Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer asked for “two seasons” to leave Man City

19Apr

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Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer asked for “two seasons” to leave Man City

Cole Palmer of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Everton FC at Stamford Bridge on April 15, 2024 in London, England.Man City manager Pep Guardiola has stated that Chelsea star Cole Palmer asked to leave the Premier League champions for “two seasons” before leaving for Stamford Bridge last summer. City will face their former player on Saturday in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley and the midfielder has emerged as Mauricio Pochettino’s most dangerous player this season.Palmer has proved to be an outstanding signing since making the £42.5m move to Chelsea ahead of the current campaign, with the England star scoring 23 goals in all competitions, including 20 in the Premier League.A switch of clubs was necessary for the 21-year-old as he was not getting en...

19Apr

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Agents of Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo in talks with Bayern Munich

Ronald Araujo centre-back of Barcelona and Uruguay during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 16, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. It’s been a week in the spotlight for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, who was sent off against Paris Saint-Germain as they were eliminated from the Champions League. He then fuelled rumours of a rift between himself and Ilkay Gundogan, following the German’s comments about said defeat. Now Araujo is reportedly in talks to leave the club.Those events aren’t related but Lluis Canut has told Onze that Araujo’s agents are in talks with Bayern Munich over a contract, should the German side complete a deal with Barcelona for him. They will try t...

19Apr

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Sandro Tonali’s renewed return date hope after latest response to FA investigation

Sandro Tonali passes the ball during the Newcastle United Training Session at the Newcastle United Training Centre on April 04, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Sandro Tonali has responded to the FA's misconduct charge after being hit with a spate of new betting breaches. The Italian midfielder is working with the FA but must now await the verdict of an independent regulatory commission that will ultimately decide whether his current ban is extended.As things stand, the £55million man will be available to play in Newcastle's third Premier League game of the season - something that both Eddie Howe and United are hopeful will remain the case.There is a belief that despite the charges between 12 August 2023 and 12 October 2023 that the ban can be backdated and the punishment m...

19Apr

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Should Pulisic play the No. 10 for Milan?

Christian Pulisic of AC Milan during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between AS Roma and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on April 18, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Christian Pulisic is having probably the best season of his career so far, and a lot has to do with how AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli is using him on the pitch. Pulisic already played in multiple positions on the attacking line, but where does he fit best? Pioli is now thinking of changing the role of U.S. men's national team star. The Italian manager is now considering lining up Pulisic as a No. 10 behind striker Olivier Giroud with both Rafael Leao and Samuel Chukwueze playing on the attacking wings in his ideal starting XI. Following the Europa League exit to Roma on Thursday in the quarterfina...

19Apr

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Dortmund present Leverkusen with next major test

Xabi Alonso Head Coach / Manager of Bayer Leverkusen after the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between West Ham United FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Olympic Stadium on April 18, 2024 in London, England.Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen's trip to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday is arguably their biggest hurdle in achieving a perfect league season.Despite Leverkusen's breakthrough title win, sealed on Sunday with a 5-0 home demolition of Werder Bremen, Xabi Alonso's side have several records in their sights.They are still in the hunt for a remarkable treble, having qualified for the German Cup final and the Europa League semi-finals.Bayern Munich are the only German club to have won the treble, doing so with Champions League rather than Europa Le...

19Apr

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Pochettino should bring Sterling back into Chelsea side for Man City clash

Raheem Sterling of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on April 04, 2024 in London, England. Raheem Sterling should start in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on Saturday evening if he is fit enough. Hear me out.Sterling is hardly the most popular of players amongst Chelsea supporters right now – and while the consistent abuse he gets is abysmal, I can understand some the criticism directed at him. After signing for around £50million in the summer of 2022, there were big things expected from the England international, who has since falling out of Gareth Southgate's plans with the national team.The 29-year-old has played almost 3000 minutes in all competitions this season for the Blues. Only seven players in th...

19Apr

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Saka, Odegaard, Timber – Arsenal injury news latest ahead of Wolves clash

Martin Odegaard of Arsenal FC talks to teammates during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Arsenal will have to get back on the horse quickly as they seek to respond to back-to-back defeats threatening to leave their season short once more. Mikel Arteta's side have gone from being in control of their Premier League fate and in with a shot of a European semi-final, to hanging on.Defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday gives the head coach just two full days of rest to prepare now for what looks to be a tricky domestic trip to Wolves on Saturday. Despite the doom and gloom of the past week, victory would take them top, at least temporarily, with Liverpool not in action until Sund...

