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Report: Real Madrid put long-term transfer plans for Bayern Munich star on hold

 Alphonso Davies of FC Bayern Muenchen at Saebener Strasse training ground on March 12, 2024 in Munich, Germany. Real Madrid have reportedly halted their immediate efforts to sign Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich as contract talks at the Allianz Arena stall.The 23-year-old has been a stalwart for the German giants since making the switch from MLS outfit Vancouver Whitecaps in December 2018, appearing 184 times across all competitions.Despite a largely-disappointing campaign for the Bavarians so far, Davies has enjoyed a productive season, providing four goal contributions from defence in 21 Bundesliga appearances.Although Thomas Tuchel's side currently sit 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the race for the German crown, the left-back has a real opportunity to win his second ...
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Bayern, Liverpool and Real ‘working’ on Alonso deal – Bavarian chief

 Head coach Xabi Alonso of Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks on after the Bundesliga match between Sport-Club Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Europa-Park Stadion on March 17, 2024 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has claimed the German giants, Liverpool and Real Madrid all want to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next manager. Alonso, 42, enjoyed a glittering playing career for the likes of Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real and Bayern, while he also won 114 caps for Spain.After spending three years coaching Real Sociedad's B team, he took over at Bayer Leverkusen in October 2022 and has won 50 of his 75 games in charge.However, this season he has taken Leverkusen to new levels as they sit top of the Bundesliga where they are 10 points clear of Bayern, w...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Liverpool exit will hand Richard Hughes cash to solve unresolved transfer dilemma this summer

Richard Hughes, Director of Football of Bournemouth during a training session at Vitality Stadium on March 14, 2024 in Bournemouth, England. Richard Hughes will be a busy man when he officially starts work as a Liverpool Football Club employee on June 1.Indeed, the club's new sporting director will likely be putting the finishing touches to a deal for a new manager, and he has a backlog of contract negotiations to be getting on with, but it's in the transfer market where he'll find himself judged by supporters.Hired by one of his predecessors in the role, Michael Edwards, Hughes has big shoes to fill - and he'll need to work closely with Liverpool's new manager and recruitment department to get the transfer formula right this summer.But what should Liverpool's priority be? Our writers...
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Report: Nottingham Forest slap £50m valuations on Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo

 Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest is playing in the Premier League match between Luton Town and Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road in Luton, on March 16, 2024. Nottingham Forest have reportedly placed £50m price tags on both Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo, with the club under no pressure to sell despite their recent financial breach.The club were deducted four points by the Premier League on Monday after being found guilty of breaching Profitability and Sustainability rules in January.That punishment was more lenient than the one handed out to Everton earlier in the season, but still saw Forest drop into the bottom three, one point below Luton Town.However, despite initial thoughts being that the club may need to sell their most prized assets to fall back in line over th...
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Ligue 1

Ligue 1 partners with McDonald’s in new naming rights deal

 The Golden Arches and Drive Thru logo of the fast food restaurant McDonald's at the Sedgemoor Services on the M5 motorway, on February 25, 2024 in Bristol, England. Ligue 1 has caused a stir with the announcement that McDonald's will be its new naming rights partner from next season until at least the end of the 2026/27 campaign.It is not yet clear exactly what the league will be officially called, but McDonald's replaces another fast food brand as principal partner of the French top flight, known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats since 2020. The likeliest outcome is that it follows the same format and becomes 'Ligue 1 McDonald's'.McDonald's has 1,560 locations across 1,150 towns and cities throughout France, with the football league (LFP) hoping the deal will help to develop the Ligue 1 bra...
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LALIGA

Luis Enrique talks possible Barca return, PSG clash in UCL

 PSG coach Luis Enrique speaks to the media during the post-match press conference following the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Montpellier HSC (MHSC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade de la Mosson on March 17, 2024 in Montpellier, France.Luis Enrique has jumped back on his Twitch channel to talk about life and had some interesting comments on a possible return to Barcelona.The PSG coach has been linked with the job, following news that Xavi will depart this summer, but says it would be difficult to manage his former club again.“I have always said that I would like to but reality says that it is very difficult for our paths to cross,” he said.“Now they will need a coach but my rule is to fulfill my contracts and with the people who trust me. It won’t be me. I will never do it.”Y...
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BUNDESLIGA

Nathan Tella opens up on first six months at Bayer Leverkusen

 Nathan Tella of Leverkusen and Head coach, Xabi Alonso of Leverkusen during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg at BayArena on March 10, 2024 in Leverkusen, Germany. Former Saint Nathan Tella has opened up on his first six months at Bayer Leverkusen and explained why his limited game time has been of benefit to him.The 24 year old winger joined the German outfit in August in a £20million move having featured in Southampton's first three Championship fixtures. Since switching to the Bundesliga in the summer, Tella has only managed 443 minutes in the league. Most of his game time (545 minutes) has come in the Europa League and DFB Pokal.Speaking to bundesliga.com, Tella said: "It took me a bit of time to adjust to the team and what is expected o...
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Goalkeeper Neuer to miss Germany friendlies with muscle strain

