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Following a thrilling encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu last week, Manchester City and Real Madrid are set to meet again for the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Etihad on Wednesday night.
The first leg lived up to its hype and more, with both teams delivering spectacular strikes in a thrilling 3-3 draw. Now, the victor of Wednesday s clash will earn a spot in the semifinals, where they will face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
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Encounters between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Spanish capital rarely disappoint, and last week s first leg was no exception. Rodrygo s goal and a Ruben Dias own goal swiftly responded to Bernardo Silva s impressive free kick in a frantic opening 15 m…
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Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Joao Neves from Benfica.
The 19-year-old joins the Ligue 1 champions in a move worth up to €70million, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract.
He signed for Benfica in 2016, moving through the youth ranks before making his first-team debut in December 2022, helping the team to win the Primera Liga in 2022-23.
Last season, Neves established himself as a first-team regular, making 33 appearances, netting three goals, and creating 25 chances in the Portuguese top-flight.
Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce the signing of João Neves.
The 19-year-old midfielder has committed to the Club until 2029.
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Former Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has backed Antonio Conte to make Napoli one of the main contenders in Serie A next season.
Conte returned to management after a 15-month absence by signing a three-year contract with the Partenopei last month.
Napoli won the Scudetto in 2022-23 with five games to spare after storming to the title, but followed that up by finishing 10th last season, outside the extended European places.
After Luciano Spalletti s departure in 2023, the club went through three head coaches last season, with both Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzarri being fired before Francesco Calzona oversaw the last few months of their underwhelming title challenge.
Gianluigi Buffon believes Napoli will finish in the top two this season, and Bonucci agreed…
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has stressed they have to be at their “absolute best” against Inverness in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final after hearing about the history between the clubs in the competition.
Caley Thistle have knocked Celtic out of the Scottish Cup three times in seven meetings this century and the Hoops needed to come from behind in two of their triumphs.
Inverness beat Celtic 3-1 at Parkhead as a First Division club in the first encounter between the teams in February 2000 in a result that cost John Barnes his job as manager.
They also beat Martin O’Neill’s side in 2003 four days after the Hoops had won at Anfield on their way to the UEFA Cup final.
Ronny Deila also fell foul of Caley Thistle in the 2015 semi-finals in a result…
Bayern Munich have started negotiating with Hansi Flick over his potential return to the Allianz Arena dugout, according to of Sky Germany. The 59-year-old coach is believed to be open to the idea of going back to Bayern, the club he led to consecutive Bundesliga titles before spending two years in charge of the German national side.
In July 2019, Flick started working as Niko Kovac s assistant at Bayern, but the former Croatia international lasted at the club only until November that year, and Flick was given a chance to be the main man in the dugout. Apart from the two titles in the German top flight, he was also the man who orchestrated Bayern s Champions League triumph in 2020.
Though keen to see Flick back in his old job, Bayern are believed to be preparing for al…
Spain were frustrated on their first outing as European Champions as their Nations League Group A4 campaign began with a goalless draw with Serbia in Belgrade.
Luis de la Fuente s side, who also won the last edition of the Nations League in 2022-23, dominated for long spells and twice saw Lamine Yamal go close in the second half, but were unable to find a way past Al-Ittihad goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic.
Playing in the top tier of the Nations League for the first time after clinching promotion two years ago, Serbia made a solid start and should have gone ahead after 34 minutes.
Andrija Zivkovic slipped a delightful ball in behind the Spanish backline for former Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic, but he somehow blasted his effort wide of the left-hand post with only …
Cheltenham have signed veteran defender Curtis Davies following his release by Derby.
It was announced in May that the 38-year-old would leave the Rams at the end of the 2022/23 season after six years at the club.
He moved to Pride Park in 2017 following Hull’s relegation from the Premier League, having played more than 170 times in the top flight for Aston Villa, West Brom and Birmingham as well as the Tigers.
He was part of the Hull side that narrowly lost the FA Cup final to Arsenal in 2014, scoring to put his side 2-0 up in the first half before they succumbed to a 3-2 extra-time defeat at Wembley.
Before that his two-and-a-half years at Birmingham saw him play alongside current Cheltenham boss Wade Elliott, with whom he will now team up in League O…
Mikel Arteta has called for Arsenal to change their Premier League losing streak against Manchester City ahead of their clash at the Emirates on Sunday.
Arsenal are without a league win against the treble-winners since 2015 and a defeat on Sunday would extend their losing run to 13.
Arteta highlighted that his side have broken winless streaks against other sides and called for his players to do the same against City.
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“When I came here I think it was 18 years at Old Trafford, 17 years at Stamford Bridge and we have since done it, so lets change it,” Arteta said.
“My only worry i…
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Los Angeles FC and New Mexico United will lock horns with each other in the US Open Cup this week. The quarter-final tie between the Major League Soccer club and the USL Championship side will be held at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It is scheduled to kick off at 4 am UK time on Thursday.
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Los Angeles FC are doing extremely well at the moment. The Black and Gold are at the top of the Major League Soccer Western Conference table with 43 points from 21 matches, level on points with second-placed Real Salt Lake, who have played 22 games.
Steve Cherundolo’s side are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions. That run started when Los Angeles FC …