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Football: UEFA Europa League results
UEFA Europa League results on Tuesday: Quarter-finals At Gelsenkirchen, Germany Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 4 (Moraes 2, Taison 22, Alan Patrick 75-pen, Dodo 88) Basel (SUI) 1 (Van Wolfswinkel 90+2) At Duisburg, Germany Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) 0 Sevilla (ESP) 1 (Ocampos 88) Played Monday At Dusseldorf, Germany Inter Milan (ITA) 2 (Barella 15, Lukaku 21) BayerRead More
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Sevilla, Shakhtar reach Europa League semi-finals
Sevilla and Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League on Tuesday after respective wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Basel. Five-time competition winners Sevilla face Manchester United on Sunday after snatching a last gasp 1-0 win over Wolves, while Shakhtar take on Inter Milan on Monday after easily seeing off Basel 4-1. TheRead More
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Mbappe provides PSG with injury boost in Atalanta clash
Paris Saint-Germain have been boosted ahead of their Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta with Thomas Tuchel confirming Kylian Mbappe is set to play a role. Mbappe was expected to miss the game after he sustained a sprained ankle and ligament damage in PSG’s Coupe de France final victory over Saint-Etienne on July 24. The WorldRead More
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Free agent Daniel Sturridge eyes Premier League return
Daniel Sturridge has “unfinished business” in the Premier League and is desperate to return to England’s top flight. The 30-year-old is without a club having left Trabzonspor in March, as he was unable to play for them due to a four-month ban for breaching the Football Association’s betting regulations. Ex-Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City striker Sturridge has scored 76 goals in 218Read More
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Leipzig focused on Champions League tie, not distracted by Atletico COVID-19 issues
Julian Nagelsmann is confident RB Leipzig will not be impacted by news of positive coronavirus tests in the Atletico Madrid camp. Atleti revealed on Sunday two individuals had returned positive tests, with the cases then confirmed to be first-team stars Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko. Neither player will feature against Leipzig in their Champions LeagueRead More
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Areola returns to PSG from Madrid amid Premier League rumours
Alphonse Areola has returned to Paris Saint-Germain from Real Madrid amid reports he is set for a Premier League move. The goalkeeper joined Los Blancos on a season-long loan last September to provide cover for number one Thibaut Courtois, with Keylor Navas having moved in the opposite direction in a permanent deal. Areola made justRead More
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Villarreal snap up Takefusa Kubo on loan from Real Madrid
Villarreal have completed the loan signing of Takefusa Kubo from Real Madrid. The 19-year-old Japan international is yet to feature for Madrid’s first team in a competitive fixture, having signed last year before sealing a temporary switch to Real Mallorca. Kubo played 35 times in LaLiga this season, scoring four goals. ALSO READ: Sancho ‘staying’ atRead More
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E2%80%95-haaland-hails-moukoko/ ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 15-year-old that good’ ― Haaland hails Moukoko
Erling Haaland emerged as a teenage sensation but has warned the Bundesliga there is an even more prodigious young talent ready to break through at Borussia Dortmund. Norwegian striker Haaland turned 20 in July and has already established himself among the top marksmen in German football. His 13 goals in 15 Bundesliga games sinceRead More
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‘I really like his mentality’ Klopp hails new signing Tsimikas
Premier League champions Liverpool have completed the signing of left-back Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos for a fee of £11.75million. The 24-year-old Greece international has moved to Anfield on a five-year contract. Tsimikas, who featured against Wolves in the Europa League last week, will provide much-needed competition for Andy Robertson on Merseyside. “I’m very happy, I’mRead More
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Solskjaer ‘delighted’ about Man United Europa League progress
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is “delighted” that his side have made it through to the semi-finals of the Europa League. United edged through to the last four in extra time on Tuesday through Bruno Fernandes’ penalty, in a game the Red Devils deserved to win. Solskjaer’s men had goals ruled outRead More
