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Looking to sign off the 2023/24 campaign with another rampant display, Crystal Palace will welcome Aston Villa to Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Crystal Palace might have only appointed Oliver Glasner back in February, the Eagles have continued on a remarkable Premier League romp. Continuing to receive a string of plaudits from across England’s top-flight, the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss finds the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Putting in another dominant display last weekend as they stormed their way to a 3-1 victory away at Wolves, Palace have collected 16 points from their previous six Premier League appearances. Making…
Bruno Fernandes has reiterated his intent to stay at Manchester United amid speculation over his future.
Fernandes, who is set to captain United in the FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday, has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are the European teams that have been credited with an interest in the 29-year-old.
However, Fernandes has no desire to leave.
After this difficult season, it is my responsibility to give more. It starts with me. And it starts tomorrow. We have to give everything in this last match against City, and we have to move forward, Fernandes told the Players Tribune.
I love to step out at Old Trafford more than anything in the world. I don’t want to leave. This has…
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has signed a new contract tying him to the club until the summer of 2026.
The 64-year-old Italian, who had been linked with taking charge of Brazil next year, has won 10 trophies across two stints with Los Blancos including two Champions League titles and one domestic league crown.
His most recent spell with Real began in 2021 when he left Everton to take up the position at the Estadio Bernabeu.
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Ancelotti holds the record for the most Champions League titles won as a coach – having also claimed it twice with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007.
He also became the first manager to win the league title in all of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ competitions when Real won La Li…
After weeks of delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Barcelona will at last hold their presidential elections on Sunday, March 7.
More than 111,000 members, or socios, will cast their vote either in person at polling stations or by mail to determine who will succeed Josep Maria Bartomeu in the top job.
Bartomeu stepped down last October, just days before a scheduled vote of no confidence against his board, but interim president Carlos Tusquets has hardly had an easy few months since.
As well as a delay in the hustings, which were initially set for January 24, Barca s off-the-pitch concerns have been exacerbated by official debt levels of more than €1billion and a legal investigation that involves Bartomeu, who was provisionally released under charges of u…
Cristiano Ronaldo s future beyond this season has been a hot topic of discussion.
The 36-year-old Portuguese forward appears set to exit Juventus after three seasons in Turin, despite being contracted for another year.
Ronaldo has been linked with former club Real Madrid and a switch to the United States, but there may be another option.
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Manchester United want to sign Cristiano Ronaldo this off-season and would consider a swap deal with Juventus for Paul Pogba, according to Calciomercato.
Ronaldo played for United from 2003 to 2009 in the earlier part of his career, making almost 300 appearances for the Red Devils before his blockbuster move to Real Madrid.
Pogba, who spent tim…
Cristiano Ronaldo will definitely make his second Manchester United debut in Saturday s Premier League clash with Newcastle United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner completed a sensational return to Old Trafford two weeks ago for an initial fee of £12.9million (€15m) on a two-year deal with the option of a third.
After being granted permission to leave Portugal duty early and then serving a period of isolation, Ronaldo reported to United s training ground for the first time on Tuesday.
He started training with his new team-mates on Wednesday and is now set to play his first Premier League game since May 2009 – the longest gap between appearances in the competition s history – this weekend.
He had a good pre-s…
New River Plate head coach Martin Demichelis is in no doubt that Argentina will make it to the World Cup final.
Argentina were last crowned world champions when Diego Maradona inspired the 1986 triumph in Mexico, and have since lost in the final at the tournaments in 1990 and 2014.
Demichelis made 51 appearances for his country between 2005 and 2016, appearing at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in South Africa and Brazil respectively.
The 41-year-old was unveiled as River Plate s new boss on Wednesday and is confident La Albiceleste will make it to the final of Qatar 2022 on December 18.
We are days away from the start of the World Cup, so I want to wish [Lionel] Scaloni a successful World Cup, to all the players, to the entire squad, the former Manchester …
Manchester City star David Silva expects to leave the Premier League champions at the end of his contract in 2020 and likes the idea of joining boyhood club Las Palmas.
Silva joined City from Valencia for a reported €29million in 2010 and swiftly established himself as one of the Premier League s most consistent performers.
The 32-year-old has 345 City appearances to his name in all competitions and was an integral part of their three title wins since 2012, securing his place as a club legend.
But the playmaker, who turns 33 in January, thinks the end of his City career is in sight, and that might prove a boost to a club a little closer to Silva s home.
19 has been directly involved in 19 Premier League goals for Man City this season (8 goals, 11 assis…
Cristiano Ronaldo intends to continue with Portugal until Euro 2024, shutting down any notion the 2022 World Cup could be his last major international tournament.
The veteran attacker has struggled for form this season at club level with Manchester United, dropped by Erik ten Hag and mostly kept on the sidelines by a positive upturn in results.
But his place in Fernando Santos Portugal squad has never been in doubt, with the 37-year-old leading his country in their Nations League matches with the Czech Republic and Spain this week.
Speaking at the Quinas de Ouro awards, where he was feted, Ronaldo revealed his ambitions to remain with the national set-up for another major tournament cycle, taking him through to the age of 39.
I hope to be a part of th…
Lionel Messi heads off to Copa America with Argentina after starring once again in MLS, with Jordi Alba calling on Inter Miami to battle in the forward s absence.
Former Barcelona forward Messi made MLS history on Sunday, reaching 25 goal contributions in just 12 appearances this term to shatter the previous fastest record held by Carlos Vela (16 in 2019).
Messi was on target in the 3-3 draw with St. Louis City, while Alba – who assisted Miami s first two goals – salvaged a point at Chase Stadium with a late leveller in a thrilling contest.
Yet Gerardo Martino will not have Messi to call upon for the foreseeable future, as the legendary attacker prepares for Argentina s Copa title defence.
Knowing the player that he is for us, it s hard, but the team…