'Hearts set to miss out on striker'
Heart of Midlothian look set to lose out to Alanyaspor in the fight for Uchenna Ogundu after holding talks with the 19-year-old Sanliurfaspor striker and making an offer. (Daily Record), externalRead Monday's gossip column in full.
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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Man City buckled again when the going got tough... describing them as fragile doesn't do justice to how easily Al Hilal tore them apart, writes JACK GAUGHAN
Manchester City were presented with an open door and instead of walking straight through it, conspired to trip over their own laces and face plant the floor. The Club World Cup was in their hands. Certainly for the next couple of rounds anyway. Fluminense knocked out Inter earlier in the day and were waiting in the last eight. Potential semi-final opponents Chelsea don't look particularly brilliant, either. City looked and sound like a group who fancied this. Said all the right things. Trained with smiles, discussed the improved camaraderie. But when things became tough, they buckled again. Given all the goals, the energy – definitely the performance against Juventus – and a general upturn in atmosphere during this trip to the United States, turning over Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal should have presented no problem. What followed was utterly ludicrous and can only act as a reality check to a squad who had spent the past fortnight talking themselves up. On a crazy night, they were taken to an extra period consisting of three goals, consistently giving up ridiculous chances as Simone Inzaghi masterminded the shock of this tournament in his first weeks in charge. Describing City as defensively fragile doesn't do justice to how easy Al Hilal tore them apart. And they missed a hatful of huge chances. It felt eerily familiar as the substitutes leant nervously on the dugout in injury time, failing to believe what they were witnessing. They fly home in the morning, at least a week earlier than many had expected, as Al Hilal put down a marker for Saudi Arabian football and the investment being made in the Pro League. Pep Guardiola shook hands of the opposition as he limped onto the pitch at the end, suddenly appearing very lonely once more. Veteran stars had hands on hips, stood in a trance. There is absolutely no way that City should be boarding a flight back to Manchester after a knockout game with Al Hilal yet here we are. Food for thought and more. Erling Haaland appeared to pick up a thigh injury too, while Rodri came on and then brought off for good measure. An utterly demoralising experience yet one FIFA ought to be championing as the tournament throws up more surprises than anticipated. What was worse: the defending or finishing? City should have been at least three clear by half time but that is being conservative. Given the quality of chances and the quality of player on the end of them, five wasn't unrealistic. Ruben Dias tamely headed when free, Savinho couldn't properly round Yassine Bounou, who also stood tall when faced with Ilkay Gundogan. Jeremy Doku volleyed over too, most of those opportunities after a scrappy ninth-minute opener by Bernardo Silva which sparked wrath in Orlando. Al Hilal – whose defensive record was the best in the tournament – were incensed by referee Jesus Valenzuela, who adjudged that Rayan Ait-Nouri hadn't handled in the build-up when completing a one-two with Tijjani Reijnders. Silva shinned over the line before Al Hilal, led by Ruben Neves, remonstrated with the Venezuelan official after the replay was beamed on the big screen. Valenzuela then explained the decision over the mic to the crowd in broken English, which only served to further invite vitriol. City were, except for a Marcos Leonardo header, supremely comfortable until they restarted after the break. Malcom, the ex-Barcelona winger with a point to prove on the big stage, drove purposefully almost straight from kick off. Defenders backed off and Malcom popped for Joao Cancelo to flash a cross towards Ederson, whose punch hit Dias and pinballed to Leonardo. The 22-year-old headed in nicely. Six minutes later and Al Hilal had incredibly flipped the tie on its head. And it was City's doing from their own corner. One Cancelo clearance found Malcom all alone near halfway – City's two deepest players, Reijnders and Ait-Nouri, oblivious to any real danger. Malcom skipped clear and steered past Ederson. It had long descended into carnage by this point, Haaland equalising after 55 minutes. From a corner – a feather for new set piece coach James French – as the Norwegian pounced on a bouncing ball inside the six-yard box. Doku later spurned a decent headed chance, while substitute Manuel Akanji had to perfectly time a last-ditch tackle. Dias didn't time his well at all, upending Malcom inside the box, only for the offside flag to go up. A toenail offside. City were permanently on the edge. Ali Lajami heroically hooked off the line as Haaland attempted to follow in Akanji's header off the post. Guardiola was on his knees, gesticulating, unsure how City hadn't wrapped this up and unsure how they almost conceived to gift progression in normal time. But then this mad night took another twist four minutes into extra time. Inexplicably, Kalidou Koulibaly found himself between Nathan Ake and Dias from a Neves corner, glancing a header beyond Ederson. Feather removed from French. Coincidentally, Koulibaly was a City target the year they bought Dias. City weren't done. Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden weren't introduced until far later than you'd envisage and their combination for another equaliser was sublime. Cherki's delivery from a central area flighted through the air exquisitely and the finish from Foden, peeling away at the back post and deftly nudging a volley – seemingly off his big toe – into the far corner was a reminder of the unique talent he owns. Yet not even Foden's 100th goal for the club could sort them out. City will fly home on Tuesday morning before heading on holiday with plenty of questions City just could not defend, constantly all at sea, eight minutes from the end again making it far too easy for Al Hilal to fashion an opportunity. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was allowed another free header, Ederson only diverting into the path of Leonardo to bundle in. Silva nervously bit his nails and as well he might. City will head to their summer holidays with plenty of questions.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Manchester City knocked out of Club World Cup by Al-Hilal
