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Callum Hudson-Odoi is prepared to leave Chelsea this summer due to lack of game time according to report. The Independent says Hudson-Odoi is willing to listen to offers despite signing a new Chelsea deal less than 12 months ago. The Blues winger put pen to paper on a five-year contract last year following months of speculation over a move to Bayern Munich. But Hudson-Odoi is growing frustrated over a lack of game time having featured for a total of 48 minutes under Frank Lampard since the return of football. The Chelsea winger, whilst frustrated, is not about to push for a move elsewhere but will weigh up his options.

Even though the Eagles' title hopes were all but ruined after Monday's defeat to Juventus but the 30-year-old will probably remeber that game for more pleasant reason. Ciro Immobile has become the first player in Lazio's 120-year history to score 30 goals in a single Serie A season. 👑 Il primo calciatore della storia biancoceleste a segnare 30 gol in un campionato. KING CIRO. #CMonEagles 🦅 pic.twitter.com/yRZq3wUYUd — S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) July 21, 2020 The 30-year-old reached the milestone by converting a penalty kick in the 2-1 defeat to Juventus on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Immobile's main rival for the Italian top flight's golden boot, scored a brace the same night to reach a 30-goal mark this term. Even though Juve's victory practically put an end to Lazio's title hopes, Ciro has four more matches to finish the 2019/20 season as the Serie A leading goalscorer.

The Bournemouth and Netherlands centre-half is a much wanted Manchester City, as the Cherries are likely to get relegated. He will be available for a cut price fee, and City are reportedly interested. Sky Sports indicates talks between the two clubs about Ake. Ake does have a contract until 2022, but Bournemouth will need money and might not be able to resist a significant offer from Cty. City want a top class centre-back to partner Aymeric Laporte for next season, especially after the struggles and injury problems suffered by John Stones. Manchester United and Chelsea are also interested in the 25-year-old.

Manchester United are now ready to make move for their long time target Jadon Sancho as per report. Manc Utd vice-chairman Ed Woodward plans to make an opening offer for Borussia Dortmund whiz Jadon Sancho next week. The Daily Star says should they beat West Ham and Leicester in their final two games, they'll be back in the Champions League next term. And once qualification is secured, United will lodge a bid of £80m for the 20-year-old. Woodward will, however, adopt a tough stance in negotiations. Dortmund have made it clear that interested parties will have to meet their huge £100m asking price if they're to allow Sancho to leave the Westfalenstadion. But United will insist on paying £80m with the club wary of breaking any transfer records due to the coronavirus crisis and how that's impacted people around the world

Chelsea will have to splash the cash if they wish to sign German winger Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen. The attacking midfielder is a much wanted man, as Bayern Munich also have an interest. But Chelsea are leading the race, with several reports indicating the midfielder is willing to move there. The Sun says Bayer want £63 million up front for their prized assets, along with add-ons to take the total fee to £90 million. Havertz is 21 and has shown a lot of potential in the Bundesliga and European football. But it is unclear if Chelsea are willing to pay such a high sum for the player.

After Arsenal victory against Manchester City, Emiliano Martinez posted a photograph from Arsenal's dressing room, showing the team celebrating their success in the FA Cup semi-final and Kieran Tierney caught everyone's attention as he waved a middle finger up to the camera. The defender has issued an apology for the incident as he did not know the picture would go public (the goalkeeper has since deleted it from his social media accounts). "Didn’t realise this was getting posted. Was a joke with the Kitman. I’m so sorry if it caused anyone offence - wasn’t meant in any way," tweeted the Scotland international. Didn’t realise this was getting posted. Was a joke with the Kitman. I’m so sorry if it caused anyone offence - wasn’t meant in any way. https://t.co/dRGugt1zsW — Kieran Tierney (@kierantierney1) July 18, 2020 Then, the story took a different turn, as a fan named Andreas Eikaasen replied to Tierney from a hospital bed. "Let’s just say It w...

