Roy Hodgson was left dejected by Crystal Palace s performance in Tuesday s 3-1 defeat to rivals Brighton and Hove Albion, insisting the Eagles cannot use a dubious penalty decision as an excuse.
Referee Kevin Friend awarded Brighton a controversial 24th-minute spot-kick when he deemed that James McArthur had fouled Jose Izquierdo despite winning the ball, with Glenn Murray slotting home.
Shane Duffy s red card handed Palace hope, but a goal from Leon Balogun and then a solo effort from fellow substitute Florin Andone put Brighton out of sight before the interval.
Luka Milivojevic converted a spot-kick late on, but Hodgson conceded there were no positives to take from an abject display.
Who knows [if it was a penalty]? We had to adjust it and we didn t…
Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta hit back at suggestions Tottenham are annoyed by their pursuit of Christian Eriksen and is adamant they are completely within their rights to open talks with the midfielder.
Eriksen has less than six months left on his Spurs contract, allowing him to make a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club regarding an end-of-season free transfer.
Inter are reportedly attempting to sign the Denmark international this month, with the Italian club said to have offered €10million, though Spurs boss Jose Mourinho claimed such a bid has not been received.
Mourinho has been vocal in his annoyance at Inter s behaviour during the saga, accusing them of showing a lack of respect to Spurs.
But Marotta – who was supposedly seen having dinner …
Red Star Belgrade struck twice late on as they came from behind to defeat 10-man Olympiacos 3-1 in the Champions League.
Ruben Semedo s first-half goal had put the visitors in charge of the contest, however Yassine Benzia s controversial dismissal in the 57th minute proved a turning point.
Within five minutes the Serbian side were level courtesy of substitute Milos Vulic s curling low strike.
And Red Star completed their turnaround with two quickfire goals Nemanja Milunovic and Richmond Boakye heading home Marko Marin corners as they moved second in Group B behind Bayern Munich.
Super-sub! Miloš Vulić
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague)
The visitors looked the bigger threat throughout the first half, with Miguel Ang…
Bayern Munich could be willing to dispense with the services of Arturo Vidal this summer, according to .
Vidal missed the last part of 2017/18 recovering from surgery on his knee, but he is expected to make a full recovery soon and join his teammates in pre-season training.
However, at the age of 31, he is about to enter the last year of his contract at the Allianz Arena and having signed Leon Goretzka on a free transfer from Schalke 04, the Bavarians seem reluctant to offer him a new deal. They are also reluctant to lose him without compensation next year so they may consider letting him go now in order to avoid it.
Atletico Madrid are expected to step in with strong interest as they seek to replace club captain Gabi with another experienced, hard-tackling cent…
UEFA s newly re-elected president Aleksander Ceferin has renewed his attack on the Super League and hit back at critics of the Premier League.
Ceferin has held the position since he was elected in 2016 and will now remain in the post until at least 2027 after running unopposed.
During his last term, the Slovenian had to contend with the initial threat of the independent European Super League in April 2021.
Despite its failure when several teams pulled out amid fan protests, high-profile clubs – notably Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus – continue to support the proposal which announced plans for an 80-team format earlier this year.
However, when addressing the UEFA congress in Lisbon on Wednesday, Ceferin offered up a starkly different assessment o…
Germany team director Oliver Bierhoff had no issue with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge s comments on Hansi Flick s future, insisting the DFB would not have approached the coach while he remained at Bayern Munich.
The 2014 world champions are searching for a new coach to succeed Joachim Low, who will leave his role after the Euro 2020 finals later this year.
Flick, Low s former assistant, was predictably mooted as a potential replacement having enjoyed great success as Bayern boss.
The Bavarian giants won the treble last season and have already added the Club World Cup title in 2020-21, while defences of their Bundesliga and Champions League crowns remain on track.
Flick, who turned Bayern s fortunes around, is under contract until 2023, although club CEO Rummenigg…
Manchester United s finest hour in the modern era saw them come from behind to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1998-99 Champions League final and Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of that momentous day.
Alex Ferguson s United had an immensely difficult run en route to the final, having faced Bayern and Barcelona in the group stage, before then eliminating Inter and Juventus in the knockout phase.
Bayern – who faced rather more modest opposition in Kaiserslautern and Dynamo Kiev before the final – found themselves ahead after just six minutes, with Mario Basler s free-kick finding the bottom-right corner.
The Germans had the better of things and looked to be heading for the title, but in the first minute of stoppage time Teddy Sheringham turned Ryan Giggs scuffe…
Inter Milan are interested in signing Marco Silvestri from Hellas Verona in the summer transfer window, according to . The Nerazzurri have just won the Scudetto and are looking to reinforce their squad for next season and beyond, and they have identified the 30-year-old former Leeds United goalkeeper as a potential transfer target this summer.
Silvestri was on the books of Leeds from 2014 until 2017 before he was let go by the English club. The Italian did not always have the best of times at Elland Road, but during his time at Verona, he has established establish as one of the better goalkeepers in Serie A.
Samir Handanovic is the first-choice goalkeeper at Inter and made 34 appearances in Serie A and played six times in the Champions League for Inter this season, acco…
Chelsea saw out the entire second half with 10 men to earn a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in Saturday s contest between two Premier League title hopefuls.
The sides entered the game with identical records of six points, five goals scored and none conceded from their first two games, and there was nothing between them at Anfield.
Kai Havertz opened the scoring for Chelsea with a sublime header, but the flow of the game changed following a huge call by referee Anthony Taylor in first-half stoppage time.
Reece James was sent off for a handball on the line, with Mohamed Salah converting the subsequent penalty, but Liverpool could not make their possession dominance count.
A hard-fought battle and an important point on the road.
— Chelsea FC (@Chels…
Manchester United have decided not to activate the option of a contract extension for Antonio Valencia, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed.
The club had until 5PM today (Friday) to trigger the extension, and the deadline has now expired.
Valencia, who will turn 34 in August this year, has been with the club since 2009. Signed by Sir Alex Ferguson as a winger, the Equador international has been transformed into an attack-minded fullback, and he has made a total of 338 appearances in competitive games for the Red Devils, finding the opposition net 25 times. In that time, he has won the Premier League twice, the 2016 FA Cup, the 2017 Europa League, and two League Cup trophies.
However, he has only played once under Solskjaer, and after a decade of faithful s…