Kylian Mbappe scored a late winner as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 2-1 in Ligue on Saturday, but their performance was not an emphatic response to Champions League elimination.
PSG appeared to be limping to a 1-1 draw at Stade Francis-Le Ble, which would have been a major disappointment after defeat to Bayern Munich, only for Mbappe to step up and spare their blushes.
Carlos Soler had put PSG in front late in the first half, but Brest arguably played the better football and were good value for Franck Honorat s excellent equaliser.
A commendable point looked set to be Brest s reward for a spirited display, though Lionel Messi and Mbappe linked up in the 90th minute to put PSG 11 points clear.
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Colombia stand between European champions England and a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup.
The sides meet in the last-eight clash at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Saturday, with Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses having edged past Nigeria on penalties despite Lauren James’ dismissal, while the South Americans saw off Jamaica.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look the team England must beat to keep alive their dreams of global glory.
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Renowned for developing talent, 67-year-old Nelson Abadia initially learned his trade in youth and lower-division football and has worked across South America. After a spell in charge of the America de Cali women’s team, he was appointed Colombia boss in 2017 and guided them to World Cup qualification via an im…
Manchester United 1-1 Southampton: Red Devils miss chance to move into top four after slipping up ag
Manchester United missed the chance to move into the top four in the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Saturday.
Ralf Rangnick expressed his frustration with United s finishing after a 1-1 draw at Burnley last time out, but he could have few complaints when Jadon Sancho put his side ahead after 21 minutes at Old Trafford.
But Che Adam restored parity just three minutes into the second half and United, who saw two goals ruled out for offside, could not find a winner against Ralph Hasenhuttl s resolute defence.
The draw meant United jumped up to fifth, overtaking Arsenal – who are a point behind and have two games in hand – while moving level on points with fourth-placed West Ham, though the Hammers are in action at Leicester City …
Cristiano Ronaldo alleged some members of Manchester United s hierarchy did not believe his reasoning for missing pre-season when his daughter was in hospital.
Ronaldo has hit out at United in a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV, which will be released in full on Wednesday, criticising manager Erik ten Hag, former boss Ralf Rangnick and the club.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner insisted Alex Ferguson convinced him to re-sign at Old Trafford but suggested zero progress has been made since the legendary Scot left in 2013.
United issued a statement saying a response would follow once the interview, in which Ronaldo stated he felt betrayed by the club, was released in full.
In a new clip released on Monday, Ronaldo claimed two senior member…
Czech Republic boss Pavel Vrba has no doubt Tomas Rosicky will be fit enough to participate at Euro 2016 having named him in his preliminary 28-man squad.
The 35-year-old midfielder played just 19 minutes for Arsenal in the entire 2015-16 season, coming on as a substitute in the FA Cup victory over Burnley on January 30.
A muscular injury has sidelined Rosicky for much of this year, but he featured for the Under-21 side in April.
Despite his lack of game time, Vrba has faith the midfielder soon to be a free agent with his Arsenal contract set to expire next month can return to fitness in time for the European Championship in France.
I was in England three weeks ago to see how Tomas was for myself. I went back satisfied, I saw that Tomas handed the wh…
Women´s Euros: The story so far, and what comes next as hosts England battle Europe´s elite for glor
England tackle Spain in a heavyweight quarter-final as the knockout stages of Euro 2022 get under way on Wednesday, with records already tumbling and data quirks around every corner.
The tournament has just passed its halfway stage in terms of the total number of games, with 16 of 31 having been played, and already more spectators have seen the finals in England than have attended any previous Women s Euros.
UEFA said 369,314 tickets were sold for group-stage games, with the soaring popularity of the women s game meaning the tournament attendance record of 240,055, set in the Netherlands five years ago, has been obliterated.
Sarina Wiegman s free-scoring England Lionesses have played an instrumental part in the tournament s success to date, with the host nation …
Manchester City put pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a convincing 4-1 win against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Defending champions City were without the injured Erling Haaland but goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish saw them emphatically respond to Mohamed Salah s early opener.
The win closed the gap at the top to five points ahead of Arsenal s game against Leeds United later on Saturday as City clinched their fourth league win in a row.
It was the latest blow to Liverpool s hopes of clinching a top-four spot, with Jurgen Klopp s men staying five points behind Newcastle United in fifth and seven behind Tottenham in fourth.
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Mauricio Pochettino claimed it is easier for new players to settle at Manchester City than at Chelsea due to the huge upheaval at Stamford Bridge during the last 18 months.
Eight of the 11 that started Chelsea’s 4-1 win at Pochettino’s former side Tottenham on Monday have joined since owner Todd Boehly bought the club in May 2022, with a further nine named amongst the substitutes.
Only three of the side that began Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over City in the 2021 Champions League final are still at the club – Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva – whilst all 12 of the substitutes from the game in Porto have departed, along with manager Thomas Tuchel.
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Spain boss Luis de la Fuente believes La Roja have received the toughest draw for the group stage of Euro 2024, having been handed games against Italy, Croatia and Albania.
As one of five teams with the best records across the qualification groups, Spain joined hosts Germany, as well as England, France, Portugal and Belgium in pot one for Saturday s draw in Hamburg.
That did not stop them being handed a tough set of opponents, however, with reigning champions Italy and 2022 World Cup bronze medallists Croatia joining La Roja and Albania in Group B.
Spain are the only team to win back-to-back editions of the Euros, triumphing in 2008 and 2012, and excluding penalty shoot-outs, they have only lost two of their last 22 matches at the Euros, winning 13 and drawing se…
It says something about England manager Sarina Wiegman that even her own players have to remind themselves that their boss is a mere mortal.
One of the most memorable moments of this World Cup came when, on the eve of the Lionesses’ final group stage match against China, midfielder Georgia Stanway relayed an anecdote about meeting members of Wiegman’s family in Australia that concluded with the quip, “Sometimes you don’t realise your head coach is actually human.”
it would be easy to look at the 53-year-old’s incredible record and insist she must be some kind of superhero from Planet Football who six years ago arrived on Earth with the mission of conquering as many major competitions as possible, beginning when she steered the Netherlands – her actual place…