Chelsea manager Lampard praises United's attacking prowess and says that his players need to be careful around the penalty box. He adds that Bruno Fernandes is a cheeky player who can get penalty decisions in his favour. Lampard says that United have been getting very lucky with VAR decisions and he hopes that the same does not happen in the FA Cup semi-final. "They [Chelsea players] have to be careful because when players of such high level, quality and speed of the Manchester United forwards travel quickly you have to move your feet and not dive in," Lampard said ahead of the FA Cup semi-final clash (via The Guardian). "And Bruno Fernandes, to be fair, because he’s very clever in his movement. We saw that at Aston Villa to make something feel like a penalty where maybe it even isn’t. The players don’t have to give that. "I would like to think that with VAR you have to be level-headed. Some might go against you or not. But we seem to be in a period...

Barcelona are 'openly considering' sacking Quique Setien on Monday or Tuesday. After the last LaLiga matchday on Sunday, when Barca will face Alaves, the players will have a week off. Barca B boss Garcia Pimienta is expected to be appointed an interim coach after that. Today, on Friday, Setien has a meeting with Barcelona president Bartomeu where a decision on his future should be made. LaLiga title race is over as Barca suffered a 2-1 defeat to Osasuna at Camp Nou while Real Madrid defeated Villareal by the same scoreline to seal their triumph.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante hasn't recovered from the hamstring injury he picked up on July 4. Earlier, Frank Lampard hoped the Frenchman would be available for selection. Chelsea will face Man United in the FA Cup semis on Sunday. Frank Lampard has confirmed N'Golo Kante will miss the FA Cup semi-final tie against Manchester United on Sunday. "The squad is okay but N'Golo Kante won't be fit for the match," the boss told the reporters on Friday. "Other than that we have a few people with a few little niggles which we’ll monitor over the next 24 hours and then we will be ready to go." Kante hasn't featured for the Blues since he picked up a hamstring injury in the 3-0 win against Watford on July 4. Earlier, Lampard claimed the midfielder 'had a chance' of playing in the cup tie but now it appears Kante's situation is more serious than it looked before.

The Catalans hope the 'new Camp Nou' would pay for itself as the loan must be returned in twenty years. Private investment bank Goldman Sachs are currently in talks with Barcelona over €800m loan, according to Spanish media outlet Cadena SER. The news was first broken by the Catalans' ex-president Joan Laporta who demanded an explanation from the current board. Goldman Sachs are planning to finance the renovation of the Camp Nou stadium, the so-called 'Futur Camp Nou' The loan must be returned in twenty years and all the partners must approve this decision first. The club expect the 'Futur Camp Nou' would pay for itself through the naming rights and luxury boxes. Not every board member is in favour of this decision as there are some fears that club president Josep Maria Bartomeu simply needs to balance the books, taking out such a hefty sum. Moreover, the initial budget for the whole project, including other amendments, was set at just €685m...

Real Madrid accidentally release La Liga title celebratory merch - only to delete them later Real Madrid are the huge favourites to win the 2019/20 LaLiga Santander title as they have a four-point lead over Barcelona with two rounds to go and they're starting to make preparations for a potential championship. This includes the creation and sale of celebratory shirts, but the club prematurely released these on their online store by accident. Twitter user @andrespgrm took a screenshot of these shirts before they were deleted. They have "campeones", the Spanish word for "champions", on the back, with the No.34 to represent the fact that this would be Los Blancos' 34th Spanish league title.

Ever since signing for for the Milan based club  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has brought Ac Milan to there best form ever of the season. AC Milan director Ricky Massara accepts they'll be losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer. The veteran Swede's contract expires at the end of the season. “We'll see, the evaluation will be made with the player as well as the club. He is giving so much to this club, bringing mentality and quality," Massara. "We'll enjoy him as long as we can and relish his 100th Milan appearance." Massara also commented on new contract talks with Gigi Donnarumma. He added: “We'll talk to his agent and try to keep him here, as he is a key figure in the squad despite his tender age and we want him to remain a key figure in future. “We're confident Gigio wants to continue with us too, so there's a good chance he will extend his contract."

