Manchester United are reportedly open to the idea of signing Christian Pulisic on loan from Chelsea. ESPN claim they ve been informed so by their sources.
With the likes of Antony, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford currently in their ranks, United appear well-stocked in the winger department. That, at first glance, might cause questions about the reason for a move for Pulisic who also plays out wide, or as a No. 10 where Bruno Fernandes is the indisputable first choice. With Cristiano Ronaldo gone following the termination of his contract, it s expected for the 20-time English champions to move for a centre-forward, rather than a wide attacker.
On the other hand, there is always the possibility of reinstating Rashford as a full-time striker, which would in turn open up a…
England are doing their best to make it business as usual as they prepare to face Spain in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday.
Defender Jess Carter insists there will be no additional nerves ahead of a game she never envisaged being a part of, while head coach Sarina Wiegman is preoccupied by a selection dilemma.
Here, the PA news agency looks at all the latest news heading into Sunday’s big one:
More the merrier for Carter
England defender Jess Carter admits every extra minute is a bonus as she prepares to feature in Sunday’s World Cup final.
The 25-year-old has been one of the lynchpins of her side’s run to within 90 minutes of a first women’s World Cup win but says she did not expect to get this far.
“When I didn’t p…
What the papers say
Manchester United are interested in Paris St Germain’s Marco Verratti to bolster the Devils’ midfield, the Mirror reports. Saudi Pro League team Al-Ahli are also reported to be interested in the 30-year-old alongside a number of European clubs.
After losing their first two games of the Premier League season Everton are hoping they will land the signature of Scottish forward Che Adams. The 27-year-old could move to the club from Southampton for a fee worth around £15million, the Telegraph says.
The Sun says Nottingham Forest are willing to pay the same amount for Brazilian Matheus Nascimento from Botafogo, but he may stay with the club with the goal to help them win the Brazilian Serie A.
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Aymeric Laporte on the brin…
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes said it is a goal of his to retire at the Catalan club.
The Spain international is currently under contract until June 2014 at Camp Nou, and although he is currently is no rush to sign an extension, he would fancy ending his career with the side he has won two Champions League titles with.
Since I signed the last contract I have not spoken about it. I signed the last one in June 2009 and have not been concerned since, the 30-year-old told reporters.
It is not the time for me to be worrying about it, there is still time. I m focused on winning games. My dream is to retire here… time will tell.
Despite his apparent desire to stay with Barca until he hangs up his boots, Valdes refused to rule out the possibility of ex…
Debrecen have dealt with claims of attempted match-fixing allegedly in a 2009 Champions League clash against Liverpool.
The Premier League side said there has been no contact from Europol, the European Union s criminal investigation arm, who have reportedly included the Reds 1-0 Champions League group stage win over the Hungarian outfit in an investigation into match-fixing.
Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet claimed the 2009 fixture at Anfield is one of the matches under investigation, but stressed that no accusation has been leveled at Liverpool.
And the Hungarian club say that a two-year ban handed out to their goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic in 2010 for not reporting match-fixing approaches before the Liverpool match confirm that the incident has been dealt with.
Western Sydney Wanderers have sacked head coach Josep Gombau after failing to qualify for the A-League finals.
The Wanderers announced Gombau s departure – effective immediately – Thursday, having only appointed the Spaniard in November.
Former Adelaide United boss Gombau, who guided the Reds to FFA Cup glory in 2014, replaced Tony Popovic four games into the season but his tenure was overshadowed by claims of player unrest.
And his fate was sealed after last week s 3-2 loss at home to Adelaide which denied the Wanderers a spot in the top six and finals.
We have today officially announced that Josep Gombau will leave the club, effective immediately:
— WS Wanderers FC (@wswanderersfc)
Following a review of the season the decisio…
West Bromwich Albion are set to lead the chase for John Terry’s services this summer, .
The former England international announced on Monday that he will quit Chelsea, the club with which he has had a twenty-two year association with at the end of the season and the Midlands club are ready to pounce.
Baggies’ boss Tony Pulis had enquired about signing the central defender back in January though he decided to remain at Stamford Bridge.
Aside from a brief loan spell with Nottingham Forest in the year 2000, Terry has spent his entire playing career with Chelsea racking up over seven hundred appearances in all competitions, scoring sixty-six goals.
During that time he has won fourteen major honours, thirteen of which as the club’s captain with tha…
Arsenal s impressive resurgence continued with a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta appeared to be on borrowed time after the 5-0 battering by Manchester City at the end of August, but Arsenal have now not lost in nine games since, and this latest victory moved them up to fifth.
Leicester looked a shadow of the team that had won their previous four matches during the early exchanges, trailing to goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Emile Smith Rowe inside 18 minutes.
Arsenal had to withstand constant pressure in the second half, though, with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale having more touches than any of his team-mates but producing a standout performance that meant Leicester could not turn it around.
The visitors en…
Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure thinks Mikel Arteta could become one of the game s best head coaches amid talk of an imminent appointment at Arsenal.
Arteta is said to be on the verge of being named as successor to Unai Emery, who was sacked at the end of November following a run of seven games without a win in all competitions.
Interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has overseen just one victory in five matches, with last Sunday s 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City leading to calls for the Gunners to accelerate their plans to appoint a permanent boss.
Arteta, assistant to Pep Guardiola at City, could be named the next man at the Arsenal helm in the next 24 hours and Toure has high hopes for the 37-year-old, having worked with him at the Etihad Stadium befo…
Julian Nagelsmann does not regret giving Bayern Munich s players freedom to enjoy their vacation during the Bundesliga s mid-season break.
German top-flight leaders Bayern are set to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday, but currently have nine players who have returned positive COVID-19 test results.
Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, Tanguy Nianzou, Omar Richards, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies have all tested positive for the virus.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr are with Cameroon and Senegal respectively for the Africa Cup of Nations. Niklas Sule is nursing a back problem, while Leon Goretzka and Josip Stanisic are injured.
Gladbach s sporting director Max Eberl confirmed on Wedne…