Kevin De Bruyne had one of his best games for a long time as Manchester City came from behind to beat Leicester City, according to manager Pep Guardiola.
Jamie Vardy s 17th Premier League goal of the season put the Foxes ahead at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
But ex-Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez s deflected shot and Ilkay Gundogan s penalty turned the game around before the break and Gabriel Jesus tapped home at the back post to seal the points.
De Bruyne set up Jesus for that second-half clincher and Guardiola believes the Belgium international s performance was even better than his star showing against Arsenal last time out.
Kevin De Bruyne is a fighter and he helps us keep up the intensity when he s playing further up he helps the press a lot, Guard…
Erling Haaland will become a Barcelona player if Emili Rousaud wins the club s presidential elections, according to the candidate s advisor.
Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland is among the world s top talents and has been linked with a move to top clubs in Spain, England and Italy.
The 20-year-old joined Dortmund from Salzburg in January 2020 and has three and a half years left on his contract with the Bundesliga club.
Norway international Haaland has scored an impressive 33 times in 32 games in all competitions for Dortmund.
Since his Bundesliga debut on January 18, Robert Lewandowski (32 goals in 26 games) is the only player to have scored more than Haaland s 23 in as many outings.
It ranks him fourth across the top five European leagues, with on…
Swansea City s seven-year stay in the Premier League came to an end on Sunday with a 2-1 loss against already relegated Stoke City at the Liberty Stadium.
Carlos Carvalhal s side needed a win, a Southampton loss and a 10-goal swing in order to preserve their place among the elite, having netted only twice in their last eight top-flight games.
Faced with that immense challenge, there was still room for sentiment as stalwart Angel Rangel started in his final outing for the hosts, with Leon Britton on the bench at the end of his long Swans career.
And Swansea – who look set to part company with Carvalhal – were soon celebrating when Andy King stroked home the opener, prompting chants of we want 10 from the Stoke end, with former Potters boss Mark Hughes at…
Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the World Cup, with uncapped duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nick Pope selected for a place on the plane to Russia.
Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere are the most high-profile omissions, while Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek got the nod for a midfield berth.
Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy are the centre-forward options in an attack that came together largely as expected, while versatility is the order of the day in the defensive positions.
With the help of Opta, we look through some of the numbers behind the key decisions made by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
1575 Only one current teenager (Tom Davies, 1901 mins) played more minutes in the Premier League this season than Trent Alexander-Arnold (1575). Progres…
Chilean newspaper that Liverpool are weighing up a move for Inter Milan star Gary Medel.
The Reds are in the market for midfield reinforcements after Steven Gerrard moved to the MLS, and the Chile star has emerged as their latest target.
Even if Medel performed pretty well during his first season with the Nerazzurri, it is believed Inter would consider selling the 27-year-old having recruited Geoffrey Kondogbia from Monaco.
The holding midfielder was one of the star performers for La Roja as they lifted the first ever Copa America trophy earlier this month, despite operating in the heart of defence.
Medel played a key role in containing Barcelona superstar Leo Messi in the final against Argentina, thus further cementing his hero status in Chile.
AS Roma reached the Champions League semifinal in the spring of 2018, but their upcoming season did not end as well. They fell out of Serie A s top four places and will play in Europa League this season. Monchi left from the sporting director role, but it looks like the club from Italy s capital will still be very ambitious once the campaign starts. Because Roma are chasing Toby Alderweireld.
Giallorossi are eager to get the Belgian centre-back from Tottenham Hotspur and according to Calciomercato, they are ready to make a €20m offer for him. Alderweireld s contract with Spurs is getting closer to an end and several media have speculated that he has a release clause in his contract at around €25m. Whether that is truly the case, it remains unknown, but Roma s interest in …
I used to think that LaLiga was the strongest football league in the world, De Jong told The Mirror. You could see their dominance in European Cup competitions.
The Spanish clubs always progressed a long way and often grabbed the main trophies, the Champions League and Europa League.
But the Premier League has gained power over the last few years.
When it comes to pure skills, LaLiga is better. But because of the sheer intensity, the English competition is at a slightly higher level.
De Jong has scored one goal and supplied two assists in 18 LaLiga appearances for leaders Barca this season.
Barca are two points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid heading into the New Year – Ernesto Valverde s side back in action away to Espanyol on January 4…
Spanish first division club Valencia is on the verge of bankruptcy, a Spanish sports newspaper said Tuesday.
The club must pay 50 million euros before December 31, and only a loan from the Bancaja bank can save it, Marca said on its Internet site.
The club was not immediately available for comment on the report.
Marca said that tense negotiations are underway between the bank and the club, Spanish champions in 2002 and 2004 and currently in third place in the Primera Liga.
Valencia, whose team includes Euro 2008 stars David Villa and David Silva, is building an ultra-modern 73,000-capacity new stadium which is to be finished for the 2009-2010 season.
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Los Angeles may have disappointed this season, but the American side are already looking to improve for the 2009 MLS season. Their main target at the moment is Spaniard Ivan Helguara.
Helguera recently terminated his contract with Valencia, and has received several offers since. Uptil now, the player hasn t responded to any of them though.
The 33-year-old defender spent most of his career at Real Madrid, whom he helped to win Champions League titles in 2000 and 2002. Last year, he went to try his luck in Valencia but the player was only given one appearance by manager Unai Emery this season.
Helguera s agents claim that they have received more offers in recent days, including a bid from a Premiership side.
If Helguera is to join LA Galaxy, he would meet …
Fit-again attacking duo Tom Rogic and Robbie Kruse have earned a recall to the Australia squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan in September.
Rogic had not been selected for national team duty since being ruled out of the 2014 World Cup but has now done enough to convince head coach Ange Postecoglou he is worth picking, having returned to action for club side Celtic in recent weeks.
Kruse gets the nod after recovering from the serious ankle injury he suffered in Australia s Asian Cup final victory over South Korea in January.
Among the other notable inclusions is goalkeeper Alex Cisak, who plays for Leyton Orient in League Two and who has apparently benefitted from an injury to Stuttgart s Mitch Langerak.
Ryan McGowan, who stood …