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[ad_1] Barcelona conclude 2022 with a Catalan derby against Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday lunchtime. No club on the globe provided more World Cup players than Barcelona’s dizzying 17. However, only two made it beyond the quarter-finals – both of which lost the showpiece while representing France. Here’s the internationally renowned XI Xavi may cobble together with the focus back on club football. Pedri has completed more passes into the final third than any other Barcelona player this season / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – “We will do everything possible to win all the titles,” Ter Stegen recently pledged. With aRead More →

[ad_1] Christian Eriksen has said it is possible to feel recent transformation in Marcus Rashford after he took his brilliant World Cup confidence back to Manchester United. Rashford appeared to have lost his way during the 2021/22 season, during which he only scored five goals in the entire campaign. He has scored double that tally already this season, including a goal in each of his two games since returning from the World Cup with England. Given his absence from England squad since Euro 2020, the 25-year-old was an unexpected star for the Three Lions in Qatar, scoring three goals in their run to the quarter-finals.Read More →

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo’s son has re-signed for Real Madrid’s youth ranks after following his father out of Manchester United. Ronaldo Sr mutually terminated his contract at Old Trafford last month following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. And while the Portugal forward remains without a new club, his son has completed a return to Los Blancos. La Razon report that Ronaldo Jr has rejoined Real Madrid’s youth teams having first played for them during his father’s spell in the Spanish capital. In his last spell at Valdebebas, he is said to have scored over 50 goals in 20 games across several age groups. He followedRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool host Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday evening for their final match of 2022. Jurgen Klopp’s side emerged from Villa Park with all three points on Boxing Day, recording three consecutive Premier League wins – straddling a six-week World Cup hiatus – for the first time all season. Leicester had a run of four straight victories across all competitions halted by a ruthless Newcastle United, shipping three first-half goals – as many as the Foxes had conceded across their previous ten matches. Here’s everything you need to know about Brendan Rodgers’ return to Anfield. Liverpool vs Leicester H2H Results (Last FiveRead More →

[ad_1] Having seen Cody Gakpo snapped up by arch rivals Liverpool this week, Manchester United are back to square one in their search for a new goalscorer. So to give the Red Devils a hand in their hunt for a new striker, we decided to draw up a shortlist of options they could target this January. In the words of Maui, you’re welcome… Dusan Vlahovic is brilliant / Carlos Rodrigues/GettyImages Club: JuventusAge: 22Games: 15Goals: 7 If Erling Haaland wasn’t a thing, then Dusan Vlahovic would be widely regarded as the best young number nine in the world. Only 22 years old, Vlahovic has everything you’dRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United are said to be ‘nonplussed’ by a technical error on the Premier League database which claimed Portuguese striker B*tinho had been registered with the club. The Red Devils’ January transfer plans have been dealt a blow by rivals Liverpool moving ahead of them in the race to sign PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo. In the hours that followed this news earlier this week, fans became confused when the Premier League website and app appeared to show that United had a new 29-year-old striker on their books by the name of B*tinho. His name and date of birth lined up with that ofRead More →

[ad_1] Charlotte FC have completed the transfer of forward Daniel Rios to Liga MX side Chivas. Rios has departed for an undisclosed fee after notching seven goals and two assists in 27 MLS appearances during CLTFC’s inaugural season. Prior to playing in Charlotte, Rios two years with Nashville SC. “It was a pleasure to see Dani’s skills evolve throughout the year and make a strong impact on the field late in the season, which is a testament to the type of player development we’re building at Charlotte FC,” sporting director Zoran Krneta said in a club press release. “Everyone at the club thanks Dani forRead More →

[ad_1] Marcus Rashford has revealed that he’s aiming to beat his season-best tally of 22 goals during the 2022/23 campaign. The Manchester United forward has been in fantastic form in recent months for both club and country, scoring three World Cup goals in Qatar and 10 for his club to boot. Rashford was once again in the goals on Tuesday evening in Man Utd’s comfortable 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest – scoring the opener from a training ground routine corner kick. Speaking about the goal to Amazon Prime, Rashford revealed that Man Utd worked on exploiting a weakness that was spotted while they were analysingRead More →

[ad_1] Goals from Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Fred were enough for Man Utd as they cruised to a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were far and away the better team throughout the contest and probably should’ve won by five or six. As expected, it was all Man Utd in the early proceedings and the home side came close to opening the scoring inside the opening five minutes. After some neat interplay between Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes in and around the penalty area, the ball was played to the onrushing Aaron Wan-Bissaka who was able to find fellowRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea manager Graham Potter has confirmed that the injury suffered by Reece James in the 2-0 win over Bournemouth is ‘in the same area’ as his previous knee concern. The wing-back was in brilliant form in his first game since suffering a knee injury in early October in Chelsea’s Champions League trip to AC Milan – a knee injury which meant he had to miss England’s 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign – causing the visitors a number of issues with his bombing runs forward. After one half of football however, James indicated that he’d suffered a knock in the opening five minutes of theRead More →