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- Fortuna Sittard fired more attempts (13 vs 7 shots).
- Fortuna Sittard was more accurate in front of goal (23% on target vs 14%).
Groningen and Fortuna Sittard drew 0-0 in KNVB Beker. The fixture is part of the Quarter-finals stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Euroborg in Groningen. D. Higler officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard meeting in KNVB Beker with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Groningen and Fortuna Sittard. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
KNVB BekerRecorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Groningen and Fortuna Sittard drew 0-0 in KNVB Beker. The fixture is part of the Quarter-finals stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Euroborg in Groningen. D. Higler officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard meeting in KNVB Beker with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Groningen and Fortuna Sittard. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
KNVB BekerRecorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Tottenham Hotspur could be at risk of needing to battle Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for Manchester City winger Savinho. The post ‘Strong Alternative’ – Tottenham At Risk Of Big Fight To Land Winger Target appeared first on Inside Futbol | Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & Articles.
Arsenal and Manchester City will be clashing for the 2026 FA Community Shield, but the final won't be held at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Arsenal and Manchester City are set to go head-to-head for the first trophy of the 2026-27 season in the 2026 FA Community Shield. However, Sunday’s match will break with long-standing English tradition, as the iconic Wembley Stadium will not serve as the backdrop for this year’s edition. In English soccer, Wembley Stadium stands as the country’s ultimate cathedral, serving as the home pitch for both the men’s and women’s national teams while hosting the biggest domestic fixtures on the calendar. From lower-division promotion playoff finals to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup showpieces, Wembley has also consistently hosted the Community Shield in recent years. The fixture brings together the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup winners from the previous campaign to battle in England’s equivalent of a super cup. Situated in London, Wembley typically provides an ideal neutral venue for traveling supporters, though 2026 will mark a rare departure from that setup. The 2026 Community Shield will not take place at Wembley Stadium because Canadian pop superstar The Weeknd is scheduled to perform his “After Hours til Dawn” tour at the venue on the exact same day. With the stadium booked and configured for a massive concert, hosting both events simultaneously was impossible, forcing the FA to relocate the match. General view outside the Wembley Stadium. (Getty Images) Where is the 2026 FA Community Shield being held? Forced away from Wembley, the 2026 Community Shield will actually take place outside of England, heading west into Wales. The clash between Arsenal and Manchester City will instead be hosted at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, a venue capable of holding 74,500 fans. This marks only the third time since 2007 that the Community Shield has moved away from London, and the first time it returns to Wales since 2006. Between 2001 and 2006, while the original Wembley Stadium was being demolished and rebuilt, the fixture was held at Principality Stadium for six consecutive years, making this a 20-year anniversary return to the Welsh capital. Other venues have also held the Community Shield First established in 1908 as the Charity Shield, the competition did not make Wembley its permanent host venue until 1974. In the decades prior, historic grounds such as Stamford Bridge, Highbury, White Hart Lane, Old Trafford, Maine Road, The Den, Molineux, and Filbert Street all played host to the annual season opener. Since the new Wembley Stadium opened its gates in 2007, only three editions of the Community Shield have been moved elsewhere. Villa Park hosted the 2012 match while Wembley served as a venue for the London Olympics, Leicester City’s King Power Stadium hosted in 2022 due to the UEFA Women’s Euro final, and now Cardiff steps in for 2026 due to concert scheduling.
The Community Shield is taking centre stage this weekend (Picture: Getty) Arsenal take on Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday with the first piece of silverware of the season up for grabs. But the traditional curtain-raiser will not be staged at Wembley, with the Principality Stadium in Cardiff hosting the game instead. This is because The Weekend have booked Wembley from August 14 until August 19 as part of their ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour. This means Arsenal face a trip of around 130 miles from London to Cardiff, while Manchester City will be making their own 140 mile journey from the North West. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. The clash in the Welsh capital will be the third time the Community Shield has taken place away from Wembley since the national stadium reopened in 2007. Villa Park played host to Chelsea vs Manchester City in 2012 when Wembley was being used to host football at the Olympics. And it was Leicester’s King Power Stadium that was chosen to host the 2022 edition between Manchester City and Liverpool, when Wembley was busy staging the Women’s European Championship final. Arsenal beat Manchester United in the 2005 FA Cup final in Cardiff (Picture: Getty) Principality is no stranger to hosting big games The Principality Stadium, which was referred to as the Millennium Stadium at the time, was the venue for the FA Cup final and the Community Shield between 2001 and 2006 and for the League Cup final between 2001 and 2007. Moving English football’s domestic cup finals to Cardiff was due to the old Wembley being demolished and the new Wembley being built in its place. The stadium was also chosen to host the 2017 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, which the Spanish giants won 4-1. Wales used the Millennium Stadium for their home games between 2000 and 2009, before moving the majority of their fixtures to the Cardiff City Stadium. The Principality Stadium mainly hosts rugby matches (Picture: Getty) The Welsh rugby team, meanwhile, has continuously used the venue for its home games since the stadium opened in 1999. The ground, which has a capacity of just under 74,000 and is the fourth-largest in the UK, will host six games at Euro 2028 including the opening match and a quarter-final. It is also the only major multi-purpose stadium in the UK which has a fully retractable roof – although it will be open for the game on Sunday. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Uncertainty about the club’s future was matched by some on the pitch in 1-1 draw with Notts CountyIf Leicester thought this season was going to be the footballing equivalent of a gap year, visiting new places and learning some life lessons before returning home, then they were mistaken. Being outfought and outperformed by Notts County, a well-organised and energetic team promoted from the fourth tier, brought the harsh reality of life to the fore on Saturday.Russell Martin’s desire to play out from the back provided the fragile foundation of a dispiriting performance for a team tipped to storm back up. Ollie Cooper charging down the ponderous Alex McCarthy before seeing the ball bounce back off the crossbar welcomed Leicester to League One within six minutes. McCarthy or the confused centre-back pairing of Caleb Okoli and Harry Souttar repeatedly gave the ball away in and around the penalty area as the team created their own problems. Things went so badly that a compilation of their slapstick defending quickly gained traction on social media. Continue reading...
