Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has debunked claims that Los Blancos are obsessed with winning the UEFA Champions League. The Spanish capital giants will be aiming to win a record-extending 15th European title when they take on Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday night. It will also be a third Champions League title for Ancelotti with Madrid after previous success in 2014 and 2022. It has...
Moroccan shot-stopper and newly-crowned African Goalkeeper of the Year, Yassine Bono, headlines the final three-man shortlist for the men’s category of The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, the world football governing body, FIFA, announced earlier today. Bono, who was crowned Africa’s best goalkeeper at the 2023 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday night, won the Europa League with Sevilla last season and was an integral part...
Cameroon and Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, along with Morocco's Yassine Bono, are among the ten shotstoppers nominated for the Yashin trophy in the 2023 Ballon d'Or award. Onana, who spent last season with Serie A side Inter Milan, was vital to the Nerazzurri's success in the 2022–23 season. The Cameroon goalie helped Inter win the Italian Super Cup and the Coppa Italia, including helping them...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior and Manchester City forward Erling Haaland lead the star-studded team of the season in the just concluded 2023–23 UEFA Champions League campaign, as announced by the organisers on Sunday. The full eleven which was selected by UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel and was released on their official Twitter handle includes seven players from the newly-crowned champions, City, and two players each from...
Ivory Coast international Franck Kessie was the hero as Catalan giants Barcelona edged their eternal rivals Real Madrid in the El Clasico at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night. The former AC Milan midfielder, who came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Barca’s other goalscorer Sergio Roberto, finished off a brilliant team move with a sublime strike in second-half stoppage time, helping Barcelona to their...
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