By Alessandro Schiavone in Lille Friendly game: Brazil 1-1 Tunisia Goals : Mastouri 23' (T), Estevão 44' penalty (B) Lucas Paquetà missed a penalty as Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Tunisia in a friendly in Lille. Having replaced friend and Newcastle rival Bruno Guimaraes on the hour-mark, the West Ham midfield cog blazed over having previously converted 10 in a total of 11 spot-kicks and all seven for the Hammers. The last and only time he failed to guide home from the cl

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht There's a famous saying that goes: 'Never go back to a place where you have been happy'. And maybe, just maybe there's a truth to that for Sebastien Haller who has gone from Utrecht juggernaut [51 goals in two-and-a-half seasons between January 2015 and summer 2017 for the club] to ghost. Less than three months after sealing a return home on a permanent basis, it's highly likely that Sebastien Haller already regrets that

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone The dice appears to be well and truly loaded in Arsenal's favour this season according to a West Ham legend. A 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor saw Mikel Arteta's men extend their victorious streak to nine games and open up a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League. Remarkably the Gunners haven't conceded a goal since their 2-1 away win at Newcastle in late September. There's been a surge of optimism and wind in their sails since th

By Alessandro Schiavone at CEGEKA Arena, Genk KRC Genk 0-0 Betis Sevilla Balompié Oh Hyeon-gyu hit the foot of the post in the second-half as Genk and Real Betis Balompie could not be separated in a goalless draw in matchday 3 in the Europa League tonight. That's as good as it got in this dull game as the fifth-placed La Liga side, who were taken to the cleaners by Chelsea in the Europa Conference final in May, failed to turn up completely. Unlike their fans. Numerous and voc

By Alessandro at Stade Velodrome Olympique Marseille 6-2 Le Havre Goals : Kechta (24' LH) Greenwood (35' penalty), 67', 72', 76', Robinio Vaz 88', Murillo 90+3 (Olympique Marseille), Touré 90+2 (LH) Olympique Marseille replied to an early Le Havre sucker punch with six throws of their own as Premier League persona non grata Mason Greenwood became the first club player since Jean-Pierre Papin back in 1991 to net a quadruple. Despite late cosmetic goals by Robinio Vaz and Micha

By Alessandro Schiavone at Emirates Stadium Arsenal 2-0 West Ham Goals: Rice 38', Saka 67' penalty West Ham United succumbed to an...

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Chris Richards admits that Crystal Palace were “focused” on capitalizing on West Ham’s vulnerabilities...

Report and photo by Alessandro Schiavone at Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Club Bruges 2-0 Cercle Bruges Goals : Vanaken 59' , Tzolis 64'...

Photo: Wikimedia Commons By Alessandro Schiavone The late Diogo Jota scored more goals against Arsenal than any other London side. The...

By Alessandro Schiavone in Molenbeek, Brussels Friendly game at Edmond Machtens Stadium, Belgium 2-0 Greece Goals: Wullaert 24', Janssens...