Alvaro Morata hailed fellow Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann as being fundamental to the team s success ahead of their Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen.
Atleti made a strong start to their Champions League campaign against Porto last week, clinching a 2-1 victory in dramatic fashion courtesy of Griezmann s 101st-minute header.
That game was just the second in the competition s history to feature three goals after the 90th minute, while Griezmann s winner was the latest Champions League goal on record, scored after 100 minutes and 21 seconds (both stats excluding extra-time).
Griezmann s campaign has been overshadowed by suggestions Atleti are managing his minutes to avoid activating a purchase clause in the two-year loan deal they struck with B…
Liverpool are interested in signing Eberechi Eze from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool have identified Eze as a potential replacement for Luis Diaz.
Football Transfers has reported that Liverpool have expressed a concrete interest in Eze, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. However, the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners will make a move for the England international only if they lose Diaz, who is on the radar of Barcelona this summer.
Eze is one of the best English wingers in the Premier League and has done well for Palace over the years. The England international joined the Eagles from Queens Park Rangers in 2020. The winger has made 112 …
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Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest and Manchester United will lock horns with each other in the FA Cup this week. The third-round tie between Nuno’s side and Erik ten Hag’s team will be held at the City Ground and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Wednesday.
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Nottingham Forest are a big club with a massive history, but they are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. Things are not going as well as planned for the Reds this campaign, and they are one of the favourites to go down from the Premier League.
Forest are 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with 24 points from 26 matches. Nuno’s side a…
Arne Slot has confirmed he wants to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool and is confident the Reds will reach an agreement with his current club Feyenoord.
Klopp confirmed this would be his final season at Anfield in January, and though former midfielder Xabi Alonso was immediately linked with the post, he remains committed to Bayer Leverkusen.
Sporting CP s Ruben Amorim was another name linked with the Reds, but on Wednesday, widespread reports suggested an approach had been made for Slot.
Slot delivered Feyenoord s 16th Eredivisie title – and just their second since the turn of the century – in 2022-23, also leading the Dutch giants to KNVB Cup glory on Sunday.
Speaking ahead of his team s trip to Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday, Slot – who has previous…
Gustavo Alfaro has resigned as Costa Rica head coach after just nine months in charge.
The Argentine s exit was confirmed on Friday with speculation linking Alfaro as a potential successor to Daniel Garnero as Paraguay boss.
We thank Mr Gustavo and his team for their dedication during their time leading the Costa Rica team, the Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF) said in a short statement.
At FCRF we will continue to build the path towards the 2026 World Cup. We will keep our fans informed and we reiterate our commitment to continue working for the development and success of national football.
The 61-year-old, who took charge of Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup, guided Costa Rice to the Copa America this year as his side were eliminated in the group st…
Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater can be key men for England at Euro 2016 if they can replicate their club form, according to Leicester City team-mate Shinji Okazaki.
Vardy has scored 21 Premier League goals this season to spearhead Leicester s phenomenal title charge and opened his England account by netting a wonderful backheel in the 3-2 win over Germany last month.
The striker was also on target in the subsequent friendly versus Netherlands at Wembley , where the 26-year-old Drinkwater impressed on his international debut in defensive midfield.
If both are able to play like when they play for Leicester, definitely both could be contributing a lot for England, there is no doubt, Okazaki told Omnisport.
I might not be the right person who can assess be…
N Golo Kante will miss France s toughest Euro 2020 qualifying fixture after being ruled out of matches against Turkey and Andorra due to a knee concern.
The Chelsea midfielder pulled out of the squad following an assessment of the injury he sustained in the lead-up to the Europa League final win over Arsenal.
Kante, 28, made a quick recovery to play the full match in Baku but Les Bleus are taking no chances with his fitness.
After meeting with the medical staff following the evolution of his right knee injury, coach Didier Deschamps decided to release the international midfielder from Chelsea FC before leaving for Konya, Turkey, scheduled for Friday morning, read a statement from the French Football Federation.
He will not be replaced in the group.
Liverpool have made a formal request to access the audio related to Saturday’s offside controversy at Tottenham, the PA news agency understands.
The club had a Luis Diaz goal ruled out in north London due to miscommunication between VAR Darren England and on-field referee Simon Hooper. The Premier League game was goalless at the time of the incident, with the Reds going on to lose 2-1.
PA understands the Reds have now formally requested the audio of the conversation between the two from referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night.
It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity bein…
Alexandru Maxim is among five players to have been cut from Romania s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.
The Stuttgart midfielder, who endured relegation from the Bundesliga this season, was omitted from Anghel Iordanescu s group to take to France, which was announced by the Romania Football Federation on Tuesday.
Adrian Ropotan and Ioan Hora of Pandurii Targu Jiu, Steaua Bucharest s Alin Tosca, and Universitatea Craiova teenager Andrei Ivan also missed out.
Head coach Iordanescu confirmed he will invite all five players to France as guests of the team after their disappointment.
I thank all the players who took part in the training session in Italy, and the clubs where they have developed. I m so sorry to have to give up five players, he said in a statem…
Jurgen Klopp will play no part in appointing his successor at Liverpool but is confident they will secure a “top manager”.
The club are currently without a sporting director but in 2015 Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon led the recruitment of Klopp.
A similar scenario is in place this time around but Klopp will not offer his input, saying: “No, why should I?
Jürgen Klopp and Billy Hogan have detailed their gratitude and support for Pepijn Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Vitor Matos, who will be leaving their Liverpool roles at the end of the season:
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“It looks like I do all the work but I don’t, I can’t. That means all what we built in the last eight and half years is an incredibly strong structure behind …