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Olympique Lyon are set to welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday evening in what will be the sixth League 1 game of the 2019/20 season for both teams.
Ever since the rise of Paris Saint-Germain to the level of domination in French football we re seeing in recent years, Lyon has been one of the few teams continuously making efforts to stay within sight of them, finishing within the top four spots every season. The greatest tangible reward for it is that they play in the Champions League with relative regularity.
This term, their start, even though far from poor in itself with two wins, two draws and one defeat, has seen them drop to the 8th place in the table. The campaign began with a convincing w…
The beauty of the World Cup is that you never know what s going to happen next, even when you think it s all happening right before your very eyes. We often take surprises in football for granted but it s impossible to do so today, as Sweden s emphatic victory over Mexico alongside South Korea s shocking win against Germany knocked the 2014 world champions out of the tournament ensuring that the Swedes and the Mexicans progress through to the knockout stages.
Heading into the WC this year you could argue that the Germans weren t at their best, but nobody could ve anticipated that they d fall this hard. Regardless of that, there will be plenty of time to discuss their failures: and instead, we should be examining what was a truly phenomenal performance by Sweden as they were abl…
According to . AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho wants to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager was recently appointed the new boss of Roma, and the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss wants to bring the Mexico international striker to the Serie A outfit.
Jimenez had a loan spell at Wolves from Benfica in 2018-19 and then made the move permanent. The Mexico international striker is on the sidelines at the moment due to a head injury, but when he has played, he has been superb for the Wanderers and is one of the best strikers in the Premier League.
According to , Jimenez has scored four goals in 10 Premier League matches this season, and scored 17 goals and gave six assists in 38 league games in 2019-20. In 2018-19, …
During a recent interview, Toby Alderweireld revealed that he s open to the possibility of a return to Ajax. The 29 year old joined Tottenham Hotspur back in 2015 from Atletico Madrid, but before that, he spent nine years in Amsterdam with the Dutch giants. That was where he grew as a player before becoming the worldwide sensation that he is today, and it seems as if he s more than open to the idea of a comeback.
Toby stated that he wants to be able to leave something out there as opposed to just coming back as a washed up veteran, which is certainly a respectable approach to have. He has been heavily linked with a move away from Spurs over the course of the last few months but hasn t actually gone through with it, and it does seem as if it d be a few years before the Belgian i…
Loris Karius has left Liverpool again to join Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a season-long loan deal.
Goalkeeper Karius terminated a two-year loan spell with Turkish giants Besiktas in May due to a disagreement over the payment of his wages.
The 27-year-old, who joined Besiktas in August 2018, on Monday sealed a returned to his homeland.
Karius arrived at Anfield from Mainz 05 in 2016 and played 49 games for the Premier League champions, but was dropped after making some embarrassing mistakes, including on the 2018 Champions League final.
He had been tipped to complete a permanent move to Besiktas, where he made 67 appearances in all competition.
Karius Liverpool contract expires next June.
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Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri believes his team will need a 96-point haul to retain their Serie A title this season.
Juve are chasing a seventh consecutive Scudetto but find themselves second in the standings, a point behind Napoli at the halfway stage this time around.
The excellent form displayed by Maurizio Sarri s side has convinced Allegri that Juve will need their best points total since a Serie A record of 102 in 2013-14 to prevail come May.
What is certain is that to go through, we cannot repeat the performance we put in at Verona, said Allegri at a news conference ahead of Wednesday s Coppa Italia derby against Torino.
We have to get through the quarter-final and then win at Cagliari [on Saturday]. Coming up are two games that we can…
Having trained for a while with West Ham, Jesse Lingard has now joined Al-Ettifaq in training for a month, according to multiple sources. The former Manchester United forward appears to be on some sort of a trial with the Saudi club, and at the end of the period set for him to show what he can do, his fate will be decided. It will be a decision brought together between himself, Al-Ettifaq and of course, manager Steven Gerrard.
Only a couple of days ago, the 30-year-old appeared likely to sign for West Ham as a free agent. The Hammers have even left one squad spot open for their Premier League campaign, apparently for him if everything goes right. However, it seems there has been a change of plan, despite West Ham boss David Moyes praising Lingard s efforts in training.
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Xavi insisted he cannot give details on a potential transfer for Erling Haaland, but assured Barcelona are working for the present and the future in their dealings.
Haaland has thrived in the Bundesliga since he arrived at Borussia Dortmund from Salzburg in January 2020, scoring 80 goals in 79 appearances across all competitions.
That has made him one of the most sought-after talents, with a host of European s elite circling for when his reported €75million release clause kicks in at the end of this season.
Barca, Real Madrid and Manchester City are said to be the main suitors for the Norway international, who is yet to make his Dortmund future clear.
The Blaugrana club have confirmed 18-year-old winger Pablo Torre will sign from Racing Santander at t…
Harry Kane will start England s final Group D match against the Czech Republic despite two scoreless outings at Euro 2020, with Gareth Southgate describing the Tottenham striker as our most important player .
Kane topped the goalscoring and assist charts in the Premier League this season but has been unable to replicate that level of influence in the tournament so far.
England followed up a 1-0 win over 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia in their opening match with a dour 0-0 draw against neighbours Scotland.
Kane is yet to have a shot on target and his 19 touches versus Scotland were his fewest in any England game in which he has played 45 minutes or more.
Southgate substituted Kane in both matches but the Three Lions boss will keep faith with the Russia…
Portsmouth will hope to celebrate clearing their debts by extending their unbeaten League Two run to four when they visit York City.
The Fratton Park club have twice entered administration in the past five years and tumbled down the football pyramid since winning the FA Cup in 2008 and reaching the final in 2010.
But since avoiding liquidation in 2013 and the Pompey Supporters Trust seizing financial control of the club, their off-field fortunes have turned around and they can redirect their attention to matters on the pitch.
Five points from the past three games have seen Portsmouth climb to eighth in League Two and standing between them and a potential place in the top six on are York, who go into Saturday s without a win in four.
Before that, on Friday…