Alex Fojtíček, between the sticks for the Red Devils’ under 18 side, completely misjudged his clearance and gifted the opposing striker an open goal. Elsewhere, Chelsea striker Diego Costa was surprised by his Spain teammates, who presented him with a cake and a laptop for his 28th birthday. Take a look at Goal’s Social Snap above!
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It seems that is the case for Pohang Steelers midfielder Ji-Soo Hwang, but although he was up and about after being kicked in the face during their K League match with Ulsan on Saturday, he did end up with a broken nose. Ibrahimovic’s vicious elbow to cost Manchester United dear The Pohang player was challenged by Jae-Yong Jung, who scored twice during the game, and felt the full force of his boot as his opponent attempted to clear the ball....
Both will soon be back in pre-season training with their respective clubs as the countdown to the 2017-18 campaign continues. Neymar open to Man Utd…or Eibar! Their creative talents will be embraced by Ernesto Valverde and Pep Guardiola, with Barca and City ready to embark on trophy quests once again. For now, though, the duo have been busying themselves with some showboating at an amateur football event in Sao Paulo – with their fancy footwork providing plenty of entertainment....
Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or 2018 - 9/2 The tale has not quite ended, however, as the Brazilian was unable to make his PSG debut against Amiens due to delays in sending over his transfer registration. Nevertheless, he was at Parc des Princes on Saturday and given a hero’s reception by PSG fans ahead of the Ligue 1 opener. You can watch all the action of Neymar’s presentation courtesy of the PSG Twitter account via the link above....
In a match dominated by some of the top Brazilian stars of the Chinese Super League, Pato gave the hosts the lead with a superb free-kick guided past goalkeeper Zhang Sipeng. Espanyol troll Messi’s Clasico celebration Alex Teixeira and Ramires scored either side of half-time to turn it around for Jiangsu, who are currently bottom of the table, but Pato went on to save a point from the penalty spot....
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Who Real Madrid should sell this summer The forward was teed up perfectly in the area to slam home against Sport Boys Warnes in this week’s Copa Libertadores tie. But with the Mineirao crowd holding their breath in expectation, he completely mistimed his effort and fell to the floor in a heap. Fortunately Mineiro were not left to rue Robinho’s mistake, as they ran out 5-2 winners over the Bolivian side....
The Barcelona and Real Madrid rivals are joined by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Robert Lewandowski, Manuel Neuer, Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos, Mesut Ozil and many more in the 60-second video that can be viewed below or here. Clarence Seedorf, UEFA’s global ambassador for diversity and change, said: “Diversity is a strength, not a weakness. We need to educate young people, give them the possibility to understand that diversity is positive, and to feel and experience this, so they can then join forces in promoting a more diverse world....
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In Barcelona, two players traded fierce strokes across the net, shots that ranged from piercing smashes to chops that spun almost a mile. The rally ended with one of the players sending a smash disguised as a chop swerving inches away from the net, which struck his opponent in his abdomen. In Vienna, Austria, World Number eight Marcos Frietas was left gawping as he saw an amateur player rattle off a smash at breakneck speed....
Iran needed to win big against Group A minnows Lebanon in Tehran on Tuesday to ensure its World Cup qualification campaign stayed on track. Carlos Queiroz’s Iranian side had a chance to grab second in the group with just one match remaining, but their hesitant attack didn’t awaken until the 39th minute when (9) Mohammad Reza Khalatbari scored after a fantastic run to make it 1-0. Iran doubled their lead from a quick corner in stoppage time when (2) Khosro Heidari crossed into the box – skipper (6) Javad Nekonam met the cross and headed home....
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Mou: Life in Manchester is a disaster And perhaps, the man currently occupying the managerial hot-seat at Old Trafford could do worse than look to Norwich’s finest radio presenter for inspiration during a particularly troubled spell. United has found the going a little tough of late, with positive results proving hard to come by in the Premier League – particularly on Sunday against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. “Sunday Bloody Sunday....
Happy birthday dear Luke Shaw. Januzaj ends Man Utd nightmare Manchester United’s left-back was the centre of attention in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Shaw celebrated his 22nd birthday in Hollywood and fans in the United States did not forget the occasion. The England international – recovering from ankle ligament damage suffered in April – is with United in LA gearing up for the 2017-18 Premier League season. A post shared by Manchester United (@manchesterunited) on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:24pm PDT...
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