Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom let rip into Premier League officiating after he watched his team concede twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Tottenham.
The Blades were on course for a maiden win since their return to the Premier League after Gustavo Hamer fired them in front after 73 minutes in the capital.
A minimum of 12 minutes were added on at the end of the 90 and Spurs punished the newly-promoted side, with Richarlison levelling in the eighth added minute before Dejan Kulusevski grabbed a dramatic winner two minutes later.
There was still time for Oli McBurnie to receive his marching orders for a second yellow card and the United manager bemoaned the display of referee Peter Bankes following their latest last-gasp defeat.
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Sky Sport Italia is reporting that Bayern are set to challenge Juventus for the signature of Fiorentina full-back Juan Cuadrado.
The Colombian winger has been in scintillating form over the last year or so and his impressive performances did not go unnoticed.
After Juventus expressed their interest to sign the highly rated footballer, Bayern Munich seem to have joined the race as well.
The 25-year-old arrived in Italian Serie A in the summer of 2009 as he joined Udinese from Medellin and he in turn enjoyed two very successful loan spells with Lecce and Fiorentina.
Viola went on to acquire the player on co-ownership basis in June, meaning any interested sides will have to negotiate with both them and Udinese.
Given that Cuadrado has quickly develo…
Manchester United are set to be a prime mover in the January transfer window.
The Red Devils have parted ways with Cristiano Ronaldo following their falling-out, meaning they are likely to be eager for a new forward option.
United are also six months into manager Erik ten Hag s tenure, which has got off to a solid start, sitting fifth in the Premier League, but the Dutchman wants to keep building.
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Manchester United will revive their interest in Barcelona s Frenkie de Jong in January after their failed pursuit of him prior to this season, according to the Manchester Evening News.
United manager Erik ten Hag was keen to land his fellow countryman following his arrival at Old Trafford.
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Emma Hayes saluted the efficiency and clinical edge demonstrated by USA Women, who enjoyed a commanding 4-0 victory over South Korea in her first match in charge.
The former Chelsea boss made a winning start with the Stars and Stripes, as Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson scored a brace apiece at Dick s Sporting Goods Park.
Hayes departed Chelsea last month after a glittering 12-year spell, which culminated in her guiding the Blues to a fifth successive Women s Super League title.
The 47-year-old officially started her new job when she linked up with the US Women s national team in Colorado this week, and is already seeing strides being made.
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Los Angeles Galaxy moved to third place in the Western Conference in the MLS, claiming a 3-1 win away to Portland Timbers.
In the sole MLS game of the day, Javier Hernandez s brace proved the difference against the 2021 MLS Cup runners-up, with his goal in the ninth minute particularly setting the tone.
The 33-year-old Mexican international showed all his cunning in the penalty area to evade Dario Zuparic and get on the end of Samuel Grandsir s cross at the back post.
Bill Tuiloma s own goal in the 16th was compounded by Pablo Bonilla s red card with the interval approaching, despite Tuiloma scoring on the other end for Portland six minutes from the restart.
Raheem Edwards set Chicharito up for his second in the 59th minute to give the Galaxy breathing ro…
Long time Premier League top four hopefuls looked at their very best last season when they had a big Belgian striker up front. Unfortunately Romelu Lukaku decided to make the move to Manchester United in the summer, which left the Toffees big Belgian striker-less.
Great news has come this week however as it looks as if the role of big Belgian striker will be filled again at Goodison Park, but this time by a certain Christian Benteke, according to .
This big Belgian striker has been plying his trade at struggling , and has been missing crucial penalties, much to the frustration of manager Roy Hodgson and the Eagles fans.
Benteke does however has a fairly impressive top flight goal scoring record, with the 2012-13 season in particular standing out as he bagged 19…
Ignazio Abate says critics were far too quick to write off AC Milan when they got off to a slow start to the 2016-17 season.
Milan s home clash against champions and leaders Juventus at San Siro on Saturday has become a contest with Scudetto implications after Vincenzo Montella s men embarked on a fine run of form.
After picking up three points from their first three games, they have collected 13 points from five to sit level on points with second-placed Roma, five adrift of Juve.
Abate is not rushing to proclaim Milan are title contenders, but is cautiously optimistic about their prospects ahead of the meeting with Juve, who defeated them after extra-time in the Coppa Italia final back in May.
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Hull City will head to Wembley in high spirits after a 1-0 win at home to Swansea City all but secured their Premier League survival.
Following four defeats in their previous five Premier League outings, Steve Bruce s men needed a morale boost ahead of next weekend s FA Cup semi-final against League One Sheffield United at the English national stadium, and they got it by moving further clear of the relegation zone.
George Boyd, returning from a three-match suspension, towered above Angel Rangel to head home the only goal – his first since December – six minutes before half-time.
Bruce had urged the home supporters to recreate the atmosphere that propelled Hull to promotion from the Championship last season, and they were fully behind their team despite Swansea havi…
As claimed by Corriere dello Sport, Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina is set to complete a move to San Siro after undergoing the medical ahead of the transfer.
The 35-year-old shot-stopper has had issues with his current club regarding the length of the new contract that was being offered to him. On the other hand, Milan are aware of the possibility of losing Gianluigi Donnarumma as several big clubs have already been reported to be interested in the young Italian. They are willing to offer Reina a three-year deal, which he obviously deems to be enough.
Reina spent eight years at Liverpool, making 394 appearances between the posts for the Reds, and was loaned out to Napoli for a season in 2013. A year later, he was sold to Bayern Munich where he served as a backup option fo…
With his contract set to expire at the end of December, it looks highly unlikely that Ryan Babel will stay at Deportivo La Coruna.
The Wednesday’s Copa del Rey match against Real Betis could be Babel’s last ever in a Deportivo shirt as the experienced Dutchman stands on the important crossroads in his career.
Former Liverpool forward has been unable to settle down and has changed five clubs since 2011, and it appears that Babel could be in line for yet another move.
Even though the 30-year-old winger has expressed his willingness to renew his contract with La Liga outfit, Spanish radio channel is claiming that Turkish giants Besiktas have tabled a lucrative offer for the Dutch international worth €750,000 for the remaining six months in the 2016-17 season…