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette believes they  have the qualities to beat Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. The Gunners were beaten 3-0 by Pep Guardiola's side in the first match after the restart. But after Wednesday's win over champions Liverpool, Lacazette hopes his team can carry over the momentum. He said: "Hopefully we're going to keep the confidence of the last 70 minutes today against City on Saturday. "In one game you never know... we know that we have a lot of qualities, we're a big team with big players but we never know what is going to happen until the game." Source:Tribe football 

Arsenal center back Mavropanos has renew his contract with parent club. The 22-year-old will spend next year in the Bundesliga. At Arsenal, he's only made 8 appearances due to injuries. Dinos Mavropanos will head on loan to Stuttgart for a season, who have been promoted to the Bundesliga after finishing second the 2nd Bundesliga, Arsenal's official website confirms. It's understood that Sven Mislintat, a former head of Arsenal recruitment, who is now a sporting director at the German club, was the driving force behind the move. Arsenal have also confirmed that the Greek has penned a new deal with Gunners but they haven't revealed the length of it. He was previously contracted until 2023. The 22-year-old enjoyed a successful spell in the Bundesliga 2 helping Nuremberg survive the relegation battle, making 12 appearances and drawing the attention of several clubs from the German top division. Mavropanos' progress with the Gunners was hampered by injur...

Real Madrid has enjoyed most of the club success under the club current president Florentino Pérez who became the Madrid based club president 20 years back and till today is still on board. Florentino Pérez Rodríguez is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and current president of Real Madrid, as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. Life history Pérez attended the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Pérez joined the Union of the Democratic Centre party in 1979, serving among others on the Madrid city council.[dubious – discuss] In 1986, Pérez ran in the Spanish general elections as candidate for the Partido Reformista Democrático (Democratic Reformist Party) and served as its secretary-general. In 1993, he was named vice president of OCP Construcciones. After the fusion of OCP with Gines y Navarro into Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (ACS) in 1997, he became president of the new company. As of 2018 he leads...

Former Barcelona player and youth team product had a very good spell at Germany league champion bayern Munich and is looklooking for fresh start elsewhere. Thiago Alcantara has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool ahead of the summer window and the Spaniard has fuelled transfer speculations even further. That's according to German outlet Bild, who claim that the 29-year-old has put his house in Germany up for sale, thus making his desire of embracing a new challenge away from the Bundesliga very clear. The central midfielder, who is out of contract at Bayern Munich in the summer of 2021, has so far refused to put pen to paper on fresh terms at the Allianz Arena. Tier-1 journalist Christian Falk recently claimed Thiago is confident that has a new club waiting for his signature while Bayern are willing to cash in on him to avoid losing the Spaniard on a free transfer next year. The Bavarian giants are reportedly demanding a fee in the region of £30m for the ex-Ba...

Barcelona and  Semedo has embark on new contract negotiations with the player impressive form since the restart of the league. The Portuguese is expected to sign a new contract until 2025 after his agent's unsuccessful attempts to sell him. Barcelona and Nelson Semedo's powerful agent Jorge Mendes have resumed the contract negotiations, Mundo Deportivo reveal. The Catalans are planning to tie the Portuguese down until 2025, also improving his salary and rising the €100m release clause. Before that, the full-back was one of the main candidates to leave the club with Manchester City, Inter and Juventus labelled as his suitors. However, Mendes' attempts to sell his client haven't been successful and Semedo's future has changed completely. The 26-year-old has started in Barca's last seven league games, winning a crucial penalty in the 2-2 Atletico Madrid draw.

With the laliga title chase all but over for fc Barcelona, Quique Setien has called up strong 20 players for Barcelona's Thursday night match against Osasuna. Frenkie de Jong returns after injury, Arthur is back after tonsillitis and Ansu Fati is available again after being suspended for the last match. Antoine Griezmann, Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele are all out with injured. The complete squad list is as follows: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Nelson Semedo, GerardPique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur Melo, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neto, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Martin Braithwaite, Sergio Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Arturo Vidal, Junior Firpo, Riqui Puig, Ansu Fati, Ronaldo Araujo and Arnau Tenas.