After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005It has been a cruel summer for South Korea. The national team crashed and burned at the World Cup, the police are investigating the football association, reports have emerged about bribes paid to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012 and there is a real prospect of the English Premier League being Korean-free for the first time since 2005.That was when Park Ji-sung signed for Manchester United, to start a love affair between the Land of the Morning Calm and England’s top tier that has continued ever since. Park won four titles and his mantle was taken over in 2015 by Son Heung-min at Spurs. Continue reading...
The two sides renew their rivalry this weekend (Picture: Getty) Arsenal and Manchester City meet in the Community Shield on Sunday with the first piece of silverware of the season set to be handed out. While the traditional curtain-raiser is viewed by some as little more than a glorified friendly, both teams will nevertheless be keen to head into the new campaign with a dose of positivity. But perhaps surprisingly, victory in the annual game does not historically translate to success in the Premier League season ahead. Of the past 15 teams to have won the Community Shield, only one side has gone on to win the league title at the end of that season. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. That team is Manchester City, who completed the Community Shield and Premier League double in the 2018/19 season. And in the Premier League era as a whole, only eight of the 34 winners of the Shield have gone on to win the trophy, with five of these happening in a six-year period from 2005 until 2010. As a matter of fact, the Community Shield runners-up have actually been more successful in the league than the winners themselves. Manchester City went on to win the league in 2018/19 (Picture: Getty) Since 1992, the losers have won ten league titles compared to the eight picked up by the winners. Three of these instances were Manchester City, who were beaten three seasons in a row between 2021 and 2023. And of the 34 Premier League winners, 15 weren’t even involved in the game itself. What’s more, the winners and runners-up have only finished as the top two teams in the Premier League on ten occasions. Last year’s winners, Crystal Palace, ended up finishing 15th in the league – although it was unrealistic to expect Oliver Glasner’s side to compete for the title. The beaten team, Liverpool, could only manage a disappointing fifth place under Arne Slot. Community Shield winners - league position 2011/12: Man Utd – 2nd 2012/13: Man City – 2nd 2013/14: Man Utd – 7th 2014/15: Arsenal – 3rd 2015/16: Arsenal – 2nd 2016/17: Man Utd – 6th 2017/18: Arsenal – 6th 2018/19: Man City – 1st 2019/20: Man City – 2nd 2020/21: Arsenal – 8th 2021/22: Leicester – 8th 2022/23: Liverpool – 5th 2023/24: Arsenal – 2nd 2024/25: Man City – 3rd 2025/26: Crystal Palace – 15th Who actually performs better in the Community Shield? Of the 34 Community Shield winners in the Premier League era, 18 won the league title in the previous season, while 13 were the FA Cup holders. But while the Premier League champions have a better success rate in the one-off game, the FA Cup winners have won eight of the past 12 Community Shields – including Palace last year. The other three Community Shield winners since 1992 were neither the Premier League nor FA Cup winners. Arsenal (1999 and 2023) and Manchester United (2010) only played in the game as Premier League runners-up and ended up beating the Double winners to claim the trophy. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson says underestimating Stenhousemuir in Sunday's League Cup clash "would be the most stupid thing in the world to do". Johnasson took over at Fir Park this summer following the departure of Jens Berthel Askou for French side Toulouse, and the transition has been almost seamless. Motherwell are unbeaten so far this term and earlier this week booked a spot in the Conference League play-off where they will face last year's Europa League finalist Freiburg.
