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Jose Mourinho must take over the reins of an international team to relive his glory days

For much of the last decade, Jose Mourinho has resembled an aged and worn-out one-man band still living on the old hits. His audience just content tuning into his old hits and ignoring the barely chart-topping new hits. The dated Special One track — so ancient that it predated Youtube — the King of Scorn and Sarcasm numbers, or the Master of Jibe and Takedowns number.There is nothing new or original, or even relevant. Or to put it is straighter, he is out of tune with the melodies of contemporary club football, his methods decadent. He simply does not excite, or intrigue, or even instigate. A few months away from his 61st birthday, the autumn seems to have set in, his fall from the elites of European football, all too evident. Not that he would sink into oblivion. The turfs over the san...
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‘It’s been a difficult six months for me’: Jordan Henderson says after completing his move to Ajax from Al-Ettifaq

Six months after joining Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq, Jordan Henderson has terminated his contract and has joined Ajax on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 33-year-old had joined Al-Ettifaq from Liverpool last summer on a three-year contract worth a reported £350,000 a week. “I’m sad to say that I will be leaving Al-Ettifaq with immediate effect. It wasn’t an easy decision but one that I feel is best for me and my family,” Henderson wrote on social media. “I want to take this opportunity to thank the club and the fans for all the support during my time. I really felt the love from day one. I’ll keep watching and hoping for your success. Good luck for the future.” Amsterdam! So happy to be here. Can't wait to see you all soon ❌❌❌ @AFCAjax pic.twitter.com/da3idpC3AB — Jordan Henders...
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India vs Uzbekistan Live Score, AFC Asian Cup 2023: IND 0-3 UZB after 90 mins

At AFC Asian Cup, India’s plan against Uzbekistan: Hold fort, launch sorties After a resolute Indian defensive display was broken down by the Aussies in their opener of the AFC Asian Cup, coach Igor Stimac will need that same tenacity shown in the first half as India takes on Uzbekistan in their second Group B encounter. (X/Indian Football Team) After a resolute Indian defensive display was broken down by the Aussies in their opener of the AFC Asian Cup, coach Igor Stimac will need that same tenacity shown in the first half, in addition to a few attacking inputs from his players, as India takes on Uzbekistan in their second Group B encounter. A loss would mean exiting yet another Asian Cup at the group stages, a draw would leave them at the behest of other results and only a win can ke...
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India vs Uzbekistan Live Streaming, AFC Asian Cup 2023: When and where to watch match live

India vs Uzbekistan AFC Asia Cup Live Streaming Details: Sunil Chhetri-led India will look to give a formidable performance against the 68th ranked Uzbekistan in their second match in the AFC Asian Cup. In the first match against Australia, India’s gritty defence did not let their more fancied opponents score till the 50th minute before letting in 2 goals and the Blue Tigers will be hoping for more of the same on Thursday. Uzbekistan, who have beaten Asian powerhouses like China, Oman and Bolivia while drawing with Iran and Mexico in the past 1 year, did not have the best start to the Asian Cup as well with their 0-0 draw against Syria in their opening match. In their storied history, India and Uzbekistan have played eight times against each other with the former winning just once. Uzbe...
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Jose Mourinho sacked by AS Roma in third season at Serie A club; Daniele De Rossi rumoured to be caretaker manager

José Mourinho has been sacked by AS Roma after just two seasons at the club, the Italian football team announced on Tuesday. The Portuguese manager’s contract was due to expire in June. There are rumours that Daniele De Rossi is being looked at as a caretaker manager for the rest of the season. “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect,” the club said in a statement. “We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club,” said owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin. “We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.” The 60-year-old Mourinho had said last month that he wanted to exte...
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Watch: Vinicius Jr pulls out Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Siuuu’ celebration after scoring against Barcelona

The leap, swivel and landing with outstretched arms were roared on by the Al-Awwal Park crowd. It was not for their local hero and former Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, they were celebrating. But it was Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr breaks into a Cristiano Ronaldo’s “Siuuu” celebration after scoring the opening goal in the seventh minute of the match against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup Final on Sunday. Ronaldo was also in the attendance at for the clash. The Brazilian went on to score a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Barcelona 4-1. “I did the Siu celebration for Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s my idol,” Vinicius said in the press conference. Lovely pass from Bellingham but the finish from Vini is just world classpic.twitter.com/ZygG58F8VB — Kay | Snapchat &...
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Football’s all-conquering Emperor, German great Franz Beckenbauer no more

