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Looking to open the 2023/24 Premier League campaign with an early statement in north London, Arsenal will welcome Nottingham Forest to the Emirates on Saturday lunchtime.
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Starting with the hosts, missing out on what was billed as a golden chance to get their hands on a first Premier League crown since 2004 last season, Arsenal will be desperate to mount another genuine title charge this time around. While the Gunners might have eventually fallen short in their bid to dethrone Manchester City, Mikel Arteta’s young squad should taken a string of positives away from their domestic romp. Cruising their way to a lucrative Champions League return and really breaking the bank this summer, Arsenal will be confident of making an earl…
South Africa claimed their maiden Women s Africa Cup of Nations crown with a 2-1 win over tournament hosts Morocco in Saturday s final.
Hildah Magaia scored twice from close range in the space of eight second-half minutes in Rabat, before Rosella Ayane pulled one back in the 80th minute.
South Africa had finished runners-up on five previous occasions, including the most recent edition in 2018, but they saw out the victory to lift the trophy in front of 52,000 spectators.
First-time finalists Morocco will join South Africa in next year s Women s World Cup, along with beaten semi-finalists Nigeria and Zambia.
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Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic looks set to join Ligue 1 side Saint Etienne during the January transfer market.
The Serbia international joined German giants in 2008 from Mainz and went on to establish him as a valuable first-team member and a loveable figure on the terraces.
Subotic formed an impenetrable defensive partnership with Matts Hummels in 2011 and 2012 but injuries led to him falling down the pecking order and losing his place in the team under Thomas Tuchel and Peter Bosz.
The 29-year-old defender spent a loan spell away at FC Koln last season but now looks set to leave his club on a permanent basis.
is reporting that Neven Subotic has been given a green light by Borussia Dortmund to open negotiations with Saint Etienne over a Janu…
Paris St Germain’s teenage sensation Warren Zaire-Emery is set for a swift return to action – less than three weeks after suffering an injury playing for France.
The 17-year-old midfielder was initially expected to be sidelined for the remainder of 2023 due to a sprained ankle on his international debut – a 14-0 win over Gibraltar – on November 20.
But PSG boss Luis Enrique confirmed Zaire-Emery is in contention to feature in Saturday evening’s Ligue 1 match against Nantes.
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“Warren Zaire-Emery is doing well,” the head coach told a press conference.
“He trained well. He is available. It is fantastic news for the players, for the team.…
Newcastle United are interested in signing Tanguy Ndombele from Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the French news outlet has claimed that Newcastle are in pole position for the France international midfielder, with Villarreal also keen on him.
Ndombele has been on the books of Tottenham since 2019 when he joined from Lyon. The midfielder has failed to play consistently well for the North London club and was sent out on loan back to his former club Lyon in January 2022 until the end of last season.
So far in his Premier League career, Ndombele has scored six goals and created seven big chances in 63 appearances in the Premier League. The France international made seven starts and four substitute appearance…
Jan Vertonghen believes FA Cup glory would be the catalyst for a period of sustained success at Tottenham.
Although Mauricio Pochettino has been hailed for the progress Spurs have made in four years under his leadership, silverware continues to elude the club.
Vertonghen was one of three Tottenham players included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year on Wednesday, along with striker Harry Kane and Denmark international Christian Eriksen.
And ahead of Saturday s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, Vertonghen predicted one trophy would soon be followed by more if Spurs win a tournament for the first time since the EFL Cup in 2008.
Everyone at the club is looking forward to games like Saturday and being in finals, Vertonghen said.
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Looking to extend on their bright start to the new Bundesliga campaign, Werder Bremen will travel to Hesse on Sunday afternoon when they meet Darmstadt.
Starting with the hosts, while Darmstadt might have gained plenty of plaudits last season as they clinched an automatic Bundesliga return, the Lilies have struggled to find any kind of top-flight stability this time around. Suffering a real collapse away at Stuttgart last weekend as they slumped to a routine 3-1 drumming, Torsten Lieberknecht s men are tipped as a leading relegation contender this year. Heading into September’s international break with another worrying performance as they slipped to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of a high-flying Bayer Leverkusen, the…
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VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich will face each other in the Bundesliga this coming weekend. The match between Die Roten and Die Bayern will be held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Saturday.
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VfB Stuttgart are having a terrible season and could get relegated from the Bundesliga. Die Roten finished as high as ninth in the league table back in the 2020-21 season, but during the 2021-22 campaign, they slipped down to 16th. And now there is a distinct possibility that they will go down to 2. Bundesliga.
Bruno Labbadia’s side are 15th in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 19 points from 22 matches. VfB Stuttgart are level on …
Canada got their Women s World Cup campaign up and running with a 1-0 win over Cameroon thanks to Kadeisha Buchanan s first international goal, while Japan were held by Argentina on Monday.
Kenneth Heiner-Moller s side controlled much of proceedings in Montpellier, though did not craft an opening until Buchanan headed in on the stroke of half-time.
Having hit the woodwork prior to Buchanan s effort, Nichelle Prince squandered a golden chance to further Canada s lead just before the hour, and would have been made to pay had Claudine Meffometou directed her effort on target.
Ultimately Prince s miss mattered little, though, as Canada moved top of Group E, which also includes New Zealand and Netherlands.
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When Juventus made Gianluigi Buffon the world s most expensive goalkeeper for a reported €53.5million in 2001, high expectations certainly accompanied the promising 23-year-old.
But few, if any, would have dared to predict he would still be at the peak of his powers some 17 years later.
Yet the evergreen Italian turns 40 on Sunday and appears to have lost very little if any of the command, agility and leadership he has shown throughout his immense career.
It seems likely that Buffon will hang up his gloves this year, having previously stated that only winning the Champions League will be enough to convince him otherwise, meaning the most Serie A appearances he can hope to reach is 646, one short of Paolo Maldini s record.
Nevertheless, he will go down a…