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Arsenal and Manchester City will be clashing for the 2026 FA Community Shield, but the final won't be held at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Arsenal and Manchester City are set to go head-to-head for the first trophy of the 2026-27 season in the 2026 FA Community Shield. However, Sunday’s match will break with long-standing English tradition, as the iconic Wembley Stadium will not serve as the backdrop for this year’s edition. In English soccer, Wembley Stadium stands as the country’s ultimate cathedral, serving as the home pitch for both the men’s and women’s national teams while hosting the biggest domestic fixtures on the calendar. From lower-division promotion playoff finals to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup showpieces, Wembley has also consistently hosted the Community Shield in recent years. The fixture brings together the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup winners from the previous campaign to battle in England’s equivalent of a super cup. Situated in London, Wembley typically provides an ideal neutral venue for traveling supporters, though 2026 will mark a rare departure from that setup. The 2026 Community Shield will not take place at Wembley Stadium because Canadian pop superstar The Weeknd is scheduled to perform his “After Hours til Dawn” tour at the venue on the exact same day. With the stadium booked and configured for a massive concert, hosting both events simultaneously was impossible, forcing the FA to relocate the match. General view outside the Wembley Stadium. (Getty Images) Where is the 2026 FA Community Shield being held? Forced away from Wembley, the 2026 Community Shield will actually take place outside of England, heading west into Wales. The clash between Arsenal and Manchester City will instead be hosted at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, a venue capable of holding 74,500 fans. This marks only the third time since 2007 that the Community Shield has moved away from London, and the first time it returns to Wales since 2006. Between 2001 and 2006, while the original Wembley Stadium was being demolished and rebuilt, the fixture was held at Principality Stadium for six consecutive years, making this a 20-year anniversary return to the Welsh capital. Other venues have also held the Community Shield First established in 1908 as the Charity Shield, the competition did not make Wembley its permanent host venue until 1974. In the decades prior, historic grounds such as Stamford Bridge, Highbury, White Hart Lane, Old Trafford, Maine Road, The Den, Molineux, and Filbert Street all played host to the annual season opener. Since the new Wembley Stadium opened its gates in 2007, only three editions of the Community Shield have been moved elsewhere. Villa Park hosted the 2012 match while Wembley served as a venue for the London Olympics, Leicester City’s King Power Stadium hosted in 2022 due to the UEFA Women’s Euro final, and now Cardiff steps in for 2026 due to concert scheduling.
The Community Shield is taking centre stage this weekend (Picture: Getty) Arsenal take on Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday with the first piece of silverware of the season up for grabs. But the traditional curtain-raiser will not be staged at Wembley, with the Principality Stadium in Cardiff hosting the game instead. This is because The Weekend have booked Wembley from August 14 until August 19 as part of their ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour. This means Arsenal face a trip of around 130 miles from London to Cardiff, while Manchester City will be making their own 140 mile journey from the North West. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. The clash in the Welsh capital will be the third time the Community Shield has taken place away from Wembley since the national stadium reopened in 2007. Villa Park played host to Chelsea vs Manchester City in 2012 when Wembley was being used to host football at the Olympics. And it was Leicester’s King Power Stadium that was chosen to host the 2022 edition between Manchester City and Liverpool, when Wembley was busy staging the Women’s European Championship final. Arsenal beat Manchester United in the 2005 FA Cup final in Cardiff (Picture: Getty) Principality is no stranger to hosting big games The Principality Stadium, which was referred to as the Millennium Stadium at the time, was the venue for the FA Cup final and the Community Shield between 2001 and 2006 and for the League Cup final between 2001 and 2007. Moving English football’s domestic cup finals to Cardiff was due to the old Wembley being demolished and the new Wembley being built in its place. The stadium was also chosen to host the 2017 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus, which the Spanish giants won 4-1. Wales used the Millennium Stadium for their home games between 2000 and 2009, before moving the majority of their fixtures to the Cardiff City Stadium. The Principality Stadium mainly hosts rugby matches (Picture: Getty) The Welsh rugby team, meanwhile, has continuously used the venue for its home games since the stadium opened in 1999. The ground, which has a capacity of just under 74,000 and is the fourth-largest in the UK, will host six games at Euro 2028 including the opening match and a quarter-final. It is also the only major multi-purpose stadium in the UK which has a fully retractable roof – although it will be open for the game on Sunday. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Uncertainty about the club’s future was matched by some on the pitch in 1-1 draw with Notts CountyIf Leicester thought this season was going to be the footballing equivalent of a gap year, visiting new places and learning some life lessons before returning home, then they were mistaken. Being outfought and outperformed by Notts County, a well-organised and energetic team promoted from the fourth tier, brought the harsh reality of life to the fore on Saturday.Russell Martin’s desire to play out from the back provided the fragile foundation of a dispiriting performance for a team tipped to storm back up. Ollie Cooper charging down the ponderous Alex McCarthy before seeing the ball bounce back off the crossbar welcomed Leicester to League One within six minutes. McCarthy or the confused centre-back pairing of Caleb Okoli and Harry Souttar repeatedly gave the ball away in and around the penalty area as the team created their own problems. Things went so badly that a compilation of their slapstick defending quickly gained traction on social media. Continue reading...
