According to , Bayern Munich are frustrated with being unable to move forward in their pursuit of Fulham s Joao Palhinha, and they ve turned their attention to Everton s Amadou Onana as an alternative target.
Bayern have been trying to sign Palhinha since last summer and their first attempt failed at the eleventh hour. The development was followed by reports of the Bavarians being likely to try again in January, but that didn t happen either. They have, however, tried again over the recent weeks but it seems Fulham s valuation of the Portugal international is too high, and Onana might just be the right man to boost their base-of-midfield options ahead of 2024/25 instead.
Vincent Kompany, the recently appointed Bayern head coach, is apparently an admirer of his Belgian c…
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In desperate need of a boost on Saturday afternoon, Chelsea will welcome relegation scrappers Southampton to Stamford Bridge.
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Starting with the hosts, getting their Champions League knockout stage adventure underway with another toothless display in midweek, Chelsea find themselves in the midst of a public nightmare. Eventually getting hit with a 1-0 first-leg defeat away at German giants Borussia Dortmund, it is no secret that Graham Potter has a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. While the former European champions might have only appointed the ex-Brighton boss back in September, Chelsea have failed to find any kind of stability. Knowing that they need a minor miracle if they re to punch a much-needed top-four finish …
Can Real Madrid stars put egos aside? / Image via mirror.co.uk
The Spanish giants are ending the calendar year only two points short of the joint leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid have the opportunity for a fresh start in 2016, but much of the remainder of the ongoing campaign will depend upon Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who are seemingly ready to put their issues behind them and take responsibility to lead the team forward.
As the Welsh player began to impose his presence in the Real Madrid’s squad, the Portuguese star did not hide his emotions and feelings on the pitch.
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The two have often failed to find each other on the field in the early stages of the ongoing season, sparking speculation of ill-tempered r…
Former Manchester United winger and Wales manager Ryan Giggs’ retrial later this month on domestic violence charges has been abandoned after lawyers withdrew the prosecution.
Giggs, 49, was due to go on trial for a second time on July 31, accused of controlling or coercive behaviour towards his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 39, between August 2017 and November 2020.
Giggs was also accused of assault by “losing control” and headbutting her and the common assault of Greville’s sister Emma by elbowing her in the jaw, during a row at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1 2020.
He denied the offences and underwent a month-long trial, ending last August when the jury failed to reach any verdicts.
Prosecutors then sought and were granted …
After suffering a shock 2-1 defeat to Japan on matchday one, Germany could ideally do with a swift and straightforward response.
Unfortunately for them, awaiting Die Nationalelf at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday will be a Spain side that remarkably won 7-0 against Costa Rica last time out.
Germany know defeat could doom them to a second successive group-stage elimination at the World Cup, an astonishing turn of events given that before 2018 they had not failed to get past the tournament s first round since 1938.
Another loss would consign Germany to three consecutive World Cup defeats for the first time ever – they have also never been beaten twice in the group stage of a single edition before.
The pressure is already on head coach Hansi Flick, who suggested…
Graham Potter accepts he is always 90 minutes away from a crisis as Chelsea s head coach, but is shutting out the noise following Saturday s 4-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Having gone unbeaten through his first nine games since swapping Brighton for Stamford Bridge in September, Potter suffered his first defeat as Blues boss against his old club.
Chelsea conceded twice as many goals in Saturday s resounding loss (four) as they did in their first five Premier League games under Potter (two), leaving the team open to heavy criticism.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Champions League fixture against Dinamo Zagreb, however, Potter said he is unaffected by external opinions.
In my job, or where I m sat, you ve got to be careful what you list…
Paul Pogba heads up France s 23-man squad for Euro 2016, with Nice star Hatem Ben Arfa and Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin the most notable absentees in Didier Deschamps selection.
The France boss has opted to give Leicester City s N Golo Kante the nod instead, while West Ham ace Dimitri Payet is also included.
Deschamps has also decided to leave out Sevilla striker Kevin Gameiro and Lyon forward A
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Eliaquim Mangala and Jeremy Mathieu have made the cut in defence, while promising youngsters Kingsley Coman and Anthony Martial have both been included, too, following their fine performances for Bayern Munich and Manchester United, respectivel…
Tottenham officially parted company with head coach Antonio Conte on Sunday after 16 months in charge.
Conte guided Spurs to a top-four finish in the Premier League upon taking over last season, but a 2022-23 campaign that promised plenty has proved incredibly underwhelming.
Spurs may again occupy fourth place, though some patchy form – particularly on their travels – has allowed Newcastle United to move to within two points with two games in hand.
After exiting the FA Cup and Champions League in quick succession, Conte s position was called into question amid suggestions he was seeking a way out of the club.
And after letting a two-goal lead slip in a 3-3 draw with bottom side Southampton in what turned out to be his final game in charge, the Italian…
Luciano Spalletti wants his Napoli side to become folklore by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Following a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg in Germany, the runaway Serie A leaders are on the verge of a place in the last eight of Europe s premier club competition.
Sitting a huge 18 points clear at the Serie A summit and unbeaten in their last 11 home Champions League matches, the Partenopei will certainly fancy their chances of finishing the job at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Although, they ended up being eliminated on the only previous occasion they won a knockout match in the competition, surrendering a 3-1 lead before eventually going down 5-4 on aggregate at this stage against Chelsea in…
European football s governing body UEFA expressed their concern Wednesday at the shortage of hotel rooms in four Ukrainian cities due to host Euro 2012 matches.
UEFA delegation chief Martin Kallen said they were otherwise satisfied with progress being made by Ukraine in their preparations for the tournament they will co-host with Poland.
At present we re happy with the progress made, Kallen said.
But he added: Each town still has a lot of work to do. In each town we don t have enough hotel rooms.
The championship will be hosted in Kiev, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv.
As well as the lack of hotels, Kallen said that the capital Kiev had to resolve problems of transport links between the airport and the city centre.
The delay in the constructi…