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Borussia Dortmund reportedly join race to sign Hudson-Odoi

After multiple failed attempts to sign Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi on a transfer last summer and in the January transfer window, Bayern Munich now has competition for Hudson-Odoi from Dortmund, according to a report in the Telegraph. With Christian Pulisic heading the opposite direction to Chelsea this summer, Hudson-Odoi could look at Dortmund and feel that his chances for first team minutes are better than at Stamford Bridge.The 18-year-old, who has been called-up to the current England squad, is yet to start a Premier League match this season. Of course, Hudson-Odoi is behind the likes of Eden Hazard and Willian, who would start ahead of most players. But surely Hudson-Odoi will see how his England teammate Jadon Sancho has made 35 appearances, including starts in the Bundesliga and UE...
BUNDESLIGA

Bayern's Davies ruled out of canada game

Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies suffered a stretched ligament in his right knee during Bayern's 6-0 win over Mainz on sunday.The 18-year-old has therefore been ordered to rest for a few days by the club's medical department, meaning the attacker will miss Canada's upcoming match against French Guiana on 24 march in Vancouver.
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Tottenham target Inter midfielder Matias Vecino

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Inter midfielder Matias Vecino according to a report from Turin based newspaper Tuttosport.Vecino has long been one of the players Mauricio Pochettino has liked and Spurs have recently considered him as a player who could potentially replace Mousa Dembele following his move to China.In addition to the Uruguayan, the north London club have also taken a liking to Napoli star Amadou Diawara but they are seemingly more orientated toward Vecino who they believe could make an immediate impact to their efforts to cut the gap on the other top clubs in the Premier League.The report concludes that Inter would be willing to move the 27-year-old former Fiorentina player on but only if they are to receive an offer of at least €30 million.This season Veci...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Pogba support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Man Utd job

Paul Pogba want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be Manchester United manager on a permanent basis after changing the results at Old Trafford.Solskjaer turned Man Utd fortunes around, leading the club into the Champions League quarter-finals and lifting them into contention for a top-four finish in the Premier League.When Solskjaer was given the role following the departure of Jose Mourinho in December it was widely assumed he was merely keeping the seat warm for a bigger managerial name but his success has led to a clamour for the appointment to be made full-time and midfielder Pogba has now added his voice."Of course we want him to stay," the France midfielder told Sky Sports. "The results have been great. I have a great relationship with him, he has a great relationship with the players."When a ...
SERIE A

Milan could sell Kessie if €40m offer arrives

The Ivorian has been on loan from Lombardia rivals Atalanta since summer 2017, with Milan expected to pay €20m this summer to make it a permanent move.Calciomercato.com provide an update on Kessie’s situation and imply that his future with the Rossoneri is far from certain.They suggest that question marks have been raised over the midfielder’s form, and that an offer of €40million could tempt them into instantly selling this summer.Kessie was also involved in a spat with Lucas Biglia on the bench during Sunday’s defeat to Inter, something coach Gennaro Gattuso did not take well.Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with a move for the 24-year-old, as have Premier League trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs.
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Liverpool reportedly set up interest in Dybala

Liverpool are reportedly considering a concrete bid for Juventus striker Paulo Dybala in the coming weeks.Dybala's future has been the subject of much debate in recent transfer windows, and rumours regarding a possible exit have once again begun to swirl due to the Argentine starting just four Serie A games since the turn of the year.Real Madrid are understood to have a long-standing interest in signing Dybala, who has also been linked with a big-money move to Manchester Unitred in recent months.However, Tuttomercatoreports that Liverpool have now emerged as surprise frontrunners for his signature and could push for a deal to be agreed within the next few weeks.Juventus would likely command a hefty fee of more than £100m for the 25-year-old, although that price tag is not thought to have d...
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Real Madrid want to sign Sadio Mane in summer

Real Madrid have renewed their interest in Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, according to report today.Zinedine Zidane returned to the hot seat at Madrid last week and has been assured of a substantial transfer war chest for the summer, with up to £300million reportedly available.Unsurprisingly, Zidane and Real have now been linked with a move for Sadio Mane, who scored once again against Fulham on Sunday.His goal at Craven Cottage came on the back of an impressive brace against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week.The Senegalese forward now has 17 goals this season and appears to have jumped ahead of Mohamed Salah to become Liverpool’s most important player for this campaign.Mane cost the Reds £34million when he joined in 2016, and any bid from Real would have to be significantly higher ...
NEWS

Liverpool's Shaqiri ruled out of Switzerland squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers

Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri will miss Switzerland's opening Euro 2020 qualifiers against Georgia and Denmark due to a groin injury, the Swiss FA hAs announced."The attacking midfielder is suffering from a painful inflammation in the groin," the FA has said on its website. The 27-year-old Liverpool player missed training on Monday and was instead examined in a Zurich hospital.Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic will name a replacement on Tuesday for their opening Euro qualifiers away to Georgia on Saturday and at home to Denmark three days later. The Liverpool player has not started a game for his club since the end of January, and has not featured for the side since a goalless draw against Man United in February.He was an unused sub in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Fulham at...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Wes Morgan signs a new contract with Leicester city

Leicester captain Wes Morgan has signed a new one-year contract extension, the Premier League club have announced.The 35-year-old defender’s previous deal was set to expire in the summer.Morgan has scored two goals in 19 Premier League appearances for the Foxes this season, including a last-minute header which clinched his side a 2-1 weekend win at Burnley.“Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has signed a new one-year contract extension with the football club to June 2020,” Leicester confirmed on their official website.“The 35-year-old, who made his 700th appearance in club football against Burnley on Saturday, has been an assured presence for the Foxes this season and will now continue his Leicester City journey into a ninth campaign.”The former Nottingham Forest centre-half joined Leiceste...
LALIGA

Barcelona's Suarez ruled out for two weeks with sprained ankle injury

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has suffered a sprained ankle and will be out for between 10 and 15 days while he recovers.The club confirmed on Monday via their official website. He was taken off in the closing stages of Sunday's 4-1 win over Real Betis.The former Liverpool man has been the team's top option at striker since his arrival in 2014. He has provided a steady stream of goals ever since and once again ranks among the Catalans' top scorers this season with 21 in all competitions.Even at the age of 32, Suarez remains an athletic marvel, and his vision and instincts in the opponent's half are top notch. He has a great understanding with Lionel Messi and functions well in Barcelona's possession-based system.His absence leaves the Catalans with a major hole to fill in the attacking thi...
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Niko Kovac pleased after Bayern victory

Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac admitted he was happy after his team earned a deserved 6-0 win over Mainz.There was no Champions League hangover for Bayern as they returned to the top of the Bundesliga table in emphatic style on Sunday.James Rodriguez scored a hat-trick while Robert Lewandowski, Kingsley Coman and Alphonso Davies were also on the scoresheet for the reigning champions as they bounced back from their midweek home defeat to Liverpool.The win, Bayern’s 13th in their last 14 league games, saw Kovac’s team move back above rivals Borussia Dortmund on goal difference at the summit.“A compliment to the lads. We’re pleased we’re at the top again. We saw a lot of zest today, a whole lot of verve, very many good moves,” Kovac told the club’s official website.“Taken altogether it was a d...
SERIE A

Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina hospitalized after head injury

Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina has been placed under observation for 24 hours in hospital after collapsing on the pitch following a knock to the head earlier in his team's 4-2 Serie A win over Udinese, his team said on Sunday.The Colombia international received treatment after colliding with striker Ignacio Pussetto minutes into the game at the Stadio San Paolo.The 30-year-old, who is on loan from Arsenal, was treated on the pitch but later returned to play with bandages around his head.But 41 minutes later, Ospina collapsed to the ground as medics rushed on, with the player stretchered off and transferred to the nearby San Paolo hospital in an ambulance for tests."Fortunately it's nothing serious, he's conscious, they did a CAT scan that is negative, he'll remain under observation tonight...
LALIGA

La liga: Messi bags an impressive hat-trick, Villareal earn vital win

Barcleona beat Real Betis 4-1 behind an utterly stunning hat-trick from Messi to restore its 10-point lead atop the La Liga table.Messi was fabulous the entire match, completing 51 of 57 passes, including eight of nine inside the penalty area, and created three chances outside of his three goals. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, depositing a classic free-kick into the top-left corner. Just before halftime, Luis Suarez did wonderful one-on-two work down the middle and fed a charging Messi through the back line for the finish in front of net.In the 63rd minute, Suarez contributed to the scoreline with a stunning one-on-four breakaway that left three defenders on the ground in his wake before he slotted past Pau Lopez. To finish things off, Messi grabbed his hat-trick in the 85th min...
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Di Maria brace helps PSG seal 3-1 win over Marseille

