Jurgen Klopp is very excited about Liverpool s performances after the Reds earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Newcastle United.
Naby Keita s first-half goal saw Liverpool claim a vital win at St James Park on Saturday, with the Reds maintaining their charge for the Premier League title having picked up 40 points from the last 42 available to them in the competition.
Having won the EFL Cup, reached the FA Cup final and beaten Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool remain in the running for a historic quadruple going into the final weeks of the campaign.
While thrilled by Liverpool s recent displays, Klopp was not willing to discuss his side s hopes of winning four pieces of silverware as he highlighted the difficult nature…
Karim Benzema has declared his determination to win the Ballon d Or after taking centre stage at Real Madrid since Cristiano Ronaldo s departure.
The France striker has been Madrid s attacking spearhead and has taken over the captaincy following the exit of Sergio Ramos, reflecting his standing with the Spanish giants.
With three LaLiga titles and four Champions League wins in 12 years, Benzema has accrued plenty of silverware while with Los Blancos.
Now, individual acclaim is regularly coming his way, with Benzema stepping out of Ronaldo s long shadow and becoming the talisman.
He has topped the 20-goal mark in LaLiga in the last three seasons and has nine strikes in eight games so far this term in the Spanish top flight, with Madrid top of the table.<…
Netherlands will take on Germany in the pick of the groups for Euro 2020 qualifying.
Joachim Low s side will meet Oranje in Group C, which also contains Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus.
Holders Portugal take on Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania and Luxembourg, while world champions France face Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova and Andorra.
Below are the groups in full for the qualifying phase, which begins on March 21 next year and runs until November.
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Group A: England, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo
Group B: Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Group C: Netherlands, Germany, Northern I…
The United States will host a reformatted 2024 Copa America, CONMEBOL has confirmed.
Ecuador had been due to stage next year s competition but withdrew in November due to concerns over security and infrastructure.
The USA previously hosted the tournament in 2016 for a special centenary edition, with that the only previous occasion it has been held outside of South America.
It has also been announced that the 2024 edition will feature its usual 10 teams from South America, plus six from North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The USA, who will also jointly-host the 2026 World Cup along with Mexico and Canada, are not guaranteed a place at the Copa America.
Argentina won the delayed 2021 tournament thanks to 1-0 win over hosts Brazil at the Mar…
Newcastle United are open to selling Miguel Almiron in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported on X that if Newcastle get a good offer for Almiron, then they will offload the midfielder.
Romano has noted that there was interest in Almiron from clubs in Saudi Arabia in the January transfer window. More clubs are showing interest in the 30-year-old Paraguay international, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
The reporter wrote on : Miguel Almiron s future remains open ahead of the summer transfer window. After Saudi Pro League move collapsed in January, more clubs are showing interest in the midfielder. Newcastle, open to selling Almiron in case of good proposal due to Financ…
Donny van de Beek has confirmed he is leaving Manchester United.
The former Ajax midfielder, who signed for United in 2020, is joining Girona in a cut-price deal reportedly worth only €600,000 (£500,000) prior to add-ons.
Van de Beek was never able to cement a place in United s midfield, and looked set to leave last year, only for a move to Lens to fall through.
While the 27-year-old s departure had not been officially announced by United, Van de Beek shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday.
Dear Manchester United family. Today is a memorable day as my adventure at the club comes to an end, he wrote.
I want to thank you all for your support throughout the years. From the moment we arrived at Manchester United, we felt extremely welcome and …
Buoyed by their win in the World Cup this summer, Spain are set to push for co-hosting the 2018 tournament with neighbouring Portugal, Secretary of State for Sports Jaime Lissavetsky said Tuesday.
Spain s next challenge is to organise the 2018 World Cup, Lissavetsky said in an address to the Spanish Football Federation s (RFEF) general assembly meeting.
Spain and Portugal hope to pool their resources as Japan and South Korea did in 2002 for 2018 after Brazil hosts the next edition in 2014.
Belgium and the Netherlands are also preparing a joint 2018 bid and other candidates are England, the United States and Russia with Australia now concentrating its hopes on 2022 after initially expressing interest in 2018.
FIFA is to elect the winning bid on December …
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of Euro 2024 by Domenico Tedesco, despite making a return to the Real Madrid squad.
The 31-year-old has missed the entire season and needed another knee operation in March after a setback in his recovery.
Carlo Ancelotti said Courtois could make a full return for Madrid s LaLiga match against Cadiz on Saturday, after naming him on the bench for their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Despite Courtois making a return to action before Belgium have to announce their squad for Euro 2024 in Germany, Tedesco was clear that he would not be chosen.
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Belgium made light work of minnows Luxembourg as Domenico Tedesco s side rounded off their Euro 2024 preparations with a 3-0 victory.
Romelu Lukaku was at the double at Stade Roi Baudouin, with Leandro Trossard also getting in on the act for the Red Devils.
Belgium dominated from the off, though Luxembourg held out until Lukaku converted from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute.
Lukaku made it 2-0 shortly after the restart, with the 31-year-old on hand to finish after fine work from Jeremy Doku.
Trossard added further gloss nine minutes from time, and Belgium will now turn their attention to Euro 2024.
They face Slovakia in their opening group match on June 17, with fixtures against Romania and Ukraine to follow.
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In a Ligue 1 clash between two teams seeking to secure European qualification at the end of the season, Olympique Marseille are set to host AS Monaco at Stade Velodrome on Saturday.
In their previous league fixture, Marseille played to a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg, which has left them three points behind Lille in the race for a spot in European competitions. Monaco, on the other hand, dropped to fourth place after losing 3-1 against Reims, and they are currently six points ahead of Marseille.
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Marseille have been consistently getting positive results since late November, with only two defeats in their previous 11 matches in all competitions. However, they have yet to make significant progress up the Ligue 1 tab…