Ghana defender Alexander Djiku has expressed his delight after Fenerbahce secured their place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The Turkish giants overcame a scare to beat Swiss side Lugano 2-1 at home, sealing a 6-4 aggregate victory. Lugano struck early through Hadj Mahmoud in the seventh minute, but former Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko leveled ...
Ghanaian defender Alexander Djiku is excited about the upcoming season under Fenerbahçe’s new manager, José Mourinho. Djiku, who impressed in his debut season (3 goals, 2 assists in 36 games), spoke highly of Mourinho’s tactical knowledge and the team’s commitment to adapting to his philosophy. “Our training is going well,”Alexander Djiku told Fenerbahçe TV. “We’re working hard to understand and ...
Ghanaian forward Bernard Tekpetey got Ludogorets Razgrad off to a flying start in their UEFA Champions League qualifier first leg against Dinamo Batumi. The 26-year-old’s strike in the 13th minute, his first goal for the 2024/25 season, set the tone for a dominant performance by the Bulgarian side. Ludogorets doubled their lead through Rick Lima in the 24th minute before ...
Ghanaian winger Osman Ibrahim celebrated a convincing performance by FC Nordjaelland with a goal and a message to the fans. The 19-year-old found the net in the 27th minute as Nordjaelland hammered Aarhus 7-2 in the Danish Superliga. Taking to Instagram after the match, Ibrahim expressed his delight. “Started hanging with winners, now the conversation is different,” he wrote, hinting ...
Renowned football journalist Kwabena Yeboah highlights the remarkable journey of Manchester City under the guidance of Pep Guardiola in a recent article. Yeboah witnessed the grandeur of Istanbul, where City faced off against Inter Milan in the pinnacle of European club football. From the moment Yeboah arrived at the Pullman Istanbul Hotel and Convention Centre, it was evident that Turkey ...
Kyle Walker was absent from Manchester City’s open training session on Tuesday ahead of the Champions League final. City head to Istanbul to face Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday, aiming to become the first side since arch-rivals Manchester United in 1998-99 to win a historic Treble. They are fresh off lifting the FA Cup after beating ...
Newcastle United have seen a transformation under the ownership of the Saudi-backed consortium and coach Eddie Howe. The revitalized Magpies lost one game before the mid-season break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, returning afterwards to extend their unbeaten league run to 17 matches before defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City. Newcastle needed one point from their final two matches against ...
Following a 1-1 draw in Madrid last week, Bernardo Silva blew the European champions away inside 37 minutes of this second leg, with the Portugal midfielder’s double handing City full control of the tie. And as the visitors chased a route back into the game, Eder Militao’s own goal 14 minutes from time and a late Julian Alvarez strike sealed ...
Lautaro Martinez scored to seal another Milan derby victory for Inter Milan as they beat AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate to the UEFA Champions League final after 13 years of waiting. I Three-time winners Inter, who led 2-0 after the first leg, will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in Istanbul on 10 June after a disciplined second-leg display ...
Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro. In a game that had been anticipated for weeks in Italy and was witnessed at the ground by a vocal and passionate 80,000-strong crowd, Inter made the perfect start when Edin Dzeko volleyed home ...