
Marcus Thuram FIFA 22: How to Complete the Shapeshifters SBC
Marcus Thuram FIFA 22 Shapeshifters SBC is now live during Team 1. Here's how to complete the SBC and if it's worth it.
1970-01-01 08:00

New Club World Cup could overlap with Gold Cup says Montagliani
FIFA's new Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in 2025, could "overlap" with CONCACAF Gold Cup being held in the same country, CONCACAF...
2023-07-15 09:14

TSX futures up on higher oil prices; bank earnings start on mixed note
Toronto futures crept higher on Thursday, pushed by oil prices, while Canadian big banks' quarterly earnings kicked off
2023-08-24 19:33

Andre Onana has Old Trafford debut to forget in Manchester United come from behind to beat Lens
There are Old Trafford debuts to savour. Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick against Fenerbahce, for instance, or Anthony Martial’s solo strike against Liverpool. A teenage Cristiano Ronaldo’s precocious display of trickery against Bolton. A similarly young Marcus Rashford’s two-goal emergence onto the scene against Midtjylland. Federico Macheda’s injury-time decider against Aston Villa was perhaps the goal that swung a title race. It is safe to say Andre Onana and Mason Mount’s United bows at Old Trafford do not belong in that category. They were introductions to forget, matches to be banished from the memory bank, moments that can at least be caveated with the knowledge that, as they happened in pre-season, there was an irrelevance to their ignominy. But these were inauspicious ways to start life at United’s home ground. Their £47 million goalkeeper was lobbed from perhaps 47 yards. Their £55 million midfielder missed an open goal. The £72 million striker, Rasmus Hojlund, was unveiled to smiles and applause but he is injured and will miss the start of the season. Erik ten Hag has landed his three major summer targets. They were not hired for one to be sidelined or humiliated. As United recovered to beat Lens 3-1, a three-goal comeback was preceded by a tale of three signings. The boyhood United fan Hojlund took the field first, though a problem sustained in pre-season with Atalanta means it is a few weeks before he does in earnest. He will be charged with converting chances. When Mount made a forceful run from deep into the box, the clearest of opportunities materialised. Bruno Fernandes’ cross-field ball was superb, Alejandro Garnacho centred and Mount only had to apply the finishing touch. But he swung his left foot and the ball hit his standing leg, his right. It was a glaring miss. Then came an extraordinary opener. United savoured a No. 7 lobbing a goalkeeper from the environs of the half-way line when it was David Beckham. Not when it was Florian Sotoca, a 32-year-old journeyman of a French forward. It was not entirely Onana’s fault, but it was a product of the shift in style since David de Gea’s departure. It was apparent from the off. There were cheers when, after barely 80 seconds, Onana came out of his box to get involved in a passing move. De Gea rarely did that. There was evidence of his confidence, too, with a cheeky header to Diogo Dalot when, had he held back a yard or two, he could have caught the ball in his box. On each occasion, his willingness to double up as the 11th outfield player showed the extra dimension he can offer United. But it was also a reason why Onana was on the edge of his area when Dalot misplaced a pass and Sotoca took aim with a combination of ambition and precision.c Backpedalling, flailing in thin air, Onana ended up in the back of the net. So did the ball. He had to untangle himself. It is a form of embarrassment that is an occupational hazard, part of the risk-and-reward equation for a footballing goalkeeper. De Gea probably would not have conceded that goal, because his starting position would have been five yards further back. Perhaps the Cameroonian has exacerbated the differences with his predecessor; his pre-season has been notable for how far he has strayed from his goal. United have gone from one of the most conservative keepers to one of the boldest. There is a showman in Onana; when a last-minute shot looped up off Lisandro Martinez, he made a flamboyant save, but if De Gea was undermined by his poor passing, the other issue was his errors. Meanwhile, a team who had lost their previous three pre-season games – albeit one with a youth side to Wrexham – went from a goal down to 3-1 up with a quick turnaround. First Marcus Rashford equalised with a deflected shot. The Mancunian operated as the centre-forward, a role that, with Hojlund injured, he is likely to occupy at the start of the season. Then Antony, who had provided the pass for Rashford’s goal, scored the second with a dink over goalkeeper Brice Samba following a ball from the electric Garnacho. Finally, Rashford’s header deflected in off Casemiro. They face Athletic Bilbao in Dublin on Sunday and return to Old Trafford to start their league campaign against Wolves. And then, Mount and Onana must hope, their first competitive action at Old Trafford will give them something to recall more fondly. Read More Manchester United complete £72m transfer of striker Rasmus Hojlund Marcus Rashford: Wayne Rooney wants me to break his Manchester United record A new era for old empires? How a summer of rebuilding could change the Premier League
2023-08-05 22:16

These Israeli-Americans are dropping everything to fly into a war zone and help their communities
The decision to embark on an uncertain and potentially dangerous journey to Israel wasn't easy for Kineret Levin, a 27-year-old Israeli-American.
2023-10-24 09:17

Who is Dixie Dean? Everton striker with English goal record in Erling Haaland's sights
A profile of Everton legend Dixie Dean, the only player to score more goals in a single season of top-flight English football than Erling Haaland
1970-01-01 08:00

Exclusive-Walmart, Centric probe suppliers for potential links to Cambodia women's prison
By Clare Baldwin and Katherine Masters PHNOM PENH/NEW YORK Walmart and Centric Brands are investigating their supply chains
2023-08-21 22:25

Farabee, Konecny score early as the Flyers spoil debut of Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent, 4-2
Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny had first-period goals, Carter Hart stopped 31 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 in the opener for two teams looking to rebound from disappointing seasons
2023-10-13 10:04

Hindenburg target Freedom Holding to keep working with non-sanctioned Russians
By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY Kazakhstan-based Freedom Holding, the latest target of Hindenburg Research, plans to keep working with
2023-08-17 16:34

Tigers new TV announcer has already won Detroit fans over
Tigers' new play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti has made a great first impression on Detroit.
2023-11-12 01:05

Europe’s Weak Gas Demand Signals Industrial Malaise Taking Hold
Manufacturers from chemicals to metals and machinery curbed production last year in the fallout from Germany’s energy crisis.
2023-09-12 13:00

Mavs projected lineup and rotations heading into 2023-24 season
The Dallas Mavericks shamelessly tanked their way out of the play-in tournament despite rostering Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Now, it's time to seek redemption in thenewseason.Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals in 2021. Recent NBA history has been satura...
2023-08-05 07:51
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