A second coming for Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish capital?
After a trophy-laden spell with Real Madrid, Ronaldo made the switch to Juventus.
But Madrid s all-time leading goalscorer is reportedly keen on a second stint at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Cristiano Ronaldo wants to return to Real Madrid, according to the frontpage of Saturday s Diario AS.
Ronaldo s future with Juventus has been placed in doubt following the club s Champions League last-16 exit.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner, who left Madrid for Juve in 2018, has reportedly been in contact with Los Blancos for months.
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Claudio Bravo has been offered to join New York City when his contract with Manchester City expires at the end of the season, according to , and he s currently mulling over it.
The goalkeeper joined the Premier League champions from Barcelona following the arrival of Pep Guardiola in 2016, but the manager obviously wasn t satisfied with his services as he moved for Ederson Moraes only a year later. Since then, Bravo has been used exclusively in domestic cups, apart from a few emergency situations when Ederson was unavailable through injury or suspension.
Manchester City are unlikely to offer the 36-year-old fresh terms, and a switch to New York, who are also a part of the City Football Group, seems a likely outcome.
Meanwhile, Guardiola has apparently been impre…
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips is ready to snub Manchester United for Liverpool, according to . It has been reported by the British tabloid that Premier League giants Liverpool and United are interested in signing Phillips from Leeds.
Phillips does not want to move to Manchester United due to the rivalry between the Red Devils and Leeds. The England international does not want to upset Leeds fans. So the 26-year-old is ready to move to Liverpool instead.
The 26-year-old is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and is a key figure in the Leeds team. Phillips is also a regular in the England squad and helped the Three Lions reach the Euro 2020 final in the summer of 2021.
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With the Premier League campaign reaching its final stretch, all eyes will soon turn to this summer s delayed European Championships.
Watching England opening their World Cup qualifying campaign with victories against San Marino, Albania and Poland, many have started to speculate who could be in Gareth Southgate s 23-man squad.
Although there might remain a question mark over who could start between the sticks for England s opening contest against Croatia at Wembley on June 13th, some stars appear in a real battle to even be rewarded with a spot.
With Southgate admitting that he has had initial talks with some big names who could be set to miss out, we have taken a look at a handful of heavyweight players who could be spending the summer at home.
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Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique intends to take things one match at a time as his squad prepare for a testing run of fixtures through the start of their Champions League campaign.
Nice head to the Parc des Princes on Friday night before PSG open their Group F schedule at home to Borussia Dortmund and then host arch rivals Marseille.
It is a run of games which looks set to stretch the PSG squad following on the back of an international break, during which Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury scare.
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Enrique, though, feels PSG have enough strength in depth to see them through.
“We are focused on one match, the next one against Nice. We don’t think about those who come next,…
Eric Garcia will miss around five weeks of action after suffering a hamstring injury in Barcelona s 1-1 draw at Granada.
The 21-year-old centre-back was replaced by Clement Lenglet after 54 minutes on Saturday, and tests carried out by Barca on Sunday confirmed the severity of the problem.
Garcia, who signed for Barca on a free transfer after his Manchester City contract expired at the end of 2020-21, has played 20 games so far this season, keeping four clean sheets.
Xavi s team have a number of players back following injury or positive COVID-19 tests, including Memphis Depay and Sergino Dest, but will now be without Garcia until around the middle of February, while Gavi will also spend some time out after being sent off against Granada.
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In what could prove to be an action-packed MLS showdown in the early hours of Thursday, Seattle will welcome Real Salt Lake to Lumen Field.
Starting with the hosts, although Seattle might have opened up the 2024 campaign by collecting just a single victory from any of their first nine MLS appearances, Brian Schmetzer’s men do appear to have turned a recent corner. Last seen putting in an impressive performance away at St. Louis as they snatched a 2-1 victory, the Sounders have now lost just one of their previous eight domestic appearances across all competitions a run that stems back to a 2-1 loss at the hands of DC United on April 28th. Extending on their US Open Cup adventure earlier in the month as they clinched a 2-…
Juventus have confirmed Dejan Kulusevski has joined Tottenham on an initial 18-month loan deal, which includes an obligation to buy if certain objectives are met.
Spurs will pay Juve €10m for the loan, which will last until June 30, 2023. The fee will be split, with €3m to be paid this season, and €7m to be paid in 2022-23.
The Premier League side must buy the winger permanently for €35m if certain sporting goals are achieved.
If these objectives are not met, Spurs still have an option to buy for the same €35m fee, which is payable over five years.
Kulusevski s arrival ends a frustrating wait for Spurs boss Antonio Conte to strengthen his attack, having previously been linked with Luis Diaz, Adama Traore and Dusan Vlahovic.
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Vivianne Miedema feels gutted to have ruptured her ACL after lightning struck twice for Arsenal, with the Netherlands striker suffering the same cruel knee injury as her partner Beth Mead.
Arsenal and Miedema confirmed the striker s setback on Monday, with the club saying the WSL s all-time record goalscorer faces an extended lay-off, just like Mead who sustained the same blow in November.
Both could now miss the Women s World Cup, which will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand in July and August next year.
Miedema appears to have counted herself out of the reckoning for that tournament, four days after the injury occurred in a European clash with Lyon.
She said: It was one of those moments, where I knew straight away. So many things going through your…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is determined to stay fit after revealing his frustration at his latest injury setback.
The England striker returned from a fractured cheekbone to score Everton’s third goal in their 3-1 win at Brentford.
“It’s difficult when you keep getting sidelined and you’re doing everything to stay on the pitch, but I think everyone knows I’m doing everything I possibly can,” Calvert-Lewin told the club website.
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“I’m in a good place now, feeling physically fit, strong, fast. I’m buzzing to get the goal and long may it continue.
“We knew we needed a result and most importantly a win but we have to continue the work we’ve been doing, keep the momentum and take that into next week.”…