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Hoping to potentially find a route into the top-half of the La Liga table, Sevilla will welcome Granada to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Sevilla might have opened the New Year at the heart of an infamous La Liga relegation scrap, Los Nervionenses have come roaring back in an eye-catching fashion. Last seen mounting a second-leg comeback as they snatched a gritty 1-1 stalemate away at Real Betis, Quique Sanchez Flores men now have their sights firmly set on securing a top-half finish in 2024. Marking their return from March’s international break with a 1-0 win away at Getafe, the former Watford boss has seen his squad muster 10 points from their previous four La Liga appearances. With …
Jude Bellingham was on target twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Almeria 3-1 and maintain their winning start to the new season of LaLiga.
Sergio Arribas had the hosts in front in the third minute of Saturday evening’s contest but England midfielder Bellingham – who netted in the opening day win at Athletic Bilbao – levelled the scores 16 minutes later.
After Tony Kroos had seen an effort ruled out for VAR at the end of the first half, former Birmingham midfielder Bellingham put Real ahead on the hour and Vinicius Junior made it 3-1 with 17 minutes remaining.
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Athletic Bilbao were 2-0 winners at Osasuna, with goals inside the first 20 minutes from Inaki Williams a…
FIFA has placed secretary general Jerome Valcke on leave and released him from his duties with immediate effect.
Reports emerged on Thursday linking Valcke to a scheme that intended to sell tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at above their face value, but the contract was cancelled before any were sold.
Valcke – the right-hand man to FIFA president Sepp Blatter since 2007 – denies the allegations, which were made by former Israeli footballer and tickets and hospitality consultant Benny Alon.
The claims are said to relate to a contract between JB Sports Marketing, a company for which Alon worked, and FIFA for Brazil 2014 ticket and hospitality packages.
A statement released by FIFA confirmed that it had requested a formal investigation into th…
Louis van Gaal believes Bayern Munich have made the right choice to appoint Pep Guardiola as their new head coach.
The Bundesliga leaders announced last week Guardiola has signed a three-year deal with Bayern and will take over from Jupp Heynckes at the end of this season.
Netherlands coach and former Bayern trainer Van Gaal has endorsed the appointment of the Spaniard, who guided Barcelona to unprecedented success between 2008 and 2012.
Guardiola s appointment was not a surprise for me as Bayern always go for the best coaches out there. And Pep follows the Van Gaal-philosophy. I think it s a fantastic choice, he told NOS.
I m the one who first employed the formation Bayern Munich are using these days during my time at the club. (Jupp) Heynckes then c…
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Two of the Premier League s biggest names over the years will collide once again tomorrow, as Newcastle United host Arsenal. Arsene Wenger s men are coming off the back of their triumph in the Europa League, whereas the Magpies continue to rise up the table under the tutelage of Rafa Benitez.
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Under Rafa Benitez, Newcastle United look like a team reborn. They re playing with confidence for the first time in a long time, and they legitimately feel like a team who could push for Europe in a few years if they can handle themselves in the transfer market. They ve all but secured survival, although they ll be keen to confirm it over the next two games.
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Jose Mourinho has defended himself from criticism relating to Chelsea s decision to sell Mohamed Salah, pointing to the fact he brought him to English football in the first place.
Salah has enjoyed a remarkable first campaign at Liverpool having signed from Roma in pre-season, taking his tally to 43 for the season when he scored twice against his former club in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.
A prolific Premier League campaign has yielded 31 goals, meaning he has equalled the record for the biggest haul in a single 38-match season.
It is not his first taste of English football, however, as he previously signed for Chelsea in 2014, before being allowed to leave on a permanent deal to Roma two years later.
Both Chelsea and Mourinho ha…
Simon Kjaer has penned a new two-year contract with Serie A leaders Milan.
The extension will keep him at the Rossoneri until June 2024 after his current deal was due to run out at the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
The club announced Kjaer s new contract on Wednesday, hailing the 32-year-old as an exemplary professional on and off the pitch as they look forward to continuing their journey together .
Kjaer initially moved to San Siro on a six-month loan from Sevilla in January 2020 before making the move permanent in the close season.
He was a standout performer as his side undertook something of a transformation under Stefano Pioli during the previous term.
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Ronald Araujo says he is inspired by Gerard Pique as he bids to carve out a lasting career at Barcelona.
The 21-year-old Uruguayan has played in 10 LaLiga games already this season after featuring in just six during his debut campaign for the Catalan giants in 2019-20.
In those appearances he has completed eight blocks – three more than any other Barca player – made the second highest number of clearances (29) and has yet to be dribbled past by an opponent.
His displays have earned him comparisons with club icon Pique and Araujo admits he looks to the 33-year-old, who has made 553 appearances for Barca, for inspiration.
His experience has always been one thing that I have looked at since I arrived and more now that I share a dressing roo…
Liverpool are not worried about being without Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita while they are on Africa Cup of Nations duty, according to assistant Pep Lijnders.
The trio all played in Sunday s thrilling 2-2 Premier League draw with Chelsea in their final outing before linking up with their respective national sides.
Mane and Salah were both on target at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool raced into a two-goal lead, while Keita was introduced in the second half after Chelsea had levelled up through Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic.
Key attacking pair Salah and Mane have played in 26 of Liverpool s 29 matches this term – the joint-most of any Reds players, with Jordan Henderson (25) next on the list.
Between them, they have scored 33 of their side …
Arsenal are interested in signing Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that for Premier League club Arsenal to be able to bring the former Manchester City winger from Bundesliga outfit Bayern in the middle of the season, they will have to make a huge bid.
Sane has made eight starts and five substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for Bayern so far this season, scoring five goals and providing three assists in the process. The winger has scored four goals and given one assist in four UEFA Champions League games for the Bavarian giants so far this campaign.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 37 points from 14 matches, five points clear of second-placed and defending champion…