 Manuel Neuer of Germany in action during a training session at DFB-Campus on March 19, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Germany will be without Manuel Neuer for their upcoming friendly matches after the goalkeeper suffered a muscle strain in his left adductor while training with the national team, his club Bayern Munich said yesterday.A timeline on the 37-year-old Bayern captain's return to action has not been provided by the Bundesliga side or the German national team.Germany face France at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon on March 23 before hosting the Netherlands in Frankfurt on March 26.Bayern, 10 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the German top flight, host rivals Borussia Dortmund on March 30 before visiting Heidenheim on April 6. They travel to Arsenal in the Ch...
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Injury Update: Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane with England squad despite ankle problem

 Harry Kane of England talks to Gareth Southgate, Manager of England men's senior team, at St George's Park on March 20, 2024 in Burton upon Trent, England. Toward the end of Bayern Munich’s 5-2 win over Darmstadt in the Bundesliga in the last league match before the March international break, Harry Kane came off injured with an apparent ankle injury. He was replaced by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the 82nd minute and it was deemed that Kane has sustained an ankle capsule injury, causing concerns for his international duties with England for a pair of friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.Per information from Bild (as per @iMiaSanMia), the Three Lions skipper was okayed to still join up with the English national team despite the injury he suffered in Darmstadt. His left ...
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Real Madrid complete the biggest hurdle in Kylian Mbappé transfer

Kylian Mbappe controls the ball during a France training session as part of the French national team's preparation for upcoming friendly football matches at Centre National du Football on March 19, 2024 in Clairefontaine-En-Yvelines, France.Even though PSG have banished Kylian Mbappé to the bench in multiple matches, his transfer to Real Madrid isn’t quite official yet, even if it feels like a mere formality.Mbappé already rejected Madrid once in the 2022 summer transfer window, having given club president Florentino Pérez his word that winter that he would be arriving in the Spanish capital following Real’s fairytale Champions League triumph.This summer, it appears Mbappé is ready to end his charade with PSG’s Qatar ownership, which failed to back him in 2022 when they made claims of rein...
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PSG enter race for Newcastle and Dortmund target Désiré Doué

 Désiré Doué of Stade Rennais controls the ball during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between AC Milan and Stade Rennais FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 15, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Désiré Doué (18) has long been considered one of France’s most promising talents. Last season at seventeen he broke into Bruno Génésio’s Stade Rennais side, and while the midseason departure of Génésio for Julien Stéphan brought a momentary stall, the young Doué has once again become indispensable. Ahead of last summer it appeared likely that the midfielder was to leave Rennes, his agent Mikaël Silvestre, was keen for Doué to find pastures new. To the club’s frustration, he even took Doué to watch Barcelona while his client was provided time off to recover f...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Newcastle United star Sven Botman ruled out for six to nine months with ACL injury

 Sven Botman of Newcastle United during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium on March 16, 2024 in Manchester, England.Newcastle United star Sven Botman has been ruled out for six to nine months after suffering an ACL injury, the Premier League club have confirmed.The 23-year-old centre-back is a key player for Eddie Howe’s side and his absence for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign and beyond is a significant blow.Botman started and played 83 minutes as Newcastle crashed out of the FA Cup to Manchester City in their last match on Saturday.The Dutchman has started Newcastle’s last 10 Premier League games having recovered from a knee injury earlier in the season.But Botman is now set for an even longer spell on the sid...
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“I am cooperating” – West Ham ace Paqueta could still face betting charges

 West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta and SC Freiburg's Nicolas Hofler during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between West Ham United FC and Sport-Club Freiburg at Olympic Stadium on March 14, 2024 in London, England.Once again this season, Lucas Paqueta has been one of the stand out players for West Ham United.It’s no coincidence that they didn’t win a single game when he was out injured but starting picking up points again once he was back in the side.The Irons were on the verge of selling him to Man City for a fee believed to be in the region of £80m, but potential involvement in suspected illegal betting were made against the player, and that put paid to the notion of a switch to Pep Guardiola’s swashbuckling side.Seven months later and the charges remain in...
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Brazil court decide Robinho ‘will serve a nine-year jail sentence’

