1. NONI MADUEKE (9.6) Back-to-back Man of the Match awards for Noni, who’s having the best two-game spell in his budding Chelsea career. Here’s to many more in the future. Madueke not only ripped Wolves to shreds after causing a bit of stir locally with his social media activities, but he delivered a potentially iconic …
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick spoke about several of his players after seeing his team make it two wins out of two in La Liga with a victory over Athletic Club. Flick was full of praise for several of his stars after the game and also offered an update on Dani Olmo who is still waiting …
Initial reactions and observations Another day, another 4-0. Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich isn’t quite there yet, but every training session seems to be bringing more and more quality out of the team. Adam Aznou made an excellent impression at right-back, just when it was announced that Josip Stanišić will be out for several weeks with …
Initial reactions and observations Okay, it’s official — Vincent Kompany COOKED here. Bayern Munich may have beaten Tottenham Hotspur by a seemingly slim margin, but the actual performance on the pitch demonstrated a vast gulf in quality between the two sides. Surely that’s how it should be. Gegenpressing is back with a vengeance! It seems …
Having led Germany to its first decent tournament in almost a decade, Julian Nagelsmann faces his greatest challenge yet — an actual title contender. No offense to teams like Denmark and Hungary, but Spain are clearly on another level. A level that may be too much for the Germans to handle for the moment. So, …
Update — July 2nd, 12:07PM EDT: Bayern’s confidence with Tah driving De Ligt sale According to the latest info from Fabrizio Romano, Bayern Munich feels good about selling Matthijs de Ligt because of how far along in the process it is with Bayer Leverkusen center-back Jonathan Tah: Bayern are prepared to sell Matthijs de Ligt …
NASA successfully crashes ‘DART’ into asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense NASA successfully crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos in its first planetary defense trial. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY Is humanity prepared to face down an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years? Scientists and experts …
Barcelona’s young superstars Pedri and Lamine Yamal were at the heart of Spain’s excellent start to Euro 2024 as La Roja ran out 3-0 winners over Croatia in their high-profile Group B opener on Saturday in Berlin. Spain started the game by dominating the ball as they usually do, with Yamal getting involved early and …
Solving a 400-year-old solar mystery AN international team of researchers led by Geoffrey Vasil of Edinburgh University is getting closer to solving a 400-year-old solar mystery that even Galileo Galilei had tried to understand. Since first observing the sun’s magnetic activity, astronomers have struggled to pinpoint where the process originates. Now, after running a series …
After many (many) years of disappointment, Germany are set to kick off their EURO 2024 campaign with a large amount of hope. Since appointing Julian Nagelsmann, the Germans have shown glimpses of serious potential, marred by poor mistakes and poor execution. Well, the time for excuses is past. Nagelsmann, who rejected a chance to return …