Liverpool s youngest-ever team was no match for Aston Villa in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, as Dean Smith s side ran out comfortable 5-0 winners to book their place in the semi-finals.
The Reds had to name an entire squad made up of reserves and youngsters due to the first team being in Qatar for the Club World Cup, and Villa ultimately made light work of their visitors, who named an XI with an average age of 19 years and 182 days.
Under the guidance of Under-23s coach Neil Critchley, Liverpool started the encounter with purpose and could have taken an early lead, but Villa made the most of the let-offs and blew the Reds away, going into half-time four up thanks to Conor Hourihane, a Morgan Boyes own goal and a Jonathan Kodjia brace.
While Liverpool had conceded four …
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the remaining Super League clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus could yet face sanctions, also insisting they are free to form their own competition if they give up their places in the Champions League.
Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus were the only three founding clubs not to renounce their backing for the widely derided Super League after the breakaway project s collapse in April 2021.
Last month, a Madrid court lifted precautionary measures preventing UEFA from punishing the trio, who have continued to voice their backing for a new competition – to be governed by its founding clubs – despite the withdrawals of the other nine founding members.
Speaking to AS, Ceferin hinted sanctions against the trio could be on…
Peru kept their World Cup qualifying hopes alive with an impressive 2-1 victory against slumping Uruguay on Tuesday.
Barcelona star Luis Suarez returned from suspension but not even his presence for Uruguay in Lima could prevent a third consecutive qualifying defeat.
Uruguay made a dream start through Carlos Sanchez in the 30th minute but it went downhill from there as Paolo Guerrero restored parity four minutes later before Edison Flores completed the comeback just past the hour-mark against the struggling visitors.
Substitute Jonathan Urretaviscaya saw red with a quarter of an hour remaining in a forgettable international debut to compound Uruguay s woes.
Uruguay remain third in the CONMEBOL standings, 10 points adrift of Brazil, while Peru are sevent…
According to a recent report from Correire dello Sport, Juventus have made contact with the agent of Manchester United star Tahith Chong ahead of a potential deal involving the youngster. The Dutchman’s contract with United is set to come to an end following the conclusion of the current campaign, and Juventus want to strike while the iron is hot.
United will obviously be hoping to extend his deal but if Juventus come in with the right amount of money, then they’d be foolish not to at least consider the deal in some way, shape or form.
Chong has been one of the few stars in an otherwise questionable start to the season at Old Trafford, with the belief being that he can continue to thrive in an even stronger team – and Juventus certainly seem to qualify und…
Florin Andone was the hero against Huddersfield Town for the second time this season as Brighton and Hove Albion eased their relegation fears with a 1-0 home win on Saturday.
On target in a 2-1 victory when these teams met in December, substitute Andone came to the Seagulls rescue again as he nodded in Anthony Knockaert s cross 11 minutes from time.
The hosts had long been frustrated in their attempts to find a way through but a sustained period of pressure after a lacklustre first half eventually broke Huddersfield s resistance, leaving Jan Siewert s side 13 points adrift of safety.
In contrast, Chris Hughton s men are now five points clear of 18th-placed Cardiff City, having celebrated a much-needed first league win of 2019.
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Leeds United are poised to sign star forward Rodrigo Moreno after reaching an agreement with Valencia, the LaLiga side confirmed.
Valencia announced on Tuesday that a preliminary agreement had been struck, though Rodrigo must still undergo a medical and complete all other formalities ahead of a switch to newly promoted Premier League side Leeds.
Rodrigo was previously linked with LaLiga giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but the Spain international is now set for a €30 million (£27m) move to Elland Road.
Valencia CF have reached a preliminary agreement with Leeds United FC this Tuesday for the transfer of footballer Rodrigo Moreno, at the expense of completing all the documentation and other formalities and passing the mandatory medical examination, Valenc…
Inter general manager Giuseppe Marotta said Luciano Spalletti will continue as head coach next season.
Former boss Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have been linked with Inter, who are on track for their best Serie A finish since 2010-11.
However, Marotta insisted coach Spalletti will remain at the helm in 2019-20.
Have I already chosen the Coach for next year? It is Spalletti, he has a contract, we re happy, Marotta said.
Inter are third in the league following Saturday s 1-1 draw with champions Juventus at San Siro.
Not since 2011 when Inter were runners-up have the club finished as high as third but Spalletti s men are poised.
Inter have collected 62 points, three more than fourth-placed Atalanta with four matches remaining.
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Fabio Cannavaro has stepped down as head coach of Guangzhou as the Chinese Super League side continue to face an uncertain future.
The legendary former Italy centre-back was in his second spell in charge of the club having returned in November 2017, two years after being replaced by Luiz Felipe Scolari.
He guided Guangzhou to the title in 2019 but his position was called into question following last year s runners-up finish.
And with troubled majority shareholders Evergrande Group reportedly on the brink of collapsing, Guangzhou have decided to cut short Cannavaro s latest spell in charge.
After friendly negotiation, Guangzhou Football Club decided to terminate the contract with Mr. Fabio Cannavaro, a club statement read on Tuesday.
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Out of respect for his past services to the club, Tottenham Hotspur have decided to allow Dele Alli to leave when the winter transfer window next month, according to . Meanwhile, head coach Jose Mourinho wants to keep hold of Harry Winks, who has also been linked with departure lately.
Since his arrival from MK Dons in 2015, the midfielder has made a total of 230 appearances for Spurs in all competitions, scoring 64 goals and assisting for further 56. His contract runs until the summer of 2024.
However, the 24-year-old hasn t been able to win a place in Mourinho s team this season and has mostly been used in the Europa League. He has started only one Premier League match, making an appearance off the bench in one more.
Spurs will ideally seek for a permanent tra…
Joshua Kimmich insists Bayern Munich will want to send a message in their final Champions League group game against Inter, despite it being a dead rubber.
Bayern secured top spot in Group C last week with a 3-0 win at Barcelona, while Inter confirmed second place prior to that with a 4-0 victory at home to Viktoria Plzen.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the clash at the Allianz Arena, Kimmich emphasised the importance for the Bundesliga side to maintain their recent high standards, even with nothing riding on the outcome of the game.
The coach has addressed it already, he said. We need to send a message to ourselves and our opponents. We want to play freely and have fun out on the pitch, like we have [been doing] lately. We want to win the game in order …