Simone Inzaghi claimed his place at football management’s top table after sealing the first Serie A title of his coaching career in spectacular fashion in the Milan derby on Monday. Inter Milan’s Scudetto is easily Inzaghi’s biggest honour since winning it as a player with Lazio 24 years ago, and comes after three years of off-field turbulence and serious financial problems which he has navigated with aplomb. Inzaghi, 48, had a lower-key playing career than his elder sibling Filippo, who was a prolific goalscorer for AC Milan and Juventus and World Cup winner. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 06:44 AM IST | Milan | AFPErik ten Hag says the media reaction to Manchester United’s performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry was “a disgrace,” robustly defending his side’s achievement in reaching a second straight final. United surrendered a 3-0 lead at Wembley on Sunday and were saved from a humiliating exit in extra time only by a VAR intervention, which ruled out a goal for offside in the final moments. They eventually scraped through against the Championship side on penalties to set up a re-match of last year’s final against City. Ten Hag admitted after the match his team had “got away with it” but played down any notion of embarrassment. Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said the performance would “cement his sacking.” But Ten Hag was in defiant mood on the eve of United’s Premier League match against bottom side Sheffield United on Wednesday. “You asked the question: ‘Is it embarrassing?’ No, the reaction from you is embarrassing. The comments are a disgrace,” he told reporters. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
24 April,2024 06:42 AM IST | London | AFPWestern Railway produced a good combined performance to hand Income Tax a 0-3 defeat in a Premier Division (Corporate) encounter of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League at St Pius College ground, Goregaon, on Tuesday. Leading WR charge was striker Somit PT, who showed good finishing skills, scoring two goals—one in each half. Mervin Stephen scored the third goal for WR. Also Read: State beach boys shimmer in silver Meanwhile, in a First Division match, South Mumbai United snatched a fighting 2-1 win over Boxer FC at the Neville D’Souza Ground, Bandra. South Mumbai scored through forwards Rajveer Kesari and Ranvir Malik, while Boxer FC reduced the deficit through Manav Salvi. In a Second Division contest, Jupiter SC eked out a narrow 1-0 win against Carmelites SC. Striker Pradnesh Kadam scored the winner.
24 April,2024 06:30 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentNavi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA) were crowned Elite Division champions of the Thane Football Association (TFA) League recently. Assured of winning their Elite Division title for the fourth successive year, NMSA fielded their reserve players and suffered a 1-3 defeat to Kukri XI FC in their concluding league fixture. NMSA (25 points), who were unbeaten till this game, finished on top of the six-team league with eight wins and one draw from 10 matches. Kukri XI (19 pts) finished second while SP Football Academy (16 pts) were third.
24 April,2024 06:29 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentBarcelona coach Xavi Hernandez blasted La Liga for not employing goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title. Also Read: Bellingham’s Clasico winner brings Madrid closer to title The coach was furious after Lamine Yamal’s shot, which Barcelona said crossed the line, was not given as a goal since officials could not prove it using VAR. With the score level at 1-1, Yamal cleverly flicked a corner towards goal and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin pushed the ball to safety, potentially after it had crossed the line. “It’s a disgrace,” said Xavi. “If we want to be the best league in the world we have to advance in this sense, you have to put in the technology.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:48 AM IST | Madrid | AFPJude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a “fundamental” goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder’s decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Also Read: We got away with win: Man Utd boss Ten Hag Madrid twice came from behind with Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez netting to level Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez strikes, before Bellingham rammed home the winner in stoppage time. “He arrived at just the right time, he worked so hard in the game, it’s been a while since he scored and today he scored a goal that could be fundamental in winning the league,” said Ancelotti. Barcelona, second, bounced back with a strong performance after their Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain but their last stand was demolished by Bellingham. Madrid showed the same grit to stay in the match as they did midweek against Manchester City on the way to the final four in Europe, before Bellingham’s knock-out blow left the Santiago Bernabeu crowd delighted. