In the main event of UFC 312 Staart Middleweight Champion Dric Du Plessis not only to Sean Strickland, but also light heavyweight champion Alex 'Patan' Pereira. Alex Pereira will again be in Sean Strickland's corner for his incoming middleweight Title Rematch against 'Still Knocks', which is planned for the UFC 312 main event on Saturday […]
Motta admits that they have performed better in Europe this season than in the Serie A. How are the team doing? “It will take a match at the highest level against a team at the highest level. Do your best to overcome the opponent and win the last victory.” What is Cambiasso? 'No, he will
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The striker scored another clean sheet in the Champions League stalemate with Club Brugge last night. Weah said about Vlahovic afterwards: “He is very important for us, when he plays up front, Dusan scores goals. He got injured, it is a bit of a difficult moment for him, but that is football. For me he
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Enzo Maresca has defended Robert Sanchez after his mistake during Chelsea's 3-1 win over Wolves and insisted the goalkeeper has saved the Blues more often than not. The Blues recorded their first win in six Premier League games as they edged Newcastle United and Manchester City to return to the Premier League's top four. After
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Choked in a hair straightener, MMA star Paddy Pimblett has surprisingly come to the defense of 'The Baddy'. Much of the MMA community has taken issue with the Liverpudlian's reluctance to release the submission even after his opponent had tapped. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Denis Frimpong stands up for Paddy Pimblett
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool's recent run of three wins in seven games in all competitions proves the strength of English football, rather than the Reds struggling. Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw in an enthralling encounter against Nottingham Forest in midweek, with their Premier League lead cut to four points after Arsenal's victory
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended his management of the club's finances, insisting they followed LaLiga rules to ensure they could register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. Barca have been beset by financial problems in recent years, with strict LaLiga salary cap rules limiting the Blaugrana to an annual spend of €426 million on wages
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the use of a mediator, reportedly Darren Dein, in the negotiations over their new kit sponsorship deal with Nike. Dein reportedly earned €50 million from the deal. Many have wondered why Barcelona needed a mediator to extend a deal with Nike, with whom they were already doing business. “The
“We didn't get what we deserved. But there is an element of putting the ball in the back of the net.” If Arsenal had a slogan for the past week, perhaps even the entire season, it would be something close to what Mikel Arteta said above, after this latest FA Cup penalty defeat to Manchester
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Khabib Nurmagomedov's removal from a Frontier Airlines plane over an exit seat dispute has taken the MMA world by storm. Nurmagomedov was already popular for his Irish vs. Russian MMA comments. Now, footage of Nurmagomedov being removed from the plane has gone viral, leading to much speculation about why 'The Eagle' was forced off the
Arne Slot says he recognizes patterns in the goals Liverpool have conceded this season, but they are not down to right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. Alexander-Arnold endured a miserable outing during the Reds' 2-2 draw with Manchester United in the Premier League and was heavily criticized for his performance at Anfield. The England international gave the ball
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Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson has defended his decision not to use Ashley Young's son Tyler, 18, in his side's FA Cup match against Everton. The Toffees defeated the League One team 2-0 in the third round of the competition on Thursday evening, after goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye were enough to secure victory. The
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