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Looking to punch their FA Cup final ticket on Saturday evening, Manchester City will welcome Championship outfit Sheffield United to the Etihad.
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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester City might have been forced to settle for a second-leg 1-1 draw away at Bayern Munich in midweek, Pep Guardiola’s side did ease their way to the Champions League semi-finals. Eventually storming their way to a 4-1 aggregate romp against the German giants, the former Barcelona boss has his sights set on making real history this season. While the Sky Blues might currently find themselves sat four points adrift of Arsenal and defending their Premier League crown, the mood around the Etihad appears to be at a red-hot high. Riding what has…
Gareth Southgate has recalled James Maddison and Callum Wilson to his England squad for the World Cup, with Kyle Walker also featuring.
Maddison has been in superb form for Leicester City this season, though his only previous cap for the Three Lions came in November 2019.
Yet his six Premier League goals and four assists have persuaded Southgate to hand the playmaker a recall along with Newcastle United striker Wilson, though like Maddison the last of his caps came three years ago.
Wilson and Maddison join Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Sako and Harry Kane, the winner of the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup, as the forwards heading to Qatar.
There is no room however for Tammy Abraham, who scored 27 goals for Roma last…
Angelo Gabriel has completed a permanent transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from Chelsea.
Angelo has signed a five-year contract with the Saudi outfit, who are captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, for a reported £19.4million transfer fee.
Chelsea have also included a sell-on clause as part of their agreement with Al-Nassr.
The 19-year-old Brazilian arrived at Stamford Bridge last year from Santos in a £13m deal, but spent last campaign on loan with Strasbourg.
He made 25 appearances in all competitions, notching four assists, but only 11 of his 22 league outings came as starts as he missed the end of the term with a groin injury.
Angelo became the 11th permanent departure from the club as the Blues ended their transfer window with a net s…
Lionel Messi has earned the right to do whatever he wishes with his career, but Shaka Hislop would love to see the Argentine superstar head to MLS.
Messi seems set to leave Paris Saint-Germain after the expiration of his contract.
Christophe Galtier said on Friday that Messi would be playing his last game for PSG when the Ligue 1 champions host Clermont on Saturday.
While the club subsequently told AFP that Galtier had expressed himself incorrectly and that the match against Clermont would be Messi s last at the Parc with PSG this season , according to L Equipe, it does appear to be the end of the road in Paris for the 35-year-old.
It has been reported that Barcelona are eager to take Messi back to Catalonia, and there is interest from Saudi Arabia, where…
Marseille striker Ismaila Sarr starred as defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal eased their way into the last 16 with a 3-1 win over Cameroon.
Sarr’s deflected strike gave his side a 16th-minute lead and it was he who set up fellow frontman Habib Diallo after the break before Sadio Mane cemented victory at Stade Charles Konan Banny in stoppage time to guarantee his side’s progression from Group C.
Cameroon responded belatedly when Jean-Charles Castelletto powered home a header from Olivier Ntcham’s 83rd-minute cross and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou has guilty of a glaring miss before Mane scored, but Rigobert Song’s men will head into Tuesday’s final group fixture against Gambia with just a single point to their name.
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Barcelona head coach Xavi feels his side were denied a very clear penalty late on in their action-packed 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
The sides played out a thriller at Camp Nou on Thursday to leave their Europa League knockout play-off round tie in the balance heading into next week s return leg.
Marcos Alonso opened the scoring for Barca early in the second half, but United were in front nine minutes later through a Marcus Rashford strike and Jules Kounde s own goal.
Raphinha equalised for the hosts in rather fortuitous circumstances in the 76th minute, the winger s cross going right through without a touch, and Barca went all out for a winner.
A scramble in the box culminated in Casemiro hitting his own post, before Ansu Fati was brilliantly denied…
Brighton winger Simon Adingra described Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph as “one of the most beautiful moments of my life”.
Hosts Ivory Coast produced a 2-1 comeback victory over Nigeria on Sunday to become African champions for the third time, with Adingra setting up both goals and being named player of the match.
“We did it together – we’re Africa champions and it’s incredible,” said Adingra.
“I’ve just experienced one of the most beautiful moments of my life and that’s down to the effort of everyone in the team.”
The hosts fell behind in the showpiece when Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong headed in a 38th-minute opener against the run of play.
Second-half goals from Franck Kessie and former West Ham strike…
With Europe s elite making their return from the international break this weekend, we look set for a stacked schedule. So, for those of you who are looking to place a Saturday accumulator, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
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BST 14:30 Union Berlin vs Stuttgart
While Union Berling might have been left heartbroken after their European adventure came to an abrupt end prior to the international break, Saturday s hosts have continued to gain a string of plaudits. Last seen finding a welcomed boost as they secured an eye-catching 2-0 victory at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, Urs Fischer s men should be smelling the chance to make another Bundesliga statement this weekend. With their sights set on snapping up …
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Sevilla travels to Alaves looking for the 2nd win in La Liga following a disappointing start that left the former Europa League winners in the bottom half of the table. The game will be played on Friday night at Mendizorrotza Stadium in front of 19000 fans keen to see Alaves home invincibility extended.
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After a previous season with excellent results that led to Alaves finishing 10th and avoiding the relegation threat, the hosts are targeting a Conference League position by the end of this term. Starting the pre-season preparations early, the hosts finalized their squad following 8 test games against other Spanish sides.
Although the Blue Whites didn t play against top opponents before the…
Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia will miss the rest of the season after suffering a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury.
The 20-year-old suffered the injury when making his Blues debut as a substitute against Crystal Palace in December.
Chelsea said in a statement on their website: “Midfielder Romeo Lavia is to unfortunately miss the remainder of our 2023-24 campaign following a setback in his recovery.
Midfielder Romeo Lavia will miss the remainder of the 2023/24 season.
Read the full statement below.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)
“Recent medical assessments have confirmed that Lavia, who sustained a significant thigh injury against Crystal Palace back in December, will not feature again this season.”
Lavia, who joined…