Adam Lallana is adamant about not leaving Liverpool this summer.
As relayed by a number of media outlets, the attacking midfielder was asked about his future following the club s Champions League triumph. His reply could not have been any clearer there could not be any question about it. He couldn t be any happier anywhere else, especially now after winning the greatest trophy in club football.
The 31-year-old has had a torrid season regarding injuries, and he missed more games during the 2018/19 than he featured in. Apart from that, the competition for places in Jurgen Klopp s team has been fierce, and it s likely to get even tougher for Lallana with the return of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returning from long-term injury and Xherdan Shaqiri also announcing his intention …
With the return of Europe’s elite just around the corner, it will once again be Ireland that steals most of Friday’s headlines.
Ahead of an eye-catching set of fixtures from up and down the country, we have found a pair of helpful tips that can potentially offer a great return for your Friday flutter.
19:45 Drogheda vs Sligo Rovers
Extending on their FAI Cup adventure last weekend and punching their quarter-final ticket thanks to a 2-1 win against Sligo, Drogheda will certainly be hoping to produce a repeat performance here. Although some in Kevin Doherty’s men might be looking over their shoulder at a potential relegation scrap, Friday’s hosts have claimed what has become a crucial boost since opening July.
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Juventus are closely monitoring the progress of Heerenveen star Filip Djuricic.
The 20-year-old has been in fine form this season, netting eight times in 30 Eredivisie appearances, and his good performances have not gone unnoticed in Turin, according to Goal.com.
The Bianconeri have scouted the attacking midfielder on a number of occasions in the 2011-12 campaign, and have received nothing but positive reports about Djuricic.
However, Juventus face stiff competition in the race for the 20-year-old s services as he has also caught the attention of clubs such as Napoli, Lazio, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Djuricic had a trial period at Manchester United in 2009, but a transfer to Old Trafford did not materialise at the time.
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Fulham are interested in signing Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the promoted club want to secure the services of the midfielder on a season-long loan deal.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is open to letting the 24-year-old England international midfielder leave on loan before the transfer window closes this month. Loftus-Cheek has recovered from his injury problems and is now fully fit, but there is intense competition for places in the Blues’ midfield, and the Englishman is going to struggle for playing time this season.
According to , Loftus-Cheek made two starts and five substitite appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea last season, while back in 2018-19, he made six…
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Looking to make it back-to-back Serie A victories on Friday night, Inter Milan will make the trip to the Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi when they face off against Verona.
Starting with the hosts, despite opening competitive duties earlier in the month with a thumping 3-0 win against Catanzaro on Coppa Italia duties, Verona failed to keep up that momentum last weekend. Putting in a display that was riddled with issues at the back, I Gialloblu were hit with a 3-2 defeat against Sassuolo on home soil and they know that they will face another stern test on Friday night. Signing off the 2020/21 campaign in the midst of a nightmare run of form that saw them fail to win any of their last nine Serie A matchups, Head Coach Eusebio Di …
Mauricio Pochettino insisted Chelsea have put the disappointment of last season behind them after watching his new-look team open their Premier League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
The hosts endured a difficult start against Jurgen Klopp’s side and deservedly fell behind to a breakaway goal by Luis Diaz after 18 minutes, guided into the bottom corner from Mohamed Salah’s fine pass.
They were saved from going further behind when VAR intervened to rule out Salah’s strike for offside as Liverpool dominated for much of the first half.
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But Chelsea slowly eased their way back and were level when defender Axel Disasi, making his first start, stole in to touch h…
Bayern Munich will travel to Belarus for the first time to take on Group F leaders BATE Borisov in Champions League action on Tuesday.
The German giants have won all of their competitive matches so far this season, including six Bundesliga matches conceding just two goals in the process one DFP Pokal clash, and their opening European game against Valencia 2-1.
BATE are flying in their own way, dominating the less-heralded Belarusian top-flight, and being unbeaten in 16 matches across all competitions with one of those results being their first win in the Champions League group stage at their 13th attempt.
Viktor Goncharenko s men beat Lille 3-1 away in France, scoring three times, all in the first-half, to put the result beyond doubt.
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Aston Villa midfielder Brett Holman has been named Male Footballer of the Year at the fourth annual Australian Football Awards in Sydney.
The English Premier League-based Socceroo won the gong for the first time with Mark Schwarzer (2009-10, 2010-11) and Matt McKay (2011-12) the previous winners.
Matilda Sally Shipard took out the Female Footballer of the Year, only days before she heads to Japan with Canberra United for the Womens Club World Championship.
FFA CEO David Gallop presided over his first awards ceremony and labelled the night a success.
I congratulate all the winners for their contribution to a stellar year for the game in 2012, Gallop said.
Central Coast goalkeeper Mat Ryan took out his second consecutive Male Under-20 Footballer o…
Philipp Lahm will make his final Bayern Munich appearance on Saturday and revealed he has had to reject Carlo Ancelotti s pleas for him to reconsider.
The former Germany international, a World Cup winner in 2014, is retiring from the professional game following Bayern s final Bundesliga fixture of 2016-17 at home to Freiburg this weekend.
In 15 years at Bayern, Lahm has won eight league titles, as well as the FIFA Club World Cup and the Champions League in 2013.
Set for an emotional farewell at the Allianz Arena, the 33-year-old faced the media on Thursday perhaps a welcome break from having to turn down the requests of his manager.
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Carlo tried everything to convince me not to retire, Lahm said.…
Thilo Kehrer has tested positive for coronavirus, Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed.
Kehrer played the full 90 minutes of PSG s 1-1 draw with Saint-Etienne on Wednesday, the French champions first game with Mauricio Pochettino at the helm.
PSG face Brest on Saturday in Ligue 1 before taking on Marseille in the Trophee des Champions on Wednesday.
A club statement read: Thilo Kehrer has returned a positive test for COVID-19. He will start a period of isolation and is subject to the appropriate health protocols.
Kehrer – a 2018 signing from Schalke – has made 14 appearances across all competitions so far this season.
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