Newcastle United are interested in signing Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Newcastle are among a number of clubs who are keen on the Brazil international forward. Juventus, Lille and West Ham United also interested in the 24-year-old.

Jesus has made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for City so far this season, scoring two goals and providing six assists in the process. The City no.9 has scored three goals and provided one assist in four substitute Champions League matches for the defending Premier League champions this campaign.

City are the defending Premier League champions and are also aiming to win the Champions League this season. Newcastle are at the foot of th…

Manchester City have suspended Benjamin Mendy pending an investigation after Cheshire Constabulary charged the player with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

Charges against the 27-year-old left-back relate to three complainants over the age of 16, with the incidents alleged to have occurred between October 2020 and August 2021, police said.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised Cheshire Constabulary to charge a man in connection with allegations of sexual assault, a police statement confirmed on Thursday.

Benjamin Mendy, aged 27, has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

The charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 an…

Derby County sealed a Championship return by beating already-relegated Carlisle United 2-0 at Pride Park on the final day of the League One season.

Derby knew a single point would end their two-year stay in the third tier of English football, with Bolton Wanderers waiting to pounce if the Rams did suffer a shock defeat.

However, such a slip-up never looked likely as Max Bird s powerful strike from outside the area put them ahead within five minutes, and James Collins added a close-range second on the hour mark to make certain of promotion.

Paul Warne s team finished five points behind Portsmouth, who clinched the title earlier this month, and five clear of Bolton – who needed a late equaliser from Cameron Jerome to draw 3-3 with Peterborough.

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Senegal s forwards need to step up in Sadio Mane s absence if the Lions of Teranga are going to progress in the World Cup, says Aliou Cisse.

Bayern Munich forward Mane was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a fibula injury.

The former Liverpool star is Senegal s talisman, and was crucial to their Africa Cup of Nations success earlier in 2022.

In his absence, Senegal turned in a spirited display against the Netherlands in their opening Group A game on Monday, yet fell to a 2-0 defeat.

This was despite mustering a higher expected goals (xG) total than their opponents (0.9 to 0.7) and having more shots (15 to 10).

With hosts Qatar next up at Al Thumama Stadium, head coach Cisse has demanded more from his forwards, particularly Ismaila Sarr a…

Former Real Madrid defender Enrique Perez Diaz has described Cristiano Ronaldo as like a toddler throwing a tantrum .

The 27-year-old star refused to celebrate his two goals in Madrid s 3-0 win over Granada at the weekend and stated after the match that he was unhappy with life at the Santiago Bernabeu, adding that the club knew about the reasons for his melancholy.

Nevertheless, Diaz, nicknamed Pachin, is unimpressed by the prolific attacker s behaviour and believes that he would have expressed his dismay with his situation at an earlier stage if he really wanted to leave the club.

In my eyes it is a bit like a toddler throwing a tantrum. I do not think that Ronaldo is really unhappy at Real Madrid. He would have spoken up before if that was the case, he told …

Sam Allardyce hopes Tony Pulis does not get Stoke City back to winning ways when they play West Ham on Monday.

Stoke have won just twice this season and are 14th, while the Hammers have acquitted themselves excellently after triumphing in the Championship play-offs last season, and are currently seventh six points ahead of the Potters.

Pulis has earned plaudits for keeping Stoke in the English top flight since their promotion in 2008, and Allardyce has praise for the way the Welshman has forged a successful side at the Britannia Stadium.

Tony Pulis team are well drilled and disciplined in the way they want to play, the 58-year-old told reporters.

I think that they get the defensive side of it right, as I try to do as well.

I think the improvem…

Burnley are keen to make a £2m move for Aston Villa defender Nathan Baker, .

The twenty-four year old, who has one year remaining on his current deal, has racked up eighty-four appearances for the Midlands club since breaking into their first team in the 2010/11 campaign while he has also had loan spells with Lincoln City and Millwall.

Internationally, he has been capped at every level from England U19s to England U21s, appearing in all of his countries games at the 2011 Under 20 World Cup.

He played just twice for the Villains last season, and his chances look to be more limited following the arrivals of Micah Richards and Jose Angel Crespo.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche is keen to bring in reinforcements for his back line after losing Kieran Trippier t…

Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou has welcomed Sydney FC s appointment of former Socceroos boss Frank Farina.

Farina, who was sacked as Brisbane Roar manager in 2009 after a drink-driving incident and replaced by Postecoglou, was unveiled as the new Sydney manager on Wednesday.

The Victory coach, who was in charge of the Australian Under-23 side while Farina coached the senior squad, said he was pleased to see his former colleague return to A-League management.

It s good to see him back, Postecoglou said after Victory training on Thursday.

I worked with Frank at the Socceroos. He s had a very good coaching career.

We love to write people off, particularly coaches in this country. If you have one failure it s almost like that s it you r…

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are familiar foes, having faced each other in two of the last three Champions League finals Real coming out on top in both.

The city rivals will meet for a place in this season s final in Cardiff, with the first leg of thir last-four tie taking place at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Although the head-to-head record between the sides reads in favour of Real, Atleti can never be underestimated or written off.

Star players Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann could hold the key, the forwards having scored seven and five goals respectively in this season s competition.

Here, we take a look at some of the key Opta stats ahead of this week s first leg.

 This is the fourth season in succession that th…

Zinedine Zidane heaped praise on Luka Modric after the Croatian midfielder put in an inspired performance in Real Madrid s 4-1 victory over Eibar.

The crowd at Eibar s Ipurua Municipal Stadium applauded the 31-year-old off the field when he was substituted in the 71st minute, by which time a brace from Karim Benzema and further goals from James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio had put Madrid 4-0 ahead.

Modric has made just 15 LaLiga appearances for Zidane s side this term, having missed parts of the season through knee and hamstring injuries, and the Frenchman described his contribution as fundamental .

When they applaud you, especially the rival supporters, it is not usual, said Zidane.

We know that Luka is fundamental for us. He handles game situations ver…