Atletico Madrid full-back Juanfran has offered resounding support to coach Diego Simeone ahead of Sunday s derby against Real Madrid.
Simeone famously led Atletico to the Liga title in 2013-14 and enjoys an enviable record against Real – something emphatically demonstrated when his men stormed to a 4-0 victory at the Vicente Calderon in last season s corresponding fixture.
But Atleti head into the latest showdown on the back of consecutive defeats, to surprise Liga pacesetters Villarreal and Benfica in the Champions League, and with question marks remaining over Simeone s decision to depart from his trusted 4-4-2 formation in favour of 4-3-3 this term.
Speaking at a club foundation event, Juanfran said: We have the best coach in the world. We are fully confid…
Timothy Fosu-Mensah has signed a new contract at Manchester United that will keep him at the club until June 2020.
The 18-year-old defender, whose previous terms had been due to expire at the end of the season, has signed a deal that has an option for a further year.
I am delighted to have signed a new contract here at Manchester United, Fosu-Mensah told the club s official website.
I have enjoyed every minute since I joined this great club and I want to continue the progress that I feel I have made so far.
I am learning every day from the manager and the coaching staff. I appreciate the trust that the club has in me and I want to repay that with my performances on the pitch.
I am delighted to have signed a New contract here At Manchester Unit…
Juventus are interested in Noa Lang from Club Brugge in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that although Brugge do not want to sell the winger, they could cash in on him if they get an offer of €20 million.
Lang has made 21 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Jupiler Pro League so far this season, scoring eight goals and providing five assists in the process. The 23-year-old Netherlands international winger also played four times in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.
Juventus are second in the Serie A table at the moment with 63 points from 33 matches. Meanwhile, Club Brugge are currently fourth in the Belgian First Division A table at the moment with 59 points from 34 matches.
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Forest Green chairman Dale Vince believes football is finally waking up to the climate crisis ahead of clubs embracing the latest Green Football Weekend campaign.
Green Football Weekend has returned for a second consecutive year with supporters encouraged to try a vegetarian option instead of a meat dish at football grounds this week where a number of activities will take place.
Arsenal and Liverpool will host a veggie lunch for fans ahead of Sunday’s clash at the Emirates, while Crystal Palace ditched plastic cups for paper beer cups for Tuesday’s home fixture with Sheffield United and West Ham hosted a veggie bake-off.
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Juventus hope Claudio Marchisio will be fit in time to help them overturn a first-leg deficit in their Coppa Italia semi-final at Fiorentina on Tuesday.
Massimiliano Allegri s side suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat in the home tie last month, as Mohamed Salah scored either side of Fernando Llorente s strike.
Marchisio suffered a knee injury while on international duty and with Juve needing victory by two goals to progress to the final, Allegri hopes the midfielder will be able to play some part, with Andrea Pirlo (calf) and Paul Pogba (hamstring) still out.
Marchisio is doing well, Allegri said on Monday. He s returned to the squad, however he s been working separately.
Considering the number of games he s played from the start of the season to now, I thin…
C.J. Sapong struck his first goal for Philadelphia on Thursday as the Union wrapped up an impressive double-header with New York City.
Just five days after beating City 2-1 in Philadelphia thanks to a stoppage-time strike from Vincent Nogueira, the Union secured a 1-1 draw in New York when Sapong equalised with four minutes remaining.
It completed a strong week in MLS for the Union, who had started Saturday s first match of the double-header with just two points from five games.
New York had not won in three matches but looked set to pick up three points after Mehdi Ballouchy curled his shot past Union goalkeeper John McCarthy in the 57th minute the Moroccan midfielder s first goal in MLS since April 2012 when he was playing for City s crosstown rivals New York R…
Andy Robertson jokingly provided an insight into his daily schedule during the coronavirus lockdown – including multiple calls to Liverpool team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Defender Robertson posted several screenshots from his phone in a Twitter post on Friday showing a list of daily tasks, among them having breakfast with his kids, a gym session to keep fit and a spot of lunch at 12:15.
According to the Scotland international, he also stays in regular contact with Alexander-Arnold, the last of them just a call to say goodnight to his fellow Reds full-back.
An early yoga session is followed by an Irn-Bru to rehydrate – because you deserve it Andy – and he also squeezes in a check of James Milner s Instagram activity and a workout before midday.
On his incredible start to life at Bundesliga outfit Dortmund, Haaland added: It s been a very good start and from my debut I ve been enjoying it a lot and smiling a lot and these kind of things and that s what s the most important about my life, to smile a lot and these kind of things. So, yeah, that s what I try to do the most.
I feel I m Improving every day and now that I play with even better team-mates than what I played with in Salzburg – all respect to Salzburg – but yeah, they can find me in even better situations and this, so yeah it s been good. It s been a good first months.
Haaland was mocked by Neymar and the Paris Saint-Germain squad after Dortmund lost to the Ligue 1 holders in the Champions League last 16.
A first-leg brace from Haaland gav…
(GSM) Udinese have parted company with their coach, Pasquale Marino. The Udine based club already has a new manager: Gianni de Biasi is the new coach of the Zebrette, who are just five points clear of the relegation zone.
A statement on the club s official website reads: The club would like to thank mister Marino for his contribution to the club in the two and a half year he worked for us.
De Biasi, who previously worked for Brescia, Torino and Spanish club Levante, will be presented to the press this afternoon.
With their new manager, Udinese hopes to return to the high level of the past seasons when they finished seventh in the Serie A (2007/2008 and 2008/2009).
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Turkish international forward Colin Kazim-Richards was on Wednesday presented to the press by French side Toulouse after agreeing terms on a six-month loan move from Fenerbahce.
The England-born 23-year-old, known as Kazim Kazim in Turkey, was unveiled prior to his new club s French top flight game at Nancy. He is expected to make his debut in their League Cup game at Guingamp next Wednesday.
TFC (Toulouse) showed lots of interest in me and I quickly decided that this is where I wanted to play, he said.
I know that there is a huge potential here. They were fourth last season and they want to keep progressing.
Kazim Kazim, who can play on either wing, is contracted to Fenerbahce until June 11 but Toulouse will have the option to buy him on a permanent …