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Manchester City are the latest club to track Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, according to the Daily Mail. They join city rivals Manchester United, Tottenham and Real Madrid in following the 21-year-old.
United have also been linked with another defender in the summer. The Daily Mail says they could make a bid for Senegal youngster Mikayil Faye, 19, from Barcelona.
The Daily Star says Scott McTominay is going nowhere, despite being linked with a move away from Old Trafford. The club plan to offer the Scotland midfielder, 27, an improved contract.
Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, is being watched by Arsenal, reports the Daily Star. He may be available as Nottingham Forest look to balance their books.
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Liverpool s pursuit of Feyenoord boss Arne Slot proves there is a dearth of elite coaches currently on the market, according to former Reds defender Jamie Carragher.
On Wednesday, widespread reports claimed Liverpool have entered talks with Feyenoord, who will reportedly demand at least €10million (£8.5m) in compensation to part with Slot.
Slot joined Feyenoord in July 2021 after leaving AZ Alkmaar, leading the Eredivisie giants to the Europa Conference League final – which they lost to Roma – in his first campaign at the helm.
The club s second league title in 20 years followed in 2022-23, and though Feyenoord are set to relinquish their crown to PSV this term, they beat NEC Nijmegen to lift the KNVB Cup on Sunday.
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Shamrock Rovers and Vikingur Reykjavik will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round this week. The second leg of the tie between the League of Ireland Premier Division club and the Besta deild karla team will be held at the Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin. It is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time on Tuesday. The first leg of the tie was played out in Iceland last week. It ended in a goalless draw.
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Joshua Zirkzee has been hugely influenced by NBA great Allen Iverson, the Manchester United forward said ahead of Saturday s clash with Brentford.
United return to Premier League action against the Bees at Old Trafford in desperate need of a victory.
They have lost their last two home league matches, and Erik ten Hag is under pressure.
New signing Zirkzee has failed to hit the ground running, despite scoring on his debut against Fulham in August.
But speaking to United’s official media channels, the Dutchman revealed he was inspired by a different sport than football.
I started watching basketball when I was around 15, 16 maybe, and it started because of, you know, Michael Jordan and the big ones, he said.
But the main reason why I rea…
Jeremy Mathieu could be fit for the Euro 2016 finals after Barcelona confirmed he should return to action within eight weeks.
The 32-year-old suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during France s 4-2 friendly win over Russia this week and underwent surgery on Thursday.
It was feared that Mathieu would miss the remainder of the club season and be unavailable for the Euros in France, which begin on June 10, but Barcelona expect him to be available again by the end of May, meaning he retains an outside chance of being available for Didier Deschamps final squad.
Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu has been operated on successfully, a club statement read. The player will be out for approximately six to eight weeks.
Mathieu had earlier stated that his reco…
Goals from Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu earned LaLiga leaders Real Madrid a 3-0 win over lowly Cadiz.
Carlo Ancelotti s side will seal a record-extending 36th Spanish title later on Saturday if Barcelona fail to beat Girona.
With four games remaining, Real climbed to 87 points and extended their lead to 14 points over second-placed Barcelona and 16 clear Girona in third.
Real manager Ancelotti rested several key players ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich and his side did more than enough to secure the three points.
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After dominating the first half, they finally managed to break the deadlock with Diaz first netting a curling shot from the edge of the box in the 5…
Bruno Fernandes is perfectly aware Manchester United are not ready for a Premier League title challenge but has defended his under-fire team-mate Casemiro after Sunday s loss to Liverpool.
United entered the first international break of the season 14th in the table with just three points, suffering back-to-back defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool.
A Luis Diaz brace and a Mohamed Salah strike condemned United to another embarrassing defeat at the hands of their old rivals, as Ten Hag became the first Red Devils manager to lose three home Premier League games by three or more goals within the space of a year.
United were also beaten 3-0 by Manchester City last October and fell to the same scoreline versus Bournemouth two months later.
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Sarina Wiegman is an outstanding coach and could succeed Gareth Southgate as manager of the England men s national team, says former Spain captain Veronica Boquete.
With reports suggesting Southgate may depart after he leads the Three Lions to his fourth major tournament at Euro 2024, various coaches have been touted as potential successors.
Manchester City s Pep Guardiola is a reported target for the Football Association, but Wiegman s name has also been mentioned after she led the Lionesses to Euro 2022 glory last year.
Wiegman was denied another trophy as England were beaten by Spain in last month s Women s World Cup final, but Boquete remains convinced by her work with the Lionesses.
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Dani Carvajal was left furious at the news that he will miss Euro 2016 as a result of an injury picked up in the Champions League final.
The 24-year-old sustained a muscle injury in Real Madrid s clash with Atletico Madrid at San Siro and has been replaced by Hector Bellerin in Vicente del Bosque s Spain squad.
And the full-back admits that it feels as though his hard work to force his way into the national team reckoning has all been for nothing.
After the last call-up when I was left out, I worked a lot to be on the preliminary list, and now look. I ve got a lot of suppressed anger, he told Cadena COPE s El Partido de las 12.
You fight for two years to try to be in the group and I ve been let down by bad luck.
I spent two weeks with a little …
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls: Schwarz expecting tough encounter against the Union despite
New York Red Bulls head coach Sandro Schwarz believes his side must improve against a ‘tough’ Philadelphia Union side ahead of their encounter at Subaru Park.
The Red Bulls maintained their four-match unbeaten run with a 2-2 draw against DC United last time out, aided by Cristian Dajome’s early dismissal for the visitors.
Schwarz’s side sit fifth in the Eastern Conference and are among a cluster of teams tightly packed in the middle of the division, with every victory important at the halfway stage of the season.
The Red Bulls head coach praised his side’s mentality to gain a point against the Black and Red’s last time out but expects a difficult match against the Union.
“I think what we have to improve, especially with our ball position is …