Saudi Arabia coach Juan Antonio Pizzi has warned his players that their Asian Cup history counts for nothing heading into the 2019 edition, telling the team they must earn their victories.
North Korea are Saudi Arabia s first opposition in Dubai on Tuesday, as the Falcons look to get their Group E campaign off to a positive start, ahead of further contests against Lebanon and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia have one of the most successful Asian Cup histories to look back on, with only Japan s four wins trumping their three titles, and they are expected to ease through the group.
Their past two visits to the final have ended in defeat, though, while their last title success was in 1996.
As such, Pizzi has reminded the current crop that they cannot afford to be arrogan…
Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum all scored to earn Netherlands a 3-0 win over Germany and left Joachim Low s men still without a win or a goal in the Nations League.
Liverpool defender Van Dijk pounced to nod home the loose ball on the half-hour mark after Ryan Babel had struck the crossbar with a header following a corner from Depay.
Germany had chances to grab a leveller after the break, with substitute Leroy Sane steering a glorious opportunity wide.
They were also denied what appeared to be a clear-cut penalty in the final 10 minutes when Arnaut Groeneveld tripped Matthias Ginter.
However, Depay added an 86th-minute second on the counter-attack and Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum rifled in a third in stoppage time, securing Oranj…
Jude Bellingham has everything to win the next Ballon d Or , Serbia skipper Dusan Tadic insisted after his side fell victim to England s star midfielder.
Bellingham was the hero with his first-half header ensuring Gareth Southgate s side got off to a winning start at Euro 2024, as they edged out the Eagles 1-0 in Gelsenkirchen.
The Real Madrid midfielder built on the momentum from his memorable debut season with Los Blancos, for whom he scored 23 goals and helped win LaLiga and the Champions League.
The second player after Michael Owen to score at the World Cup and European Championship before turning 21, he is also the first to do so for the Three Lions while playing his club football outside of England.
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ADO Den Haag and Excelsior will face each other in the second leg of the Eredivisie Relegation/Promotion Play Offs this weekend. The match will be held at the Cars Jeans Stadion and is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Sunday.
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ADO Den Haag finished fourth in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie table this season with 67 points from 38 matches. Giovanni Franken’s side won 4-2 over two legs against NAC Breda in the first round of the playoffs and then beat FC Eindhoven in the semi-finals. The first leg of the final playoff tie against Excelsior ended 1-1, and it was a disappointing result for ADO Den Haag.
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Dani Carvajal s sublime second-half volley secured a hard-earned 1-0 LaLiga win for Real Madrid at Real Betis.
Carvajal had not scored for Los Blancos since November 2019, but the fit-again full-back marked his return to the side with a second-half finish any striker would have been proud of.
The Spain s international s strike at at Benito Villamarin on Saturday was enough for Carlo Ancelotti s side to make it two wins out three and go joint-top of the table.
Betis had their chances but Madrid, reportedly hopeful of signing Kylian Mbappe before the transfer window closes next week, raised their game in the second half and deserved all three points.
Vinicius Junior was rewarded with a start following his double in the draw against Levante last weekend and…
Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool will embrace the task of becoming UEFA Champions League regulars ahead of their return to the tournament.
Liverpool host Bulgarian side Ludogorets at Anfield on Tuesday in a game that will mark their first Champions League match since 2009 after finishing second in the Premier League last season.
The Northern Irishman is relishing managing Liverpool in Europe s biggest club competition and, while he is eager to ensure they progress from a group that also contains Basel and Real Madrid, the former Swansea City boss main focus is to secure the club s long-term future in the tournament.
We re very excited to be in the Champions League. Five years is a long time to be out of it for a club like Liverpool, Rodgers said.
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Memphis Depay has been linked with a move away from Barcelona, having had a frustrating 2022-23 season.
The Dutchman has only made a handful of appearances for the Blaugrana, following an off-season of busy transfer activity at Camp Nou.
Depay had been linked with several clubs, including Premier League outfits Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham.
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Depay will leave Barcelona to join Atletico Madrid with an agreement reached on a fee of approximately €3-4million, reports Fabrizio Romano.
The Dutch forward is set to travel to Madrid to complete the formalities and medicals soon.
According to Romano, the 28-year-old will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal with Atleti.<…
Borussia Dortmund do not expect a decision on Achraf Hakimi s future until Real Madrid s LaLiga season finishes, says BVB chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.
Versatile wing-back Hakimi has been an outstanding performer for Dortmund during a two-year loan spell.
The Madrid man, who has formed an effective right-sided partnership with Jadon Sancho, has played 50 times in the Bundesliga, scoring seven goals.
Hakimi s form would appear to make him a genuine option for Madrid s first XI, and agent Alejandro Camano last week said a return to Spain was the player s aim.
But Dortmund are not yet giving up hope of a permanent transfer for the 21-year-old.
There will definitely be no decision before the Spaniards have ended the season, Watzke told Kicker.…
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Two Bundesliga outfits who will turn their attention back to DFP Pokal duties on Wednesday evening, RB Leipzig will welcome Hoffenheim to the Red Bull Arena.
Starting with the hosts, putting in another eye-catching display last weekend as they claimed a 2-1 victory at home against Stuttgart, RB Leipzig have their sights set on making real Bundesliga history this season. Sat just three points adrift of defending champions Bayern Munich, Marco Rose s men are unbeaten in each of their previous 16 straight matchups across all formats. With that run stemming all the way back to September 17th, the former Borussia Dortmund boss should find the mood in his camp at a real high. Extending on their DFP Pokal adventure thanks to a routin…
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Paris Saint-Germain forward Mauro Icardi has confirmed that he intends to see out his contract with the French champions.
Icardi, 29, joined PSG from Inter Milan on a permanent deal back in 2020 following a year-long loan deal. Many wondered whether or not he’d search for pastures new this summer but with two more years remaining on his deal, Icardi intends to stay and ‘make himself available’ likely meaning he’s ready to fight for his place in the starting XI, even with Kyli…