Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains hopeful Neymar will return from injury in time to face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Neymar sprained the ligaments in his ankle during a 3-1 win over Saint-Etienne on November 28 and has not played since.
The Brazil international, who was initially due to miss between six and eight weeks, has been absent for PSG s past 13 matches but returned to training on Thursday.
The former Barcelona star was unavailable for his side s 1-0 win over Rennes on Friday, with Pochettino s men next set to face a huge Champions League last-16 clash against Madrid.
Speaking after the victory over Rennes, Pochettino provided another update as Neymar hopes to be involved against Carlo Ancelotti s side…
Mikel Arteta would have been an ideal replacement for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
That is according to Guardiola himself, who had Arteta as part of his coaching staff at the Etihad Stadium from 2016 up until Arsenal hired their former midfielder as Unai Emery s replacement just over three years later.
Arteta has needed time at Arsenal, but this year they are not only title contenders, but hold a healthy five-point lead over City at the summit of the Premier League.
Ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round tie the teams, their first meeting in any competition this season, if Arteta could have replaced him at City, Guardiola told reporters: I m pretty sure that if I d have left before, and he would be here, then he would be the best [replacement], absolutely.
Tottenham Hotspur and Everton are interested in signing Alessio Romagnoli from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to It has been reported that the 26-year-old central defender will not be handed a new deal and could be sold this summer.
Romagnoli has been on the books of Milan since 2015 when he joined from AS Roma. The Italy international is the captain of the Rossoneri and is a very important player in the team. The 26-year-old made 21 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A this past season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process, according to .
Tottenham and Everton are big and ambitious clubs in the Premier League and could be tempting for Romagnoli. Both Spurs and the Toffees could be challenging for the European places in …
Martin Odegaard urged Arsenal to come back stronger after elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Sporting CP.
Gabriel Martinelli s missed penalty in the shoot-out saw the Gunners suffer defeat in the last-16 second leg at Emirates Stadium, having drawn both legs.
The result means Arsenal have now failed to win any of their last five knockout matches at home in the Europa League (D3 L2) since beating Valencia in May 2019.
All eyes will now be on the Premier League campaign, where Arsenal hold a five-point advantage over Manchester City with 11 games left to play, and Odegaard wants his side to respond against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
I think we did enough in some periods of the game but most of the game we were not on the level that we should…
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On Thursday evening, PAOK and Hajduk Split are set to face each other in the second leg of their clash in the Europa Conference League qualifications at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first leg, played at the Poljud in Split last week, ended without a winner, and without a single goal.
This match will reportedly be under close observation after the tragedy which marred another Greek-Croatian encounter, AEK vs Dinamo Zagreb.
PAOK ended the 2022/23 season in fourth place in the Championship round of the Super League Greece, behind AEK, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. They start the new campaign three days after facing Hajduk for the second time, and in the opening round, they re set to play against Asteras Tripolis.…
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Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen are on the verge of breaking an all-time German football record as they prepare to host Mainz 05 at the BayArena on Friday night.
Leverkusen, aiming to secure their first-ever Bundesliga title this season, are in prime position to achieve this historic feat. On the other hand, Mainz find themselves battling at the lower end of the table, striving to maintain their top-flight status for a 16th consecutive season.
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Bayer Leverkusen extended their remarkable unbeaten streak across all competitions to 32 matches with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Heidenheim at Voith-Arena last weekend. This achievement equals Bayern Munich s all-time German football record for the longest unbea…
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Pep Guardiola continues his pursuit of a first UEFA Champions League crown since 2011 as he takes his Manchester City side to the Santiago Bernabeu to take on Real Madrid.
The Spaniard has not yet managed to win the competition since his days with Barcelona and will hope to earn a positive first-leg win in Madrid.
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It was a relatively solid campaign for Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane in the group stages. Los Blancos qualified in second position behind French giants Paris Saint Germain having only lost one out of their six matches and that came in their opening match against PSG. That means that Real have progressed to the knockout stages of the competition for the 22nd consecutive…
With another stacked schedule from across the footballing globe this weekend, Saturday promises us a host of noteworthy affairs. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a few tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday July 29th
BST 13:00 KPV vs Jaro
Managing to make what was a crucial return to winning ways last weekend as they claimed a 3-0 romp away at JaPS, KPV are desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, despite drawing a line under their seven-match winless rut last time out, Christian Sund’s men still sit rock-bottom of the Ykkonen table and are tipped as a standout relegation contender in 2023. While the Greens might be desperate to secure back-to-back second-tier victories here, the form…
Pep Guardiola is grappling with a midfield conundrum for Manchester City’s visit to an Arsenal side he believes have established themselves among the Premier League elite once again.
While Guardiola issued a positive update over the injured Kevin de Bruyne, the Belgian will be missing for Sunday’s clash while midfield general Rodri serves the last game of a three-match domestic ban.
Kalvin Phillips and Mateo Kovacic have been deployed in the holding role in the Spaniard’s absence although City lost on both occasions – at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and at Wolves in the league.
Guardiola lamented how difficult Rodri is to replace and will decide closer to kick-off how best to plug the gap in a fixture many observers view as significant in the title race.<…