Manchester City crashed out of the Club World Cup as Al-Hilal snatched a stunning 4-3 victory in extra time of a pulsating last-16 clash in Orlando. Marcos Leonardo grabbed his second goal with 112 minutes on the clock as the Saudi Arabian side produced a major upset. Bernardo Silva gave City a ninth-minute lead but Pep Guardiola's side were punished for missing a series of chances as Leonardo and Malcom replied after the break. Erling Haaland sent the game to extra time but City needed another equaliser from Phil Foden after Kalidou Koulibaly headed Al-Hilal back ahead. City, who were caught repeatedly on the break, were undone again as Leonardo had the final say and the Saudi side will now play Fluminense for a place in the semi-finals. Guardiola, having taken the competition seriously, will rue a wasteful first-half display. His side started quickly with Ruben Dias heading straight at Yassine Bounou. The opening goal soon came, although it proved highly controversial with complaints of handball against Rayan Ait-Nouri and Ilkay Gundogan. Tijjani Reijnders cleverly played in Ait-Nouri but the ball appeared to brush the Algerian's hand before he crossed. It then took two ricochets, the second off the shoulder of Gundogan, before Silva poked past Bounou. Al-Hilal players surrounded referee Jesus Valenzuela but the Venezuelan was unmoved. City should have extended their lead before half-time but Bounou denied Savinho, Gundogan, Josko Gvardiol and Jeremy Doku. Silva had a shot parried but, after riding their luck, Al-Hilal went close through Leonardo and Malcom. City failed to heed those warnings and were punished as Al-Hilal struck twice in the first seven minutes of the second half. The equaliser came as former City full-back Joao Cancelo drove in a low cross. Ederson pushed away and Malcom's attempt on the rebound was blocked but the ball looped up for Leonardo to head in. City were stung again moments later as Al-Hilal quickly recycled the ball from a corner they were defending. Malcom broke from halfway and buried a low shot into the far corner. City needed to respond and did so as a Silva corner led to a goalmouth scramble. Haaland pounced from close range to level but, far from settling nerves, the Premier League side remained vulnerable. Malcom was brought down by Dias for what seemed a certain penalty only for an offside flag to spare City. It also took a good recovery tackle by Manuel Akanji to prevent Malcom getting in another shot and Mohamed Kanno fluffed a free header. City were inches away as Akanji headed against the post and Haaland's follow-up was cleared off the line. Both sides had further attacks and Doku was pulled back seconds before the final whistle was blown. Guardiola raced onto the field to complain but the game was heading to extra time. City, who lost Haaland to injury, were stunned when Al-Hilal reclaimed the lead with Koulibaly's powerful header. Yet the drama was far from over as Foden, having come off the bench to replace another substitute in the ineffective Rodri, exquisitely volleyed in from a Rayan Cherki cross. Al-Hilal refused to lie down and scored yet again as Leonardo pounced to settle the contest after Ederson had pushed away a header from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Grigor Dimitrov dating history: Who has the tennis star been in a relationship with?
GRIGOR DIMITROV has endured an injury-hit year - but his relationships continue to be headline-grabbing. Here we take a look at the Wimbledon star's life off the courts. 7 Grigor is a professional tennis player who spends much of his life on the ATP Tour. Born May 16 1991, in Bulgaria, Grigor is yet to win a major Grand Slam title, but he has certainly won the hearts of some of Hollywood's most beautiful stars. Eiza Gonzalez (2025 - Present) 7 Rumours surrounding Grigor's love life resurfaced in recent months following speculation of a burgeoning romance with Eiza Gonzalez. The world No 21 and Hollywood actress Eiza went public with their relationship in April at the Madrid Open. The tennis star received a celebratory kiss from Eiza on the cheek after he defeated Nicolas Jarry to reach the fourth round. The actress, who is 35 years old, shot to fame as Monica 'Darling' Costello in the 2017 hit Baby Driver, alongside Ansel Elgort. The Hobbs & Shaw actress is from Mexico and gained popularity in Spanish-language television and films before going to Hollywood. There has been no official confirmation on their relationship status. 7 Wimbledon 2025 LIVE - follow all the latest scores and updates from a thrilling fortnight at SW19 Madalina Ghenea (2023) Before finding love with Eiza, Grigor spent over a year single, following the end of his relationship with Madalina Ghenea. The Bulgarian tennis star started dating Madalina at the start of 2023. 7 Throughout their relationship, the Romanian was often seen supporting her beau at some of the biggest games of his career. Despite her busy schedule as a supermodel and actress, having starred as Sophia Loren in the series House of Gucci and alongside Ed Westwick in Deep Fear, she was often courtside. Nicole Scherzinger (2015-2019) Grigor and former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger started dating in 2015, with their relationship going public in 2016. 7 Nicole is no stranger to a sporting love interest, with her former long-term relationship with Formula 1 GOAT Lewis Hamilton and current relationship with former rugby international Thom Evans. But from the moment their relationship became known, they faced scrutiny and rumours around whether they were still together. Busy schedules and countless rumours of break-ups plagued their relationship, which eventually ended in 2019. Maria Sharapova (2012-2015) With life on the tour, the idea of dating a fellow tennis player would seem enticing due to the difficult schedules. 7 That's why the long-term relationship of Maria Sharapova and Grigor seemed like the "perfect match". The couple started dating in 2012, and their relationship became public in 2013. The highest-paid sports woman in the world, at the time, was five years older than Grigor, who was only 23 during their relationship. However, after three years together, the couple broke up due to their "split paths". Serena Williams (2012) While this relationship is only speculated by fans, Serena Williams was rumoured to be dating the tennis star in 2012. The couple never officially confirmed their relationship and still speak regularly, according to Grigor.
