Watford stunned Burnley to register their first away win under Javi Gracia, maintaining their perfect start to the Premier League season in a 3-1 victory.
The Hornets, who had previously failed to win any of their last 12 games on the road, struck at the start of either half through Burnley old boy Andre Gray, Troy Deeney and Will Hughes.
Burnley appeared in the driving seat after cancelling out Gray s strike Watford s first away from home since January through James Tarkowski, but Watford rallied again after the break to devastating effect.
Sean Dyche s shell-shocked side were incapable of responding a second time, having played 120 minutes of Europa League football in midweek, and Watford breezed to three points.
Burnley 1-3 Watford (70 mins)
Sven-Goran Eriksson is still looking for a job in football but revealed he turned down opportunities to coach the national teams of Cameroon and Iraq.
The former Lazio, England, Manchester City and Leicester City coach, who is 70, told Sky Sports that he had private reasons for rejecting the approaches, opting instead to maintain an involvement with his local team while waiting for the right job offer to arrive.
Eriksson, whose managerial honours include a Serie A title with Lazio, and Coppa Italia triumphs with both Roma and Sampdoria, has not worked professionally as a coach since he was sacked by China League One side Shenzhen FC in January 2017.
I said no thank you to the Iraq national team and no thank you to the Cameroon national team, Eriksson said.
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Smelling the chance to extend on their US Open Cup run in midweek, San Jose will make the trip to Sacramento in the early hours of Thursday.
Starting with the hosts, last seen slumping back to losing ways as they were hit with a 1-0 defeat away at El Paso on May 18th, Sacramento will be more than aware that they face a real task here. Still sat outside the Final Series places in the Western Conference, Head Coach Mark Briggs has seen his side win just a pair of their last six outings. While the USL outfit might be enjoying an extended boost on home soil, they will be worried by a downbeat record against their midweek MLS opponents. Blown away thanks to a 6-1 drumming when the two sides faced off in a pre-season showdo…
Sports minister Stuart Andrew says “it is a matter of when not whether” the UK will submit a bid to host the Women’s World Cup.
The 2023 World Cup is currently being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and FIFA is scheduled to announce the hosts for the 2027 finals in May next year.
Andrew told the PA news agency: “I would really be looking forward to the day when we can host a World Cup. It’s a matter of when not whether.”
Four bids remain in the race to host the 2027 World Cup – a joint bid from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, a second joint bid from the USA and Mexico, plus separate bids from South Africa and Brazil.
When asked if the UK is considering to apply to host the tournament finals in 2031, Andrew said: “We’ll have t…
With it finally announced back in April that would be taking charge at Old Trafford ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, there is no doubt that the 52-year-old has quite the job on his hands.
The former Premier League champions just about managing to scrape themselves a top-six finish last season, it appears that the Red Devils are a million miles away from mounting any kind of title charge.
With it confirmed that the likes of , Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic will all leave Old Trafford when their contracts expire this month, it is no secret that United are desperate to add some defensive reinforcements.
Expecting somewhat of a squad overhaul in Manchester this summer, we have taken a look at a few midfield superstars who are reportedly on Ten Hag s wishlist.
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With Edinson Cavani s contract set to expire, a move away from the French capital has been mooted.
The Paris Saint-Germain veteran has been linked to David Beckham s incoming MLS expansion franchise Inter Miami.
However, Cavani reportedly wants a return to Serie A and the titleholders stand out.
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Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani wants to join Serie A champions Juventus, according to Calciomercato.
Cavani – who has become PSG s all-time leading goalscorer since arriving from Napoli in 2013 – is out of contract at season s end.
With limited progress on a renewal, the 32-year-old s representatives have reportedly reached out to Juve over a return to Italy.
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Eddie Howe labelled Newcastle United s latest FA Cup failure a huge disappointment after third-tier Sheffield Wednesday shocked the Premier League high-flyers.
Head coach Howe has taken Newcastle into the Champions League places after huge investment at St James Park, but the Magpies were knocked out of their stride at Hillsborough.
Josh Windass scored twice to put Wednesday two goals to the good, and although Brazilian Bruno Guimaraes pulled one back, the Owls hung on for a 2-1 victory.
The result means that for a third season in a row, Newcastle have failed to get past the third round of the FA Cup, while Wednesday become the first team to beat them since Liverpool on August 31.
Newcastle lost at this stage of the cup to Arsenal in 2021, before being vi…
Thomas Tuchel would have no concerns about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s attitude but has refused to discuss the possibility of working with the Barcelona striker again at Chelsea.
The Blues have been linked with a move for Aubameyang after Tuchel acknowledged on Friday they could use new signings both in attack and defence.
Tuchel offered a firm no comment when asked about interest in either Aubameyang or Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana, but was willing to reflect on his work with the Barca front man while at Borussia Dortmund.
Aubameyang scored 56 Bundesliga goals in 63 games under Tuchel at BVB. Indeed, for no coach in the top five leagues has Aubameyang scored more goals, registered more goal contributions (63) or netted at a faster rate (94 minutes pe…
Keylor Navas deserves to be recognised as a Real Madrid legend, according to Fernando Morientes.
Navas, 33, spent five seasons with Madrid, winning a LaLiga title and three Champions Leagues among numerous other honours before joining Paris Saint-Germain last year.
Morientes, a Madrid great, believes the goalkeeper should be considered among the LaLiga club s best.
In the end, for example, at Real Madrid I tell you that he is a legend, the former striker told ESPN.
A player like him who has participated in great moments in Madrid must be classified as legends, without any doubt.
Bonitos recuerdos Ojalá pronto estemos todos de vuelta!
— Keylor Navas (@NavasKeylor)
Navas arrived at Madrid from Levante in 2014 and established…
Son Heung-min welcomed his return to goalscoring form after hitting a brace in Tottenham s FA Cup victory at Preston North End.
A second-half double in Saturday s 3-0 victory brought an end to a barren run for Son, who had scored just once in 13 appearances.
Spurs had struggled during that stretch, falling behind in the hunt for a top-four finish in the Premier League and seeing speculation mount over the future of Antonio Conte.
An FA Cup trip to Deepdale offered a break from that pressure, however, and Son flourished leading the line.
Back amongst the goals, Son feels the result can provide a boost ahead of next Sunday s league showdown against Manchester City.
I needed the goals for my confidence. It was really important, they were from the ki…