South American champions Brazil, one of the favorites to win the 2009 Confederations Cup, begin their campaign against Africa champions Egypt.
Brazil manager Dunga was able to select most top names for this match, although AC Milan s Ronaldinho hasn t been included. However, Kaka will be present, as well as players like Luis Fabiano and Robinho. The squad also includes seven players that normally feature in Brazil s domestic league.
Although not the top favorite for this tournament, there will certainly be pressure on the Seleçao as they are expected to survive this group phase without particular troubles. Surprised shouldn t be ruled out however.
Egypt have to do without the influential but injured Amr Zaki, but the team does include Dortmund s Mohamed Z…
Nathan Ake’s 88th-minute tap-in helped Manchester City end their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hoodoo and progress into the FA Cup fifth round after a 1-0 away victory.
Pep Guardiola’s side had failed to score in their previous five visits to Spurs’ home and that unwanted record looked set to extend until Ake bundled home from close range after Guglielmo Vicario flapped at Kevin De Bruyne’s corner.
All eyes had been on De Bruyne and Tottenham playmaker James Maddison after a lacklustre first half and while the former helped break the deadlock, it was an uncharacteristic City goal that fired them to a seventh straight win.
90. GET IN!! nets from close range at a corner!
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— Manchester City (@ManCity)
Ange Postecoglou’s team co…
that Liverpool and Arsenal are monitoring James Milner’s contract situation closely, with both clubs eyeing a potential free transfer at the end of the season.
The 29 year old is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal with the Premier League champions, meaning that he could walk away from the Etihad Stadium in the summer.
Inter Milan have also been linked with the former Aston Villa man, who has won two league titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup during his time in Manchester so far.
Internationally, he has fifty-three senior caps for England with his one and only goal for his country coming in a 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over Moldova in September 2012.
City host another of Milner’s former employers, Newcastle United, in Saturday’s late ki…
Discussions between Luis Surez s representatives and Barcelona regarding a new long-term contract are really advanced , the striker has revealed.
The Uruguay star joined Barca in a reported £75 million deal from Liverpool in July 2014 and has been nothing but a success, scoring 62 LaLiga goals in 70 appearances so far and lifting several trophies, including the Champions League in 2014-15.
Forty of those goals came last season as he helped Barca retain their league title and won the Golden Shoe as Europe s leading scorer.
They [the club and Suarez s representatives] are handling the renewal, Suarez told Sport 890.
It s really advanced and I can say it s on the right path.
Both sides are in agreement and we re talking about a long deal.
David Beckham believes playing for and supporting England is the ideal opportunity for players and fans to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen, who had reigned in the United Kingdom for 70 years, passed away at the age of 96 on September 8.
As the nation entered 10 days of national mourning, the Football Association (FA) announced the postponement of all fixtures, from professional to grassroots level.
That included the 10 Premier League matches scheduled for last weekend, while only seven top-flight games will take place this weekend due to logistical issues surrounding the late monarch s funeral, which will be held in London on Monday, September 19.
The Queen is lying-in-state until 06:30 BST on the day of the funeral, with thousands of…
Borussia Dortmund 6-0 Wolfsburg: Adeyemi and Bellingham star as Terzic´s side maintain pressure on B
Karim Adeyemi and Jude Bellingham starred as Borussia Dortmund maintained the pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a commanding 6-0 victory over Wolfsburg.
Adeyemi struck twice and provided an assist for Sebastien Haller, though a missed penalty denied him a hat-trick at Signal Iduna Park.
Bellingham joined Adeyemi in grabbing his brace while Donyell Malen completed the scoring, moving Dortmund to within a point of Bayern following their 10th straight home league win.
Meanwhile, seventh-placed Wolfsburg suffered only their second defeat in 10 games as they missed the opportunity to climb into the top six.
PRECISION
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow)
Dortmund broke through in the 14th minute when the unmarked Adeyemi headed…
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has agreed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2017.
Since signing from Bayer Leverkusen in 2011, the Chilean has made 100 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A champions and leaders, scoring 32 goals.
And, after emerging from last season as the club s top scorer with a tally of 15, the 26-year-old already has 10 strikes from 20 appearances under his belt this term.
Vidal also tops Juve s assist charts over the past two and a half years and has shown himself to be more than capable defensively, even starting at the back during a defensive shortage earlier in the campaign.
Linked with a move to Real Madrid during the 2013 close season, Vidal has helped Juve to two Serie A titles during his time in Turin.…
Crystal Palace F.C. manager Alan Pardew has revealed the club would be prepared to sell Yannick Bolasie when the transfer window re-opens in the summer, but if, and only if, they receive at least £40 million for the player.
Just last week, Pardew placed a £20 million price-tag on the Democratic Republic of Congo international, who joined Palace from Bristol City for a fee of around £400,000 in the summer of 2012, but the figure has already increased amid reports linking Liverpool with a summer swoop for the 25-year-old.
I ll sell Yannick, if someone wants to give me £40 million to £60 million, somewhere in there, that would be good, Pardew said.
I ll take it and we ll build the team around that money. Every player has a price, of course.
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Samuel Umtiti laughed off rumours raising him as a makeweight in a potential Barcelona deal for Neymar as he rejected reports linking him to Arsenal.
The France international s future at Camp Nou came into question following an injury hit 2018-19 season in which he managed 14 LaLiga appearances.
With Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet established at centre-back, Barca reportedly considered bundling 25-year-old Umtiti into negotiations for former player and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar.
The purported offer would also have seen at least two of Philippe Coutinho, now at Bayern Munich on a season-long loan, Ousmane Dembele and Ivan Rakitic head to Parc des Princes.
Me? Currency in an exchange? It s crazy, Umtiti told Canal+.
That made me laugh. I …
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is not relaxed about the club s lack of transfer activity as the start of the Premier League season looms.
With the transfer window set to close on Thursday, Spurs are the only Premier League club yet to complete a deal since the end of the 2017-18 campaign.
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been strongly linked with a move to the club but time is running out to get deals over the line.
And although Spurs have handed new long-term contracts to stars including England captain Harry Kane, Pochettino accepted the situation is a concern.
No, I am not relaxed. I am a coach and when you are a coach you cannot be relaxed, he said on Friday.
You need to be confident and trust in the people that you have, and …