Liverpool are interested in signing Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool’s plan is for Trent Alexander-Arnold to play in midfield, so the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners want to get in a new right-back.

Frimpong has been on the books of Bayer since 2021 when he joined from Celtic. The 23-year-old Netherlands international has established himself as one of the best young right-backs in the Bundesliga. He can also play as a right wing-back. Frimpong has scored eight goals and given seven assists in 26 Bundesliga matches and has scored two goals in five UEFA Europa League games this season.

Liverpool are second in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 71 points…

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Desperate to try and find some kind of boost in midweek, Bohemians will make the trip to local rivals UC Dublin on Thursday night.

Starting with the hosts, putting in another nightmare display last weekend, all signs are pointing towards UC Dublin freefalling their way out of the Premier Division this season. Last seen getting hit with a routine 3-0 drumming against Dundalk on the road, the Students already sit rock-bottom of the table and 13 points adrift of safety. Managing to pick up just a single point from any of their last six top-flight outings, a run that stems back to May 13th, Head Coach Andrew Myler has seen his side continue to show a host of issues at both ends of the pitch. In the midst of what has become another …

Brendan Rodgers has left Leicester City by mutual agreement with the Foxes in the bottom three of the Premier League.

Rodgers leaves the King Power Stadium having led Leicester to their first FA Cup trophy in the 2020-2021 campaign as well as the Europa Conference League semi-final last term.

But this season has been a far cry from his previous successes, with a dismal run of just two wins in their past 13 Premier League matches leaving the Foxes in the drop zone.

Leicester fell to a sixth defeat in their previous seven in all competitions on Saturday against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a 94th-minute winner, with the Foxes mustering just three shots compared to the London side s 31.

With just 10 matches left to fight f…

Newcastle United are interested in signing Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed Inter could sell 30-year-old Croatia international defensive midfielder at the end of the season, and that Premier League club Newcastle are keen on securing his services.

Brozovic has been on the books of Inter since 2015 and has been superb for the Nerazzurri over the years. The 30-year-old defensive midfielder is one of the best players in his position and is still at the top of his game. Brozovic helped Inter win Serie A in 2020-21 and has played his role in the team reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season.

The Croatia international has made 14 starts and eight substitute appearances in Serie A fo…

Gerard Pique has announced he will retire at the age of 35 and Barcelona s match against Almeria on Saturday will be his last at Camp Nou.

The defender established himself as a Barca and Spain legend after returning to his homeland from Manchester United in 2008.

Pique has fallen out of favour under Xavi this season and the centre-back on Thursday revealed that he has decided to call time on his illustrious career.

He has won eight LaLiga titles and the Champions League three times during his time with the Catalan giants, while he has also lifted the FIFA Club World Cup on three occasions and the Copa del Rey seven times.

Pique also experienced glory at international level, winning the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship two years later as a k…

Mallory Swanson marked her 100th cap with the winning goal as the United States defeated Brazil 1-0 to win a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in women s football.

Two-time runners-up Brazil were seeking their first gold and thought they had taken the lead early on at the Parc des Princes, only for Ludmila s strike to be rightly ruled out for offside.

Swanson used her pace to break clear soon after but was unable to get the better of Lorena, with neither side truly going close to finding a breakthrough in the first half.

The Selecao suffered a blow early in the second period when Vitoria Yaya was forced off the field on a stretcher and their outing soon got worse when Swanson fired home.

Chicago Red Stars forward Swanson held her line well, latche…

Willian believes the Brazil national team are in a transition period as they look to appoint a new coach.

Brazil have not yet appointed a permanent successor to Tite, who left after the Selecao were knocked out of the 2022 World Cup by Croatia in the quarter-finals.

Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly wanted by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Brazil will play friendlies against Guinea and Senegal in June, with interim coach Ramon Menezes naming a strong squad, and Willian, who was part of the Selecao s squad for the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, feels that the national team is also in need of a fresh injection of talent into the squad.

In 2018 we were very confident that we could reach the final and win the title, he told Stats Perform.

This t…

Wales kept their Euro 2024 qualification hopes alive with a 2-0 win in Latvia as Aaron Ramsey’s 100th career goal and a David Brooks clincher lifted the pressure on under-fire manager Rob Page.

Ramsey stroked home a 29th-minute penalty – his 21st goal for Wales – before Brooks, on as a substitute for the injured captain, settled matters in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

The victory was Wales’ second in 14 attempts and gives them renewed hope that they can claim a top-two place in Group D.

On a night when Wales simply had to win or be left with a play-off route to Germany next summer, there was further good news before kick-off as group leaders Croatia did them a favour by winning 1-0 in Armenia.

Croatia are Wales’ next Euro opponents in Card…

Manchester City put pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday with an emphatic 4-1 victory at Southampton.

Erling Haaland s double took him to 30 Premier League goals in 27 games, just 70 shy of Son Heung-min s career total in his eighth season in England after the South Korea international made history on Saturday.

The race for the other top-four places behind Arsenal and City saw Manchester United and Newcastle United both win, while Tottenham remain three points back after riding their luck against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Stats Perform looks at some of the more notable Opta numbers to come out of the pick of Saturday s Premier League action.

100 Son Heung-min is the first ever Asian player to score 100 Prem…

Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-laden reign at Manchester United was illuminated by his often fiery rhetoric.

From withering put-downs to sparkling praise, the Scot produced many an apposite phrase and created a catalogue of memorable quotes.

Ten years on from his final match at the helm (May 19, 2013), the PA news agency takes a look at some of the most notable.

On challenging times

“My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f***ing perch. And you can print that.”

On Manchester City’s emergence as a Premier League force

“There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and, with the spending they have done, they have to win something. Sometimes yo…