Bolton Wanderers may be set to show Manchester City the attacking football that has been in short supply at Eastlands this season.

With City spending in excess of 100 million pounds to recruit the likes of Mario Balotelli, Yaya Toure and David Silva in the close season, few would have predicted Bolton to be billed as the entertainers in this match when the fixture list was released.

City may be fourth on the table, just five points behind leaders Manchester United, but they have struggled to produce the type of free-flowing performances one would expect from the English Premier League s most expensively assembled team.

Bolton, meanwhile, a constant if unfashionable presence in the Premier League since 2001, have been transformed in their first full season under …

VVV Venlo coach Jan van Dijk has been sacked after leading the Dutch strugglers to second-bottom on the Eredivisie table.

The 54-year-old was handed his marching orders on Monday, with club management losing patience as the threat of relegation continues to grow.

A short statement on the club s official website confirmed Van Dijk s departure, though a replacement has yet to be named.

The board of VVV Venlo has terminated collaboration with coach Jan van Dijk with immediate effect, the club s statement read.

The reason lies in the continued poor performance of the club during the calendar year 2010, and the associated low ranking of the team.

VVV have secured just 10 points from 18 fixtures this term, eight points adrift of escaping the drop zo…

Diego Costa snatched an injury-time equaliser to secure Chelsea a 1-1 draw against Manchester United and preserve the Premier League champions unbeaten run under Guus Hiddink.

Louis van Gaal described United s performances against Derby County and Stoke City as sparkling and his side began Sunday s game in dominant fashion at Stamford Bridge, though chances were few and far between in the first half.

Kurt Zouma was carried off on a stretcher shortly after half-time with what looked to be a serious injury to his right knee and Jesse Lingard turned home in fine style just two minutes later to put the visitors ahead.

David de Gea made a handful of superb saves to keep Chelsea at bay in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford and he frustrated Hiddink s side again, makin…

FC Utrecht have signed Liverpool youngster Kristoffer Peterson on a four-year deal.

The 19-year-old winger, who moved to England in January 2011 from Savedalens IF, leaves the Premier League club having not made a competitive appearance.

Peterson did, however, impress in pre-season during which it appears he caught the eye of Utrecht.

The Dutch side s head of scouting Edwin de Kruijff said: Kristoffer is a very talented player that we have followed closely for some time.

Since joining Liverpool he has a huge development. He is an excellent addition to the selection as it now is.

FC Utrecht is a club where talents develop into the top. The arrival of Kristoffer offers coach Robby Alflen more choices and contributes to a higher degree of competiti…

New Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is the right man to lead the club into a new cycle of success, according to defender Gerard Pique.

The former Athletic Bilbao boss was appointed as Luis Enrique s successor at Camp Nou in May, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third.

Valverde guided Athletic to their first trophy since 1984 with a 5-1 aggregate win over Barca in the Supercopa de Espana in 2015.

And Pique feels the 53-year-old, who spent two years at Camp Nou as a player between 1988 and 1990, can deliver success in 2017-18.

He s the right person to move forward, Pique told Omnisport.  He has consolidated his career with a lot of time in LaLiga and he was a player for Barcelona. I think he has all the requirements to make a great year.…

Paris Saint Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played down talk of a move to England, .

The Sweden international revealed that he has held no discussions with any club following his winning goal against Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League last sixteen tie on Wednesday evening.

His current deal with the Ligue One champions is set to expire at the end of the season, with clubs all over Europe and in the US likely to be circling.

Manchester United are just one of the sides linked with a move for the thirty-four year old who moved to the French capital from Milan in the summer of 2012.

During his time with PSG, he has racked up one hundred and sixty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring one hundred and thirty-seven goals while …

Pep Guardiola described Jurgen Klopp as an incredible manager on the eve of Liverpool s trip to Premier League title rivals Manchester City.

The reigning champions face a seven-point deficit to Klopp s Reds, who are yet to taste a top-flight defeat this season ahead of Thursday s crunch clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Last October s showdown between the two sides at Anfield ended in a goalless draw, but Liverpool prevailed in three of last season s four meetings.

If that recent record suggests Klopp may have got the measure of Guardiola s City, the former Barcelona coach did not appear too concerned and freely offered up warm praise for his German counterpart.

First of all, he s an incredible manager, said Guardiola, who saw his side beat Southampton last…

According to a recent report from Kicker, French champions Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Timo Werner. The 22 year old German forward is considered to be one of the best young goalscorers in European football today, and as such, a series of top clubs are interested in acquiring his services. It has been believed in recent months that Bayern Munich are at the front of the queue in terms of who is most likely to sign him, but it’s foolish to write PSG off given their vast wealth.

The Leipzig star, who made the move over from Stuttgart in 2016, seems destined for a move to a top club.

He featured for Germany during the 2018 FIFA World Cup and despite not catching fire as many had hoped, he’s still got an incredibly bright future ahead of him.

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Tottenham Hotspur will announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as their new manager today, according to . The former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss will replace Nuno at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Nuno was sacked as the Spurs boss this week following a run of poor results.

It has been reported that Conte will initially sign a contract with Spurs until the end of next season. It will be worth £30 million. The Italian tactical will take charge of training on Tuesday.

Tottenham started the season strong under Nuno, but recent results and performances have been disappointing. Spurs are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with 15 points from 10 matches, five points behind fourth-placed and London rivals West Ham United.

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England’s last-16 win over Germany at Euro 2020 proved their doubters wrong as Gareth Southgate’s side seized the chance to create their own piece of history at Wembley, according to Declan Rice.

A cagey contest was finally cracked open in the 75th minute when Raheem Sterling scored his third goal of the tournament, making it 15 in his past 20 outings at international level.

Thomas Muller fluffed a glorious chance to equalise before Harry Kane doubled the lead, heading home Jack Grealish’s cross to seal a place in the next round.

England lost on penalties to Germany in the semi-finals of the 1996 edition at the historic venue – albeit it has been rebuilt since then – but Rice was delighted to play his part in a famous triumph, one that was delivered aft…