Callum Hudson-Odoi s goal gave Nottingham Forest their first league victory at Anfield in 55 years and ended Liverpool s perfect start to life under Arne Slot on Saturday.
Substitute Hudson-Odoi scored the only goal of the game after 72 minutes, capping a lightning Forest counterattack with a curling strike that deflected in off Ibrahima Konate.
Liverpool had earlier gone close through Luis Diaz as he struck the base of the post in the first half, but they struggled to pose Nuno Espirito Santo s men too many problems in a flat display.
The defeat, which comes after impressive shutout victories over Ipswich Town, Brentford and Manchester United, means Liverpool have lost early ground on Manchester City, who now boast a three-point lead at the top of the Premier Le…
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Galatasaray will kick off their Champions League qualification campaign with an away fixture against FK Zalgiris in the second round of qualifiers at Vilniaus LFF stadionas on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Zalgiris managed to progress to this stage by defeating Struga in the first qualifying round. After a draw in their home leg, they secured a 1-2 away victory in the second leg to advance further in the competition.
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The narrow victory over Struga required late heroics to secure their progress. Despite dominating both legs, their wastefulness in front of goal almost proved costly, and they had to rely on a late own-goal to avoid a penalty shootout.
In the A Lyga, Zalgiris had a successful season last year, winning their …
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League giants were the best club of the last decade.
City enjoyed a period of great success in the 2010-19 decade, winning four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, three Community Shields and two FA Cups.
While Real Madrid won four Champions Leagues and Barcelona claimed two to go with seven LaLiga crowns, Guardiola believes City were the decade s best.
I think this club, in the last decade, was the best team. In terms of points, in terms goals, of titles and everything, he said.
So I congratulate Manchester City for that. So when we analyse every single day here, what happens day by day, we analyse that.
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Former Juventus and Arsenal defender Stephan Lichtsteiner has retired from football.
The 36-year-old had planned to play for Switzerland at the Euro 2020 finals before calling time on his career, but with the coronavirus pandemic forcing the tournament to be postponed to 2021, he has chosen not to continue playing for another year.
Lichtsteiner had spent the 2019-20 season with Augsburg, making 20 appearances in the Bundesliga as Heiko Herrlich s side finished 15th.
The plan would have been to retire after the European Championship in 2020, Lichtsteiner, who was Switzerland captain, said in an interview published by the Swiss Football Association.
After UEFA s decision to postpone the European Championship to 2021, it became clear to me that the time ha…
An unlikely quadruple remains very much on for Liverpool after a 3-2 victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
The national stadium was bathed in sunshine, resplendent, eagerly anticipating round two of arguably the biggest heavyweight clash in world football right now.
Fair enough, technically round three if you include the Anfield game earlier this season, but it felt like a second leg after last week s exhilarating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium that left City one point ahead of the Reds in the race for the Premier League title.
A relatively innocent declaration from former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher recently that this is now the biggest rivalry in English football caused uproar from those who remember the days of Manchester …
Tottenham striker Harry Kane will start against Dinamo Zagreb, as Jose Mourinho will not take the risk of resting his star man with Son Heung-min ruled out.
Spurs lead the Europa League last-16 tie 2-0 after a double from Kane in the first leg.
The England captain suffered a knock to his knee in that match but was fit to play a part in the north London derby against Arsenal on Sunday.
Resting Kane was a prospect put to Mourinho at his pre-match news conference ahead of the Dinamo game, but it is not one the head coach is contemplating.
He already has a weakened forward line with Son injuring his hamstring in the 2-1 loss to Arsenal.
The problem to Son is not thought to be as bad as first feared, but the match in Zagreb will come too soon.
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Jim Curtin is confident the Philadelphia Union have put themselves in a good position, but admits they need to stop dropping points ahead of their trip to Orlando City.
The Union had recorded back-to-back wins in MLS before last weekend, when they let a lead slip to draw 1-1 with Atlanta United.
It leaves them ninth in the Eastern Conference, one of three teams on 37 points, as they push for a place in the playoffs.
Despite the tight table, Curtin is optimistic that their solid work to this point will be enough to help them qualify.
We re at a point in the year that every team in and around that red line are very desperate, he said.
It s going to go down to the last day for sure, and we ve put ourselves in a situation where we re still in contro…
Premier League clubs have quickly distanced themselves from being involved in any attempt to revive the European Super League.
Here the PA news agency takes a closer look at how events this week could shape top-level football in the future.
Why is everyone talking about the Super League again?
: The and rules on prior approval of interclub competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to
— EU Court of Justice (@EUCourtPress)
The European Court of Justice determined on Thursday that UEFA rules used to block the formation of the original Super League in 2021 were contrary to EU law. Backers of the Super League immediately declared victory and set out plans for new men’s and women’s competitions.
Did the court approve the Super Lea…
On-field success alone may not be enough to keep coach Antonio Conte at Inter, Ivan Cordoba believes.
Conte has guided Inter to the top of Serie A and they moved four points clear on Sunday with a 3-0 win at rivals Milan, the pace-setters for much of the season.
Not since Jose Mourinho s treble-winning season of 2009-10 had the Nerazzurri won the Derby della Madonnina by a three-goal margin or greater, with this latest result boosting hopes of ending the wait since that campaign for the Scudetto.
Yet even if Inter can secure the title this term, former club stalwart Cordoba a five-time champion, including under Mourinho still harbours concerns over Conte s relationship with the board.
The ex-Juventus, Italy and Chelsea coach has had difficulties with some…
Athletic Bilbao have long been a club unlike almost any other. It s fitting, then, that they are preparing for a cup final double-header never seen before.
The impact of coronavirus on the Spanish football schedule means Athletic will play in two Copa del Rey finals in two weeks. First, they will meet Basque rivals Real Sociedad in the delayed 2020 final on April 3; win that, and they ll be defending the trophy against Barcelona a fortnight later.
It could be a historic month for one of Spain s most prestigious clubs. One of three never to be relegated from the top flight – along with Barca and Real Madrid – Athletic have won eight league titles, 24 Copas del Rey and three Supercopas de Espana. That collection includes the 1902 Copa de la Coronacion, considered t…