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Awoniyi equals Salah, Adebayor’s Premier League scoring run
Awoniyi equals Salah, Adebayor’s Premier League scoring run
Taiwo Awoniyi has equalled the record of Mohamed Salah and Emmanuel Adebayor as the African footballers with the longest scoring run in the English Premier League.
Awoniyi achieved this feat after scoring as early as the second minute to put Nottingham Forest 1-0 ahead against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Super Eagles striker has now scored in seven consecutive Premier League matches for Forest, same as Salah and Adebayor did with Liverpool and Arsenal respectively.
Awoniyi scored against Man United courtesy of an assist from Morgan Gibbs-White after which Willy Boly made it 2-0 in favour of the visiting Tricky Tees in the fourth minute.
Christian Eriksen thereafter scored in the 17th minute after being set up by Marcus Rashford to reduce the tally to 2-1 even as the Premier League game is still on.
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Awoniyi, last Friday, netted in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United to equal the scoring record of Stan Collymore in six consecutive Premier League games for Forest between March and April 1995.
His scoring run is now the longest ever by a Nigerian in the competition and he is now the first player to score in Forest’s opening three top-flight matches of a season since Peter Davenport in 1984-85.
The former Union Berlin ace a fortnight ago netted in a 2-1 loss to Arsenal to become only the second Forest player to score in five straight EPL appearances, also matching Collymore’s feat.
Awoniyi had become the first player since 1995 to score in four straight Premier League games for Forest as the match-winner when the club defeated Arsenal 1-0 at the City Ground back in May.
The 26-year-old has so far scored 13 goals in 30 Premier League appearances for the Tricky Tees since joining the club in the summer of 2022.
Meanwhile, fellow Nigerian Ola Aina started against Man United after his return to training following a groin issue that kept him out of the win over Sheffield while Emmanuel Dennis was not included in Forest’s match-day squad as expected.
Awoniyi equals Salah, Adebayor’s Premier League scoring run
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UCL: Real Madrid beat Bayern to book final ticket …to face Dortmund in London
UCL: Real Madrid beat Bayern to book final ticket …to face Dortmund in London
Real Madrid snatched an incredible semi-final victory as two late goals defeated Bayern Munich and set up a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern looked to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin after England captain Harry Kane had found him with a superb pass.
But Joselu grabbed an 88th-minute equaliser when he reacted quickest after Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who had been excellent up until then, fumbled Vinicius Jr’s effort.
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There was even more drama to come two minutes later when Joselu, a former Stoke City striker, swept home from six yards out from Antonio Rudiger’s square pass.
The goal had originally been given as offside only for a video assistant referee decision to show that Joselu was onside, sparking incredible scenes of celebration in the Bernabeu, with Real hanging on to win 4-3 on aggregate.
Real, 14-time European champions, will face Dortmund on Saturday, 1 June at Wembley.
UCL: Real Madrid beat Bayern to book final ticket …to face Dortmund in London
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Diego Maradona’s golden ball trophy for auction in Paris
Diego Maradona’s golden ball trophy for auction in Paris
Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy, which he earned as the best player in the 1986 World Cup, will be auctioned in France in June, according to the Aguttes auction house.
This is the first Golden Ball to be auctioned, and while the value has yet to be determined, the auction house anticipates it to earn millions on June 6.
Maradona, who died in 2020, won the award after leading Argentina to World Cup victory in Mexico, scoring five goals at the finals where he captained his country and played every minute of the tournament.
That tournament is probably best remembered for Maradona’s two goals against England in the quarter-finals.
Maradona out jumped England keeper Peter Shilton as he thumped in the first goal with a raised fist, which he later dubbed as being scored by the “Hand of God”.
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The second was an incredible mazy slalom run from his own half, when he dribbled past five English outfield players, and was voted as the “Goal of the Century”.
The jersey he wore that day, along with the ball from the match, have both previously been sold at auction.
After his display against England, Maradona went on to score the two goals which defeated Belgium in the semi-final and Argentina won a thrilling final 3-2 against West Germany.
The Golden Ball award was introduced at the 1982 World Cup, and its list of winners include Italy’s Paolo Rossi, Romario and Ronaldo of Brazil, Zinedine Zidane of France, while Argentine great Lionel Messi is the only player to have won the accolade twice.
Maradona’s award had disappeared before resurfacing among several trophy lots in an auction room.
Recently it was entrusted to Aguttes, which carried out an investigation into its provenance and managed to authenticate it as Maradona’s Adidas Golden Ball trophy.
Diego Maradona’s golden ball trophy for auction in Paris
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Dortmund whip PSG 2-0 aggregate to reach Champions League final
Dortmund whip PSG 2-0 aggregate to reach Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund produced a fine away performance to beat Paris St-Germain and reach their first Champions League final since 2013.
Dortmund held a 1-0 advantage following the first leg and doubled their lead when Mats Hummels was left unmarked five yards out to head in from Julian Brandt’s left-wing corner.
That goal came just after PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery wasted a glorious chance as he volleyed against the post from close range early in the second half.
PSG hit the upright twice in the opening match in Germany and, after falling 2-0 behind on aggregate, again struck the post through Nuno Mendes.
The hosts thought they had been given a penalty and a potential lifeline when Italian referee Daniele Orsato pointed to the spot, only to instantly change his mind and rule that Hummels’ foul on Ousmane Dembele had been just outside the area.
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PSG have never been European champions, losing in the 2020 final, and Dortmund produced an excellent defensive display to frustrate the French title winners.
Kylian Mbappe, in his last European match for PSG before joining Real Madrid in the summer, had an effort deflected on to the crossbar, before Vitinha fired against the bar too – the sixth time overall his side had hit the frame of the goal in the tie.
The final will be at Wembley on Saturday, 1 June (20:00 BST) and could be an all-German affair, just as it was in May 2013 when Bayern Munich beat Dortmund 2-1 in London.
Bayern and Real are in the second 2024 semi-final and the first leg ended 2-2 in Germany, with the second leg in Spain on Wednesday (20:00 BST).
Dortmund are aiming to become European champions for the second time in their history after they defeated Juventus 3-1 in the 1997 final.
Dortmund whip PSG 2-0 aggregate to reach Champions League final
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