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Month: July 2020

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Kai Havertz agrees Bayer Leverkusen exit as Chelsea hope to seal transfer

Kai Havertz of Bayern Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his sides fourth goal during the Bundesliga match between SC Paderborn 07 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Benteler Arena on January 19, 2020 in Paderborn, Germany. Kai Havertz has agreed with Bayer Leverkusen that he can depart this summer. But the German side will continue to seek a transfer fee in the region of £90million for the Bundesliga’s brightest homegrown young star. Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are all keen on the 21-year-old German international, who has enjoyed an outstanding campaign. Zinedine Zidane is a fan of Havertz, who likes to operate as a No.10 but has been used both as a No.9 and in a deeper central midfield role by Leverkusen boss Peter Bosz this season. And Bayern, who beat Leverkusen 4-...
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Juventus reportedly linked with Lacazette move

Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on July 04, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. Juventus have been linked with a move for Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, who looks likely to leave London this summer. The 29-year-old French international has enjoyed a mixed spell with the Gunners and recent reports from the BBC and reliable Arsenal reporter David Ornstein suggest that he could be sold this summer. French newspaper L’Equipe report that Juventus are among the teams that have made contact with Lacazette, along with Atletico Madrid and Inter. The Bianconeri could be in the market for a new striker, given Gonzalo Higuain’s future at the club remains...
LALIGA

Sevilla 1-0 Eibar: Lucas Ocampos helps hosts strengthen grip on fourth place

Paulo Oliveira of Eibar and Lucas Ocampos of Sevilla in action during the Liga match between Sevilla FC and SD Eibar at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on July 6, 2020 in Sevilla, Spain. It was a night to remember for Sevilla forward Lucas Ocampos in the Spanish league on Monday. The Argentine led his team to a crucial victory by scoring the winning goal early in the second half and making the winning save deep in stoppage time while replacing his team's injured goalkeeper. The 1-0 victory over Eibar strengthened Sevilla's grip on fourth place and kept the team on track to secure the final Champions League berth. With four rounds to go, Sevilla opened a six-point gap to fifth-placed Villarreal, who lost to Barcelona on Sunday.  Sevilla were within two points of third-placed At...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho ‘happy’ with heated exchange between team-mates

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho (R) congratulates Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min following the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on July 6, 2020. Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said he has no interest in winning the “Fair Play Cup” and was pleased to see Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min clash at half-time of the 1-0 win over Everton. Spurs captain Lloris and the South Korean were involved in a heated exchange on the way to the tunnel, which involved pushing and shoving, and had to be separated by team-mates. Tottenham Hotspur's French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (L), Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura (C) and Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean stri...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Liverpool returns to Winning ways with 2-0 win over Aston Villa

Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane (C left) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on July 5, 2020. Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Aston Villa in their first match at Anfield as Premier League champions. Jurgen Klopp's men struggled to find a sharp response to their drubbing at Manchester City as the visitors comfortably kept the Reds at bay for long spells in a dour encounter. Pepe Reina made an Anfield return in the Villa goal and he was rarely called into action as the Merseysiders registered just one effort on target up until the 70th minute mark. That all changed 60 seconds later when Sadio Mane b...
LALIGA

Sergio Ramos scores another penalty as Real Madrid take step closer to title

Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid celebrates 0-1 with Rodrygo of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Athletic de Bilbao v Real Madrid at the Estadio San Mames on July 5, 2020 in Bilbao Spain. Real Madrid took a huge step towards the title after moving provisionally seven points clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga thanks to a late Sergio Ramos penalty at San Mames on Sunday. Zinedine Zidane’s side went four ahead of Barca on Thursday after a Ramos spot-kick secured a 1-0 win at home to Getafe and the captain repeated the trick in this match after Marcelo was fouled by Dani Garcia. The Brazilian went flying in the area with 68 minutes gone and play initially went on, but the referee decided to consult the screen at the side of the pitch after a VAR check as the left-b...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Spurs boss Mourinho ready to break the rules ahead of Everton clash

