Jude Bellingham has slammed the racial abuse that followed England s Euro 2020 final loss, stating you re English for seven games and then all of a sudden, you re nothing .
England followed up reaching the World Cup semi-final in 2018 by making their first major final in 55 years, where they lost to Italy on penalties at Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium last July.
Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho all missed from 12 yards against Gianluigi Donnarumma, before the English trio were met with racial abuse online in the aftermath of the defeat.
England players and supporters rallied in support of Rashford, Saka and Sancho as the messages were greeted with widespread condemnation.
Bellingham has admitted his shock and disgust at seeing fellow young, bl…
Lucas Moura remains an important part of the plans at Tottenham next season amid talk of the Brazil international being involved in a swap deal for Everton star Richarlison.
That is the message from Moura s agent, Junior Pedroso, after the forward revealed earlier in the week the 2022-23 campaign could be his last with Spurs.
Moura had to settle for a limited role in Antonio Conte s side following the January arrival of Dejan Kulusevski, with Tottenham now reportedly interested in Raphinha and Richarlison to bolster their attack.
Conte has already brought in Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic and backup goalkeeper Fraser Forster in a bid to boost his squad depth ahead of competing in the Premier League and Champions League.
Moura previously expressed his excite…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the new interim boss at Manchester United, taking over from Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday.
The former Norway international returns to Old Trafford having spent 11 years at United as a player between 1996 and 2007, before going on to manage Molde and Cardiff City.
Solskjaer, who started his coaching career at United by taking charge of their reserves, has been installed as Red Devils boss until the end of the season, after a dismal first half of the campaign led to Mourinho s dismissal, with a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday proving the final straw.
Here, we assess Solskjaer s playing and managerial record in league football, using Opta numbers.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the with :
235 appearances
91 goals
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Valencia have managed to comfortably beat Barcelona on Saturday when the two sides met at Mestalla, but now it looks like the two clubs might have some more work to do between each other. Reports from Spain are claiming that Rodrigo could be making a move to Camp Nou in this January transfer window as Barcelona continue their search for another forward in the light of Luis Suarez s knee injury.
According to Superdeporte, Valencia president Anil Murthy was in the Catalan capital on Monday morning, where he went to discuss a move for the former Real Madrid and Benfica forward. Apparently, Barcelona have already sent a couple of proposals for this transfer, some of them even including other players, such as Moussa Wague and Abel Ruiz, but Valencia all rejected them.
Valenc…
Turkey great Rustu Recber has been hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus, his wife Isil has revealed.
Goalkeeper Rustu spent much of his club career at Fenerbahce, including a loan stint with the Turkish Super Lig giants during a three-year stay at Barcelona.
A star of the 2002 World Cup, Rustu played just seven times for Barca all within the 2003-04 season but retired aged 39 in 2012 with 120 international caps to his name.
The 46-year-old s wife Isil posted on her Instagram page on Saturday to inform fans of her husband s diagnosis.
I would like to give you more positive news while sharing the truth in the most transparent way, but I m sorry to say that my husband Rustu is hospitalised with the diagnosis of COVID-19, she wrote.
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Barcelona are interested in signing Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan, according to . The report has claimed that La Liga giants Barcelona are tracking the Germany international midfielder, who is out of contract at defending Premier League champions City at the end of the season.
Gundogan has been on the books of City since 2016 and has been a massive player for Pep Guardiola’s side over the years. During his time at the Etihad Stadium so far in his career, the Germany international midfielder has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
It is unlikely that City will sell Gundogan in the January transfer window even if they lose him on a free next summer. After all, the German is a key figure in the team, and Guar…
Pep Guardiola has denied that there is a clause in his contract which would allow for him to leave Manchester City at the end of the current season.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss signed a contract last season that was planned to keep him at the Etihad until at least 2021, but reports had suggested that the deal included an option for Guardiola to depart early – potentially put in if things start to go south, which has happened in recent months.
“No. It is not true. I spoke a few weeks ago about my intentions with the club”. Those were the words of Guardiola in response to the claims, as fans continue to try and figure out whether their leader will be staying or whether he’ll be going.
For the time being, though, all they’ll be focus…
Sergio Ramos and Ansu Fati were left out of Luis Enrique s Spain squad on Friday ahead of Nations League games against Switzerland and Portugal.
Head coach Luis Enrique also excluded in-form forward Iago Aspas but called in the uncapped Borja Iglesias and Nico Williams.
The upcoming games are the last for Spain before Luis Enrique chooses his World Cup squad, so all eyes were on whether former captain Ramos, particularly, would return to favour.
Ramos won a record 180 caps for Spain but may have played his final game for La Roja, unless Luis Enrique has a change of heart before November.
The door has been left ajar, but time is running out for Ramos and Aspas.
These players have been in the national team. They can return to the national team wi…
Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi claimed a penalty was the only way Juventus were going to score against his side after Sunday s 1-1 draw in Serie A s first Derby d Italia of the season.
Inter were held by rivals Juve at San Siro, the first time since April 2019 the two teams have shared the points in the league as Massimiliano Allegri s fast-improving side earned another point in their recovery after a poor start to the 2021-22 campaign.
Edin Dzeko s first-half strike – his seventh goal in nine top-flight outings, as many as he scored in 27 appearances last term – was cancelled out by Paulo Dybala s late penalty, his 18th converted spot-kick in his last 20 attempts.
Inter substitute Denzel Dumfries was adjudged by VAR to have fouled Alex Sandro for Juve s 89t…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Mike Maignan from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that although defending Serie A champions Milan do not want to sell the goalkeeper at the end of the season, the Rossoneri value him at €35 million.
Maignan is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and has been superb for AC Milan since his move to San Siro. The 27-year-old France international has been on the books of the Italian giants since 2021 after joining from Lille.
Tottenham Hotspur are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 53 points from 31 matches, three points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United, who have played 30 games. Meanwhile, AC Milan currently find themselves fourth in the Serie A table with…