Vincent Kompany has the backing of the Bayern Munich board despite going three games without a win in all competitions, says president Herbert Hainer.
Kompany started his Bayern tenure with six wins from his first six games, scoring 29 goals, which was a new club record for a new head coach across that period.
However, since a 5-0 thumping of Werder Bremen, Bayern have gone three games without a victory, which included a 1-0 defeat in the Champions League to Aston Villa.
Ahead of the international break, Kompany s side drew with Eintracht Frankfurt, with Omar Marmoush netting a late leveller in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
Bayern welcome Stuttgart to the Allianz Arena this Saturday, though they know failing to win could see th…
Andriy Yarmolenko scored in extra-time to send West Ham into the Europa League quarter-finals, eliminating Sevilla with a 2-1 aggregate triumph on a dramatic night at the London Stadium.
Tomas Soucek levelled up the tie with a powerful header shortly before half-time, but the Premier League side were unable to find a pivotal second goal before the contest moved into extra-time.
With the match seemingly heading for spot-kicks, Yarmolenko stepped up to tap home a dramatic West Ham winner after 112 minutes and the hosts held on to win 2-0 on the night.
The Ukrainian substitute s stunning intervention means David Moyes team have reached their first major European quarter-final since they reached the last eight of the 1980-81 Cup Winners Cup.
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Wout Faes scored two own goals as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall capitalised on poor defending to give Liverpool an early lead but Jurgen Klopp s side were gifted a fourth consecutive Premier League win by Faes.
The defender inexplicably hit the target at the wrong end twice in the first half on Friday to put Liverpool in front.
Liverpool were not at their fluent best, but moved just two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with a win from their final match of 2022, with new signing Cody Gakpo watching on.
2 Wout Faes is the fourth player with two own goals in a single Premier League game, after Jamie Carragher (1999, Liverpool vs Man Utd), Michael Proctor (2003, Sunderland vs Charlton) and Jonatha…
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With the UEFA Super Cup up for grabs on Wednesday night, Real Madrid and Atalanta will meet in Warsaw.
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Starting with Real Madrid, making real history last season as they broke a string of records, Los Blancos only further underlined their status as one of Europe’s ultimate poster boys. Completing a domestic and European sweep prior to the summer break, Carlo Ancelotti’s men have gained a fearsome reputation from across the continent. Getting their hands on a history-making 15th European crown back on June 1st as they claimed a famous 2-0 win against German giants Borussia Dortmund at Wembley, the former AC Milan boss did not see his superstar squad suffer a single competitive defeat across any competition since opening …
Marco Silva insists his focus is on the future with Fulham as the Cottagers seek to secure a record Premier League points return on the final day of the season.
Silva has previously said he will seek assurance that Fulham share his ambition before entering into talks over a new contract, with his current deal set to expire at the end of next season.
But the 45-year-old Portuguese – who has been linked to Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli – said he is in dialogue with the club’s hierarchy “every single day” to push Fulham forward.
“Normally I don’t talk too much about the situation,” Silva said ahead of the trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
“But we are here and I am talking every single day with people to keep planning and improving this foot…
Rodrygo s double steered Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory as they defeated a valiant Osasuna 2-1 in Saturday s final.
The Brazil forward netted twice to guide Los Blancos to their second piece of silverware this season in front of a packed Estadio de La Cartuja.
For Carlo Ancelotti s side, victory ends a nine-year drought in Spain s most prestigious cup competition, with Madrid having last won in 2014 during the Italian s previous spell in charge.
But it is a tough result for Jagoba Arrasate s Osasuna to take, after Lucas Torro s strike had given them hope of an upset in their first appearance in a Copa del Rey final in 18 years.
Madrid lived up to the favourites tag inside two minutes as Rodrygo swept Vinicius Junior s dynamite cutback past Sergio Herre…
Much has been said in the press in England (and elsewhere) about Ederson Moraes potentially leaving Manchester City to join Al-Ittihad. Apparently, the Saudi Pro League side will have to pay at least £40 million to obtain the services of the Brazilian goalkeeper who turns 31 next month, and according to , City are looking at Paris Saint-Germain s Gianluigi Donnarumma as a possible replacement.
Donnarumma s contract with PSG still has two years left to run and there were some preliminary talks about a new deal before the Euros started, but the Italy international is apparently intrigued by the prospect of moving to the Premier League and working with Pep Guardiola. The Catalan tactician apparently sees the 25-year-old as a good fit.
Donnarumma joined PSG in 2021 as a fr…
Ghana coach Otto Addo always anticipated Son Heung-min would go on to have a great career, as he hailed the South Korea captain s character and discipline.
Korea face Ghana in their second World Cup Group H match on Monday.
While Korea drew 0-0 with Uruguay, in a game that saw only one shot on target, Ghana lost 3-2 to Portugal in a thriller at Stadium 974.
Son recovered from an eye injury to feature in Korea s opening game in Qatar, though the Tottenham forward is having to wear a protective facemask.
And Addo, who worked with Son during his stint as a coach of Hamburg s youth team between 2009 and 2015, said he identified the attacker s potential early on.
We will try to stop every attacker. We did it well against Portugal, mostly, Addo said in…
Manchester United’s Champions League return ended in disappointment as Harry Kane struck from the spot for Bayern Munich in an entertaining 4-3 win kicked off by Andre Onana’s clanger.
The European heavyweights are at very different stages right now, with the perennial Bundesliga champions second favourites to win a competition that the Red Devils did not even feature in last season.
Absentee-hit United began brightly enough at the Allianz Arena, only for Serge Gnabry to score shortly after ex-Manchester City forward Leroy Sane’s effort squirmed past summer signing Onana.
Rasmus Hojlund netted his first goal for the club but Kane quickly slammed home a penalty, with Casemiro scoring either side of Mathys Tel’s stoppage-time strike as the Red Devils suffer…
It feels like English football is still trying to gather its collective breath after last weekend s astounding demolition of Manchester United by Liverpool, and yet another round of action is already upon us.
Of course, Erik ten Hag s men will be desperate to bounce back, and they will be expected to do so against struggling Southampton, while Liverpool aim to ensure that incredible 7-0 win was not just a flash in the pan.
For United, much of their hope will be pinned on Marcus Rashford, who could go where only two Red Devils stars have been before if he nets against Saints.
Elsewhere, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have goalscoring feats of their own they will be keen to achieve.
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