Gerard Deulofeu was the catalyst as Watford came from two goals down to beat Wolves 3-2 after extra time and book a first FA Cup final appearance since 1984 in a sensational semi-final at Wembley.
Strikes either side of half-time from Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez – who followed becoming Wolves record signing on Thursday with a stunning volley – put Nuno Espirito Santo s side on the path to a May 18 meeting with Manchester City.
Javi Gracia responded by sending Deulofeu on for Will Hughes and the Spanish winger scored an outrageous chip before Troy Deeney drilled home from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time.
While Deulofeu s first was special, the one Watford fans will most treasure came when he showed absolute composure to slide home in the first …
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi is hopeful Sergej Milinkovic-Savic can become even better than Paul Pogba after establishing himself as one of Serie A s most promising players.
The 22-year-old joined Lazio from Genk at the start of the 2015-16 season and, after a year of bedding in, secured a regular place in the starting XI last term.
And he has kicked on in impressive fashion this season, producing a string of standout performances and scoring five goals – one more than he managed in the entirety of 2016-17.
The Spain-born Serbia international has developed into a fine box-to-box midfielder and has found himself linked with a number of the world s biggest clubs, such as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, something Inzaghi believes is to be expected.
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Andre Gray has been granted a five-day extension to respond to a Football Association charge of misconduct in relation to homophobic posts from his Twitter account.
The tweets, posted in 2012 and shared across social media earlier this month after he scored in Burnley s 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool, included the remark: Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #Makesmesick .
Gray issued an apology in which he claimed he was now a wholly different person and did not hold the beliefs written in those tweets whatsoever .
But the FA nonetheless issued a charge of misconduct as a result of the comments, which it deemed to be abusive and/or insulting and included an aggravating factor relating to sexual orientation.
The 25-year-old was initial…
Ronaldinho marked his return to the Brazilian top-flight by helping set up Fluminense s goal in a 1-0 win over his former club, Gremio.
The former Brazil international and two-time FIFA World Player of the Year was making his first appearance since his departure from Liga MX outfit Queretaro.
Ronaldinho drifted a long pass to Wellington Paulista, who nodded down to Marcos Junior to score the 77th-minute winner in Rio de Janeiro.
Gremio had been reduced to 10 men early in the second half when Walace saw red.
Fluminense are third in the Brazilian Serie A, while fittingly for Ronaldinho, the clash was against the club he grew up at in Gremio.
The 97-time Brazil international has enjoyed spells at Flamengo, Atletico Mineiro, Queretaro and Fluminense s…
Erik ten Hag has been appointed as Ajax s new head coach on a two-and-half-year deal.
Ajax last week suspended boss Marcel Keizer and coaches Hennie Spijkerman and Dennis Bergkamp from active duty due to an underwhelming campaign that has seen them fail to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League – having finished runners-up to Manchester United in the latter last season.
The Amsterdam giants, who last won the Eredivisie in 2014, have now confirmed that Ten Hag with join from Utrecht on January 1 on a deal until June 2020.
Having previously coached Go Ahead Eagles and Bayern Munich s reserve side, Ten Hag took over Utrecht in 2015. He secured a fifth-place finish and a spot in the KNVB Cup final in his first season.
Earlier this week, he sai…
Champions Juventus finally got on the board in Serie A this season but once again failed to convince in a 1-1 draw against surprise high-flyers Chievo.
Paulo Dybala netted an 84th-minute penalty to cancel out Perparim Hetemaj s early opener but Massimiliano Allegri s team could have been further behind at that stage.
Gianluigi Buffon kept out Bostjan Cesar early in the second half with a remarkable reaction save and the Chievo defender had another effort ruled out when he was adjudged to have fouled Leonardo Bonucci.
Allegri, who oversaw defeats to Udinese and Roma in the opening two games of the season, left star midfielder Paul Pogba on the bench with an eye on Tuesday s UEFA Champions League trip to Manchester City.
The France international produced…
Abel Ruiz is looking to leave Barcelona B on loan in the hope of getting more playing time elsewhere. Sport reports that Sevilla are on the lookout for a striker and one of the names on their list is Ruiz.
The Spanish attacker joined the club’s youth setup from Valencia CF when he was 12 years old and has played for the club ever since, renewing his contract in November 2016. He made 50 appearances and scored 7 goals for the reserve team from 2016 until 2019 and made his first-team debut in La Liga last season against Getafe CF.
The 19-year-old is determined to make his career at Camp Nou, but having offers from other clubs has made him decide to leave the Catalan club on a temporary basis. It is believed that Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde is a great fan of th…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his team s poor away record against top sides is all that is standing between them and the Premier League title.
Since Pochettino took over in May 2014, Spurs have won just one away league game in 18 attempts against fellow big six clubs, that victory coming over Manchester City in February 2016.
Despite that record, Tottenham finished third in 2015-16 and second last season.
Ahead of a trip to Liverpool Sunday, Pochettino – whose side sit fifth this campaign – believes the away trips have been costly.
That is why maybe we miss a title, why we don t win the Premier League, the Argentinian said.
We finished second last season, third the season before, and of course if in the case we win more ga…
Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19, Real Madrid have confirmed.
Los Blancos made the announcement via a short statement on their official website on Friday.
It is not known how long Zidane will be absent from the Madrid dugout but he will definitely not be on the sidelines for what has become a potentially crucial LaLiga clash at Deportivo Alaves this weekend.
Zidane s position as head coach at the Santiago Bernabeu has come under increased scrutiny in the wake of the shock 2-1 extra-time defeat to third-tier Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions in the heavily disrupted 2019-20 campaign but are seven points adrift of leaders and rivals Atletico Madrid, who also own a game in hand.
The Copa c…
Moussa Sissoko has been rewarded for his emergence as a key player at Tottenham with a new four-year contract, the club confirmed.
Sissoko, 30, joined Spurs from Newcastle United in 2016 for a then club-record fee and has steadily won over many of his detractors, becoming one of Mauricio Pochettino s most dependable players in midfield.
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Criticism from some supporters centred on a perceived lack of technical ability, while even Pochettino accepted in November 2016 the reported £30million acquisition was failing to meet expectations.
I m very proud. At the beginning it was tough, but I never gave…