AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri was left gutted by the crucial second penalty gifted to Barcelona in their 3-1 Champions League victory.
Lionel Messi converted from the spot twice to give Barcelona a 2-1 advantage before half-time in the sides quarter-final tie, following their 0-0 draw in the first leg at the San Siro, before Andreas Iniesta killed off the contest in the second half with a cool finish at the Camp Nou.
Antonio Nocerino had made it 1-1 with a neat finish from Zlatan Ibrahimovic s pass, after Messi had scored the opener from the spot.
Alessandro Nesta fouled the Argentine for the first penalty, giving the referee little choice, but it was his second foul for an alleged pull of Sergio Busquets shirt that left Allegri fuming.
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Coventry boss Mark Robins has scoffed at the “derisory” criticism of Manchester United, insisting his side’s FA Cup semi-final opponents remain the biggest football club on the planet.
Robins began his career at Old Trafford and his history with the club is firmly intertwined with the cup, with his third round winner against Nottingham Forest in 1990 often cited as the goal that saved Sir Alex Ferguson from the sack.
Ferguson’s latest successor in the hot seat, Erik ten Hag, could do with firming up his own position and could find himself on extremely rocky ground if the Red Devils were denied a shot at silverware by Championship opposition.
They are winless in four games since reaching the last four with a penalty shootout victory over Liverpool and sit …
Alex Morgan has accused her goal celebration critics of double standards , with the United States striker perplexed at why her tea sipping caused such a stir when men are grabbing their sacks .
USA captain Morgan celebrated scoring a Women s World Cup semi-final winner against England by lifting her little finger and pretending to sip tea, a popular beverage in the country of her opponents and one linked to American independence after a shipment of the drink was dumped in the sea by colonists in an event known as the Boston Tea Party.
She was called distasteful and disrespectful by her former Orlando Pride team-mate and England international Lianne Sanderson, who is working at the tournament as a pundit for beIN SPORTS, while television presenter Piers Morgan said…
Manchester United s 2-0 win over West Ham was littered with controversy, but the Red Devils are enjoying their best run of form since the Alex Ferguson era.
Goals from Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, combined with a dubious red card for West Ham s Sofiane Feghouli, made it seven wins from seven for United across all competitions, and 13 games unbeaten in total.
It is the longest unbeaten streak United have enjoyed since March 2013, prior to Sir Alex Ferguson s retirement.
We have taken a look at how United s run was put together
November 6, 2016 A stunning Paul Pogba volley and a quick-fire brace from Ibrahimovic put United into a commanding lead against Swansea City inside the opening 33 minutes en route to a 3-1 win.
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Manchester United had a busy transfer deadline day but it is reported their most significant arrival could be to come.
United completed deals for Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo before the window closed on Monday.
There is now talk a new manager could be heading for Old Trafford, with Mauricio Pochettino lined up to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Former Tottenham boss Pochettino is a strong favourite to take over as United boss.
The Mirror report that United have made contact with the Argentinian following United s 6-1 home Premier League drubbing at the hands of Spurs on Sunday.
Pochettino was strongly linked with United after Jose Mourinho was…
Massimiliano Allegri is to step down as Juventus head coach at the end of the season, the Serie A champions have confirmed.
Allegri s future had been in doubt ever since Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Ajax.
Juve had been considered among the favourites for Europe s top competition following the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the season, with many suggesting he was the missing piece of the puzzle after the Serie A champions reached the final in 2017 and were narrowly knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid last term.
The loss to Ajax ended their challenge, though, and some supporters have grown frustrated with Allegri s pragmatic tactics, despite him leading Juve to an eighth Serie A title in a row in 2018-19.…
Adi Hutter apologised to supporters after his Borussia Monchengladbach team were trounced 6-0 at home by Freiburg, with all six goals coming in a remarkable first half.
High-flying Freiburg became the first team ever in the Bundesliga to score five goals away from home inside the opening 25 minutes of a match, and Gladbach midfielder Patrick Herrmann bemoaned a catastrophic performance .
Maximilian Eggestein and Kevin Schade put the visitors two up with only five minutes gone, before Philipp Lienhart, Nicolas Hofler, Lucas Holer and Nico Schlotterbeck got in on the act to shock those in attendance at Borussia-Park on Sunday.
Gladbach had previously been the only side to score five goals in the opening 25 minutes of a match, that coming at home to Braunschw…
Gareth Southgate again praised his England players for their opposition to racism amid allegations they were abused during Thursday s 4-0 win in Hungary.
England secured a superb victory in Budapest, moving five points clear at the top of Group I in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Second-half goals from Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Declan Rice helped the Three Lions move on swiftly from their Euro 2020 final heartbreak.
But this latest triumph was marred by the actions of Hungary supporters as their side suffered their heaviest defeat in 118 home World Cup qualifiers.
Objects were thrown at Sterling and his team-mates as they celebrated, while there were also reports of chants aimed at the Manchester City forward.
Southgate,…
Howard Webb admitted officials got one of the big decisions wrong in Nottingham Forest s controversial Premier League defeat to Everton this month.
Forest were beaten 2-0 at Goodison Park on April 21 but were left fuming that referee Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty despite three separate calls involving Ashley Young.
Following the game, Forest released a controversial statement on the social media platform X formerly Twitter that hinted at the fact VAR Stuart Attwell was a fan of relegation rivals Luton Town and should not have been involved in the game.
Webb was speaking about the incidents on the Mic d Up TV programme and claimed that while the first decisions were really subjective calls , the third one , which saw Young challenge Callum Hudson-Odoi, sh…
Coach Graham Arnold wants his Australia players to swiftly forget their 1-0 World Cup win over Tunisia and turn their attention to securing qualification for the knockout stage against Denmark.
Mitchell Duke scored the only goal, glancing home Craig Goodwin s deflected cross in the 23rd minute, before the Socceroos withstood some concerted Tunisia pressure to secure their first win at a World Cup in 12 years and first clean sheet since 1974.
The win moves Australia on to three points and with renewed hope of advancing out of Group D. Next up on Wednesday is a clash with the Danes and that has already become the focus of Arnold s attention.
Asked about his approach to that game, he said: We ve got to see what the result is tonight [between France and Denmark] but …