Manchester City will assess Erling Haaland ahead of their Premier League clash with Leicester City after his half-time withdrawal against Borussia Dortmund in midweek.

Haaland s return to the Signal Iduna Park was ended prematurely on Wednesday due to a fever and a knock.

City travel to face the Foxes in Saturday s early kick-off for a game that gives them the chance to put pressure on Arsenal, who host Nottingham Forest on Sunday, by leapfrogging them at the top of the table.

But it is still unclear whether they will have Haaland at their disposal.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the visit to the King Power Stadium, Pep Guardiola said of his star striker: He feels better but we will train this afternoon [Friday] and we will assess in a few hours.…

Manchester City and Everton shared the spoils at the Etihad on Saturday, the last day of 2022, with Erling Haaland (who else) capitalizing on some excellent work from Riyad Mahrez to break the deadlock in the 24th minute, and Demarai Gray blasting in a superb top-corner equalizer in the 64th.

Is the title lost for City?

With Liverpool, the only team to have presented Manchester City with any challenge for the Premier League title since 2017/18, well out of the race, many would have believed the trophy would easily stay put at the Etihad at the end of this season, but Arsenal have surely been the surprise package of the campaign. Their excellent performances and results have been putting Pep Guardiola s team under pressure to keep up for a long time, and it seems the defending …

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.

Nottingham Forest

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.