Bafetimbi Gomis backed Al Hilal to reach the Club World Cup final after he scored a spectacular winning goal in his side s 1-0 quarter-final victory over ES Tunis.
The former Lyon, Marseille and Galatasaray forward came on as a second-half substitute and struck a volley from the edge of the penalty area 17 minutes from time to tee up a semi-final clash with South American champions Flamengo.
Gomis reflected on his recovery from a series of hamstring problems after further justifying Al Hilal s €6million investment with his latest crucial goal.
It was a good team effort, the striker, who scored in the AFC Champions League final second leg last month, told reporters.
I am happy I helped my team. All the players worked well; we played a very good game. I…
PSG keen on Yarmolenko
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are weighing up a summer bid for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko, .
The Saints expect to stay without Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani, meaning they are on the lookout for attacking reinforcements.
According to the Daily Mail, PSG officials aim to lure Dynamo Kiev attacker Andriy Yarmolenko to Parc des Princes and have already opened talks with his representatives.
The Ukraine star has been linked with a big club move for over a year now and he is reportedly valued at £15 million at the moment.
The 25-year-old has just over a year left on his current deal, meaning that Dynamo will be forced to cash in on him next summer.
Yarmolenko has spent entire career up to date at …
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Market: Feyenoord to win against Twente
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Feyenoord welcome FC Twente to the De Kuip in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland this afternoon in the Dutch Eredivisie, and are big favourites to pick up all three points to potentially end the weekend top of the pile.
Feyenoord finished third in the Dutch Eredivisie last season with 63 points from 34 games and have started the new campaign strongly too with an opening game win. The home side boasted the third amount of home wins in the league in 2015/16, and will fancy their chances of seeing past a struggling Twente outfit at De Kuip.
As for the opposition, FC Twente struggled last season, finishing 13th in the division with 40 points from 34 games, and won just three wins from their…
Arsenal s new signing Andrei Arshavin had a message for the Gunners fans as he set off on his new career at the Emirates Stadium: Trust in me and Arsenal.
Arshavin, who hopes to help bring silverware to the Arsenal sideboard after some barren years, also said it had been a dream move and told Sky television cameras he been a Gooner, or Arsenal supporter, for some time.
Arsenal confirmed the that the Russian playmaker had signed for the Premier League side on a long-term contract, believed to be three-and-a-half years.
The London club agreed a deal for the player with his former club, Zenit St Petersburg, just minutes before Monday s 1700 GMT transfer deadline and had to wait until Tuesday for the move to be ratified by the Premier League.
Arsenal have n…
The agent of Robert Lewandowski has made it clear that the striker is not thinking about leaving Borussia Dortmund.
The Poland international has been in talks with the club about an extension until the summer of 2014, but his hefty wage demands have so far proved to be too much of an obstacle.
Lewandowski, who is currently on a salary of 1.5 million Euros, reportedly wants to earn as much as star players Mario Gotze and Marco Reus, who make five million Euros per season, but Dortmund are reluctant to offer him more than three million per year.
Nevertheless, even though talks have hit a stumbling block, his representative Maik Barthel has insisted that his client is not thinking about a transfer just yet.
We are not thinking about a potential move to a E…
Shaq Moore struck after just 20 seconds as the United States beat Canada 1-0 in Kansas City to clinch top spot in Group B at the Gold Cup.
The tournament hosts withstood late Canada pressure to preserve a 100 per cent record, following the 1-0 win over Haiti and 6-1 thrashing of Martinique.
Moore s winning goal saw him sidefoot home from close range after Sebastian Lletget s low cross from the left rolled across the six-yard box.
It was the USA s fastest goal in Gold Cup history, tournament officials said, and it was Tenerife defender Moore s first international strike.
Gyasi Zardes glanced a header wide of the right post as the United States sought a second early goal, and Daryl Dike fizzed a shot a yard off target after a low cross from the right.
Market: Seattle Sounders double chance
Odds: 2/3 @
Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways in the early hours of Friday morning, Seattle will make the trip to the Q2 Stadium when they face off against Austin.
Starting with the hosts, while Austin might have stunned many across the MLS as they picked up that shock 4-1 romp against Portland when opening July, it appears that could have just been a minor bounce for America s latest franchise. Last seen on domestic duties slumping back to losing ways with a deserved 2-0 defeat against Los Angeles on home soil, Head Coach Josh Wolff saw his side once again struggle last time out. Using their break to squeeze in a friendly contest against Mexcian outfit Tigres UANL, Austin were hit with a 3-1 loss at the …
Gabriel Jesus is ready to leave Manchester City waiting over a new contract offer at the Etihad Stadium.
Brazil striker Jesus signed for City in August 2016, moving to Manchester the following January after completing the domestic season as a champion in his homeland with Palmeiras.
The 21-year-old now has a second top-flight title of his young career after scoring 11 goals to help Pep Guardiola s side to Premier League glory this term.
Despite suffering injury setbacks with a broken metatarsal and knee ligament damage, Jesus has made a favourable impression at the Etihad Stadium and was offered fresh terms last month despite his current deal having three years to run.
Nevertheless, with World Cup commitments on the horizon, Jesus is keen to focus on foot…
During his prime years, Jose Mourinho was frequently credited with bringing opponents under his spell.
That certainly was not the case during the first half of Tottenham s thundering reality check against Chelsea, although some other mysterious force appeared to have bent the mind of referee Anthony Taylor towards another dimension just before the interval.
Passed, prodded and paraded wearily across their home turf by a slick and purposeful Chelsea, Spurs turned towards those derby-day favourites of physicality and aggression in an attempt to overturn Willian s well-taken opener.
Those are qualities common to all of Mourinho s best sides and, although this version of Spurs are presently light-years away from being seen as such, they gave their best approximation.…
Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsene Wenger marked his 20-year anniversary at Arsenal with a victory as he scored a controversial late winner to beat Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor.
A resilient display from Burnley was undone in the final minute of stoppage time as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Koscielny fumbled the ball over the line – despite the latter appearing to handle while also being in an offside position.
Chances were at a premium on Sunday, a day after Wenger brought up his two-decade landmark in the Gunners hotseat, with Alexis Sanchez wasting the visitors best chances.
Sanchez and Walcott dragged early chances wide in a cagey first half and Burnley should have gone in ahead, but Sam Vokes headed a glorious opening wide.
Another Sanchez effort cl…