Paris Saint-Germain s Neymar said he wants to play with Cristiano Ronaldo amid speculation over the superstar s future at Juventus.
Ronaldo, who reached 100 goals for Juventus during Wednesday s 3-1 win at Sassuolo, has been tipped to leave the struggling Serie A giants at the end of the season.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner has been linked with Paris Saint-Germain, and former clubs Manchester United and Real Madrid.
PSG star Neymar – who has signed a new contract with the Ligue 1 holders – talked up a partnership with Ronaldo, having played alongside Barcelona great Lionel Messi.
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— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr)
I want to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, the 29-year-old Brazil international told GQ.
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Burnley thrashed Cardiff City 5-0 to continue their perfect start to the season and go top of the early Championship standings.
Having started life under Scott Parker with a 4-1 win at Luton Town on Monday, the Clarets produced another dazzling display on their first home outing of 2024-25.
Ethan Horvath s own goal after just nine minutes gave them the lead and they never looked back from there, with further goals from Luca Koleosho, Josh Brownhill, Zeki Amdouni and Johann Berg Gudmundsson giving them a handsome win one day after they sold star winger Wilson Odobert to Tottenham.
Watford also made it two wins out of two with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Stoke City at Vicarage Road, with Edo Kayambe grabbing a brace and Ryan Andrews also netting.
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Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Marc Cucurella on loan from Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, they ve made contact with the London Blues to enquire about potential conditions of such a deal. No concrete talks have taken place as of yet, as the Spaniard is only one of three options the 20-time English champions are contemplating to replace injured Luke Shaw.
Former Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is currently also out of action and expected to miss up to six weeks, and United boss Erik ten Hag has revealed that he expects Shaw to remain out longer than that.
Meanwhile, Cucurella, who joined Chelsea from Brighton in 2022 for close to £60 million, hasn t been able to establish himself as a starter for Mauricio Pochettino, with Ben Chilwell firml…
Aston Villa have announced the signing of Leander Dendoncker from Wolves amid rumours Douglas Luiz will join Arsenal before the transfer window closes.
Dendoncker initially joined Wolves on loan from Anderlecht ahead of the 2018-19 season, before making the move permanent ahead of the following campaign.
The 27-year-old, who has been capped 29 times by Belgium, scored 12 goals in 159 appearances across all competitions for Wolves.
He arrives at Villa Park for a reported fee of £13million.
“I can feel that this a big club, you can just feel it.”
Leander Dendoncker s first interview as an Aston Villa player.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial)
His signature could be a sign that Villa boss Steven Gerrard is prepared to let Doug…
Barcelona and Spain great Andres Iniesta has confirmed he will leave Camp Nou at the end of this season, ending a career-long association with the LaLiga giants.
Iniesta signed a lifetime contract with Barca last October but speculation has mounted over recent weeks regarding the 33-year-old midfielder s future and a mooted move to the Chinese Super League.
A superb goal in the Blaugrana s 5-0 Copa del Rey final demolition of Sevilla on Saturday was followed by an emotional ovation as Iniesta was substituted in the closing stages of the match at the Wanda Metropolitano.
At a media conference on Friday at the club s training centre, Iniesta made news of his pending departure official.
This is my last season here, he tearfully told an audience featuring hi…
Manchester City are interested in signing Quinten Timber from Feyenoord, according to . The report has claimed that City have been scouting the 22-year-old Dutch midfielder and has been impressed by him.
Quinten Timber is the twin brother of Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber, who moved to the Gunners in the summer transfer window. The 22-year-old midfielder has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2022 and has established himself as one of the best young players in his position. Timber has scored one goal and given three assists in seven Eredivisie matches for Feyenoord so far this season. The youngster has also played twice in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.
City are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 18 points from seven matches, a point …
Wilfried Gnonto has expressed his continued disbelief at working alongside Italy head coach Roberto Mancini as they prepare to start their Euro 2024 qualifiers against England on Thursday.
Italy missed out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a loss to North Macedonia in their qualifying play-off in March last year.
It was the second successive World Cup that the Azzurri had missed and came just months after their victorious Euro 2020 campaign that saw them beat England on penalties in the final.
Gnonto made his international debut in May 2022 and looks set to add to his eight caps for the national side when they face England on Thursday before travelling to Malta on Sunday.
The Leeds United winger was a product of the Inter youth academy when Mancini wa…
Michel Platini s lawyer insists the former UEFA president has nothing to blame himself for after he was detained by police during investigations into the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
William Bourdon, representing Platini, claimed in a statement that the 63-year-old was not under arrest after he was taken in for questioning by officers of the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police in Paris on Tuesday.
Platini was serving on FIFA s executive committee in 2010 when Qatar was awarded the rights to host the 2022 World Cup.
He was later banned from football for a period of four years after being found to have breached FIFA s code of ethics regarding conflict of interest and dereliction of duty relating to a disloyal payment from former FIFA pr…
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Under-fire Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will aim to get his team back on track when they host West Bromwich Albion on Monday night. We make our prediction on the Premier League clash.
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There’s no doubt that the future of Antonio Conte will take centre stage at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Chelsea have just one win in 2018, and back-to-back defeats by a three-goal margin have seen the Italian in a dangerous position. With the Blues currently two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and sitting in fourth place, a victory against the Premier League’s basement club would be ideal. The next few fixtures will definitely make or break Chelsea’s season, and most definitely Conte’s future, as th…
Newcastle United defeated Nottingham Forest 4-3 on penalties to book their place in the third round of the EFL Cup after a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.
Sean Longstaff struck the winning penalty after Taiwo Awoniyi blazed over for the home side.
Debutant Carlos Miguel had earlier saved from Joelinton to hand Forest the early advantage in the shootout but Ibrahim Sangare struck the crossbar to bring Newcastle back into the shootout.
Joe Willock’s goal, one of the earliest in the competition’s history, had handed Eddie Howe, who handed a start to Sandro Tonali following his return from a long ban, a dream start in normal time.
Forest improved markedly after the break and equalised through Jota Silva’s thumping effort.
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