Market: Jadon Sancho to score anytime

Odds: 6/4 @

With a Champions League spot already in the bag, Borussia Dortmund will welcome Bayer Leverkusen to rural Germany on Saturday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, only continuing to build off of their DFP Pokal success last week, Borussia Dortmund have enjoyed a real purple patch at the back end of the campaign. Last seen landing themselves a 3-1 win against Mainz and also putting four past RB Leipzig on May 13th, it is well worth keeping an eye out for the red-hot Jadon Sancho this weekend. Bagging a brace against Leipzig on DFP Pokal duties earlier in the month, the England ace has continued to impress during the second-half of the campaign. Heavily linked with a potential Premier League return this summer and f…

Danish giants FC Copenhagen have strengthened their Champions League squad by signing Christian Bolanos from IK Start. The 26 year old midfielder has signed a four year contract with Copenhagen, who will be competing with Barcelona, Rubin Kazan and Panathinaikos in the group stages of the Champions League this season.

Bolanos started his career with Deportivo Saprissa and made close to a hundred and fifty appearances for them before joining OB in 2007. However he struggled to settle down at OB and then opted to leave the club by signing for Start in November 2008. He scored fourteen goals for Start over two seasons.

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Carlo Ancelotti considers Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to be the greatest forward in the history of football, but suggested he needs a free role to be at his best.

Ronaldo has faced some criticism this season, particularly for his performances in matches away from the Santiago Bernabeu, despite scoring 40 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions for Madrid.

The Portuguese was beaten to the 2015 FIFA Ballon d Or award by Barcelona great Lionel Messi in January, losing out after winning the accolade for 2013 and 2014 while coached by Ancelotti

The Italian, who will take charge at Bayern Munich next season, says Ronaldo will not produce his best results if used as a central striker, despite receiving praise from Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane for his performa…

Stuart Dallas struck in the 92nd minute to earn Northern Ireland a dramatic 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan and clinch a huge three points in their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Northern Ireland s grip on second position in Group C looked set to loosen with a goalless draw in Baku, but Dallas popped up in second-half stoppage time to keep the pressure on leaders Germany.

Michael O Neill took his players for a training camp in Turkey to prepare them for the heat and humidity of the Azeri capital and it paid dividends as they managed to keep fighting until the final moments.

Chances were at a premium throughout and Afran Ismayilov spurned two great second-half opportunities to give Robert Prosinecki s side a win that would have put them level with Northern Ireland.<…

Xavi says under-fire midfielder Sergio Busquets remains vital to Barcelona, insisting his captain will make his own decision on whether to stay at Camp Nou next season.

Busquets was criticised for his performance as Barcelona fell to a 3-1 defeat to Clasico rivals Real Madrid on Sunday, having been replaced by Gavi on the hour mark at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The future of the 34-year-old, who has won 30 pieces of silverware during his decorated 14-year spell with the club, has been the subject of speculation, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.

Xavi, however, still views the defensive midfielder as a crucial component in his side, saying: When you lose, we are all exposed. For me, Busquets is still important.

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Yaya Toure has said that it would be a ‘great honour’ to play for Paris Saint Germain amid constant speculation surrounding his future at Manchester City, .

The midfielder’s agent spoke out about a perceived lack of respect from his club’s owners on his 31st birthday two weeks ago, leading to doubts over whether he will remain at the Etihad Stadium next season.

Toure moved to Manchester in the summer of 2010, and has since gone on to win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup during his time with the Sky Blues.

Last season he scored twenty-four goals in all competitions, including twenty in the league which saw him finish behind only Liverpool duo Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge in the race for the Golden Boot.

He is curren…

Brazilian newspaper that Cruzeiro are showing interest in Paris Saint-Germain full-back Maxwell.

The 34-year-old will be out of contract at Parc des Princes in the summer, and even though he would prefer to end his career with the Saints, a summer exit is a realistic possibility.

His former club Cruzeiro are reportedly keen on bringing the veteran back to Mineirao, although clubs from the United States are interested in his services as well.

It was at Cruzeiro that Maxwell started his professional career, making 27 league appearances before moving to Ajax.

Following successful spells with Inter Milan and Barcelona, the full-back arrived at Parc des Princes in 2012 and has since 117 league appearances for the Saints.

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Neymar s €222million switch to Paris Saint-Germain underlines the anti-competitive, unjustified and illegal transfer rules governed by FIFA, according to a damning statement from FIFPro.

The world players union spoke out in the wake of the Brazilian s world-record move from Barcelona, with general secretary Theo van Seggelen calling for the European Commission to investigate transfer fees within the European Union.

He claims that the competitive balance in Europe is being eroded by a distorted market , with Neymar s eye-watering fee a prime example.

The world-record transfer of Brazilian Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain is the latest example of how football is ever more the domain of a select group of rich, mostly European-based clubs, read the s…

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller impressed but Bayern Munich made hard work of beating Hoffenheim 4-3 to reach the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals.

Holders Bayern appeared to be cruising into the last eight when Lewandowski put them 3-1 up at half-time on Wednesday, yet a lacklustre second-half showing gave Hoffenheim – who had taken the lead through Jerome Boateng s own goal – unexpected hope.

Bayern had quickly levelled when Benjamin Hubner put through his own goal before Muller – who had a hand in all three of the hosts first-half goals – nosed them ahead.

Lewandowski s second made it 4-1 with 10 minutes to go before Munas Dabbur s late double set up the possibility of unlikely comeback that just fell short as Bayern ultimately did enough to book their pr…

Market: Augsburg win

Odds: 4/5 @

Desperate to make up some ground in the European chase, Augsburg will welcome Koln to Bavaria on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Augsburg might have found themselves at the heart of a Bundesliga relegation scrap last season, Jess Thorup’s men have come roaring back this time around. Continuing to receive a string of plaudits from across Germany’s elite this year, the Bavaria-based outfit are still dreaming of the chance to mount a famous European charge over the final couple of months. Heading into March’s international break with a stunning performance as they stormed their way to a 3-1 romp away at Wolfsburg, the former Copenhagen boss should find the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Opening March with…