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Juventus knocked out by Porto in enthralling Champions League tie – originally posted on Sportslens.com Porto progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals after a breathless second leg against Juventus. Both sides had glorious chances to open the scoring in the first ten minutes. Alvaro Morata was first, seeing his header well saved by Agustin Marchesin […]
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Work, work, work Mediawatch often bemoans what is regarded as football news in 2021, but on this miserable Tuesday, we look instead to the front pages, where football (kind of) makes an appearance. A reminder once again that we are in the year of actual 2021. Believe us, that reminder is required: Tomorrow’s front page: […]
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Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are very much the future. Barcelona and Juventus might soon be consigned to the Champions League past. Kylian Mbappe, man of his word The pre-match prophecy he proffered to Mauricio Pochettino was realised in breath-taking fashion. But the callous warning to Jordi Alba that “I’ll kill you in the […]
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Arsene Wenger has revealed that Carlos Quieroz was the main reason why Cristiano Ronaldo opted to sign for Manchester United over Arsenal. Before Ronaldo signed for Man United in August 2013, the Gunners looked to be the favourites to sign him. That was until the Red Devils swooped to secure the winger’s services for around […]
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King Lewy, Super Kane and that Man Utd penalty expert – the most goal contributions in Europe this season – originally posted on Sportslens.com It’s been an exciting season in Europe’s top five leagues so far. Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are not sat on their usual thrones, Liverpool’s title defence is going down with a […]
Pre-season friendlies are seen by many fans nowadays as meaningless and a waste of time, but one such friendly on this day back in 2003 helped Sir Alex Ferguson to unearth a gem. Ferguson’s Manchester United were chosen by Sporting Lisbon to be their opponents for their first game in their new stadium. United sent […]
Today’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Cristiano Ronaldo during his time at Manchester United. It was in a league match at home to Portsmouth on 30th January 2008. Going in to the game with Pompey, United needed a win to go back to the top of the table. They would win this game 2-0, courtesy of […]