Everton are hoping to sign Kurt Zouma from Chelsea and Andre Gomes from Barcelona on permanent deals this summer, manager Marco Silva has confirmed.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Silva said that it would be great if the Merseysiders could keep the defender and the midfielder, calling them high-quality player whom the fans really love. The matter is not in Everton s hands, however. Both players are due to return to their parent clubs after the next week s season finale against Tottenham Hotspur, and while Barcelona don t seem particularly keen on having Gomes back, it may prove more difficult with Zouma as a two-window transfer ban looms over Stamford Bridge.
Should the decision be upheld and Chelsea banned from signing new players, and given the situations surrounding some of…
Evergreen Australia striker Tim Cahill is ready for the big dance as he attempts to waltz into World Cup folklore.
Cahill could join Brazil legend Pele and former Germany strikers Miroslav Klose and Uwe Seeler as the only players to have scored at four World Cups should he get on the scoresheet in Russia.
The 38-year-old is more of a squad player nowadays after previously being the fulcrum of a Socceroos side that continues to grow on the global stage.
But he has shelved all talk of international retirement until after the tournament.
Speaking ahead of Australia s Group C opener against France on Saturday, he told a news conference: It s not a dress rehearsal, the big dance is here. This is where you have to step up.
The fact is we train today,…
Moussa Sow s sensational overhead effort and a brilliant free-kick from Jeremain Lens helped Fenerbahce to a fine 2-1 Europa League win over an out-of-sorts Manchester United, who lost Paul Pogba to injury.
Fener were swept aside in a 4-1 loss at Old Trafford a fortnight ago in a match that saw Pogba score twice.
But Jose Mourinho has faced increased scrutiny over United s indifferent Premier League form with a 0-0 draw at home to Burnley in which they registered 37 shots on goal at the weekend the latest disappointment.
And the Portuguese s mood would hardly have been helped by Sow s stunning acrobatic opener in just the second minute of the Group A contest in Istanbul that left left United with an uphill task.
The loss of world-record signing Pogba to i…
Diego Maradona has said that Lionel Messi is not guilty of anything as Argentina face a potential first World Cup group-stage exit since 2002.
A 1-1 draw with Iceland in their Group D opener was followed by a shock 3-0 thumping at the hands of Croatia, meaning the two-time winners must beat Nigeria in their final match on Tuesday to have any chance of progressing.
Messi missed a second-half penalty in that draw with Iceland and cut an isolated figure as his side slumped to a heavy defeat in their second game.
The Barcelona star has come under criticism for his muted displays, but Maradona – who managed Messi at the 2010 World Cup – insists he is not responsible for Argentina s struggles.
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Mikel Arteta has been given until Friday to respond to his Football Association charge for comments he made after Arsenal’s defeat by Newcastle earlier this month.
The Gunners boss branded the VAR decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon’s goal in his side’s 1-0 defeat at St James’ Park “an absolute disgrace”.
Arteta has been charged with a breach of FA rule E3.1 and initially had until Tuesday to offer his response.
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However, that deadline has now been extended until Friday at the Gunners’ request, the PA news agency understands.
VAR made a triple check to see whether the ball had gone out of play before Joe Willock’s cross, whether Joelinton had f…
West Ham United are interested in signing Brentford striker Ivan Toney in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that the Hammers will need to sign a new striker for next season and beyond, and that they think that Toney fits the bill.
Toney has been superb for Brentford over the years, both in the Championship and in the Premier League. The 26-year-old English striker has scored six goals and provided two assists in nine Premier League appearances for the Bees so far this season. In 2020-21, the striker scored 12 goals and provided five assists in the league.
West Ham are 13th in the Premier League table at the moment with 10 points from nine matches, four points above the bottom three. Meanwhile, Brentford currently find themselves 11th in the leagu…
A late Santiago Cazorla penalty saw Arsenal defeat Southampton 2-1 at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, as Arsene Wenger got the better of his former Monaco player Claude Puel.
Last season s runners-up had beaten Watford in fine fashion before the international break, and manager Wenger handed debuts to Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez.
Their momentum was initially slowed, though, by a Petr Cech own goal from Dusan Tadic s free-kick.
Although Laurent Koscielny equalised shortly afterwards with a magnificent overhead kick, Arsenal struggled to break the visitors down and Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster was largely untroubled for much of the second half.
But a late twist saw Jose Fonte penalised for tangling with substitute Olivier Giroud in the penalty area, …
Arsenal continued their preparations for the new Premier League season with a convincing 4-1 triumph over Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus gave the Gunners a comfortable advantage at half-time, with Kai Havertz adding a fourth in the second half.
Substitute Adam Hlozek would take the shine off an otherwise impressive performance from Mikel Arteta s side late on, but Arsenal were worthy winners at the Emirates.
A frantic start to proceedings saw Zinchenko give the hosts the lead in the eighth minute as he rifled home Havertz s cutback from the edge of the area.
Matej Kovar was picking the ball out of his net again less than a minute later, as Leverkusen were caught playing out from the back …
Reported Tottenham target Alexander Nubel has told Schalke he will not renew his contract, which is due to expire at the end of the season.
Schalke had been locked in negotiations to keep the club captain at the Veltins-Arena amid rumours Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is keen to bring the 23-year-old to the Premier League.
Nubel, who has been dubbed in some quarters as the new Manuel Neuer, made the switch to Schalke from Paderborn in 2015 but has told the club he is to seek pastures new.
Schalke sports director Jochen Schneider told the club s official website: Following all the discussions that we have had with Alexander Nubel and his agent in recent months, we aren t surprised by his decision and of course respect it.
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Argentina s impressive 3-0 Finalissima win over Italy saw La Albiceleste set a national new record of 32 matches unbeaten.
Lionel Scaloni s men were sensational at Wembley, producing a dominant and rampant performance that could have seen them claim an even more one-sided victory.
Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala got the goals, while Lionel Messi pulled the strings as Argentina made something of a statement less than six months before the World Cup.
Argentina s last defeat was a 2-0 loss to bitter rivals Brazil in the semi-finals of the 2019 Copa America, but they got their revenge in the final last year, beating the Selecao 1-0 at the Maracana to clinch their first title in 28 years.
Their 32 games unbeaten is a new record for official …