19Apr

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Hurting Barca bid to slow Madrid’s title charge in Clasico

Xavi Hernandez, head coach of FC Barcelona looks dejected after the team's defeat in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 16, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona must dust themselves down after Champions League defeat to try and slow Real Madrid's steady march towards the La Liga title in Sunday's Clasico.The Spanish champions can make a last stand by reeling Madrid's lead in to five points at the Santiago Bernabeu, even if overhauling their arch-rivals with seven matches remaining to defend the trophy is a tough task.Paris Saint-Germain brought Barcelona's European adventure to an end in painful fashion on Tuesday, overhauling the Catalans' two-goal lead in the tie.P...

19Apr

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Italy’s Atalanta secure Europa League semifinal berth despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool

Matteo Ruggeri of Atalanta and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between Atalanta and Liverpool FC at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on April 18, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy.Italian football club Atalanta qualified for the second-tier UEFA Europa League semifinals, despite a 1-0 home loss to England's Liverpool on Thursday.Liverpool's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah scored an early goal from the penalty spot to give hope to his team in Bergamo. But it was a quite difficult task for the visitors as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were beaten 3-0 by Atalanta last week at Anfield.Atalanta eliminated Liverpool to face French team Olympique Marseille in the semis, which will start on May 2."We won the game, and that was the reaction we wanted to sho...

19Apr

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Arsenal, Liverpool fight to keep Premier League race alive

Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, looks on during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Arsenal have no time to dwell on their Champions League exit as they return to Premier League action this weekend with the chance to reclaim top spot.Manchester City were the big winners last week, hammering Luton 5-1 before Arsenal and Liverpool both lost, and are now firm favourites to claim an unprecedented fourth straight English top-flight title.But City are in FA Cup semi-final action against Chelsea on Saturday and could find themselves shunted down to third spot.At the bottom of the table, relegation-threatened Everton and Nottingham Forest, both hit with points deductions, go ...

19Apr

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Leverkusen in Europa League semis, stretch undefeated run to 44 matches

Michail Antonio of West Ham United is challenged by Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer Leverkusen during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Quarter-Final second leg match between West Ham United FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Olympic Stadium on April 18, 2024 in London, England. The German side drew 1-1 at West Ham in the second leg of their quarter-final tie and went through 3-1 on aggregate.Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead on 13 minutes before Jeremie Frimpong leveled in the 89th minute for Xabi Alonso's side.Leverkusen will face Roma for a place in the final."I think we felt it in the first half, for me, it was a typical English crowd. They were pushing West Ham unbelievably. We were lucky in the first half if we're honest," Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka told TNT Sports.Want to know m...

19Apr

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Fenerbahce exit Europa Conference League after loss to Olympiacos on penalties

Irfan Can Kahveci of Fenerbahce (obscured) celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 Quarter-final second leg match between Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos FC at on April 18, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish club Fenerbahce was eliminated from the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday by Greek opponents Olympiacos after a heartbreaking 3-2 penalty shootout.Turkish midfielder Irfan Can Kahveci scored the opener for Fenerbahce in the box in the 12th minute of the last eight match held in Istanbul after Sebastian Szymanski found him.Home team Fenerbahce led the first half at Ulker Stadium.Fenerbahce forward Michy Batshuayi scored in the 82nd minute, but the Belgian player's goal was disallowed after a VAR check, as he was offs...

18Apr

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Lazio Midfielder Can Activate Contract Renewal by Paying €100

Daichi Kamada of SS Lazio during the Serie A TIM match between SS Lazio and US Salernitana at Stadio Olimpico on April 12, 2024 in Rome, Italy.Lazio midfielder Daichi Kamada will decide his own fate by the end of the season. Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reveals an unusual clause in the player’s contract with the Italian capital side.The 27-year-old signed for the Biancocelesti as a free agent last summer after seeing out his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt. Nevertheless, the two parties opted for an unfamiliar arrangement. The Japan international only signed a one-year deal, but at the end of the season, he has the option to extend his stay until June 2027, or leave the club.To make matters even more peculiar, Romano reveals that Kamada can exercise the automatic renewal...

