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With local bragging rights up for grabs on Wednesday night, Atletico Madrid will travel across the capital when they meet Getafe.

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Starting with the hosts, while Getafe might have only just about clung to their La Liga status last season, the Azulones have their sights firmly set on a top-half finish this time around. However, although Jose Bordalas’ men might be dreaming of the chance to collect a heavyweight scalp and get one over on their local rivals here, the Blues have continued to struggle with their consistency since returning from March’s international break. Last seen putting in another toothless performance as they suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Cadiz, Wednesday’s hosts have collected just a single victory from …

Olympique Marseille have triggered the automatism to turn the loan signing of Amine Harit from Schalke 04 into a permanent transfer. The loan agreement included an option to do so by handing the attacking midfielder 15 appearances in all competitions during his second season on loan at Marseille, and on Sunday, Harit played the full 90 minutes of his 15th appearance of the season a 1-0 triumph over Olympique Lyon at the Velodrome.

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The 25-year-old is a product of the academy at Nantes. In 2017, he left the club where he made his professional debut and joined Schalke. Having spent four years in Gelsenkirchen, he returned to France in 2021 and he s been practically playing for Marseille ever since, on loan from the…

Erik ten Hag has indicated the door is still open for Jadon Sancho to save his Manchester United career but said the winger must buy into the culture he has created at the club.

Sancho has not played for United since August, and fell out with Ten Hag in early September when he responded to comments made by the manager regarding his performances in training by saying he had been made a “scapegoat”.

Although Sancho later deleted the social media post, he has not made the apology that Ten Hag demanded and has continued to train alone.

Sancho has scored 24 goals in 92 appearances for United since a £73million move from Borussia Dortmund in 2021. A January move would appear to suit all parties, but when asked directly if Sancho’s time was up, Ten Hag said it wa…

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are where they wanted to be midway through his first season in charge, though he refuses to be distracted by thoughts of ending their trophy drought.

United are among the favourites to seal a top-four Premier League finish after winning each of their three games since returning to action at the beginning of the festive period.

The Red Devils have swept aside struggling sides Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Bournemouth without conceding a single goal since the World Cup, and Ten Hag is satisfied with their progress.

Let s say this – I think we are in a good position, we are where we want to be, Ten Hag said at Thursday s press conference ahead of their FA Cup tie against Everton.

The focus is from game to game, we play…

Darwin Nunez scored one goal and set up an equaliser for Mohamed Salah as Liverpool twice came from behind draw 2-2 at Fulham in their first Premier League game of the season.

Aleksandar Mitrovic headed top-flight new boys Fulham into a deserved first-half lead, but Nunez came off the bench to equalise at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Mitrovic restored the Cottagers lead with a penalty after he was upended by Virgil van Dijk with 18 minutes remaining, but Salah poked in from close range after Nunez laid the ball into his path to salvage a point before Jordan Henderson hit the woodwork in stoppage time.

It is a record six consecutive seasons Salah has scored in Liverpool s opening match of a Premier League season, but they did not do enough to win it and also…

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Sacha Boey on a four-and-a-half year deal.

The 23-year-old French defender arrives in Munich from Galatasaray on a contract until June 30, 2028.

Boey began his career in France at Rennes before becoming a regular in Dijon’s side during a loan spell with them in the 2020/21 season.

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He moved to Galatasaray in 2021, where he became first-choice right-back last season, scoring one goal and providing four assists as the Turkish side secured the Super Lig title.

Speaking about the move, Boey told the Bayern website: “This is a dream come true for me. It’s an honour for me to get to play for such a big club like Bayern.

“I’m really looking …

Police hope a new report detailing recent supporter experiences will lead to better treatment of fans of English clubs playing away in Europe.

The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) has co-ordinated a survey gathering feedback of fan groups from English teams who have played in European competition since the 2020-21 season.

It comes after the last two Champions League finals, in Paris in 2022 and Istanbul in 2023, saw Liverpool and then Manchester City supporters endure considerable issues.

The report includes details of problems experienced by Manchester United supporters who travelled for the Champions League group match at Galatasaray this season, and also says “the consistent feedback of fans is that the policing style in Spain is confrontational, frequently…

Nancy will lose their fully professional status for the first time after fan protests resulted in relegation from Ligue 2.

France great Michel Platini made his name at Nancy, who have been an ever-present in France s top two tiers since becoming a professional side in 1967.

However, they will play in the third tier next season after their relegation from Ligue 2 was confirmed.

Playing against fellow strugglers Quevilly Rouen on Friday, Nancy needed a positive result to keep their chances of survival alive, yet a fan protest against the club s owners – Pacific Media Group (PMG) – resulted in the match being called off due to security concerns, with smoke bombs having been thrown onto the pitch.

Quevilly were therefore handed a 3-0 victory and three p…

Emma Hayes said the “time is right” for her to step down as Chelsea manager after it was confirmed last week she will leave the Women’s Super League champions at the end of the season.

However, she would not be drawn on reports linking her with the vacant United States national team job, and said the decision to depart is motivated by a desire to spend more time with her five-year-old son, Harry.

The club have dominated the WSL since Hayes was appointed in 2012, winning six of the last eight titles.

Emma Hayes to depart Chelsea at the end of the season.

— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW)

She confirmed that she is likely to play a role in helping to choose her successor as Chelsea go about their first manager search in more than a decade.