We have already seen SAOT in this season’s Champions League and in the FA Cup from the fifth round onwards. When a tight offside decision goes to a VAR review, SAOT steps in. Previously, officials in the VAR room needed to decide on three key things – when the ball was kicked, where and at...
Nathan Aspinall delighted his home crowd in Manchester as he claimed his first nightly win of the year to move into the Premier League play-off places. The 33-year-old from Stockport came back from 3-0 down to beat world number one Luke Humphries 6-4 in the final. After Humphries missed a dart to go 4-0 up,...
This has been Accrington’s first full season for over a decade without the reassuring presence of John Coleman at the helm. John Doolan has vast coaching experience but this has been his first job as a number one and it has been a challenging campaign, summed up by small bursts of good form and barren...
When Nico Williams led England a merry dance on a balmy summer’s night in Berlin last July, it capped the season of his dreams. Now he is determined to do similar damage to Rangers and keep Athletic Bilbao on course for their first European trophy. In the space of 100 days, Williams produced two showpiece...
PSG beat Bayern Munich to Doue’s signature based on last season at Rennes. He scored four goals and had four assists in 31 Ligue 1 appearances with 17 starts last term, but also created 27 chances from open play. This season he has reached another level, having created the most open play chances per 90...
Raphinha’s journey from Porto Alegre to Barcelona’s dressing room is a story of resilience, discipline, and continuous self-improvement. His transformation into a top-level performer is not just about talent. It’s about mindset, sacrifice, and an unwavering desire to succeed. Raphinha was raised in the relentless, grinding poverty seen across the sprawling shanty towns that litter...
Champions League Match of the Day pundit Thomas Hitzlsperger praises the technique shown by Declan Rice in both of his free-kick goals aginst Real Madrid, while Rory Smith argues that Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois should have done a better job setting up the wall for both set pieces. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid...
The Prince of Wales was in Paris alongside his son Prince George and childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee to watch Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night. However, despite the diehard Villa fan wearing his “lucky clothes” they lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes and face...
Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock explains how Aston Villa’s defensive change from a back five in the first half to a back three in the second half proved to be costly for the Premier League side in their 3-1 loss to PSG in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc Des...
Thomas Hitzlsperger believes PSG will get to the Champions League final, saying that the French Champions now look like a team rather than a group of individuals as they have done in the past. MATCH REPORT: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia score the pick of the goals to inspire PSG to a 3-1 comeback win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Parc Des Princes. MATCH REPORT: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Raphinha equals Lionel Messi’s club record for goal involvements in a single Champions League campaign as Barcelona see off Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their quarter-final first leg at the Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys. MATCH REPORT: Barcelona 4-0 Borussia Dortmund Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Morgan Rogers rounds off a counter-attacking team move to give Aston Villa a 1-0 lead over PSG against the run of play in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc Des Princes. MATCH REPORT: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
BBC Sport’s Stephen Warnock analyses how Arsenal’s midfield overloaded Real Madrid and helped them win 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final READ MORE: Unstoppable? Wall to blame? Keeper at fault? Rice’s free-kicks analysed. WATCH UEFA Champions League on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Robert Lewandowski’s first-time finish extends Barcelona’s lead over Borussia Dortmund to 3-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys. MATCH REPORT: Barcelona 4-0 Borussia Dortmund Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...