Football Blog (Page 222)

[ad_1] Harry Maguire is understood to be confident that he’ll prove his fitness to Gareth Southgate before the England manager selects his World Cup squad. Maguire picked up a thigh injury in his country’s Nations League match against Germany and hasn’t played since – the latest blow in what has been a tricky campaign for the Manchester United centre-back. There are just three United matches left before Southgate names his World Cup selection, and he may have doubts about including Maguire in it if the defender hasn’t proved he’s fit again by then. However, ESPN state that the defender is confident he’ll be able toRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain are reluctant to sell Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid and would prefer to offload him to Liverpool. (Marca) However, should PSG agree to do business with Liverpool, they would demand that Mohamed Salah moves in the opposite direction as part of a player-plus-cash deal. (Ismael Mahmoud) On the other hand, PSG are not looking to sell Mbappe in January and would demand that any interested side parted with anywhere between €300m and €350m to sign the 23-year-old forward. (The Telegraph) Tottenham are monitoring Brentford striker Ivan Toney, with scouts regularly watching the 26-year-old in recent weeks. (Football Insider) Jorge Mendes is determinedRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain football advisor Luis Campos has claimed that Kylian Mbappe has not told him or club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi that he wants to leave in January. 90min understands that 23-year-old Mbappe is unhappy at the Parc des Princes as he believes the club have broken a number of promises made to him when he signed a three-year contract extension earlier this summer. Mbappe shocked the world in May when he decided to extend his stay in Paris, turning down the opportunity to join Real Madrid in the process, but tensions have quickly escalated in the French capital. The relationship between player and clubRead More →

[ad_1] Amber Barrett stepped off the bench to send the Republic of Ireland to the Women’s World Cup for the very first time with a 1-0 playoff victory over Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday evening. The substitute was on target 18 minutes from time to seal a famous victory for Vera Pauw’s side and book their place in Australia and New Zealand next summer. It was disappointment for Scotland, who saw a spot kick saved in the first half and miss out on a place in a second successive major tournament, having failed to qualify for Euro 2022. Scotland had gotten the better ofRead More →

[ad_1] British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed that the Glazer family ‘don’t want to sell’ Manchester United’. Lifelong Man Utd fan Ratcliffe had declared an interest in purchasing the club in the summer following the Glazers were seeking new investment and were prepared to sell a minority stake in the Red Devils, with a spokeperson for the billionaire stating: “If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential buyer. In a talk at a FT Live event however, Ratcliffe has ruled out such a purchase: “If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-termRead More →

[ad_1] Ten-man Manchester City were unable to secure their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games to spare on a frustrating night in Copenhagen. Pep Guardiola rested Erling Haaland for the game, with Julien Alvarez leading the line instead, but a first-half red card for Sergio Gomez ultimately dictated what was a flat performance from the Citizens. The first half hour of the game was frantic, and Man City thought they had taken the lead when Rodi drove a brilliant long-range effort into the top corner of the net. However, VAR made its first intervention of a busy nightRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham have the opportunity to take a major step towards qualifying from their Champions League group when they host Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday four. They earned a good victory at Brighton in the Premier League over the weekend, 1-0 thanks to Harry Kane’s winner, and will likely be in confident mood when they face the reigning Europa League winners. Here’s who Antonio Conte could select to take on the Bundesliga side, with Spurs having collected just four points from their opening three group games. Rodrigo Bentancur is becoming a key figure in Tottenham’s midfield / Carlos Rodrigues/GettyImages GK: Hugo Lloris – Tottenham probably signalledRead More →

[ad_1] The Columbus Crew have parted ways with head coach Caleb Porter.  The news comes after Columbus was eliminated from 2022 MLS Cup playoffs contention with the 2-1 defeat against Orlando City on Sunday.  Porter originally joined the Crew ahead of the 2019 season, leading the team to the 2020 MLS Cup title and the Campeones Cup trophy in 2021. He had one year left in his contract before departing this week.  Columbus will begin a coaching search immediately. Assistant coaches Pablo Moreira, Tim Hanley, Eric Quill and Blair Gavin would not be returning to Columbus either. “This is not a decision we took lightly,Read More →

[ad_1] Manchester City are not worried about Erling Haaland having a release clause in his contract, sources close to the club have told 90min. Haaland joined City in the summer from Borussia Dortmund for just over £50m, with the Norwegian also having a clause written into his contract with the Bundesliga giants. The Norwegian striker has been nothing short of sensational since his move to the Etihad, and has already bagged 15 goals in nine Premier League games and 20 in all competitions. The 22-year-old is on course to smash all sorts of records, but despite only being months into his City career, his futureRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea defender Thiago Silva is open to signing a new contract with the club but will hold talks with the Blues sooner than later, potentially within the next month. Silva joined Chelsea as a free agent in 2020 and recently turned 38, but the Brazilian has been a key player for the Blues and was outstanding against former club AC Milan last week. Silva’s current contract, which he signed in January 2022, is due to expire at the end of the season. “What I can tell you is, for me now, what is important is to keep playing at a high level and achievingRead More →