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho reacts after seeing a goal from Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane disallowed during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England on July 2, 2020. Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he will have no problems ditching the elbow-bump in order to hug Carlo Ancelotti on Monday night. Spurs host Everton in a vital fixture in the race for European qualification. A game which sees two of the elite managers of the last 20 years face off for the first time in the Premier League. Mourinho says he “loves” the Italian, who like Mourinho has managed at Chelsea and Real Madrid in an illustrious career. And he believes Everton are lucky to hav...
BUNDESLIGA

Robert Lewandowski passes 50-goal mark as Bayern win 20th German Cup

Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski amd his teammates celebrate with the German Cup (DFB Pokal) trophy after winning the final football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC Bayern Munich at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on July 4, 2020. Robert Lewandowski passed the 50-goal mark this season as Bayern Munich completed the double with a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen behind closed doors to win a 20th German Cup on Saturday. Bundesliga champions Bayern dominated at Berlin's Olympic Stadium as David Alaba smashed home an early free-kick before Serge Gnabry added the second goal in the first half. Lewandowski has 51 goals in total this season after scoring twice in the second half either side of a Sven Bender header for Leverkusen. Kai Havertz converted a penalty deep into ...
LALIGA

Valencia held to a 2-2 draw at Granada

Manu Vallejo of Valencia CF scores his teams first goal during the Liga match between Granada CF and Valencia CF at Mestalla Stadium on July 04, 2020 in Granada, Spain. Valencia were held to a 2-2 draw in the Spanish league at Granada on Saturday. The result ended Valencia’s three-game losing streak but extended its winless run to four matches. It has won only one of seven matches since the league resumed and is ninth in the standings, in danger of missing out on European action next season. Granada grabbed a late equalizer with Fede Vico’s free kick in the 86th minute. It had opened the scoring with a penalty kick converted by Carlos Fernandez in the 61st, but the visitors quickly rallied with goals by Manu Vallejo in the 63rd and Goncalo Guedes in the 68th. Vico’s free kick wen...
SERIE A

Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first free-kick for Juventus

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates with teammates at the end of the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Torino played behind closed doors on July 4, 2020 at the Juventus stadium in Turin, as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored a free-kick for Juventus - from his 43rd attempt - as he became the first player to score 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961. The derby win over Torino was also notable for Gianluigi Buffon's record-breaking 648th Serie A appearance. Paulo Dybala put Juve ahead and Ronaldo set up a Juan Cuadrado goal. Andrea Belotti pulled one back before Ronaldo struck, with the final goal a Torino own goal. ...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United 5-2 Bournemouth: Red devil nets five past Cherries

Marcus Rashford of Manchester United scores his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford on July 04, 2020 in Manchester, England. Manchester United were forced to battle hard against Bournemouth but eventually blew their opponents away with a five-goal salvo at Old Trafford in their chase for the Champions League. Junior Stanislas fired the visitors into a shock lead at the near post, but United duly responded in style with Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial on target before half-time.  United were caught off guard in the first few minutes after the restart, with Joshua King netting from the penalty spot after a bizarre handball from Eric Bailly.  But Ole Gunn...
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Chelsea boss Lampard gives transfer update after Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech signings

Frank Lampard of Chelsea during a virtual press conference at Chelsea Training Ground on July 3, 2020 in Cobham, England. Frank Lampard has given a welcome transfer update at Chelsea after the signings of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech. The Blues have moved quickly in the market to snap up two of Europe's hottest stars. Ziyech arrives after an impressive couple of campaigns at Ajax, helping them reach the Champions League semi-final last year. While Werner will provide Lampard with the goals after netting an incredible 34 times in all competitions. However, there are no signs of Chelsea slowing down - with several more targets in mind. Leicester star Ben Chilwell, Bayer Leverkusen ace Kai Havertz and West Ham's Declan Rice are being eyed. If all three are signed, it would ...
LALIGA

Alvaro Morata nets brace to help Atletico Madrid to 3-0 win over Mallorca

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward Alvaro Morata (L) challenges Real Mallorca's Serbian defender Aleksandar Sedlar during the Spanish League football match between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca at the Wanda Metropolitan stadium in Madrid on July 3, 2020. Alvaro Morata scored twice to lead Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 win over Mallorca and extend their strong finish to the Spanish league on Friday. Diego Simeone’s team has long been out of the title race being disputed by leader Real Madrid and second-placed Barcelona, which they trail by eight points. But Atletico is one of the hottest teams as LaLiga ticks down before it shifts focus to the Champions League final eight to be played in Portugal next month. In March when the league was halted, Atletico were struggling to secure a Champi...
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Leroy Sane Completes Move to Bayern Munich

