Benat Extebarria s second-half goal steered Macarthur to a memorable 1-0 derby win at Western Sydney Wanderers in the team s inaugural A-League contest.
The Spanish midfielder marked his debut in Australian football off the bench with a 72nd-minute free-kick that took a big deflection and trickled into the hosts goal.
With this win, Macarthur became just the sixth side in the competition s history to secure a victory in their debut A-League match.
It topped an impressive cameo for Benat, introduced only four minutes earlier, who completed each of his 15 passes – 12 of which were in the opposition half – while both of his two shots were on target at Bankwest Stadium.
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Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio confirmed the Serie A club have made an official approach to Manchester United for Romelu Lukaku.
United striker Lukaku has emerged as a transfer target for Inter, who sent officials to England to try to reach a deal for the Belgium international.
Lukaku – contracted to the Red Devils until 2022 with the option of a further year – joined United from Everton for £75million in 2017 and the Premier League giants want to recoup that fee as Inter push for an initial loan deal.
Ausilio arrived back in Milan on Thursday and he told reporters: We had a meeting with Manchester United for Lukaku.
It was an official approach between two important clubs. We ll see what happens.
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Although it might have been far from a routine display on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City eventually snatched a late 2-1 victory against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Left frustrated throughout the first-half as attacking talisman Erling Haaland missed from the penalty spot eight minutes before the interval, the defending Premier League champions also had to avoid a major scare on the road.
While City’s record-breaking icon might have eventually notched his third domestic strike of the season after producing a powerful header just after the hour mark, the Sky Blues were pinned back in the dying stages as second-half substitute Jayden Bogle powered past Ederson.
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Making their final appearance of 2021 at Old Trafford on Thursday night, Manchester United will host relegation scrappers Burnley.
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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester United might have marked their return from an extended break earlier in the week, it really was a night to forget for Ralf Ragnick s new squad. Putting in a display that saw them come under real scrutiny, the Reds will know that they were very lucky to have left St. James Park with a 1-1 draw to show for their troubles. Heavily outplayed by relegation scrappers Newcastle on Monday, the former RB Leipzig boss will be demanding an immediate response from his side here. Suffering a COVID-19 outbreak in their camp earlier in the month following back-to…
Sao Paulo midfielder Wellington has outlined his desire to move to Serie A with Inter.
The 22-year-old was on the bench as the Brazilian outfit slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Inter s city rivals Milan in the Audi Cup on Thursday.
Wellington has been heavily linked with a move to San Siro, and is said to have turned down a bid from Galatasaray in order to secure a switch the Serie A club.
A number of Brazilians have enjoyed prominent careers with Inter, and Wellington is eager to follow in their footsteps.
My dream is to play for Inter, he told Sky Sport Italia.
I hope that the situation will be resolved soon.
I want to be part of the history of Inter as Maicon, Lucio and Julio Cesar have been.
Wellington has made 93 appearances for Sao Paulo since …
Fatih Terim has been appointed Turkish national team coach while also remaining at the helm at Galatasaray.
The 59-year-old has signed a one-year contract and will take charge of Turkey s four remaining World Cup qualifiers, replacing Abdullah Avci after he quit on Tuesday.
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It is Terim s third stint in charge of the national team with the first ending in qualification for Euro 1996 while he also guided Turkey to the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
I would like to thank the Turkish Football Federation for the faith they have shown in me and for allowing me to carry on at Galatasaray, Terim said.
You can t escape the responsibility of leading your country and without team work nothing is possible.
Everyone needs to pull together to help us achieve our goal an…
Luis Enrique could make Barcelona history when the holders take on Valencia in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday.
The weekend win at Levante extended Barca s unbeaten run to 28 matches in all competitions, equalling the record set by Pep Guardiola s side in the 2010-11 season, meaning the Catalans need simply to avoid defeat against Gary Neville s struggling outfit to see their coach reach another impressive milestone in his time in charge.
Speaking ahead of the match at Mestalla, Javier Mascherano praised both Luis Enrique and Guardiola for their unerring desire for success, but said the current boss has brought a battling quality to Barca which had been lacking in previous seasons.
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Guti believes no current Atletico Madrid player could break into the Real Madrid starting XI.
The Madrid rivals are set to go head-to-head in La Liga on Saturday with Atletico second in the table, eight points behind leaders Barcelona and one ahead of third-placed Real.
And as the two sides prepare to meet at the Santiago Bernabeu, Guti who made over 500 appearances for Real between 1995 and 2010 has played down the quality in the Atletico side.
When asked if he would pick anyone from Atletico for the Real team, the Spaniard is quoted as saying by AS: It would be hard. I can t think of anyone who could play for Real Madrid.
However, the former Spain international did heap praise on Atletico coach Diego Simeone.
In my time to play at the [V…
Belgium are not short of belief but Thibaut Courtois insisted the Red Devils are not among the favourites to win the World Cup in Russia.
Courtois and Belgium head into Monday s Group G opener against debutants Panama full of confidence as they boast the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.
Belgium forward Dries Mertens said Roberto Martinez s men should be considered favourites alongside the likes of reigning world champions Germany, Brazil, France and Spain following quarter-final berths at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.
Courtois, however, did not go as far during his pre-game news conference at Fisht Stadium in Sochi on Sunday.
We have the quality. Players with talent, Courtois told reporters. We know each other well. We re at p…
Leicester City star N Golo Kante is set to have a stand named after him at one of his former clubs thanks to his heroics this season.
The France international has helped Claudio Ranieri s men close in on an incredible Premier League title triumph, sitting eight points clear atop the table.
Kante, 25, joined Leicester in mid-2015 after stints at Caen and Boulogne, clubs now in Ligue 1 and the third-tier in France respectively.
Now, Boulogne are planning to honour Kante – who was at the club from 2011 to 2013 – by potentially naming a stand after him.
[Franck] Ribery is a big hero in Boulogne because he was born here and played for the club, Boulogne general director Nicolas Durand told The Sun.
His dad lives near the training ground and watch…