Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez has signed a new deal with the Bundesliga club until the end of the 2015/16 season.
The striker joined Bayern from Stuttgart in 2009 and has since developed into a key player at the Allianz Arena.
I have always said that Bayern are a great club and that I m feeling very well here. That s why I m happy that the contract extension is all done now, Gomez said of his new deal.
I am confident that we can achieve a lot in the upcoming years. I am keen to play a big role in all that.
Sporting director Christian Nerlinger was equally pleased with Gomez s contract extension, and was full of praise for the striker.
Mario Gomez has developed into one of the best strikers around in Europe in the past few years. We are ha…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag confirmed Alejandro Garnacho has apologised for liking social media posts criticising his handling of the player and insisted the incident does not show the squad is fractured.
The Argentina winger, who was taken off at half-time of last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, liked two messages on X, formerly Twitter, which were negative about Ten Hag.
He quickly unliked both posts and has now apologised, leaving no issues around his involvement for this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Coventry at Wembley.
Asked whether it suggested the group was not together, Ten Hag replied: “I wouldn’t point to that.
“Alejandro is a young player, has to learn a lot. He apologised for it and after that we move on.”
Count Game of Thrones Sophie Turner among those not offended by Alex Morgan s tea-sipping celebration against England.
United States captain Morgan s reaction to her Women s World Cup semi-final winner against the Lionesses on Tuesday sparked outrage, with England international Lianne Sanderson among those critical.
Some saw it as a shot against the English, where the hot beverage has links to American independence after colonists dumped a shipment in the sea in an event known as the Boston Tea Party.
Morgan launched a staunch defence of the celebration on Friday, saying it was not a jibe at England but rather a homage to Turner who played Sansa Stark in the hit television series Game of Thrones and is known to sign off social media videos by drinking tea.
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Angel Rangel s dramatic late goal ensured Swansea City started the Paul Clement era with an important 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, lifting them off the foot of the Premier League.
For large parts of the game it looked as though Clement, who signed a two- and-a-half-year deal to replace Bob Bradley at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday, would be celebrating a 1-0 win, after Alfie Mawson headed his maiden goal for the club in the first half.
Palace thought they had earned a point when Wilfried Zaha playing his last game before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast levelled with a spectacular acrobatic volley in the 83rd minute.
However, there was time for another late twist from an unlikely source at Selhurst Park as Swansea who …
Porto have signed Felipe Anderson from West Ham on loan for the rest of the season.
The Brazil international became the Hammers record signing in 2018 when he joined from Lazio for a reported £36million fee.
However, the 27-year-old has played only one minute of their Premier League campaign in 2020-21.
Porto, who earlier signed Chelsea s Malang Sarr for the rest of the season, have also secured a loan deal for Liverpool midfielder Marko Grujic.
The 24-year-old midfielder has spent the past two years on loan at Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin.
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Unai Emery has admitted to discussing an Arsenal exit with much-maligned defender Shkodran Mustafi.
The Gunners have developed new depth at centre-back following the deadline day signing of David Luiz from Chelsea and Calum Chambers return from a loan spell at Fulham.
Mustafi, 27, ranks behind that pair and Sokratis Papastathopoulos in the pecking order and could still be allowed to find a new club before the transfer window closes across Europe on September 2.
Signed in 2016, the Germany international has failed to impress in the Premier League and was booed by his own fans during a friendly loss to Lyon at Emirates Stadium.
I spoke with him when we finished last season, I spoke with him when we started pre-season and I spoke with him also two weeks ago…
Jurgen Klopp has reiterated that patience is needed as Liverpool continue to hold contract talks with Mohamed Salah, saying it is not something you can agree over a cup of tea in the afternoon.
Salah s current Reds deal expires in June 2023 and his future has long since been the subject of speculation.
The prolific forward has declared that he wants to remain at Anfield, but no agreement has yet been reached between the club and the Egypt international.
Salah reportedly told MBC Masr TV that his future is in the hands of the management and they have to solve this issue ,
Klopp on Monday stated that the club s stance has not changed.
He said in a news conference on the eve of the Champions League clash at Milan: We know exactly what he s about a…
Germany were comfortable victors in Hansi Flick s first game in charge, and the former Bayern Munich boss was unconcerned by some wasteful finishing.
Timo Werner and Leroy Sane sealed a routine 2-0 win over Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifying Group J on Thursday, though the scoreline hardly reflected Germany s dominance.
After a trophy laden spell at Bayern, Flick left the Bavarian giants to take over as Germany boss, with Joachim Low leaving after Euro 2020.
Flick s team had 30 attempts in total, with seven hitting the target, and controlled 85.3 per cent of the possession.
Not one Liechtenstein player spent more time in Germany s half than their own, while all of the visitors outfielders had average positions within the minnows territory.
It…
Manchester United have continued their clearout under Jim Ratcliffe by confirming the departures of Patrick Stewart and Cliff Baty.
Interim chief executive Stewart and chief financial officer Baty will depart Old Trafford at the end of the current campaign.
Stewart, who replaced Richard Arnold in the position at the start of the year, will be temporarily replaced by Jean-Claude Blanc until Omar Berrada arrives in July, while Roger Bell will take over from Baty.
The news was confirmed by United on their official website on Tuesday.
INEOS Sport chief Blanc is well known to Ratcliffe, who recently bought a 27.7-per-cent stake in United and is in control of footballing affairs.
Bell also has ties to INEOS and will now take up the same CFO role at Old …
Hansi Flick unequivocally dismissed the suggestion Germany lost their World Cup opener against Japan because they were distracted by the controversy surrounding the OneLove campaign.
Germany were one of several European teams planning to have their captains wear the OneLove armband to highlight discrimination and human rights abuses by World Cup host nation Qatar, where homosexuality is criminalised.
In response, FIFA threatened to apply sporting sanctions to the teams involved, who all subsequently backtracked on their commitment to wear the armbands.
Germany felt FIFA was attempting to silence them, and they responded by holding their hands over their mouths while lining up for a team photo before the match against Japan.
After they ended up losing to t…