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A chance to fight for a trophy is at stake on Tuesday night as reigning Italian champions Juventus take on their Serie A title rivals in what promises to be a highly entertaining Coppa Italia semi-final at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.
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With a wide smile on their face and on the back of nine consecutive wins in all competitions, Bianconeri prepare to welcome Napoli in high spirits, despite some not that great things that have happened recently. Head coach Massimiliano Allegri had plenty of in-squad problems to deal with over the past few weeks – first with who refused to shake hands with the manager on his way out of the pitch – and with most recently, as the Italian defender insulted his manager …
Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Martin Kelly from Liverpool, .
The Merseyside club have already brought in fellow full-back Javier Manquillo on loan from Atletico Madrid while a fee for Alberto Moreno has been agreed with Sevilla, deals wish are set to push Kelly further down the Anfield pecking order.
The 24 year old made just a handful of appearances for Brendan Rodgers’ side last season after missing the majority of the 2012/13 campaign through injury, while he started just two games – both in the League Cup.
Aside from a brief loan spell with Huddersfield Town in 2009, Kelly has spent his entire career so far with Liverpool, and he was part of the squad that won the 2012 League Cup.
The one time England international now look…
Roman Weidenfeller has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund that will keep him at the club until June 2018.
The experienced goalkeeper s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the current campaign, but he has inked a one-year extension to end speculation about his future.
The 36-year-old joined Dortmund from Kaiserslautern in 2002 and is the longest-serving player in the squad.
He has lost his starting berth to Roman Burki, but remains a key figure for the DFB-Pokal finalists.
One more year.
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB)
I have made a considered decision to stay at my club for another season, Weidenfeller commented on his new deal.
I want to keep supporting Roman Burki in his development and want to help build…
Roma have secured the services of Seydou Keita for another season after the Mali international signed a one-year contract extension.
The 35-year-old arrived at Stadio Olimpico on a free transfer ahead of the 2014-15 campaign, but his initial deal expired on June 30.
Keita scored two goals in 26 Serie A appearances last term as Roma finished second to Juventus, and the midfielder has done enough to earn a further 12 months at the club.
Having started his professional career in Ligue 1 with Marseille, Keita went on to play for Lorient and Lens in the French top flight before heading to Spain with Sevilla.
A successful four-year stay at Barcelona followed from 2008 to 2012, during which time the Catalan giants won La Liga on three occasions and the UEFA C…
Tottenham Hotspur are readying a move for Valencia’s World Cup winning defender Shkodran Mustafi, .
The 22 year old only moved to the La Liga outfit in the summer, but has already been linked with a move away with Borussia Dortmund also interested.
Having begun his career with Everton, Mustafi moved to Sampdoria in the summer of 2012, moving on after two seasons.
His one and only appearance for the Toffee’s came as a substitute in a Europa League defeat to Belarusian side BATE Borisov in December 2009 while he has been capped six times for his country with three of those outings coming at last summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil.
Spurs, who face Chelsea in next month’s League Cup final and currently sit sixth in the Premier League, turn their…
England avoided an early exit at Euro 2024 after last-gasp Jude Bellingham heroics and Declan Rice says the Three Lions would do anything to protect manager Gareth Southgate.
Ivan Schranz s first-half opener seemed to have Slovakia on course for a shock last-16 upset, only for Bellingham to rifle home a remarkable 94th-minute leveller in Gelsenkirchen.
Bellingham s eye-catching overhead kick sent the tie to extra time, in which Harry Kane headed home just 50 seconds into the additional 30 minutes at Arena AufSchalke on Sunday.
England have now won their last four games having conceded first at the European Championship, after losing their first six such matches, and Rice says that battling performance was for the under-fire Southgate.
I cannot describe t…
Zinedine Zidane insists Cristiano Ronaldo is not looking to leave Real Madrid but would not be drawn on the prospect of the four-time Ballon d Or winner signing a new contract.
Ronaldo s future with the Spanish and European champions has been the subject of speculation since Spanish prosecutors filed a complaint in June that alleged he evaded €14.7million in taxes relating to his image rights between 2011 and 2014.
Before and during the subsequent court proceedings, Ronaldo has denied any wrongdoing, while his start to the season has been interrupted by a five-match ban for pushing the referee after being sent off in Madrid s Supercopa de Espana win at Barcelona.
Amid reports this week that the 32-year-old wants a new contract at Madrid to take his earnings abo…
Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid: Demolition derbies, Raul´s revenge and other memorable capital clashe
As always, the stakes are high heading into Saturday s derby showdown between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
The capital clubs are locked together on 23 points in LaLiga, with the prospect of losing further ground on Barcelona – eight points better off at the top of the table – a grim one to contemplate.
With another story of high-stakes glory and despair waiting to be written, we cast an eye back over six classic clashes in El Derbi.
November 19, 2016 – Atletico Madrid 0 Real Madrid 3
Not only was this a key result in Madrid s first title win since 2012, but it also saw Cristiano Ronaldo make history once again in Spanish football.
The Portugal star s 39th career hat-trick at the Vicente Calderon saw him overtake Alfredo Di S…
It all started so brightly for Inter.
Luciano Spalletti had been acquired from Roma with much fanfare, and had quickly settled in at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. After finishing in seventh spot, the Nerazzurri were free of European responsibilities and could focus all their efforts on trying to finish in at least a top four berth. Of course, they were certainly aiming for higher than just Champions League football. They definitely were hoping to get their hands on their first Scudetto title since 2010 and finally unseat Juventus as Italy s perennial reigning champions.
Inter also successfully held onto all of their key players, namely Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic. And unlike AC Milan, they didn t spend frivolously in the transfer market. They had a pretty solid pre-seas…
Valencia are interested in signing Bryan Gil from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports journalist Dharmesh Sheth. The well-known and well-respected reported has that La Liga club Valencia are in talks with Premier League outfit Tottenham over re-signing Gil.
Valencia in talks with Tottenham over the signing of forward Bryan Gil. Gil spent time on loan there last season Tottenham open to offers. Tottenham likely to wait until later in window before deciding on another loan for Pape Matar Sarr.
Dharmesh Sheth (@skysports_sheth)
Gil joined Tottenham from Sevilla in the summer of 2021. However, the Spain international winger failed to make an impact at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first half of last season and w…