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Hoping to shore up their spot in the Champions League chase, Monaco will travel to the Stade de la Meinau on Sunday afternoon when they meet Strasbourg.
Starting with the hosts, while Strasbourg might have found themselves enjoying an eye-catching flurry on either side of opening he New Year, Le Racing have come crashing back down to earth in a worrying fashion. While Patrick Vieira’s men might have managed to snatch a dramatic 2-2 stalemate away at Montpellier last weekend, the former Crystal Palace boss has found some increased scrutiny over his future at the Stade de la Meinau. Failing to win any of their previous seven Ligue 1 appearances, some in Strasbourg’s camp could be looking over their shoulder at a looming relegat…
Jarrod Bowen became the first player to net in his team s first six Premier League away games of the season with his goal against Brentford on Saturday.
With 26 minutes on the clock at the Gtech Community Stadium, Bowen poked home the rebound after Mohammed Kudus shot hit the post to make it 2-1 to the Hammers, creating history in the process as he also became the first West Ham player to score in six in a row on the road in the competition.
The goal took him to seven on the season and separated him from the illustrious company of Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah, who prior to this season were the only two players to net in their team s first five away games of the Premier League season.
Bowen has been a key player for West Ham since arriving from Hull City in Jan…
Son Heung-min s dazzling double and a debut goal from Arnaut Danjuma sent Tottenham through to the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-0 victory over Preston North End.
South Korea international Son curled the opening goal from 25 yards in the 50th minute to break Preston s resistance at Deepdale.
Antonio Conte s visiting side dominated throughout but mostly found clear-cut opportunities difficult to come by, though Son struck again in fine style to put them in control.
Danjuma, off the bench for his first Spurs game, rubbed salt in the wounds of the Championship side with a late third.
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Tottenham dominated the early proceedings of Saturday s game, with Son the most threatening outlet, twice forcin…
Nicolo Zaniolo would have been willing to accept a lower wage to secure a move to Milan or Tottenham in the January transfer window.
That is according to the player s mother, who revealed Zaniolo wanted to move to either San Siro or north London after Roma head coach Jose Mourinho made it clear he was happy for the midfielder to leave.
Neither Milan nor Spurs were willing to match Roma s asking price for Zaniolo, however, with only Bournemouth initially willing to do so.
Francesca Costa said her son had even agreed to join the Premier League strugglers before the closure of January s window, but by that time they had already signed Hamed Traore on loan from Sassuolo.
The 23-year-old finally sealed a move to Turkish Super Lig leaders Galatasaray for a repo…
Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi says there is no special recipe for winning finals ahead of the Coppa Italia decider against Juventus on Wednesday.
The 46-year-old boss guided Lazio to the Coppa Italia title in 2018-19, along with winning the Supercoppa in 2017 and 2019.
Inzaghi also led the Nerazzurri to the Supercoppa crown earlier this season, prompting hopes his excellent record in cup finals bodes well for Inter.
We re already very proud to be here for such an important game, Inzaghi told reporters.
I don t think there are any special recipes for winning finals. You need to run hard, be determined and focused.
We ll have to give 120 per cent to lift our second trophy of the season.
The Coppa Italia final comes amid Inter s title c…
Joshua Kimmich is confident the best is yet to come for him at Bayern Munich, after the versatile Germany international signed a contract extension.
Bayern announced on Monday that Kimmich, who joined the Bundesliga champions from RB Leipzig in 2015, had agreed terms to keep him at the club until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Since breaking into Bayern s first team, Kimmich has established himself as one of Europe s top players, capable of playing in midfield or at full-back.
It means a lot to me, both in a footballing and personal sense, Kimmich told a news conference.
It s a decision that covers the next few years, and hopefully the best years are still to come.
The feeling I get from the club and from our coach [Julian Nagelsmann], who has…
As the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all look to punch their respective FA Cup semi-final tickets on Sunday afternoon, we certainly have a host of heavyweight affairs from across the continent.
On a Sunday schedule that also sees Juventus try and shore up their spot in this season’s Champions League chase, there are plenty of eye-catching betting markets that are worth taking note of.
So, for those of you looking to stick on a Sunday flutter, we have found a couple of the most intriguing betting markets.
11:30 Juventus vs Genoa
Dealing with a string of public issues behind the scenes in Turin last season, it appears that Juventus are sat in the driving seat to punch a lucrative Champions League return in 2024. However, despite gai…
What the papers say
Bruno Guimaraes could be on the way out at Newcastle in an effort to satisfy Premier League financial rules. According to The Sun, club bosses believe they will face an uphill battle to keep the midfielder, with French giants Paris St Germain leading the chase for his signature.
The Evening Standard says Manchester United have commenced discussions about signing Nice defender Melvin Bard. The 23-year-old is said to be on the verge of a call up for France, and has emerged as an ideal candidate for the Red Devils as they look to bolster their squad with a new left-back.
Leeds are eyeing a return for Kalvin Phillips the Daily Star reports. The midfielder has made just six starts for Manchester City since making a £50million move to the Etihad from Leed…
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Eintracht Frankfurt welcome struggling Mainz hoping to consolidate their table position. The match will be played at a Deutsche Bank Park which is known to be packed with a loud atmosphere that pushes their favourites towards victory.
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Frankfurt seem to be having a difficult season this term fighting hard both domestically and in Europe. The Bundesliga and Europa Conference League mixed results show that Frankfurt struggle to keep the high tempo required every 3 days. This is quite obvious if we look at Dino Toppmoller s team results. His side is riding a rollercoaster going from 7 games undefeated to 6 defeats in 7 matches. However, despite the clear inconsistency displayed this season by F…
Hearts manager Steven Naismith admitted he always expected his team to respond after coming from two goals down to beat Livingston 4-2.
The hosts were punished for a slow start after going two down inside 22 minutes following a Stephen Kelly brace.
But Hearts fought back in emphatic fashion after scoring through Jorge Grant, Yutaro Oda, Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland before the break.
The win kept Hearts 11 points clear in third place in the cinch Premiership and confirmed European football for next season, with the Jambos now guaranteed at least a top-four finish.
Naismith insists he was not surprised by the manner of his side’s comeback.
He said: “We didn’t come out the changing room for the first 10-15 minutes. It was a poor start, r…