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Against Sheffield United, Anthony Martial netted his first-career hat-trick which put an end to a disastrous run for the record English champions in the Premier League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men put on an excellent team display against Chris Wilder's men as they won 3-0 which puts them within two points of fourth-placed Chelsea.
Mark William Calaway or known by his in-ring name The Undertaker, joined WWE (then WWF) in 1990 and made his on-screen debut in that year’s Survivor Series. His last match was the ‘Boneyard Match’ against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36. The bout was a cinematic classic and was a perfect goodbye to a Hall of Fame career.
UEFA announced that three new players can be registered by each team for the season restart in August. With Timo Werner joining the Blues in July, there are questions on whether he can play for his new side and help them overturn the 3-0 deficit against Bayern Munich.
Timo Werner is enjoying a brilliant campaign until now, keeping up with the some of the deadliest marksmen in the world and even scoring more league goals than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 24-year-old striker is third in the race for European Golden Shoe Award, just behind Robert Lewandowski and Ciro Immobile.
Pep Guardiola’s men have been far from their best this season and as a result, find themselves 25 points off the pace from leaders Liverpool. Arsenal, on the other hand, have improved a fair bit under Mikel Arteta and are looking more solid that under Unai Emery and a win today will see them go within five points of fourth-placed Chelsea.
In the semi-finals, Juventus got the better of AC Milan as the second leg of the tie finished 0-0, the Bianconerei’s advanced on the away goals rule. Meanwhile, Napoli came from behind in Naples against Inter Milan to finish the game on level terms on the night and advance on a 2-1 aggregate win.
Before the coronavirus enforced suspension, Mallorca had put on a decent run, they were unbeaten in four games, winning two which included a 2-1 win at Eibar. However, their record against the Catalans is not encouraging, Los Bermellones have lost their last six games against Barcelona and have failed to win against them in the league since May 2009.
Football in Italy has been suspended due to the pandemic as players return from the suspension, changes have been made to reduce physical stress on the players. There will be no extra time in the second leg, as teams will go straight to a penalty shootout if cannot be separated at the end of regular period.
Italy is one of the countries which are affected the worst by the coronavirus pandemic as Serie A gear’s up for a return on June 20, two of the most successful teams in Italian history will take each other on. The first fixture between the team ended 1-1 as a late Cristiano Ronaldo strike gave the Bianconeri’s a crucial away goal.
The Spanish League has always been home to some of the greatest players the world has ever seen along with being a perfect platform to the up and coming talent. A Country which saw the rise of player’s such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and David Villa is now producing some of the best young footballers of the current generation.
Hyderabad FC on Thursday took ton twitter to make the signing of India’s ‘Spiderman’ Subrata Paul official. ‘IT'S OFFICIAL! Hyderabad FC have completed the signing of experienced goalkeeper Subrata Paul on a two-year deal.’ The ISL wrote on their social media.
On Steve Smith’s birthday, Indian Premier League side SunRisers Hyderabad shared a video of Rashid Khan trying his best to impersonate the Australian cricket as they wished him on his special day. ‘Rashid Khan doing his best to Steve Smith impression on Aussie’s birthday today! Have a good one, Steve!’ the 2016 IPL champions captioned their post.
Saul Niguez recently took to Twitter to post a cryptic message regarding his future – which many believe is a publicity stunt – as the Spaniard wrote ‘New club, I'll announce it in three days.’ Since then Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has retweeted the post with an eye emoji.
In the tweet, the 25-year-old said that he will be announcing his new club in ‘three days’ and the Red Devils faithful believe that his next destination is the red side of Manchester. Niguez has made 37 appearances for Atletico Madrid this season, scoring four goals and also has been a long time target of the record English champions.
Barcelona have a two-point lead at the top of the table over Real Madrid and will look to maintain that as they travel to the Balearic Islands for a late kick-off on June 13. Real Madrid, on the other hand, are looking at the same scenario of the last few seasons as they are once again playing catch-up to Barcelona as they host Eibar the following day.
With Premier League, Serie A and La Liga all planning to resume third campaign questions were raised as of how the teams such as Liverpool who are guaranteed the domestic trophy will celebrate their win and in the meantime, Celtic and RB Salzburg have come up with unique ways to enjoy their success.
‘Look at the decisions made in Spain and England. These two major football countries are planning the resumption of La Liga and the Premier League, but they have decided not to resume the women's championships, which generate much less revenue. That says everything,’ Deschamps said in an interview with Le Parisien.
Willy Caballero had a dismal performance in Nizhny Novgorod against Croatia as he gifted them the opening goal of the game. In the second half of the game, the goalkeeper misjudged a long ball and kicked it short while passing to a team-mate. The ball eventually fell to Ante Rebic who took advantage of the error, setting Croatia on the way to a 3-0 win
According to a recent report from news outlet Le10Sport, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is very much in favour of bringing Philippe Coutinho the Emirates next season. The Brazilian will be a great fit in the Gunner's side, offering them the much-needed experience and creativity in the attack, which very often they lack.
While being away from football action, Indian women’s star Indumathi Kathiresan has donned the police uniform to help her country in the fight against coronavirus. India is one of the countries severely hit by the virus, as close to 1.4 lakh positive cases have been recorded until now while 60,000 people have recovered. The national team midfielder plays for Sethu FC.