AS Roma are in talks with Leonardo Bonucci over a proposed January transfer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, with Union Berlin apparently prepared to let the veteran defender leave for free six months before his contract expires.
The Giallorossi are facing a heavy injury crisis in their defensive ranks. Marash Kumbulla (ACL) and Chris Smalling (Tendonitis) haven t played in months, and with Evan Ndicka set to go off to represent the Ivory Coast at the upcoming African Cup of Nations, head coach Jose Mourinho will only have Gianluca Mancini and Diego Llorente available from the current centre-back crop in the coming period. An injury to either of them would obviously spell disaster, unless a new player arrives to ease the concern.
That s why Mourinho is very keen to f…
The Women’s World Cup gets under way next Thursday in Australia and New Zealand.
Here, the PA news agency looks ahead to the tournament in numbers.
4 – the United States hold the record for Women’s World Cup titles, winning four of the eight previous tournaments including the last two back-to-back. Four is also the number of different nations to have been crowned champions, with Germany winning twice and Norway and Japan once each.
17 – Brazil’s Marta will go into her sixth World Cup as the competition’s all-time leading scorer with 17 goals.
10 – the record goal tally in a single edition, by American Michelle Akers in the inaugural 1991 competition. That included five in a match, against Chinese Taipei, a record matched by compatriot Alex M…
Liverpool are interested in signing Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that talks between Kimmich and Bayern are not going well, and that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool are keen on bringing him to Anfield.
Kimmich is one of the best players in the world. The 29-year-old Germany international can operate as a midfielder or as a right-back. He has been on the books of Bayern since 2015 when he joined from RB Leipzig. During his time at the Allianz Arena so far, Kimmich has won the Bundesliga title eight times and the UEFA Champions League once.
Liverpool, though, are not the only club who are keen on Kimmich. La Liga club Barcelona and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain …
The has been delivering thrilling matches, unpredictable events and downright iconic moments ever since its inception and that’s not even mentioning the drama on and often off the pitch.
There have been underdogs coming to snatch the title, fiery battles between players and the ref, and many, many great goals. Here are some of the most iconic moments from Premier League History.
Cantona tries Kung Fu
On January 25, 1995, Eric Cantona made headlines for all the wrong reasons. During a Premier League match against Crystal Palace, Cantona was sent off and on his way to the tunnel, he launched a kung fu-style kick at a fan who had provoked him. Little did Cantona know that this move would shortly become one of the most infamous (and iconic) moments in the…
Frank Klopas has no intentions of ever giving up on Chicago Fire s MLS playoff hopes ahead of their road trip to struggling San Jose Earthquakes.
The Fire fought back from two goals down to snatch a 4-3 thriller against Philadelphia Union last time out, climbing up to 13th in the Eastern Conference.
That win was the second time the Fire triumphed despite trailing by two goals in the last 10 minutes this season (also against CF Montreal in March), as they became the first team to achieve this multiple times in MLS history.
Chicago head coach Klopas lauded his side s battling but urged the Fire to improve and group together when they head to PayPal Park.
It s great when it goes your way, but I m not sure if we can keep doing this, Klopas said. We had some …
Julian Nagelsmann is confident his side can beat the pressure of being the host nation as they prepare to kick off the tournament against Scotland on Friday.
The 36-year-old is taking charge of his first major tournament with Germany after taking over from Hansi Flick in September and has lost just one of his eight games since taking over.
Germany have struggled in recent major tournaments, getting knocked out of Euro 2020 in the round of 16 before crashing out of the 2022 World Cup in the group stages.
However, Die Mannschaft are aiming to end that run, chasing a fourth European title and their first since 1996, with Nagelsmann confident his team can channel their nervous energy into positive performances.
I think we re a bit nervous, but it s an import…
Tom Carroll is determined to take his chance to impress for Tottenham after signing a new contract with the club on Friday.
Carroll has committed his future at White Hart Lane until 2019 with the midfielder joining Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen and Harry Winks in penning fresh terms in September.
The 24-year-old, who featured regularly for England s Under-21 side, has made 54 appearances for Tottenham since making his debut in 2011 and he wants to add to that tally.
Time flies! he said. It’s gone really quickly.
I ve seen a lot of players come and go and I m delighted to sign an extension and see what this season brings.
We ve had a lot of home-grown talent come through the system in the last few years and now there are younger lads coming up …
Vincent Kompany lauded the influence of Thomas Muller after the Bayern Munich forward capped his record-breaking outing with a goal against Freiburg.
Muller made his 710th appearance across all competitions for Bayern, coming off the bench to overtake the record for the most outings for the club, set by goalkeeper Sepp Maier, who retired in 1979.
The Germany veteran marked the milestone in style, scoring to seal a 2-0 victory for Bayern after Harry Kane was also on target with a penalty on Sunday.
Muller made his Bayern debut back in 2008 when Kompany appeared in his final club appearance in Germany, before the Belgian boss left Hamburg to join Manchester City.
Their careers have now met once again, with Kompany moving to the touchline, and the Bayern hea…
Phallon Tullis-Joyce is excited by the job Emma Hayes has already done with the United States and predicts she will have even more success in the role.
Hayes left Chelsea after 12 years in charge in May, going out on a high after leading the Blues to a fifth consecutive Women s Super League triumph on the final day of last season.
It was her seventh title overall with Chelsea, also winning five FA Cups and two League Cups, as well as leading the team to the Champions League final in 2020-21.
Hayes began her tenure as the USA boss in May and helped the team to a record-extending fifth Olympic gold in Paris, as an undefeated tournament ended with a 1-0 win over Brazil in August.
Having made such a bright start to life with the USWNT, Tullis-Joyce, who has n…
The knockout phase was ushered in by Edinson Cavani and Uruguay in Sochi as Cristiano Ronaldo exited the World Cup along with Lionel Messi.
Cavani was at the double, upstaging five-time Ballon d Or winner Ronaldo, to see Uruguay to a 2-1 win at Fisht Stadium and a spot in the quarter-finals.
While there was plenty of action on the field, the atmosphere failed to live up to that produced by fans of Peru, who left this particular Omnisport reporter stunned just days earlier along the Black Sea.
After Germany and Sweden rolled through town, it was a sea of red, reminiscent of a fixture in Lima, as Peru drowned out their Australia counterparts with deafening noise throughout the 90 minutes.
The Aussies struggled to match Peru and angered officials by weari…