Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has suggested that the form and ability of compatriot and Manchester City stopper Ederson pushes him to be better on the field.

Since making his Premier League debut in August 2018, the Brazilian has prevented more league goals than any other goalkeeper according to Opta s goals prevented metric.

He has also kept 89 clean sheets, with only Ederson (97) managing more in the same period.

Ederson is a fantastic guy and in the national team, we have a really good relationship, said the 31-year-old, during an interview for BBC s Football Focus.

I really like his composure… When I look at him, I can see that this is the way that I have to play. I have to be cooler with the ball at my feet even when I am under pressure.

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Turkiye s Merih Demiral produced a record-breaking opener before his second goal secured a 2-1 victory over Austria at Euro 2024, teeing up a quarter-final meeting with the Netherlands.

Ralf Rangnick s side topped Group D ahead of France and Ronald Koeman s Oranje, but came unstuck in the first knockout round on Tuesday in Leipzig.

Demiral scored after just 57 seconds for the fastest knockout-stage goal in European Championship history, before doubling Turkiye s lead, and his own account, after the interval.

Michael Gregoritsch offered Austria hope with his 66th-minute finish, yet Vincenzo Montella s men – saved by last-gasp Mert Gunok heroics – held on to progress into the last-eight clash in Berlin on Saturday.

Incredible.

Türkiye face Neth…

Evanilson scored his first Bournemouth goal while Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo were also on target as south coast rivals Southampton were brushed aside in a routine 3-1 victory.

Brazilian forward Evanilson steered past ex-Cherries goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after 17 minutes at the Vitality Stadium on Monday thanks to Marcus Tavernier s quick thinking from a Bournemouth free-kick.

Ouattara was credited with Bournemouth s second after Semenyo s cut-back was drilled towards goal by Lewis Cook before diverting past Ramsdale off his team-mate.

Semenyo then put the cherry atop the cake in a wonderful first-half performance, shimmying this way and that before drilling into the bottom-left corner in the 38th minute.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis reduced the arrears …

Thiago Motta was delighted with Juventus willingness to take risks after his side ran out 3-0 winners over Hellas Verona.

Juve followed up their 3-0 win over Como by dispatching Verona by the same scoreline on Monday.

Dusan Vlahovic scored twice, with Nicolo Savona netting Juve s other goal as the Bianconeri started a Serie A campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019-20.

And Motta believes a high-risk, high-reward strategy is the way forward.

You can see the group s attitude from the way they press the opponent, he told DAZN.

They take risks, but if you recover the ball it s a big advantage.

This phase of the game is important, we need everyone. Today our forwards worked hard and well, having this balance is very im…

France and Manchester United striker Anthony Martial played just 69 minutes at Euro 2016

France and Manchester United forward Anthony Martial was given just 10 minutes to change the game in their Euro 2016 final defeat to Portugal at the Stade de France on Sunday evening, and unsurprisingly struggled to make an impact.

He’s played just 69 minutes of football in the tournament this summer despite possessing a skill set that could have been game-changing against Portugal among other games, so why hasn’t he featured more for France?

Competition for places in the France squad

Anthony Martial primarily operates as an inside forward on the left flank, cutting inside on his stronger right foot or taking the ball to the byline to get a cross in. Unfortunatel…

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Former Poland president Lech Walesa says the country s co-hosting of Euro 2012 will be of a massive benefit off the field as well as on it.

With parts of the country still suffering from an economic downturn following the collapse of communism, Walesa reiterated exclusively to Goal.com that the money ploughed into the Polish economy fits in with the free state which he helped to create.

Speaking of his feelings about the European Championship being staged in his home country, the co-founder of the Solidarity Trade Union said: I was a part of the organisational processes I always thought that we need to unite different nations.

Furthermore, Euro 2012 has sparked off many investments in this country. New things have been built, others were tidied up. It is this a…

The 2022/23 season is about to start in all major European leagues, slightly earlier that usual due to the players obligations at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. It will therefore be a unique campaign, with a break for a major international tournament set within.

Let s take a look at some early odds when it comes to the French top flight, courtesy of .

Paris Saint-Germain 1/9

It hasn t been too hard to predict who would win the title in Ligue 1 for some time now, with Paris Saint-Germain vastly superior to every other club in France in terms of quality and financial power. The venture chaired by Nasser Al-Khelaifi won the crown of French football eight times in the last decade, which obviously speaks volumes.

Throw in the names of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and on…

River Plate (Argentina) and Flamengo (Brazil) will collide in the 2019 Copa Libertadores final. For the first time ever, the decisive match will be hosted in a one-legged tie on a neutral venue. After years of two-legged finals, the Copa Libertadores will replicate the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League system. This year, the venue will Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Santiago, Chile.

First, let’s a dive into the history of both sides in the tournament, as well as their head-to-head record in CONMEBOL competitions. The first thing we must take into account is that both sides already know what it feels to lift South America’s biggest club trophy.

Los Millonarios have won it four times – in 1986, 1996, 2015 and 2017. In fact, River Plate wi…

Scotland and Norway will both look to end a transitional year on a high when they meet in Molde on Tuesday.

The two go head to head in a friendly with one eye on building for the future, after both sides fell some way short of qualification for the World Cup in Brazil.

Scotland, who drew 0-0 with the United States on Friday, finished fourth in Group A, six points behind runners-up Croatia and 15 adrift of runaway group winners Belgium.

But they have begun to rebuild under boss Gordon Strachan, whose arrival has inspired something of an upturn in fortunes.

Strachan took over from Craig Levein in January and after a tricky start, which included defeats at home to Wales and away to Serbia, the Scots have impressed more recently, earning wins over Macedonia…