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SERIE A

Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli backed Cristiano Ronaldo following his Serie A slow start

Juventus Centre back Andrea Barzagli has backed the former Real madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of struggling for goals since he join Juventus. He said: Ronaldo is prolific in front of goal, yet has not scored for Juventus so far this season.He is a great champion and it is amazing to train alongside him. I think we have a stronger team than in past seasons but in the end, it is the results that count.
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United: Jose mourinho effective management is helping Luke shaw to return to his best

Manchester United are presently in tenth position in the Premier league and are six points behind the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool, who are likely to win the Premier league title. But, the shocking revival of  Luke Shaw has been the major  story so far this season. Luke shaw suffered a long-term injury back in the 2015-16 season and was expected not to come back the same, has now gone on to complete four league appearances and has also benched Ashley Young, an individual that Mourinho became fond of in recent years.The defender has had fitness problems and minor injuries here and there under manager Jose Mourinho. Though, he continued to work hard off the pitch and in training in order to be fully prepared for the next opportunity that comes his way.The effective management of ...
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NEWS

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri announced Europa League Squad 2018/19

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has revealed his Europa League squad.Lucas Piazon has been included to Chelsea's Premier League squad but Robert Green and midfielder Danny Drinkwater have not made it to the Europa League squad.  Defender Ethan Ampadu is added, but Callum Hudson-Odoi has not been named. Chelsea Europa League squad 2018/191. Kepa Arrizabalaga13. Willy Caballero2. Antonio Rudiger3.Marcos Alonso21. Davide Zappacosta24. Gary Cahill27. Andreas Christensen28. Cesar Azpilicueta30. David Luiz33. Emerson Palmieri44. Ethan Ampadu4. Cesc Fabregas5. Jorginho7. N'Golo Kante8. Ross Barkley10. Eden Hazard17. Mateo Kovacic22. Willian11. Pedro12. Ruben Loftus-Cheek15. Victor Moses18. Olivier Giroud29. Alvaro Morata
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Alvaro Morata admitted he wanted a move to Serie A

Alvaro Morata has revealed  that he was very much open to the idea of moving back to Italy after he failed to impress last season.The forward player joined Chelsea from Real Madrid for a big fee but did not live up to expectations despite impressing earlier. Morata was signed by Antonio Conte to replace Diego Costa who was compelled to return to Atletico Madrid after being frozen out of the first team by his club's manager.Morata has scored 15 times in 46 appearances for the blues. With Chelsea signing Olivier Giroud from Arsenal back in January, Morata lost his position in the starting lineup.Throughout the summer transfer window, the former Juventus man was linked with a move back to the Serie A sides after growing increasingly frustrated.Morata told reporters upon his return to the...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson sign new contract at Anfield

Jordan Henderson have signed a new five-year contract with Liverpool, he has revealed his intentions to stay at Anfield until 2023. Henderson has been inspiring Liverpool squad as a captain of the team.In 2011 Henderson move to Anfield from Sunderland and was initially an understudy to Steven Gerrard.He has since gone on to make 282 Premier League appearances for the club, scoring 25 goals and providing 38 assists. He is Liverpool’s most talented passer of the ball but Henderson is known and often criticised for his crossfield and sideways passing.The Midfielder may lack boldness to cover the defence, but his passing range makes him an enticing option. It is difficult to  find another player in the squad who can distribute the ball like Henderson.
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UCL

Real Madrid reveals squad list for 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season

Real Madrid are set to defend the UEFA champions league title they won last season against Liverpool, on September 19th Real madrid will face Roma at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Group Stage . REAL MADRID SQUAD FOR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGoalkeepers : Keylor Navas, Thibaut Courtois, Kiko Casilla , Luca Zidane.Defenders : Dani Carvajal, Jesus Vallejo, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Sergio Reguilon, Alvaro Odriozola, Adri, Javier Sanchez, Sergio Lopez.Midfielders : Casemiro, Marcos Llorente, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Dani Ceballos, Isco Alarcon, Fede Valverde, Jaime Seoane, Franchu.Attackers : Gareth Bale, Lucas Vazquez , Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz, Vinicius Junior, Cristo Ramon Gonzalez Perez.
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LALIGA

Ronaldinho advised Barcelona to retire no. 10 jersey when Messi end his career at the club

