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Ryan Raposo says he felt "goosebumps" when the Vancouver Whitecaps made a winning return to BC Place.After 539 days of having to play in neutral territory due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Whitecaps finally went out in front of their home fans on Saturday. The Canadian side delivered, came from 1-0 and beat LAFC 2-1.During that period away, 22-year-old Raposo appeared 30 times for the Whitecaps but, unbelievably, this was the first time he played at BC Place in front of fans. It did not take long for him to realize what he…

Juventus were left frustrated in their Serie A opener 2021/22 when two Wojciech Szczesny errors let Udinese come back from 2-0 to eventually split the substitutions on Sunday night.In Bianconeri started positively and took only two minutes to break the deadlock. Rodrigo Bentancur unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide.It took Juve just two minutes to open their account for the new Serie A season?Paulo Dybala with an early declaration of intent! pic.twitter.com/SLkMLhgGhB-…

On Saturday, April 27, 2011, an 18-year-old Romelu Lukaku was introduced to Stamford Bridge faithful for the first time and came up with a short and uneventful cameo during a routine victory over Norwich City.Almost exactly a decade later, Lukaku made his second Chelsea debut on Sunday and the circumstances could not be more contrasting. This time, the Belgian arrived as a global superstar, described as the last piece of the puzzle for Thomas Tuchel's side to do a real Premier League title challenge.GOOOOAAAAALLLL! ?On his…

"A dream? I'm not dreaming. Someday I'll play here, you'll see." One cannot have escaped the viral clip shared by the former club Anderlecht, as he completed his £ 97.5million transfer of Romelu Lukaku visiting Chelsea's Stamford Bridge as a child . Of course, Lukaku kept that promise in 2011 when he replaced Fernando Torres for the final seven minutes of a 3-1 home win over Norwich City. It was among eight outings at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea blue, but few could fault the striker for feeling a little dissatisfied. One…

Sunday afternoon was proof that Manchester United still can not shake these incoherent, sluggish meetings against the midfield opposition for every 5-1 victory over Leeds United.Southampton were the benefactors on this occasion, apart from a sensational Paul Pogba, there were very few red devils who impressed in a frustrating 1-1 draw on the south coast.Not the result we were hoping for, but ????? from the away field was unreal.Glad you're back on the road with us, Red ❤️ # MUFC | #SOUMUN pic.twitter.com/UGX8gVrTQ0-…

Nuno Espirito Santo was pleased with Harry Kane's performance as a substitute in Tottenham's 1-0 win over Wolves on Sunday. Dele Alli's penalty - the midfielder's first Premier League goal since March 2020 - proved decisive at Molineux as Nuno took over his former club. Spurs talisman Kane, a transfer target for Manchester City, missed the first two games of the season - a win against the Champions and a loss to Pacos de Ferreira in Europa League qualifying - but returned to an enthusiastic reception from the traveling…

Julian Nagelsmann earned his first Bundesliga victory as Bayern Munich's manager, as Serge Gnabry's double helped them resist a Cologne fightback to win 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.Koln persevered during the first half and frustrated their hosts who went close to Leon Goretzka and Thomas Muller.Work victory! ? #MiaSanMia #FCBKOE pic.twitter.com/2wJMVmkHtjFC Bayern München (@FCBayern) 22 August 2021The Bundesliga champions soon went through the switches and established a two-goal lead early in the second half when Robert…

Romelu Lukaku scored on his second debut for Chelsea to help the Blues secure a 2-0 victory over London rivals Arsenal in Sunday's Premier League clash. The Belgium international joined Chelsea for a record club fee earlier this month and took just 15 minutes to open his account at close range at Emirates Stadium. Reece James scored the goal and doubled his team's lead before half-time as Thomas Tuchel's men, who also hit the crossbar by a header from Lukaku, took a second straight win without conceding for start the…

A debut goal from Romelu Lukaku and a strike by Reece James helped Chelsea facilitate a 2-0 win over Arsenal and maintain their 100% winning start to the Premier League season.Energized by a delighted home crowd, the Gunners started the game strongly. They pushed from the front and disrupted Chelsea's build-up play and Emile Smith Rowe was close to opening the scoring early."#CFC plays with Arsenal!" ?Chelsea doubles their lead when Reece James is in an acre of space in the #AFC penalty area! ?…

"We have Alli, Dele Alli", shouted Spurs fans, a song more synonymous with Mauricio Pochettino's exciting days when the midfielder could make a legitimate claim to be the most talented number ten in the league.Jose Mourinho's reign threatened to draw the curtain on Allis Spurs' career, but the suspicion that the midfielder could survive the Portuguese when he continued to start arguments in empty houses last season has been proven correct.Alli proved the difference on Sunday, both winning and sending the penalty when…