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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways in the early hours of Tuesday night, Santos will welcome Botafogo SP to the Vila Belmiro.
Starting with the hosts, after losing their Serie A status last season, it is no secret that the Peixe have their sights firmly set on securing an immediate top-flight return. While Fabio Carille’s men might have been last seen suffering frustration on the road as they were eventually hit with a 2-1 loss at the hands of America MG, the former Corinthians boss should still find the mood in his camp at a high. Battling it out at the top of the second-tier table and opening Tuesday’s showdown sat just two points adrift of leapfrogging Goias, the Bairro-based outfit have won five of their fir…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are among three clubs in the Premier League who are keen on signing the former Manchester United forward at the end of the season.
Depay joined Barcelona in the summer of 2021 on a free transfer after leaving French club Lyon. The 28-year-old Netherlands international forward has made 15 starts and six substitute appearances in La Liga for Barca so far this season, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists in the process.
Barcelona are second in the La Liga table at the moment with 57 point from 29 matches, as many as 12 points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid, who have played 30 games…
In-form Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is confident his first season with the club can end with silverware.
Salah has delighted the Anfield faithful since joining from Roma during the close season and he reached 20 goals in all competitions by scoring in last weekend s 4-0 thrashing of Bournemouth.
The Egypt international is the first player to reach that landmark for Liverpool since Luis Suarez in 2013-14, when they went agonisingly close to denying Manchester City the Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola s current City vintage lie 18 points better off at the top of the table this time around but, with Liverpool still in the Champions League and kicking off their FA Cup campaign with a mouth-watering derby clash against Everton next month, Salah is confident th…
Former Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has revealed he turned down a lucrative €10million offer to work in China.
The mastermind of Spain s 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 titles, Del Bosque has been out of work since vacating his position following the European Championships in France.
The 65-year-old, however, could not be tempted back into coaching despite China s best efforts ahead of Marcello Lippi s appointment, though it remains to be seen whether the offer was to lead the national team or a side in the cashed-up Chinese Super League.
I can confirm that I received a 10 million euro offer from China, but I am unsure if that was for a club or for the national team, Del Bosque told radio station Cope.
To be honest, I didn t pay it much attention.
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Manchester City F.C. captain Vincent Kompany expects Yaya Toure to follow in the footsteps of Aleksandar Kolarov, David Silva, and Samir Nasri and commit his long-term future to the club.
Kompany, who joined City from Hamburg in August 2008, penned a new five-year deal in the summer, and the Belgium international is delighted many of the club s high-profile players, including Sergio Aguero, have also agreed to stay at the club.
Toure, 31, was linked with a move away from the Etihad at the end of last season, and fresh reports have suggested Real Madrid are interested in the Ivorian.
However, the 31-year-old, who is contracted to City until the summer of 2017, has insisted he is happy in Manchester, leading Kompany to believe he will sign a new deal …
Dan Gosling completed a dramatic late comeback as Bournemouth came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw with relegation rivals Newcastle United.
Rafael Benitez s side travelled to the Vitality Stadium after a shock 1-0 victory over Manchester United last time out, and looked like making it back-to-back Premier League wins after Dwight Gayle twice pounced on poor goalkeeping from Asmir Begovic.
After allowing Gayle to beat him to a low delivery for the 17th-minute opener, Begovic enabled the former Crystal Palace striker to double his tally on the stroke of half-time as he let another cross slip under him.
Bournemouth pushed to find a way back into the game, and a lifeline arrived courtesy of a fantastic long-range effort from Adam Smith 10 minutes from time.<…
Emmanuel Eboue has admitted that his struggle to cope with his year-long ban from football has driven him to consider suicide.
The Ivory Coast international is serving a one-year suspension from football imposed by FIFA as part of a dispute with an agent over an unpaid debt.
Eboue s contract at Sunderland was cancelled after FIFA awarded in favour of Sebastien Boisseau, who claims he is owed a fee reportedly close to £1million for his part in the defender s transfer to Galatasaray from Arsenal in 2011.
The 33-year-old is training with a semi-professional player in London in a bid to stay fit but he has revealed his isolation from the game over recent months has taken its toll.
There are a lot of days when I don t feel like getting out of bed, he told …
Nigel de Jong has rubbished reports suggesting he wants to leave AC Milan in response to the sacking of manager Clarence Seedorf, who has been replaced by Filippo Inzaghi.
The Holland international, who left Manchester City for Milan in August 2012, was one of the Rossoneri s most consistent players during the nightmare 2013/14 campaign, which saw the club finish the season in 8th-place in the Serie A table.
In an attempt to play down speculation linking him with a summer exit from the San Siro, De Jong spoke to deny any rift between him and newly appointed boss Filippo Inzaghi.
I feel good at Milan and I have no problems in staying next season even if the coach is changed, De Jong told Gazzetta dello Sport.
I can only assure I haven t a…
Jack Wilshere will resume his career at Bournemouth after rejoining the Championship side on a deal until the end of the season.
The former Arsenal and England midfielder was a free agent after his West Ham contract was terminated last October.
Wilshere spent the 2016-17 season on loan with the Cherries and has been handed a contract, having been invited to train with Jason Tindall s promotion hopefuls.
The 29-year-old, who has been badly blighted by injuries in his career, told afcbTV: It feels great to be back and I can t wait to get started.
From the minute I walked through the door three weeks ago, it felt natural and like I had never been away.
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth)
I know a lot of the players and staff …
Thibaut Courtois said he would relish the chance to play with former Chelsea team-mate and current Belgium colleague Eden Hazard at Real Madrid.
Hazard has been persistently linked with a move to Madrid and, with his contract set to expire in June 2020 and Chelsea struggling for a top-four finish this season, he could be an attractive target for the LaLiga club at the end of this campaign.
Courtois spent four years playing alongside Hazard at Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League in 2015 and 2017, and they also reached the semi-finals of the World Cup together last year.
The goalkeeper claimed to be unaware of the situation regarding Hazard s future but revealed he would welcome a reunion at the Santiago Bernabeu.
It would be nice, of course, but�…