Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed the prospect of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer joining him at Manchester City next season.
Guardiola is to leave the Bundesliga champions for City at the end of the season and a host of current Bayern players have been linked with joining him at the Etihad Stadium in recent weeks.
Germany international Neuer is the latest reported target for the Premier League club, with suggestions in the British press that Guardiola wants the Bayern man to replace Joe Hart.
The Spaniard says Neuer a key part of Bayern s dominance since arriving from Schalke in 2011 can remain at the Allianz Arena for as long as he wishes.
Neuer will be the Bayern Munich goalkeeper for the next five, six, seven, eight or nine years if he wan…
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2014 World Cup finalists Argentina take on Euro 2016 surprise package Iceland in what should be a very interesting fixture in Group D at the 2018 World Cup finals. While Los Albicelestes will be looking to prove their title credentials early on, the Nordic side will try and produce yet another major upset at the biggest stage.
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It has now been 32 years since Argentina won their second World Cup title and they have since only twice reached the semi-finals, finishing as runners up on both occasions (1990 and 2014). Considering that Barcelona superstar Leo Messi will be 34 at the 2018 World Cup finals in Qatar, this is probably Argentina’s final chance to lift the coveted trophy when their star pl…
Real Madrid have switched their focus from Paris Saint-Germain s Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool s Sadio Mane as their primary attacking target this summer, according to Le10Sport.
Since his arrival from Southampton in 2016, the Senegalese has been one of the main contributors in Liverpool s revolution under Jurgen Klopp. His tally this season so far stands at 30 direct goal involvements (18 goals, 12 assists) in 38 appearances in all competitions.
Apparently, Real have started accepting that signing Mbappe from PSG could be beyond their financial power in the circumstances, given the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to have on the budgets of most clubs. That s been given as the reason why they re looking at the Liverpool forward now, but they aren t likely to find a…
Harry Kane has two iconic Premier League strikers in his sights after he plundered his 20th top-flight goal of the season in Tottenham s clash with Everton on Friday.
The England international s clinical half-volley in the 27th minute at Goodison Park took him to 20 Premier League goals in a campaign for the fifth time in his career.
Only Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer (seven) and Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero (six) have achieved the feat more often in the history of the competition.
The clinical strike also saw him overtake Jermain Defoe to move joint-seventh with Robbie Fowler on the all-time list of Premier League scorers, the pair sitting on 163.
Everton have suffered more than most when up against Kane, with the 27-year-old one of on…
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed Luciano Spalletti has been appointed as the club s new coach.
With Napoli having missed out on the Champions League on the final day of the Serie A season, De Laurentiis chose not to keep Gennaro Gattuso, whose contract expired at the end of 2020-21.
While Gattuso was swiftly appointed by Fiorentina, Napoli have now moved to acquire his replacement, bringing in former Roma and Inter coach Spalletti.
I am delighted to announce that Luciano Spalletti will become Napoli coach on July 1, De Laurentiis confirmed in a brief statement on the club s website.
Welcome, Luciano – we ll do great work together.
Spalletti, 62, has not been in management since he was dismissed by Inter in 2019, with t…
Lionel Messi reached a notable personal milestone under Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona as he scored twice and provided two assists in a 5-1 thumping of Real Valladolid.
After teeing up Arturo Vidal to put Barca 2-1 up at Camp Nou, Messi curled a wonderful free-kick beyond Jordi Masip to score his 100th goal in all competitions since Valverde was placed in charge at the club.
As well as bringing up his century since the start of the 2017-18 season, it was also the 50th time Messi had netted directly from a free-kick in his career for both club and country, with six of his set-piece goals scored for Argentina.
The 32-year-old was not finished there, though, as he lashed home his second from inside the penalty area before compounding Valladolid s misery when …
Cagliari have confirmed defender Davide Astori has been loaned to Serie A rivals Roma.
There had been much speculation about a move for the Italy international, with the player s agent claiming he would do anything to move to Milan last month.
However, it was announced on Thursday that the 27-year-old has been loaned to Roma, who finished second in Serie A last season and will play UEFA Champions League football in the upcoming campaign.
Cagliari confirmed the deal on their official Twitter account, and posted a message on their wesbite to express their appreciation for the player.
Cagliari Calcio thanks Astori for the professionalism, devotion and gratitude shown until the last moment of his time in red and blue, it read.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta s faith in Eddie Nketiah is growing every single day as the striker prepares for what could be a lengthy spell leading the line.
The Premier League leaders return to action against West Ham on Boxing Day without Gabriel Jesus, who suffered a knee injury during Brazil s World Cup campaign and has undergone surgery – with reports he could face three months out.
Nketiah now stands as the only senior recognised striker within Arteta s ranks, with speculation that the Gunners could look to add recruits in the January window to increase their depth in this area.
A strong finish to last season saw Nketiah score five goals in seven Premier League matches, earning himself a new contract in the process, but he is yet to score in the league th…
The Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania was abandoned due to a pitch disturbance at Stadion Partizana on Tuesday.
The clash between the two Balkan nations marked Albania s first visit to Belgrade since 1967.
However, referee Martin Atkinson was forced to bring proceedings to a halt four minutes before half-time, with the score at 0-0, when a drone flew over the pitch, carrying a banner that appeared to feature the Albanian flag and a slogan.
Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic jumped to bring the banner down, sparking scuffles between players from both sides, while a number of supporters also entered the field of play as an unsavoury melee escalated.
Riot police subsequently surrounded the pitch after the players had been taken from the field and t…
Nedim Bajrami scored the fastest goal in European Championship history as Albania made a stunning start to their Group B clash with Italy on Saturday.
Just 23 seconds into the teams first game at Euro 2024, Bajrami pounced on a terrible throw-in from Italy left-back Federico Dimarco before powering his shot inside Gianluigi Donnarumma s near post.
The strike – which was just Albania s second at the Euros – was officially timed as the fastest after kick-off in the competition s 64-year history.
However, Albania s lead lasted just 10 minutes as Alessandro Bastoni equalised, the Inter centre-back heading Lorenzo Pellegrini s cross home at the far post.
Within another six minutes, Albania were behind as Nicolo Barella lashed home from range to put the Azz…