Tom Cannon scored his third goal in a week as much-changed Leicester moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup following an entertaining 3-2 victory at fellow Championship side Millwall.
Cannon scored twice in his first start for the Foxes against Huddersfield on New Year’s Day and was one of just four players retained from that game in their line-up as manager Enzo Maresca reminded everyone of the considerable strength of depth at his disposal.
Cesare Casadei and Ricardo Pereira put the Foxes 2-0 up and, after Duncan Watmore halved the deficit, Cannon struck with Zian Flemming setting up a nervy finish late on.
The first good chance went to Millwall, who as a League One club beat the then-Premier League champions the last time the two teams met in the FA Cup i…
Liverpool believe that they will be able to sign Marc Guehi from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Guehi, who starred for England at Euro 2024 in Germany, is “a serious target for Liverpool”.
TEAMtalk has claimed that Liverpool are aware of what they need to do sign Guehi and are “super confident” of getting a deal done for the 24-year-old former Chelsea prospect. The Reds, who will play in the UEFA Champions League nezt season, have already held talks with Palace over a potential deal for Guehi.
Guehi has been on the books of Palace since 2021 and has established himself as one of the best and most important players for the Eagles. The 24-year-old has made 98 appearances in the Premier…
Barry Robson believes Aberdeen’s experience of big occasions in Europe will stand them in good stead as they bid to upset Rangers in Sunday’s Viaplay Cup final and land their first silverware in almost a decade.
The Dons have played eight matches in continental competition this term – home and away against Hacken, PAOK Salonika, Eintracht Frankfurt and HJK Helsinki.
Although they have now exited the Europa Conference League, the Pittodrie side took heart from the way they performed in most of their matches and in particular from Thursday’s campaign-concluding 2-0 victory at home to the German side, just days after they had thrashed Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich 5-1.
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Manchester City are interested in signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that City, who won the Premier League title last season, have held talks with Rodrygo, who helped Madrid clinch La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season.
According to the report, City manager Pep Guardiola, who is out of contract at the end of the season, greatly admires Rodrygo. Although the Brazil international forward’s camp insist that he is happy at Madrid, if he were to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, then a move to the Etihad Stadium would appeal to him.
Rodrygo can play as a winger or as a forward. The 23-year-old has been on the books of Madrid since 2019 when he joined from Santos. The Brazil international …
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said he was not surprised by Jadon Sancho s quality after the on-loan forward helped the German side to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first-leg tie of their Champions League semi-final.
Sancho joined Manchester United from Dortmund for 85 million euros ($91.11 million) in August 2021 but failed to hold down a regular spot and returned to Germany after becoming embroiled in a row with manager Erik ten Hag.
After impressing on the right wing against PSG, Terzic said he always sees Sancho s quality in training.
It s maybe not so easy to bring it onto the field, especially when you haven t had rhythm for a while, he told reporters.
We know his quality, and we saw it again today. We knew we needed a performance…
Germany head coach Joachim Low is considering a dramatic U-turn that would see Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels invited back to the national team.
With the delayed Euro 2020 finals coming up in June, Low wants Germany to be as strong as possible, and a 6-0 thrashing by Spain in November was a result that pointed to a need for a change in direction.
Low s own future has come in for scrutiny, and there have even been suggestions Bayern Munich s treble-winning boss Hansi Flick could replace him.
The 2014 World Cup-winning coach declared in March 2019 that it was time for Germany to move on from the old guard, stating that Muller, Hummels and Jerome Boateng – all world champions themselves – would no longer be part of his plans.
It was a decision that Mul…
Manchester City will face Inter Milan in the Champions League final on June 10. The two clubs have never played each other in a competitive match but manager Pep Guardiola does have some experience of facing the Italians. Here, the PA news agency looks back on those meetings.
September 2009: Inter 0 Barcelona 0 (Champions League, group stage)
All four of Guardiola’s past encounters with Inter came during his Barcelona side’s 2009-10 Champions League campaign, at a time when both clubs were among the most powerful forces in Europe, and pitted him against someone who would go on to become his fiercest rival, Jose Mourinho. The first of those games was a goalless draw at the San Siro.
November 2009: Barcelona 2 Inter 0 (Champions League, group stage)
Barca, the reigni…
Lionel Scaloni empathised with Lionel Messi after the Argentina captain spent another birthday away from home .
Messi, who turned 37 on Monday, and his team-mates are preparing to resume their Copa America title defence against Chile on Tuesday.
The reigning champions, who began their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Canada, celebrated their skipper s big day by presenting him with a cake.
Messi wrote on Instagram: Thank you so much for all the greetings and congratulations! Another year that coincides with my birthday being with the National Team, so celebrating a little bit more and we keep getting ready for our next game.
And Scaloni understands it must be difficult for the Inter Miami forward not to have the opportunity to celebrate with his family.<…
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo says Spain, Germany and the Netherlands are favourites to win Euro 2012.
The tournament gets underway on June 8 and the 27-year-old touted the trio of nations as the main contenders to lift the trophy.
Spain have a good chance. Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, why not? But the first three have the great chance to win Spain, Germany and Netherlands, Ronaldo said.
We don t have a lot pressure. The pressure is for Spain, Germany, Netherlands, but not Portugal.
We have to enjoy it, to do the best we can, and let’s see what is going to happen. It will be very difficult.
The prolific Real Madrid forward said Group B, which features Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, was the toughest.
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While the football has been the focus of attention in Kazan at the World Cup, there has been plenty to enjoy away from the pitch in the Tatarstan Republic s capital city.
Chief among them is arguably the local Sabantuy festival, in which our man on the ground Ryan Benson took part in an egg-and-spoon race, letting his country down in woeful fashion.
The action on the pitch began with Australia losing 2-1 to France, Paul Pogba playing a key role in the winner in front of his family, who enjoyed lots of attention pre-match.
There has also been dancing, vodka and impressive murals enjoy our recap of a hectic week-and-a-bit in Kazan with our Twitter moment below.
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