Market: Bologna win
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Looking to extend on their European charge on Sunday afternoon, Bologna will welcome Lecce to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.
Starting with the hosts, making a welcomed return to winning ways last week, Bologna are enjoying what has been a stunning Serie A charge this season. Eventually claiming an action-packed 4-2 victory at home against Sassuolo, Thiago Motta s men have continued to receive a string of praise for the job that he has undertaken in Emilia-Romagna. Battling it out in the top-six chase and with their sights firmly set on punching a famous European ticket in 2024, the former Spezia boss certainly finds the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Opening this weekend’s fixtures sat just three points adrift of breaking i…
(GSM) Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been undertaking six-hour sessions a day in a bid to be fit for the start of the World Cup, according to the medical staff of Spain.
The former Atletico Madrid frontmanwas included by Vicente del Bosque in his preliminary 30-man squad on Monday, despite undergoing a surgery on his right knee last month.
The 25-year-old has been rated as a major doubt for the European champions Group H opener against Switzerland, but the national team s medical staff have revealed the prolific striker is working hard to get himself back in shape.
At the moment, we cannot say if Fernando will be ready in time for the first game of the finals, but we are optimistic, said Spain doctor Juan Jose Garcia Cota of Torres, who scored the winner…
Spain forward Nolito has dismissed rumours linking him with a return to Barcelona and pledged to sign a new deal with Celta Vigo in the near future.
The 29-year-old, who began his career at Camp Nou, has been in scintillating form this season – scoring eight times in 15 La Liga appearances and winning call ups to Vicente del Bosque s national squad.
His performances have sparked suggestion that a return to Barcelona could be on the cards, where he played under current boss Luis Enrique during his time in charge of the club s B team.
Earlier on Tuesday, Nolito who also played under Luis Enrique at Celta in 2013-14 was ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury but, in an interview with Marca, he insisted he would not spend the downtime looking to engine…
Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel could be moving to the Russian Premier League in the coming days, .
While the winter transfer window has closed in most European countries, Russian clubs have more than a week left to sign new players.
And A Bola reports that Sporting Lisbon midfielder Diego Capel could be the subject of a late bid from unnamed Russian side.
The Lions are reportedly not too keen on selling the 26-year-old footballer, but they are willing to consider any serious proposal.
Diego Capel joined Sporting from Sevilla in the summer of 2011 and he had a promising start to his career in Portugal, scoring 9 goals in 52 league appearances during the first two years at the club.
The Spaniard has since lost his place in the starting line-up,…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang chose the wrong tone and words in his row with Hans-Joachim Watzke, says Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc.
After Watzke claimed money was the reason Aubameyang left BVB to join Arsenal in January 2018, the striker hit out at the Dortmund chief executive and called him a clown in a post on Twitter.
Watzke opted not to comment on the issue at a news conference on Friday but Zorc criticised the Gabon international.
My feeling is that Auba took the wrong tone here and had the wrong choice of words, Zorc told reporters.
Hans-Joachim Watzke did not say anything bad and did not mean anything bad.
In the time Auba was with us, during four-and-a-half years, we have always stood behind him even in difficult situa…
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We are just six days away from the end of the Premier League season, and we still don t know who will be relegated alongside Norwich and who will qualify for both the Champions League and the Europa League. One of the games that will help us to clear things up when it comes to the relegation battle is the clash between Watford and Manchester City at Vicarage Road tomorrow night, as the Hornets go in search of a vital three points.
Watford
It s safe to say that Watford have experienced some mixed emotions across the last few weeks, with a prime example of that being their three losses on the trot against Burnley, Southampton and Chelsea. They did manage to bounce back with consecutive wins against…
Cameroon touched down on Wednesday, a confident coach Paul Le Guen branding his World Cup team as one loaded with potential and the ability to make it through a tough Group E.
Cameroon open their campaign against Japan in Bloemfontein on Monday and then play Denmark five days later in Pretoria before rounding up against the Netherlands in Cape Town on June 24.
And Frenchman Le Guen said he was desperate to get Cameroon s show on the road.
We re going to compete in the World Cup with a team which has potential, he said. We ve given ourselves good working conditions and the training camps have given us a lot of hope.
I am confident, I have a feeling that the players are really on the path to achieving their goal.
The former Lyon, Rangers and PSG…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits the team was probably guilty of trying too hard to compensate for the absence of a host of star players in the 4-1 victory over Luton.
Forwards Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah were the latest added to an absentee list, which had grown to 11 senior players and left manager Jurgen Klopp short of options, certainly of match-winners, as his bench comprised three defenders and four academy players.
The likes of Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo, and to a lesser extent Luis Diaz, all struggled up front in the first half, but four goals in an impressive second-half comeback after going behind in the 12th minute re-established a four-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.
Klopp’s side have won now 22 points from losing pos…
Manchester United bid to pull off an unlikely win at Bayern Munich on Wednesday as they continue their attempts to salvage a poor season.
The clubs have enjoyed contrasting fortunes domestically this season, with Bayern having already retained their Bundesliga title while English champions United languish sixth in the Premier League.
All-conquering UEFA Champions League holders Bayern were expected to sweep David Moyes team aside in the first leg of their quarter-final at Old Trafford last Tuesday, but a spirited display from United saw them claim a 1-1 draw to take to the Allianz Arena this week.
United have endured a tricky first campaign under Moyes, who replaced the legendary Alex Ferguson last July, with the club now mathematically certain to relinquish their Prem…
Lille coach Rene Girard is not looking too far ahead after his side edged closer to UEFA Champions League qualification on Sunday.
The 2011 Ligue 1 champions left the Stade Velodrome with a share of the spoils after playing out a goalless draw against rivals Marseille.
Despite the draw, Lille remain in the box set to qualify for Europe s premier club competition.
Lille are third in the standings on 64 points, seven points clear of nearest rivals Saint-Etienne with four games remaining.
It is a beautiful course and it would be a shame to lose the third place in terms of our season, Girard said.
Now, as mathematically, nothing is done, we must be very focused. We still have four games to deliver 12 points to.
We will try to reap a maximum. I take a lot …