Leroy Sane of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on April 24, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Leroy Sane has joined Bayern Munich from Manchester City, the Germany international returning to the Bundesliga on a five-year contract. Sane, 24, was officially revealed as a Bayern player by the record Bundesliga champions on Tuesday after completing his medical in Munich. The Germany international winger is no stranger to the Bundesliga, having made 47 Bundesliga appearances for Schalke between 2013 and 2016 before his switch to Manchester City, where he won two English Premier League titles, scoring 39 goals in 135 appearances. "FC Bayern is a very big club a...
LALIGA

Lionel Messi reportedly Unwilling to renew Contract at Barcelona

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona waves to the crowd prior to the Joan Gamper trophy friendly match at Nou Camp on August 04, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday. The report said Messi and his father Jorge had begun discussing renewing his last deal with the club, which was signed in 2017, but that he no longer wishes to stay at the Camp Nou. The report added that Messi is angry about leaked media reports that appeared to make him seem responsible for events at the club, such as the January sacking of coach Ernesto Valverde, and that he is frustrated about the...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Liverpool defeated at Man City as Sheffield United Moved to 7th

Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City scores a penalty during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool FC at Etihad Stadium on July 2, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Liverpool's Premier League title-winning celebrations were slightly dampened as they were thrashed by deposed champions Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp's side ended an agonising 30-year wait for the top-flight title when City lost at Chelsea last week, but were resoundingly hammered on their return to action. The Reds, who were given a guard of honour by the hosts before kick-off, could have taken the lead at Etihad Stadium but Mohamed Salah's low drive cannoned off the post. It proved costly as Pep Guardiola's men took complete control with a devastating first-half display in which they scored...
SERIE A

Atalanta thrash Napoli 2-0 in Serie A to stay in hunt for third place

Mario Pasalic of Atalanta BC celebrates with his team-mates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on July 2, 2020 in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta thrash Napoli 2-0 in Serie on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Inter Milan in the fight for third place. Mario Pasalic and Robin Gosens scored in the second half to extend Atalanta’s club record tally to 82 league goals this season, in 29 matches. It was Atalanta’s seventh successive Serie A win and saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s team move back to within four points of Inter, which beat Brescia 6-0 on Wednesday. It halted a run of five straight league wins for Napoli, which also won the Italian Cup last month. Napoli remained sixth, three points below Roma which was pl...
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AC Milan signs Alexis Saelemaekers on a Permanent deal

EPPE MEAZZA, MILANO, ITALY - 2020/02/13: Alexis Saelemaekers of Ac Milan in action during the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg match between Ac Milan and Juventus Fc. The match end in a tie 1-1. AC Milan have announced via their website that the club has taken up their option to buy right winger Alexis Saelemaekers from RSC Anderlecht.  This option was being considered by the management last week. The Belgian joined on a loan costing 3.5 million for 6 months with an option to buy permanently for an additional 3.5 million. Milan have signed the winger on a 4 year contract until June 2024. The total cost of the operation for the winger is about 7 million euros.  Saelemaekers is now Stefano Pioli's go-to option off the bench since the resumption of football in Italy and h...
BUNDESLIGA

Philippe Coutinho reportedly takes 50% pay cut to stay at Bayern Munich

Philippe Coutinho of Bayern Munich looks on during a training session at Saebener Strasse training ground on June 26, 2020 in Munich, Germany. Philippe Coutinho has reportedly agreed to halve his salary in order to extend his loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona until the end of the season. The 28-year-old has spent the entire 2019-20 campaign on loan with the German giants so far, helping them to an eighth successive Bundesliga title with eight goals and six assists in 23 top-flight outings. The Bundesliga season is now over, but Bayern will be in Champions League action in August, while they also have the DFB-Pokal final to compete in on Saturday. Marca reports that they have now struck a deal with Barcelona and Coutinho to keep him at the club until the end of the campaign, wi...
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