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FC Barcelona are coming off a commanding away win at Real Mallorca and continue at the top of the Liga standings as the season progresses. They have a golden chance to extend their lead at the top of the table Tuesday, when they host a struggling Leganes side at Camp Nou. Kick-off for this match has been scheduled for Tuesday at 21:00 GMT.
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Barcelona currently sit at the top of the standings with 61 points and are coming off a commanding 4-0 win at Mallorca. That was their fourth win in their last five games, and that result also allowed them to maintain their two-point edge over Real Madrid in the standings. Los Blaugranas return to the Camp Nou ahead of this match, a venue where hav…
English Premier League side Hull announced on Monday they had relieved manager Phil Brown of his duties with immediate effect and placed him on gardening leave.
Saturday s 2-1 loss at home to Arsenal left Hull second bottom of the table, three points from safety.
A statement on Hull s website said coaches Brian Horton and Steve Parkin would take charge of the first team until further notice, with the duo s first match since succeeding Brown away to tail-enders Portsmouth on Saturday.
Brown still remains under contract with Hull so cannot work for another club.
Hull chairman Adam Pearson, while paying tribute to Brown s role in guiding the Tigers into the top flight for the first time in their history in 2008 and overseeing their Premier League survival o…
(GSM) West Bromwich Albion have confirmed that they have rejected an offer for Borja Valero from Sevilla.
The Spanish club, who have been reportedly interested in signing the midfielder, had tabled an undisclosed bid which was rejected promptly yesterday.
After failing to settle during Albion s ill-fated Barclays Premier League campaign of 2008/09 when they were relegated, Valero enjoyed a hugely successful season-long loan spell at Mallorca last term.
And after Baggies recent return to top flight for the forthcoming season, he is expected to feature for the club.
But the Black Country club have made it clear that Sevilla s offer is nowhere near their valuation of the 25-year-old.
Sporting technical director Dan Ashworth said: There have been lo…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes complete athlete Mesut Ozil has grown in stature this season.
Ozil has been instrumental in the Gunners rise to the top of the Premier League, claiming his 16th assist and third goal of the campaign in a 2-0 win over AFC Bournemouth on Monday.
And while the Germany playmaker has not always flourished at the Emirates Stadium following his move from Real Madrid in 2013, Wenger is delighted with the form of the ex-Schalke and Werder Bremen man.
I think he plays in a position that suits him well, he told a news conference on Wednesday.
He plays in a style of football that suits him well. He is, today, maybe … in a more comfortable psychological position because he s accepted and not so much questioned than he was in …
Former Italy star Marco Tardelli says Arsenal would suit Massimiliano Allegri should the Juventus boss seek a move to the Premier League.
A Scudetto-winning coach with first AC Milan and then Juve, Allegri had been tipped to join Chelsea prior to Antonio Conte s appointment at Stamford Bridge.
As Arsene Wenger seemingly approaches the twilight of his lengthy reign at the Gunners, Allegri has been touted as a potential successor to the Frenchman in north London.
And speaking to Omnisport, former Juve, Inter and Italy midfielder Tardelli agreed with suggestions the 49-year-old is equipped to thrive at Emirates Stadium.
Should he win the title again this season he would have done a fantastic job and yes, as reported, then he might join Arsenal, he said.
The transfer window may be shut, but Paul Pogba s future is still making headlines.
Pogba – who is set to miss the Premier League showdown against Liverpool due to injury – reportedly eyed a Manchester United exit and a move to Real Madrid.
A switch to the Santiago Bernabeu could be on the horizon after Pogba was snapped with Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane in the United Arab Emirates.
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Pogba has been linked with a fresh move to Madrid after the United star was pictured with Zidane, reports The Mirror.
Pogba wanted to leave United during the previous window, with LaLiga giants Madrid and former club Juventus the two favourites to sign the Frenchman, but a move did not materialise.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain took inspiration from Liverpool s Champions League triumph last season as he took the early steps in his own return to elite football.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was the Reds star performer with a superb brace in their 4-1 win at Genk on Wednesday, keeping Jurgen Klopp s side a point behind Group E leaders Napoli on their European title defence.
The England midfielder s last appearance in Europe s top competition ended in heartache as he suffered a serious knee injury against Roma in the 2018 semi-final.
He returned to fitness to be an unused substitute when Liverpool beat Tottenham in last season s final and the 26-year-old revelled in being back on centre stage in Belgium.
It s nice to be back out there. It s a special tournament to pla…
(GSM) Veteran defender Gianluca Zambrotta has added another year to his contract at Italian side Milan, where he is now set to play until the summer of 2012.
The 33-year-old joined Milan from Barcelona in 2008 after two seasons in Spain. The previous seven he had spent at Juventus.
Zambrotta s past season was marred by injury troubles but the matches he did play, were enough for the Rossoneri to offer the player a new contract.
The Como-born player also formed part of the Italian squad that won the World Cup in 2006, and also played at the for Italy much less successful tournament in South Africa this summer.
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Looking to extend on their recent purple patch in midweek, a high-flying Cincinnati will make the trip to Yankee Stadium when they meet a struggling New York City.
Starting with the hosts, while New York might have breezed their way to a bronze medal finish in the Eastern Conference last season, Nick Cushing’s side have drastically failed to keep up a similar level this time around. Last seen over the weekend putting in another nightmare display as they slumped to a routine 3-1 loss at home against Philadelphia, the Pigeons have come under a huge amount of scrutiny since opening the 2023 campaign. Sat outside the play-off places and facing what appears to be a real uphill struggle, the Blues have failed to win any …
FIFA have insisted that a decision is yet to be made on the precise date of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Concerns over soaring temperatures in the Arab state during its summer months have led to calls for the tournament to be moved to later in the year.
And a rescheduling of the 22nd edition of the competition appeared to be confirmed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke on Wednesday when he told Radio France that it would not be held in June and July.
However, FIFA have since distanced themselves from those claims.
In a statement, the governing body said: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke explained today in the Radio France interview as he had already mentioned previously that in his view the 2022 FIFA World Cup must take place in winter and the best possi…