After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005It has been a cruel summer for South Korea. The national team crashed and burned at the World Cup, the police are investigating the football association, reports have emerged about bribes paid to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012 and there is a real prospect of the English Premier League being Korean-free for the first time since 2005.That was when Park Ji-sung signed for Manchester United, to start a love affair between the Land of the Morning Calm and England’s top tier that has continued ever since. Park won four titles and his mantle was taken over in 2015 by Son Heung-min at Spurs. Continue reading...
The two sides renew their rivalry this weekend (Picture: Getty) Arsenal and Manchester City meet in the Community Shield on Sunday with the first piece of silverware of the season set to be handed out. While the traditional curtain-raiser is viewed by some as little more than a glorified friendly, both teams will nevertheless be keen to head into the new campaign with a dose of positivity. But perhaps surprisingly, victory in the annual game does not historically translate to success in the Premier League season ahead. Of the past 15 teams to have won the Community Shield, only one side has gone on to win the league title at the end of that season. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. That team is Manchester City, who completed the Community Shield and Premier League double in the 2018/19 season. And in the Premier League era as a whole, only eight of the 34 winners of the Shield have gone on to win the trophy, with five of these happening in a six-year period from 2005 until 2010. As a matter of fact, the Community Shield runners-up have actually been more successful in the league than the winners themselves. Manchester City went on to win the league in 2018/19 (Picture: Getty) Since 1992, the losers have won ten league titles compared to the eight picked up by the winners. Three of these instances were Manchester City, who were beaten three seasons in a row between 2021 and 2023. And of the 34 Premier League winners, 15 weren’t even involved in the game itself. What’s more, the winners and runners-up have only finished as the top two teams in the Premier League on ten occasions. Last year’s winners, Crystal Palace, ended up finishing 15th in the league – although it was unrealistic to expect Oliver Glasner’s side to compete for the title. The beaten team, Liverpool, could only manage a disappointing fifth place under Arne Slot. Community Shield winners - league position 2011/12: Man Utd – 2nd 2012/13: Man City – 2nd 2013/14: Man Utd – 7th 2014/15: Arsenal – 3rd 2015/16: Arsenal – 2nd 2016/17: Man Utd – 6th 2017/18: Arsenal – 6th 2018/19: Man City – 1st 2019/20: Man City – 2nd 2020/21: Arsenal – 8th 2021/22: Leicester – 8th 2022/23: Liverpool – 5th 2023/24: Arsenal – 2nd 2024/25: Man City – 3rd 2025/26: Crystal Palace – 15th Who actually performs better in the Community Shield? Of the 34 Community Shield winners in the Premier League era, 18 won the league title in the previous season, while 13 were the FA Cup holders. But while the Premier League champions have a better success rate in the one-off game, the FA Cup winners have won eight of the past 12 Community Shields – including Palace last year. The other three Community Shield winners since 1992 were neither the Premier League nor FA Cup winners. Arsenal (1999 and 2023) and Manchester United (2010) only played in the game as Premier League runners-up and ended up beating the Double winners to claim the trophy. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
In a recent report, Il Mattino mentioned that Sunderland are keen on recruiting Napoli midfielder Frank Anguissa this summer. It has been claimed that the Black Cats are eager to land the Cameroonian ...
⚽ The EFL returns for a new season ⚽ Championship roundup | Wolves 2-2 BlackburnFULL TIME: Notts County 1-1 Leicester City. No flying start for Russell Martin and his League One Foxes.GOAL! Reading 3-4 Luton Town (Kodua 90+6). Gideon Kodua completes the comeback for Luton! He comes in from the left and crashes a shot off the crossbar. The ball rebounds and bagatelles awhile, before Kodua has a second go, and slots from six yards! Luton were 3-1 down at the break! Continue reading...
Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson says underestimating Stenhousemuir in Sunday's League Cup clash "would be the most stupid thing in the world to do". Johnasson took over at Fir Park this summer following the departure of Jens Berthel Askou for French side Toulouse, and the transition has been almost seamless. Motherwell are unbeaten so far this term and earlier this week booked a spot in the Conference League play-off where they will face last year's Europa League finalist Freiburg.
Sunderland are back in the chase for Napoli midfielder Frank Anguissa, but Massimiliano Allegri is opposed to letting him go. The post Sunderland Now Facing ‘Untouchable’ Barrier To Land Target appeared first on Inside Futbol | Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & Articles.
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