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Champions League: Barcelona player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Bayern clash
Barcelona have confirmed that one of their players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Champions League last-8 final fixture against Bayern Munich on Friday. Barcelona disclosed this in a statement via the club’s official website on Wednesday. The La Liga giants said that the player was among a group of nine players that …
Champions League: Barcelona player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Bayern clash
Transfer: Solskjaer keeps ‘promise’ as Man Utd forward is set to leave club
Man United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has kept the ‘promise’ he made in March to the club’s forward, Tahith Chong. Chong is expected to join German side Werder Bremen on a two-season loan from Man United this summer. He recently rejected interest from several clubs across Europe to extend his contract at Man United until …
Transfer: Solskjaer keeps ‘promise’ as Man Utd forward is set to leave club
Champions League quarter-final fixtures: Man City, Barcelona, Bayern chase glory
The quarter-finals of this year’s Champions League kick off on Wednesday. In the first tie, Paris Saint-Germain will face Atalanta, in what could turn out to be a high-scoring affair. On Thursday, Atletico Madrid who dumped out holders Liverpool, take on RB Leipzig. Barcelona clash with Bayern Munich on Friday, in what has been billed …
Champions League quarter-final fixtures: Man City, Barcelona, Bayern chase glory
Mike Tyson’s comeback fight postponed
Former world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson’s exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. has been moved to November. The bout was originally set for next month. But in a statement, promotional company Triller confirmed the fight would now take place on November 28 in Los Angeles, to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. “Changing the date …
Mike Tyson’s comeback fight postponed
Man Utd could hijack Chelsea’s move for Kai Havertz
Manchester United could hijack Chelsea’s bid to sign Kai Havertz if they cannot get a deal done for Jadon Sancho, the Manchester Evening News reports. Havertz is widely expected to move to Stamford Bridge this summer. But the Bayer Leverkusen star has previously been linked with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool. Sancho is …
Man Utd could hijack Chelsea’s move for Kai Havertz
Europa League semi-finals: Man Utd to play Sevilla, Inter Milan face Shakhtar
Manchester United will take on Sevilla in the semi-final of this year’s Europa League. Sevilla booked their place with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday night. Lucas Ocampos scored the only goal in the 88th minute of play. United saw off FC Copenhagen 1-0 yesterday, thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty. Shakhtar …
Europa League semi-finals: Man Utd to play Sevilla, Inter Milan face Shakhtar
Real Madrid make u-turn over Dani Ceballos stay at Arsenal
Real Madrid have made a u-turn over midfielder, Dani Ceballos’s stay at Arsenal. Zinedine Zidane’s side initially wanted Ceballos to extend his loan at Arsenal, but Real Madrid’s hierarchy now wants to keep the Spaniard for their pre-season campaign instead of loaning him out again to the Gunners. Ceballos impressed in his final few months …
Real Madrid make u-turn over Dani Ceballos stay at Arsenal
Europa League: What Copenhagen coach said about Martial after Man Utd’s 1-0 victory
Copenhagen manager, Stale Solbakken, has reacted to the penalty won by Manchester United striker, Anthony Martial, during the Red Devils’ Europa League last-8 final 1-0 victory against his team on Monday night in Germany. Martial won a penalty for Man United early in the first half of extra-time, which was converted by Bruno Fernandes as …
Europa League: What Copenhagen coach said about Martial after Man Utd’s 1-0 victory
NFF to share $2million COVID-19 relief among clubs
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed it would disburse $2million to clubs and leagues in the country, to cushion the financial effects of COVID-19. “After consultations with the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Board endorsed the proposal from the secretariat for the lump sum of $2 million only to …
NFF to share $2million COVID-19 relief among clubs
Petit speaks on Aaron Ramsey’s return to Arsenal from Juventus
Former Arsenal midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has said Aaron Ramsey returning to the club from Juventus, will not benefit both parties. Ramsey is available for transfer this summer, after Andrea Pirlo replaced Maurizio Sarri as manager of the Bianconeri. The Wales international only left the Emirates for the Serie A champions as a free agent last …
Petit speaks on Aaron Ramsey’s return to Arsenal from Juventus
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