World champion Argentina had an extra chip on its shoulder heading into Copa America 2024 - defending the title. | Photo Credit: Opta Argentina’s goal-conversion in the group stage Argentina vs Canada: Shots on target - 9, Goals - 2, Conversion rate - 22.22 per cent Chile vs Argentina: Shots on target - 9, Goals - 1, Conversion rate - …
Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool rout Sparta 5-1 and take a big step closer to the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday. Nunez’s right-footed shot from 25 meters flew past goalkeeper Peter Vindahl to double Liverpool’s early lead after Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty in Prague in the first leg of the round of 16. The Uruguay international’s first strike …
After Liverpool met with Dominik Szoboszlai’s agent Matyas Esterhazy early last week, they weren’t initially optimistic that an agreement could be struck. Schmadtke’s input was sought given his wealth of Bundesliga experience, but this was very much a deal driven by Klopp, with Szoboszlai having been a player of serious interest long before the handover. Nice’s Khephren Thuram is no …
Even before a ball was kicked, the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France had all the ingredients needed to become an all-time classic. The biggest threat to his chances of finally lifting the World Cup trophy was Mbappe, his team-mate at Paris Saint-Germain and one of the potential heirs to his throne as the world’s greatest player. Messi’s …
Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister was elated after scoring his first World Cup goal and said his team had put the trauma of their opening defeat to Saudi Arabia behind them by topping the group and reaching the knockout stage. "We wanted to compensate for that defeat," Mac Allister said "In the second group game, we found the calm we needed," …