Franz Beckenbauer not just embodied the ideals of German football, its fabled tenacity and indefatigability. But he was German football itself.One of just three men to have lifted the World Cup as both player and manager, he was arguably the greatest footballer his country has produced, the man who reinvented the role of a defender in the game. He was arguably the greatest leader on the football pitch his country has churned out, whose single-minded defiance upset one of the greatest football teams of all time, the Total Footballers of Johan Cruyff; he was also a legendary manager too, the spiritual figurehead of a raft of managers from his country. A bigger nod to his personality could be that he stopped Cruyff as a player, and strangled Diego Maradona as a manager. England’s Bobby C...
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Champions League Round of 16 Draw Live Updates: Inter vs Atletico the big match, Real Madrid, Man City, Barcelona and Bayern also learn their fates

Champions League Draw Live Stream: The winners of each of the 8 groups will be in the seeded category while the runners up will be in the unseeded category. (X) After the twists and turns of the Group stage of the 2023-24 Champions League, we are now at the knockout phase of the tournament as teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich await their fate. The winners of each of the 8 groups will be in the seeded category while the runners up will be in the unseeded category. The way it works will be that the seeded teams can only be drawn against the unseeded ones. In this round, no side can face another team from the same national association and clubs cannot face opponents they met during the group stage. Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Bo...
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Champions League Round of 16 Draw Live Streaming: When and where to watch UCL Knockout Draw in India?

UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Round of 16 Draw Live Streaming: After the twists and turns of the Group stage of the 2023-24 Champions League, we are now at the knockout phase of the tournament as teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich await their fate. The winners of each of the 8 groups will be in the seeded category while the runners up will be in the unseeded category. The way it works will be that the seeded teams can only be drawn against the unseeded ones. In this round, no side can face another team from the same national association and clubs cannot face opponents they met during the group stage. Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad are the seeded teams while Copenhage...
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Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Inter Miami to face Al-Nassr on February 1

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet in Saudi Arabia after all. Inter Miami confirmed Monday that it will take part in the Riyadh Season Cup — something that was announced by Saudi officials on November 21. Inter Miami said the reports at that time were inaccurate. Inter Miami will play Al-Hilal on January 29 and Al Nassr — Ronaldo’s team — on February 1. Those two clubs lead the Saudi Pro League and Ronaldo is that league’s leading scorer. “These matches will offer important tests for our team, which will benefit us as we approach the new season,” Inter Miami sporting director Chris Henderson said. “We’re excited for our group to get the chance to go up against teams with as much quality as Al-Hilal and Al Nassr.” Messi and Ronaldo have faced off 35 times between matches for c...
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Premier League: Will Arsenal fall to a familiar failing in the home stretch?

December is the usual month of joy and hope for Arsenal. Last season, they ended December four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the league table. This season, they have winked in the month by stretching the lead at the helm to five points, though fellow contenders City and Liverpool both have a game in hand. But a relatively hassle-less run till the end of this month — a trip to the intimidating Anfield aside — means Arsenal could head to the break as leaders.But the Arsenal faithful would still be guarded in nursing hopes of landing their first title since the Invincible season of 2003-04, for such has been their storied history of freezing in the home stretch.Notorious second-half slump There is no better example than last season, Arsenal helmed the league for 248 days. p...
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Talking points from Arsenal’s win over Luton Town that saw them take five-point lead

Declan Rice snatched a last-gasp winner for Arsenal against Luton Town in the Premier League to hand them a 4-3 victory which sees them take a five-point lead on top of the standings.The Gunners currently have 36 points from 15 games while Liverpool are second on 31 points and defending champions Manchester City have 30 points. Both City and Liverpool have played one less game than Londoners. Here are the talking points from Arsenal’s victory over Luton Town, which has been something of a banana peel team for the Gunners: David Raya’s mistakes mount Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya is in the spotlight for the performance against Luton, primarily after letting in two goals that he could have kept out. The pre-season recruit was at fault for Luton’s second and third goals. The mistakes ...
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Why Erik Ten Hag went for Andre Onana by discarding David De Gea

Carles Busquets, father of Sergio, spent most of his Barcelona days as an understudy to the imposing Andoni Zubizarreta. But one day, in 1993, Johan Cruyff, the visionary-manager, would put Busquets in the team-sheet ahead of Zubizarreta. To the shocked assistants, the Dutchman would patiently explain: “Andoni is an exceptional goalkeeper, but not good with his feet, Carles might not be as good as him with his hands, but with the feet he clearly is. And that’s the future of goalkeeping.” Busquets, who spent his early days at the La Masia academy dreaming to be a striker, would use his feet so much that he was mocked as the “goalkeeper without hands.” But Cruyff, a deep thinker of the game, was envisioning the future, how the role of the goalkeeper would evolve after the back-pass rule w...
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo wins a penalty then asks referee to overturn the decision