Kylian Mbappe and Valere Germain bracketed the halftime whistle with last-minute/first-minute goals, but Angel Di Maria’s second-half brace proved the difference as Paris Saint-Germain topped Marseille 3-1 to restore its 20-point Ligue 1 lead and leave the visitors exposed in the Champions League race.Marseille came into the match in good form, unbeaten in its last six matches with five wins in that span, but they were no match for Di Maria who had a hand in all three goals. Mbappe opened the scoring at Parc de Princes in first-half stoppage time with a clinical fastbreak, finishing off a feed from Di Maria that pushed the Frenchman to the left, but no matter as he calmly slotted the ball inside the far post to break the deadlock.The visitors earned a lucky equalizer just 24 seconds after ...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Premier League: Milner late goal put Liverpool back on top

Liverpool moved two point clear at the top of the Premier league table after thrashing Fulham 2-1 at Craven cottage this afternoon thanks to a late James Milner penalty.Liverpool went in to the game in confident mood following their Champions League victory over Bayern Munich and they opened the scoring midway through the first half when Sadio Mane fired home from 8 yards in the 26th minute following good work from Roberto Firmino.Fulham kept themselves in the game without really threatening the Liverpool goal too much but the visitors gifted them an equaliser in the 74th minute when a mix-up between Virgil van Dijk and Alisson led to Ryan Babel tapping home against his former side to make it 1-1.However, Liverpool were gifted the perfect opportunity to snatch a vital win when Fulham goalk...
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Juventus end Unbeaten run in Genoa

Stefano Sturaro, who joined Genoa on loan from Juventus in January before the deal was made permanent, put the home side in front in the second half before fellow substitute Goran Pandev secured the shock result with 10 minutes remaining.Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a remarkable European comeback for the Italian champions on Tuesday when he scored a hat-trick to overturn a 2-0 first-leg defeat against Atletico and send his side through to the quarter-finals with a 3-2 aggregate win.However, the Portuguese was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri was left frustrated as Genoa took points off his side for the second time this season, having drawn 1-1 in Turin in October.“I expected a different Juventus," Allegri told Italia...
LALIGA

Sports director Monchi returns to Sevilla

Former Roma Sports Director “Monchi” Rodriguez has returned to spain as Sevilla Sporting director.Monchi had left Sevilla two years ago to join Roma, but he left the Italian club last week after poor results.Monchi is credited with playing a large role in transforming Sevilla into a championship club thanks to his scouting system that allowed him to sign affordable talents that then became lucrative stars. Among his top discoveries are Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Jose Antonio Reyes and Ivan Rakitic.During his 17 years in charge of the club’s signings and transfers, Sevilla won a record five Europa League titles, plus two Copa del Rey titles, one European Super Cup and a Spanish Super Cup.He will start his second stint with Sevilla on April 1, the club says on Sunday.Current sp...
PREMIER LEAGUE

Maurizio Sarri want Chelsea to be more consistent in attack

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insist his side must improve in attack as they bid to secure Champions League qualification.The Blues boss Sarri believes his team have tightened up defensively during a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions which has dragged him back from the brink of dismissal.But the Blues remain the lowest scoring of the Premier League’s top six clubs with 50 goals in 29 matches.And, on the back of Thursday’s 5-0 Europa League thrashing of Dynamo Kiev, Sarri wants more consistency in up front.“Sometimes we’ve played with very good quality in the offensive phase, and sometimes not,” he said.“We started to defend in a very good way in the last month, I think.“Now we need to start in the offensive phase to play every match with the same ideas.“At the moment, we are not ab...
LALIGA

Real Sociedad and Levante share spoil

Borja Mayoral’s late equaliser secured Levante a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in LaLiga.The 21-year-old, on loan from Real Madrid, struck 11 minutes from time to cancel out Adnan Januzaj’s first-half opener.Former Manchester United winger Januzaj struck in the 27th minute with a close-range finish from Theo Hernandez’s cross.Januzaj almost added a second for La Real five minutes later but his free-kick was just too high.Mikel Oyarzabal and Sandro Ramirez missed presentable chances to add to the lead, while Mayoral was denied an equaliser by a point-blank save from Geronimo Rulli just after the hour mark.But Mayoral crashed in the leveller when he met Jose Campana’s low corner 10 yards out and drilled the ball first time inside the near post.The hosts pushed for a...
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Champions League: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United have no fear of playing Barcelona at Camp Nou

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are not afraid of playing the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Camp Nou after drawing Barcelona on Friday.Manchester United were originally drawn to play at Barcelona in the first leg, which would have given them the safety net of playing the decisive return at Old Trafford.But with Manchester City due to play their quarter-final second leg against Tottenham at home in the same week, UEFA decided to make United host Barcelona in the first leg on 10 April, after stipulating in advance following advice from local authorities that United and City could not play at home on successive nights."I'm probably completely different to 99 per cent of managers, as I prefer away last like we had against PSG (in the previous round)," So...
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