Manuel Neuer is expected to hang up his gloves at the end of the season, but he wants to bow out by winning the Champions League. The post Neuer hoping to end Bayern career with third Champions League title appeared first on SoccerNews.
Forward says incident was ‘a little interesting’Heading practice with Alf Inge helped with openerErling Haaland has claimed Pablo Rosario “grabbed my bottom” during Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Porto on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the 92nd minute, with Haaland having scored City’s goals. The forward and midfielder grappled, went to ground and were booked after being separated.“I was really keen on a hat-trick and it seemed like he was very eager to stop me from getting it,” Haaland told Norway’s TV 2. “It was a little interesting, that – you’ll be seeing a picture where he’s grabbing my bottom. It’ll be interesting to see that picture.” Continue reading...
Jorgen Strand Larsen starred in Crystal Palace's EFL Cup win in midweek, and he looks in line to start against Ipswich Town on Saturday. The post Palace boss Sage welcomes problem Strand Larsen brings after EFL Cup brace appeared first on SoccerNews.
Bayern Munich have not won the Champions League since 2019-20, and Vincent Kompany is hoping to be in the mix at the end of the season. The post ‘There are no excuses’ – Kompany and Bayern targeting deep Champions League run appeared first on SoccerNews.
Former Arsenal star Paul Merson believes Martin Odegaard being back to his best is like Mikel Arteta having a new £100m signing. The pundit is clearly a big fan of Odegaard, and feels that his recent form could be key for the Gunners in the season ahead. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a […] The post Ex-Arsenal star believes Arteta has a player “like a £100m new signing” appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Midfielder has been pivotal to the champions’ rampant start, becoming a potent threat with his runs into the boxAs Christos Tzolis cut in from the left flank and drove towards the penalty area, Kai Havertz could see history repeating itself.Tzolis had done just the same on his competitive debut for Arsenal against Manchester City in the Community Shield a few weeks earlier, running at his opposition full-back, cutting inside and driving at goal, before fizzing a ball towards the penalty spot. Continue reading...
Erling Haaland after Manchester City’s win over Porto (Picture: Amazon) Erling Haaland believes Manchester City have found a new weapon as they look to dethrone Premier League champions Arsenal. Man City began their Champions League campaign with an impressive 2-0 win over Portuguese giants Porto. After a goalless first half, prolific goalscorer Haaland gave Man City the lead with a 47th-minute header. The Norwegian superstar put the game to bed with City’s second in injury time, taking his tally for the club to 36 Champions League goals in only 40 appearances. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. Haaland’s form was not the only promising sign for Manchester City, with Enzo Fernandez impressing following his £125m move from Chelsea and £86m signing Ayyoub Bouaddi thriving on his first start for the club. Man City’s midfield was weekended by Rodri’s £65m move to Barcelona but Etihad bosses appear to have signed well in Fernandez and Bouaddi. Morocco international Bouaddi only joined City two weeks ago but has already impressed Haaland, who described him as a ‘gem’ and revealed he had told decision-makers at the club that he looked ‘amazing’ in training. Manchester City’s £86m signing Ayyoub Bouaddi (Picture: Getty) ‘I think he played a very good game,’ Haaland said of 18-year-old Bouaddi, who was linked with several Premier League clubs before joining Man City. ‘Last couple of weeks in training, I told the chairman that he has been amazing, so I think we have a gem here. ‘But to be honest, I think he should of played me through in the second half when I was all alone. I was a bit angry, so I will tell him right now, he played a good game, except that pass!’ Haaland scored twice against Porto (Picture: Getty) Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca also praised Bouaddi, describing his performance against Porto as ‘unbelievable’. ‘The good thing is that from Erling [Haaland], Ruben [Dias], Mateo [Kovacic] you expect how to manage this game but Ayyoub was never in panic,’ Maresca told Amazon Prime. ‘He was very good and I think the performance was unbelievable.’ Erling Haaland reacts to Man City's win in Porto 🗣️Still a few bits to learn for new signing Ayyoub Bouaddi 😅 pic.twitter.com/bbAeD1y905— Prime Video Sport UK (@primevideosport) September 8, 2026 {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Maresca 'didn't see nothing' as players clash in Champions League win over Porto","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/09\/3455028955296255454\/480x270_MP4_3455028955296255454.mp4","description":"Enzo Maresca shed little light on the tunnel bust-up that overshadowed Manchester City's opening Champions League win against Porto.","duration":"T8M40S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/09\/07\/111134773-0-image-m-73_1788935251720.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-09T07:27:20+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Discussing Man City’s win more generally, ex-Chelsea manager Maresca added: ‘I think we could’ve scored more goals, especially in the first half but overall I think we deserved to win the game. ‘We created enough chances to win the game. We didn’t concede a lot. It’s normal to come here and conce
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