Dynamo Kiev produced a scintillating display to hammer Everton 5-2 and record a 6-4 aggregate victory in their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.
Everton came from behind to win last week s first leg 2-1, but their advantage mattered little as Dynamo tore them apart in Kiev to reach the last eight of Europe s second-tier competition for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.
Andriy Yarmolenko set the tone for the hosts, opening the scoring with a 25-yard screamer, and although Romelu Lukaku levelled with an excellent effort of his own, goals from Lukasz Teodorczyk and Miguel Veloso had Dynamo in front both on the night and in the tie at the break.
Oleh Husyev, scorer of Dinamo s sole goal on Merseyside last week, then added a fourth before Antunes …
Riyad Mahrez has called on Algeria to pick up where they left off in the second half of their Africa Cup of Nations opener against Zimbabwe when they take on Tunisia on Thursday.
The Leicester City winger scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Stade de Franceville, his second coming just eight minutes from time after Kudakwashe Mahachi and Nyasha Mushekwi had given Zimbabwe a shock half-time lead.
The point means Algeria s fate remains in their hands, but they will be eager to take all three against a Tunisia side who were beaten 2-0 by Senegal on matchday one and will be out if they lose again.
Mahrez has now challenged his team-mates to build on their second-half performance from Sunday in order to get a crucial win against the 2004 champions.
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West Ham United have confirmed that captain Kevin Nolan has left the club by mutual consent.
Nolan was appointed skipper soon after his arrival from Newcastle United in 2011, but made only 19 Premier League starts last season.
I ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at West Ham United and will take some great memories with me, the 33-year-old told West Ham s official website.
I m now looking forward to the next challenge playing for a new club.
Manager Slaven Bilic added: I can only say a big thanks to Kevin from the club because he was a great captain and a great professional. I wish him well.
Nolan scored 31 goals in 157 games for West Ham.
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Paul Heckingbottom has been appointed as Leeds United s new head coach just four days after penning a new contract as Barnsley manager.
The 40-year-old has agreed an 18-month deal at Elland Road and succeeds Thomas Christiansen, who departed on Sunday on the back of a 4-1 home loss to Cardiff City.
Leeds are seven points off the play-off places and lie 10th in the Championship, having taken two points from six games, while they were dumped out of the FA Cup by fourth-tier Newport County.
Heckingbottom led Barnsley to promotion from League One via the play-offs in 2015-16, also collecting the EFL Trophy, and secured a creditable 14th-place finish last season.
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Manchester City s evolution under Pep Guardiola is most readily associated with free-flowing attacking football, but Aymeric Laporte s arrival for a club-record £57million from Athletic Bilbao continues a remarkable run of spending big at the other end of the pitch.
This trend goes back to Manuel Pellegrini s time in charge and was accelerated last year as Guardiola upgraded his full-back options.
The Premier League leaders now have six of the 13 most-expensive defenders of all time on their books – along with Ederson, who is the most-costly goalkeeper in history in terms of pound sterling.
Here, we look at their highs and lows and find Laporte should not necessarily expect things to run smoothly for him at the Etihad Stadium.
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Ryan Giggs will not have any involvement in Wales three November matches after the manager was arrested following an assault allegation.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) said Giggs, who denies any wrongdoing, agreed to step aside temporarily and allow Robert Page to take charge of the team.
Police were called on Sunday evening to an address in Worsley, Salford following reports of a disturbance. A 46-year-old man was arrested and then released on bail pending further inquiries.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said a woman aged in her 30s had sustained minor injuries .
Giggs denies all allegations of assault made against him , said a representative of the former Manchester United star.
In a statement, the FAW said: The Footb…
Rangers are interested in signing Kenny McLean from Norwich City in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Gers manager Steven Gerrard wants to bring the midfielder to Ibrox to boost his side’s chances of beating bitter Old Firm rivals Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title this season.
The report in the British tabloid has added that Rangers may offer Norwich in the Championship in England a deal paid in instalments or sign him on loan in the January transfer window with an obligation to make it permanent in the summer of 2021. Rangers reportedly wanted to secure the services of the Scotland international in the summer of 2020.
McLean has been on the books of Norwich since 2018. According to , the 28-year-old Scotland international ha…
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski believes he can continue improving with age and does not feel the need to prove himself in another league outside of the Bundesliga.
The Poland international was speaking on Tuesday after collecting the European Golden Shoe award as the continent s top-scoring player in the 2020-21 campaign.
Lewandowski scored an incredible 41 goals in 29 Bundesliga games to surpass Gerd Muller s record for the most goals scored in a single German top-flight season.
That was 11 goals more than Lionel Messi managed in his final LaLiga season with Barcelona and 12 more than Cristiano Ronaldo scored in Serie A for then-club Juventus.
Reigning UEFA and FIFA Player of the Year Lewandowski only failed to score in four of his 29 top-fligh…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is in love with Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, while he also lavished Lionel Messi in praise after his side lost in the Champions League.
Messi scored his first goal for PSG after Idrissa Gueye s opening-half breakthrough in Tuesday s 2-0 victory over City in the French capital.
While Messi stole the headlines with his stunning 74th-minute goal, Guardiola heaped praise on Verratti – who helped Italy win Euro 2020 before the start of the season.
I m in love, Guardiola told reporters post-match. He s an exceptional player because he s under pressure and has the calmness to take on extra touch and in that moment create extra passes behind our midfield players.
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Antalyaspor midfielder Ismael Aissati could be on his way to Russia, .
Aissati, 24, has managed to kick-start his career in Turkey following several disappointing years at Ajax and has seen his name linked with a number of Russian Premier League clubs.
Voetbal International understands that Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Terek Grozny are all showing interest to sign the player in the winter transfer window.
Russian clubs have until 27th February to sign new players, and the player’s representative confirms a move to Russia is a realistic possibility.
“We expect that the interest will become concrete this week,” agent Aleksandar Bursac told Voetbal International.
“Ismail himself certainly has nothing against a move to Russia.”
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