One of the reason barca lose most of there games both in European competition and laliga is due to how team with young players counter or play Barcelona with high intensity games which most of there old Barcelona players can't with stand. This is the fact, Barcelona have one of the oldest squads among the top clubs in Europe and that needs to change. At least six U23 player swill join Barcelona's squad this summer, Marca point out. Barca B players Ansu Fati (17 years old), Riqui Puig (20) and Ronald Araujo (21) are all expected to be promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020/21 season. Loaned-out players Francisco Trincao (20), Pedri (17) and Matheus Fernandes (22) are set to end the loans at their respective teams and will join as well. Finally, Lautaro Martinez (22), Blaugrana's prime target for the current transfer window, might also arrive at Camp Nou.

Liverpool full back Van Dijk takes full responsibility for Liverpool's loss against the Gunners - for his mistake in particular. It was clearly a lapse in concentration and the goals Arsenal scored were basically presents from the Reds. The team will try to win the two remaining games - but it seems their thoughts are already on the trophy lift at Anfield. "The goals we gave them were presents," the Dutchman said after the 2-1 defeat against Arsenal. "Sometimes in football you are the hero, sometimes you are the villain. "I made a mistake and I take full responsibility for that. "A lapse in concentration, sometimes in football that happens. I take the blame for it. I take it as a man. "Obviously if you give the goals away like this, like we did today, including myself, then you get what you deserve. "We will try to win the last two games and have a well deserved break. Being Champions of the Premier League is a dream come true. ...

United boss Solskjaer has confirmed Greenwood injury and aslo reveals that the young star suffered a swollen ankle and is a doubt the Palace game. He hopes to have the young striker available for the important tie. Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told the media: “I'll give Luke as much time as possible - him and Mason, their ankles are swollen and a bit blown up. “We've not trained obviously this morning yet but we'll hopefully have two, maybe all three (including Brandon Williams) of them. “In the heat of the moment he'll play on and adrenaline gets you going, and then you get a little bit of reaction after. I said after the game that my ankles were a bit weak after many years of football. “But obviously Mason carried on and I think it should have been looked upon by the referee definitely.” Solskjaer had voiced his annoyance at Oriol Romeu not getting sent off for that shocking stamp that wasn’t even checked by VAR. Ma...

Tier-1 Bundesliga journalist confirms Sancho set to join United this summer or next year. Jadon Sancho will join Manchester United this summer for £110m or next year, as per reliable Bundesliga source Raphael Honigstein. The reporter claims that the English winger will join next season for a lower fee if United can’t afford the huge price this time around. United are reportedly able to afford his huge transfer fee, but will only be able to do so once they qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Sancho is said to have agreed on personal terms in principle with the Red Devils and is ready to move to United. The Englishman had a terrific season in the Bundesliga, scoring 17 goals and managing 16 assists for Borussia Dortmund.

The damage created by the COVID-19 pandemic will be a long-lasting one. It's been announced that FIFA will allow five substitutions per game for the 2020/21 season. However, leagues will be the ones that decide whether they want to continue with the rule or go back to three subs. At first, the rule was adopted as a way to cope with the high intensity of the league campaigns following the coronavirus pandemic. In previous interviews, Quique Setien spoke against the usage of five subs claiming it puts Barcelona at a disadvantage.

Barcelona defender Todibo only  made only 3 appearances for Barca this season and was sent on loan to German club  Schalke in January where he left and impact on the club soil. Todibo believes he should have been given more action at Camp Nou. "This season, I deserved more playing time at Barcelona. The first six months, when I arrived, I did not mind not playing because, in training, I saw that I didn’t have the level yet," Jean-Clair Todibo has told Onze Mondial. The 20-year-old also shed more light on his first days at Camp Nou. "When you arrive to training, you see Sergio Buquets not losing a ball and you lose four, five, or six. When I saw that, I had to question myself. I looked at what he was doing, what the others were doing. I was watching the moves in training." The Frenchman had played only three games for Blaugrana before being sent on loan to Schalke 04. With the Germans, the 20-year-old registered ten appearances.

