Antonio Valencia is leaving Manchester United at the end of the season and the list of potential new clubs for the Ecuadorian has emerged. The player s contract expires with the Red Devils at the end of the season, on 30 June to be precise and his agent has listed a number of teams where Valencia could go next.
He [Valencia] wants a change in the air and the club is not going to renew him either. Like everything in life, everything comes to an end, the agent told El Universo. Arsenal, West Ham, Inter Milan and one club from China are options, but in football everything is changing , he concluded.
Valencia has been part of Manchester United since joining from Wigan back in the summer of 2009. Now, after ten seasons at the club, numerous trophies won and over 33…
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Galatasaray and Sparta Prague will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The first leg of the playoff round tie between the Turkish club and the Czech Republic team will be held at Rams Park and is scheduled to kick off at 5:45 pm UK time on Thursday.
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Galatasaray are one of the biggest clubs in Europe and are Turkish giants. They are used to playing in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, and they will be determined to progress last the playoff round tie of the latter this season.
Avrupa Fatihi played in the UEFA Champions League this season. They finished third in Group A with five points from six matches. They have now dropped into…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino condemned racist chants from Juventus fans towards Inter striker Romelu Lukaku during their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.
Lukaku scored a penalty in stoppage time to earn visitors Inter a 1-1 draw in Turin on Tuesday, duly celebrating by holding a finger to his lips in front of Juve supporters as a response to abuse.
The celebration was deemed provocative and the Belgian was sent off for a second bookable offence, with the incident leading to a confrontation between the two sets of players.
Lukaku released a statement on Wednesday demanding action from Italian authorities, which has been widely supported by other big names in the football world.
Infantino labelled the chants unacceptable and called for those responsibl…
Lucas Moura believes Jose Mourinho can deliver long-awaited silverware for Tottenham.
Mourinho has led Spurs to four wins from six matches since becoming head coach last month, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
Lucas said Tottenham were well-placed to claim a first trophy since 2008 under serial winner Mourinho, who has delivered silverware at the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter and Porto.
Everyone is excited to work with him. Of course he s a big name, a big impact for everyone. Everyone knows his career, how good he is, because he has won trophies at every club where he has worked, Lucas told UK newspapers.
Now it s a big opportunity for us to learn from him and we have everything we need – a very good coach who has a lot of exp…
Arsene Wenger began his long goodbye at Arsenal on this day in 2018, while April 20 is a day fondly remembered by Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan and racing driver Danica Patrick.
The end of a near 22-year love affair, which admittedly soured a little by the end, was announced by Wenger who revealed the 2017-18 season would be his last with the Gunners.
NBA great Jordan posted an astounding new playoff benchmark, while Patrick earned her own place in history.
Here s a reflective look at April 20 of yesteryears.
2018 – This is Gunner be tough. Wenger prepares for Arsenal goodbye
The news that Wenger was to leave Arsenal after almost 22 years had a certain inevitability about it.
Le Professeur oversaw one of the most successf…
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In a real showdown between two Italian icons on Sunday night, Juventus will welcome AC Milan to Turin for what could be a lively affair.
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Starting with the hosts, putting in another nightmare display earlier in the week and dealing with a string of issues behind the scenes, Juventus find themselves in the midst of a real nightmare. Hit with a 10-point deduction and now free-falling their way out of the top-six, Massimiliano Allegri’s side have come under a huge amount of scrutiny over the past week. Crashing out of the Europa League last week as they eventually fell to a 3-2 aggregate defeat against Sevilla, the Old Lady are simply hoping to find some kind of boost. Last seen a few days ago getting hit with an infamous 4-1 d…
Fernandinho signed off from Manchester City with a fifth Premier League title under his belt as the club captain declared: It s like we came back from the dead.
From 2-0 down to Aston Villa after goals from Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho, City roared back in the final 15 minutes and snatched a 3-2 win with a double from Ilkay Gundogan and a fine strike from Rodri.
Brazilian Fernandinho has decided his time is up at City, after nine successful years in which he established himself among the best defensive midfielders in the history of the Premier League.
At the age of 37, the skipper played the first half of Sunday s game before a tactical switch saw Oleksandr Zinchenko take his place after the break.
That was a shrewd move as the younger legs of Zinche…
Jose Mourinho has put Tottenham s inability to hold onto leads down to individual mistakes made by his players, rather than his own managerial ability.
Harry Kane s quickfire double put Spurs 2-1 ahead at half-time in Sunday s Premier League clash with Newcastle United after Joelinton had opened the scoring.
That is how the game remained until five minutes from time when Arsenal loanee Joe Willock fired in an equaliser, just 52 seconds after Kane hit the post at the other end.
Spurs have now failed to win six Premier League games this season in which they have led at the interval – the most of any side – as they missed out on a place in the top four, but Mourinho insists his players only have themselves to blame for their latest setback.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talked up the importance of Manchester United getting the best out of Edinson Cavani next season in a possible hint over the striker s future.
Cavani came off the bench to score United s third as they rallied from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Sunday and prevent Manchester City from being crowned champions.
A defeat would have guaranteed the trophy for Pep Guardiola s side and the Red Devils were losing at half-time thanks to a brilliant strike from Bertrand Traore.
However, a Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Mason Greenwood finish turned the game on its head in the second half before Cavani nodded home his eighth goal in seven games.
Cavani also became the third United player to score five Premier League goals in a single seaso…
Angel Di Maria saw red as struggling Juventus fell to a 1-0 defeat at Monza in Serie A, with substitute Christian Gytkjaer scoring a 74th-minute winner.
With head coach Massimiliano Allegri not on the bench through suspension, the Bianconeri put in a poor display as Di Maria was sent off for an elbow on Armando Izzo before half-time.
The visitors sloppy performance was punished 16 minutes from time as Gytkjaer slammed home from a Patrick Ciurria’s cross.
A first league defeat of the season for Allegri’s men means they lose more ground on Serie A’s early pace-setters, adding to the scrutiny of the coach.
Monza started brightly with Nicolo Rovella, on loan from Juventus, flashing a volley wide of the left post.
Izzo missed a great chance to…