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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways as they turn their attention back to Champions League duties, Juventus will make the trip to Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, suffering a deserved 3-1 loss when they made the trip to Turin last week, there is no doubt that Maccabi Haifa will face another real test on Tuesday night. Failing to pick up any kind of momentum over the weekend as they were hit with a sluggish 1-0 defeat away at Maccabi Bnei Raina, it appears there is some growing pressure on Barak Bakhar s shoulders. While the Israeli heavyweights might have claimed another domestic crown last season, the Greens have largely come crashing back down to earth. Losing each of their opening three …
(GSM) Real Madrid have admitted their admiration for Athletic Bilbao s Fernando Llorente despite backing out of form striker Karim Benzema.
Los Merengues sporting director Miguel Pardeza has strengthened Benzema case insisting that the Madrid giants have no intention of selling the Frenchman, who has struggled to establish himself in Madrid since his big-money move from Olympique Lyon in 2009.
The 22-year-old has scored just once in six games this season while Real had a total of just nine from seven competitive matches before their 6-1 rout against Deportivo La Coruna last time out.
The club has been linked with bringing in a new striker, and targetman Llorente mentioned as a possible recruit.
The 25-year-old bagged a brace in Spain s 3-1 win over Lithu…
Tottenham will seek inspiration from the Club Brugge class of 1987 as they attempt to overturn a 3-0 deficit in their Europa League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund at White Hart Lane on Thursday.
Only once have Dortmund failed to progress in a European tie having won the first leg at home, with Club Brugge proving their nemesis in the UEFA Cup in the 1987-88 season.
On that occasion, the Belgian club progressed 5-3 after extra-time to shock Dortmund, but it would take a huge leap of faith to suggest Tottenham can emulate that feat and make it to the quarter-finals.
Dortmund were irresistible in the first encounter at Signal Iduna Park, with Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and a Marco Reus brace doing the damage, and if anything the scoreline was flattering to Spu…
Christian Pulisic thinks the sky is the limit for Borussia Dortmund team-mate Jadon Sancho.
Sancho has plundered four goals and six assists in 11 Bundesliga matches this season to help propel his side to the top of the table.
The 18-year-old s performances in Germany have also seen him establish himself in the senior England squad, underlining the success of his decision to leave Manchester City in search of first-team football in 2017.
And Pulisic, another of Dortmund s talented young forwards, believes Sancho has a great career ahead of him.
The sky is the limit for a guy like that, he told Sky Sports. He s got so much talent and he s a great young player.
We ve talked about playing against each other possibly. It would be a lot of fun because…
Newcastle United are interested in signing Emile Smith Rowe from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Smith Rowe is not happy with his lack of playing time at Arsenal, who are willing to sell him at the end of the season. Newcastle are keen on bringing him to St. James’ Park.
TEAMtalk has reported that Newcastle are willing to sign Smith Rowe on a season-long loan deal in the summer of 2024 with the option/obligation to make it permanent in the summer of 2025. Arsenal are ready to offload the England international winger for good and are looking for £45 million in transfer fees for him.
Smith Rowe has come through the Arsenal youth team and has been part of the senior side for a fair few years now. Ho…
A positive start to France s FIFA World Cup preparations against Norway could help banish bad off-field memories of recent tournaments.
Didier Deschamps men play the first of three pre-World Cup friendlies against their Scandinavian opponents at the Stade de France on Tuesday knowing they must avoid the pitfalls that led to dressing room debacles in 2010 and 2012.
The former France international took over after his nation were dumped out of the UEFA European Championship by Spain, with that disappointing campaign following the nightmare 2010 World Cup.
Their exit in South Africa was one of the more shameful chapters in recent French football history as the team effectively went on strike following Nicolas Anelka s expulsion, and dressing room unrest resurfaced in Pol…
that Chelsea’s Willian could be set to make a move to Manchester United.
The Brazil international is the latest Blues star to be linked with a switch to Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho expected to be revealed as the Red Devils’ new manager in the coming days.
Fellow midfielder Nemanja Matic has also emerged as a target for the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan and Porto boss.
Willian moved to Stamford Bridge from Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala in the summer of 2013 and has since racked up one hundred and thirty-seven appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring nineteen goals.
He was part of the squad that won the Premier League and League Cup, under Mourinho in 2015.
Internationally, the twenty-seven year old has been cappe…
Ruben Neves superb strike gave Wolves a 2-1 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup third round – making it back-to-back defeats for the Premier League leaders.
Jurgen Klopp made nine changes to the XI that lost by the same scoreline to title rivals Manchester City last Thursday and they turned in a lethargic first-half display, trailing at the break to Raul Jimenez s opener.
Divock Origi found a fine equaliser but Portugal midfielder Neves raised the decibel levels significantly at Molineux with a decisive 55th-minute long ranger.
One of the players Klopp retained from the City defeat, Croatia centre-back Dejan Lovren, pulled up and had to be replaced in the sixth minute, meaning 16-year-old Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever became Liverpool s youngest player in FA Cup h…
Gareth Southgate has urged England to grasp the opportunity to put the Three Lions poor Euros knockout record behind them but does not feel the omens will have a negative impact on the team.
England have never won a Euros knockout match in 90 minutes, with four of those six games going to penalties – only one of those (v Spain, Euro 96) ended in a victory for the Three Lions.
It is a damning indictment of England s underachievement in the tournament throughout its history.
While Southgate believes his young team have a great chance to overcome such a poor record, he also feels the players should not feel any extra pressure because of it.
It s an incredible record really, Southgate told reporters on Monday. I think it s something we ve talked a lot abou…
Brisbane Roar received a relatively kind draw for their inaugural AFC Champions League campaign in 2012.
Roar, the 2010-11 A-League champions, come up against Chinese Super League runners-up Beijing Guoan, K-League s Ulsan Hyundai, and a yet-to-be-determined winner of Japan s Emperor s Cup.
Roar coach Ange Postecoglou said on Tuesday he was excited to have drawn clubs from three of the most competitive leagues in Asia.
It s exciting, that s the main thing, Postecoglou said.
We re in it, we re in an important international competition and that s what we want as a club.
You want to play against the big clubs and big countries to really test yourself.
We ve got a team from Japan, China and Korea which are all strong football countries …