Tag: pre-season
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Haaland’s hat- trick sinks Chelsea in pre-season friendly
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland netted three goals in their 4-2 victory over Chelsea in a pre-season friendly on Saturday night.
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Ligue 1: PSG drop Kyllian Mbappe from pre-season tour, put him up for sale
French champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have dropped Kylian Mbappe from their preseason trip to Japan. PSG have now put the forward for sale to interested buyers. This was revealed by transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano on social media.
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Ronaldo declares to face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has announced he will play against Rayo Vallecano in Sunday’s preseason friendly at Old Trafford. The Portugal forward wants United to let him leave this summer and missed the club’s pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons. Ronaldo, 37, was also left out of United’s squad for…
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Ten Hag axed Man Utd player for poor timekeeping
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag dropped a player for two games on their preseason tour for poor timekeeping. Ten Hag has introduced strict new rules regarding time-keeping, nutrition, and alcohol consumption after taking over this summer. During the trip, reports the Athletic, an unnamed player was twice late for team meetings, and Ten Hag…
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Tough preseason under Ten Hag – Maguire
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has said that it’s been a tough preseason under Erik ten Hag. The squad trained for two-and-a-half hours in Melbourne on Saturday despite playing the night before. “Ït’s been tough. The running has been hard but we’re really looking forward to the season,” said Maguire.
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Messi fails to show up for Barca’s first pre-season training
Unhappy Lionel Messi missed FC Barcelona’s first training session of the new season on Monday. This has come days after his shock announcement that he wants to leave the only club he has played for professionally. Messi’s failure to show up for the session, the first under new FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman, was widely…
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Man City to play pre-season games in China
Manchester City will play their pre-season matches in the Chinese cities of Nanjing and Shanghai in July as part of the Premier League Asia Trophy, the English champions said on Tuesday. City are part of a four-strong contingent at the tournament, along with Newcastle United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. City’s first match is…
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Mourinho worried by Man United’s ‘very bad’ pre-season
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is worried by the absence of key players from the club’s pre-season training camp in the United States. Mourinho said the situation was “very bad” ahead of the English Premier League (EPL) campaign. United are without several World Cup participants, including France’s Paul Pogba, Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Fellaini,…
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MFM FC wins South-West Pre-Season Tourney
Lagos-based MFM FC defeated 36 Lion of Lagos, 3-1, to emerge the champions of the 2017 edition of South-West Pre Season Football Tournament. The NewsGuru reports that the Premier League, National League and some invited teams based in the South-West Geo-political Zone participated in the week-long invitational tournament. MFM defeated 36 Lions in the final…