Marcus Rashford could yet become one of the world s best players after scoring his 100th goal for Manchester United, according to his Red Devils team-mate David de Gea.
Rashford became the 22nd player to score 100 goals for United – and the first since Wayne Rooney in 2009 – as Erik ten Hag s men beat West Ham 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
After powering home a header from Christian Eriksen s cross, the England international has now scored four Premier League goals against the Hammers, including two in 2022.
Only against Leicester City (six) and Liverpool (five) has Rashford been more prolific in the competition.
Having struggled for game-time last season, Rashford has looked a player reborn since Ten Hag took charge, leading De Gea to suggest he sti…
Thomas Tuchel admitted Bayern Munich are out of Bundesliga title contention after a 2-0 defeat in Der Klassiker left them 13 points adrift of league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Karim Adeyemi struck early on before Julian Ryerson sealed a 2-0 win for Borussia Dortmund, their first at the Allianz Arena since 2014, as Bayern’s bid for a 12th league title in a row was left hanging by the thinnest of threads.
For Tuchel, who will leave the Bavarian giants at the end of the season, the matter has already been settled. When asked if they were out of the running for the league crown, he told Sky: “Obviously, yes.
“After this game there is no more need to count points. How many is it now? Congratulations to Leverkusen.”
Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen’s head coach…
Noni Madueke believes new Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is one of the best in the business and is looking forward to flourishing under his stewardship.
Madueke, who joined the Blues from PSV Eindhoven in 2023, started the new Premier League campaign in fine form in the early tenure of the Italian.
The 22-year-old has scored four goals in four appearances this season, netting his first professional hat-trick in Chelsea s 6-2 win over Wolves last month.
Madueke managed just 11 goal involvements (eight goals and three assists) across all competitions last term, but feels Maresca s arrival has helped him add another level to his game.
He s a great guy, a good manager, a very good tactician. He s helping me a lot with my game, little details, Madueke told t…
The United States capped their Copa America preparations with a 1-1 draw against Brazil on Wednesday, with Christian Pulisic scoring a fine free-kick.
USA captain Pulisic drilled a low effort beyond Alisson 26 minutes in, after a mazy run ended with him being chopped down by Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes on the edge of the area.
A full-strength Brazil side had gone ahead nine minutes earlier when the lively Raphinha split the hosts defence with a fine pass for Rodrygo, who beat Matt Turner at his near post.
Rodrygo went close with an acrobatic effort shortly after half-time, but neither side was able to find a second-half winner, primarily due to the performances of Alisson and Turner.
The Liverpool goalkeeper made a great stop to deny Pulisic shortly afte…
Virgil van Dijk has confirmed he will not be taking part in Euro 2020 for Netherlands due to injury.
The Dutch captain will miss the tournament and complete his recovery with the aim of being ready to start pre-season training with Liverpool.
Van Dijk, 29, has missed much of the season having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Everton in October, ruling him out ever since.
And Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp recently dented fans hopes of seeing Van Dijk in action again this season by saying he is still quite a way from returning to training despite footage of the player running.
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Van Dijk has now confirmed he will not risk his recovery by playing at the Euros, though he is disappointed to miss o…
Ange Postecoglou will be the first Australian to manage in the Premier League after taking up the reins at Tottenham.
Australia will be the 25th nation to provide a permanent Premier League boss and one of nine to be represented by just a single manager.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the one-offs.
Australia – Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham – 2023 –
The Premier League’s last recruit, Postecoglou arrives at Tottenham having significantly enhanced his curriculum vitae with what he achieved at Celtic. The former Melbourne Victory and Yokohama F Marinos boss was recruited after completing a domestic treble in Scotland to take his tally to five major trophies in just two seasons.
Austria – Ralph Hasenhuttl
Southampton – 2018-2022
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Kylian Mbappe suffering a late head injury marred France s Euro 2024 victory over Austria as Didier Deschamps was left concerned about the Les Bleus star.
The Real Madrid-bound attacker sustained a blow to his nose after an aerial challenge with Austria s Kevin Danso before Mbappe was withdrawn on Monday.
France held on for a 1-0 victory in Dusseldorf to move level with fellow Group D leaders Netherlands, but Deschamps will have to sweat over Mbappe s fitness before facing Ronald Koeman s men on Friday.
[His] nose is not good at all, the France head coach, who hit 100 wins in charge of his country with the victory over Ralf Rangnick s side, told reporters.
Even if it s just the nose, it s the big negative point for us tonight.
Mbappe missed a g…
Portland Timbers head coach Phil Neville has urged his players to raise their performance levels against the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS on Saturday.
Portland are currently on a five-match unbeaten streak in the competition and made a winning return from their mid-season break by beating the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Wednesday.
They sit seventh in a tightly contested Western Conference, and Neville admits they need to improve if they want to keep their current form going.
Even though we got the win against San Jose, the performance was nowhere near good enough, Neville said. We had 10 days off, and I hope that kind of performance is out of the way.
Saturday s a big game against Vancouver, and we can t play to that level. We have to keep raising the lev…
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick remained upbeat despite his side kickstarting their Champions League campaign with a defeat to Monaco on Thursday.
The visitors were dealt a blow with just 10 minutes on the clock after defender Eric Garcia saw red after a tangle with Takumi Minamino on the edge of the box.
Monaco made the most of their man advantage six minutes later when Maghnes Akliouche struck beyond Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Lamine Yamal levelled the scores before half-time, becoming the second-youngest player to score in the Champions League with a low finish into the bottom corner.
However, substitute George Ilenikhena would hand the French side the victory in the 71st minute, compounding Flick to his first defeat as Barca head coach.
It wa…
The Euro 2024 round of 16 comes to an end on Tuesday.
Romania and the Netherlands are in action in Munich, with their fans creating quite the atmosphere.
Turkiye and Austria face off later on.
And there was also plenty of reaction from the previous matches of the round, too. We ve picked out some of the best social media posts.
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England thought they were heading out of the tournament until Jude Bellingham s moment of brilliance against Slovakia on Sunday.
And along with a quarter-final against Switzerland coming as a reward, the Three Lions squad got an extra treat when pop sensation Ed Sheeran visited their camp to put on a private performance.
Clips of the gig made it onto social media. Perhaps that is what Engl…