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Being a good ball player is becoming an increasingly sought-after trait when clubs are in the market for a new shot-stopper Manchester United back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero is as good with the ball at his feet as Ederson and Alisson, according to former England number one David James. The Argentine is set to start Sunday’s Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool after David de Gea limped ...

The Barcelona superstar suffered an agonising Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool last season, with a Dutch centre-half catching his eye Lionel Messi has faced plenty of talented defenders during his time at Barcelona, but Liverpool centre-half Virgil van Dijk has earned special praise from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner as they prepare to do battle for the 2019 award. The Netherlands international ...

NorthEast United FC forward, Asamoah Gyan has revealed that his crucial 2010 FIFA World Cup penalty miss is something he will never forget. Gyan, 33, struck his injury-time kick against the crossbar, breaking the hearts of millions of Ghanaians and Africans. Had the former Sunderland forward scored, he would have propelled the Black Stars into the semi-final of the World ...

With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have represented the Reds over the past 10 years #1 GK: Alisson Becker This was not a difficult choice. Alisson Becker may only have been at Liverpool for 15 months but he is undoubtedly the best goalkeeper to have represented the club in the last decade – and beyond. Calm, ...

Vincent Enyeama One of the finest African goalkeepers of all time, Enyeama was part of the Nigeria team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and also represented the Super Eagles at two World Cups. In 2010, he was an Israeli champion with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and then again with Maccabi Tel-Aviv three years later, also spending the majority ...

Manchester United have an injury crisis ahead of their clash against Liverpool on Sunday as they currently have 12 players battling injuries. David De Gea was the latest of the lot to suffer an injury after going out of Spain’s clash against Sweden with a muscle injury. Liverpool, however, are enjoying different fortunes with Alisson, Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah all fit ...

Egypt legendary goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary has been included in the 2020 Guiness Book of Records for being the oldest player to participate in the World Cup finals. Since the end of Hassan Shehata’s era with the Egyptian national team in 2011, El-Hadary has been in and out of the squad. Nonetheless he started recuperating his form over the years and became once again ...

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 – four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday “surrounded by his family, close friends and ...

La Liga has asked for El Clasico on 26 October to be switched from Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium to Real Madrid’s Bernabeu over fears of civil unrest. There have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday. La Liga made the request to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and both clubs will be ...

Anthony Joshua saw his 30th birthday celebrations gatecrashed by drug testers on Monday. His manager, Freddie Cunningham, shared footage on social media of the former heavyweight champion preparing to tuck into a huge chocolate cake. The British star was celebrating his latest birthday during the middle of his training camp in Sheffield ahead of his December 7 rematch with Andy Ruiz ...