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Two goals from Kylian Mbappé saw Real Madrid claw their way back from a goal down to beat Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday, despite having to play with 10 men for the latter stages of the game.Demonstrating once again why they are the most successful team in European Cup history, Real shook off an early Tim Weah opener and the 72nd-minute dismissal of Dani Carvajal to win 2-1 at the Bernabéu, with Mbappé converting twice from the penalty spot to seal the deal.The second of the France forward’s spot kicks was his sixth goal in five games for…
Once again, the talk is all about Arsenal’s depth. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard rescued the game off the bench in Bilbao to not only highlight how strong the Gunners are going forward, but also how far their squad has come from last season.But a more pertinent question regarding the double super sub move from Mikel Arteta is: why were they needed in the first place? Tuesday afternoon’s win over Athletic was a game where Arsenal were not under any real pressure from their opponents. The Spanish side had 11 shots but only two were on target – and they…
Jose Mourinho is in talks over a return to Benfica as their new head coach.The 62-year-old was sacked last month by Fenerbahce after just over a year in charge at the Turkish club, but could be set for a swift return to management at the club he was briefly in charge of between September and December 2000. The Portuguese is in negotiations to replace ex-Wolves boss Bruno Lage at Benfica after he was sacked following Tuesday’s shock Champions League home defeat to Qarabag of Azerbaijan. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Relive Mourinho’s famous press conference…
The evolution of Kenny Dalglish’s class of 1987-88 was still very much in its infancy when the club accepted an invite from Atletico to compete in a fixture staged annually by the hosts since 1973.Despite winning their opening game of the campaign at Arsenal, a collapsed sewer on the Kop had delayed the home debuts of exciting new signings John Barnes and Peter Beardsley, so this was viewed as an ideal opportunity to fill the void.The Spanish side were themselves in the throes of transition, but with Argentina’s 1978 World Cup-winning manager Cesar Luis Menotti at the helm, and talent…
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAlibaba shares rose on Wednesday after Chinese state media reported that the e-commerce giant secured a major customer for its artificial intelligence chips.China Unicom will deploy Alibaba’s AI accelerators from its semiconductor unit called Pingtouge or T-Head, according to a report from China state broadcaster CCTV. Alibaba does not sell chips directly, but companies can effectively use the computing power based on those semiconductors by buying Alibaba cloud services.A person familiar with the matter endorsed the accuracy of the CCTV report to…
Sep 17, 2025, 06:01 AM ETManchester United new boy Senne Lammens’ brother has said he was skeptical of the goalkeeper’s choice to move to Old Trafford, saying he could have competed for trophies if he moved to Galatasaray instead.Lammens joined United on deadline day in a deal worth €21 million ($27m) plus add-ons. However, his brother Tom Lammens, who plays for Belgian lower league side Borsbeek, was not enthusiastic for the Belgium youth international to make the move.”There’s a lot of quality, you play for trophies there [at Galatasaray], and Senne could perhaps immediately make his mark in the Champions…
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court.The 32-year-old is accused of raping two women, as well as sexually assaulting a third woman.The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022, when he was an Arsenal player.Partey spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his not guilty pleas during a short hearing on Wednesday.The Ghanaian midfielder, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, faces trial under a High Court judge at the same court on November 2 next year.Partey was first…
TOKYO — As Kazuo Ueda mulls whether to hike interest rates this week, a powerful constituency is staring back at the Bank of Japan governor: the “bond vigilantes.” Very few think Ueda’s BOJ will hike rates on Friday, despite Japanese policymakers going out of their way to claim the rate “normalization” process remains on track. The reason has less to do with tepid growth or lackluster consumer spending. Rather, it’s Tokyo’s titanically large public debt and the fact that investors are increasingly concerned about it. “Japan is much closer to a debt crisis than people think,” argues economist Robin Brooks…
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Bad Bunny’s world once again. The Puerto Rican superstar leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations this year.His 12 nominations mean that he’s dethroned producer and songwriter Édgar Barrera — known for his work with Bad Bunny as well as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond — who previously topped the list in 2023 and 2024 with 13 and 9 nominations, respectively. Don’t cry for him, though: Barrera is tied with Argentinian hip-hop duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso for the second most nominations. They have 10 each.The Latin Recording Academy announced this…
Spain’s refereeing committee has admitted that Dean Huijsen should not have been sent off in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Saturday.The centre-back was shown a straight red card in the 32nd minute of the LaLiga game at the Reale Arena for a challenge on forward Mikel Oyarzabal near the halfway line, with referee Jesus Gil interpreting that Huijsen was the last defender, denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.Coach Xabi Alonso said the official’s post-match explanation “didn’t convince me much,” while Real Madrid TV announced that the club was now “compiling a dossier” on refereeing errors over the last…