It is not something you see every day in football. On Monday, during the AFC Champions League match between Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr and Iran’s Persepolis, Cristiano Ronaldo waved off his own penalty against Persepolis, telling the referee himself he didn’t believe it was a foul. In the second minute of the match, Ronaldo won a penalty for Al-Nassr when former Liverpool star Sadio Mane whipped a cross in in search of Ronaldo, but he immediately walked up to the referee and signaling it wasn’t a penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo waved off his own penalty against Persepolis, telling the referee himself he didn't believe it was a foul. 👀 Not something you see every day in football. 👏 pic.twitter.com/do8L58tFYJ — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 27, 2023 Replays showed that th...
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Amidst chaos, ‘Brazilian Pep Guardiola’ Fernando Diniz sparkles hopes of a revolution with Selecao

Fernando Diniz, the interim Brazilian coach, gets emotional when he talks about 1982. It’s the year he lost his father; it was also the year he fell in love with football. “It helped us (he and his brothers) forget the pain,” he would say in an interview with Globo.The ebullience of what the world calls the greatest team to have never won a World Cup would leave a lasting impression on young Diniz. “Although they didn’t win, they captivated many hearts and I was one of them.” Young Fernando and his brothers would paint the streets in canary yellow. drew the players on the walls, and tuned into every game on the radio. “The team awakened almost a certainty that they would win the title, so there was a lot of crying when they lost. But life is more art than science. Football has the power...
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Watch: Alejandro Garnacho scores one of the greatest goals in the Premier League

Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho scored what can be termed as one of the best goals in the history of the Premier League as the Red Devils rode out 3-0 victorious over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. The Argentina winger scored an overhead goal to bring back memories of United legends like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Rooney had famously nailed an overhead kick against Manchester City in 2011 to help the side to a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford. The match was happening with Everton fans up in arms over sanctions handed to the club for financial mismanagement. The club’s supporters were livid at the 10-point deduction slapped on them by a disciplinary commission last week. The Associated Press reported that many Everton supporters were holding up pink cards featuring the...
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Pep Guardiola defends Manchester City in financial fair play case, says the team must be considered innocent until proven guilty

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has claimed he is a “big fan” of financial fair play and that clubs who break its rules must be punished. There has been tremendous pressure on his club Manchester City of late regarding financial fair play rules, with them more than 100 charges of contravening the Premier League’s regulations. After Everton were deducted 10 points for a single breach, there has been speculation that if City’s charges are proven they may face more serious action, including relegation. City however continue to deny wrongdoing and Guardiola said on Friday he would not walk out on his contract, which runs to the end of next season, even if they were demoted to League One. Guardiola was asked whether he would consider his position should City be found guilty and releg...
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo scores a stunning goal in Al-Nassr’s 3-0 victory to show that he’s still got it

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a braces, including an excellent 40-yard lob as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Akhdoud 3-0 in the Saudi Pro League. What a ridiculous goal from @Cristiano… How far out is he? 🤯#yallaRSL pic.twitter.com/AdA2zTNgkw — Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) November 24, 2023 Sami Al-Naji had put Al-Nassr in front in the 13th minute. But thereafter, Al-Akhdoud made it difficult for Al-Nassr. Al-Nassr had to wait until the 77th minute, when Ronaldo scored from a difficult angle. Ronaldo’s brace continued his excellent season so far – he has now scored 15 goals in 13 league appearances. A thunderous strike from @Cristiano from a tight angle 🤏💥#yallaRSL pic.twitter.com/9dWZE3HHiX — Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) November 24, 2023 Former Liverpool star Sadio Mane was an unused substitute ...
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US court rejects appeal against Cristiano Ronaldo’s hush money settlement in Las Vegas rape case

A US appeals court has denied claims made against Cristiano Ronaldo by Kathryn Mayorga and her lawyers to pay more money than the $375,000 in hush money he had after she accused him of raping her in 2009. Mayorga’s lawyer had asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the dismissal of the case in June 2022 and reopen the civil lawsuit she first filed in Nevada in 2018. The appeal argued the federal court judge in Nevada erred in repeatedly rejecting the victim’s attempts to unseal and include as evidence the confidentiality agreement she signed in 2010 in accepting payments from Ronaldo. This was disagreed by the three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based appellate court in the latest development. “The district court clearly recognized the gravity of dismissing the case and...
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Leo Messi on the brawl in the Argentina-Brazil game: ‘We saw they were hitting the people, they were more focused on that than the game’

Argentina captain Lionel Messi had to guide his teammates back to the locker room when things became volatile at the Maracana Stadium during their game against Brazil. The two sets of fans in the stand were involved in a fight that eventually led to the local police force stationed at the venue opening up baton charge on the away fans. Brazilian police giving a baton to a Brazilian fan so he could attack Argentinians. This is crazy. Disgrace. pic.twitter.com/01ppZmVdqt — All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 22, 2023 “We saw how they were hitting the people, it already happened in the Libertadores final. They were more focused on that than on the game. We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, a tragedy could have happened,” Messi sai...