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Borussia Dortmund & Manchester United Remain in Stand-Off Over Jadon Sancho Valuation

tion Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United are locked in a stand-off over the cost of a deal for winger Jadon Sancho. Sancho has attracted interest from the vast majority of elite clubs across Europe, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United often named as the leading candidates, but it is the Red Devils who are in the driver's seat. View this post on Instagram The moment I made Bundesliga History! #Believe ?? A post shared by Jadon Sancho (@sanchooo10) on Feb 2, 2020 at 3:49am PST...
Original author: Tom Gott
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Liverpool's Premier League Restart Preparations Start With 6-0 Win Over Blackburn

A lot of things have changed since the COVID-19 outbreak ground football to a halt in March. One thing appears to have stayed very much the same though - Liverpool being devastatingly good at football. Jurgen Klopp's side got their Premier League restart preparations off to a perfect start on Thursday afternoon, putting six goals past Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. Full time at Anfield Liverpool 6-0 Blackburn - (Keita, Mane, Minamino, Matip, Hoever, Clarkson) pic.twitter.com/5mKTz2Q3b0 — Watch...
Original author: Matt O'Connor-Simpson
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Napoli vs Inter Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

News After three long months away from competitive football, Italy's top sides are on the brink of a return – one which seemed inconceivable not so long ago. On Saturday night, Inter travel south to take on Napoli in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final. Antonio Conte's side are trailing 1-0 on aggregate after Fabian Ruiz curled in the only goal of their last meeting prior to the suspension of play. "FABIAN RUIZ SHOCKS SAN SIRO!" What. A. Goal. ? Napoli lead in the #CoppaItalia...
Original author: Grey Whitebloom
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Manchester United bench Ighalo in Europa Cup clash against FC Copenhagen

After an absence of three months and uncertainty as to whether the season would actually be continued, Italian football will be back on our screens on Friday. Okay, so it's only the Coppa Italia, but you'd take that after months of watching the Belarusian league and re-watching matches you already know the result to. The first couple of games are absolute crackers as well, with Juventus playing Milan and Inter facing SSC Napoli. The empty, echoey stadiums will take some getting used to, unless...
Original author: Lee Bushe
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Ikpeazu: Uganda international missing as struggling Wycombe Wanderers fall to Stoke City

It's been a long time coming but Barcelona will finally return to La Liga action on Saturday night when they travel to the Balearic Islands to take on Mallorca. Yes, it may be behind closed doors and yes, it may not be the most high-profile of curtain raisers, but it'll come as welcome relief for a community of Barça fans starved of matches for months. The lack of football hasn't been all bad though. With the season put on hold, several Barcelona players have had a chance to recover from...
Original author: Matt O'Connor-Simpson
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How Bayern Munich Are Trying to Reduce Leroy Sane Price & Secure Summer Deal

Deal Bayern Munich have employed a new tactic in their chase of Manchester City forward Leroy Sane this summer, with a deal 'still likely'. Sane had looked destined to make the switch to Bavaria before the start of the 2019/20 campaign, but the torn ACL he sustained in his side's Community Shield victory over Liverpool back in August thwarted a potential move. Bayern, though, remain keen on adding the 24-year-old to their squad, but the two clubs are currently some distance apart in their...
Original author: James Cormack
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Assessing Who Should Partner Paul Pogba & Bruno Fernandes in Man Utd's Midfield

ield After falling into obscurity following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, the future finally appears a little brighter for those on the red side of Manchester. Whether it be the Jadon Sancho links, Bruno Fernandes' arrival, the emphasis on a youth-led revolution or Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looking like he can actually coach, there's reason to believe the Red Devils will re-emerge as a gargantuan European force in the 2020s. January arrival Bruno Fernandes has had a galvanising effect...
Original author: James Cormack
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Ajax Drop Stunning New adidas Away Strip for 2020/21 Season

There's a lot of pain and heartache in the world at the moment. Thankfully, Ajax have decided to bring a little bit of a joy into everyone's life by dropping one of their sexiest away shirts in recent memory. The Eredivisie season may have been abandoned in April but the Dutch champions have clearly not been resting on their laurels, heading down to their top secret football kit laboratory in Amsterdam to brainstorm ideas with adidas. The result is a thing of beauty. Leave 1 GIF to rate our...
Original author: Matt O'Connor-Simpson
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Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Borussia Dortmund Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

News Borussia Dortmund return to Bundesliga action this weekend with a trip to Fortuna Düsseldorf, knowing that if they fail to win the title race could be officially over, if it isn't already. Losing Der Klassiker to Bayern Munich opened a seven point gap between the two giants at the top of the league, and with only 12 left to play for, it is looking like the title will remain in Bavaria for another year at least. Dortmund are still doing all they can to keep the pressure on Bayern at the...
Original author: David Ford
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Real Madrid vs Eibar Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

