Roy Hodgson s decision to recall Jordan Ayew paid dividends at Molineux on Wednesday as the striker scored in Crystal Palace s 2-0 win over Wolves.
Palace have struggled in front of goal this season and it looked as though they would fail to score in a Premier League game for the 10th time this season until Ayew lashed home his first goal for the club with seven minutes remaining.
Captain Luka Milivojevic doubled their tally in stoppage time to complete the victory after Wilfried Zaha had been felled by Ryan Bennett.
For Wolves it is back down to earth with a bump after their win over Tottenham on Saturday, Nuno Espirito Santo s side falling to a fifth home defeat of the campaign.
What a win!
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC)
After an ent…
According to a recent report from Marca, Premier League side Arsenal are interested in the possibility of signing Luka Jovic from Benfica. The 21 year old forward has been with the Portuguese club since back in 2016, when he made the jump over from Red Star Belgrade. Jovic is also a Serbian international, having appeared for his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The Gunners already have a series of high profile forwards in their ranks, but it can never hurt to look around and see what else is out there. Jovic has had a fantastic scoring record for Eintracht Frankfurt throughout the course of the season, with the report suggesting that Arsenal are keeping a very close eye on him.
It’s unlikely that he’d be anything more than a back up at this moment in time courtes…
Raul Ruidiaz converted from the spot in the second half to give Seattle Sounders a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy in MLS action Monday.
LA s Oniel Fisher brought down Cristian Roldan in the penalty area in the 49th minute and Ruidiaz beat goalkeeper Jonathan Bond with a Panenka on the spot kick.
That equaliser put Seattle back on top of the Western Conference table on 59 points, one ahead of Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids, while the Galaxy moved up a spot to sixth with the point.
LA had taken the lead in the 19th minute on Javier Chicharito Hernandez s 15th goal of the season, the Mexican star flicking the ball past Stefan Frei with the outside of his right foot.
Cheeky, Chicha.
What a finish for the opener in Seattle!
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Pedri and Unai Simon were among a group of six Spain stars at Euro 2020 who received an Olympic Games call-up on Tuesday.
Spain Under-21 head coach Luis de la Fuente, who will take charge of the Olympic team in Tokyo, announced a 22-man list that must be trimmed to 18 for the tournament.
Teenage Barcelona midfielder Pedri has been one of the standout figures in Luis Enrique s Spain team at the European Championship, while Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Simon got away with a huge mistake in the last-16 game against Croatia, when he conceded an own goal before Spain roared back to earn a 5-3 win.
He carelessly failed to deal with Pedri s back pass and the ball rolled into the net.
They were joined on De la Fuente s squad list by senior Spain colleagues Eric Ga…
Nigeria Premier League club Bayelsa United have announced the death of Aruwa Ameh after suffering from paralysis in a Kaduna hospital.
The 20-year-old striker, who was top scorer in the league in the 2007 season with Kaduna United, moved to Bayela United where he won the league title in 2008.
Ameh passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital in the north western city of Nigeria.
He was admitted to hospital after complaining of pain in his arm after a training session last week.
We are shocked, club chairman Victor Baribote told KickOffNigeria.com.
I have asked the family to keep us informed about the plans they are making, and we will try to be involved as much as possible.
I spoke to him just last week when I was trying to ex…
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has revealed that his professional relationship with manager Sir Alex Ferguson has broken down.
The 40-year-old passed up the opportunity to be part of a celebration of Ferguson s 25th anniversary at Old Trafford, after claiming he was on the receiving end of a legal threat from the club back in 2008.
The way it (my United career) ended, the legal letter, I couldn t have gone and sat there like everything was great. He (Ferguson) would come and we all stand up and clap, I couldn t have done that, Keane said in an interview with The Sunday Times.
Keane s comments provide some context for the recent verbal sparring between the pair in the media.
The Irishman is currently a football pundit following spells managing Sunde…
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette sees no reason to leave the Ligue 1 outfit despite interest from some of Europe s biggest clubs.
Reports in the British media have claimed Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are among the Premier League clubs keen on the French forward, who tops the Ligue 1 scoring table with 17 goals this season.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas declared late last month he has no interest in selling Lacazette, who is on contract until June 2018, while the 23-year-old striker is keen to help the seven-time French champions back to the top of the league.
Lyon have not played in the UEFA Champions League since 2011-12 but will qualify again if they maintain their current position of second in Ligue 1, while they have not been crowned champions s…
Three-time J-League winning coach Oswaldo de Oliveira has decided to part ways with Kashima Antlers after five seasons at the helm.
The club announced Oliveira s request to return to Brazil after their Emperor Cup s campaign concludes, with their next game against Kyoto Sanga on December 17.
The former Cruzeiro and Fluminense boss was keen to return to his homeland for personal reasons and will take over at Botafogo where he has signed a three-year contract.
Me and Botafogo already agreed a future situation to start working in January, Oliveira told Botafogo s website.
Even from Japan, I will start developing a plan with the club s directors, especially when it comes to contracts and important details for the next season. It will be primordial to make…
Despite reported interest from a host of clubs throughout Europe, Mauro Icardi has appeared to pledge his future to Inter.
Inter s captain has been heavily linked with a move away from San Siro in this transfer window, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Napoli reportedly keen to acquire the striker s services.
However, the 23-year-old who netted 16 Serie A goals last term has now moved to put those rumours to rest, using his official Instagram account to show his commitment to Inter as Frank de Boer s men prepare to face Chievo in their opening game of the new campaign on Sunday.
The Argentina international said: The start of a new season, with new goals but always with the same love for three years for this shirt And many others
Icardi, who is rep…
Inter president Erick Thohir has backed Gabriel Barbosa to be an integral part of the club s revival after agreeing a five-year deal at San Siro.
The 20-year-old was one of football s hottest properties during the transfer window following his exploits for Santos and Brazil, with a host of European clubs reportedly vying for his signature.
Leicester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus were all linked with a move for the striker, but he chose Inter.
Gabriel – who is also known as Gabigol followed in the footsteps of Joao Mario, Antonio Candreva and Ever Banega in moving to Inter, and Thohir believes the youngster is the final piece of the jigsaw.
He told the club s official website: We re proud that Gabigol has ch…