Germany captain Manuel Neuer is adamant he will have recovered from injury in time for the World Cup in June.
The Bayern Munich goalkeeper underwent surgery in September after fracturing a metatarsal in his left foot for the second time this year.
While hopeful of regaining fitness soon after the winter break, Neuer remains on crutches and is hesitant to put an exact timeframe on his return.
However, the 31-year-old is confident he will be ready to help Die Mannschaft defend their title in Russia.
In my opinion, nothing stands in the way of my World Cup participation, Neuer told the DFB s official website.
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Lewis Hall says Newcastle wanted to “make a statement” at Manchester United but admits the comprehensive Carabao Cup victory at Old Trafford surpassed expectations.
Wednesday’s fourth-round tie was a repeat of February’s final and Eddie Howe’s men exacted some revenge with a famous first win at Old Trafford in a decade.
Miguel Almiron and Joe Willock goals either side of teenage left-back Hall’s volley completed a 3-0 victory that secured progress and a quarter-final trip to Chelsea next month.
Put to the summer signing that he could not have expected the trip to Old Trafford to turn out like that, the 19-year-old said: “No, definitely not.
“I think when we had the meetings (Wednesday) morning and afternoon we obviously set out the way we …
Luis Suarez believes the future is very bright for Liverpool, though the Barcelona star has no plans to show his former club any mercy in the Champions League.
Barcelona and last season s runners-up Liverpool will go head-to-head in the semi-finals a reunion for veteran forward Suarez, starting at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Suarez spent three years at Liverpool, winning just the EFL Cup on Merseyside, before joining LaLiga giants Barca in 2014.
Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool have emerged as a serious threat both in the Premier League and the Champions League as they vie for the domestic title this season, having lost to Real Madrid in the 2018 European decider.
Liverpool are a point adrift of Manchester City with two matches remaining in the league and Suarez …
Destiny Udogie expects to thrive under Antonio Conte as he closes in on a move to Tottenham.
The wing-back on Sunday flew to London to complete a switch to Spurs for a fee reported to be in the region of £21million (€25.1m).
Tottenham will loan the 19-year-old back to Serie A club Udinese for the 2022-23 season as part of the deal
Udogie is relishing the opportunity to work with Conte when he eventually links up with the Premier League club.
I m very happy. It s a good feeling to go to the Premier League, work with Conte, sign with Tottenham, he told Tuttomercatoweb.
I am convinced that with Mr. Conte I will be able to grow further. For now, it is also important to return on loan to Udine, I want to have a good season.
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It is easy to imagine how Manchester United landed on Casemiro s name in the week that followed their shambolic 4-0 defeat at Brentford.
United were preyed upon by the Brentford press, giving up three chances and two goals from high turnovers as Christian Eriksen – a false nine in their previous match – ended up as the deepest midfielder and struggled badly.
Through two games, no Premier League side allowed more shots following high turnovers than United (eight).
At the very least, Casemiro – a five-time Champions League winner anchoring one of the great modern midfields at Real Madrid – should make United harder to play against.
Yet the 30-year-old, whose arrival at Old Trafford was confirmed ahead of Monday s game against Liverpool, possesses a …
Zinedine Zidane says Lucas Vazquez has Real Madrid in his heart and deserves to be offered a new contract by the club.
The Spain international has started seven games for Madrid this season but is due to be out of contract at the end of the campaign.
He played the full 90 minutes of Wednesday s 2-0 win over Inter in the Champions League and impressed with his direct attacking display.
As well as setting up substitute Rodrygo for his side s second goal, which deflected off Achraf Hakimi, adding to Eden Hazard s early penalty, Vazquez also had more shots (four) than any player on the field.
Vazquez has showed his versatility by also featuring at right-back at times and Zidane wants the 29-year-old academy product to be rewarded with fresh terms.
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Joe Allen is set for a medical at Stoke City ahead of his proposed £13m switch from Liverpool, .
The Wales international has been strongly linked with an Anfield exit despite starring for his country at this summer’s European Championships in France.
His former club Swansea City were in the hunt to secure his services though the Potters have appeared to win the race for his signature.
Allen signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2012 following ex-manager Brendan Rodgers to Merseyside, and has since racked up one hundred and twenty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals.
He spent thirteen years with Swansea, playing for them one hundred and fifty times while he also had a brief loan spell with fellow Welsh outfit Wrexham in 2008…
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With all eyes falling on Wembley this weekend, Manchester City and Manchester United will meet for this season’s FA Cup final on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester City
Starting with Manchester City, although Pep Guardiola’s men might have been disappointed after their remarkable 25-match unbeaten run came to an end against Brentford last weekend, the Sky Blues will still find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Eventually defending their Premier League crown thanks to a five-point buffer over Arsenal, the one-time Barcelona boss knows that his superstar squad are potentially days away from writing another chapter in the history books. Suffering just a single defeat since the start of February and also punching their Champions L…
Pep Guardiola said that every game feels like a final after Manchester City stepped up their quest to complete a treble by advancing to the last four of the FA Cup.
The Citizens reached the semi-finals of the competition for the fifth time in six seasons after a commanding 4-1 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s.
Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were on target either side of an Aymeric Laporte own goal, while substitutes Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez sealed the deal later on.
The Premier League leaders, who also have a Champions League quarter-final clash with Atletico Madrid to look forward to, remain in the hunt for three trophies this season.
Impressed with the improvement of his side’s performance after the break against the Saints, Guardiol…
that Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion are showing interest in Schalke defender Sead Kolasinac.
The highly rated football will be out of contract at the end of the season and he has only now been offered a new deal.
Kolasinac has moved to confirm that he has been offered a contract extension, but that does not mean that he will be staying at Veltins Arena beyond the current season.
Liverpool and West Bromwich both see the Bosnia-Herzegovina international as a good potential signing and they will have a chance to submit their offers from 1st January.
Even though he is predominantly used at left-back, Kolasinac can operate in the heart of defence and middle of the park, and he already has a great deal of top flight experience despite turning 23 in June.<…