 Robinho #7 of Atletico MG a match between Atletico MG and Gremio as part of Brasileirao Series A 2017 at Independencia stadium on December 3, 2017 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Former Manchester City winger Robinho 'will serve a nine-year jail sentence' after he was found guilty in 2017 for gang rape.It comes as Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (BSCJ) has ruled that the 40-year-old will serve his sentence in Brazil after Italian authorities had asked to extradite him in 2022. The ex-Premier League player, who's real name is Robson De Souza, was one of six men who were found guilty of assaulting an Albanian woman in an Italian nightclub in January 2013. Robinho claims he is innocent and has been living in Brazil for the past seven years. But the BSCJ, according to G...
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Joe Gomez opens up on “underlying trauma” he’s had to face on return to England squad

Joe Gomez of England runs during a training session at St George's Park on March 20, 2024 in Burton upon Trent, England. Joe Gomez admits he had to overcome a psychological barrier when he returned to England’s training base this week - three years and four months since he sustained a “gruesome” injury at St George’s Park.And the Liverpool defender says there was an “underlying trauma” when he stepped back onto the training pitch where he was dealt a career-threatening blow in November, 2020. At the time, Gareth Southgate labelled the incident “upsetting” but, after his recall to the squad, Gomez revealed just how physically and mentally challenging the setback was.Explaining the emotions he felt on going back to St George’s Park and the fateful pitch, he said: “I would be lying if I ...
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Report: Lille want Arda Guler as part of Leny Yoro Real Madrid move

 Arda Guler of Real Madrid CF with the ball during the LaLiga EA Sports match between CA Osasuna and Real Madrid CF at Estadio El Sadar on March 16, 2024 in Pamplona, Spain. Lille have reportedly targeted Arda Guler as a makeweight in any potential move that would see Leny Yoro join Real Madrid.Teenage defender Yoro has enjoyed a breakout season with Les Dogues this season, after making his debut in May 2022, and playing 15 times for the first team last season.Yoro has now become a regular at the French club, and is gaining attention from some of the biggest clubs in Europe.Chelsea and Manchester United are believed to be the Premier League clubs showing interest in the 18-year-old, but it has been reported that the player prefers the idea of a move to Real Madrid.With Lille rese...
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LALIGA

Cancelo given the all clear after health checks

 Joao Cancelo right-back of Barcelona and Portugal during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on March 12, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona defender Joao Cancelo has been given the all clear to continue playing football after undergoing heart checks.Cancelo missed the win over Atletico last time out as a precaution as Barca wanted him to undergo medical checks on a potential issue after a relative was diagnosed with a heart problem.Barcelona have confirmed those tests have now taken place and, thankfully, Cancelo has been given the green light to continue playing.Cancelo and the staff at Barcelona are obviously thrilled with the news, with the defender now set to link up with the Po...
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Barcelona, PSG win; one foot in women’s ECL semis

Irene Paredes of FC Barcelona passes the ball whilst under pressure from Larissa Crummer of SK Brann (obscured) during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 Quarter Final Leg One match between SK Brann and FC Barcelona at Asane Arena on March 20, 2024 in Bergen, Norway.Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have scored second-half winners in their away victories in the first leg of the women's Champions League quarter-finals.Defending champions Barcelona defeated Norwegian team Brann, for whom Australian forward Larissa Crummer played 78 minutes, 2-1.PSG beat Haecken by the same score earlier on Thursday (AEDT).Clare Hunt remained on the bench for the visitors but fellow Matildas defender Aivi Luik enjoyed a full game for the Swedish club.Journalism for the curious Australian across politic...
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Loanee Joselu speaks out on Real Madrid future beyond the summer

Joselu Mato of Real Madrid looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Celta de Vigo at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 10, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid loanee Joselu has on Wednesday spoken out regarding his hopes of staying put in Spain’s capital beyond the summer.Joselu, of course, linked up with Carlo Ancelotti’s Real last year, as part of a season-long loan from Espanyol.And, safe to say, the move has since proven a fruitful one for all parties involved.Joselu currently stands as Los Blancos’ 3rd top scorer across all competitions, behind only rampant pair Jude Bellingham, and Vinícius Jr.This comes with the Spanish international having racked up a head-turning 14 goals, to go along with three assists.Making such production all the more impressi...
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Spalletti: ‘Acerbi row blown out of proportion’

 Italian national football team head coach Luciano Spalletti looks on during a training session at Chase Stadium on March 20, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Italy coach Luciano Spalletti tried to take the temperature down on the racism accusations between Juan Jesus and Francesco Acerbi. ‘It is being blown out of proportion.’The incident occurred during Sunday’s 1-1 Serie A draw between Inter and Napoli at San Siro, when Juan Jesus told the referee that Acerbi had used a racist term.Acerbi then had a brief discussion with the Brazilian and the official, but when the Inter man was sent home from international duty, he denied saying anything racist.Ahead of the friendly games against Venezuela and Ecuador, Spalletti was asked about the situation.“I think more ...
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