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Two sides who already find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Serie B table, Parma will welcome Sampdoria to the Stadio Ennio Tardini on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Parma might have eventually missed out on the chance to secure a Serie A return last season, the Crusaders have certainly come flying out of the traps this time around. Marking their return from September’s international break with a thumping performance as they claimed a 5-0 romp away at Catanzaro, the mood around the Stadio Ennio Tardini appears to be at a red-hot high. Only continuing to gain a string of plaudits since opening up the 2023/24 campaign, Fabio Pecchia’s side will be looking to lay down another Serie B marker her…
Arsenal shrugged off the impending departure of Alexis Sanchez by scoring four times in the first 22 minutes en route to a 4-1 hammering of Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Chile international appears set to make the switch to Premier League rivals Manchester United, who are reportedly ready to pay £35million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the forward s services.
For the second straight game, Arsene Wenger left Sanchez out of his matchday squad and the Frenchman seems poised for a pursuit of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as a replacement after Borussia Dortmund confirmed the Gunners had made a bid, thought to be in the region of €50m.
But whatever Arsenal s comings and goings before the end of the January window, they were certainly not short of firepower at Emirates …
The awarding of the World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar could be the best thing to happen to football , according to new CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani.
Russia will host the next finals in 2018 and Qatar the 2022 event, with both nations awarded the tournaments in a controversial vote in December 2010.
A lengthy anti-corruption campaign has been led in FIFA and global football in the subsequent years, with a number of officials indicted on charges including bribery and money-laundering following a high-profile police bust in Zurich last year.
Former CONCACAF chief Jeffrey Webb was among those to be arrested and later banned from the sport by FIFA, while ex-president Sepp Blatter is serving a six-year suspension over an alleged disloyal payment m…
Nottingham Forest have announced the sacking of manager Billy Davies in the wake of a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of rivals Derby County.
Forest slipped out of the Championship play-off places as a result of Saturday s humbling defeat, which extended their winless run to eight matches.
A statement from Forest on Monday read: Nottingham Forest Football Club have confirmed the termination of manager Billy Davies employment.
The club thank Mr Davies for his efforts during his second spell as manager since his re-appointment in February 2013 and wish him well for the future.
Nottingham Forest will make a further announcement in due course.
Davies returned to the City Ground 13 months ago, having previously led Forest to the Championship play-offs on two occasio…
According to reports in Italy, Juventus have taken the lead in the race to sign Nicolo Barella. The 21 year old from Cagliari has been turning heads since making his professional debut back in 2014, and now, it finally seems as if he s going to get the major move that he desires. Juve would need to wait until January at least in order to try and lure him to the club, and it isn t going to be easy. Both Inter AC Milan were interested in Barella during the summer, but neither were willing to stump up the €35 million necessary to sign the Italian.
Monaco and Liverpool are also both said to be interested in the move, meaning that Barella could have some decisions to make in the next few months. With that being said, some reports suggest that an official agreement could already be…
Former England captain David Beckham claims he was told by a youth coach when he was 12 that he would never play for his country because he was too small .
Beckham enjoyed an illustrious career, turning out for clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain before retiring in 2013.
He is regarded as one of England s finest players in modern times, playing for the Three Lions on 115 occasions, a record bettered by only Peter Shilton (125) and Wayne Rooney (119).
But even Beckham had to deal with doubt as a child, claiming a coach in the England youth setup told him he would never go on to make it at senior international level.
At about 12 years old, I was told I would never play for my country, Beckham told reporters. And …
A-League leaders Sydney FC opened an 11-point gap at the summit by coming from behind to secure a 2-1 win over second-place Melbourne Victory, who finished the match with 10 men.
Filip Holosko cancelled out James Troisi s well-placed opener before substitute Bernie Ibini-Isei sealed the win, a straight red card for James Donachie compounding Victory s misery.
The triumph extends Sydney s unbeaten A-League run to 18 matches in total 17 this season and provides a huge boost to their hopes of winning the Premiers Plate for the first time since 2010.
Victory went ahead in the 18th minute at Etihad Stadium when Troisi guided a cool shot from Marco Rojas cushioned pass beyond Danny Vukovic.
Melbourne goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas made an impressive double save to…
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Two sides who are looking to extend on their Champions League adventure, PSV will welcome Galatasaray to the Philips Stadion for their first-leg meeting on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while PSV might have put in what was an eye-catching campaign last season, they once again failed to find a way to lift their first Eredivisie title since 2018. Eventually finishing 16 points adrift of fellow Dutch giants Ajax, Roger Schmidt s side still impressed many across Holand last year. Although Boeren might find themselves still in a real uphill battle to keep hold of some of their EURO2020 stars, they did manage to find some momentum before they return to competitive action this week. Unbeaten in each of their four pre-season showd…
Leeds United have signed striker Jean-Kevin Augustin on an initial loan from RB Leipzig.
The 22-year-old joins until the end of the season, when the Championship club will have the option to make the move permanent.
Augustin, who had been on loan with Ligue 1 side Monaco, is Leeds third signing of the transfer window following the arrivals of Elia Caprile and Ian Poveda.
A Paris Saint-Germain youth product, Augustin was top scorer and named the tournament s best player at the European Under-19 Championship in 2016.
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He moved to Leipzig for a reported €13million in July 2017 and scored nine goals in 25 appearances in his first season in the Bundesliga.
Augustin started just four league matches in 2018-19…
According to , managerless Leicester are in talks with Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers after the Hoops gave the Foxes permission to talk to the former Liverpool chief. The Foxes dispensed with the services of the unpopular Claude Puel last week after a poor 4-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace. It seems that Rodgers is the man that the club believes can take the team forward.
Rodgers has rebuilt his managerial career at Celtic
Brendan Rodgers has been a highly rated coach for a long time. However, a poor run of form in his fourth season at Liverpool saw the Northern Irishman sacked as the Merseysiders boss.
Rodgers is the boss who has come closest to guiding the Reds to the Premier League title (so far), as his team finished second having been in a comfortable position with j…