Roberto De Zerbi says Brighton are fighting hard to keep their hopes of domestic and European success alive.
The Seagulls squad is being tested to the limit but is so far holding up well, with their victory away to Ajax on Thursday putting them second in their Europa League group.
They are seventh in the Premier League heading into Sunday’s home match against Sheffield United at the Amex Stadium, and De Zerbi knows his players and staff will have to dig deep.
RDZ spoke to the press today before on Sunday.
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“We are fighting, we are second in our Europa League group and seventh in the Premier League,” he said in quotes published on the club’s X account.
“We lost three important players i…
Los Angeles Galaxy wasted a golden opportunity to bridge the gap between themselves and the Western Conference playoff spots when they were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.
In front of their home fans, Galaxy got off to flying start when Chicharito got on the end of a terrific ball from Victor Vazquez to put him through one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and he made no mistake with his finish hard and low across the goal.
It was Chicharito s 200th club goal of his career, and his 33rd for Galaxy after arriving at the club in 2020.
That would be the only goal of the first half, but a penalty to Sporting in the 67th minute changed the complexion of the contest, with Johnny Russell equalising.
The visiting Kansas City side…
Jorginho believes it would provide an incentive for other players who do not score regularly and prove that goals are not the only factor in the award if he wins the Ballon d Or.
The midfielder was crowned UEFA Men s Player of the Year in August after winning the Champions League with Chelsea and Euro 2020 with Italy.
The 29-year-old has been named on the shortlist for the Ballon d Or, but Lionel Messi remains the favourite for the gong, with Robert Lewandowski also a strong contender.
Jorginho who scored eight goals in all competitions last season – says it would demonstrate that finding the back of the net is not essential for players to be the best on the planet.
It’s not up to me to say if I should win the Ballon d’Or, but it would be an ince…
Premier League clubs have agreed measures for tackling the rise in tragedy-related chanting at football matches, with criminal prosecution of offenders a principal aim.
It comes in response to a rise in the number of incidents of chants and other behaviour taunting victims and survivors of football-related tragedies, often between rival clubs.
A Manchester United supporter was arrested following the FA Cup final at Wembley earlier this month after he was seen wearing a football shirt which appeared to make an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 97 Liverpool fans.
Manchester City and Chelsea have both apologised to Liverpool in recent months for Hillsborough-related chants sung by their fans, and appealed for supporters to …
With only several months before the end of his contract with the American LA Galaxy, Zlatan Ibrahimovic might be relocating again, reports.
After Ibrahimovic’s prolific career in European football came to an end in 2018, the Swedish striker decided to follow in the footsteps of many of his fellow players and sign a contract overseas – an option that would allow him to continue his professional football career.
The Swede proved to be a good investment for the MLS team, as he scored 42 goals in 48 appearances so far. However, he could not help Galaxy reach the playoffs and fight for the league title, which the club have not won since 2014. Ahead of the 2019 season the 37-year-old was made the team’s captain.
Asked about Ibrahimovic’s future beyond Decembe…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has suggested Kai Havertz could be a transfer target for Bayern Munich.
Havertz scored 17 Bundesliga goals in a breakthrough campaign for Bayer Leverkusen in 2018-19, helping them qualify for the Champions League.
The 20-year-old is considered one of Germany s brightest talents and has been linked with a move to Bundesliga champions Bayern.
And Rummenigge, chief executive at Bayern, indicated Havertz is on the club s radar.
I do not know if Kai Havertz will play in Munich someday, he told Bild.
I m not a fan of predicting things in advance if there are 12 months in between.
Kai Havertz is a good player, we do not need to talk about that, but he does have a contract until 2022.
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Leon Goretzka says Robert Lewandowski was spoiled at Bayern Munich as he taunted his former team-mate over Barcelona s Champions League struggles.
Barca face being eliminated from the competition in the group stage in successive campaigns for only the second time heading into Wednesday s tie with Bayern at Camp Nou.
The Catalan giants will be unable to advance to the last 16 should they lose or if Inter beat Viktoria Plzen, while they will also be eliminated should both games be drawn.
While Barca have struggled in Europe of late, Bayern have reached at least the quarter-finals in all but one of the past 11 seasons, which Goretzka says can be taken for granted.
Lewy was very spoiled at Bayern, always being at least in the round of 16 and progressing, Gor…
Manchester City will meet Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals if Jurgen Klopp s Reds see off Nottingham Forest in their quarter-final tie, while Chelsea will face Crystal Palace.
City s dominant 4-1 win against Southampton means Pep Guardiola s team have reached the competition s final four in four consecutive seasons, last lifting the trophy with a 6-0 win over Watford in 2019.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have lost on penalties in each of their last two Wembley meetings with City, doing so in the 2016 EFL Cup final and the 2019 Community Shield, with both matches finishing 1-1 after extra time.
After thrashing the Saints on Sunday, Guardiola s Premier League leaders have now hit four or more goals in 80 different games under his management, with Liverpool doing so …
Barcelona lost ground to Real Madrid in the LaLiga title chase, while Manchester City had to come from behind against Burnley to keep pace with Chelsea and Liverpool at the Premier League summit.
Juventus 3-1 defeat at Genoa allowed Roma and AC Milan to close the gap to four points at the top of Serie A, and Borussia Dortmund s defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt was especially costly as the top four all won.
But there are plenty of headlines being made beyond Europe s bigger leagues. Here are some things you might have missed over the weekend in world football.
ZE ROBERTO WINS MAIDEN BRAZILIAN CROWN
Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich winger Ze Roberto remember him? won his maiden Campeonato Brasileiro at the grand old age of 42 on Sunday.
Derby have terminated the contract of club captain Richard Keogh over his involvement in an incident that saw two other County players arrested.
Keogh, along with Derby players Mason Bennett and Tom Lawrence, were involved in a car crash that the club described as an alcohol-related incident on September 24.
Bennett and Lawrence were subsequently charged with drink-driving, while Keogh sustained a season-ending knee injury.
The club have now sacked Keogh follwing an internal investigation.
In a statement, they said: Derby County Football Club has completed the disciplinary hearing regarding Richard Keogh in respect of his involvement in the events of Tuesday, September 24.
As a result of that process, Mr Keogh has had his contract termina…