France manager Didier Deschamps says Kylian Mbappe is raring to go , hinting that the forward could be back in the fold for their final Euro 2024 group game against Poland.
Mbappe suffered a broken nose after a collision with Kevin Danso during the win over Austria in their opening game and sat out of their goalless draw with the Netherlands last Friday.
Having been fitted with a protective mask, the France captain is back in full training, and scored two goals in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday.
France are not yet guaranteed a place in the knockout stages of the competition, but they will be if they avoid defeat against Poland, who were the first team to crash out of Euro 2024.
And, after struggling to break down a stubborn Dutch side in their…
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Premier League newcomers Brentford are set to take on Liverpool, widely perceived as title contenders, at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday, in a game which will be a part of the sixth round of the 2021-22 season in the English top flight.
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Having finished third in the Championship last term, Thomas Frank s team won the promotion play-offs to secure a place in the Premier League. They started the new campaign in an impressive fashion, thoroughly deserving their 2-0 home win over Arsenal in the opening round. Then they played a goalless draw away to Crystal Palace and 1-1 away to Aston Villa, before Brighton surprised them at their own ground by 0-1. They bounced back away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, as a penalty from I…
Marc Guehi has said that England head coach Gareth Southgate has the full confidence of his team-mates as the Three Lions prepare for their last-16 tie with Slovakia.
The England team concluded their Group C campaign with a goalless draw against Slovenia in Cologne, topping the group with five points ahead of Denmark.
But the sound of the full-time whistle was greeted with boos from the travelling Three Lions support, with much of it aimed towards Southgate.
Guehi, who has started every game in Germany so far, has been a shining light for England as he continues to build a solid partnership alongside John Stones.
He has been fantastic for England. If you look at his record, it speaks for itself, 23-year-old Guehi said on the Three Lions boss.
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Joelinton has urged Newcastle United coach Eddie Howe to get on the phone to Neymar and sign the Paris Saint-Germain superstar.
With Kylian Mbappe now the main man at PSG, having renewed his contract in France, Neymar has been linked with a move away from the club.
And Newcastle, with the world s richest football club owners in Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund, are in theory one of very few potential suitors who could afford the sport s most expensive player.
The Magpies already have two Brazilians, too, in Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes.
After Thiago Silva told Globo that Neymar has to go to Chelsea , Joelinton, speaking to Brazilian podcast Cast FC, said: We can get him a spot. Sure, in any team in the world.
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Manchester City are looking to make a big midfield signing in this transfer window, with Leeds United s Kalvin Phillips reportedly at the top of their wish-list.
Phillips, 26, has been with Leeds his entire senior career, and excelled on the world stage when he started every game in England s run to the Euro 2020 final.
He was rewarded for his excellent international play with England s 2020-21 Senior Men s Player of the Year award, and may have the opportunity to parlay that into Champions League football at the Etihad Stadium.
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Phillips stats of one goal and three assists in his past two Premier League campaigns do not tell the story of his impact, as he is arguably England s best defensive midf…
Sheffield United forward Jose Baxter and Wolves goalkeeper Aaron McCarey have both been suspended after failing drug tests.
League One s United confirmed on Saturday that Baxter had failed an out-of-competition screening, with the club now awaiting the outcome of further investigations into the matter.
And shortly after that news broke, Wolves also released a statement with regards to their reserve goalkeeper McCarey, which revealed he had also failed a Football Association (FA) doping control for a non performance-enhancing substance .
Both players deny any deliberate wrongdoing.
The suspensions come just a day after Jake Livermore was removed from duty by Hull City and the FA having also failed a doping test, allegedly due to the presence of …
Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Conor Gallagher from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the news outlet has noted that Atletico are looking for a new midfielder, and that the Spanish club have identified Gallagher as the ideal candidate.
Fichajes has noted that talks between Atletico, Chelsea and Gallagher will intensify once the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ends. Gallagher is part of the England squad in Germany, and there is a chance that the Three Lions could go all the way. Gareth Southgate’s side have reached the quarter-finals of the competition.
Gallagher has made 136 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The 24-year-old England international midfielder has scored 18 goals and given 13 assists in those g…
Andrea Cambiaso struck with virtually the last kick of the game as Juventus climbed to the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona.
Moise Kean had earlier seen two goals disallowed by VAR as Verona chased an unlikely point in their battle against relegation.
Verona have never won away at Juventus in Serie A history and that record now stands at 33 matches, following a heartbreaking defeat.
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Juve thought they had taken the lead in the 13th minute when Kean, after 10 league games without a goal, spun his marker 25 yards out and launched an unstoppable drive past Lorenzo Montipo.
But the VAR took the play back to when Kean ori…
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After failing to secure their spot in the knockout stage of this years Champions League campaign, Napoli will be looking to get their season back on track this weekend. The Light Blues will play host to a Fiorentina side sat in seventh and with only one away win since September.
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For Maurizio Sarri, he will be desperate to get his Napoli side back on track after a poor run of form since the start of December. In midweek the Light Blues slumped to a 2-1 defeat away at Feyenoord, meaning that Napoli could only secure a spot in the Europa League. Finishing third in Group F, Sarri s side endured an abysmal run on European duty this year. Only securing two wins in their six group games, Napoli have also fo…
Luis Enrique has insisted he is still only in the early phases of developing his Paris St Germain side.
After a sometimes bumpy start to the season results-wise, PSG found some consistency in October, responding to the 4-1 Champions League defeat away to Newcastle with four straight victories in all competitions.
That has seen them move up to second in Ligue 1, one point behind Nice ahead of Friday’s home match against Montpellier, while topping their so-called Champions League ‘group of death’ ahead of Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle and AC Milan.
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But although there has been progress, former Barcelona and Spain coach Enrique…