Shay Given sees no reason why high-flying Newcastle United cannot dream of Premier League glory following their victory over Leicester City.
The Magpies climbed to second in the table – four points behind leaders Arsenal – after a commanding 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium thanks to goals from Chris Wood, Miguel Almiron and Joelinton.
Newcastle have now recorded six successive Premier League victories for the first time since doing so on the way to a fifth-placed finish under Alan Pardew 10 years ago.
With one game remaining in 2022, Newcastle have won 21 matches this calendar year, their most since 23 wins in 1995. They finished second in 1995-96.
Former goalkeeper Given, who racked up 462 appearances at St James Park between 1997 and 2009, believe…
Germany have turned to much-maligned striker Mario Gomez at Euro 2016 due to lack of striking options
Euro 2016 has reached the knockouts stages with the first games of the last-16 games taking place later today throughout France.
At the beginning of the tournament the usual suspects were regarded as favourites.
The likes of France, Germany and Spain were regarded as favourites to win the trophy and still are, but all three favourites have shown definite weaknesses so far at Euro 2016.
Here is a lowdown on those aforementioned teams’ soft spots:
France
France headed into this tournament as one of the favourites to go all the way on home soil. The main reasons were home advantage and the fact that they have a number of highly-rated playe…
Erik ten Hag acknowledged Manchester United are too reliant on Marcus Rashford after the forward s latest goal guided the Red Devils to a 1-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.
United ended a three-game run without a win – or a goal – in the Premier League as Rashford s close-range finish was enough to down the resolute Bees.
Rashford has scored 15 of United s 42 Premier League goals this season, while his total of 11 strikes since the World Cup is more than any other player in the competition.
Asked whether United have been over-reliant on Rashford this season, Ten Hag told BBC Sport: Yes, it s the truth.
But we know other players can score as well. Bruno [Fernandes] can score as well. We have many more players across the squad who can score.
Jamie Vardy has signed a one-year contract extension to stay at Leicester City until June 2025.
The 37-year-old signed for the Foxes in 2012 from non-league Fleetwood Town and is third on the club s all-time top scorer list with 190 goals in 464 appearances.
He won the Premier League with Leicester in 2015-16 and also lifted the FA Cup, Community Shield and two Championship titles.
Last season, he scored 20 goals in all competitions, helping them get promoted back to the top-flight as champions after just one season out of the Premier League.
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Jamie Vardy signs for another year!
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In a statement on the club website, Vardy said: To get the numbers that I did [last season], I…
Ellis Simms ended Maidstone’s FA Cup fairytale as his first-half hat-trick helped fire Coventry into the quarter-finals.
The striker’s treble and Fabio Tavares’ late double sent the Sky Blues into the last eight for the first time since 2009 after a 5-0 win.
It was a disappointing climax to the Stones’ historic Cup run, which had seen them win seven ties – including knocking out Barrow, Stevenage and Ipswich – to become the first team outside the top five divisions to reach the fifth round since Blyth Spartans in 1978.
George Elokobi’s National League South side became heroes following their fourth-round win at Portman Road but there was never any danger of a repeat at Coventry.
The Sky Blues were determined to avoid suffering the same fate …
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Sunday s action at Euro 2024 saw the conclusion of Group A, with late drama ensuring a last-gasp shake up to the standings.
Germany looked sure to be on the end of a shock defeat to Switzerland until substitute Niclas Fullkrug stepped up to make it 1-1 in stoppage time and send the hosts through as group winners.
Meanwhile, Scotland crashed out of the tournament without a win after conceding the latest goal ever scored at the Euros, with Hungary keeping their hopes of knockout football alive with their 1-0 victory.
Here, we run through all the best Opta stats to emerge from the day s matches.
How Group A finished
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Switzerland 1-1 Germany: Neuer makes history, but Fullkrug grabs headlines
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Both Lazio and AC Milan will be eager to get back on track when they clash at Stadio Olimpico in Saturday night s Serie A showdown after suffering unexpected defeats last weekend. Lazio fell short against Udinese, while AC Milan were shocked by newly promoted Parma.
With the international break looming, both teams will be desperate to secure a positive result and avoid further setbacks in their bid to stay competitive in the race for the top spots in the league.
Lazio
Marco Baroni s early tenure at Lazio began on a promising note with an opening-day win against Venezia, but hopes of building momentum were dashed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Udinese. Conceding a goal within the first five minutes and another shortly after …
Real Madrid will have a women s team in Spain s top division next term after completing a takeover of CD Tacon.
The capital side were promoted last term and Los Blancos announced the merger in a statement on Tuesday.
Madrid are reported to have paid a €500,000 for the deal to go through, with the women s side set to compete with clubs from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid among others next season.
During the course of next season, the 2019-20 campaign, the CD Tacon first team will train and play their matches at Real Madrid City as a part of the transitory collaboration between the two clubs, a Madrid statement said.
Atletico claimed the title last season after winning 28 of their 30 matches to finish six points clear of Barcelona.
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Antonio Conte left Juventus moderately satisfied with Napoli s goalless draw on Saturday but stressed the need to make the most of attacking opportunities.
Napoli arrived in Turin on the back of a three-match winning streak in Serie A but fell short of capitalising on several good chances.
Conte s side came closest to snatching a winner, with Scott McTominay s long-range shot pushed away by Michele Di Gregorio in the first half before Romelu Lukaku failed to pounce on the rebound.
The former Inter, Chelsea and Tottenham head coach acknowledged a hard-fought point, though still saw room for improvement at Allianz Stadium.
I realise the difficulty of getting a draw away to Juventus, a team that was 18 points away from Napoli last season, Conte told DAZN.