James Rodriguez and Kendra Lust started following each other on social media in 2018 and the award-winning adult film actress has now reignited the rumours. Porn star Kendra Lust has reignited links with Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez as she wished the Colombian happy birthday on social media. "Happy birthday James Rodriguez hope it was a good [party emoji]!" she tweeted on June 12 when James turned 29. Happy birthday @jamesdrodriguez hope it was a good 🥳 — Kendra Lust™ (@KendraLust) July 12, 2020 Rodriguez and Lust - real name Michele Anne Mason - started following each other on Twitter in 2018. The Colombian split with Daniela Ospina, a sister of his former team-mate David - after a six-year marriage shortly before that.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he doesn't know what Liverpool transfer market is going to look like stating that covid 19 has affected a lot of clubs financial status. With one of the highest wage bills in the sport at £310million, a three-month period without income from matches at Anfield has forced Liverpool to adopt a cautious approach to transfers this summer. "Every team has a chance but it means it will be more difficult," Klopp said. "Strengthening the squad you talk about like it is something I just have to ask for and somebody opens the well and away we go. "To strengthen the squad you need money and these are uncertain times. Obviously, uncertain times means for some clubs we cannot do what we would do in non-uncertain times. "Ask me can we develop the squad and it is probably possible, but only with real money. We have talents ourselves, big talents, and players who can make big steps in our squad. "But buying now? Just go out ...

English Premier League giant Manchester  United and Manchester City are set to battle for Real Sociedad winger Mikel Oyarzabal. Todofichajes are linking United with a move, weeks after City were first linked with the star. The 23-year-old is City's option to replace Leroy Sane, who has moved to Bayern Munich. United are also in the market for a winger, as they are seeking Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho. Oyarzabal may be the alternative, with his £64 million buyout clause. And The Sun says United chiefs hope a deal can be struck at around £45 million.

Barcelona's title pursuit might have gotten away from them but Luis Suarez still has plenty of motivation in the final three games. The Uruguayan visits Real Valladolid knowing that Estadio Jose Zorrilla is one of just three top flight stadiums where he is yet to score. He also hasn't finished a season on 15 goals, he's always netted more. Suarez has returned to action in form following his six-month injury layoff. He's now put together six starts, scoring in the last two games against Villarreal and Espanyol. The goal in the Catalan derby made him Barcelona's third all-time top goalscorer with 195 strikes and he will be looking to extend that in pursuit of other records at Valladolid.

Leicester City’s striker Kelechi Iheanacho believes Jamie Vardy has had a real impact on his own career and says it is a ‘joy’ to play with him. The former Manchester City has scored twice in the Premier League since the restart. Earlier this month, Vardy reached the 100-goal mark in the Premier League, joining an illustrious list of players to have also achieved that feat in previous years. Iheanacho admitted that playing alongside City’s No.9 helps him to advance his own development, while he also enjoys the camaraderie which he brings to the team. “Jamie is a top striker,” continued. “He’s one of the best in the Premier League, so congratulations to him. It’s been great working with him and I’ve learned a lot from him. “Most importantly, he’s a great guy and he’s funny, so I’m happy learning from him.” Iheanacho, 23, also reserved praise for manager Brendan Rodgers, who since his arrival in 2019, has elevated Leicester into a side competing in the upper reaches of the...

With the fight for champion league place continues and Ahead of  Leicester City  match against relegation threatened Bournemouth on Sunday, Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has urged his teammates to be focused as they battle to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes currently sit fourth in the premier league but hasn’t been firing on all cylinder since the restart of the competition. “It’s been great, I’ve really enjoyed it,” Iheanacho told Lcfc.co.uk. “We worked hard in training before the restart on getting our fitness right. “It was a bit different because, normally when the season finishes, you come back after a holiday or travelling, but when you’re just inside for three months, it’s hard. “Now, we need to keep our standard high and keep the philosophy that we’ve had since the start of the season. We just need to finish these four games well. “It needs focus to get it done and dusted. We’re ready, we’re focused, and we’re trying ...

