Manchester United are in pole position to sign Juventus defender Stephan Lichsteiner on a free transfer, .
The Switzerland international is entering the final six months of his contract with the Serie A Champions and talks of an extended deal with the Old Lady have broken down.
Since moving to Juve from Lazio in the summer of 2011, the 30 year old has made over a hundred league appearances and has chipped in with ten league goals while he has been part of the squads that won three consecutive Italian championships.
Arsenal and Chelsea have both been linked with a move for the right-back, but it is Manchester United who appear to be winning the race to secure his services.
Lichsteiner, who began his career with Grasshoppers and has also played for Lig…
Harry Kewell has conceded his football career might be over having struggled to find a new club since returning to England.
The 34-year-old attacker, who left A-League club Melbourne Victory after one season, moved to England in June due to his wife s desire to be close to her sick mother.
Kewell, who has played 58 matches for the Socceroos, has been unable to find a new employer in England, where he last played for Liverpool in 2008, and after almost four months of searching the Australian forward has revealed it may be time for a career change.
If something comes up and it is the right thing for me I will have a look at it, Kewell told Sky Sports.
But I am happy to move on with a different career.
Kewell has been linked with English Premier …
Gareth Bale has not run out of credit at Real Madrid and just needs to be looked after by the club following his injury issues, according to Alvaro Arbeloa.
The Welshman s future at the Santiago Bernabeu appears uncertain after enduring another stop-start season, with reports in the Spanish media suggesting the club could be ready to sell the player in the next transfer window.
Bale, who has twice suffered calf problems this season, has found first-team opportunities hard to come by under head coach Zinedine Zidane since his return to action last month.
Isco was preferred for the first leg of Madrid s crucial Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain, and while Bale did start the 5-3 win over Real Betis last weekend, he was back on the bench for We…
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti shrugged off any criticism from Sunday’s derby defeat as his “upset and angry” team look for an immediate response against Las Palmas.
Los Blancos lost 3-1 to city rivals Atletico on Sunday after opening the season with six straight wins in all competitions.
That was only the second time in 15 LaLiga clashes that Real had been beaten by Atletico and they host Las Palmas on Wednesday having dropped to third in the table, trailing Barcelona and Girona by a point.
“It’s normal when you’re the Real Madrid coach to receive criticism if things don’t go well. It doesn’t affect me,” Ancelotti told a press conference.
“I have to assess what we did well, which is a lot, as well as the things we didn’t do so wel…
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Spain, the European champions, face World champions Germany in an international friendly this evening, with more than just bragging rights for grabs. Spain have emerged victorious in their last two competitive meetings 1-0 win against Germany in the 2010 World Cup semi-final, and a 1-0 win in the Euro 2008 final and will be desperate to prove their credentials against the World Cup holders.
Germany have somewhat struggled for results since their World Cup triumph in the summer, with Joachim Low’s side having lost two and drawn one of their last five games. They won’t regard their friendly again Spain as that important to win, compared to how desperate La Roja will be to get on…
Willy Caballero s clanger presented Ante Rebic with an opportunity he could not refuse, and Croatia rolled on to a stunning 3-0 victory over Argentina that sent them into the last 16 of the World Cup.
Jorge Sampaoli s side produced an abysmal second-half display that severely damages their hopes of following Croatia out of Group D, with Caballero s stray pass to Gabriel Mercado that was volleyed home by Rebic in the 53rd minute proving the turning point.
Any hopes of a late Argentina fightback were extinguished 10 minutes from time as the irrepressible Luka Modric whipped a fine strike into the bottom-right corner from just outside the penalty area.
Argentina had all but given up by the closing stages and they were punished further in stoppage time when Ivan Rak…
Brendan Rodgers bemoaned a lack of quality after Celtic’s interest in Europe ended with a 2-0 defeat in the Champions League by Lazio in Rome.
The Hoops went into the make-or-break game with one point from four Group E matches but were undone with two late goals from the home side’s classy substitute Ciro Immobile.
Celtic were awarded a penalty in added time for a push on substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu inside the box but it was overturned when VAR intervened and sent referee Halil Umut Meler to the pitchside monitor for another look.
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The Parkhead outfit, without Luis Palma, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Liel Abada through suspension or injury, will finish bottom in their Champ…
Liverpool are interested in signing Mohammed Kudus from Ajax in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners were already aware of the quality of the midfielder, and that his performances for Ghana at the 2022 Qatar World Cup have enhanced his reputation further.
Kudus has been on the books of Ajax since 2020 and has established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Eredivisie. The 22-year-old has done well for Ajax, both in the Dutch domestic league and in European club competitions.
The former Nordsjaelland midfielder has made five starts and nine substitute appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax so far this season, scoring five goals in the process. Kudus has also made fi…
Kylian Mbappe will draw plenty of attention as speculation swirls over an impending move to Real Madrid, but France head coach Didier Deschamps is not one to place much focus on his superstar forward.
The France international is reportedly readying to complete his switch to Madrid, after announcing the 2023-24 campaign will be his last with Paris Saint-Germain.
Los Blancos are not expected to confirm the deal until after Saturday s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, though focus will swiftly turn to Euro 2024 later next month.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Mbappe dominated the line of questioning – but Deschamps remains unbothered by the speculation and acknowledged he is content to adapt to the situation.
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With the 2024/25 campaign now fast approaching on the horizon, all of England’s elite are putting the finishing touches to their summer preparations.
Watching the action officially get underway on August 16th when Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford, there are plenty of questions over how things could play out this time around.
Watching get a new era underway at Anfield this summer, reigning champions Manchester City are dreaming of the chance to make even more domestic history and hold off another gutsy Arsenal charge.
With many expecting what could be another sensational Premier League title charge this season, we have taken a look at some of the biggest title stories.
City have their sights set on shattering more Premier League records
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