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Looking to extend on their Premier League romp this weekend, Brighton will make the trip to a struggling Leeds on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Leeds might have opened Javi Garcia s tenure in charge with a crucial 1-0 victory at home against Leeds on February 25th, it appears that could have just been a minor boost for the Yorkshire-based outfit. Last seen putting in a toothless display away at an inconsistent Chelsea as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, the former Watford boss has seen his new squad lose four of their last five matchups across all formats. Likewise, crashing out of the FA Cup last week following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Fulham, it should also be noted that Leeds have recorde…
Alexis Sanchez has apologised to Manchester United s fans for his poor form this season, which he has put down to a string of injuries.
United s campaign came to an end in dismal fashion on Sunday as they lost 2-0 at home to Cardiff City.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side finished sixth, but picked up just two Premier League wins from the eight games since the former Molde coach was given the job on a permanent basis on March 28.
Sanchez has been a source of much frustration for United fans following his move from Arsenal in January 2018.
And the Chile international, who has scored just one league goal this term, took to his Instagram account to acknowledge that his performances have not been up to scratch.
It was a very tough season, the fans are t…
Relegation-threatened Malaga have sacked head coach Michel after a run of four straight LaLiga defeats without scoring left them five points adrift of safety.
Michel arrived at La Rosaleda in March 2017 with the club in the midst of a fight against the drop, but helped them recover to an 11th-place finish.
However, it has been another season of struggle for Malaga, who have just three wins and 11 points from 19 LaLiga matches.
A 1-0 defeat to Getafe on Friday proved the final straw, with Michel s dismissal announced on the club s official website.
Michel Gonzalez arrived last season during a very difficult situation, and the coach was able to turn things around and end the season in a mid-table position, a club statement read.
Unfortunately, …
Aston Villa have made their first signing as they prepare for life in the Championship, luring defender Tommy Elphick from AFC Bournemouth.
Elphick, who captained the Cherries to promotion to the Premier League in 2015, has arrived at Villa Park for a reported £3million fee, signing a three-year contract.
I m really pleased to bring Tommy to the football club, said new Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo.
He is a fantastic player and also a fantastic character which is very important.
He knows what is required to win promotion to the Premier League from the Championship and that experience will be invaluable.
The 28-year-old made just 14 appearances last season because of an ankle injury and is thought to have cut short his honeymoon to complete …
Sevilla s three-time Europa League winning captain Coke says Jorge Sampaoli has a lot to live up to in replacing Unai Emery.
After leading the La Liga outfit to his third-straight Europa League title last season, Emery is reportedly on the verge of taking charge at Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Chile s 2015 Copa America-winning coach Sampaoli is the man charged with continuing Sevilla s charge in Spain and Europe, and Coke says he hopes the Argentine can exceed Emery s achievements.
[Emery] is obviously a major loss, but I think we got a coach, Sampaoli in this case, who is very prepared, he said.
Emery is a coach who has led us to achieve many titles and finals. Hopefully, Sampaoli can do it as well or better than him.
But Coke admit…
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli played down concerns over captain Gianluigi Buffon after the goalkeeper twisted his ankle at training.
On the eve of Italy s FIFA World Cup opener against England on Saturday, Buffon, 36, left training early after hurting his ankle.
He was replaced at the pre-match news conference by midfielder Antonio Candreva as Italy prepare for the Group D encounter at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus.
But Prandelli said Buffon s injury was nothing serious .
“He twisted his ankle very lightly, he said.
It was a very, very light ankle twist. He is receiving therapy at the moment, but it is nothing serious.
Perhaps the patchy and dry pitch in Manaus is a bigger worry for Prandelli, who said it was in better condition than expected.
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Paris Saint-Germain centre-back Zoumana Camara has played down speculation linking him with Premier League trio Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United after revealing he wants to stay at the Parc des Princes, .
Camara, 33, has been out-of-favour with PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti all season long.
The 33-year-old defender started Sunday s league match against Olympique de Marseille on the bench, despite the absence of Mamadou Sakho and captain Thiago Silva.
Alex and Sylvain Armand started in central defence for the Ligue 1 leaders.
Camara has featured in six competitive matches, two starts, for Les Parisiens this season.
Nonetheless, the former France international wants to be part of the new chapter at Paris Saint-Germain u…
Football Association chairman David Bernstein has hailed the start made by Roy Hodgson as England national team manager.
Hodgson is yet to lose in four games as Three Lions boss, and his side need just a point from their final group match against Ukraine to advance to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012.
And Bernstein said the laidback approach from the former Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion manager has fostered a positive vibe in the England camp.
It is a little more relaxed but he (Hodgson) is a very focused person. You don t get his success in management without being very focused and extremely professional, Bernstein told Sky Sports News.
People are working and training hard and there is a real focus, but there is a general background of a good, rel…
Lowly Cyprus are confident of causing a major upset when they kick off against world champions Italy in their Group 8 qualifier on Saturday.
With Cyprus ranked 65th in the FIFA ratings and Italy second only to Euro champions Spain, the minnows of World football are given little chance of success.
But Cyprus Greek coach Angelos Anastassiades says he has every confidence that his team can get a result at home in the David and Goliath clash.
I ve got faith in my lads I m optimistic because of the players I have in the national team and the determination and passion that they possess, Anastassiades told reporters on Tuesday.
Naturally our aim is to win the game, the issue is how do we achieve this target, he added.
The coach s main bone of conte…
Jose Mourinho took aim at Serie A rivals Juventus and Lazio after seeing his Roma side progress to the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.
Roma earned a 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad in the second leg of their last-16 tie, winning 2-0 on aggregate.
Speaking to Sky Sport Italia after the game, Mourinho could not resist indirectly referring to Juventus, who also went through against Freiburg, claiming they should not have been allowed to move into the Europa League after being eliminated from the Champions League group stage.
He did directly mention Lazio though, who were beaten 2-1 on Thursday by AZ Alkmaar, losing 4-2 on aggregate to crash out of the Europa Conference League.
I don t care about the draw, there are teams there that in my opinion shouldn…