Gernot Rohr chief scout, Tunde Adelakun said it is up to Saka Bukayo to decide which national team he wants to play for as speculation over his future rumbles on. Saka is eligible to play for both England and Nigeria. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season with the Gunners this campaign and he is eligible to play for both England and Nigeria. But Adelakun maintained that the dark-skinned is old enough to decide the country, stressing that he would not comment on the player’s future. “The choice is the player’s,” begins Adelakun. “I really cannot comment on this matter at this time, I’m sorry. Arsenal’s star recently signed a new “long-term” contract with the Premier League club. The 18-year-old has broken into the Gunners’ first-team this season, making 33 appearances. The versatile England Under-19 international’s previous deal was due to expire next summer, leading to reports he could leave. Saka, a product of the club’s academy, has scored three goals an...

Arthur Melo hasn't played for Barcelona since his move to Juventus was announced and he has now been left out of the club's squad list for their Saturday trip to Real Valladolid, although this is due to a case of tonsillitis. Samuel Umtiti, Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele are all still out injured, while Ansu Fati is suspended. Junior Firpo has been able to recover from injury, though, and he makes the squad. The full squad list is as follows: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neto, Clement Lenglet, Antoine Griezmann, Jordi Alba, Martin Braithwaite, Sergi Roberto, Arturo Vidal, Junior Firpo, Riqui Puig, Ronald Araujo and Arnau Comas.

Marcelo will miss the remainder of the 2019/20 LaLiga Santander season due to an injury to his left adductor. The Brazilian left-back is expected to be sidelined for around three weeks and Los Blancos hope to have him back and fully fit for the return leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Manchester City on August 7. "Following the tests carried out today on Marcelo by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to his left adductor muscle," read Real Madrid's statement. "His recovery will continue to be assessed."

Liverpool is prepared to snap up Manchester United target Kalidou Koulibaly, according to report. The Premier League leaders have been working closely with Koulibaly’s agent Fali Ramadani over a move for the Senegal international who is expected to leave Napoli this summer. The former Genk defender wants a move to England to play in the Premier League before he hangs his boot and as per the report in Italian media II Mattino claims that Ramadani is set to return to Naples to ‘formalise the offers for Koulibaly. Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis wants a figure around €100m but he could settle for a valuation not exceeding €80m. Koulibaly, 29, is one of the best defenders in Europe and it has already been suggested that installing him alongside Virgil van Dijk would create the ‘world’s best central defence’. Manchester United could step cup their interest with Liverpool jumping the queue to sign the player the Red Devils target whose services is also highly required at ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has expressed concern about Manchester United despite seeing his side beat Aston Villa 3-0 to remain on course for a place in the Champions League next season, saying they need to be even more clinical. United are just a point off Leicester in fourth place after a record fourth successive Premier League win by a margin of three goals or more. They swotted struggling Villa aside after a controversial penalty from Bruno Fernandes before teen sensation Mason Greenwood and Paul Pogba notched from the edge of the box. It continues their red-hot form after beating Sheffield United 3-0, Brighton 3-0 and Bournemouth 5-2. Solskjaer, whose side have now scored 100 goals in all competitions this term, said: “I think we could have scored four or five more. “We are happy with the way we create chances but we need to be more clinical. “We could have scored so many more goals.” With United targeting a Champions League place next season, the manager added: “Hopefu...

Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi has been nominated for two awards in Everton for the Player and Young Player of the Season. The 24-year-old Nigeria international has scored two goals and made one assist in 26 appearances in all competitions for the Toffees this season. Everton made the announcement on their official website on Thursday as Iwobi nominated for the Player and Young Player award. However, another category is the Goal of the Season but every current Everton player who has made an appearance this term is eligible for votes by the club fans in the Player of the Season category. In the Young Player vote, anyone who has played for the first team and was 23 or under at the start of the season is included. For the Goal of the Season, there is a slight change this year, with strikes from Everton Women and the Under-23s included alongside those from the first team. The winners will be revealed in a specially-created virtual awards ceremony at the end of the season.

