Bayern Munich have confirmed that Holger Badstuber is to leave the club at the end of his contract and is likely to pursue a move abroad.
The Germany defender has been on loan at Bundesliga rivals Schalke since January, but the Gelsenkirchen side confirmed on Thursday that they would not be making his transfer permanent.
Badstuber has been linked with a move to the Premier League where a reunion with former Bayern boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City is being tipped.
Addressing Badstuber s exit, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club s official website: It was clear from the outset that after his loan at FC Schalke 04 that Holger Badstuber is likely to look for a new experience abroad.
To this end, Bayern Munich wishes Holger Badstuber all the b…
Ludogorets owner Kiril Domuschiev has threatened to pull the Bulgarian champions out of their domestic league over perceived refereeing bias in favour of title rivals Levski Sofia.
Levski are expected to be handed a 3-0 default win after Litex Lovech walked off the pitch in protest during a controversial encounter on Saturday.
Litex were 1-0 up but took exception to being reduced to nine men before half-time. They went in front through Danilo Asprilla despite Bjorn Johnsen being shown a straight red card for pushing Levski striker Miguel Bedoya.
Rafael Perez was then dismissed for a clash with Bedoya in the area and, after referee Georgi Yordanov awarded a penalty, Litex sporting manager Stoycho Stoilov ordered his team from the field.
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Roberto Martinez s Wigan future will not be decided until next week, and chairman Dave Whelan remains confident he will remain at the club.
The Spaniard has been in charge at the DW Stadium since 2009, but after three seasons of battling to stay in the Premier League they finally lost their top-flight status this season sparking speculation about his future at the club.
Wigan s disappointment at relegation was diluted by winning the FA Cup, the first major trophy in their history, and the promise of European football is something Whelan hopes will convince his manager to stay.
A day after their FA Cup victory parade Whelan and Martinez met to discuss the future and the 39-year-old asked for time to think about his options.
The two met again on Thursday, and the 76-year-old reve…
A place in the Champions League may be on offer for the Europa League winners but Ander Herrera insists claiming continental silverware is more important for Manchester United.
Europe s secondary club competition is a surprising absentee in United s gleaming trophy cabinet and Jose Mourinho has placed it at the top of his priority list at the expense of a top-four Premier League finish.
United have rotated their squad in the league to make sure their first team are fresh to face Ajax in Stockholm on Wednesday, Mourinho rolling out a number of youngsters in the 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the final top-flight match of the season on Sunday.
Attention now turns to the Europa League with the reward of a Champions League berth should they win it, however that i…
Hansi Flick says the Germany job is something he will consider if approached after announcing his decision to leave Bayern Munich, but he has denied already holding talks with German Football Association (DFB) chiefs over succeeding Joachim Low.
The 56-year-old ended recent speculation over his future on Saturday by revealing in a television interview he has asked Bayern to terminate his contract, which has another two years to run, at the end of the campaign.
He has been strongly tipped to take over as Germany s next head coach when Low, who he previously worked alongside as assistant for Die Mannschaft, steps down after this year s delayed Euro 2020 tournament.
Flick has previously hinted he would welcome the chance to manage the four-time world champions, thou…
Werder Bremen have confirmed midfielder Idrissa Toure has joined Juventus on loan until the end of the season, with the Serie A champions having the option to make the move permanent in 2019.
Toure, 20, has spent just a year at Werder having previously been at RB Leipzig and then Schalke, featuring for both clubs reserve sides.
The Berlin-born midfielder has just a single first-team appearance to his name in his fledgling career, after making a brief cameo for Leipzig in the second tier during the 2015-16 campaign.
Toure will initially join up with Juve s reserve team in Serie C, but should the former Germany Under-19 international impress in Italy, the Old Lady can take up their purchase option before his season-long loan expires.
Idrissa should train r…
Argentina and the Netherlands are being investigated by FIFA following Friday s fiery World Cup quarter-final.
South American champions Argentina prevailed 4-3 on penalties at Lusail Stadium, having earlier squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 as the game went the distance.
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 15 cards to players who played a part in the game – the most in World Cup history, overtaking Cameroon versus Germany in 2002 (14).
Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries was also shown a red card after the match.
There was a big flashpoint in the 89th minute when Leandro Paredes committed a foul on Nathan Ake and then booted the ball into the Netherlands dugout.
Both sets of players and coaching staff squared off, though tensions again thre…
Huddersfield Town have recruited Danny Cowley from Lincoln City to become their new manager.
The former Braintree Town boss moves up to the Championship after guiding Lincoln to promotion from League Two last term, having led them back into the Football League in 2017.
Cowley, 40, will be assisted by brother Nicky and he replaces Jan Siewert following the German s dismissal three matches into the new season.
Sheffield Wednesday, who reportedly considered Cowley before appointing Garry Monk as manager, are the Terriers opponents at John Smith s Stadium on Sunday.
Our persistence paid off and when we spoke, there was an obvious chemistry.
They believe in the way we operate as a Club and it affirmed that they would be a superb fit for us.
Paraguay want prove they are at the Copa America Centenario to win when they begin their Group A campaign against Costa Rica in Orlando on Saturday, says Fabian Balbuena.
La Albirroja finished as runners-up to Uruguay in the 2011 edition despite failing to win a single match over 90 minutes, while a 6-1 semi-final thumping at the hands of Argentina sent them packing in Chile last year.
Prior to those events, Paraguay had failed to finish in the top four since 1989.
However, defender Balbuena expects Ramon Diaz s team to go deep into the tournament once again and wants to get off to a positive start against Costa Rica.
At international level all prepare in the best way. I think the teams renowned for producing good performances are the candidates, said B…
Inter forward Edin Dzeko has again tested positive for coronavirus, the club announced on Friday.
Dzeko was reportedly sent home as a precaution from Inter s first training session back following the mid-season break after exhibiting cold symptoms on Thursday.
It was not known at that time whether it was COVID-19, but Inter confirmed the following day that three players, including Dzeko, had tested positive for the virus.
Martin Satriano and Alex Cordaz make up the trio of coronavirus absentees, with the Serie A leaders stating the three players are already in self-isolation at home and following the government s health guidelines.
This is the second time Dzeko has contracted the virus, having tested positive in November 2020 when at Roma.
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