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[ad_1] The FA Cup final traditionally acts the final fixture in the domestic calendar of English football, bringing down the curtain of each season with a showpiece event. Neil Warnock may have once opined: “Matches don’t come any bigger than FA Cup quarter-finals.” But most don’t share that view (a level of disagreement not unfamiliar to Warnock). Here’s everything you need to know about getting a ticket to what even Warnock would concede is one of the biggest matches of the year. The construction of Wembley Stadium was originally scheduled to conclude in 2003. However, it wouldn’t be until 2007 that the London venue wasRead More →

[ad_1] From Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Harry Kane is now just one goal away from becoming Tottenham’s all-time leading scorer. The England captain grabbed his 265th goal for the club in Saturday’s 1-0 win against Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup, moving to within one strike of Jimmy Greaves’ club record that has stood for over five decades. It’s a milestone that has been discussed in Spurs circles since it became clear he was the real deal (c. New Year’s Day 2015 following a cracking brace against Chelsea). When it was evident Kane would spend his prime years in N17 – barRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona president Joan Laporta has hinted at major interest in Wolves midfielders Ruben Neves, appearing to suggest the club will dip into the transfer market depending on what happens with captain Sergio Busquets at the end of the season. Busquets is out of contract in the summer a couple of weeks before he turns 35 and has been heavily linked with a switch to Inter Miami. He has previously set a February deadline for deciding whether he will be staying at Camp Nou or moving on. If Busquets does leave, Barça will need to replace a player who has anchored their midfield since 2009Read More →

[ad_1] Corinthians made an offer to take Cristiano Ronaldo to Brazil, club president Duilio Monteiro Alves has revealed, but were blown out of the water by the contract Al Nassr presented. 90min learned in December that the offer on the table to Ronaldo was worth £250m. The deal is set to run until 2025, by which time the former Manchester United star will be 40. Al Nassr president Musalli Al-Muammar has also suggested there is more to it than football. “The agreement with Ronaldo is not limited to football, as it will support the academy of the club that we intend to build, in additionRead More →

[ad_1] The draw for the FA Cup fourth round reveals the next 16 ties in the world’s oldest cup competition. With just four wins to reach the final, the competition cranks up another notch as it enters the fourth round. Although, the thrills and spills of the feted third round won’t quite be concluded by the time the famous numbered balls are drawn on Sunday afternoon. Here’s how you can watch the fate of the involved clubs get revealed this weekend. The draw for the FA Cup 2022/23 third round will take place on Sunday 8 January. Mark Chapman will be joined by Emile HeskeyRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea have confirmed that goalkeeper Edouard Mendy sustained a finger injury in training this week and has undergone surgery to repair the problem. The Senegal stopper lost his place in the Blues’ starting lineup to Kepa Arrizabalaga earlier this season, while he has battled with a shoulder problem for part of the campaign. And Mendy is now set for a further spell on the sidelines after succumbing to a fractured finger during a training session at Cobham. A statement from Chelsea read: “Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has undergone an operation on a fractured finger sustained in training this week. The 30-year-old will work closely withRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has talked up Jude Bellingham’s abilities amid their interest in the midfielder. 90min reported on Friday that Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City are satisfied with the pitches they’ve made to the England international, who is expected to inform Borussia Dortmund of his preferred summer destination in the coming weeks. Los Blancos are currently in the process of rejuvenating their squad with the world’s best young talent. France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni opted to join Real Madrid over Liverpool last summer, while the European champions recently sealed a deal to sign Brazilian starlet Endrick once he turns 18 in 2024.Read More →

[ad_1] Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has again played down his role in the club’s recruitment of Cody Gakpo, insisting he simply gave his Netherlands teammate an ‘honest opinion’ of the Reds. After it long seemed like Gakpo would head to Manchester United, Liverpool moved swiftly to sign the forward shortly prior to the opening of the January transfer window. Both Gakpo and Dutch co-star Van Dijk have admitted that they talked about a possible transfer before it was made official, though the defender has reiterated that the role he played in the deal was not a major one. “It was just normal chats, itRead More →

[ad_1] ​Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has apparently made the ‘irreversible decision’ to finally leave the club this summer. The 33-year-old, as reported by Record (via ​Mundo Deportivo), is said to be unhappy with Florentino Perez’s refusal to bring his salary in line with that of Lionel Messi at ​Barcelona, and Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain. ​Ronaldo wants a lot of money and apparently Perez had promised to raise the star’s yearly earnings after the Champions League final, but missed the ‘final opportunity’ after a meeting with Jorge Mendes.​ Ronaldo is said to feel disappointed and disrespected that no effort has been made to renew his contract with fresh terms,Read More →

[ad_1] Manchester United fans would have been forgiven for questioning whether they would get the old Marcus Rashford back after a turgid and sluggish 2021/22 season. The home-grown star, a national hero for his work off the pitch, was no longer putting up the numbers on it. A longstanding shoulder injury didn’t help, but even after recovering from surgery performed in the summer of 2021, the spark that had previously made him special was gone. This was a player who scored more than 20 goals in successive campaigns between 2019 and 2021, but netted only five times last season. That was the lowest tally ofRead More →