Former barcelona player Ronaldinho has advised his Barcelona to retire the No. 10 jersey when Lionel Messi brings his career at the club to an end. Ronaldinho left Barcelona in 2008 and  handed over the iconic number to a young Lionel Messi.Ronaldinho ended his career by scoring 94 goals in 207 appearances for Barcelona and managed to scoop the famed Ballon d'Or accolade in 2005. With him joining the Blaugrana's Hall of Fame of No. 10s alongside Juan Roman Riquelme, Diego Maradona, Romario, and Rivaldo, the bar was set very high for Lionel Messi.Messi has exceeded expectations and has so far scored 556 goals in 641appearances since his debut for Barcelona, receiving the Ballon d'Or five times among a host of honors.Ronaldinho said : When Messi retires, which I hope will be a long time...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Juan Mata admitted he was disappointed to find out he will be out of play for Manchester United second successive game at Burnley

Manchester united midfielder Juan Mata has revealed that he was not happy when he find out he would not be in Manchester United squad for the second successive game at Burnley on Sunday.Manchester United gained their second Premier League win of the season as a two-goal salvo from Romelu Lukaku gave them a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor.The Red devil won despite of a red card for Marcus Rashford in the second half following a headbutt on Phil Bardsley, while Paul Pogba saw a penalty saved by Joe Hart. Juan Mata watched the match  with the United supporters, and praised the fans for their passion and energy.Mata stated on his blog on United’s official website: As you can all imagine, it was a win that we really needed right before the international break. We had to win to end the bad r...
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LALIGA

Real Valladolid announced Ronaldo Nazario as new club President

Real Valladolid announced that former Brazil international striker Ronaldo Nazario is the new club president. It was reportedly stated that the  former Real Madrid striker has bought 51% of the club’s shares in a €30m deal.The Former Real Valladolid president Jose Moro was Ronaldo’s former partner in a wine business, while Diario AS cite Ronaldo as saying in January: I would like to buy a team in the second division of Spain or England. I want to do something innovative.Real Valladolid have been promoted the top flight after a five-year absence,  drawing their start at Girona before barcelona defeat.
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NEWS

Valere Germain gave Marseille a last minute win against Monaco

Marseille beat Monaco 3-2 with a last-minutes goal from Valere Germain on Sunday. Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou headed home from a pinpoint Dimitri Payet cross to give Marseille the lead on the stroke of half-time.But Monaco level up with two goals after the break as Youri Tielemans equalised and Colombia forward Radamel Falcao knocked in a loose ball from close range after the Marseille defence got into a tangle.Substitute Florian Thauvin coolly turned a low cross to equalise before Germain headed in from a corner to win the game against his former club in the 89th minute.
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LALIGA

Barcelona hammered Huesca 8-2 at Camp Nou

The Laliga champion Barcelona hammer Huesca 8-2, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice. Huesca took a early lead in their first league visit to the Nou Camp, when Colombian forward Cucho Hernandez deflected the ball in from point-blank range but Messi soon dampened the celebrations of the visiting supporters by cannoning a shot in off the post to level.Jorge Pulido own goal gave the catalans the lead and Suarez extended their lead by scoring for the first time in five games. Huesca’s Alex Gallar pulled one back before halftime to make it 3-2 but any hope of a comeback  from the Huesca lost by three Barca goals in 11 minutes from Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic and another strike from Messi.Jordi Alba capped a brilliant performance to score the seventh after setting up two of t...
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SERIE A

Carlo Ancelotti suffered his first defeat after Sampdoria beat Napoli 3-0

Napoli were thrashed 3-0 by Sampdoria and missed the chance to level up with Serie A  Leaders Juventus. Juventus  moved 3 points after beating Parma  2-1 on saturday.Napoli were undone by two first-half goals from Sampdoria's Gregoire Defrel and Fabio Quagliarella's second-half strike.Defrel, on a season-long loan from Roma, fired home rising shots in the 11th and 32nd minutes and Quagliarella added a third in the 75th minute to secure Sampdoria's first win of the season and made Napoli to their first defeat.
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Rafael Benitez hail Newcastle United effort in the 2-1 defeat at Manchester City

Rafael benitez hail his players for their effort against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.Manchester City thrashed Newcastle united 2-1 this evening thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker. DeAndre Yedlin was on target for Benitez's side, who are now 18th in the Premier League. Newcastle fought back after going behind early on, Yedlin cancelled out Sterling's strike and the game was decided by a second-half goal from Walker.Newcastle United manager Benitez said : I was pleased with some things, but disappointed in the end because we want to get a result. The team effort was there and the mentality. The players were fighting for each other. I was really pleased with that, but disappointed.
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Liverpool maintain their 100percent record despite Alisson blunder against Leicester City

Liverpool thrash Leicester 2-1 to maintain their 100 per cent record, Sadio mane and Roberto Firmino scored in the first half to put Liverpool on top at the King Power Stadium before the hosts hit back thanks to Alisson.His blunders, which saw him robbed of possession by Kelechi Iheanacho and resulted in Rachid Ghezzal slotting home, was the first goal the Brazilian has conceded since his £67million summer move from Roma.But Liverpool survived to record their fourth straight win and continue their flying start to the campaign. Leicester battled well and worried the visitors but failed to win.
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Predicted Line-up: Brighton vs Fulham