Manchester United set a new Premier League record in the win 3-0 against Aston Villa, the Red Devils become the first team in Premier League history to win four games in a row by three goals or more. Manchester United also have the record of the most penalties awarded in a single Premier League season with 13 spot-kicks won in a single campaign. Bruno Fernandes was awarded a controversial penalty having been appeared to have fouled Ezri Konsa. The Portuguese scored from the spot as he paved way for Manchester United 3-0 win, with Mason Greenwood and Paul Pogba also on the score sheet. Manchester United scored three or more goals in their last four games starting with the 3-0 away to Brighton, then 5-2 against Bournemouth and the latest which is 3-0 win against Dean Smith’s men. The Old Trafford giants have now become the first team in Premier League history to win four games in a row by three goals or more

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Ike Shorunmu has tasked Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to rally behind Vincent Enyeama following his recent appointment as goalkeeper trainer. Enyeama, who has been without a club since his departure from Lille in 2018 and after an inconclusive test in Dijon, landed his first coaching job at Iris Club de Croix, Hauts-de-France to train both goalkeepers of the reserves as well as the U16 teams. But the former FC Sion goalkeeper maintained that Enyeama’s wealth of experience at Iris de Croix will benefit Nigeria at the long run and urged FA to start looking into the future by giving him all the moral supports he needs to succeed. ” I believe the future belongs to the like of Vincent Enyeama because it takes lots of intelligence to be a goalkeeper trainer. ” The NFF must give him all the support he needs to succeed because Nigeria will surely benefit from his wealth of experience in the long run,” Shorunmu said. Interestingly, Enyeam...

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has announced the squad to face Alaves in their upcoming La Liga match on Friday. James Rodriguez was left out of the squad for a tactical reason while captain Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal were dropped due to suspension and Marcelo and Luka Jovic was not included due to an injury. Eden Hazard will be back to the team after missing out the last two games due to a knock. REAL MADRID SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Courtois, Areola and Altube. Defenders: Militão, Varane, Mendy, Javi Hernández and Miguel Gutiérrez. Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde and Isco. Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Bale, Lucas Vázquez, Asensio, Brahim, Mariano, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo.

Manchester United ace Paul Pogba has reportedly decided he will sign a new contract at Old Trafford. The 27-year-old has been impressive since returning to the side, with two assists and a goal from his first five games back. Pogba’s future continues to be a talking point, with just 12 months remaining on his current contract. United have the option to extend his deal by a year, but there are suggestions that he will sign a new long-term deal. He is reported to have been impressed by the team’s recent form, as well as his own partnership with Bruno Fernandes. And after the 3-0 win over Villa, Pogba spoke for the first time about the reports, and insisted he was solely focused on the rest of the season. He said: “Right now, I’ve been injured for a very long time, I focused on myself to get back and help the team as much as I can. “We have two goals, to go for the Europa League and FA Cup, we focus on that.” The megastar midfielder indicated he was willing to stay at U...

Manchester United are trying to to raise funds for the purchase of Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, who has a £115million price tag on his head. The Red Devils have seen their revenue streams hit hard because of the coronavirus and will have less money to spend in the next window. Senior United officials have made it known that they will not shell out more than £50m for Sancho. But Woodward is hoping he can offload six fringe players in a bid to raise funds. According to the Athletic, Alexis Sanchez, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Jesse Lingard and Diogo Dalot could all leave Old Trafford. Sanchez has flopped since his arrival from Arsenal in January 2018 and was sent on loan to Inter Milan this season. Another star who could be tempted by a full-time switch to Italy is Smalling, who spent this year on loan to Roma. The Athletic add that super-agent Mino Raiola could help Lingard engineer a move to Italy, with Jones also mooted to follow in his footstep...

Jose Mourinho stormed out of his post-match press conference due to technical difficulties. The Tottenham chief was set to field some questions after his side’s limp 0-0 draw at Bournemouth. Due to coronavirus restrictions, Mourinho was due to hold the press conference over video link. At one stage, the team ask Mourinho: “Hello Jose, can you hear me?” Oddly enough, Jose instantly replied “no” – before taking off his headphones and leaving. Even if Mourinho had heard, it’s unlikely he’d fancy sitting down to dissect the game. After all, Bournemouth have now played 186 times in the Premier League history. Harry Kane was denied a clear first half penalty following a push by Josh King. And Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho can feel rightly aggrieved by this poor decision. Referee Paul Tierney had a clear view on the edge of the box and should have seen it. A ref at this level should be pointing to the spot. Harry Winks was close to Tierney and ran immediately to the matc...

