RB Leipzig have signed Alexander Sorloth from Crystal Palace in a deal worth €22million (£20.5m).
Bundesliga side Leipzig have agreed to pay Trabzonspor €10m to terminate Sorloth s loan from Palace, which was due to run until the end of the 2020-21 season.
The Premier League side will also receive €10m (£9.3m) up front, with a further €2m (£1.9m) payable in add-ons to be split between Palace and Trabzonspor.
Norway international Sorloth, 24, has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Red Bull Arena after scoring 24 goals in 34 Super Lig appearances last season.
Despite the arrival of Hwang Hee-chang from Salzburg, Julian Nagelsmann was still keen to bolster his attacking options after seeing Timo Werner leave for Chelsea and Patrik Sc…
Heisman Trophy: How Joe Burrow compares to fellow winners Murray, Mayfield, Jackson, Mariota & Winst
The Heisman Trophy has been won by a quarterback for a fourth year in a row after LSU s Joe Burrow was given the accolade on Saturday.
Senior Burrow, who transferred from Ohio State in 2018, beat fellow quarterbacks Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts as well as Buckeyes defensive end Chase Young to claim the prize given to college football s best player.
Burrow is LSU s second winner of the prize, after running back Billy Cannon in 1959, thanks to a remarkable season in which he has led LSU to the top seed for the 2019 College Football Playoff.
With Burrow now considered the leading contender to be the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft too, we take a look at how he compares to the last five quarterbacks to win the Heisman Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Lamar …
While it might be the Nations League that steals center stage this weekend, we have a string of eye-catching affairs from across the footballing globe. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday September 24th
BST 15:00 Bradford City vs AFC Wimbledon
Despite being disappointed to have settled for a bottom-half finish last season, Bradford have really come flying out of the traps this time around. Leading the play-off chase here and knowing that another victory on Saturday could see them break into the automatic promotion places, Mark Hughes side are enjoying a stellar run of form. Last seen picking up a thumping 3-0 victory at home against Stevenage, the one-time So…
Pele was football s ultimate fox in the box, a player who dealt in quantity as much as quality, whose eye-popping career statistics alone marked him out as one of the greats.
Footage is scarce of peak Pele, the player who emerged as a teenage sensation in the late 1950s and shone on the world stage for almost 15 years. That which is available shows a nimble forward with a devastating finish.
The Brazil great became as globally revered as The Beatles and Muhammad Ali, who became peers of his, and Pele s death at the age of 82 has sent a shudder through the sporting world.
Those who saw him in action speak of a player who took football to a new level, leaving tormented defences in his wake as he set record after record.
Here, Stats Perform has picked out fi…
Caolan Boyd-Munce has agreed a one-year contract extension with St Mirren, who have confirmed star striker Curtis Main, Charles Dunne, Joe Shaughnessy and Richard Tait will all move on.
The 23-year-old midfielder joined Saints in March on a deal until the end of the season and the club has taken up the option to extend that until the summer of 2024 with an appearance-based option for another year.
The Northern Irishman – who began his career at Glentoran and had spells at Birmingham and Middlesbrough – made three appearances for the Buddies last season with his first start coming in Saturday’s match against Rangers at The SMiSA Stadium.
Manager Stephen Robinson told stmirren.com: “Caolan was never going to come into the first team fold straight away becau…
With the Premier League set to make its final appearance before heading into the World Cup break, we are treated to a stacked weekend of action from across England s football tiers. So, for those of you looking to place a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday November 12th
BST 15:00 West Ham vs Leicester City
Eventually extending on their EFL Cup adventure earlier in the week thanks to a 3-0 victory at home against League Two outfit Newport, Leicester should find the mood in their camp at a recent high. While Brendan Rodgers side might have opened the 2022/23 campaign in the midst of a Premier League nightmare, the Foxes have come roaring back since returning from September s international break. Last s…
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Getting their Nations League adventure underway on Saturday night, Germany will welcome Hungary to Dusseldorf.
Germany
Starting with the hosts, while Germany might have come flying out of the traps when opening their EURO 24 campaign back in June, the summer’s host nation would have been disappointed by a downbeat quarter-final exit. Suffering extra-time heartbreak at the hands of eventual winners Spain, Julian Nagelsmann’s men are seeking an immediate response when they get their Nations League adventure underway on Saturday night. Nevertheless, despite falling short over the summer as they missed out on the chance to get their hands on a fourth European crown, Germany have largely impressed since Nagelsmann’s appointment 12 mon…
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With the Community Shield up for grabs on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City will meet Arsenal at Wembley for what could be an action-packed affair.
Manchester City
Starting with the reigning Premier League champions, only continuing on a famous romp after returning from the World Cup’s winter break, Manchester City certainly made real history last season. Getting their hands on a maiden Champions League crown back on June 10th as they claimed a famous 1-0 victory against Italian icons Inter Milan, Pep Guardiola’s superstar squad became the first English club since 1999 to be crowned treble-champions. Arguably cementing their spot as the greatest side in the Premier League era, the one-time Bayern Munich boss will be calling on his …
Ex-Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe had contemplated giving up on his managerial dream, but remains determined to follow in the footsteps of Chris Hughton and become a trailblazer for black coaches.
Former England international Defoe called time on his distinguished playing career in 2022 and has spent the past 18 months coaching in the Spurs academy.
Defoe is well aware of potential hurdles and the low number of black and ethnic minority managers in English football, which has been further hit by the January sackings of Darren Moore and Troy Deeney by Huddersfield and Forest Green respectively.
Deeney’s maiden managerial tenure lasted 29 days but Defoe will draw inspiration from Hughton’s three decades as a coach when he does eventually take his first steps i…
Is there any history between Newcastle and Liverpool that I don t know about? The atmosphere was like there was something that happened in the past.
Jurgen Klopp s question was understandable at the end of an enthralling 3-2 Liverpool win at St James Park back in 2019.
A raucous Tyneside atmosphere had been ramped up further by controversy on the pitch and fights off it, with the presence of Liverpool fans in the Newcastle United sections – hoping to see their side take another step towards Premier League glory – playing its part.
Of course, when Newcastle were going for the title in the 1990s, Liverpool tried and succeeded to spoil the party with a pair of epic 4-3 Anfield wins, even if that meant helping rivals Manchester United to twice take top spot.