18Apr

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Roma owners confirm De Rossi to remain boss

AS Roma coach Daniele De Rossi during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 quarter-final second leg press conference at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on April 17, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Daniele De Rossi will continue on as Roma's manager for next season and the "foreseeable future," the Serie A club's owners said on Thursday.De Rossi, who was appointed in January on a deal that ran until the end of the season, replaced Jose Mourinho and took over a side that was ninth in the table."After meeting yesterday afternoon with Daniele De Rossi, we are delighted to announce he will continue as head coach of AS Roma after this season and for the foreseeable future," club owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said in a joint statement."In his short tenure as head coach, the positive impact that his le...

18Apr

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Everton manager Sorensen extends contract

Elise Stenevik and Brian Sorensen of Everton during the warm up before the Barclays Women's Super League match between Everton FC and Aston Villa at Walton Hall Park on March 16, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Everton manager Brian Sorensen has signed a new contract until 2026.The Dane led Everton to sixth in the Women's Super League last season, his first since being appointed.They are third from bottom of the table this season with four games remaining.Want to know more about livetscore check out our article"I'm very happy - I really like it here. I like the club, I like the people in the club and I like the fans," Sorensen, whose current contract was due to expire at the end of this season, told evertontv."There's a plan in place, we have a good future and a good squad going for...

18Apr

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Fabiański: We’ll give it everything against Bayer Leverkusen

Lukasz Fabianski of West Ham United during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 quarter-final second leg press conference on April 17, 2024 in Rush Green, England. Following a 2-0 defeat in the first leg, Łukasz Fabiański is under no illusion as to the task West Ham United face to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals at Bayer Leverkusen’s expense on Thursday night, but is still confident they can get the job done. The challenge is a big one after Xabi Alonso’s men struck twice late on in Germany last week, as the Hammers must not only end the Bundesliga champions’ 43-game unbeaten run, but also do so comprehensively. “It’s a nice challenge to have, but a very demanding challenge,” Fabiański admitted. “But I think we have to believe [we can win] and there’s no other way t...

18Apr

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Klopp wants spirit of Barcelona for Atalanta encounter

Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool FC talks to the media during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 quarter-final second leg press conference at Gewiss Stadium on April 17, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will evoke the spirit of their Barcelona comeback when he sends his team out to keep their Europa League hopes alive against Atalanta in Bergamo.The Reds have a 3-0 deficit to overturn from the first leg if they are to make the semi-finals, a scenario which has echoes of their famous comeback to beat the Catalan side in a Champions League semi-final in May 2019 on their way to winning a sixth European Cup.After that victory his players remarked about the stirring speech he gave in the dressing room before kick-off and Klopp said, although he does not yet have ...

18Apr

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Vincent Kompany plays down mental toll of Burnley’s ‘frustrating’ Premier League struggles

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany gestures from the touchline during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Burnley FC at Goodison Park on April 06, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Vincent Kompany insists Burnley’s struggles in the Premier League haven't been as mentally draining as you might imagine.Maxime Esteve discusses start to life at Burnley following January moveAfter romping to the Championship title in style last season with 101 points, the Clarets have found it hard doing in the top flight.While Kompany’s men still stand a chance, sitting six points adrift of safety with five games left to play, it’s been a challenging campaign from start to finish – with just four league wins to their name.While Kompany concedes there’s been an obvious frustration in how things ha...

18Apr

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Richarlison could help solve Postecoglou’s Son dilemma for Arsenal clash

Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur is leaving the pitch at the end of the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at the London Stadium in Stratford, on April 2, 2024.Tottenham's lack of an out-and-out striker has been clear to see in the past two games. In Richarlison's absence through injury, Spurs captain Son Heung-min has led the line.Playing in that role a number of times already this season and scoring 12 of his 15 Premier League goals in 2023/24 from there, the South Korean unfortunately hasn't had much joy deployed as a central striker this time around with his opponents giving him very little. The 31-year-old has failed to score in his past three Premier League games against West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United and he was hooked on 5...

18Apr

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Painful loss won’t wreck Arsenal’s season – Arteta

Arsenal Head Coach Mikel Arteta during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal players are feeling the pain of their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich but insists it will not wreck their season.The Gunners were knocked out at the quarterfinal stage as Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal in Wednesday's second leg to hand Bayern a 3-2 win on aggregate.Arsenal face a quick turnaround with a trip to Wolves on Saturday as they aim to chase down Premier League leaders Manchester City with six games left to play.Arteta said: "[The pain] is there. It's not going to go away certainly tonight but I can guarantee you by tomorrow we're fully focused on Wolv...