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The domestic season may be over but the summer has only just begun. Between the Summer Olympics and the Euros we ve got a whole lot to look forward to and as the countdown to kick-off for the latter continues, we thought we d take a look at a friendly game between two of the teams set to take part. Poland and Russia will both participate in this year s rescheduled European Championship and while they may be dark horses, underestimating them would be a huge mistake.
Poland
It feels like we ve been in the self-described golden generation of Polish football for a while now and even though that regularly comes down to their talisman, they do seem to have a solid overall squad to work with. However, when they…
Chelsea remain keen on securing a deal for Southampton defender Luke Shaw, .
The highly rated teenager, who has also been linked with both Manchester clubs, has been rated at £30m and such a deal would eclipsed the current record transfer for a defender, which currently stands at the £29.5m Barcelona paid for Dani Alves in 2009.
However Southampton chairman Katharina Liebherr, who last week replaced Nicola Cortese, is keen to keep hold of Saints’ star players this month, with Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert also linked with moves away from St Mary’s.
England U21 international Shaw is set to make his fiftieth club appearance, at the age of just eighteen, as Mauricio Pochettino’s men host Championship side Yeovil Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup o…
Crystal Palace have completed the signing of centre-back Brede Hangeland on a free transfer.
The Norway international was a free agent after leaving Fulham at the end of last season following the expiry of his contract.
Palace have subsequently swooped for the experienced 33-year-old and Hangeland is thrilled to have put pen to paper on a one-year contract.
I m delighted to be here. I look forward to helping out and doing the best I can for this club, he told the club s official website.
I m quite old school as a player, I just want to be part of a good group of players, working for a good manager, working really hard and driving something in the right direction.
All the people I spoke to told me that s what s going on at Crystal Palace and I …
Market: Leeds draw no bet
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Looking to extend on their recent Championship flurry this weekend, Leeds will travel to a struggling Southampton on Saturday lunchtime.
Starting with the hosts, while Southampton might have opened the 2023/24 campaign with their sights set on securing an immediate Premier League return, the Saints find themselves in the midst of a nightmare spell. Last seen putting in another worrying performance as they slipped to a 2-1 loss away at relegation scrappers Middlesbrough, it appears that there is mounting pressure on Russell Martin’s shoulders. Freefalling down the Championship standings and with the feel of a squad seeking a much-needed boost, the former Swansea boss has seen his side remarkably lose each of their previous …
Melbourne Victory have received a late boost ahead of their game against Western Sydney Wanderers, with Maxi Beister receiving clearance to play.
The German forward s visa came through on Friday, meaning Beister will be added to Victory s extended squad for Saturday s match although he will not start at Etihad Stadium.
Beister looked sharp at training on Friday as he prepared for his Victory debut.
He [Beister] has been working away, very hard and getting close to being involved in the team and having to wait, like we all were, Victory coach Kevin Muscat said after training.
Then this morning we got an email nice and early, so he had a decent spring in his step and he s looking forward to it.
Beister joined Victory on loan from Bundesliga c…
Jamie Carragher has urged Liverpool s owners to hand Brendan Rodgers the funds to turn the club into regular title challengers.
The Anfield legend – who made over 700 appearances for the club before retiring 12 months ago – has yet again paid tribute to the progress being made under Rodgers as Liverpool sit two points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City heading into the final weekend of the season.
City are overwhelming favourites due to a superior goal difference to be crowned champions for the second time in three years, but Carragher hopes the vast improvement in league form at Liverpool is a springboard for future success rather than the summit of ambitions .
Rodgers needs to sign a handful of quality players, according to Carragher, to address the is…
Libertad remain in pole position to do the Apertura-Clausura double in the Paraguayan Division Profesional, heading to the final matchday.
Pedro Sarabia s men have a two-point buffer on second-placed Cerro Porteno, with Libertad on the brink of winning both titles in the same calendar year for the second time since the format was introduced in 2008.
Libertad were 1-0 winners over Sportivo Luqueno Antonio Bareiro scoring the winner for the Apertura champions.
Daniel Guiza scored the game s only goal in Cerro s 1-0 victory over Nacional Asuncion, to keep alive their title chances heading to next weekend.
Libertad are away at Nacional Asuncion, while Cerro visit Sol de America.
Should the two clubs finish level on points a Libertad draw and a Cerro w…
Crystal Palace have confirmed that winger Bakary Sako has rejoined the Premier League club on a short-term deal.
Sako spent three seasons at Crystal Palace, scoring eight goals across 50 appearances from 2015 through to 2018, leaving the club at the end of last season.
The former Wolves forward joined West Brom in October, but played just six times for the Championship club, and Sako has now secured a return to Selhurst Park until the end of the campaign.
Sako, 30, becomes Palace s second signing of the January window, following on from goalkeeper Lucas Perri, who arrived on loan from Brazilian side Sao Paulo.
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I m so happy to be back at Palace, said the Mali international.
I felt lik…
Lucas Vazquez will again play at right-back for Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg with Bayern Munich in place of the injured Dani Carvajal.
Carvajal was forced off in Madrid s 2-1 victory in the first leg last week because of a hamstring issue, meaning winger Vazquez had to drop back into an unfamiliar defensive role.
He will occupy that position once more at the Santiago Bernabeu as Madrid look to move a step closer to a third successive Champions League triumph.
Marco Asensio, who scored the winner at the Allianz Arena after replacing Isco at half-time, also starts. Isco misses out with a shoulder injury despite training with his team-mates on Monday.
Wales forward Gareth Bale is on the bench, as he was in the first leg, wit…
Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin admits it is special to hear about reported interest from former club Barcelona.
The 22-year-old has regularly been linked with a potential move back to Camp Nou, despite having extended his Gunners contract reportedly until 2023 last November.
Bellerin stated towards the end of last year that he had no interest in rejoining Barca but, despite repeating that he felt underappreciated at the club, he has conceded that the latest rumours are flattering.
It s nice there are a lot of big clubs that are interested in me, but if one of those is Barcelona, that s special, he told Sport. I don t forget I grew up in that home and I will never forget my stay at Barcelona.
Of his frustrations at Barca prior to joining Arsenal in…