Bastian Schweinsteiger has been left out of Manchester United s official squad photo as he continues to be exiled by Jose Mourinho.
The World Cup winner joined Louis van Gaal s United in 2015 from Bayern Munich, where he had previously played under the Dutchman.
However, after struggling in his first season at Old Trafford making just 18 Premier League appearances Schweinsteiger has been absent from the first team under new manager Mourinho, instead training on his own.
And, when United tweeted their latest squad picture on Thursday, Schweinsteiger was omitted.
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Italian powerhouse AC Milan are believed to be engaged in advanced negotiations with Ajax over the highly-rated midfielder Riechedly Bazoer, according to .
Having been previously scouted by the likes of Barcelona, Manchester City and Arsenal, the 20-year-old Bazoer has quickly emerged as one of the rising European prospects tipped to become a future star.
AC Milan are attempting to beat the competition to the signature of the Netherlands international, who made his full senior debut against Wales in November 2015.
Having represented his country at all youth levels, Bazoer is making huge strides towards becoming one of the key players for the Dutch.
Bazoer’s agent has confirmed ongoing talks with the Serie A club, who will be required to splash around �…
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Hoping to open their Champions League adventure with a flurry on Tuesday night, AC Milan will make the trip to Red Bull Salzburg.
Starting with the hosts, while Salzburg might know that they face a tough test when they open their Group E run on Tuesday night, Matthias Jaissle s men are enjoying an eye-catching purple patch. With their sights set on trying to nick a second-place finish this year, the Red Bulls are in the midst of a six-match winning run, a run that stems back to July 30th. Likewise, mustering 18 points from their opening seven Bundesliga outings, the Austrian giants will also be boosted by their rugged displays at the back. It should be noted, Tuesday s hosts have shipped just a single strike on their six-match wi…
Napoli head into their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Milan facing no risks , says head coach Luciano Spalletti.
Alongside their dominance in this season s Serie A that sees them closing in on a first league title since the 1989-90 campaign, Napoli have also reached the last eight of Europe s top club competition for the first time.
But an Ismael Bennacer goal meant Spalletti s side slipped to a 1-0 defeat in last week s first leg at San Siro, while midfielder Frank Zambo Anguissa also saw red to leave the Partenopei without one of their key men as they look to overturn the one-goal deficit at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday.
Spalletti, however, believes Napoli should head into the game feeling optimistic, and not under pressure, telling reporters …
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Marseille playmaker Mathieu Valbuena says he is honoured to inherit the France number 10 shirt once worn by Zinedine Zidane.
Valbuena, 28, has been handed a key role for the national team under Didier Deschamps, who previously coached him at club level.
France host Georgia in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying on Friday, before a crucial showdown with Spain four days later.
And Valbuena after impressing off the bench against Spain in Madrid last October can expect to find himself at the centre of the action in two crucial games this week.
To have the number 10 shirt for France is something I had hoped for one day, Valbuena said.
Just being in the national team has already made me very proud, but having the number 10 is really something great for me.…
David Beckham hopes to take over a MLS franchise once his playing career has finished, according to BBC Sport.
The former England captain agreed to a timeshare like deal last week that will allow him to play for both AC Milan and LA Galaxy this year.
The move was slated in the USA where Beckham brings in massive audiences to MLS games which already suffer far lower attendances than many other sports in the USA, but Beckham insists he is still committed to improving the standard of football in America and will look to own his team in the future.
I have the right to own an MLS franchise, which I will action immediately after I have stopped playing, Beckham said. It is something I m really excited about.
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Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri believes the Foxes remarkable Premier League success last season has gone to his players heads.
Ranieri s side defied all the odds during a scarcely believable 2015-16 campaign which saw them romp to the title 10 points clear of runners-up Arsenal.
But 2016-17 has been an altogether different story, Leicester languishing just two points above the relegation zone with only three wins from 14 matches.
Qualification to the knockout stages as winners of Group G in their debut Champions League campaign has provided some comfort, but even that European adventure was slightly soured by a 5-0 rout at the hands of Porto on Wednesday.
Leicester face Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday and, asked if he thou…
Steven Gerrard has revealed he was asked to help former club Liverpool in their attempts to sign Toni Kroos and Willian prior to their respective moves to Real Madrid and Chelsea.
The 35-year-old LA Galaxy midfielder says he was often asked to sound out potential transfer targets, with the Reds believing his global standing in the game would help their cause in the transfer market.
I had an unofficial role at the club, trying to persuade some great players to join Liverpool, the ex-Anfield captain wrote in his autobiography, which is being serialised in The Daily Mail.
It was the same ritual every summer. The club would let me know which long-shot target they had in mind and then ask me to contact him. They thought that a request to consider moving to Liverpool…
England crowned another goalscoring hero named Harry on Saturday, but it was Maguire, not Kane, who helped the Three Lions into the last four of a World Cup for the first time in a generation.
Not since Italia 90 and that penalty shoot-out heartbreak at the hands of West Germany have England been one win away from football s grandest stage.
But 28 years on, Gareth Southgate s young side have presented themselves with that opportunity following a 2-0 win in this quarter-final against a stubborn Sweden in Samara.
Tottenham striker Kane has hogged the majority of the headlines in Russia, rattling in six goals in only three prior matches, but on this occasion it was Maguire and the previously under-fire Dele Alli who proved the star turns with a header apiece.
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