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The Bundesliga season 2021/22 started this weekend and match day one did not disappoint. We were treated to several uprisings, a lot of goals and, as always, some suspicious defenders. The highlight was Borussia Dortmund's dominant victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, but Bayern Munich slipped a draw on the opening day against Borussia Monchengladbach was also interesting. With the dust settling now after the initial round of play, here are five things we learned from the Bundesliga's opening weekend.Hoffenheim thrived against…

MLS Rivalry Week is on the horizon and with it comes the league's toughest clashes.Derbies are somewhat more difficult to forge in the United States and Canada, such are the large distances that are often involved between teams. But when they do, they are no less intense than across the Atlantic.So, with Rivalry Week ready to begin, what better time to rank the top five rivals in MLS right now?RBNY and NYCFC have met 18 times so far. / Daniela Porcelli / Getty ImagesA derby between a Red Bull GmbH club and City Football…

Assists rarely get the same love as goals, but that does not make them any less valuable to a team.Since the Premier League started, we have seen many players show up with three assists in a single match, but only a few have ever taken it a step further and gone away with four.Let's take a look at them all.The man who started this exclusive club was Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, ​​who had a creative champion class when his side beat Leicester 5-0 in early 1999.A fantastic breakthrough for Nicolas Anelka got the fun started…

Goolhayaha reer Belgium ee Thibaut Courtois ayaa cimrigiisa ciyaareed u hibeeyey kooxdiisa Real Madrid, waxaanu qalinka ku duugay heshiis cusub oo ku haynaya Santiago Bernabeu illaa ay da’diisu noqonayso 34 jir.Courtois oo u ciyaarayay Real Madrid tan iyo markii uu uga soo wareegay Chelsea xagaagii 2018, waxa uu saxeexay heshiis cusub oo shan sannadood ah oo soconaya illaa laga gaadhayo sannadka 2026.29 jirkan oo ka mid ah goolhayeyaasha ugu wanaagsan kubadda cagta waqtigan, ayaa ciyaartiisu sarraysay labadii xilli ciyaareed…

The European Club Association has confirmed that the nine sides that abandoned the plans to join the rebel Superliga have been welcomed back into the organization.The 12 teams that expressed their intention to form the Super League in April all left the ECA to push their plans, just for nine of these sides - AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Inter, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - to quickly back off and apologize.The ECA Board of Directors accepts the clubs' wish to retain…

Another week, another bucket load of golazos in Major League Soccer.With 27 teams now fighting against it, it can be difficult to keep up with every ball kicked in MLS. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person.So without further ado, here are 90mins top five goals in MLS from week 19.OLA KAMARA @ OlaKamaras 11th year pulls back one. This game is wild, you! pic.twitter.com/91GlKl8IlU- Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 15, 2021Trust us, there are some serious strikes in this week's list, most of…

You have probably heard that soft drinks are not the best for you. (Two experts just said that it is true for diet as well.) Now a new study has looked at a broader category of beverages to find that when it comes to daily diets, it is not just soft drinks that can lead to disease and even earlier death. Keep reading to learn which drinks, except soft drinks, were linked to a higher risk of premature death among women. Also check out This is the exact age your metabolism begins to slow down, says new study.…

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that the club has a debt of 1.35 billion euros, an increase of 200 million euros from the figure reported in January.Barça's terrible problems off the pitch have been widely known for some time. Years of overpayments on salaries and transfer fees have finally caught up with the club, which has resulted in Lionel Messi not being able to extend his contract this summer. ? @JoanLaportaFCB: ❝Our salaries represent 103% of the club's total income. That is 20-25% more than our…

Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid which will keep him at the club until 2026. Courtois joined Los Blancos 2018 from Chelsea and has since established himself as Real's starting goalkeeper. He has made 130 appearances for the club so far in all competitions and kept 52 zeros. ? # Courtois2026 pic.twitter.com/byi0PALmli- Real Madrid CF ???? (@realmadriden) August 16, 2021During that time, he has helped Real lift some silver as well, winning the La Liga and Supercopa de Espana titles in…

In the bitterly disputed presidential election in Zambia, business magnate and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won a landslide. After a campaign dominated by the country's economic misery and marked by sporadic violence, Hichilema received 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 President Edgar Lungu, according to near-final results. Lungu acknowledged the defeat and said he congratulated "my brother ... Hichilema on becoming the seventh Republican president." In a national television address,…