Germany’s Andreas Brehme, 1990 World Cup winning goal scorer, dies

Germany’s Andreas Brehme, 1990 World Cup winning goal scorer, dies

Andreas Brehme, who scored from the penalty spot to seal victory for West Germany against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final, died overnight into Tuesday at the age of 63, his former club Bayern Munich said. "FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme," the club said in a statement. "We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts. As a world champion and […]

February 20, 2024 5

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Free-scoring Arsenal want to win it all says Odegaard

Martin Odegaard has urged Arsenal to use the momentum from their recent goal spree to fuel the club's historic bid for Champions League and Premier League glory. The Gunners head to Porto on Wednesday for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie in buoyant mood after demolishing Burnley 5-0 last weekend. Mikel Arteta's side have started a calendar year with five successive league wins for the […]

February 20, 2024 6

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‘I literally died’: Luton’s Lockyer details life-threatening collapse

Luton captain Tom Lockyer has revealed his heart stopped for two minutes and 40 seconds during an on-pitch cardiac arrest that left his life in the balance. Lockyer collapsed in the second half of Luton's Premier League game against Bournemouth on December 16. The 29-year-old was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after he was hospitalised for five days following the shocking incident. Wales defender Lockyer, who also collapsed […]

February 19, 2024 1

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Title ‘not so realistic’ says Tuchel after Bayern’s ‘horror’ week

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said winning this season's Bundesliga title was "not so realistic right now" after a loss on Sunday which left Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen eight points clear at the top. The 3-2 defeat at lowly Bochum was Bayern's third reverse in a row, after a 3-0 thumping by Alonso's league leaders last weekend and a 1-0 midweek loss at Lazio in the Champions League. The […]

February 19, 2024 3

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Voeller backs Alonso to stay at Leverkusen

Former Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voeller said Sunday he backed coach Xabi Alonso to stay beyond the summer amid links to Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Taking over with the club near the foot of the table last season, Alonso has supercharged Leverkusen, who are eight points clear atop the Bundesliga table and on track for a first-ever league title. Alonso's Leverkusen are unbeaten in 32 games in all […]

February 19, 2024 3

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Inzaghi pushing red-hot Inter to new heights as Atletico come to town

Simone Inzaghi is on the verge of a major breakthrough at Inter Milan as the Serie A leaders push towards the first Serie A title of his coaching career and eye another deep run in the Champions League. Inter are in red-hot form as they await the visit of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, eight wins from eight in 2024 giving them the Italian Super Cup and a nine-point lead […]

February 19, 2024 2

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Full schedule of Local football this weekend

February 16, 2024 4

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Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after less than a year

Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players. The 59-year-old German former striker, a World Cup winner as a player, was in the post for just under a year. "The KFA has decided to change the national head coach following a comprehensive review," Korea Football Association president Chung […]

February 16, 2024 3

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Messi’s Inter Miami and Newell’s Old Boys draw 1-1 in friendly

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup for the MLS club on Thursday in a 1-1 home draw with his Argentine boyhood club, Newell's Old Boys. It was an emotional match for the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, who supported Old Boys as a youth and played for them from 1995 to 2000 before joining Barcelona. Messi was removed in the 60th minute, replaced by 22-year-old […]

February 16, 2024 1