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With a spot in the final of this season s Europa Conference League still hanging in the balance, Leicester will make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Roma might have enjoyed an eye-catching purple patch earlier in the year, it appears that Jose Mourinho s men are in the midst of a recent wobble. Despite playing out a 1-1 draw when they made the trip to the King Power last week, the former Manchester United boss saw his side fail to pick up any real momentum a few days ago. Eventually having to settle for a sluggish 0-0 stalemate against Bologna on home soil, the Giallorossi have failed to win any of their last four matchups across all formats. With their recent issues highlighted by a 3-1…
Neymar to retire? I hope he doesn´t lose his joy of playing football – Brazil team-mate Thiago Silva
Brazil captain Thiago Silva said he hopes Neymar does not lose his joy of football after the Selecao star revealed the 2022 World Cup may be his last.
Neymar has dominated headlines since hinting next year s Qatar showpiece could be his final hoorah with Brazil, having admitted he does not know if he has the strength of mind to deal with football much longer.
The 29-year-old has carried the weight of a nation amid criticism since bursting on the scene with Santos in 2009 before making his Brazil debut the following year.
Only Brazil great Pele (77) has scored more goals for the national team than Neymar (69), who has won the Confederations Cup (2013) with the South American powerhouse to go with an Olympic Games gold medal in 2016.
Silva leapt to the defe…
Oliver Bierhoff says Germany will be itching for revenge against Netherlands in Euro 2020 qualifying.
Die Mannschaft endured a miserable 2018, with their World Cup defence ending at the group stages, while they were relegated from League A of the inaugural Nations League.
The latter disappointment included a 3-0 loss to the Dutch in October before the return match finished in dramatic circumstances as late goals from Quincy Promes and Virgil van Dijk earned Ronald Koeman s men a 2-2 draw and a semi-final berth.
In a coincidental twist, Germany will have a quick chance to avenge those losses against their rivals after being drawn alongside Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus in Group C of qualifying for Euro 2020, much to the delight of DFB general …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return to international duty with Sweden after he was selected for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Belgium and Azerbaijan.
The Milan forward has spent most of the season on the sidelines after undergoing a knee operation at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, following a Serie A title triumph.
Despite having only played just over an hour across three games since his return this year, the 41-year-old has been included in Janne Andersson s latest squad.
Speaking on his decision to bring the veteran in despite questions over his fitness, the coach praised the forward s influence off the pitch while stressing he will have a role to play on it.
Zlatan and I have been in contact throughout the period up to and including his injury,…
Tottenham have announced Tanguy Ndombele s departure from the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Ndombele became Spurs then-record signing when he arrived from Lyon in July 2019, scoring 10 goals in 91 games for the club.
However, the French midfielder made his last Tottenham appearance against Morecambe in January 2022, before spending the past two-and-a-half seasons out on loan.
He returned to Lyon for the remainder of the 2021-22 campaign, before winning successive league titles during season-long loans with Napoli and Galatasaray.
Although Ndombele was contracted until June 2025, both he and Tottenham have opted to part ways a year early, with the club wishing him well for the future on their website.
The Club can confir…
Joachim Low sees similarities between Germany s youthful squad and the exciting 2010 vintage but does not consider his team a leading Euro 2020 contender.
Victory over Belarus in Monchengladbach on Saturday and anything less than a win for Northern Ireland against Netherlands would confirm Germany s place at next year s tournament.
A developing Die Mannschaft have won five of their past seven matches and are starting to build momentum after a rocky post-World Cup period.
Just one member of the squad, captain Manuel Neuer, is over the age of 30 and Low compared the potential of the team to the one that reached the semi-finals in South Africa almost a decade ago.
But the long-serving head coach moved to temper expectations of a serious challenge for silverw…
The six man team from FIFA, global football s governing body, assessing England s 2018 World Cup bid were set to head for the northeast on Tuesday.
England are keen to emphasise the scope of their bid, with Russia regarded as their main rivals having made much of the prospect of bringing the World Cup to a new country.
England s bid chief executive, Andy Anson, in an echo of John Kennedy s inaugural address on becoming president of the United States, said: We will show a FIFA World Cup in England is not just about what it can do for England, but about what a FIFA World Cup in England can do for the rest of the world.
Several presentations in London on Tuesday were to be followed by a boat trip on London s River Thames before the inspectors flew over several pro…
France have been dealt a blow ahead of Euro 2024 following confirmation that Paris Saint-Germain s Lucas Hernandez will miss the tournament.
Hernandez sustained a knee injury and had to be taken off in the 42nd minute of PSG s Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
And on Thursday, PSG announced Hernandez had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and will now need surgery.
Lucas Hernandez suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee after coming off injured during the Champions League match, a statement read.
An MRI scan carried out today confirmed the diagnosis made by the club s doctors on Wednesday evening.
The player will undergo surgery in the next few days.
Lucas, you ll come back…
Spain were at their ruthless best as they swept aside Northern Ireland to conclude their Euro 2024 preparations with an emphatic 5-1 triumph.
Luis de la Fuente s side had put five goals past Andorra in their last outing, and repeated the trick in another fine performance on Saturday.
That is despite finding themselves a goal behind after just 66 seconds in Mallorca when Dan Ballard headed in from Caolan Boyd-Munce s teasing delivery.
But the visitors joy was short-lived as two goals in six minutes courtesy of Pedri and Alvaro Morata saw normal service resume for the three-time European Champions.
The Barcelona midfielder netted his second of the evening after being picked out inside the area by Nico Williams to finish beyond Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
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Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack is braced for the “exhausting” process of recruiting a fourth new manager in the space of three years after Barry Robson was sacked on Wednesday.
First-team coach Peter Leven and under-18s coach Scott Anderson have been placed in temporary charge while the Dons board begin the now-familiar task of searching for a new boss.
Alex Neil, Neil Lennon, Robbie Neilson, Neil Warnock and Stephen Robinson are among those to have been linked with the Pittodrie vacancy.
Almost 12 months to the day after stepping up from his role with the under-18s to take charge of the first team – initially on an interim basis – Robson was relieved of his duties along with assistant Steve Agnew.
Aberdeen Football Club has this morning parted co…