Bellerin admits Barcelona interest is ´special´

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…

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Venezuela and Italy will face each other in a friendly international match this week. The game between the South American side and the European team will be held at the Chase Stadium in  Fort Lauderdale, United States of America, and is scheduled to kick off at 9 pm UK time on Thursday.

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Venezuela are a modest team and do not tend to do much of note. No on expects them to even compete to qualify for a major international competition. They are ranked 52nd in the world. As of 2022, they are the only CONMEBOL side to have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

Fernando Batista’s side are fourth in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) table at the moment with nine points f…

Milan boss Pioli wants to ´write a new page of history´ with Rossoneri

Milan head coach Stefano Pioli wants to write a new page of history as the Rossoneri chase a first Scudetto in 11 years.

Pioli s side sit three points clear at the Serie A summit after edging past Cagliari 1-0 on Saturday, their third consecutive victory by that scoreline.

Fellow title contenders Napoli and Inter remain in close company, with Luciano Spalletti s team three points back and the defending champions six adrift, albeit with a game in hand.

Massimiliano Allegri s Juventus are also just seven behind the league leaders as Milan nudge towards a first Serie A title since the 2010-11 campaign.

While his players continue to deliver on the pitch, Pioli was keen to credit his relationship with the club s former centre-back and current technical dir…

Xhaka in shirt controversy as Switzerland advance

Granit Xhaka found himself at the centre of another controversy involving Serbia after donning a shirt with Jashari on the back following Switzerland’s 3-2 win in Doha on Friday.

Xhaka produced a man of the match display as the Swiss hit back from 2-1 down to secure second place in Group G and advance to a last-16 clash with Portugal on Tuesday.

But his actions after the final whistle could attract the attention of FIFA.

In the post-match celebrations, Xhaka put on a shirt carrying the name Jashari . Asked afterwards what it meant, the Arsenal midfielder claimed it was for Switzerland squad member Ardon Jashari.

However, the name carries significance in other ways with Adem Jashari a late founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army, a Kosovo Albanian separati…

Woody Paige Tweets a Juicy Broncos Draft Rumor

data-mm-id=”_e85lmtinc”>Most people know Woody Paige as an eccentric guy who sometimes spouts gibberish with a chalkboard behind him on ESPN's Around the Horn. Perhaps after next week, they'll know him as the guy who reported a critical detail that upends the 2020 NFL Draft. In a repose to a question on Twitter about what the Broncos will do with the No. 15 pick in Thursday's NFL Draft, Paige, the former long-time columnist for the Denver Post, said he not only heard they want to move up, but they're also targeting the top wide receiver in the draft. It could go either way. Don’t believe Broncos stay at 15. My sources tell me they go up to 8 or 10 and get Jeudy.— Woody Paige (@woodypaige) April 19, 2020This would be massive for multiple reasons, chief among them…

Gary Neville rounds on Chelsea’s midfield weak link after opening loss to Man City

Gary Neville believes that Enzo Fernandez is way out of his depth turning out in the Chelsea midfield in their current system after getting a good look at the player during their opening loss to Manchester City.

went behind early on and generated only a handful of chances to bring the score level before former Blues star Matteo Kovacic out the result beyond doubt.

The match was the first look at how Chelsea would set up under new manager Enzo Maresca and Neville singled out one of his key players for some vehement criticism.

Fernandez was asked to step up for Chelsea in more ways than one as he took both a more advanced role in the midfield as well as the captain s armband.

The Argentine was always going to be under scrutiny after a summer where he was …