BRIGHTON LINE-UPLast weekend brighton setup defensively for their trip to Anfield last Saturday, Brighton manager Chris Hughton could revert to the same side that saw off Manchester United at the Amex a fortnight ago.This means Pascal Gross coming back into the starting line-up in place of Yves Bissouma, who has performed well in the brighton past two matches.Bruno Saltor Grau returned to training this week and could come back into contention. Lewis Dunk was set to train yesterday but is again likely to miss out. Florin Andone and Jose Izquierdo have again been ruled out.Line-up: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Balogun, Bong, Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, March, Gross, Murray. Substitute (from): Button, Bruno, Bernardo, Suttner, Kayal, Bissouma, Jahanbakhsh, Locadia.FULHAM LINE-UPFulham thrashed&nbs...
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TRANSFERS

Celtic officially accepted £20million bid for Moussa dembele from french club Lyon

Celtic have officially accepted a £20 million bid from ligue 1 club Lyon for Moussa Dembele. After the relationship between the french player dembele and Brendan Rodger have deteriorated  in the last 24 hours as a result of a string of controversial Twitter posts.However, Dembele reacted angrily to his move to the Ligue 1 outfit, who will play in the Champions League group stages this season, being blocked and took to social media to aim digs at the Scottish champions.He wrote: A man without his word is nothing. A real man keeps his word. He then added: A lie has many variations, the truth none. Careful who you call the leader of yours.It was reportedly stated that, Brendan Rodgers asked Dembele to leave training early at Lennoxtown because he was not impressed by his attitu...
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LALIGA

Mariano Diaz is glad to wear Ronaldo 7 for Real madrid

Mariano Diaz is happy by the challenge of taking the ownership of Real madrid number seven shirt formerly occupied by the international Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo.Mariano completed his return to Real madrid after spending  a single season in Lyon. Mariano is the only major attacking signing made by Madrid following Ronaldo surprise move to Juventus in a €112million deal in July.Mariano said:It is a challenge and a pride to carry the same number as all the legends, like Emilio Butragueno, and the great players who have carried it. I was excited, I was free and I am very happy to wear the seven.
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TRANSFERS

Everton forward player Sandro Ramirez Move to Real Sociedad on a loan deal

Everton Forward player Sandro ramirez has moved to spain to Join Real Sociedad on a season loan. Sandro started in Everton's 3-0 win over Rotherham in the EFL cup on wednesday but Marco Silva opted to send the 23-year-old again to spain, having spent time at sevilla last season. He made his everton debut starting in a 1–0 home win against Stoke City in the Premier League.Ramirez stated following his transfer to Real Sociedad:  I join a strong and committed team. Sandro arrived from Malaga in 2017 after scoring 28 LaLiga goals, however, the forward player  struggled to adapt in the Premier League. The Spaniard netted just one goal in 15 appearances across all competitions before joining Sevilla on loan in January.
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LALIGA

Luka Modric : I am happy with Real Madrid

Real madrid Midfielder Luka Modric was crown UEFA 2017-18 player of the Year on thursday,  has been at the centre of speculation Regarding a move to Serie A side inter.The Real Madrid midfielder modric told reporter after defeating Ronaldo to the Award in Monaco: I am in the best club of the world, I want to be here. I am happy, I am super happy being here, very quiet and I just like to keep working doing well, things like last six years.The  Croatia Captain additionally received the golden ball at the arena cup in Russia after leading croatia to the final, He added: As i already said, i am very glad to be right here. I have been working to achieve as high as possible, so thanks to god I am here. This is the best year of my career collectively and individually, so I am really enj...
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Olympiakos Eliminate Burnley out of the UEFA Europa League in qualifing second leg playoff match at Turf Moor

Burnley anticipation of moving to the Europa league Group stage has ended as a 1-1 draw with Olympiakos at turf moor of their qualifying Play-off second leg made them lose the tie 4-2 on aggregate.Sean dyche's side knew 2-0 win would be sufficient to send them through, Burnley created some great chances  in the first half but have been unable to take them, with sam Vokes sending one header wide and any other Over.Ashley Barnes then struck narrowly wide, Vokes sent a curling effort against a post early in the second half and youngster Dwight McNeil brought a good save out of Andreas Gianniotis.Olympiakos subsequently snatched a goal in the 83rd minute through Daniel Podence before substitute Matej Vydra, making his Burnley debut, replied with a close-range finish three minutes later.
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