Manchester United have rekindled their interest in Bayern Munich s Noussair Mazraoui after his move to West Ham collapsed, according to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany.
The Hammers had reached an agreement over a fee totaling close to €20 million with Bayern for the 26-year-old right-back, but they failed to find common ground with his representatives over personal terms and withdrew from the negotiations. Manchester United took this development as an opportunity to boost their right defensive flank, with the future of Aaron Wan-Bissaka increasingly uncertain.
The 20-time English champions have already completed the signings of striker Joshua Zirkzee and defender Leny Yoro, and they re heavily linked with Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte. Meanwhile, the…
Orlando City head coach Oscar Pareja praised his side’s “seriousness” of returning to winning ways ahead of welcoming New York City FC to Inter Co Stadium this weekend.
The Lions recorded a fourth straight MLS triumph against Nashville SC last time out having won just one of their previous seven league encounters.
Orlando’s upturn in form has seen them bridge the gap between the sides below them and currently sit seventh in the Eastern Conference table, just five points behind New York Red Bulls.
Pareja is hoping to continue their upward trajectory on home soil this weekend, with his players maintaining their responsibilities highlighted as a key component to their recent success.
We are really happy, indeed with the result, but most importantly …
Michel Platini will be a guest of organisers and the French Football Federation at Euro 2016, according to tournament president Jacques Lambert.
Former UEFA president Platini is currently serving a reduced six-year ban from all football-related activity over a disloyal payment made by then FIFA chief Sepp Blatter in 2011.
Platini appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but conceded he was sceptical about his chances of overturning the ban.
But Lambert insists Platini, who has described Euro 2016 as his child , will be given a warm welcome at the tournament, which gets under way in June.
We always work together, he is quoted as telling beIN Sports.
Of course, at the moment, he is prevented from fully performing his functions, but he is…
Cristiano Ronaldo remains upbeat over Portugal s chances of qualifying for Euro 2020 as he insisted the reigning champions deserved to beat Serbia, while the captain also questioned the absence of VAR.
Ronaldo hobbled off with an apparent muscle injury in the first half of Portugal s 1-1 Group B draw at home to Serbia in Lisbon on Monday.
Portugal earned a share of the points after Danilo Pereira s stunning 42nd-minute equaliser cancelled out Dusan Tadic s penalty as the hosts were held to back-to-back draws.
After their scoreless stalemate against Ukraine, Portugal are third and two points behind the leaders, but Ronaldo lauded his team-mates after they were denied a penalty.
Honestly, I think the team played well, Ronaldo told reporters. We had many ch…
Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson believes Jamie Vardy’s winning mentality at the latter stages of his career is something that should be recognised.
Vardy, 36, made sure there would be no celebration for Pearson, who made his first return to Leicester City since being sacked in 2015.
The Leicester striker scored from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, after Wilfred Ndidi had been brought down by Kai Naismith, to secure a 1-0 victory which put Enzo Maresca’s side back on top of the Championship table.
It was Pearson who started Vardy’s King Power career 11 years ago when he made the striker the first £1million non-league player, moving from Fleetwood Town in 2012.
Vardy was the only player left in Leicester’s starting line-up from Pearson’s …
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on “top-class” Phil Foden for his outstanding form, but insisted the attacker can still improve.
Foden struck the only goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth to move the Premier League champions to within one point of leaders Liverpool after 26 fixtures.
It was Foden’s 16th effort in all competitions this campaign, which equals his previous best tally from the 2020-21 season and made it six goal involvements during February after he hit a hat-trick at Brentford earlier this month.
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Tomas Rosicky says he is feeling 100 per cent fit for Czech Republic s opening Euro 2016 game against Spain on Monday.
The 35-year-old endured another injury-ravaged 2015-16 campaign at Arsenal, managing just 19 minutes of first-team action, in an FA Cup tie with Burnley in January.
Rosicky has now left Emirates Stadium following the expiry of his contract, and turns his attentions to international matters with his country at the finals in France.
Czech Republic have been handed a tough opening task, against double defending champions Spain in Group D, but they are at least boosted by Rosicky feeling fit and ready.
I feel comfortable and confident that everything will be right because I played the three friendly games before the tournament, he told Sunda…
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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways late on Wednesday night, America MG will welcome Chapecoense to the Arena Independencia.
Starting with the hosts, while America MG might still have their sights set on securing an immediate Serie A return this season, the Rabbits have gained a recent reputation as a stalemate specialist. Last seen over the weekend playing out a 1-1 draw away at Novorizontino, they have now been forced to settle for a single point in five of their previous six second-tier appearances. Nevertheless, pencilled in as a standout contender to widen their advantage in the top-four chase, America MG will be excited by their continued success on home soil. Including a thumping 3-1 win when they welcom…
Emma Hayes Chelsea departure could offer a window of opportunity for their Women s Super League rivals in 2024-25, says Manchester United coach Marc Skinner.
Hayes left Chelsea to take up her new role in charge of the United States national team in May, then led them to a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024.
Chelsea won seven WSL titles, five FA Cups and two League Cups in 12 years under Hayes, also winning the most games (145), scoring the most goals (525) and earning the most points (462) in the WSL throughout her reign.
Sonia Bompastor, who led Lyon to the Champions League crown in 2021-22 after twice winning the competition as a player, has taken the reins ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, which begins on Friday, September 20, with the Blues …
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Real Sociedad and Mallorca are set to clash in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at the Reale Arena on Tuesday night, both vying for a spot in the final.
With the first leg ending in a tightly contested 0-0 draw on February 6th, the tie hangs in the balance. However, the two teams have faced each other since then, with Real Sociedad emerging victorious with a 2-1 win in La Liga on February 18th.
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Real Sociedad, somewhat surprisingly, have only clinched the Copa del Rey trophy on two previous occasions, securing victories in 1987 and 2020, while also making appearances in four other finals.
Their quest for a first-leg advantage in the recent clash at Mallorca early this month ended in a goalle…