Erling Haaland scored three goals as Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium, reaching the semi-finals for an eighth consecutive season. Liverpool's heavy loss, combined with Mohamed Salah's penalty miss, piled further pressure on manager Arne Slot as the club struggles with just two wins in their last seven matches.
5 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Erling Haaland scored three goals as Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium, reaching the semi-finals for an eighth consecutive season. Liverpool's heavy loss, combined with Mohamed Salah's penalty miss, piled further pressure on manager Arne Slot as the club struggles with just two wins in their last seven matches.
5 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Mohamed Salah announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years at the club, marking the end of a glorious era and leaving the Premier League side to face another expensive rebuild. The 33-year-old Egyptian winger has scored 255 goals for the Reds and won multiple titles, but endured a difficult season marked by poor form, benching, and a public row with manager Arne Slot before a January reconciliation.
26 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2–0 in the League Cup final at Wembley, with Nico O'Reilly scoring twice after Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's costly error. The victory gives City their ninth League Cup and manager Pep Guardiola his fifth triumph in the competition.
23 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Liverpool fell to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton while Chelsea were thumped 3-0 by Everton, both slipping further from the top five places that guarantee next season's Champions League football. The losses give renewed hope to other clubs including Everton, Brentford, and Fulham in the race for Champions League qualification.
22 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Manager Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's League Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday will be a defining moment as the team seeks to shed their tag of "nearly men" after three consecutive second-placed Premier League finishes. Arteta acknowledged that the team must prove they can win trophies, having captured just one major trophy (the 2020 FA Cup) since he took charge in 2019.
21 March 2026 · The Namibian →
England's six Champions League teams failed to win in first-leg matches against top European clubs, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham trailing by three goals each. Analysts point to fatigue from the Premier League's gruelling winter schedule without a break, physical style of play, and opponents with greater financial resources as key factors behind the disappointing results.
17 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Liverpool beat Wolves 3-1 on Friday to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, avenging a Premier League loss three days earlier with goals from Andrew Robertson, Mohamed Salah, and Curtis Jones. The victory comes as Liverpool languish in sixth place in the Premier League and pursue the FA Cup and Champions League as remaining paths to silverware this season.
7 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Liverpool suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Wolves, with Andre scoring a stoppage-time winner after Mohamed Salah had equalized. The loss, inflicted by the Premier League's bottom club, has damaged Liverpool's Champions League qualification hopes and raised questions about manager Arne Slot's future.
4 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Arsenal defeated 10-man Chelsea 2-1 in a Premier League match decided by set-piece excellence, with Jurrien Timber's second-half header securing the win after William Saliba had opened the scoring from a corner. The victory reestablished Arsenal's five-point lead over Manchester City with nine games remaining in their pursuit of a first English title since 2004.
2 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Mohamed Salah scored a penalty as Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 in the FA Cup, while other African players made headline contributions across major European leagues, including Habib Diarra's penalty for Sunderland and Serhou Guirassy's two-goal performance for Borussia Dortmund.
17 February 2026 · The Namibian →