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Manzambi wanted to stop goals. Now he’s scoring them for Switzerland at World Cup.

Manzambi wanted to stop goals. Now he’s scoring them for Switzerland at World Cup.

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5 min readNew DelhiJul 7, 2026 06:03 PM IST By Madhav Sachdeva Originally aspiring to become a goalkeeper, young Swiss star Johan Manzambi wanted to prevent goals rather than score them. As a boy playing on the pitches of Geneva, he spent hours mimicking Manuel Neuer’s famous “sweeper-keeper” style, rushing off his line to clear balls with his feet. This drill laid the foundation for his future, as he developed composure on the ball by playing out from the goal, built a distinct game awareness, and transformed his playing identity. Early Journey Manzambi was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to an Angolan mother who was a victim of political persecution and a father who fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo during a period of intense internal conflict at the turn of the century. His early years were dedicated to sports, as his father introduced him to a ball when he was just four years old, hoping his son could realise the footballing dream he never could. His elder brother, Neftali, paved the way for him …

Misfiring Harry Kane Needs To Shake Off Slump As Bayern Munich Visit Freiburg

Misfiring Harry Kane Needs To Shake Off Slump As Bayern Munich Visit Freiburg

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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane will hope to overcome a slump in front of goal when his side travel to face Freiburg on Saturday. With 16 goals in 16 games this season, Kane still tops the Bundesliga goalscoring charts, but the numbers bely a trend which may worry the league leaders. Kane has not scored from open play since November, a run of seven games in all competitions, although the England captain’s remarkable reliability from the spot has glossed over the dip in form. He has scored two penalties in that time, extending his tally to 27 consecutive spot-kicks converted for club and country dating back to his 2022 World Cup quarter-final miss against France. In Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League loss at Feyenoord, Kane and Bayern were dominant with the ball but were unable to convert a number of chances. The 31-year-old missed four games in December with a hamstring strain and is clearly not yet back to 100 percent. “Of course we need his goals,” Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl said of …

‘Panicky’ Bayern Munich Held In Freiburg To Boost Bayer Leverkusen Title Hopes

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Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg on Friday, an 87th-minute equaliser from Lucas Hoeler giving leaders Bayer Leverkusen a chance to go 10 points clear. Mathys Tel’s 35th-minute stunner had cancelled out an impressive opener from Freiburg captain Christian Guenter, before Jamal Musiala‘s spectacular solo effort looked to have snared the three points for Bayern. Hoeler however had other ideas, chipping a volley through a crowded Bayern penalty area and past a helpless Manuel Neuer. Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel criticised his players’ “body language and lack of bite” in the first half an hour, telling DAZN “we played completely without structure and had no discipline and weren’t in our positions.” Calling his side “panicky”, Tuchel said: “We did things that we’ve never trained, that we’ve never spoken about. “We played like it was the 85th minute and we were a goal down.” Musiala told DAZN he felt “frustrated”. “Since I’ve been at Bayern it’s been in my head that we must win and we hate to lose.  We want to win …