Thomas Tuchel reiterated Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe will not leave the Ligue 1 champions despite links with Real Madrid.
Mbappe has reportedly emerged as a target for LaLiga giants Madrid, who are still looking to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo after his move to Juventus last year.
The 20-year-old insisted he will not join Zinedine Zidane s side at the end of the season following his hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Monaco on Sunday, as PSG celebrated their sixth Ligue 1 title in seven seasons.
Asked about Mbappe – who became the youngest player to score 30 Ligue 1 goals in a single campaign – and his future post-match, head coach Tuchel told reporters: The president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi] has always told me the same thing: there are no …
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Looking to spring an upset on Wednesday night, Norwich will travel to the Riverside when they meet a struggling Middlesbrough.
Starting with the hosts, while Middlesbrough might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign with their sights firmly set on clinching another play-off ticket, Michael Carrick’s men are enduring an extended Championship struggle. Last seen over the weekend putting in another downbeat display as they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Stoke, Boro have come tumbling down the table. With some suggesting that Carrick might have some increasing pressure on his shoulders, the former Manchester United midfielder have seen his squad lose four of their previous five Championship appearances. Likewise, along …
Louis van Gaal has announced he is receiving treatment for prostate cancer.
Speaking on Dutch TV show Humberto, the Netherlands head coach said he had been battling the condition for some time and has undergone 25 rounds of radiation treatment.
Van Gaal, 70, oversaw two international friendlies with the Netherlands last month, with his team beating Denmark 4-2 and drawing 1-1 with Germany.
The former Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax boss said he kept his diagnosis hidden from his players, and revealed he was snuck into hospital to undergo private treatment during the international break.
Van Gaal told presenter Humberto Tan he had wanted his players, who have qualified for the World Cup, to stay focused on their task in hand.
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Stefano Pioli says a magical air at Milan has enabled the Rossoneri to become a force again ahead of the Serie A clash with Parma on Sunday.
Milan are four points clear at the top of Serie A and qualified for the last 32 of the Europa League as Group H winners with a 1-0 victory at Sparta Prague on Thursday.
Seven-time European champions Milan have not won the scudetto since 2011, but they have been transformed under Pioli.
The head coach feels he took over a club finally ready to challenge for honours once again.
He said in a press conference on Friday: I felt like a big family as soon as I set foot in Milanello. The club is making important efforts to allow us to work well. Here you can breathe a unique, almost magical air.
Here you are alway…
Pep Guardiola expects many more magical moments from Sergio Aguero as the Manchester City striker nears the end of his contract, with a decision still be made on his future.
Aguero returned from his latest injury lay-off with a brief appearance in Wednesday s 1-0 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League.
Having come through that outing without aggravating the hamstring issue which had sidelined him, Aguero will hope to play a part in Saturday s visit of Burnley in the Premier League, a side City have beaten 5-0 in each of the last three meetings at the Etihad Stadium in all competitions.
The Argentina forward has scored nine goals in his past nine matches against the Clarets and City will want more of the same after last weekend s 2-0 loss to Tottenham left t…
Neymar has lost his magic after spending five seasons with Paris Saint-Germain, according to former team-mate Thomas Meunier.
Brazil international Neymar remains the world s most expensive player following his €222million switch from Barcelona to the French capital in August 2017.
The 30-year-old has made 144 appearances for PSG and won 11 trophies, though tellingly he has yet to lift the Champions League with the Ligue 1 giants.
Neymar signed a new four-year deal last year, but the former Barcelona star has been liked with the Parc des Princes exit following the arrival of head coach Christophe Galtier.
And ex-PSG defender Meunier, who spent four years at PSG before leaving for Borussia Dortmund in 2020, believes Neymar s career has stagnated.
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Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to nine points with a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp s side recorded a remarkable 7-0 victory in this exact fixture last season and were soon in command as Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain struck in the first half at Selhurst Park.
Palace deservedly pulled one back through Odsonne Edouard just after the break, but Fabinho sealed all three points from the penalty spot in the closing stages.
Victory saw Liverpool reduce City s lead at the summit after they were held by Southampton on Saturday, while the Reds still have a game in hand.
A deflected Jordan Henderson strike forced the first save of the contest from Vicente Guaita, but the Palace goalkeeper had n…
Luis Enrique promised Spain would not wait another 18 years before playing in Catalonia again after a noisy home crowd roared his team to a 2-1 win over Albania.
La Roja had not played in the region since February 2004, when they tackled Peru in a friendly at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, so Saturday s game was significant from that perspective.
With many in Catalonia harbouring hopes of independence from Spain, Saturday s match at Espanyol s RCDE Stadium was a test of what loyalty there remained to the team.
Head coach Enrique was pleased it proved overwhelmingly positive, and late goals from Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo, either side of a freak equaliser, carried Spain to victory.
The people deserved that joy, said the Spain boss. Barcelona likes the nat…
“Reiss is a player I have admired since the first day I was here,” said Arteta.
“He has tremendous ability and is such an exciting offensive talent. Reiss knows how important he is to our squad with the quality he has.
“It’s great that Reiss has committed his future to us – he knows this club so well, he grew up here and we look forward to enjoying many more good moments with him.”
While Nelson has extended his stay at the Emirates, Arsenal announced Steve Round has left his position on the backroom staff.
Round was appointed as an assistant to Arteta when the Spaniard first took the reins in December 2019 having previously filled similar roles at Everton and Manchester United.
Technical director Edu informed staff on Thursday, with …
Marco Verratti is set to sign a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain and remain in the French capital for four more years, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The feisty midfielder, who rose through the youth ranks at Pescara, joined PSG in the summer of 2012 for a reported fee of €12.5 million. Since then, he s gone on to make a total of 398 appearances in all competitions under six head coaches so far, scoring 11 goals and assisting his teammates 61 times. Like the rest of the club, he s still waiting to lift the Champions League trophy, but he has won the Ligue 1 title eight times, the French Cup and the French League Cup six times apiece, and the French Super Cup nine times.
The 30-year-old Italy international is currently under contract with PSG until the summer of 20…