Barbra Banda has been voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The Zambian and Orlando Pride forward received the most votes from a panel of experts, including coaches, players, administrators and journalists. We beat stiff competition from this year's Ballon d'Or winner, Aitana Bonmati, and Sophia Smith of USA and Portland Thorns. The 24-year-old's victory […]
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Mikel Arteta enjoyed a statement victory in the Champions League after Arsenal's 5-1 defeat to Sporting CP. Sporting, who are under new leadership following the departure of Ruben Amorim to Manchester United, were second in the standings heading into matchday five following their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City earlier in November. Yet the Portuguese team
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Carlo Ancelotti travels to Anfield with a depleted squad, but recent encounters against the Reds will provide hope for the LaLiga giants. Real Madrid travel to Anfield on Wednesday to take on Liverpool in the Champions League with a depleted squad, with Vinicius Jr. the latest in a long line of first-team stars to be
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In a first-ever European meeting between the two sides, it was the home side who came close to an early breakthrough when Federico Dimarco's powerful effort from the edge of the penalty area drifted narrowly wide of the target. That was a sign of things to come as Inter looked to build on their early
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The Rossoneri brought momentum into this match after an emphatic win over Real Madrid on matchday four, and were in immediate control here. Yet it was the hosts' David Strelec who created the first big chance after 15 minutes, rounding Mike Maignan, but his effort was spectacularly cleared off the line by Strahinja Pavlović. That
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted his team could not shake their vulnerability as they threw away a three-goal lead against Feyenoord. City looked set to put their recent tough run behind them in style as they took a 3-0 lead at home to Feyenoord within an hour. They still led by that margin with
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Over the past eighteen months, a number of former Barcelona players have gradually joined MLS side Inter Miami. Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba all signed in the summer of 2023, with Luis Suarez also set to join at the start of the 2024 season. Another figure they all played with at Camp Nou
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Remarkably, Sergio Ramos is still a free agent. After leaving Sevilla at the end of his contract in July, he was expected to move to another club immediately. However, this turns out not to be the case, and almost four months later he is still in limbo. Ramos' decision not to commit to a new
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FROM the appearance of yet another expensive flop to one of the best goalkeepers in the Prem. It's been a year since Andre Onana, arguably Manchester United's most improved player, has lasted. In fact, Onana leads the race for the Golden Glove this season with five clean sheets in 12 Prem matches. This is one
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Mikel Arteta called Arsenal's “milestone” win the best Champions League performance of his reign. Incredibly, it was Arsenal's first away win in Europe in thirteen months and also their first goal in the competition in their last five games. It was also Sporting Lisbon's first defeat of the season. Arsenal made it a five-star show
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JUDE BELLINGHAM claims he was made a “scapegoat” for England's failure to win the 2024 European Championship. The Real Madrid superstar, who faces Liverpool in the Champions League tonight, opened up about the pain of the Three Lions' latest defeat to Spain in July. Bellingham scored England's group stage winner against Serbia, before a stunning
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Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City fans are entitled to a boo after seeing his team take a three-goal lead in the last 15 minutes. Feyenoord's David Hancko scored the equalizer in the 89th minute and City conceded at least two goals in six consecutive games for the first time since 1963. “People come here
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