The Football World Mourns A Legend

 Hello football fans.

Today, of course, I start this blog entry on a real sad note.

Yesterday, the football world lost a real legend.

Argentina's Diego Maradona passed away of a heart attack at the age of 60.

R.I.P. Diego!  You'll be missed.

THE LOSS OF A LEGEND: Diego Maradona passes away at 60.

Also this week, Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract with Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola

Injuries continue to plague Barcelona.

Gerard Pique Flagg has a grade three sprain in the internal lateral ligament and partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee.

Also, Sergi Roberto has a rupture in the femoral rectus of his right thigh and is out for two months.

The Match Of The Week goes to Inter Milan versus Torino.

Inter battled back from a 2-0 deficit and won 4-2.

Inter's Romelu Lukaku had two goals and two assists in the match.

Romelu Lukaku

AC Milan defeated Napoli 3-1.

Dortmund defeated Hertha 5-2.

Dortmund's Erling Haaland had a good day on the pitch.

Haaland scored four goals.

Erling Haaland scored four goals against Hertha.

I was quite pleased this week.

Chelsea defeated Newcastle 2-0.

Tottenham defeated Manchester City 2-0.

I've got two results from the UEFA Champions League.

Despite their league win on the weekend, Inter had a really bad game against Real Madrid.

In the first half, Arturo Videl was given a red card for dissent.

Down 10 men, Inter lost 2-0.

Manchester United defeated Istanbul 4-1.

That's all I have for this week.

Stay safe, stay healthy.

 

Liverpool Legend Gone

 Hello football fans.

There was no club football this past weekend because of the international break, however, there was two Euro qualifying matches last week to mention.

First, however, I have some really sad news.

Liverpool great, Ray Clemence, passed away this past Sunday at age 72.

Ray Clemence

Barcelona's Sergio Busquets has suffered a mild collateral ligament sprain in his left knee.

Sergio Busquets suffers a knee injury.

Scotland is going to their first international tournament for the first time in 22 years after defeating Serbia 2-1 on penalty kicks.

North Macedonia also made history last week.

North Macedonia is going to their first ever major international football tournament after defeating Georgia 1-0.

That's all I have for this week.

Stay safe, stay healthy.

Kane Scores 150th EPL Goal

 Hello football fans.

Here's this week's headlines and results.

Tottenham's Harry Kane scored his 150th English Premier League goal this past weekend in a 1-0 win over West Brom.

Harry Kane scores no. 150.

Barcelona's Ansu Fati is out four months after undergoing knee surgery.

Aston Villa upset Arsenal 3-0 on the weekend.

Manchester City and Liverpool played to a 1-1 draw.

Atalanta and Inter Milan played to a 1-1 draw.

Napoli defeated Bologna 1-0.

Finally, A.C. Milan and Verona played to a 2-2 draw.

That's all I have for this week.

Stay safe, stay healthy.

Football World Mourns Norbert Stiles

 Hello football fans.

This week, I have quite a bit of football action, but first, I've got some sad news.

Former Manchester United player, Norbert "Nobby" Stiles passed away last week at age 78.

Norbert "Nobby" Stiles

Atletico Madrid has signed Geoffrey Kondongbia to a four-year contract.

The Match Of The Week goes to Schalke versus Stuttgart.

Both teams played to a 1-1 draw in a really entertaining match.

Also in Bundesliga, Dortmund defeated Bielefeld 2-0.

In the English Premier League, Liverpool defeated West Ham 2-1.

Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 in a really boring match.

In Champions League action, Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan 3-2 and Leipzig defeated PSG. 2-1.

Finally, in Europa League last week, Lille and Celtic played to a 2-2 draw.

That's all I have for you this week.

Stay safe, stay healthy.