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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Salah claims new record with latest Premier League award
Mohamed Salah has been named as the Premier League Player of the Month for a record-equalling seventh time. Salah has moved level with Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero as a seven-time winner of the monthly award, following a brilliant February for Liverpool. The Egyptian international scored six goals and provided four assists in the month, to extend his lead as the Premier Leagues's leading scorer and assist provider this season. Advertisement Salah saw off competition from Everton forward Beto, Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh, Tottenham full-back Djed Spence and Liverpool teammate Dominik Szoboszlai to take the prize. The 32-year-old's award is his second of the campaign, having also picked up November's accolade. He previously won the Premier League Player of the Month award in November 2017, February 2018, March 2018, October 2021, and October 2023. His record-equalling seventh award continues a season of milestones for Salah. His 44 goal involvements in the Premier League this season are a joint-record in a 38-game season, with nine games still to go. Last week, he netted his 183rd and 184th goals in the Premier League to move up to joint-fifth in the all-time scorers list. Level with Sergio Aguero, the duo are the highest-scoring overseas players in the league's history. Advertisement Read – The best England XI of players omitted from Thomas Tuchel's first squad See more – Tuchel names first England squad with two new faces Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
BBC News
17 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Is 'Firmino-like' Ekitike a 'better long-term signing' than Isak?
Professional football scout and analyst Umir Irfan says Hugo Ekitike will "facilitate Mohamed Salah's game really well" when his move from Eintracht Frankfurt is discussing the Reds' interest in both Ekitike and Newcastle's Alexander Isak on BBC Radio Merseyside, he said: "It's perhaps a better long-term signing for Liverpool in general to end up with Ekitike."It was going to be one of the two and either way it would be an impressive signing."Ekitike is a really impressive player. There's room for him to improve, which is always an exciting thing - but one thing he does offer is something that is very complementary to the rest of the players around him. I always think that is the most important thing when you sign a player."At Liverpool you have Salah, who you want to maximise for the next couple of years. He's not a player you want defending loads. With Florian Wirtz and Ekitike - they are both players who press incredibly well."But, it's not only the defensive side. On the ball Ekitike drops in really well and facilities play combining with the midfield really well, almost in a Firmino-like manner."That allows players like Salah or Wirtz to come inside and attack further up the pitch more centrally. On top of that, he has a great passing range and willingness to run in behind - whether that is to let other players come inside or free up space for the midfielders behind him."He's a very selfless player in general play and is someone who I think will facilitate Salah's game really well. But, he is selfish in the box in terms of taking lots of shots, which is always something you want from your number nine."Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds
Al Jazeera
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Jazeera
Manchester United signs forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford
Manchester United has signed forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford until 2030, with the option to extend for a further year, United said. United paid 65 million pounds ($88m) to Brentford, with another 6 million pounds ($8m) potentially due in add-ons for the 25-year-old Cameroon international, according to a club source. Mbeumo hit new heights in the 2024-25 league season, finishing with a career-high 20 goals to help Brentford to a solid 10th-place finish in the Premier League. Only Mohamed Salah (29), Alexander Isak (23) and Erling Haaland (22) scored more league goals. 'As soon as I knew there was a chance to join Manchester United, I had to take the opportunity to sign for the club of my dreams, the team whose shirt I wore growing up,' Mbeumo said on Monday. 'My mentality is to always be better than I was yesterday. I know that I have the spirit of character to reach another level here, learning from [manager] Ruben Amorim and playing alongside world-class players.' The versatile Mbeumo thrived on the right wing and also impressed as a centre-forward, proving indispensable for Brentford by starting every league game last season. He joined the London club from Ligue 2 side Troyes in 2019 and made 242 appearances, scoring 70 goals and providing 51 assists. 'Bryan's goals and assists record in the Premier League is exceptional. His remarkable consistency has put him amongst the most productive players in England for the last three seasons,' said United's director of football, Jason Wilcox. 'We are delighted to have secured another one of our primary targets ahead of the preseason tour. The experience in the US will be the perfect opportunity for Bryan to work with Ruben and his new teammates as we prepare for an exciting season ahead.' Mbeumo becomes United's fourth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Matheus Cunha, Diego Leon and youngster Enzo Kana-Biyik. United are playing three preseason matches in the United States: July 26 vs West Ham United in New Jersey, July 30 vs Bournemouth in Chicago and August 3 vs Everton in Atlanta. The wait is over. — Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 21, 2025
