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Opening up this summer s European Championships on Sunday afternoon, England will welcome Croatia to Wembley for their first Group D contest this weekend.
England
Starting with the hosts, while England might have managed to land themselves a pair of friendly victories last week, The Three Lions failed to lay down much of a marker in the North West. Just about landing back-to-back 1-0 wins against Romania and Austria, Gareth Southgate s side will know that they must make some improvements if they re to get one over on their old enemy this weekend. Watching Croatia end their World Cup run at the semi-final stage out in Russia three years ago, The Whites are still tipped as a landslide pick to clinch top spot in Group D. With many from ac…
Juan Bernat has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Bayern Munich on a three-year deal, the Ligue 1 champions have announced.
The clubs have not announced details of a transfer fee, with Bernat s switch reported to be worth in the region of €15million.
Bernat joined Bayern from Valencia in 2014 and has played 113 competitive games for the club, winning four Bundesliga titles and scoring five goals.
I am very proud to be joining Paris Saint-Germain, the 25-year-old told his new club s official website.
After my debut in Spain and my experience in Germany, I will discover a new country and, above all, a new club who have made a spectacular rise in recent years.
¡Bienvenido !
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside)
Paris Saint-G…
Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain want to sign Caglar Soyuncu from Leicester City in the summer transfer window, according to . City manager Pep Guardiola is keen on the 25-year-old defender, and the Premier League champions are now preparing an offer for him.
Leicester would want €50-60 million as transfer fee for Soyuncu, who has been on the books of the former Premier League champions since 2018. Barcelona, Guardiola’s former club, are also claimed to be keen on the Turkey international.
Soyuncu is one of the better defenders in the Premier League and has also played 38 times for the Turkey national football team. The 25-year-old 19 starts and four substitute appearances in the league for the Foxes last season, scoring one goal in the proces…
Santos have revealed an unexpected gripe with Lionel Messi being acclaimed for beating Pele s single-team goals record claiming the Brazil great s friendly feats have been overlooked.
Barcelona captain Messi scored his 644th competitive goal for Barcelona in the 3-0 win over Real Valladolid on December 22.
That took him past the total of 643 that Pele scored in official games for Santos, and three-time World Cup winner Pele has been quick to praise the Argentine forward.
Yet Santos appear to believe that Pele s 448 goals in friendlies should carry equal weight, and that therefore the true leader in goals for one team remains their greatest player.
The Plays Of The Game
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
An article on the Santos websit…
David Moyes saluted his “maverick” forward Lucas Paqueta after the 2-1 Europa League win at Freiburg, even though he drives him mad.
Freiburg’s nickname is the Breisgau Brazilians due to their flamboyant style of play, but it was West Ham’s Samba star Paqueta who stole the show.
He put them ahead after only nine minutes with a towering header from a cross by Jarrod Bowen, celebrating his return to the England squad.
Our Brazilian Magnifico
— West Ham United (@WestHam)
Paqueta then spent the rest of the evening tormenting the hosts with his array of flicks, tricks and occasional theatrics.
“It was a bit of an old-fashioned goal, down the side with a good cross, and then a great header like an old-fashioned centre forward. I re…
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In an all-Premier League showdown on Friday night, Manchester United will look to extend on their FA Cup adventure when they welcome Everton to Old Trafford.
Starting with the hosts, putting in another rampant display earlier in the week as they cruised their way to a 3-0 romp against Bournemouth on home soil, Manchester United are enjoying quite the purple patch. With Erik ten Hag s side continuing to gain a string of plaudits, the former Ajax boss has his sights set on clinching a Champions League return in 2023. Breaking into the top-four and now winning each of their three Premier League matchups since returning from the World Cup break, the English heavyweights should find the mood in their camp at a real high. With…
Christian Pulisic felt the United States made a flying start to the Copa America with their impressive victory over Bolivia in Texas.
Milan star Pulisic stole the show with an eye-catching strike into the top corner, and he added an assist for Folarin Balogun as the USA opened their campaign with a 2-0 win on home soil on Sunday.
Pulisic became only the second USA player after Clint Dempsey to register a goal and an assist in a Copa America match, while he is also now the country s quickest player to reach 30 goals, doing so in his 69th game.
An inspired performance from the captain also ended a woeful run for the USA against CONMEBOL sides at this tournament, given Gregg Berhalter s side had previously lost eight of 10 such games.
Pulisic felt that USA c…
Barcelona expect to complete the signing of Raphinha from Leeds United in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Raphinha’s agent, Deco, a former Barcelona legend, has already agreed personal terms with the Brazil international winger, who is expected to leave Leeds in the coming weeks.
Raphinha joined Leeds from Rennes in the summer of 2020. The 25-year-old winger hit the ground running in the Premier League and has been superb for the Whites over the past two seasons. The Leeds no. 10 scored 11 goals and gave three assists in 34 Premier League starts this season, and scored six goals and provided nine assists in the league in 2020-21.
Leeds survived in the Premier League on the final day of the season, while Barcelona failed to chal…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Ben Foster as emergency cover after first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was ruled out of action for up to eight weeks, according to . Lloris suffered knee ligament damage in Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over defending champions Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League this past weekend and could be on the sidelines for up to eight week.
Fraser Forster, who joined Tottenham in the summer of 2022, is now expected to step up and replace Lloris in the first team, but the North London club need back-up options. Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman have yet to make a senior appearance for Tottenham.
Foster retired from professional football last summer, but Tottenham could offer him a short-term contract to the …
Erling Haaland believes he has joined the right club to fulfil his ambitions after Manchester City officially confirmed the striker s arrival on Monday.
City announced on May 10 that an agreement was in place to sign Haaland from Borussia Dortmund after triggering his reported €75million (£64.2m) release clause.
The Norway international has now officially put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium, with that deal to go through on July 1.
Haaland had been one of Europe s most sought-after players and follows in the footsteps of his father Alf-Inge, who played for City between 2000 and 2003.
He scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund upon joining from Salzburg in January 2020, averaging a goal every 84 minutes across all competitions…