Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and Liel Abada were on target for Celtic as they beat Ferencvaros 3-2 in Hungary on Thursday to boost their hopes of making the Europa League knockout stages.
Furuhashi opened the scoring in an entertaining first half, finding the bottom-left corner inside the first three minutes, but a Josip Juranov own goal – deflected in from Oleksandr Zubkov s effort – saw Ferencvaros level the scores.
Jota lashed a terrific strike in off the post from long distance to restore the Bhoys advantage later in the first half, and Abada added a third on the hour mark after some neat build-up play from the visitors before Myrto Uzuni pulled one back for Ferencvaros late on.
The result sees Ferencvaros eliminated from the group as their wait for a point g…
Andre Silva has completed a permanent move from Milan to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Portugal striker spent last season on loan with the Bundesliga club, scoring 16 goals in all competitions.
The 24-year-old has now signed a three-year deal with Frankfurt, much to the delight of sporting director Fredi Bobic.
Over the last few months we ve seen what Andre s capable of, he said via the club s website.
It was no accident that he was the second-best striker in the Bundesliga after the restart. He s a young and flexible attacker and, at 24, he s still got potential to improve.
We re confident we can take him to another level here in Frankfurt and we re delighted to have tied a superb striker to the club until summer 2023.
Silva joined Milan f…
Outgoing Atlanta United coach Gerardo Martino hailed the success of the club s plan after clinching the MLS Cup just over two years after his arrival.
Martino took over at Atlanta in the club s inaugural MLS season and announced in October that he would be leaving at the end of the 2018 campaign, citing personal reasons.
A 2-0 victory over Portland Timbers saw his side crowned MLS Cup champions on an emotional night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and he expressed his admiration for the way the club s directors have steered Atlanta to glory.
This club had a plan from the very beginning, he told reporters. From the first time we spoke in September 2016 in Rosario.
United We Conquered
2018 MLS CUP CHAMPIONS!!!
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD)
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Pep Guardiola says he is unsure if wantaway Manchester City defender Eric Garcia will return to Barcelona before the transfer window closes on Monday.
Guardiola revealed in August that Garcia had turned down a new contract amid reports Barca wanted to take him back to his homeland.
The 19-year-old centre-back s current deal expires at the end of this season and links with the Blaugrana have intensified.
On Friday Guardiola revealed there was no agreement with Barca, but he admitted that does not mean the teenager, who joined City in 2017, will remain in Manchester.
Asked if Garcia could be on his way back to Barca, he said: I don t know, today he is our player and Monday is the transfer window, so I don t know exactly what is going to happen.
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The Premier League continues on Monday evening following another weekend of incredibly entertaining and important games, with the festive period now in full swing with games coming thick and fast. Two sides that need to win for different reasons are Everton and Swansea, and they face off on Monday evening.
Everton have been in very good form in recent weeks as they continue to put space between themselves and the relegation zone. After 17 games they have six wins, four draws and seven defeats, with three of those wins coming in their last five games. The influence of Sam Allardyce on the team cannot be underestimated, and he is helping the Toffees back towards where they feel th…
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper praised young musician Caiden Storry after he could not complete the Last Post ahead of the 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
Storry was consoled by both sets of players and Cooper, before being given a standing ovation by the City Ground after failing to finish the famous tune that marks Armistice Day celebrations.
Cooper says the club will reach out to the 16-year-old, who is a Forest fan, and said everyone was proud of him.
“I’ve got a 15-year-old boy and I love it when he shows confidence to do things because it isn’t always easy in this era we live in,” Cooper said.
“For a 16-year-old boy who’s a fan to stand in the middle and do that and do it brilliantly as well, he should be really proud and we are proud.
Dusan Tadic lauded very important Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag, who plans to see out his contract amid links with LaLiga champions Barcelona.
Ten Hag oversaw a memorable campaign for Dutch giants Ajax, which included a fairytale run to the Champions League semi-final.
Ajax – who are set to win their first league title in five years – stunned Real Madrid and Juventus before suffering a heartbreaking defeat to Tottenham following a remarkable collapse in Amsterdam earlier this month.
Ten Hag s work with Ajax has not gone unnoticed, with the 49-year-old a reported candidate to replace Ernesto Valverde should Barca decide to make a change.
The former Bayern Munich II and Utrecht boss – who led Ajax to their first piece of silverware since 2014 via the K…
Tottenham were left red-faced as a pair of sloppy goals dealt a significant blow to their Premier League title hopes in a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris allowed a Pedro strike to sneak between his legs just short of the hour, before a miscommunication between the France international and Kieran Trippier saw the full-back roll a backpass into an open net.
Coming on the back of Saturday s 2-1 defeat to Burnley, the loss leaves Spurs eight points adrift of second-place Manchester City and nine off leaders Liverpool.
For Chelsea, who dropped Kepa Arrizabalaga in favour of Willy Caballero following the former s refusal to be subbed during the EFL Cup final, the result is the perfect response to their Wembley defeat against City on Sunday…
Yaya Toure s contract at is set to expire soon, and Pep Guardiola has already confirmed the veteran midfielder will leave the club this summer. However, Sky Sports report that Toure is keen on playing on in the Premier League.
Dimitri Seluk, the player s agent, has apparently that the Ivorian is keen on staying in England s top flight, and that he s even willing to pay half his wages back should his performances be deemed unsatisfactory. The agent says Toure is fit and eager to prove his quality that once had him regarded as the best midfielder in the league, is still there. He has, however, refused to name the interested clubs, but he has revealed that the negotiations will start as soon as the season is over.
His departure from the Etihad has been constantly heralde…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will remain sidelined for Milan s trip to Atalanta on Sunday, but head coach Stefano Pioli says the ageless striker could play forever .
The Sweden international has featured only once for Milan since undergoing knee surgery in June and was on the scoresheet in that 2-0 win over Lazio on September 12.
Either side of a two-year spell in MLS with LA Galaxy, Ibrahimovic has not played more than 19 games in a single league campaign in European football since 2016-17 in his first of two seasons with Manchester United.
Prior to his recent injury lay-off, though, he was a key player under Pioli as he registered 25 goals in 37 Serie A games between his second debut for the club on January 6, 2020 and the end of last season.
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