News Real Madrid make their return to action on Sunday when they host Eibar in La Liga, looking to keep pace with Barcelona in the title race. Real and Barça are separated by just two points, having both played 27 of their 38 league fixtures so far this term. It's a title challenge that you can't take your eyes off - neither side has been faultless this term, and the run-in will go right down to the wire. Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane Eibar, meanwhile, are in a relegation battle. Los...
Original author: Dom Smith
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Athletic Club vs Atlético Madrid Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

ews La Liga is back. Yes, you heard that right. After four weeks of Bundesliga action, we finally have an offering from another major league for football fans to get stuck into. Nine fixtures remain for each team this season and there is still plenty to play for at both ends of the table. The title race is ever so tight, the battle for the Champions League spots is fierce, and the relegation places are far from decided. The league returns on Thursday, but the first taste of action for Athletic...
Original author: Duncan Mitchell
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Martin Braithwaite Calls Lionel Messi a 'God' and Luis Suarez Experience 'Priceless'

Martin Braithwaite has lavished praise on his Barcelona teammates including Lionel Messi ahead of La Liga's imminent return. The 29-year-old arrived at the Camp Nou in controversial circumstances back in February. Despite their significant financial resources, Barça were awarded special dispensation to bring the forward in from relegation-threatened Leganes outside of the transfer window following the injury of Ousmane Dembele. Martin Braithwaite in action for Barcelona The deal was criticised...
Original author: Matt O'Connor-Simpson
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An Ode to Jill Scott: Man City Midfielder Shows No Signs of Slowing Down With New Two-Year Deal

Jill Scott has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal at Manchester City in a combined playing and coaching role, emphasising her continued ability to defy age and the huge importance she still has for both club and country. City have a proud history of investing in youth, with youngsters Keira Walsh, Jess Park and Lauren Hemp all signing new, long-term contracts at the club over the past six months. Despite the club's reputation for putting their faith in youth, they had no qualms in handing...
Original author: Ali Rampling
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Kai Havertz or Jadon Sancho: Assessing Who Should Be Considered the Better Player

*TRANSFER SAGAS ALERT* Even before football properly returns from a three-month hiatus, a pair of blockbusting transfer 'sagas' involving two of the finest talents this continent has to offer are already starting to unravel. The futures of both Jadon Sancho and Kai Havertz have been thrust into the unknown as a result of the unprecedented financial strains brought about by COVID-19, with the former's exit from Borussia Dortmund this summer now not looking so clear-cut, while the latter's...
Original author: James Cormack
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What £1bn in Lost Revenue for Premier League Clubs Actually Means & How Matches Will Look Following Restart

tart Premier League clubs face missing out on combined lost revenue of up to £1bn this season as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with accountancy firm Deloitte expecting ‘significant revenue reduction and operating losses’ across European football as a whole. Premier League clubs pulled in a collective £5.2bn in revenue for the 2018/19 season, but Deloitte’s 2020 Annual Review of Football Finances projects a drop in revenues to £4.3bn in 2019/20. Much of that drop will be from lost...
Original author: Jamie Spencer
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Juventus' Strength in Depth Makes Them Serie A Title Favourites

As football across Europe inches closer to a return and the dust is blown off the tossed aside league tables, Serie A boasts something of a bottleneck at the business end. Juventus, in the hunt for their ninth consecutive Scudetto, occupy the familiar position of first place but are just one point above the surprise challengers Lazio. ?? Da quattro anni alla nostra guida! Il 3 aprile del 2016, Simone #Inzaghi diventava l'allenatore de #LaPrimaSquadraDellaCapitale ? pic.twitter.com/zhQs56xthb —...
Original author: Grey Whitebloom
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Barcelona Set Sights on Arsenal Target Orkun Kökcü

Barcelona have entered the race for Feyenoord starlet Orkun Kökcü this summer. Kökcü's season is already over after the cancellation of the Eredivisie at the end of April, with Feyenoord sitting third in the table behind joint-leaders Ajax and AZ. The 2019/20 Eredivisie season was declared null and void back in April The talented 19-year-old may have played his final game in red and white, with Arsenal expected to lodge a bid for the player, while Dutch news outlet RTV Rijnmond report that...
Original author: James Cormack
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Mexico win, but late Saudi Arabia goal knocks El Tri out of World Cup

For the neutral, watching Juan Foyth play football must be such exhilarating entertainment. Why? Because whenever he plays, something really, really ridiculous happens. And yet, there's still a part of your average Tottenham fan that thinks, 'That Foyth has something about him, y'know.' Foyth celebrates his goal at Crystal Palace last season The Argentina international - no, really, he's accumulated ten caps since his debut in October 2018 - hasn't persuaded Jose Mourinho of his ability since...
Original author: Jude Summerfield
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Rinsola Babajide's New Contract a Rare Bright Spot in Bleak Summer for Liverpool Women

Liverpool Women winger Rinsola Babajide has signed a fresh contract with the club to extend her stay on Merseyside for at least another season, a rare piece of good news for the Reds at the moment following a raft of other departures and relegation. With the Women’s Super League season cancelled as a result of the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis, it was decided last week that Liverpool would be relegated to the Women’s Championship on a points per game basis. Liverpool have been...
Original author: Jamie Spencer
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Houssem Aouar: Assessing the Candidates to Sign Him & Where He Should Go

d Go It's tough times for Lyon right now. At the start of the season, they had one of the most exciting and dynamic sides in Europe as they flew out of the traps both domestically and in Europe. However, a few patchy spells of form after an injury to Memphis Depay saw them slip to seventh in Ligue 1, just before the league was cut short by COVID-19. This means there will be no European football at the Groupama Stadium for the first time in 20 years, and due to this they will have to sell some...
Original author: David Ford
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