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Chelsea have been warned by Joe Hart they face a challenge for the Premier League title, with champions Manchester City preparing a late resurgence.

City fourth in the table ahead of Monday s trip to Crystal Palace face an uphill battle in their bid to retain their crown after falling nine points behind leaders Chelsea with eight matches remaining.

Manuel Pellegrini s men have lost two of their last four league matches against Liverpool and Burnley.

But City goalkeeper Hart has not given up hopes of lifting back-to-back titles, pointing to City s late surge last term, which saw the club edge Liverpool for top spot after winning their five remaining fixtures.

We will never give up. It s kind of how we do it. We like to do it a different way, Hart sai…

Jonny Howson scored with 20 minutes to go to give Norwich City a crucial 1-0 victory over Swansea City in the Premier League.

Alex Neil s men went into Saturday s game at Carrow Road having lost four consecutive top-flight games, but ended that streak with a gutsy home win in a match of few clear chances.

Howson s decisive close-range header came moments after Gylfi Sigurdsson had hit the crossbar at the other end midway through the second half.

The victory moves Norwich to within one point of out-of-form Swansea, who failed to register a shot on target and have now won only once in their last eight Premier League matches as the pressure grows on manager Garry Monk.

Neil made three changes to his team, with Andre Wisdom, Wes Hoolahan and Gary O Neil…

Paul Pogba said he is hungry to return as the Manchester United star looks to put his injury nightmare behind him amid transfer speculation.

Pogba has endured an injury-ruined 2019-20 season after undergoing ankle surgery in January – the France World Cup winner has not featured for the Red Devils since Boxing Day.

The United midfielder has also been the subject of transfer rumours, with former club Juventus and LaLiga giants Real Madrid reportedly trying to sign the disgruntled Frenchman.

In the meantime, Pogba is determined to return stronger once the coronavirus-hit Premier League season resumes.

  I miss it because that’s my job, to play football. I really enjoy playing. reveals the full story behind his injury setback and says he can t wait to …

Liverpool have hit back after the mayor of the city described plans to resume the Premier League season as a non-starter , suggesting it would lead to farcical scenes.

As with most sport across the planet, the English top flight is on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, with no confirmed date for action to restart.

However, the idea of playing games behind closed doors, potentially at a selection of neutral venues, has been mooted.

The Reds are heavily in favour of concluding the 2019-20 campaign as Jurgen Klopp s side sit 25 points clear at the summit, needing just two wins to secure the club s first top-flight title in 30 years.

Mayor Joe Anderson, though, has a different view, saying in an interview with BBC Sport that a return to playing could see …

Fenerbahce have been banned from European competition for two years after their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport failed.

The Turkish Super Lig outfit will be unable to play in any continental competition until 2015-16 after being found guilty of match-fixing in the 2010-11 season, a campaign in which they won the title.

They were initially handed a three-year ban from European football by UEFA, but subsequently saw that reduced to two on appeal.

Fenerbahce still chose to challenge the punishment and took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who allowed them to compete in UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds while the case was being heard.

Ersun Yanal s side ultimately lost 5-0 to Arsenal over two legs in their Champions League play…

Manolo Gabbiadini does not hold any grudges against Napoli following his magnificent start to life at Southampton, according to his agent.

The Italy striker has scored five goals in his first three Saints appearances since his January move reportedly worth £15million including two in Sunday s dramatic EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester United at Wembley. 

Gabbiadini, 25, only started 11 Serie A games for Napoli in 18 months from the start of the 2015-16 season and was then told he would not be allowed to join another Italian club.

But his representative Silvio Pagliari says the in-form striker s camp do not hold any hard feelings against Maurizio Sarri s men.

What has changed? His impact was equally devastating at Napoli and he did very well in his fir…

Torino have exercised their purchase option on Iago Falque and signed Juan Iturbe on loan from Roma.

Winger Falque joined Torino on loan from Roma with an option to make the deal permanent back in July.

The Spaniard has since scored eight goals in 15 Serie A appearances, with his performances convincing Torino to use their option to buy him outright.

Striker Iturbe has endured a difficult career at Roma, who he joined in 2014 from Verona. 

The Argentina-born Paraguay international has scored just three league goals in 44 appearances and spent the second half of last season on loan at Premier League side Bournemouth, but featured only twice.

But, should he impress at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, then the club will be able to make his deal…

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has declared a new season begins against Bologna following a disappointing start to the campaign.

Allegri s side are without a win in five matches, having lost back-to-back games against Monza in Serie A and Benfica in the Champions League before the international break.

Pressure upon Allegri has risen as a result, with Juventus only able to win two of their nine matches this season.

The hosting of Bologna on Sunday begins a frantic period for Juve, with 12 games to come before the season halts for the World Cup in Qatar, and Allegri experts his players to kickstart the campaign.

We had started well in the first three games, then [there were] many defeats and bad performances. From tomorrow a new season must begin…

Having successfully defender the Premier League title, Manchester City are about to face Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex.

“Pay attention to what I’m about to say because I’m convinced in what I’m saying that [Roberto De Zerbi] is one of the most influential managers in the last 20 years. Brighton deserve the compliments and success.”

Pep Guardiola has high praise for the Brighton boss.

— Football Daily (@footballdaily)

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Cardiff City have announced that owner Vincent Tan has written off £5.8 million of interest owed to him.

Tan took control of the Premier League side in 2010 when he bought a 36.1 per cent stake in the club and had backed manager Malky Mackay financially to enable their promotion push last season.

Under an agreement between the club and Mr Tan, he was owed the interest relating to his loans, however, he has opted to forgo that and allow the club to retain the money.

Tan has also confirmed that any future loans he makes to the club under £50m will be interest free.

Vincent Tan has agreed to write off interest of approximately £5.8 million on previous loans made to the club, a statement on Cardiff s official website read.

And (Mr Tan) stated that all future…