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)
Wolfsburg are showing interest in Hannover striker Mame Biram Diouf, German daily .
The Senegalese striker has already decided to leave the 96ers when his contract expires at the end of the season and he has been linked with clubs from England and Germany.
According to Bild, Bundesliga high-flyers Wolfsburg are the latest side to have joined the chase for his signature.
The same source has learned that Wolves manager Klaus Alofs and coach Dieter Hecking visited Mame Biram Diouf at his house, where they held a secret meeting with the player.
This is enough to suggest Wolfsburg are seriously thinking about luring Diouf to Volkswagen Arena in the summer transfer window as they look to reinforce their attacking department.
The 26-year-old, who had jo…
Jay O Shea s double helped Chesterfield clinch promotion to League One on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Burton Albion.
Fleetwood Town s 1-1 home draw against Southend United on Saturday gave Chesterfield the chance to book their place in the third tier of English football and they did not waste their opportunity.
Chesterfield dominated the first half, with O Shea already emerging as a threat, but Paul Cook s men were wasteful in front of goal.
Sam Hird nodded Danny Gardner s cross into the bar just before the break but it took them just seven second-half minutes to take the lead.
Ritchie Humphreys set up the goal, playing O Shea through, who slotted past Burton goalkeeper Dean Lyness in style.
Gary Roberts fired a free-kick just wide as Chesterfield searched for…
Borussia Dortmund may have wrapped up the league title but there is still plenty to play for in the final round of the Bundesliga.
The winners of two successive Bundesliga championships will receive their championship plate at home to 12th-placed Freiburg.
Seventh-placed Hannover welcome the already relegated Kaiserslautern to AWD-Arena, hoping to secure the final Europa League spot with victory.
Hannover are the only club yet to lose a game at home this season and unbeaten in their three previous encounters against the 2.Bundesliga-bound side.
Hannover may have their destiny in their own hands but Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen and Nuremberg are all ready to pounce on any slip-ups.
Wolfsburg trail Hannover by one-point and make the trip to sixth-plac…
Bastia have strengthened their squad with the capture of goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, who has signed a six-month contract with the Corsicans.
Landreau, who has 11 caps for France, left his former side Lille earlier this month, terminating his contract by mutual consent after making over 100 appearances for the 2011 French champions.
A statement on Bastia s website read: Sporting Club Bastia is pleased to announce the arrival of Mickael Landreau.
The goalkeeper has indeed validated the club s project by signing a contract for six months. For reasons of timing and Christmas, the signing of the contract will be held in the middle of next week.
The official presentation of the player will be on 31st December.
Bastia sit 13th in Ligue 1 with 22 poi…
Vicente del Bosque set the bar high here on Thursday at his unveiling as the new coach of Spain saying it was his job to maintain the sparkling standard which led La Furia Roja to be crowned champions of Europe.
Del Bosque replaces Luis Aragones and the 57-year-old former Real Madrid boss will take charge of his first match on August 20 when the Euro 2008 winners take on Austria.
He made it plain to a press conference that having finally ended their 44 year title famine Spain naturally held high hopes for the 2010 World Cup.
Spain has reached the summit of its play and the objective is to maintain this style, said Del Bosque who won two Spanish league titles and two Champions League titles with Real.
Aragones reign was marked by his decision to snub …
Anthony Martial continued his recovery from injury as he took part in training alongside his Manchester United team-mates ahead of Thursday s Europa League fixture with Real Betis.
The France forward has not started a game for the Red Devils since January 14 when he was forced off with a hip injury at half-time during United s 2-1 victory against rivals Manchester City.
Martial did make a cameo appearance in February during the EFL Cup against Nottingham Forest and scored in the second leg of that semi-final tie, but has not featured for Erik ten Hag s side since.
Having resumed light training in February, the 27-year-old completed his first full training session on Wednesday at Carrington as United prepare for the opening leg of their last-16 tie against Betis.…
Monaco have completed the signing of 16-year-old Pietro Pellegri from Genoa for a reported fee of €25million.
The forward, who was linked with Serie A champions Juventus, has agreed a long-term deal at Stade Louis II.
Monaco are happy to announce the signing of Pietro Pellegri, the Ligue 1 champions confirmed in a statement.
The phenomenon, aged 16, was tracked by the biggest European clubs but has chosen Monaco for their sporting project.
Pellegri told Monaco s website: I am very happy to join Monaco. I was very quickly convinced by the project, which allows youngsters like me to progress and flourish in the future.
I will work hard to become an important player for the club in the future.
L’AS Monaco est heureux d’annoncer…
Competition: Serie A
Market: Cagliari to beat SPAL
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Serie A returns this weekend for another massive round of games as the competition continues to heat up. The league table has remained incredibly tight meaning that a single win can often see a team rise up a number of places, and with this in mind, Cagliari host SPAL on Sunday.
Cagliari have been struggling this season and are in need of a morale-boosting win order to turn their season around. After 22 games they have managed to win six, draw three and lose 13 times, while they have scored 20 goals and conceded 34 times. In their last five they have only won once, losing three games and drawing the other match. This has seen Cagliari onto 21 points which means they are just four clear of…
Edin Dzeko believes his Manchester City team-mate Joe Hart will prove to be Roy Hodgson s most important player at Euro 2012.
Despite being selected for the 2010 World Cup, the 25-year-old is experiencing his first action at a major tournament for England having deputised for David James and Rob Green in South Africa.
Bosnia striker Dzeko, speaking exclusively to Goal.com, has backed Hart to shine at Euro 2012, calling him one of the best goalkeepers England have ever had .
I think Joe is the key to any success England will have at this European Championship, Dzeko said.
For me he us one of the best goalkeepers England have ever had, and along with the new experienced coach will give England every chance to go far.
We fire a lot of shots at Jo…
Queens Park Rangers have announced the signing of England goalkeeper Rob Green on a two-year deal.
The 32-year-old is coming out of contract at newly promoted West Ham United and is set to move across London on July 1.
Green made over 200 appearances for the Hammers and held the England number one shirt for the 2010 World Cup before falling behind Joe Hart in the pecking order prior to Euro 2012.
Green s new manager at Loftus Road, Mark Hughes, feels the acquisition of the 32-year-old is important as his side look to avoid a close-run English Premier League relegation battle next season.
He told the club s official website: It was important we brought another quality keeper into the group.
Rob is obviously someone with vast experience at interna…