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Everton 0-1 Arsenal: The Gunners showed their mettle on Merseyside as they overcame a difficult task and returned to the top of the Premier League thanks to Victor Gökeres’ brutal penalty.December 20, 2025 22:16Updated December 20, 2025 22:24Victor Gokeres saves Arsenal’s penalty(Image: Ben Roberts/Getty Images)When Victor Goqueres slotted home the winning penalty, Declan Rice marched out and indulged in a pointing celebration.Now I know what Rice is doing. He told the £64m striker that his team-mates trust him and want them to believe in him. On a night of attrition on Merseyside, the Gunners needed a leader when fluency ran…
Southampton players were seen chasing Frank Lampard after the draw with Coventry City on Saturday afternoon. Tensions rose after the match as the former Chelsea midfielder was seen applauding fans on the pitch. Lampard, who has led Coventry to the top of the Championship with a fantastic start to the season, was spotted saying something to Southampton winger Leo Cienza.As he spoke to Cienza, some teammates intervened and an on-field brawl broke out involving both players and coaching staff. As a result of this incident, the heated match at St Mary’s Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw. Coventry initially took…
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) – Real Sociedad hired American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on Saturday for a team near La Liga’s relegation zone.New Jersey native Matarazzo Rust He was the manager of Hoffenheim in Germany. From February 2023 to November 2024. Prior to that, he was a coach at Stuttgart from 2019 to 2022.Matarazzo, 48, has agreed to a contract until June 2027. He will fill the vacant post. Sociedad release Sergio Francisco Last weekend, they suffered three consecutive losses in La Liga.Sociedad announced his appointment shortly after bottom Levante’s 1-1 draw left the Basque club just two points clear of…
Antoine Semenyo transfers to Man United, release clause and January truth revealed | Soccer | Sports
Antoine Semenyo has a £65m release clause in his contract with Bournemouth, which could be triggered in the first two weeks of the January transfer window. The winger has been in excellent form for the Cherries this season and it is thought that Manchester United and Liverpool are keen to sign him. Tottenham have also maintained an interest in Semenyo since they attempted to sign him last summer.The Ghana international has scored seven goals and provided three assists in 15 league appearances, figures that have fueled transfer speculation over his future. According to the Telegraph, the player will be in…
MILAN (AP) — Roma missed out on a chance to top Serie A with a 2-1 loss to Juventus on Saturday.Francisco Conceição and Reus Openda scored for Juventus, with Tommaso Baldanzi producing a frenetic finale. Juventus is now one point behind fourth-place Roma.Gian Piero Gasperini’s side would have moved into a tie with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A if they won, as the three teams above them, Roma and Bologna, were competing in the Italian Super Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia.Paulo Dybala, who won five Serie A titles with Juventus, got Roma off to a…
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 10-a-side 2-0 in the final match of the year on Saturday, with goals from Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbop, giving coach Xabi Alonso some relief before La Liga goes on a winter break.Bellingham scored with a header in the 38th minute, and Mbapp added another point with a penalty in the 86th minute after Sevilla lost defender Marcao for a second booking for a reckless tackle.Sevilla coach Matas Almeida was also sent off by the referee during the half-time break.Alonso has been under pressure for several weeks due to a string of poor results and overall…
Alexander Isak was sent off and had to be helped off the pitch after being rammed by Micky van de Ven while scoring Liverpool’s opening goal against Tottenham.December 20, 2025 20:28Updated December 20, 2025 22:42Alexander Isak injured while scoring for Liverpool(Image: Mark Atkins/Getty Images)Arne Slott says Liverpool will assess the extent of Alexander Isak’s injury after he was sent off during the narrow 2-1 win over Tottenham. Isak was sent off from the pitch just 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute at half-time after being rammed by Micky van de Ven.This summer’s £125m transfer, Liverpool took the lead…
Chelsea could be fined by the Premier League after collecting an excessive number of bookings for Saturday afternoon’s game against Newcastle United. The west Londoners headed to St James’ Park for an early kick-off, the last match before Christmas. They had a tough task ahead of them after the hosts’ Nick Waltemaid scored twice in 24 minutes.Woltemade’s first goal was confirmed on the pitch, and his second goal was also verified after a VAR check for possible offside. The delay took longer than expected as the semi-automatic technology went down while the review was taking place. In the second half,…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Kylian Mbappé scored his 59th goal for Real Madrid in 2025 on Saturday, equaling Cristiano Ronaldo’s club record for most in a year.In Madrid’s last match of the year, the French striker almost missed the milestone until he converted a penalty with four minutes left to seal a 2-0 win against 10-a-side Sevilla.Mbappe equaled Ronaldo’s record in 2013. After hugging teammates, he marked the feat with a subdued version of Ronaldo’s trademark goal celebration before blowing a kiss to the television cameras.The former Paris Saint-Germain star, who joined Madrid in the summer of 2024, has scored…
Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to six games with a thrilling 2-1 Premier League victory over nine-a-side Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Florian Wirtz impressed as Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1(Image: Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC, via Getty Images)Liverpool maintained their resurgence with an exhilarating 2-1 win over nine-a-side Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday night. Xavi Simons was shown a red card in the first half for a foul on Virgil van Dijk, but substitutes Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike scored and Richarlison equalized.Cristian Romero was then sent off for a second yellow card violation.The victory means…