England manager Gareth Southgate has no doubt over the talent of Kobbie Mainoo after watching the Manchester United youngster flourish this campaign.
Mainoo was on target in Saturday s FA Cup final victory over rivals Manchester City as Man Utd triumphed 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
Having caressed past Stefan Ortega in the first half, 19-year-old Mainoo became the first English teenager to score in an FA Cup final since Steve MacKenzie for City against Tottenham in 1981.
That match-winning finish capped a fine breakthrough campaign for Mainoo, who has been rewarded with a place in England s preliminary squad for Euro 2024.
As the Three Lions joined together for their pre-tournament training camp, Southgate reserved special praise for the exciting England midf…
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak says he would consider a move away from the club, but not until 2018.
The 24-year-old has established himself as one of Europe s finest young keepers during the three years since his transfer from Benfica in 2014.
Oblak signed a new five-year contract last February that reportedly contains a €100million release clause, which Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain are said to be prepared to activate in order to bring him to Parc des Princes.
The Slovenia international says he is committed to Atleti for 2017-18 but will not rule out the prospect of an exit next year.
I m an Atletico player and I will be until the end of the season. After that, I don t know, we ll see, he said, as quoted by Marca.
You never know. …
Cenk Tosun s late strike made sure of Turkiye s date with Austria in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after finishing second in Group F following their 2-1 win over 10-man Czechia.
Hakan Calhanoglu s first major tournament goal gave Vincenzo Montella s men the lead after Antonin Barak saw red early on, only for Tomas Soucek to respond for a Czechia side who needed all three points.
But substitute Tosun would have the final say, firing into the bottom corner in the 94th minute, with ugly scenes following the full-time whistle as Tomas Chory also saw red after a feisty encounter in Hamburg.
Czechia finished bottom of the group as Georgia advanced following their 2-0 win over Portugal in Gelsenkirchen.
The opening exchanges saw both sides start nervously, …
Rob Edwards praised “unique” Luton after Luke Berry became the first player to score for the club in all four divisions.
The 31-year-old, who netted his first Hatters goals in a League Two fixture against Stevenage in 2017, pounced in the 89th minute to earn a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, his first Premier League strike.
He has now scored in England’s top five leagues, having also been on the mark for Cambridge – his first professional club – in the National League.
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His equaliser on Saturday re-emphasised Luton’s rise through the divisions, having played in the fourth tier as recently as t…
Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead to slump to a 4-2 loss at Hoffenheim courtesy of a second-half Andrej Kramaric hat-trick in Thomas Tuchel s final game.
Early goals from Mathys Tel and Alphonso Davies saw the injury-depleted Bavarians go 2-0 up by the sixth minute.
Hoffenheim, however, pulled a goal back through Germany international Maximilian Beier just two minutes later, with the hosts gradually taking some of the early pace out of the game.
Bayern s injury troubles were further compounded when they lost Aleksandar Pavlovic to injury in the 35th minute, and struggled to cope with Hoffenheim s threat in the second half.
Kramaric then delivered a stunning 19-minute hat-trick with the Bayern defence in ruins, ending a disappointing season in thir…
Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa shouldered full responsibility for his side s shock 1-0 defeat to Peru in their World Cup qualifying encounter.
Peru, winless in their previous nine matches, stole the points in the 88th minute when Miguel Araujo headed Piero Quispe s cross beyond the grasp of Sergio Rochet.
The Blanquirroja earned their first win over Uruguay since 2017, with the triumph moving them above last-placed Chile following their late defeat to Brazil.
Uruguay had a string of chances to take the lead in the first half, with Liverpool s Darwin Nunez and Manchester United s Manuel Ugarte coming closest.
But the Peruvians started brightly after the interval, with Edison Flores unable to guide his effort on target before Sergio Pena rippled the s…
Niclas Fullkrug believes Germany have already shown they are capable of winning Euro 2024 ahead of their last-16 tie with Denmark on Saturday.
Julian Nagelsmann s side concluded their Group A campaign with a draw against Switzerland, with Borussia Dortmund forward Fullkrug striking late on to secure top spot.
Germany thumped Scotland 5-1 in the opening game of the tournament before beating Hungary 2-0 in Stuttgart.
And Fullkrug is confident the hosts have demonstrated title-winning levels.
If you want to become European champions you have to beat the really good [teams], Fullkrug said.
I think we ve already shown what we are capable of in this tournament.
Germany head coach Nagelsmann was able to sit back and watch the action for th…
Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who led Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, stressed on Saturday that he would not be coaching any national teams between now and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
In an interview with the monthly football review Trivela, Scolari, 60, added that he would only return to Brazil when his coaching career was over, to visit his best friends .
But he also did not rule out pursuing his club coaching career.
Scolari in April turned down the job as Mexico coach, and press here have often linked him as a potential successor to incumbent Brazil coach Dunga.
Scolari s track record is certainly impressive: he won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil before taking Portugal to the final of Euro 2004 where they were beaten 1-0 by Greece…
Antonio Conte s Serie A return with Inter will come at home to promoted Lecce, while Juventus title defence starts with a trip to Parma.
Serie A announced the fixtures for the new campaign on Monday, with the 2019-20 season set to begin on August 25.
It has been an intriguing close season in Italy, with many of the country s top clubs changing coaches.
Conte is now at Inter and former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri is back in Serie A with defending champions Juve after leaving Chelsea.
AC Milan swapped Gennaro Gattuso for Marco Giampaolo and Roma are now under the tutelage of Paolo Fonseca.
Sarri s new side begin by travelling to Parma, while Milan go to Udinese and Roma host Genoa on the opening weekend.
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With the summer transfer window set to officially open on 1 July, let s review the latest English Premier League transfer news and rumours surrounding England s biggest football clubs.
Arsenal
France international Yann M Vila has revealed that he likes Arsenal and the Premier League, fueling speculation that the Rennes midfielder will join the Gunners in the summer transfer window.
I have heard Arsenal are interested in me, . I like Arsenal and I like the Premier League.
I don t know what is happening with the clubs, but yes, I would be interested in the Premier League and Arsenal.
The 21-year-old started two games for France at Euro 2012, including the quarter-final match against reigning European champions Spain.
M Vila tal…