Kylian Mbappe targeted a haul of 50 goals in his first season with Real Madrid after scoring on his debut in their UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta, declaring: I have no limit .
Mbappe joined Federico Valverde on the scoresheet as Champions League holders Madrid won the Super Cup for a record-breaking sixth time on Wednesday, beating La Dea 2-0.
The former Paris Saint-Germain forward slammed into the top-right corner after being teed up by Jude Bellingham after 68 minutes in Warsaw, where Madrid were arguably unfortunate not to win by a greater margin.
Having contributed 44 goals and 10 assists during his final campaign in France, Mbappe is hopeful of an even more impressive return in his debut season with Los Blancos.
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Lothar Matthaus believes Matthijs de Ligt could be a critical long-term signing for Bayern Munich, and a defensive base they could build their squad around.
The 22-year-old s departure after an indifferent spell at Juventus, after signing in 2019 from Ajax, has prompted him to seek a move away with no apparent harm to his market value.
Though De Ligt had been linked with a transfer to Chelsea earlier in the off-season, reports in Germany have suggested the Netherlands international is more keen on a move to the Bundesliga.
Matthaus, the Ballon d Or and World Cup winner in 1990, insisted De Ligt would be a transformative signing for his former club.
He s a van Dijk type, Matthaus told Bild. He can take on the role of defence chief at Bayern, which is mi…
Brazil and Barcelona icon Ronaldinho will officially retire from football this year, drawing a line under one of the most memorable careers of the 21st century.
Although the 37-year-old forward has not played competitively since 2015, he provided enough magic moments on the biggest stages to thrill fans for a lifetime.
From audacious skills to unstoppable strikes and dazzling dribbles, Ronaldinho had it all.
Here, we select five moments when he indisputably scaled the heights.
GAL MORNING!!!
Is this one of Ronaldinho’s best goals?
Today marks 11 years since this strike
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Outfoxing England
Not Ronaldinho s most beautiful goal but one of his cutest if, as he maintains, he meant it. Brazil s …
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson says his side s goalless draw away at Bolton Wanderers proves they can compete in League One.
Bolton finished third in the league last season behind Portsmouth and Derby County before losing out in the play-off semi-finals against eventual promotion winners Oxford United.
The Welsh side, meanwhile, were promoted from the fourth tier and opened their League One campaign with a 3-2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers last time out.
Parkinson s side and Ian Evatt s hosts could not be separated on Sunday, however, as the visiting manager suggested the result shows Wrexham are equal to the level of the third-tier competition.
It was a good test and I was interested to see how we fared, said Parkinson.
They started so quickly…
Jurgen Klopp refused to speak to a reporter in the aftermath of Liverpool s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday, seeming to allege he was overly critical of the out-of-form Reds.
Liverpool s winless league run stretched to four matches at Molineux as Craig Dawson and Ruben Neves got on the scoresheet after Joel Matip put through his own net early on.
Wolves opener was the fifth goal Liverpool have conceded in the opening five minutes of a Premier League game this season, more than any other side, while Dawson s second came just seven minutes later.
At his post-match press conference, Klopp was asked by the Athletic s James Pearce whether Liverpool s tendency to start slowly was caused by an attitude problem, and the Reds boss was unimpressed by the line …
Cristiano Ronaldo s hat-trick in Portugal s 5-1 demolition of the Faroe Islands in Thursday s World Cup qualifier moved the Real Madrid superstar on to 78 international goals.
It means he now stands joint-fourth on the all-time list – his third of the evening at Boavista s Estadio do Bessa lifting him above Brazil s all-time great Pele, who finished his career as a three-time World Cup winner with 77 goals.
Ronaldo is now on to 14 goals for the current qualifying campaign, equalling Predrag Mijatovic s European record on the road to the 1998 World Cup.
The 32-year-old sits level with Iraq s Hussein Saeed on the all-time list and has another Madrid icon in his sights.
Here, Omnisport presents the most prolific international goal-getters of all time, i…
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Looking to extend on their remarkable Premier League purple patch this weekend, Bournemouth will welcome Luton to the Vitality on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Bournemouth might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign in the midst of a public struggle, the Cherries have come roaring back in some style. Last seen putting in a famous performance as they stormed their way to a stunning 3-0 romp away at Manchester United, Andoni Iraola’s side are riding a remarkable wave of momentum. Skyrocketing their way up the Premier League standings and with the mood around the Vitality at a red-hot high, the former Rayo Vallecano boss will simply be calling on his squad to make another top-flight statement here. Heading i…
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Bulgaria and Lithuania face off in Sofia in a match without any stake. Tonight s adversaries are bottom of the table with no chance of reaching next year s European final tournament. The game will be played on National Stadium Vasil Levski starting at 19:00.
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Bulgaria s national team has been in decline in the last couple of years, failing to produce any significant results. The team from South of the river Danube has a disappointing series of 7 matches without a win. A 2-0 win away in a friendly match with Cyprus back in November 2022 was the last time Bulgaria made their fans proud. Mladen Krstajic failed to save the sinking ship since his arrival last summer. The Lions fell to a shameful 78 pos…
Alvaro Morata says Atletico Madrid must respect Antoine Griezmann s wishes to leave the club, adding that Diego Simeone s exit would be a greater cause for concern.
Griezmann caused a stir this month when he confirmed he wants to quit the Wanda Metropolitano, his announcement coming less than a year after signing a new long-term contract following a much-publicised decision to ignore interest from Barcelona.
The Catalans have again been linked with a move for the France international, as have Manchester United, and Morata thinks a player who has contributed to Atletico as Griezmann has deserves support.
If you re inside the dressing room, you know it s a possibility [he will leave], he told Marca.
The only thing to do is to respect him. He s been one …
Clarence Seedorf has demanded more from Cameroon as the Africa Cup of Nations holders prepare to conclude their group-stage campaign against Benin.
Cameroon beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their opener but then played out a 0-0 draw with Group F s other heavyweight side Ghana.
Seedorf s men are therefore not yet assured of a place in the knockout rounds and may need a result in Tuesday s group closer to make certain.
It may not have been good for the fans and we want to do better, said Seedorf of the goalless draw against Ghana.
But I saw two organised teams who created enough chances to have won. We never start a match to draw, we start to win, but I was satisfied with a point.
Ismailia, July 1, 2019
In the program
09:00 am: Breakfast …