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Celtic forward Daizen Maeda has his eyes set on the treble to complete an incredible season after winning the PFA Scotland Premiership Player of the Year award.The Japan international beat team-mates Callum McGregor and Nicolas Kuhn, as well as Dundee forward Simon Murray, to collect the prize on Sunday night. Maeda has netted 33 goals for Celtic this season, despite playing most of the campaign in a wide position, and helped his team progress to a Champions League knock-out tie and within 90 minutes of the treble.The 27-year-old has been a revelation in a predominantly central striking role since Kyogo…
LIVERPOOL, England — As Trent Alexander-Arnold held his arms aloft and soaked up the ovation from the Anfield crowd after his Liverpool side had clinched the Premier League title with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday, a jubilant Kop crowed: “He’s Alexander-Arnold, the Scouser in our team.”It has been a familiar refrain on Merseyside since the 26-year-old right back made his first-team debut in 2016, underscoring his rise from academy graduate to Premier League star. But now that Alexander-Arnold has announced he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season, the song may…
Harry Kane said it feels sweet to finally end his career-long trophy drought after securing the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich in his second season at the German club.Bayern were officially crowned champions on Sunday following Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with Freiburg.The England captain broke a league record two weeks ago with his 60th goal in his first 60 league games for Bayern, and the 31-year-old looks set to become the first player in Bundesliga history to be crowned top scorer in both his first two seasons.”What a night last night, what a celebration with the players, with the staff.…
A verdict is expected Tuesday in Liga MX club León’s legal dispute with FIFA over entry to the Club World Cup in the United States next month.The Court of Arbitration for Sport is hosting León’s appeal Monday which aims to overturn expulsion by FIFA because the club is in the same ownership group as Pachuca, another Liga MX club that qualified for the 32-team tournament that starts June 14.CAS said Monday it aims to give the urgent verdict of its judges on Tuesday in Lausanne.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedSoccer’s world body is preparing to replace León with a one-off playoff game between…
Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 5, 2025, 07:06 AM ETFormer Real Madrid player Toni Kroos has said Barcelona’s Pedri is the best midfielder in the world and more important to his team than Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.Yamal, Lewandowski and Raphinha have amassed 86 goals between them in all competitions this season to keep Barça in the hunt for a treble heading into the final weeks of the season.However, Kroos, who retired last summer, believes Pedri is the key to the success Barça are having under Hansi Flick this season.”For me, a player like Pedri is more important than Lamine Yamal,…
Fenerbahce coach José Mourinho has refused to confirm whether he will remain next season after Sunday’s 1-0 loss at home to Besiktas left Fener second in the standings and eight points adrift of Super Lig leaders Galatasaray with four games remaining.Mourinho joined Fenerbahce on a two-year contract last summer with the aim of leading the club to a first league title in a decade.”I’m not speaking about next season,” Mourinho said postmatch. “These are things to speak internally and not with the media. If there is something where I’ve been absolutely perfect is on my respect towards my [club] president,…
Late last month, the news broke: Aboubakar Cisse, a young Black Muslim man of Malian descent, had been killed inside a mosque in southern France. Initially described in the media as a personal dispute, that narrative quickly fell apart as a local prosecutor announced the case was being investigated as “an act with Islamophobic connotations”. Cisse wasn’t just killed; he was targeted in a sacred space. After cleaning the mosque for Friday prayers, surveillance footage showed him teaching another man how to pray. As Cisse prostrated himself in prayer, the other man pretended to follow along before pulling out a…
Scotland internationals Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour are on the brink of a Serie A title with Napoli. A Taste Of Scotland TourWith Napoli on course to win their fourth Serie A title, it’s not without good reason that the good footballing folk of Naples appear to be coming down with a serious, delirious case of acute McTominay-mania.It stems from the phenomenal form of one Scott McTominay, who has enjoyed a remarkable season as the pumping heart of the Napoli team since completing his shock transfer from Manchester United at the start of the 2024-25 campaign.Just 30 games in, and the…
“I want the world to know that Palestine has writers, artists, thinkers and, most importantly, lovers. I want the world to know that we are humans just like you.” So writes Anas Jnena in one of the many poignant stories featured in this important and timely collection. The voices of Gaza’s youth have been palpably missing in the ongoing war. They have been reduced to grim statistics by a media overwhelmed by the brutality of the ongoing genocide that has claimed the lives of more than 52,000 Palestinians to date. This book, which started as an online platform, is the ultimate…
Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool’s Academy at the age of six and progressed through the ranks at youth level before making his senior debut in 2016.He has gone on to make 352 appearances for the Reds to date, scoring 23 goals and lifting eight major honours, including this season’s Premier League title.Addressing the Liverpool supporters directly, he added: “There’s a lot I would like to say. The main thing is a massive thank you. You guys have been there from the start with me, you guys have supported me, been there.“I’ve felt the support, the love, everything that you guys have done…