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…
Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe has asked the club to explain its project and what his role will be in it ahead of contract negotiations.
The 26-year-old started has become a central figure in PSG s first team, making 41 appearances across all competitions in the 2021-22 campaign.
However, it has been suggested that the French giants are in the market for a new centre-back, with Inter s Milan Skriniar rumoured to be on their radar.
In turn, Premier League side Chelsea – managed by former PSG boss Thomas Tuchel – are said to have expressed an interest in acquiring Kimpembe if they are unable to sign his France team-mate Jules Kounde from Sevilla.
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In 2017, Atletico Madrid said goodbye to their old stadium of Vicente Calderon and moved to the newly built Wanda Metropolitano.
For any true football fan, seeing an iconic stadium demolished is always a sad experience.
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Cristiano Ronaldo s brace in the Champions League final took the Real Madrid superstar to an astonishing tally of 600 career goals.
Speaking after the 4-1 win over Juventus in Cardiff, the four-time Ballon d Or winner said: I don t need to speak about myself because numbers don t lie.
Indeed, Ronaldo s numbers tell quite a story of excellence.
406 – The bulk of the 32-year-old s goals have come as Madrid s driving force and talisman. His 71 strikes at international level make him Portugal s all-time leading scorer, while he only needed five for Sporting CP to catch the eye of Manchester United and run up a century (118) for the Old Trafford club.
25 – Sevilla have felt Ronaldo s wrath more than any other side. He has converted a quarter-century agai…
Pep Guardiola admits he is bewildered by Manchester City s inconsistency this season, making it hard for him to lavish praise on the club s top performers.
Within minutes of the 4-0 win at Watford on Tuesday, a grim-faced Guardiola made it clear he was still irked by the FA Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal.
He accused City of playing at walking pace for the first half of the Arsenal game, and over the course of a number of interviews his consistent message was that the display at Watford met the minimum standard he expected in terms of effort.
The showing against Arsenal clearly did not, and Guardiola is flummoxed by why City have lost the dominant edge of their 2017-18 and 2018-19 championship-winning seasons.
Beating Watford gave City a fourth successive…