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:45 AM IST | Barcelona | AFPErik ten Hag admitted Manchester United “got away with it” after his team won an FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout against Coventry on Sunday. Also Read: Liverpool alive in title race with 3-1 win at Fulham The Premier League side scraped through at Wembley after the game ended 3-3 following extra time. United won 4-2 on penalties but only after throwing away a 3-0 lead. “We suffer [on] occasions, we let each other down and we let the result slip away. But today we got away with it,” Ten Hag said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:44 AM IST | London | AFPLiverpool stayed in the hunt for the Premier League title and moved level on points with leader Arsenal with a 3-1 victory over Fulham that was illuminated by a brilliant free kick by Trent Alexander-Arnold. Also Read: Mumbai Customs emerge WCG rink hockey champions Alexander-Arnold’s curling free-kick in the 32nd was cancelled out by Timothy Castagne’s first goal for Fulham in first-half stoppage time. Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota scored in the second half as Liverpool joined Arsenal on 74 points—one more than defending champions Manchester City. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:42 AM IST | London | AP | PTIIron Born FC scored two late goals in quick succession through industrious striker Mohammed Khatib to overcome Kenkre FC 2-1 in a well-contested Premier Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra. Khatib scored the first of his two goals in the 81st minute and doubled his team’s lead two minutes later. Kenkre FC fought on gamely and managed to reduce the margin when substitute Afzar Noorani pulled a goal back in stoppage time. Also Read: Chapman helps NZ beat Pak by 7 wkts In another closely contested Premier Division match, a determined Indian Navy did well to snatch a tight 1-0 win over a spirited Central Bank of India at the St Pius College ground, Goregaon. Striker Pintu Mahata scored for Indian Navy. Meanwhile, in a Second Division encounter, Shannon Ferrao scored the match-winner as Ruffians FC got the better of 7070 FC by a solitary goal.
23 April,2024 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentArsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand. Also Read: India’s Gukesh takes sole lead after outwitting Alireza Arsenal’s season was in danger of coming completely off the rails after a three-game winless run. Mikel Arteta’s men lost in the Premier League for the first time in 2024 last weekend, 2-0 at home to Aston Villa, in between a Champions League quarter-final elimination by Bayern Munich. Other key results>> Everton 2-0 Nottingham >> Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth >> Crystal Palace 5-2 West Ham This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
22 April,2024 07:40 AM IST | London | AFPPep Guardiola slammed the “unacceptable” schedule that put fatigued Manchester City’s health at risk in their 1-0 win against Chelsea in an FA Cup semi-final scheduled just three days after their gruelling Champions League exit. Guardiola was furious that the Football Association and television broadcasters set City’s semi-final for Saturday instead of giving them an extra day to recover after Wednesday’s penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. Silva nets winner Exhausted City were fortunate to survive a series of Chelsea misses at Wembley before Bernardo Silva’s 84th minute winner atoned for his penalty blunder in the shoot-out against Real. Guardiola took aim at the authorities for putting his players’ futures in danger when they could have played Manchester United’s semi-final against Coventry on Saturday instead of Sunday because neither club was in European action this week. Also Read: Kishore’s 4-33 helps GT restrict Punjab to 142 “I’m incredibly happy to play the semi-finals of the FA Cup. But it’s unacceptable to let us play today,” Guardiola said. “It is impossible for the health of the players. People don’t understand the punch in the face after losing in the Champions League and playing here so soon. Why they don’t give us one more day? Chelsea, Manchester United and Coventry don’t play in the Champions League. ‘Not asking special privilege’ “It is for broadcasters? Ok don’t ask me to do extra things [for them]. I’m not asking for some special privilege. It is a risk for their health, it is a risk for many things. I know they [the authorities] don’t care, but I care,” he said. United struggle Man Utd’s Harry Maguire celebrates a goal v Coventry in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. At the time of going to press, the scores were locked 3-3 at full time. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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