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[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain are determined to keep Lionel Messi and are convinced he will sign a new contract with them, sources have confirmed to 90min. The 35-year-old, now a World Cup winner following Argentina’s victory over France in the 2022 final last weekend, is out of contract at the end of the season and PSG want him to finalise a new deal. 90min understands that PSG are willing to offer Messi a new long-term contract. But, as it stands, it is believed the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is not looking to commit beyond the next 18 months. Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami have already madeRead More →

[ad_1] Matheus Cunha has posted a farewell message to Atletico Madrid ahead of an expected move to the Premier League with Wolves in January. Cunha joined Atletico from Hertha Berlin for around €26m in 2021 but has struggled to establish himself during his 18 months in the Spanish capital. The Brazilian forward has only started 10 times in La Liga in total, with only two of those coming in the first half of this season. He found the net seven times in all competitions in 2021/22 but is yet to score in any of his 17 appearances in 2022/23. “Loving and feeling loves. Things likeRead More →

[ad_1] Bruno Fernandes has confessed he is enjoying his role as a leader of the Manchester United dressing room and is relishing the chance to work with the club’s young players. The Portugal international has regularly worn the captain’s armband in the absence of centre-back Harry Maguire, having proven himself as a natural leader to new manager Erik ten Hag. “I try to be myself,” Fernandes told The Athletic of his new role. “It’s the way I am – I know that if some people see me talking to my team-mates or giving information to them, some of them like it, others less. I justRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United will meet League One club Charlton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals next month, with the Addicks the only non-Premier League team left in the competition. Cup holders Liverpool were not in the draw pot following their narrow fourth round defeat at the hands of Manchester City on Thursday night. As a result of their win, Pep Guardiola’s City will now travel to the south coast to face Southampton. Nottingham Forest will host Wolves in an east meets west midlands tie, while Newcastle and Leicester have also been paired together. Manchester United vs Charlton Southampton vs Manchester City Nottingham Forest vs Wolves NewcastleRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City edged Liverpool in a five-goal thriller on Thursday night to book a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals as both teams played their first competitive football since mid-November. Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez twice gave City the lead, but each time the advantage was cancelled out by Liverpool equalisers from Fabio Carvalho and Mohamed Salah respectively. But there was to be no answer to Nathan Ake’s 58th minute winner. The first clear sight of goal went the way of the visitors when Haaland raced clear down the right and put the ball on a plate for Cole Palmer in the middle. ButRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is ‘most excited’ to face Leeds during his debut Premier League season, rather than the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea. Haaland has made a flying start to life in English football, scoring 18 times in his first 13 Premier League appearances prior to the World Cup break – including a Manchester derby hat-trick. But Leeds boss Jesse Marsch has revealed he received a message from the City star before the season began telling him that the clash with Leeds in the Boxing Day round of fixtures was the one above any others he was most looking outRead More →

[ad_1] England star B*th Mead aims to return from an ACL injury in time to play at the 2023 World Cup next summer, with the Lionesses hoping to build on this year’s European Championship triumph. Mead was named player of the tournament at Euro 2022, as well as taking home the Golden Boot award. Those achievements saw the Arsenal forward finish second to Alexia Putellas in the 2022 Ballon d’Or and become the first female footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Having conquered Europe, Mead was expected to be one of stars of the next World Cup, where England will begin inRead More →

[ad_1] England star B*th Mead aims to return from an ACL injury in time to play at the 2023 World Cup next summer, with the Lionesses hoping to build on this year’s European Championship triumph. Mead was named player of the tournament at Euro 2022, as well as taking home the Golden Boot award. Those achievements saw the Arsenal forward finish second to Alexia Putellas in the 2022 Ballon d’Or and become the first female footballer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Having conquered Europe, Mead was expected to be one of stars of the next World Cup, where England will begin inRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool are getting ready for their first competitive match since mid-November when play stopped for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. They will be taking on Manchester City on Thursday night in the Carabao Cup, battling for a place in the quarter-finals of a tournament that has already seen some big sides being eliminated. Team news is very unpredictable right now for club matches as players return from the World Cup at different times and in varying levels of fitness. One player that Liverpool fans will want to see among the goals is Darwin Nunez. The good news for Liverpool fans is that Darwin NunezRead More →

[ad_1] If the average football fan was asked to name the assistant coaches of the top six teams in the Premier League, chances are they would get nowhere near naming all six. Liverpool assistant coach, Pep Lijnders, is a slight exception though. He has been seen on the touchline without manager Jurgen Klopp there on multiple occasions, and that means he has a higher and more visible profile than others in a similar role. It has tended to be Carabao Cup games in which Lijnders have been given more responsibility by Klopp than most assistance coaches get. Here is a look at the situation. ManyRead More →