With the drawing to a close last weekend, all of the attention will now be turned to the Premier League’s looming return.
Watching make more domestic history last season as they got their hands on a fourth consecutive Premier League crown, we look set for another rollercoaster adventure from across England’s elite.
With the action getting underway on August 16th, we currently find ourselves at the heart of another frantic summer transfer window.
While a host of clubs might be seriously looking over their shoulders at potential financial breaches, we have already seen some serious investment.
Still with a month left until the 2024/25 campaign gets underway, we have taken a look at who have already been the Premier League s most expensive arrivals s…
Karim Benzema says it would be dream to represent France at Euro 2016 and is hoping for good news with head coach Didier Deschamps and FFF President Noel Le Graet set to discuss his situation at a meeting on Wednesday.
With an investigation into his part in the alleged blackmail attempt of France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena, and after the emergence of claims last week that he was called as a witness as part of a money laundering case, Benzema s return to the national squad for the Euros remains the subject of intense speculation.
The tournament begins in June, with hosts France joint favourites for the title along with world champions Germany.
Benzema has scored 25 goals in 29 appearances for Real Madrid this season and has 27 goals from 81 caps in a France career…
Fans will receive 82 per cent of the tickets available for matches at Euro 2020, UEFA has announced.
The governing body has revealed the details for next year s competition, which will see 24 teams playing in 12 countries across the continent.
UEFA confirmed that 2.5million tickets have been reserved for supporters of participating nations and the general public, more than the total number available for Euro 2016, which was staged in France.
Across the 44 matches, 1m tickets will be available for €50 or less and 40,000 supporters will pay fewer than €100 to attend the semi-finals and final at Wembley.
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RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich played a thrilling match at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon. The home side were 2-0 up by halftime, courtesy of Lois Openda (20 ) and Castello Lukeba (26 ), but Harry Kane struck from the spot for the Bavarians (57 ) after Benjamin Henrichs was judged to have raised his elbow to block a Leroy Sane free-kick, and Sane himself finished off a perfectly executed counterattack (70 ) to rescue a point for his team.
Leipzig could ve won it in the first half
It may be a worn-out expression in football, but a game of two halves is more than suitable to help describe this contest.
Both Leipzig and Bayern have tremendous quality in their ranks, and the battle between them was always going to be exciting. It was Leipzig who dominated the first…
Republic of Ireland fell to a disappointing 2-1 loss at the hands of Belarus on Tuesday in their final friendly before Euro 2016.
The hosts had lost just one of their previous 13 matches, but a weakened line-up in Cork was deservedly beaten by goals from Mikhail Hardzeichuk and Maksim Valadzko.
Stephen Ward offered a sell-out crowd some hope when he pulled one back, but it arrived too late for Ireland to avoid defeat.
Manager Martin O Neill made 11 changes from the team that drew 1-1 with the Netherlands on Friday. With Harry Arter believed to already be ruled out and James McCarthy and Robbie Keane potentially set to miss the tournament through injury, this was an opportunity for many to impress.
However, after 20 minutes of toil, Ireland fell behind.
With the hosts pushing forw…
Jurgen Klopp is to leave Liverpool at the end of the season after almost 500 games in charge and a host of trophies.
The German has won seven different honours including the Premier League and Champions League with the club and here, the PA news agency takes a statistical look at his time in charge.
Win record
Klopp arrived in October 2015 as Brendan Rodgers’ replacement and while he made a low-key start in a goalless draw with Tottenham, and draws in his first three games overall, it was the precursor to one of the club’s most successful eras.
He has won more than 60 per cent of his 466 games in charge – with a minimum of 21 remaining this season – and provided Liverpool’s greatest Premier League performances since the competition’s rebranding.
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Bayern Munich will begin their quest for a ninth straight Bundesliga title in September, but the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a congested campaign.
The reigning champions have initially been scheduled to face Schalke in the opening game of the 2020-21 season on Friday, September 18.
However, that match will be pushed back by three days if they reach the final of the Champions League this month.
The mid-season break will come after matchday 13 and last just a week and a half due to the second round of the DFB-Pokal slated for December 22-23
Klassikers against Borussia Dortmund will take place in November and March, while a home game against Borussia Monchengladbach at the start of May could prove crucial in the title race.
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Paris Saint-Germain were interested in signing Cristian Romero from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2024, according to . The report has claimed that PSG could not make progress in negotiations over a deal for Romero, with the player himself keen on staying in North London and Spurs themselves did not want to cash in on the Argentina international central defender.
Romero is one of the best defenders in the world and has been superb for Tottenham and Argentina over the years. The 26-year-old centre-back won the Copa America with Argentina in 2021 and 2024 and the FIFA World Cup with the South American giants in 2022.
Tottenham are one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and are aiming to finish in the top four this season. As for PSG, their objective this campa…
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Real Madrid are set on clinching their 22nd triumph in the 2023/24 La Liga season as they head to Estadio El Sadar this Saturday to take on Osasuna.
Sitting at the league s summit, Los Blancos hold a seven-point lead over Girona, who are in second place, whereas Osasuna finds themselves in the 10th spot, trailing sixth-placed Real Sociedad by seven points.
Osasuna
Last weekend, Osasuna entered their clash with Girona riding a four-game unbeaten streak, yet their strong form came to a halt as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against the Catalan side.
This outcome leaves Jagoba Arrasate s team with 36 points from 28 matches in the current La Liga season, placing them in 10th position, trailing sixth-placed Real Sociedad by …
Chelsea forward Fernando Torres has conceded he feared he would be left out of Spain s squad for Euro 2012.
The 28-year-old s chances of making the squad for Poland and Ukraine had been placed in doubt after he was omitted for the friendly match against Venezuela in February as a result of his poor form at Chelsea.
Torres inclusion in Spain s provisional Euro 2012 squad is a strong sign he will make the final 23-man cut, particularly with fellow forward David Villa out injured.
He said he was relieved to be part of coach Vicente del Bosque s plans again.
Asked if he feared missing out, Torres said: Yes, I saw myself out of the list. I never received a call with such enthusiasm.
Spain have won the right to be called favourites and we have to acce…