at club level, it was arguably with Wales that Bale enjoyed his proudest moments, not least reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
Bale also played a huge part in ending Wales 64-year wait to qualify for the World Cup last year, with their group defeat to England proving to be his final game as a professional.
As the curtain comes down on Bale s playing days at the age of just 33, Stats Perform breaks down the numbers from a remarkable career.
Bale played 664 matches for club and country and scored 226 goals, the majority of those unsurprisingly coming for Madrid (106).
He also netted 41 times in 111 games for Wales, becoming his country s record goalscorer and cap holder in the process.
The Cardiff-born forward also netted…
According to , Erling Haaland is expected to sign a new contract with Manchester City soon. His current deal still has three years left to run, but the Premier League champions are determined to reward the striker s unbelievable impact since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.
But while it may seem Haaland s new contract would strengthen City s hold over his services, it will apparently include a release clause, devised by his father Alf-Inge and agent Rafaela Pimenta to make the Norway international a master of his own destiny , which is not very common in the Premier League.
Marca s focus in this story is unsurprisingly set on that particular detail, and at the Spanish outlet they believe it will be set within the reach of Real Madrid, should Los Blancos decide t…
Billy Dodds declared Inverness “ready to go” for Saturday’s Scottish Cup final even though they will have had more than four weeks without a match by the time the Hampden showdown with Celtic kicks off.
The Highlanders have not played a competitive game since losing their final cinch Championship fixture at home to Ayr on May 5.
That result cost them a crack at the play-offs and the squad were given nine days off before returning to training to focus on their bid to pull off a ‘miracle’ this weekend.
“It’s not been ideal and it has been a challenge but it’s not been terrible,” said boss Dodds, reflecting on the month-long gap between matches.
“I would have loved to have been in the play-offs having top-notch games going into the final …
Barcelona wrapped up the LaLiga title in style as Robert Lewandowski s double helped the Blaugrana to a 4-2 thrashing of relegation-threatened rivals Espanyol on Sunday.
Xavi s men headed to the RCDE Stadium knowing a derby victory would secure a 27th LaLiga crown, and a superb display saw them put Espanyol to the sword as Lewandowski scored either side of Alejandro Balde s strike to give them a commanding lead at the break.
Jules Kounde added a fourth not long after half-time, which proved late strikes from Javier Puado and Joselu as mere consolations for Luis García Fernandez s underwhelming hosts.
Barca clinch their first league title since the 2018-19 campaign with four games to play, with the success made even sweeter by the added bonus of deepening their f…
Liverpool will be without Fabinho until the new year due to ankle ligament damage sustained during the 1-1 Champions League draw against Napoli, the Premier League leaders have confirmed.
The Brazil midfielder made way after 18 minutes of Wednesday s match at Anfield and must now sit out a potentially pivotal period of the Reds campaign.
Further assessment on the injury has discovered Fabinho will be out of action until the new year, a club statement read.
The Brazilian will begin a rehabilitation programme with the Reds medical team at Melwood as he works his way back to full fitness.
Jurgen Klopp s side will battle across four fronts over the next month, defending an eight-point lead at the Premier League summit.
We can confirm Fabinho suf…
Chelsea could sell Conor Gallagher in the January transfer window, according to . Gallagher has established himself as an important player for Chelsea this season under head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino does not want the midfielder to leave in the middle of the campaign, but his Chelsea bosses could make the final decision.
Gallagher has been on the books of Chelsea since 2008. He has come through the youth system and has established himself in the first team. The 23-year-old has made 115 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. He has scored 13 goals and given 10 assists in those games.
Chelsea could reportedly sell Gallagher for £40 million. Tottenham Hotspur could make a bid for the midfielder. West Ham United were keen on securing the servic…