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane in his press conference hinted that Los Blancos star Vinicius will take his coronavirus test after his previous test went bad. Zidane revealed that “the doctors informed me that the test went badly and that we need to repeat it,” he said, before being asked to clarify what he meant by “badly”. “Sometimes there are errors. “That can happen. “Whenever something like that happens, the player can’t train. “I hope it’s nothing and that he can be with us for Friday’s game. “We’ll have his results this [Thursday] afternoon.” Vinicius has been one of Real Madrid best players this season and he has been sensational for the Bernabeu outfit. Zidane will wait for the result of the test before he announces the squad to face Alaves on Friday in their upcoming La Liga game at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium.

Paul Pogba has broken his silence on life alongside Bruno Fernandes in the Manchester United midfield. Pogba made his long-awaited return from injury after the coronavirus pandemic and has played a major role in their long unbeaten run. The French World Cup winner has built up a rapid rapport with January signing Bruno Fernandes in the middle of the park. They have helped the likes of Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial flourish in attack with 13 goals in their last four games. And in his first interview since making his return to competitive action, Pogba has revealed how much he is loving his football behind the quartet again. He told United’s official website: “From behind I just enjoy it. I’m enjoying just watching Bruno, Rashford, Martial and Mason, who all played the last game, and seeing them score goals. “You just keep applauding, it’s beautiful… they make me enjoy football every time! “As well though there is the defensive work that people don...

Juventus has intensified their bid to sign Chelsea midfielder Jorginho as the Biannconeri Old Lady directors are willing to include Aaron Ramsey in the deal. The report in Tuttosport says Chelsea is willing to sale at a potential cost of up to £50million, a figure Juventus is unwilling to meet and they are believed to be looking into other options. One of those could be Juventus buying Jorginho outright but paying the Stamford Bridge outfit in yearly instalments – the same arrangement the two clubs agreed for Juan Cuadrado’s move in 2016. Juventus is also considering a swap deal that includes throwing Ramsey into the deal or better still they could offer Adrien Rabiot in the deal. Nothing is concrete yet but talks would definitely heat up as the transfer period progress with Chelsea manager Frank Lampard not really counting on the Italian midfielder ahead of the coming season. Jorginho is open to the deal that would see him make a sensational return to Serie A and reunite ...

Manchester City has made history in English despite losing the Premier League title to Liverpool by a huge margin this season. Pep Guardiola’s side was surprisingly beaten at Southampton in their previous game but two goals in the opening 20 minutes against Newcastle United after Gabriel Jesus who ended his nine-game goal drought by converting from David Silva’s cutback, while Riyad Mahrez swept home the second from Kevin de Bruyne’s pass. However, unfortunate Federico Fernandez’s own goal before David Silva added the fourth by curling in a sublime free-kick. Raheem Sterling came off the bench to add the fifth for City in injury-time, rolling in from Silva’s pass. Manchester City will finish far off from champions Liverpool at the end of the 2019-20 campaign but have now achieved a remarkable feat after Algeria international Riyad Mahrez found the back of the net in their 5-0 win over Newcastle United Cityzen now have five players who have scored 10 or more league goals th...

On This Day 19 years ago history of football was changed forever as Real Madrid signed Zinedine Zidane where he was presented by the club on the 9th of July 2001. The 48-year-old Los Blancos coach was pictured with club president Florentino Pérez and late Alfredo Di Stéfano during his unveiled with his jersey number 5 jersey. Zidane’s arrival to Santiago Bernabeu brings a successful spell for Real Madrid, which topped with the club’s ninth Champions League title and have since continued with the Frenchman in the dog out. As a player, the Algerian descent spent five years between 2001 and 2006 where he scored 49 goals in 227 appearances, the most memorable of which was his spectacular volley which helped the team to their Champions League success against Bayer Leverkusen in Glasgow. Zidane brings glamour on the pitch with his elegance and abundant quality to the Los Blancos fans where he won one La Liga Intercontinental Cup, a European Super Cup, one La Liga title and two Sup...