English Clubs

Luis Díaz plays despite his father being kidnapped and scores last-minute equalizer for Liverpool

LUTON — Liverpool forward Luis Díaz came off the bench on Sunday to head a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at lowly Luton Town and dedicate the goal to his father who was kidnapped in Colombia.

On the back foot for most of the game, Luton took a shock lead when Ross Barkley drove forward in the 80th minute to release Issa Kabore who passed for Tahith Chong to slide the ball past Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.

Watch: Dibu Martínez embarrassing fail against Nottingham Forest

Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez didn’t have the best debut as France Football and Le-Equipe’s world’s best goalkeeper and his mistake against Nottingham Forest this Sunday didn't exactly show his world-class skills.

Aston Villa visited City Ground this Sunday looking to to climb up to third place in the Premier League with a win against relegation-fighting Nottingham Forest. 

Last-gasp Bruno Fernandes winner gives Manchester United desperately needed win

LONDON — Manchester United stopped the rot as captain Bruno Fernandes struck in the 90th minute for a 1-0 victory at Fulham in the early Premier League game at Fulham on Saturday.

The game was petering out into a lacklustre stalemate when Fernandes latched on to a loose ball on the edge of the area and drilled a low skidding shot inside the post.

Watch: Every Lionel Messi goal and assist in his 2022-23 Ballon d’Or winning season

Lionel Messi scored and assisted for fun.

The ongoing debate on whether or not Lionel Messi deserved the Ballon d’Or this year over Erling Haaland will probably go on for years to come. The head-to-head between the two for the award has arguably been one of the most divisive in recent years.

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Erling Haaland scores two and assists one in dominant Manchester Derby victory

MANCHESTER — Manchester City's Erling Haaland struck his first two goals at Old Trafford as they ran roughshod over Manchester United in a 3-0 thrashing in Sunday's heated Premier League derby.

Manchester Derby highlights

Haaland, whose 11 league goals this season equals United's total goal output, converted a penalty in the 26th minute when VAR showed Rasmus Hojlund pulled down Rodri at a free kick. The Norwegian calmly slotted the ball into the bottom right corner.

Brentford’s Neal Maupay gets yellow card as a sub for invading pitch to interrupt a free kick

When it comes to some of the game’s greatest shithousers Neal Maupay is definitely in the conversation and had one of his finer moments on Saturday vs. Chelsea.

The French striker was on the bench for Brentford and spotted his chance for some tomfoolery. 

During the second half Chelsea had a free kick near the sideline with Cole Palmer set to take the kick. Maupay was on the sideline doing his warmups and decided to take a detour to disrupt the game.

Newcastle’s $74 million signing Tonali receives 10-month ban for illegal sports betting

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned from soccer for 10 months over breaches of rules on betting on matches in Italy, the head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Thursday.

Tonali was sanctioned with an 18-month ban, eight of which will be commuted to alternative treatment, after an agreement was reached with the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the FIGC confirmed.

It will rule Tonali out for the remainder of the club season and next summer's Euro 2024 tournament should Italy qualify.

Man United’s unlikeliest heroes, Maguire and Onana, secure big 1-0 Champions League win

MANCHESTER — Harry Maguire headed a second-half goal and goalkeeper Andre Onana saved a penalty deep in stoppage time to power Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday for their first victory in the Champions League this season.

Back in the competition after a one-year absence, Erik ten Hag's side moved into third place in Group A after collecting a precious three points after three games. Bayern Munich top the group with nine points after beating Galatasary 3-1 earlier.

Injury = Vacation: Kevin de Bruyne skips the Etihad and makes UFC 294 cameo in Abu Dhabi

While Manchester City were struggling to beat Brighton at home on Saturday, their main-man Kevin de Bruyne was in Saudi Arabia enjoying the spectacles of watching live MMA.

Kevin de Bruyne and Zlatan Ibrahimović present at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi

The UFC put together a spectacular card in Saudi Arabia with a double-header banger featuring a last-minute bout between Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev, as well as another last-minute championship rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev. 

Chelsea stun Arsenal with 2-0 lead then remember they’re Chelsea and blow said lead

LONDON — Arsenal fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw and preserve their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday, with late goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard.

Chelsea had gone ahead in the 15th minute through a cool Cole Palmer penalty after Arsenal defender William Saliba rose to hold off Mykhailo Mudryk and the Ukrainian's header glanced off his opponent's hand. The referee awarded the spot kick after a VAR check.

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