Lionel Messi had a hand in all six goals while Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as Inter Miami overcame the New York Red Bulls 6-2 at Chase Stadium.
The Eastern Conference leaders were on a three-match winning streak in MLS, but fell behind to Dante Vanzeir s opener in the 30th minute.
However, the hosts turned the match on its head after the break, with Messi assisting a brace for half-time substitute Matias Rojas either side of getting on the scoresheet himself.
Suarez then took centre stage with a hat-trick inside 13 minutes all assisted by his former Barcelona team-mate while Emil Forsberg s stoppage-time penalty was a mere consolation for the visitors, who are now without a win in four.
Lionel Messi s six goal contributions for tonight set a record fo…
Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher needs to leave Liverpool this summer if he is to fulfil his potential.
The 24-year-old will meet up with his international colleagues ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Greece and Gibraltar later this month and resume his battle with Gavin Bazunu for the role of Ireland’s number one.
However, the man who played in the Reds’ 2022 Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea is still firmly in the shadow of Brazilian star Alisson Becker at Anfield and made just four club appearances for his club last season, and Kenny expects him to seek pastures new before the new campaign gets under way.
He said: “I would fully expect that. It’s not right normally to speak about a player mov…
Paris Saint-Germain have signed Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas from Real Madrid.
Navas has penned a four-year deal in a transfer reported to be worth in the region of €15million.
PSG s Alphonse Areola has joined Madrid on a season-long loan as part of the deal.
Navas moved to the Santiago Bernabeu from Levante after starring during his country s unlikely run to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup.
He proved a key performer as Los Blancos claimed three consecutive Champions Leagues between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
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However, since returning as head coach, Zinedine Zidane has elected to put his faith in Thibaut Courtois as his number one, who now has France international Areola as cover…
France international Wissam Ben Yedder was sentenced to six months and one day in prison and fined €133,798 by a Spanish court on Tuesday for tax evasion.
The 32-year-old forward has had the prison sentence suspended, with the offence dating back to his time playing in Spain.
Ben Yedder spent three seasons at Sevilla, arriving from Toulouse in July 2016 and leaving to join Monaco in August 2019.
A ruling from the Provincial Court of Seville, dated March 9, was released and outlined how Ben Yedder failed to submit an income tax return on time and consciously falsified a self-assessment by not declaring interest he received as income in three accounts, also not declaring earnings from a sponsorship deal with Adidas.
The court said Ben Yedder paid €225,3…
Ronald Koeman believed his Netherlands side fell short in all facets of football after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Germany in the Nations League on Monday.
Jamie Leweling netted the only goal of the encounter at the Allianz Arena, marking his senior international debut in style to put his nation on the brink of qualification.
The Netherlands struggled during the contest, ending the game with an expected goals (xG) total of just 0.13, with Donyell Malen s 89th minute effort their only attempt on target.
Koeman s side also managed just eight touches in the opposition box compared to Germany s 26, despite edging the possession at the full-time whistle.
If you go back too far, you bring that on yourself, Koeman said.
We came up short on all si…
“Somehow, Palpatine returned.”
That gem from “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is one of the laziest written plot devices in movie history, and you could say one week of NFL football is equally lazy when it comes to calling for the heads of coaches across the league.
Which is why, with seats already hot, we’re seeing Bill Belichick next team odds pop up at sportsbooks, ushering in the potential return of the NFL’s evil Emperor.
Sportsbooks are throwing gas on those office chair fires, setting NFL odds for Belichick’s next team. Cue the “Imperial March”.
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