Scott McTominay is relishing the prospect of playing with "incredible" Kevin De Bruyne, as Napoli look to "kick on again" after winning Serie A.
Quarter-final: Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund G García 10, F García 20, Mbappé 90+4; Beier 90+2, Guirassy 90+8 Real Madrid have set up a date with Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final, despite a chaotic last 10 minutes, giving Kylian Mbappé a chance to face his former side on a big stage after he scored a fantastic acrobatic goal in a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. Xabi Alonso’s Madrid looked entirely in control for the vast majority of the match, until a remarkable stoppage time made things nervy and Thibaut Courtois’s last-gasp save preserved the victory. That incredible conclusion to an otherwise pedestrian match also included a late red card given to Real Madrid’s Dean Huijsen, the impressive new arrival in central defence, who will miss the semi-final as a result of bringing down Serhou Guirassy right after Mbappé’s stupendous volley for Real Madrid’s third. Continue reading...
Manchester City face All Ain in their second group game Manager also hints that Gündogan could leave the club Pep Guardiola has said he will select 10 new players to face Al Ain in Manchester City’s second Club World Cup group game on Sunday night, though Rodri and John Stones are not yet ready to start because of respective injury problems. City face Al Ain at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 9pm local time (2am BST) having beaten Wydad 2-0 in their opening Group G match. While goals from Phil Foden and Jérémy Doku beat the Moroccan team, Guardiola revealed only one player from the victory will be in Sunday’s XI. Continue reading...
After Scott McTominay was a hit, Napoli went back to the Premier League for Kevin de Bruyne, could more players follow them to Serie A?
The Belgian remains a superstar despite his age and will be a huge boost to Conte, Lukaku and McTominay Kevin De Bruyne’s move to Napoli this past week felt understated: one of the finest players of a generation switching clubs for the first time in a decade, to little fanfare. The arranging of his medical in Rome, not Naples, played a part, avoiding the crowds that would have turned out to greet him. A handful of fans still found a way to be there when he arrived at the Villa Stuart clinic, 140 miles from their team’s home ground. Confirmation of his move came first from the Italian team’s owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis, who posted a picture to social media of them sat side-by-side in director’s chairs. “Welcome Kevin!” were the accompanying words. Continue reading...
After 10 years with Manchester City, Belgian Kevin De Bruyne is moving south to Italy. He will continue to play in a sky-blue shirt, but now with SSC Napoli. Following an illustrious career in Manchester, the 33-year-old is embarking on a new chapter that will be watched closely.
Visitors’ spirited fightback thwarted by Kevin De Bruyne Manager praises players for their ambition and courage Craig Bellamy said Wales’s stirring comeback, despite Kevin De Bruyne inflicting the first defeat of his tenure in a seven-goal epic in Belgium, is evidence of his team’s changed mindset. The Wales manager said he played in hope across his career but now recognises belief in his squad. Bellamy praised his players after they roused from 3-0 down to draw level at 3-3 before De Bruyne snatched victory in the 88th minute. Continue reading...
Kyle pays tribute to Kevin de Bruyne and discusses England’s trip to the F1.
The arrival of AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders marks the start of Manchester City's summer rebuild - but can he revitalise Pep Guardiola's midfield?
Premier League season final day, kick-offs at 4pm BST Live scores | Premier League table | Golden Boot race Kevin De Bruyne starts on the bench. Jack Grealish does not, and he’s not in the XI either. That’s a pretty sad end to his Manchester City career. Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Cairney, Lukic; Traore, Andreas Pereira, Wilson; Jimenez. Subs: Benda, Bassey, Vinicius, Berge, Iwobi, Willian, King, Sessegnon, Smith Rowe. Continue reading...
Bayern Munich target Eberechi Eze as Florian Wirtz alternative, Liverpool and Newcastle interested in Joao Pedro and Kevin de Bruyne ready to finalise move to Napoli, plus more.
In the Premier League’s shifting landscape, this struggling team can no longer carry a winger lacking straight-line pace and a goal threat Jack Grealish is prowling. The wind tousling his hair, the ball at his feet, the way it was always meant to be. In front of him a wall of Bournemouth defenders jumpily stands guard, eyes wide like stags ready to bolt. Grealish shuffles inside, body feinting, hips dancing. You want to know what happens next. What happens next is that the referee blows for full time. It’s the 97th minute; Grealish came on in the 91st. In that time Bournemouth somehow managed to score a goal. It wasn’t Grealish’s fault, but it did eat up most of the time in which he was hoping to make an impression. No matter. As the game ends, the cameras hunt down a treble-winning City legend making what might well be his final appearance at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne takes his handshakes and his tributes. Grealish slips quietly down the tunnel. Continue reading...
Footballing great, dedicated family man and surprisingly outspoken, the playmaker leaves the Premier League this weekend after a decade of entertainment Kevin De Bruyne is leaving Manchester City, and I’m going through all five stages of grief at once. Denial (the club will give him a new contract); anger (how could they not renew his contract?), bargaining (at 33, he’s past his peak and injury prone), depression (life without Kev is no life) and acceptance (it was never going to last, and I not only got to watch him for 10 years, I got to meet him.) They say you should never meet your heroes. I’ve always stood by that maxim when it came to Manchester City players, with the one exception. Oh Kevin De Bruyne. (For the uninitiated, chant endlessly to the chorus of Seven Nation Army.) As De Bruyne is a law unto himself as a player, so he is as an interviewee. Continue reading...
Romelu Lukaku also on target in 2-0 home victory Napoli win league by point from Inter, who beat Como A spectacular scissor kick from Scott McTominay set Napoli on their way to a 2-0 win over Cagliari that sealed the Serie A title for Antonio Conte’s side in their final league game of the season. Napoli went into the match leading the Italian table by just one point from Inter, who kicked off at the same time on Friday night away to Como. When Stefan de Vrij put Inter ahead via a corner after 20 minutes, they leapfrogged Napoli in the live standings, but the goal from the former Manchester United midfielder McTominay in the 42nd minute, acrobatically converting Matteo Politano’s cross, eased nerves in Naples. Continue reading...
