Erling Haaland and Manchester City dealt what might just be the final blow to Xabi Alonso’s short tenure as Real Madrid head coach on Wednesday, as Pep Guardiola’s side came back to beat the Spanish giants 2-1.
Liverpool were gifted a late penalty kick that Dominik Szoboszlai scored to beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League, without Mohamed Salah in the squad.
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Xavi Simons looked every bit the club-record signing he is on Saturday, as he scored a goal and set up Richarlison for the other in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 victory over Brentford.
The USMNT’s 2025 schedule was a roller coaster ride but finished going only one way — up, up, up as Mauricio Pochettino leads the Americans toward a World Cup on home soil.
Nottingham Forest had to be patient — striker Igor Jesus in particular — but the Tricky Trees finally got their goal late in the second half and beat Wolves 1-0 on Wednesday.
Crystal Palace attempted just three shots — all three on target — and Daniel Muñoz scored the game’s best scoring chance, securing a 1-0 victory away to Burnley on Wednesday.
Erling Haaland added another massive milestone to his astonishing Premier League career on Tuesday, when he became the fastest player to 100 goals in the history of the league.
Cristian Romero scored two late goals to help Spurs fight back from a goal down (twice) to draw Newcastle 2-2 and give manager Thomas Frank a small respite.
After a rocky start to the season, Manchester City have become exactly what we expected Pep Guardiola’s side to be: a goal-scoring juggernaut with defensive issues.
Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero scored twice in the second half and Spurs robbed Newcastle blind, escaping St. James’ Park with an unlikely point on Tuesday.
David Moyes has Everton back in the top half of the Premier League table and dreaming like it’s 2003 all over again, after beating Bournemouth 1-0 down on the south coast on Tuesday.
Boubacar Kamara scored perhaps the smoothest goal you’ll see all season in the Premier League, and Aston Villa snuck away with a 1-0 victory over a much-improved, but still winless, Wolves side on Sunday.
Brighton scored at the tail end of each half to win 2-0 away to Nottingham Forest on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four games.
Liverpool were beaten once again on Wednesday, Arne Slot’s side tasting defeat for the ninth time in 12 games across all competitions, this time 4-1 at the hands of Eredivisie champions PSV.
