Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is focusing only on enjoying his football and not the fact that his contract with the club expires at the end of the season. Salah, 32, has scored in both of Liverpool’s Premier League wins this season but has been linked with a move away from the Merseyside club, with interest from the Saudi Pro League in particular. “I just came for a…
Vinícius Júnior said he and his Real Madrid teammates are prepared to walk off the pitch if he faces more racist abuse from fans in LaLiga this season. The Brazil international has been targeted by opposition supporters on multiple occasions, including at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium in May 2023. That incident eventually saw three fans jailed earlier this year, in what LaLiga said was the first guilty verdict of its kind…
As far as most football fans are concerned, this season’s European club competitions will begin when the draws for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League group stages later this week. But while UEFA’s showpiece events may end in glitz and glamour and a shower of tickertape as the trophies are lifted with hundreds of millions watching on TV nine months from now, they start in more modest settings.…
Cristiano Ronaldo will receive an award from UEFA for scoring the most goals in Champions League history, the European football governing body said on Tuesday. Ronaldo has 140 goals in 183 games in the competition, appearing for Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. The forward will be honoured at the 36-team league phase draw ceremony in Monaco on Thursday. “Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the brightest stars in…
Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has retired from professional football, the 34-year-old said on Tuesday, weeks after leaving Serie A club Juventus by mutual agreement. Szczesny spent seven seasons at Juventus and had one year left on his contract. He had been linked with a move to fellow Italian side Monza and Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr. Szczesny started his career at Premier League club Arsenal. He won the Serie…
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Sven-Göran Eriksson, the first foreign manager of England’s men’s national team, has died. He was 76. Eriksson revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. A family statement shared by Eriksson’s former agent, Bo Gustavsson, said the Swede passed away at his home on Monday surrounded by his loved ones. As a manager, Eriksson won 18 trophies between 1977 and 2001 with multiple clubs in Sweden,…
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Vinícius Júnior will wait until the end of this season before making a decision on whether to pursue a move to Saudi Arabia, a source has told ESPN. ESPN reported earlier this month that the Real Madrid star was the subject of interest from the Saudi Pro League and that Vinícius had not ruled out a switch, although Madrid did not want to see him go. A source told ESPN…
Table toppers Brighton beat Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday to stay undefeated in the Premier League after João Pedro scored a late winner in the fifth minute of added time.