Paris Saint-Germain s Coupe de la Ligue dominance came to a dramatic end as Marcus Thuram overcame one penalty miss to convert another at the death in Guingamp s eventful 2-1 away triumph.
Having squandered a chance to put the Ligue 1 strugglers ahead from the spot, Thuram later held his nerve to convert the winner from the spot in the 93rd minute.
PSG, the tournament s champions in each of the previous five campaigns, had earlier gone ahead in the 62nd minute, Neymar breaking the deadlock just over a minute after Thuram s initial miss.
But a second Guingamp spot-kick was dispatched by substitute Yeni N Gbakoto with nine minutes left and Thomas Tuchel s men were then sensationally dumped out by Thuram s decisive strike in the final moments.
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Xavi did nothing to quash rumours that he could replace Ronald Koeman at embattled LaLiga giants Barcelona, saying he is open to anything .
Xavi was among the favourites for the Barca job before Koeman was hired as head coach in August 2020 and has been the name on everyone s lips as the Catalans have struggled this season.
Barca great Xavi has presided over Qatari side Al-Sadd since his retirement in 2019, leading them to a league title and five domestic cups, but a return to the Camp Nou would be difficult to resist.
Ahead of Sunday s Nations League final between Spain and France, Xavi left the door open for a return.
Any offer will be evaluated and then a decision will be made, Xavi told TVE. I don t know where my future will take me, but I…
In an interview with , Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has ruled out the club moving to bring Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain or to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan this summer. Apparently, there will be no big-money signings, and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen won t be going anywhere.
Neymar left the Camp Nou for PSG in 2017, and Barcelona did what they could to re-sign the Brazilian star from the Ligue 1 champions last year but were unsuccessful. They won t be trying again as Bartomeu admits that the Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted their transfer business in the current window.
Talks with Inter over Lautaro were being conducted throughout spring, but they were recently put on hold until the financial consequences of the pandemic were asse…
Roy O Donovan has played his last game for Newcastle Jets after the A-League club withdrew their contract offer for the striker.
O Donovan, 33, had been expected to re-sign with the Jets, but negotiations broke down and Newcastle said on Monday they withdrew their offer.
The former Sunderland striker has scored 39 goals in 80 A-League games since arriving in Australia with the Central Coast Mariners in 2015.
We made a number of generous offers to Roy and his management, Jets chief executive Lawrie McKinna said in a statement.
Talks began [about re-signing] midway through the season, with serious discussions beginning about two months ago.
The Newcastle Jets confirm that Roy O Donovan will depart the Club, following the withdrawal of his contrac…
While Manchester City might have hoped to open their Champions League knockout stage adventure with a first-leg statement on foreign soil, Pep Guardiola s side eventually had to settle for a 1-1 draw away at RB Leipzig.
Although the Premier League giants might have got off to a perfect start at Riyad Mahrez powered home on the 27th-minute mark, the Sky Blues failed to replicate a similar level after returning from the half-time break.
Despite dominating the opening exchanges and firmly sitting in pole position to lay down an early Champions League marker, City will be worried by their second-half collapse at the Red Bull Arena.
Hanging on for the first-leg stalemate as central defender Josko Gvardiol headed home 20 minutes before the final whistle, Guardiola wil…
Norwich City have appointed Dean Smith as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
He replaces Daniel Farke, who was sacked by the Canaries after the recent 2-1 win at Brentford, their only victory of the season so far.
Smith was dismissed by Aston Villa on the same weekend, but the 50-year-old was not out of work for long as he has now been tasked with getting the Carrow Road club off the bottom of the Premier League table.
It has been a whirlwind seven days, but I m really pleased to be back and working for Norwich City in the Premier League, said Smith, who will be joined by his former Villa assistant Craig Shakespeare.
Clearly, there has been some wonderful work that has gone into this football club over last four and a half years. I…
Liverpool were in typically ruthless form on Saturday as they brushed aside Southampton 4-0 at Anfield.
The result meant Jurgen Klopp s men became just the second English top-flight team to score two or more goals in 17 consecutive games in all competitions, after Sunderland in 1927.
Elsewhere, rock-bottom Newcastle United s winless start to the Premier League season continued as they were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
Steven Gerrard secured his second consecutive win since taking over as Aston Villa boss, with his side sealing a 2-1 away win at Crystal Palace.
Brighton and Hove Albion and Leeds United played out a goalless draw at the Amex Stadium, as did Norwich City and Wolves at Carrow Road.
Here, Stats Perform looks through the …
Saudi Arabia is set to stage the World Cup in 2034 after being confirmed as the sole bidder.
Australia was the only potential challenger but Football Australia announced hours before FIFA’s deadline on Tuesday that it would not be submitting a bid.
FIFA had already said the tournament would be held in Asia or Oceania, while Saudi Arabia had garnered immediate support from the Asian Football Confederation.
Australia is strongly positioned to host future major tournaments including the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 and 2029 FIFA Club World Cup .
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A Saudi World Cup, which may not be confirmed until a FIFA Congress late next year, is likely to be highly controversial given concerns over th…
Vinicius Junior has paid tribute to Karim Benzema for selflessly taking the young Brazilian under his wing when he first made the move to Real Madrid.
Los Blancos paid a reported €45million for Vinicius in May 2017, the winger joining from Flamengo the following year when he turned 18.
Vinicius has already played 72 times for the club but struggled for consistency despite often catching the eye with his skilful style of play.
He has started 2020-21 in encouraging fashion, however, scoring the winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Real Valladolid, before getting the opener in a 2-0 win at Levante last weekend.
That was the first time he had scored in consecutive LaLiga matches, hinting the 20-year-old is beginning to find some continuity alongside Benzem…
Former AC Milan defender Gabriel Paletta has linked up with Fabio Capello at Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning.
The 32-year-old had been a free agent since terminating his contract with Milan by mutual consent in January.
Paletta, who won three international caps for Italy in 2014, fell out of favour under Vincenzo Montella this season and managed only a lone Europa League appearance for Gennaro Gattuso.
Born in Argentina, he had a brief stint with Liverpool between spells at Banfield and Boca Juniors.
The centre-back joined Parma in 2010 and went on to represent the Azzurri at the World Cup in Brazil, featuring in the group stage win over England.
Paletta will line up alongside ex-Chelsea midfielder Ramires in Capello s squad.
Jian…