Neymar is on the verge of signing a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano. from France suggested a deal was close a few days ago, and now it seems it s all but done.
The Brazilian left Barcelona in 2017 to join the Ligue 1 champions in a deal that still holds as the most expensive transfer in football ever, reportedly amounting to €222 million. Since then, mostly Spanish media claimed he was keen on returning to the Catalan club and he never denied it, but recently he made it known his loyalties lie with PSG and expressed a hope that Kylian Mbappe would also recommit his future to the club.
His new contract, which should keep him at the Parc des Princes for the next five years, is believed to be set to contain a huge b…
Pep Guardiola shrugged off the suggestion Phil Foden s sensational form proves he was right to slowly ease the youngster into first-team action, insisting football is only about the present.
Manchester City prodigy Foden made his Premier League debut in 2017-18, playing five times in total. While his talent was obvious, Guardiola was cautious with his development and opted to drop the attacker in and out of games, sometimes causing ire in the media.
A total of 13 league appearances followed in 2018-19 before Foden truly began to establish himself last season, making 37 appearances across all competitions.
Guardiola s cautious approach has seemingly paid off, with Foden one of City s most impressive players this campaign.
The 20-year-old has played 41 time…
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Looking to start 2019 with another impressive showing, a resurgent Manchester United side will travel to St. James Park on Wednesday night.
Newcastle
Starting with Wednesday s hosts, while Newcastle did show some signs of improvement during their three-match winning run back in November, Rafa Benitez s side entered 2019 in sluggish fashion. Coming off the back of a 1-1 draw with Watford over the weekend, the Magpies have now managed to record just one Premier League win in their last seven outings. Along with now holding the second-worst attacking record in the top-flight, the former Liverpool boss will be growing more concerned by his sides form at St. James Park. Newcastle have lost seven home l…
Cristiano Ronaldo slotted away two penalties and Matthijs de Ligt applied the finishing touch as Juventus beat Fiorentina 3-0 to confirm their status as front-runners for the Serie A title.
The vital double strike from Ronaldo took the Portuguese to 14 goals in his last nine league games and 19 in the Italian top flight overall this season, and crucially it ensured Juventus would remain clear at the summit of the table after this weekend s fixtures.
It also made Ronaldo the first Juventus player since David Trezeguet in 2005 to score in nine successive Serie A appearances.
De Ligt s late header increased the misery for Fiorentina.
Victory allowed Maurizio Sarri s Juventus to put behind them the disappointment of the 2-1 defeat to Napoli last time out…
Monaco have announced long-serving goalkeeper Danijel Subasic will leave the club at the end of the month.
The 35-year-old former Croatia international has made 292 appearances for Monaco since signing from Hajduk Split in 2012.
Subasic, whose contract expires on June 30, won Ligue 2 and Ligue 1 in the principality, while he was part of the side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in the 2016-17 season.
I congratulate Danijel for his exceptional career with AS Monaco, said president Dmitry Rybolovlev.
He came at the beginning of the project when we were still in the second division and has taken up many challenges over the years to contribute to the great achievements of the team.
L’AS Monaco annonce la fin de l’aventure avec qu…
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…