Gary Lineker has outlined his hope Gareth Southgate remains with England, comparing their lack of World Cup success to Manchester City s failure to win the Champions League.
Southgate is considering his future after overseeing England s quarter-final exit against France, in which Harry Kane scored one penalty and missed another.
The Three Lions manager masterminded runs to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and the final of Euro 2020, but he has attracted criticism for failing to end the team s 56-year trophy drought.
However, former England striker Lineker believes Southgate s achievements mean he deserves the opportunity to make his own decision on his future.
I do hope Gareth stays. I think it s right that the decision is down to him, Lineker told BBC Sp…
Manuel Lanzini s last-gasp stunner sealed a remarkable comeback from West Ham to earn a 3-3 draw against Tottenham in a thrilling London derby on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho s men were in complete control from the moment Son Heung-min opened the scoring inside a minute, with Harry Kane s quickfire double seemingly confirming the victory after only 16 minutes.
However, Fabian Balbuena s header and a Davinson Sanchez own goal set up a nervy finish, and Lanzini s incredible strike secured a point for the visitors at the death, putting a huge dampener on Gareth Bale s Spurs return.
Back in the dugout for the first time since testing positive for coronavirus in late September, West Ham boss David Moyes would have hoped to see his team build on the two convincing Premi…
Hussein El-Shahat matched the exploits of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale by scoring at a third Club World Cup as Al Ahly beat Auckland City 3-0 in the first round.
El-Shahat opened the scoring with a low 25-yard drive on the stroke of half-time in Tangier on Wednesday, before neat one-on-one finishes from Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau made Al Ahly s victory safe.
The winger s effort took him to three goals in three editions of the tournament, having also found the net for Al Ain in 2018 and with his current club in 2021.
Ronaldo, Messi and Bale are the only other players to net at three separate Club World Cups, while Ronaldo is the competition s all-time top scorer with seven goals.
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West Ham United have reopened talks with Chelsea over signing Kurt Zouma in the summer transfer window, according to. It has been reported that ‘tentative negotiations’ have been reopened between the two London clubs
A potential deal for the France international central defender collapsed earlier in the window, but talks have been revived now.
Zouma has been on the books of Chelsea since 2014 when he joined from Saint-Etienne. The France international has been out on loan at Saint-Etienne, Stoke City and Everton over the years. However, the 26-year-old has been part of the Blues’ first team for the past two seasons.
The central defender made 22 starts and two substitute appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea , scoring five goals in the process. Zouma…
Newcastle United could sell Callum Wilson for £18 million in the final days of the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Chelsea have been alerted to the availability of the 31-year-old England international striker.
The report has claimed that Chelsea are on the hunt for a new striker in the middle of the season. Newcastle have to raise money to stay in line with Premier League profit and sustainability rules. The Magpies are ready to cash in on Wilson now.
Wilson has been on the books of Newcastle since 2020. The 31-year-old is an important player in Eddie Howe’s side, but the England international striker has had injury problems during his time at St. James’ Park. Wilson has made 215 appearances in the Premier League so far in his c…
LOSC Lille have become resigned to the fact that keeping Jonathan David in their ranks past this summer will be difficult, as they expect a number of top clubs across Europe to swoop for the Canadian attacker. With that in mind, according to Fabrizio Romano, they ve decided that a fee of €65 million would be enough for them to accept his departure.
Understand price tag to sign Jonathan David this summer will be around €65m as Lille expect top clubs to move for the Canadian striker.
2 0 David scored again today — it’s 20 goals in now, top scorer of the league tied with Kylian Mbappé.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
Being very fast and two-footed, David is versatile enough to play in a variety of attacking roles, be it on the le…
Chiellini, 35, was more brutal when it came to assessing former Juve colleague Melo – the Brazilian midfielder who played for the Bianconeri from 2009 to 2011 before eventually joining Serie A rivals Inter.
Even worse was Felipe Melo: the worst of the worst. There was always a fight with him. I also told the managers: he s a rotten apple, Chiellini wrote.
Melo – who now plays for Palmeiras – told Gazzetta dello Sport: It would be interesting to know what incident he s referring to. I don t have a problem responding to him.
I never disrespected anyone in Turin, but he says that Balotelli deserved a slap and that I was the worst of the worst and that the
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With the likes of La Liga and the Premier League getting back underway on Friday night, many of Europe’s elite will take centre stage.
On that note, for those of you looking to place a Friday flutter, we have found a pair of fixtures that are worth keeping an eye out for.
19:45 Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United
Eventually opening up the 2023/24 campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 loss away at title contenders Arsenal, there is no doubt that Nottingham Forest will be excited by the prospect of making a return to the City Ground here. Firmly at the heart of a relegation scrap last season following their Premier League return, Friday’s hosts are looking to produce a far more stable charge this time around.
While Steve Cooper’s men might have failed …
Bartosz Bereszynski is set to leave Sampdoria and join Napoli at the turn of the year, according to Fabrizio Romano. The 30-year-old right-back is supposed to take up the role of a backup option for captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Alessandro Zanoli, also a right-back, should be going in the other direction as part of the deal.
Having moved several times between Warta and Lech Poznan, Bereszynski spent four years playing for Legia Warsawa before joining Sampdoria in January 2017 for a reported fee of €1.8 million. Since then, he s gone on to make a total of 186 appearances for the Italian club, scoring just once and producing eight assists. He has 50 caps as a Poland international under his belt, including four matches at this year s World Cup.
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Arsenal have held talks over signing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that Lazio’s sporting director, Igli Tare, went to London at the end of June and held talks with Arsenal over a transfer for the 27-year-old Serbia international midfielder.
There are two problems for a potential deal, according to . Milinkovic-Savic is not immediately keen on a move to Arsenal, and Lazio chairman Claudio Lotito is asking for at least €70-80 million in transfer fees for the midfielder.
Milinkovic-Savic has been on the books of Lazio since 2015 and has established himself as an important player in the team. The Serbian is also rated as one of the best midfielders in Italy.
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