Casemiro scored one and provided another as Manchester United began their defence of the Carabao Cup with a straightforward victory against lifeless Crystal Palace.
A lot has happened in the seven months since securing the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era – and the Red Devils’ first silverware in six years – against Newcastle at Wembley.
Casemiro opened the scoring under the arch and found the net again in Tuesday’s 3-0 third-round triumph against Palace as United look to put their poor start to the season behind them.
doubles our lead! ||
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
There were a combined 14 changes for an Old Trafford meeting that will be repeated in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, when Eagles boss Roy Hodgson will…
Lima s late goal strengthened Benfica s bid for UEFA Europa League redemption as they edged Juventus 2-1 in the semi-final first leg.
The striker picked the ideal time to strike in Thursday s encounter in Lisbon, with his powerful 84th-minute finish giving Benfica the upper hand heading into next week s second leg.
Benfica – who lost last season s final to Chelsea – took the lead in the second minute thanks to Ezequiel Garay s header.
Juventus had no shortage of motivation either, with this year s final to be held in Turin, and after a good second half, levelled proceedings when Carlos Tevez netted a well-taken finish with 17 minutes left.
The goal – Tevez s first in European competition since scoring for Manchester United in April 2009 – looked like it w…
that Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is ready to sell Gerard Pique, with both Chelsea and Manchester United waiting in the wings.
The centre-back has been with the Catalan club since the summer of 2008, when he signed from United for just £5m.
Since arriving at the Nou Camp, the 27 year old has made two hundred and seventy-four appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-one goals and winning a plethora of major honours.
He has won four La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys, two Champions Leagues and two World Club Cups while internationally he was part of the Spain squads that victorious in both the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championships.
However, he has started just five league games for Barca this season and could be set for a return…
Thiago Silva said he will leave Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain once his contract expires as the captain lamented constant criticism in the French capital.
Brazilian defender Silva is contracted until 2020, having arrived from Serie A outfit AC Milan in 2012 for a reported fee of €42million.
The 33-year-old has helped PSG to 16 titles during his time in Paris, including five Ligue 1 trophies and as many Coupe de la Ligue crowns.
However, Silva is already planning his PSG exit amid criticism over his leadership.
It is impossible not to hear some of the criticism, Silva told Le Foot Paris. However, no newspaper, nor journalist, is going to tell me who I am. I know who I am. Because of this, I continue as I always have done.
I respect all o…
Premier League champions Leicester City have appointed Craig Shakespeare as manager until the end of the season.
Shakespeare was formerly assistant to Claudio Ranieri but now gets the chance to stake his claim for the job on a long-term basis after the Italian was sacked just over nine months after leading the Foxes to the most remarkable title success in Premier League history.
Having stepped into the breach on a caretaker role following Ranieri s departure, Shakespeare has led Leicester to successive home wins over Liverpool and Hull City.
Leicester host Sevilla on Tuesday, nursing a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie that proved to be Ranieri s last game at the helm.
BREAKING: is pleased to confirm Craig Shakespeare as …
Phil Neville s son Harvey has followed in his footsteps by signing a deal to play for Manchester United.
Neville Jr joined the youth academy at Valencia when Neville Sr moved to the club as assistant to his brother Gary in 2015.
However, the teenager, who uploaded a photo of himself putting pen to paper on a contract on his 16th birthday, will continue his fledgling career with United.
Neville Sr, who manages the England women s national team, wrote on Instagram: Proud of you @harvey.neville go follow your dreams!!!!
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Victory in Saturday s DFB-Pokal final would cast a positive glow on a tumultuous season for Borussia Dortmund, although even lifting the trophy may not altogether banish the lingering sense of disharmony at the club.
Thomas Tuchel will lead his side into the showpiece against Eintracht Frankfurt in Berlin but the coach might have more on his mind than simply ending Dortmund s recent hoodoo in the competition.
For the latter part of 2016-17, Tuchel has been at loggerheads with chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke, a disagreement stemming from the re-arranged Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco at Signal Iduna Park in mid-April.
Following the bomb attack on the Dortmund team bus which left defender Marc Bartra hospitalised with a fractured wrist,…
FIFA says it is still investigating allegations that Russia s 2014 World Cup squad were involved in a doping programme.
A report in the Mail on Sunday claimed that the 23-man squad at the finals in Brazil, along with another 11 footballers, are people of interest to officials at the heart of the probe into state-sponsored doping in Russia.
World football s governing body says allegations surrounding players mentioned in the 2016 McLaren report continue to be looked at but it stressed that the Russian squad at the last World Cup did not fail any post-match or pre-tournament doping tests.
It added that all similar tests carried out at the Confederations Cup finals this month have been negative.
FIFA has simply confirmed that, in close collaboration with WA…
Burnley defender Michael Duff thinks manager Sean Dyche has what it takes to manage England one day.
The Lancashire club are a point adrift of Premier League safety with eight games still to play but, with 25 points to their name, are only five shy of the total Burnley reached when relegated from the top flight in the 2009-10 season.
Dyche s men have also taken points off Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United this season, remaining competitive despite their small budget.
When asked if he would be surprised to see Dyche take charge of England in the future, defender Duff said: No, in a word, having worked with him and [seen] the way he gets the best out of players.
Most of our players have played the majority of their careers in the Champions…
A tribunal comprising three senior judges will hear the proceedings relating to the complaint made against Neymar and Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu by Brazilian company DIS, which stems from his transfer to the club from Santos in 2013.
According to EFE news agency, judge Jose Maria Vazquez Honrubia intends to pass the case on from the national court to the Criminal Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional, a higher judicial body, since prosecutors are calling for more severe sanctions than the maximum five-year prison sentence Vazquez Honrubia s court can hand down.
DIS complaint alleges corruption and fraud on the part of Neymar and Bartomeu relating to the current Paris Saint-Germain forward s move to Barca five years ago, claiming the full cost of the transfer was hidd…