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Spotlight on PSG - 30 August Edition

Lionel Messi and Neymar made their season debuts as PSG picked up a fourth straight win to start the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season by defeating Stade de Reims 2-0. Kylian Mbappé powered through rumors of a potential transfer to Real Madrid and scored both goals for PSG giving him three goals and two assists in PSG's first four matches, both team highs. The clean sheet was PSG's first of the season, and they've outscored their opponents 12-5 in the early going.  Ligue 1: 4 Wins, 0 Draws, 0 Losses Recent Results 8/29 - Won 2-0 @ Stade de Reims 8/20 - Won 4-2 @ Brest 8/14 - Won 4-2 vs Strasbourg 8/7 - Won 2-1 @ Troyes Star Watch Player Matches Goals Assists Kylian Mbappé  4 3 2 Lionel Messi 1 - - Neymar 1 - - Sergio Ramos - - - Goals & Assists Player Nationality Goals Assists Kylian Mbappé France 3 2 Mauro Icardi Argentina 2 0 Ander Herrera Spain 1 2 Achraf Hakimi Morocco 1 2 Julian Draxler Germany 1 1 Ángel Di María Argentina 1 1 Idrissa Gueye Senegal 1 0 Pablo Sarabia Spain 1 0

English Premier League Highlights 28 to 29 August

  Scores Manchester City 5 Arsenal 0 Aston Villa 1 Brentford 1 Everton 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Southampton 2 Newcastle United 2 Leicester City 2 Norwich City 1 West Ham United 2 Crystal Palace 2 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 Leeds United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Watford 0 Manchester United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Notable Goals Ferran Torres, Manchester City - 21 year old winger Ferran Torres scored his first two goals (2) for Manchester city this season in City's 5-0 rout of Arsenal on Saturday. Torres scored 7 goals during the 2020-21 Premier League campaign, his first with City after previously playing for Valencia (Spain). Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton - Calvert-Lewin made it goals in three straight matches (3) as Everton knocked off previously unbeaten Brighton & Hove Albion. Calvert-Lewin, 24, scored 16 goals for Everton during the 2020-21 season. Callum Wilson, Newcastle United - Wilson, now in his second season with Newcastle United, scored his second goal of

English Premier League Highlights - Carabao Cup Round 2

Results (Premier League Clubs Only) Norwich City 6 AFC Bournemouth 0 Aston Villa 6 Barrow 0 Brentford 3 Forest Green Rovers 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Cardiff City 0 Everton 2 Huddersfield Town 1 Leeds United 3 Crewe Alexandra 0 Watford 1 Crystal Palace 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 Nottingham Forest 0 Burnley 0 Newcastle United 0, Burnley advances on penalties 4-3 Southampton 8 Newport County 0 Arsenal 6 West Bromwich Albion 0 Notable Goals Christos Tzolis, Norwich City - The Greek teenager made his Norwich City debut in style with a pair of goals and a pair of assists in Norwich City's 6-0 rout of AFC Bournemouth. Tzolis began his pro career in Greece with PAOK and joined Norwich City earlier this month. He's already appeared in eight matches for the Greek National Team and scored in a friendly against Cyprus back in November. Josh Sargent, Norwich City - The young American striker scored his first two goals since joining Norwich City earlier this month in Norwich City'

English Premier League Highlights - 21 August to 23 August

Scores Liverpool 2 Burnley 0 Aston Villa 2 Newcastle United 0 Crystal Palace 0 Brentford 0 Everton 2 Leeds United 2 Manchester City 5 Norwich City 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Watford 0 Southampton 1 Manchester United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0 West Ham United 4 Leicester City 1 Notable Goals Diogo Jota, Liverpool - Jota, who scored nine goals for Liverpool last season scored (2) for the second straight match Danny Ings, Aston Villa - Ings, in his first season with Villa after three seasons with Southampton scored (2) for the second straight match. He scored 22 goals during the the 2019-20 campaign.  Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton - Calvert-Lewin, 24, has increased his Premier League scoring output in each of his first five seasons with Everton (1, 4, 6, 13, 16). Now in his sixth season with the club, he has scored (2) in each of their first two matches. Jack Grealish, Manchester City - After a ten year run with Aston Villa, Grealish joined Ma

Spotlight on PSG - 21 August 2021 Edition

Paris St. Germain made it three in a row to start the season with a 4-2 thrashing of Brest on Friday night. After having his first goal of the season re-scored as an own goal against Strasbourg, Kylian Mbappé again got on the score sheet, as did Idrissa Gueye, Ángel Di María and Ander Herrera. PSG never trailed scoring the match's opening two goals, and then answering both of Brest's goals with additional scores. While they have 10 goals through their first three matches, PSG still hasn't seen the season debuts of Neymar or newcomers Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, but obviously it hasn't been an issue thus far. 

Women's International Championship Cup Finals This Weekend

This weekend will feature the championship match of the Women's International Championship Cup, a friendly tournament featuring four teams, two from Europe and two from the U.S. This will be the third edition of the tournament and Lyon (France) once again finds themselves in the Championship match after having won the tournament in 2019 and finished second in 2018. Lyon knocked off UEFA Champions League title holders Barcelona 3-2 in last night's semifinal thanks to a late goal by Melvine Malard. Lyon has racked up quite the trophy case in recent years accumulating seven UEFA Champions League titles, 14 French League Titles, nine French Cups, a  Trophée des Championnes, an International Women's Club Championship, the Valais Cup title, and the   Trophée Veolia Féminin in addition to the 2019 International Champions Cup.  They'll match up against the Portland Thorns who reached the Final after knocking off the Houston Dash 3-1 on penalties. The Thorns feature a number of

The Tebow Experiment Ends - My Thoughts

First and foremost, I've always liked Tim Tebow. I got to see his last collegiate game when he was still at the University of Florida. They trounced Cincinnati in the 2010 Sugar Bowl 51-24 and Tebow threw for 482 yards and three touchdowns hitting on 31 of 35 pass attempts. He also added 51 rushing yards and a touchdown for good measure. It was an impressive performance, possibly one of the most impressive I've ever witnessed in person. I pulled for him when he was with Denver as they stunned Pittsburgh in that 2011 playoff game, and I always hoped he'd catch on somewhere. If nothing else, he was a unique talent. That said, I was certainly shocked when it was announced that Jacksonville was bringing him in to play Tight End this season. Tebow last appeared in an NFL game in 2012, and he'd most recently been pursuing his dream of being a professional baseball player with the Mets. Tebow had previously been averse to playing Tight End, instead holding out hope that he'