Pre-Season
Four red cards shown in chaotic Wolves pre-season friendly against Levante
Wolves fell to a 2-1 defeat against Levante in a pre-season friendly on Thursday morning, but it wasn’t the result that stole the headlines after four red cards in the first-half. After two brawls in five minutes, Wolves had duo Yerson Mosquera and Daniel Podence sent off before half-time along with two other Levante players. Instead of leaving the second half as a 9-a-side game, referee Jorge Tarraga decided that they should resume with 11 players each in a strange decision that has baffled football fans around the world. Tarraga went one further and blew for the full-time whistle after just 86 minutes, as it appeared he’d had enough of the encounter and brought it to a close as Levante won 2-1 behind-closed-doors. This is crazy. Daniel Podence has been sent off now. He clashed with a Lev...
Liverpool Pre-Season Fixtures and Results: Dates, Times and Locations
Liverpool are set for an event-filled pre-season, including a trip to Thailand and Singapore, before returning to Europe to face warm up games in Germany and Austria. The Reds ended last season on low after losing out on the Premier League to Manchester City in agonising last day fashion and coming up short Champions League in Paris after a Vinicius Jr goal saw Real Madrid hoist the trophy. After losing 4-0 to Manchester United in Bangkok earlier this week Jurgen Klopp will want to see a dramatic improvement in the rest of Liverpool’s pre-season schedule, the details of which you will find below. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of how Liverpool’s pre-season will operate: Liverpool 0-4 Manchester United – 12 July Liverpool vs Crystal Palace – 15 July Liverpool vs RB Leipzig – 21 Jul...
Chelsea Pre-Season Fixtures and Results: Dates, Times and Locations
Chelsea will be heading to the United States and Italy for their pre-season, where they are scheduled to play matches against Club America, Charlotte FC, Arsenal and Udinese. Having signed the US Men’s national team captain Christian Pulisic three years ago, the Blues’ attacker will enjoy a homecoming tour which will see the club visit at least four states. Chelsea’s latest arrival Raheem Sterling sealed his £50m Stamford Bridge switch from Premier League champions Manchester City and will link up with his new team across the Atlantic. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of how Chelsea’s pre-season will operate: Chelsea Pre-Season Fixtures Chelsea vs Club America – 17 July, Las Vegas Chelsea vs Charlotte FC – 21 July, Charlotte Chelsea vs Arsenal – 23 July, Orlando Chelsea vs Udinese – 29 Ju...
Manchester United Pre-Season Fixtures and Results: Dates, Times and Locations
Manchester United will travel to Thailand and Australia for a handful of pre-season fixtures in cities such as Bangkok and Perth as Erik ten Hag’s new era gets underway. The news of Cristiano Ronaldo’s request to leave the club should a suitable offer comes in couldn’t have arrived at a worse time for new manager Erik ten Hag, who was preparing for life with the 37-year-old on pre-season. The Red Devils are still against the clock to complete deals and sign duo Frenkie de Jong and Lisandro Martinez before the opening Premier League fixture against Brighton on August 7th. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of how Manchester United’s pre-season will operate: Man United Pre-Season Fixtures Manchester United vs Liverpool – 12 July, Bangkok Melbourne Victory vs Manchester United – 15 July, Melbo...
Arsenal 2021/22 pre-season: Gunners to face Tottenham Hotspur, Serie A giants and four more
Arsenal players will officially return for pre-season training on July 7. The majority of the squad is expected to be present, with only six players likely to be missing. Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney and Bernd Leno will report later due to their involvement in the ongoing European Championships. Xhaka could yet leave the club with speculation that Roma, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are in the running to land his signature. Among the Euro 2020 players, Saka is still actively participating with England. If the Three Lions reach the final, he may not report for training until August, three weeks after the Euro 2020 final on July 11th. Meanwhile, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes will join Brazil’s Olympic squad ahead of the football competition in Tokyo from July 22. P...
Victor Osimhen emerges fourth best scorer in Ligue 1
Victor Osimhen has emerged as the fourth highest goalscorer in the French Ligue 1 this season. The 2019/2020 campaign was cancelled last week, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Osimhen, who joined Lille from Belgian outfit, Sporting Charleroi last summer scored 13 goals and bagged four assists in 27 league appearances for the Great Danes. Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot with 18 goals, while Monaco’s Ben Yedder came second with same number of goals. Mbappe edged out Ben Yedder because he scored more goals from open play. Three out of Ben Yedder’s 18 goals came from the spot while none of Mbappe’s 18 strikes were penalties. Mbappe also had a better goals-per-game ratio, scoring 18 in 20 – the same number in six games less than his rival Ben Yedder. M...
