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Argentina sneak past Brazil to win the International Friendly 1-0 in Australia

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Be it a friendly or a world cup final, the conflict between Argentina and Brazil is always entertaining. It was a low scoring game today but certainly it was a good game! The game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne,Australia. Jorge Sampaoli's men were looking aggressive from the start of the game while their opposition also presented a stiff resistance and also tried to build some deadly counter-attacks. The 30 year old Sevilla defender Gabriel Mercado scored the deciding goal of the game on the stroke of the halftime. Though till the halfway mark it was not possible to tell who was winning. Sergio Romero, the United goalkeeper had a brilliant game as he made some top class saves in the second half to earn the clean sheet. Brazil did not have a good luck as Gabriel Jesus and Willian had two shots on the goalpost respectively. It was looking good for Argentina as they played a 3-4-3 formation with Messi,Dybala and Higuain trio upfront.This t...

Manchester United to seal the deal of Fabinho at a price around £50M.

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According to the recent reports of the Spanish newspaper Marca, Manchester United have made significant progress to buy the Brazilian international. The 23 year old has played 53 games this season for AS Monaco and has been immense in the backline. As Antonio Valencia turns 32 next season and Matteo Darmian being the only player to play as a right back, Jose Mourinho's side is looking for Fabinho to strengthen his defence line and add another option in the right back position. However, the brilliant season for Fabinho has reportedly increased his asking price and it is reported that he could join the Red Devils at an estimated fee of £50M. The 23 year old Brazilian has also got goalscoring abilities as he has scored for Monaco 10 times this season and has assisted 4 times which is incredible for a defender. With Paul Pogba in the team Fabinho will be another man on the pitch who can make killer passes and give huge through balls which will be a big plus for the Uni...

Mohammad Salah very close to join Liverpool while Manchester United looking for 4 new faces this summer

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The AS Roma Attacking Midfielder is reportedly very close to sign a contract with the Premier League giants Liverpool. According to recent reports, the player has made a verbal agreement with the Jurgen Klopp side. However, Liverpool had a $28M offer rejected from the Italian side and have to offer a higher transfer fee to see the player wearing the red shirt next season. It would be a return for Salah to the Premier League as he had already played for Chelsea but did not have a good time there and he moved to the Italian side for $13M last season. He had an excellent season in Italy scoring 19 goals and 12 assists. The Egyptian International could now again come back to England to prove his worth. It would be a good business for the Italian side but have to look for his replacements. On the other hand,Manchester United is expected to sign 4 new players to improve the strength of the sqaud. Following, De Gea's expected departure Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester an Jan Ob...

Manchester United keen to sign the French youngster for $100M!

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Jose Mourinho's side Manchester United is reportedly keen to sign the French youngster, Kylian Mbappe from AS Monaco after their previous target Antoine Griezmann decided to stay in Athletico Madrid. The 18 year old has been performing tremendous this season and has helped his side win the French League (Ligue 1) this season. He has scored 15 goals and 8 assists in just 17 appearances and his talent came in front of the world as he scored 6 goals in 6 appearances in the Champions League against big sides like Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. This talent is commendable and his performance has been superb thus to get him from Monaco would cost United around $100M though its not clear if Mbappe moves to Manchester United due to Real Madrid's high interest on him. He is also wanted by Arsene Wenger as he is looking for a replacement for Alexis Sanchez who will most probably leave next season. Though, it would be unlikely for Mbappe to join Arsenal as they are not in t...

Real Madrid wins UCL and becomes the first team to defend it though Sergio Ramos needs to lift his sportsman personality

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It was a great night for the Madridistas as they saw their team Real Madrid lift the Champions League trophy for the second consecutive year as they crushed the Italian Champions Juventus 4-1. The scoreline was not a fair reflection of the game as the game was more competitive and it was anyone's game till the time when Real Madrid kept on widening the lead. We know that big players score in big games and that has happened as the best player in the world,Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Spanish giants the lead in the 20th minute after his first strike on goal. Mario Mandzukic score the equaliser after 7 minutes with a wonderful scissor kick.A debate has started for the best goal in the Champions League Final as this goal is being compared to the famous perfect volley of Zinedine Zidane who was also present on the field managing the Madrid side. It ended 1-1 in the half-time and the game was on but just after 14 minutes Casemiro's spectacular shot earned him the goal, this wa...

Barcelona wins 29th Copa Del Rey against a hard fought Alaves side

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Barcelona wins 29th Copa Del Rey against a hard fought Alaves side : Copa Del Rey Final  was the last game to be played at the Vincente Calderon Stadium(Home of Athletico Madrid).Barcelona did not have a good season as they finished runners up in the la liga and got eliminated of the Champions League in the Quarter Finals to Juventus.  There was a lot of expectations for the Catalonian Giants as they faced a smaller club Alaves though Alaves have already defeated Barca before in the La Liga. Alaves had a great cup run this season to compete in the final. Therefore there were also high expectations of a giant-killing. Lionel Messi, the big man opened the scoreline with a great curl in the 30th minute. Then, there was a immediate reaction from the Alaves side as Theo Hernandez scored from a free-kick just three minutes later. It was looking to finish 1-1 at half time but then again something unexpected happened. Barcelona netted two goals back to back by Neymar and ...

Arsenal finishes their season after winning the FA Cup

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Atlast,the unlucky,under performing gunners have done something this season as they finally got hold of a trophy! A very unfortunate slump in the later half of the Premier League like almost every season, this time Arsenal could not make it to the top 4 and have to settle for the Thursday night Europa games next season. Though in this sad month, The Gunners had only one chance to salvage something from this season and that was the FA Cup. They looked fierce from the starting minute of the game and their hero Alexis Sanchez scored the first goal in the 4th minute. It was 1-0 at the 68th Minute when Victor Mosses, The Chelsea man got sent off after he saw the second yellow. The Chelsea star Diego Costa scored the equaliser in the 76th minute but the man advantage gave Arsenal the winning goal as Aaron Ramsey scored in the 79th minute. It is a moment of joy for the Arsenal fans as they can finish this season on a high note, It was a controversial match as there were many controv...