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fantasy Premier League: Best and funniest fantasy football team names for 2025-26 season
It's that time again. Fantasy Premier League is upon us. Redownload the app, it is well and truly back for a new season. This term's version of the game has been set live by the Premier League, who had begun to tease players' prices earlier in the week. Mohamed Salah, of course, is the most expensive player at an eye-watering £14.5million, while Erling Haaland comes in at £14m. It is a London trident that tops the defenders price list, with Gabriel and William Saliba joining Marc Cucurella as the most valuable at £6m a pop. Cole Palmer is priced at £10.5m, while Bukayo Saka sits at £10m. However, the most important part of anyone's FPL team is the team name. Who will reign supreme with the best and most imaginative, and who will take the crown for the funniest? If you're lacking inspiration, these might just help you out... The Classics Netflix and Chilwell Stranger Mings Krul Intentions Yes, Ndidi Neville Wears Prada Curious Jorginho Thomas The Frank Engine Obi 1 Kenobi 0 Game Of Throw-ins Better Call Saúl Dolce and Lallana Backstreet Moyes Onana, What's My Name? Deeney In A Bottle Enter Shaqiri Blink-1 Eto'o Murder On Zidane's Floor Gangsta's Allardyce Chicken Tikka Mo Salah Kinder Mbeumo Baines On Toast Garnachos With Cheese Chiellini Con Carne Paqueta White Rice Saka Potatoes Who Ate All Depays? Parmesan Belgrade Dunk Those Busquets Estupina Colada 2025-26 specials AbraDubravka Ait Nouri Geller Ajer winning, Son? Ake Breaky Heart Baby Reijnders Back of the Neto Bacuna Mateta Bad to the Bowen Berge King Blazinchenko Squad Born in a Barnes Botman and Robin Bowen 747 Bowen Arrow Boys In Dahoud Brennan Jerry's BrokebackMount10 Bruno Dos Tres Calafiori Sunshine Castagne Me Now Cheesy Garnachos Clyne of Duty Cobra Kai Havertz Come Digne With Mee Comme Ci Konsa Dango Unchained Darwin Theory DropItLikeIt'sSlot Dunk and Disorderly Endo Story Exposed Areola Eze Come, Eze Go Fee Fi Foden FeelsLikeSummerville FullKrugMetalJacket GvardiolsOfTheGalaxy Haalandaise Sauce Hakuna Mateta Hall In One Havertz Your Way Hellmans Mainoonaise High Faivre HouseOfTheDragusin I Love Lamp(tey) I'm Yelling Timber IncogNeto IngsCanOnlyGetBetter Kai Me A River Kilman Me Softly KudusToYou Lil Eze Vert Livin' Saliba Loca Lord and Savio Los Porro Hermanos LoveTheWaySzoboszlai Major League Saka MattyCashInTheAttic McGinn and Tonic Men with Van De Ven Mings of Power Minteh Fresh Mitomavirus More Tea Vicario? Nkunku Clock Not Isakly Sure Now I'm a Baleba Øde Toilette Omari Me Palmer Violets Paqueta Crisps Pomegranate Malacia Porro'd Time Pro Evolution Saka Raya Sunshine Red Djed Redemption Reece's Set Pieces Rice Rice Bebe Sarrgazing Saving Private Raya Seven Nation Arne Shaw Thing She Sells Lascelles Shiver Me Timbers Slot Machine Son hits the sky Sorry Nic Jackson Soucek Mate Sterling Silver Szobosslads Szoboszlai4aWhiteGuy Targett Practice Tarkowski and Hutch McNeil Deal The Konate Kid TierneyOfEverything Todibo Selector Tuchel For School Under My Cucurella Uptown Dunk Veiga Megadrive WeDontTalkAboutBruno WindBeneathMyMings Ederson Volleys Sonny and Schar
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Is Slot set to change Salah role?
Along with Florian Wirtz and the two new full-backs, Hugo Ekitike points to a different Liverpool 2024-25, some 47 of Liverpool's 86 goals (55%) were scored or assisted by Mohamed Salah, who ran the right wing almost on his own as Alexander-Arnold drifted contrast, Jeremie Frimpong is a very attacking, very wide right-back. That should take some of the pressure off Salah, but it might also see the Egyptian move infield to support the new creator-in-chief Wirtz, Liverpool's first proper number 10 in weight to that theory is Ekitike's history of playing in a strike partnership. He was arguably at his best in a 3-5-2 alongside Omar Marmoush at Frankfurt, with whom he regularly swapped positions in a fluid forward more on Ekitike and Liverpool's tacticsHe was also more often than not playing in a two at Reims, where he made his name. Could Slot be planning something similar with Ekitike and Salah?In a 4-2-3-1, Frimpong's aggressive wing play on the right could free Salah to drift inside and operate as something like a split striker alongside Ekitike, with Wirtz and a number eight sitting just would certainly be direct, dynamic and straight-lined, and would certainly be ready for a turn towards fast-transitioning football next it's just one of the options available to Slot now he has such a versatile number nine leading the can drop like Roberto Firmino or get in behind, can play alone or in a two, and can play transitional football or in a possession-centric is the real deal: the centre-forward of the calibre and tactical dexterity pretty much every 'Big Six' club has been looking Slot continues with Pep Guardiola-like patience or swings back towards Klopp-like verticality, Liverpool's chances of retaining the Premier League title just improved.
