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[ad_1] Barcelona midfielder Pedri hasn’t ruled out playing in the Premier League in the future, potentially paving the way for an exit from Camp Nou even if not any time soon. Pedri has been a key player for Barça since the age of 16 when he arrived from Las Palmas. By the end of his debut season, the teen prodigy had played 52 games in all competitions and played for Spain at both Euro 2020 and the Olympics in one summer. Barça tied Pedri to a new long-term contract in the autumn of 2021, raising his mandatory buyout clause to €1bn – they had paidRead More →

[ad_1] Kylian Mbappe has praised young Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson ahead of France’s Euro 2024 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium. France go into the contest as heavy favourites having recently came within a penalty shootout of retaining the FIFA World Cup in December, while Ireland failed to qualify for the tournament at all. Les Bleus kick-started their Euro 2024 qualification campaign with a victory last week, seeing off the Netherlands with relative ease. Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Dayot Upamecano and a brace from Kylian Mbappe secured the convincing 4-0 win. That game was Mbappe’s first as France captain and, ahead of his second,Read More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich and Barcelona have joined the lengthy list of clubs scouting Republic of Ireland forward Evan Ferguson, 90min understands. Ferguson has burst onto the scene this season at Brighton and Hove Albion under Roberto Di Zerbi, becoming a key player for the Italian manager. Despite being just 18 years old, Ferguson has managed to score seven goals and bag three assists in 16 games for the high-fyling Premier League club. The 18-year-old also recently made his debut for Republic of Ireland’s senior team, scoring in the Boys in Green’s 3-2 win over Latvia at the Aviva Stadium. This form has, as expected, caughtRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain have remained in contact with the representatives of Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante as they look to lure the Frenchman back to Ligue 1, 90min understands. But the Blues are confident they are close to agreeing an extension. Kante’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the season and, after some initial obstacles in early negotiations, 90min reported in February that a major breakthrough had been made and an agreement over fresh terms is close to being struck. The 31-year-old is known to be happy in London and keen to remain in England’s capital city. As such, he has alwaysRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal and Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard has admitted he does not want to give his true feelings on Rodri’s nasty tackle during his country’s Euro 2024 defeat to Spain for fear of getting banned. Norway ended up losing 3-0 but were far better than that scoreline would suggest and nearly equalised in the first half when Odegaard saw a shot on goal well blocked by Nacho Fernandez. While Nacho was blocking the shot, Odegaard was caught by a late challenge from Rodri, leaving him slumped on the ground as the referee waved away claims for a penalty or any further punishment. Many Arsenal fansRead More →

[ad_1] It’s over. The Antonio Conte era at Tottenham Hotspur is finally over. After a tumultuous 18 months full of highs (mainly at the end of last season) and embarrassing lows (at of which came in the last month or so), Tottenham have decided to end Conte’s tenure at the club. So, how did Tottenham Twitter react to the news? Well…it’s fair to say they rejoiced: Yessssssssssssssssss — tehTrunk (@tehTrunk) March 26, 2023 Omg it’s over! pic.twitter.com/bHQSOZ4zxi — Andrew (@Datey11) March 26, 2023 ironically, the first time spurs and conte ever reached a mutual agreement on anything https://t.co/S4HNMybNQg — Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) March 26, 2023Read More →

[ad_1] Antonio Conte’s spell at Tottenham has come to an end. Spurs have announced that they have parted ways with the Italian nearly 18 months after appointing him. It proved to be a bitter end for Conte, who lashed out at players and questioned the club’s ownership in his final press conference. But despite how disappointing this season has been, Conte did create some happy memories in north London. Here are the best moments of his tenure at Tottenham. Don’t you love it when grown men act like children? / Marc Atkins/GettyImages Okay, this is only a half-serious addition to the list, but it wasRead More →

[ad_1] Mateo Retegui was on the goalscoring sheet again as Italy recorded an important win over Malta on Sunday evening. Roberto Mancini’s side were in dire need of three points after a disappointing defeat to England in their Euro 2024 qualification opener, and they got just that thanks to first half goals from Retegui and Matteo Pessina. Amazingly inside the opening few minutes, Malta almost took an early lead through Alexander Satariano. The forward latched onto Joseph Mbong’s looping ball over the top of the Italian defence to fire a half-volleyed effort goalward from just inside the penalty area – an effort Gianluigi Donnarumma wasRead More →

[ad_1] Steven Gerrard has revealed he believes that Jude Bellingham is ‘ahead’ of where he was at 19 years of age after England’s win over Ukraine. Bellingham once again impressed for the Three Lions on Sunday evening, providing some much-needed class and creativity in midfield for England as they cruised to their second consecutive win of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. During Bellingham’s post-match interview with Channel 4‘s punditry panel – which Gerrard was a part of alongside Jill Scott, Joe Cole and Andriy Shevchenko – Gerrard was asked about comparisons between himself and the talented Dortmund midfielder, and he admitted that he believes BellinghamRead More →

[ad_1] There may not be a major tournament in 2023, but it’s still an important year for England as they look to book a spot in Germany for Euro 2024 next summer. They kicked off their qualification campaign in style with a 2-1 win over Italy in Naples and followed it up with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ukraine. Here’s who else the Three Lions will have to face in 2023. The England side last time they faced Malta / Julian Finney/GettyImages Malta and England have faced one another twice in recent times; in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. Gareth Southgate’s side won bothRead More →