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In what looks set to be a heavyweight showdown on Saturday lunchtime, Manchester City will welcome Newcastle to the Etihad.
Manchester City
Starting with the hosts, while Manchester City might have been disappointed after opening their Champions League knockout stage adventure on February 22nd, the Sky Blues are enjoying a welcomed boost over the past week. Extending on their FA Cup adventure a few days ago as they claimed a routine 3-0 victory away at Championship outfit Bristol City, Pep Guardiola s side are desperate to lay down another marker here. Last seen in top-flight action cruising their way to a 4-1 romp away at relegation scrappers Bournemouth, the former Barcelona boss has been calling on his side to find some recent stabi…
Liverpool are currently working on a number of contract extensions. One of them is reportedly captain Jordan Henderson, whose current deal expires in 2023. However, according to James Pearce and David Ornstein of , the talks have hit a stumbling point.
Henderson has been at Liverpool for 10 years now and he s currently the club s longest-serving player. He passed through many difficulties in that time, including a desire from former manager Brendan Rodgers to part ways with him, and earning the captain s armband in 2015, he led the team to the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup trophies in 2019, as well as the long-awaited Premier League title in 2020.
However, the Liverpool hierarchy are extremely careful when handing out long-term contracts to ag…
Jordi Alba feels singled out at Barcelona and says he is killed by his critics every time he has a bad performance.
The Spain international is approaching a decade at Camp Nou and remains a regular for Barca, who have endured another difficult campaign.
He has featured 408 times for the Catalan giants in all competitions since his debut in August 2012 and has helped the club to 15 trophies.
But Alba has come in for criticism of late, with Barca losing to Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana semi-finals before exiting the Copa del Rey to Athletic Bilbao.
After impressing in Sunday s 1-0 win over Deportivo Alaves, a game in which he led the way for touches (112) and fouls won (four), Alba expressed his frustration.
I have felt singled out for m…
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On Thursday evening, Feyenoord will play host to AS Roma at the at De Kuip in Rotterdam in the first leg of the clash between the two sides in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. At this stage of the competition, both of these teams will not only be hoping to get through to the semifinals, but to lift the trophy at the end of the season.
Feyenoord
It s been almost six years since Feyenoord were last crowned Dutch champions, with PSV Eindhoven and Ajax winning all between them, apart from 2019/20 when the season was declared void in the league due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the moment, however, Feyenoord appear to be well on their way to regain the throne, topping the Eredivisie table with 67 points, eight more than Ajax in second…
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Segunda table, Granada will welcome Real Oviedo to the Nuevo Los Carmenes on Sunday evening.
Starting with the hosts, while Granada might have lost their La Liga status last season, Paco Lopez’s men have their sights firmly set on securing an automatic path back to Spain’s top-flight. Last seen putting in another eye-catching display as they claimed a 2-1 victory away at Albacete, the Nasrids have gained plenty of plaudits from across the Segunda this year. In fact, now in the midst of a stellar nine-match unbeaten run, it should be highlighted that the Andalusia-based outfit have collected 23 points on their extended purple patch. With that rampant run of f…
France boss Corinne Diacre hailed a sizzling performance as Les Bleues trampled over Italy in Rotherham to start their Euro 2022 campaign with a 5-1 statement victory.
Paris Saint-Germain s Grace Geyoro marked her 50th cap by becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in the first half of a Women s European Championship match, and France led 5-0 at the break in the Group D clash.
Geyoro spoke of it being a great collective effort from the team , largely deflecting well-earned personal praise.
Diacre, whose squad selections faced scrutiny after she omitted France s record scorer Eugenie Le Sommer and Champions League player of the match Amandine Henry, was glad to reflect on a job well done.
She was asked whether it had been the kind of start that Fran…
Juventus have qualified for the Champions League on the final day of the Serie A season thanks to beating Bologna 4-1 and rivals Napoli only managing a draw at home to Hellas Verona.
Andrea Pirlo s men went into the weekend in danger of missing out on the Champions League for the first time since finishing seventh in 2010-11, but Verona did them a favour as they held on to a 1-1 draw in Naples, meaning Juve take fourth a point ahead of Napoli.
Juve certainly held up their end of the bargain, dismantling Bologna with consummate ease despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, with Adrien Rabiot and Federico Chiesa adding to Alvaro Morata s brace to have them 4-0 up by the 47th minute.
Riccardo Orsolini s late consolation had little bearing – the Bianconeri just…
Cyril Ngonge scored twice in an electrifying performance, as Napoli breezed into the Coppa Italia last 16 with a crushing 5-0 win over Serie B Palermo on Thursday.
Ngonge struck first in the seventh minute with a left-footed drive that bounced in front of Salvatore Sirigu before squirming under his body into the net, leaving the goalkeeper shaking his head in disbelief.
Sirigu was at fault again five minutes later when Ngonge lashed another left-footer from a difficult angle, the ball flying across the face of the goal before nestling in the side netting to make it 2-0.
Palermo gave the hosts a scare as Matteo Brunori struck the post 29 minutes in, but Napoli were too big, too strong and too quick for their second-tier visitors, with Juan Jesus nodding home from …
Gareth Southgate says he is fighting for England to regain credibility on the international stage after they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024.
The Three Lions edged out Switzerland 5-3 on penalties having seen the game finish 1-1 after 120 minutes, with Bukayo Saka cancelling out Breel Embolo s opener.
Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the winning spot-kick, with Jordan Pickford once again proving his penalty expertise by keeping out Manuel Akanji s effort.
Southgate marked his 100th game as the Three Lions coach with just the team s fourth shoot-out win, after what was arguably their best display at Euro 2024 so far.
Less than two weeks after cups were hurled in his direction by fans following a goalless draw with Slovenia in the group stage, Southgat…
Opening the 2023/24 campaign with a at home against Nottingham Forest over the weekend, it is no secret that Arsenal have their sights set on mounting another genuine title charge this time around.
Really breaking the bank this summer as they welcomed the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and to the Emirates, it has now been suggested that Mikel Arteta is keen on slashing his bumper wage bill.
With only just over a fortnight until the summer transfer window slams shut on September 1st, many are expecting what could be a stacked set of departures from north London.
Although the Gunners might be inching towards a £20million deal for Brentford shot-stopper , we have taken a glance at three first-team stars who could still be heading for the exit this summer.