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Is Lionel Messi the most famous athlete on the planet? This is a great question that can be answered by looking at the huge defensive range of everyone’s favorite Argentine soccer player, Lionel Messi.It’s Super Bowl week, but one of the stars of Sunday’s big game has made no secret of his love for football, revealing which players he follows and respects as he wears the iconic number 10 jersey.”I’m a big fan of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Mbapp. Who else wears this? Pel. So many greats in football. I mean it’s just a number, but it’s a pretty impressive number,”…
Manchester United trained with young players in their first-team squad as they aim to continue their winning momentum against Tottenham this weekend.Jack Moorhouse has returned to Manchester after a loan spell and continues to train with the first team.Manchester United have brought five young players into training ahead of Saturday’s match against Tottenham, including striker JJ Gabriel.The club are aiming for four wins from four games under manager Michael Carrick and are on pace heading into the lunchtime game. Jack Moorhouse was one of several youngsters who took part in training on Wednesday. He recently returned from a loan spell…
KIEL, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Stuttgart advanced to the German Cup semifinals with a 3-0 victory over second-division club Holstein Kiel on Wednesday.Deniz Undav broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 56th minute, Chris Hourich added another in the 89th minute and Atakan Karazor equalized with three minutes left in stoppage time. Stuttgart won the German Cup for the fourth time last season, defeating third division team Arminia Bielefeld in the final.Holstein Kiel advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since reaching the top four in the 2020-21 season.Bayer Leverkusen defeated St. Pauli 3-0 on Tuesday to…
Paul Merson came out with both barrels after being ‘stunned’ by Chelsea’s performance in their Carabao Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal, losing 1-0 in the second legPaul Merson slams Liam Rosenier’s approach (Image: Sky Sports)Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has defended his conservative tactics after Paul Merson accused Chelsea of ”whining” against Arsenal. The Blues went into Tuesday’s second leg with a one-point lead after losing 3-2 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge last month.After only four weeks in charge, Rosenior adopted a new formation, interestingly placing striker Liam Delap on the right wing. In the second half, the Chelsea…
a A new chapter has been added to Al Nasr’s controversial history. Even after Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from the match against Al Riyadh, opinions on this issue continued. The Portuguese explained that his decision was to protest against the Public Investment Fund (PIF) following Karim Benzema’s transfer from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal, but the Frenchman’s new team’s CEO explained his position.Cristiano receives response from Al Hilal Executive DirectorAccording to the website, the Portuguese player does not agree with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund’s recruitment policy, as it appears to disadvantage his team and favor others. “Cristiano believes that…
The Arsenal midfielder has played more than 60 games in the calendar year and admitted he was “devastated” after the narrow win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final.February 4, 2026, 12:30Updated February 4, 2026 13:54Arsenal’s Declan Rice watches the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Chelsea (Image: 2026 Getty Images)Speaking ahead of the World Cup, Declan Rice said: “It’s a crazy amount of games. I’m exhausted from sitting out every game.”But he wasn’t talking about impending tournaments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The quote came in October 2022, just one month before the World Cup kicks off…
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It is manchester city English League Cup Final vs Arsenal. Premier League’s current top two leave Head-to-head battle at Wembley Stadium The following Wednesday, City beat Newcastle 3-1 to secure a 5-1 aggregate victory in the semi-final.City and Arsenal are still in contention for the title this season. The League Cup is a chance to win the first silver medal in the major leagues this season, and could have a psychological impact on the title race. “We are here to win trophies and we are working hard every day to reach the final and win the…
Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s opposition to a move to the Saudi leadership, Karim Benzema believes Al Hilal have a top-tier team and has declared them the Real Madrid of AsiaFebruary 4, 2026, 17:55Updated February 4, 2026 18:47Karim Benzema moves to Al Hilal – much to Cristiano Ronaldo’s dissatisfaction (Image: Getty Images)Karim Benzema called Al Hilal the “Real Madrid of Asia” and praised the team’s quality, but Cristiano Ronaldo was furious at the decision to join the Saudi Professional League leaders.Benzema’s contract with Al Ittihad was expiring and he moved to their Saudi rivals, angered by their offer to essentially play for…
MONZA, Italy (AP) — Inter Milan advanced to the Italian Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Torino on Wednesday, with French players Ange-Yohan Bony and Andy Diouf both scoring.Inter took the lead in the 35th minute with Bony’s close-range header, before Diouf added two to the Nerazzurri’s lead in the second half. Croatian striker Sandro Klenovic scored for Turin in the 57th minute.The match was held at the U-Power Stadium in Monza as the San Siro was unavailable for Milan vs. Cortina. winter olympics. Inter are aiming to win the Coppa Italia for the 10th time, while Torino are…
RReal Madrid returned to training this morning after a two-day break that caused controversy among fans. Coach Arbeloa’s idea was to take advantage of the fact that the calendar only gives them one game a week off to improve, so it is not very popular among fans for players to enjoy these mini-vacations after a bad result or a lackluster win like the one they achieved against Rayo.”Now it’s time to work. We’ve got two weeks where we can work at all levels. That’s what we want, what we want, what we’re looking for. I’ve been here 18 to 19…