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26 Aug

Liverpool: Van Dijk Forced Off By Clash Of Heads During Friendly Match

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Liverpool: Van Dijk Forced Off By Clash Of Heads During Friendly Match Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was forced off with a nasty head injury in the friendly match against Salzburg. The Dutchman left the field holding a pad to steam the blood from the cut just above his right eye following a clash of heads in the second-half. The Reds will hope that the injury is not serious so he will be available to face Arsenal in the Community Shield on Saturday.

26 Aug

Messi Informs Barcelona He Wants To Leave

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Messi Informs Barcelona He Wants To Leave Argentine media tyc sports has reported Messi has informed Barcelona that he wants to LEAVE the club Messi has just communicated to Barcelona via fax that he wants to leave the club. He reportedly wants to activate the clause that allows him to terminate his own contract. Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Milan are ready to swoop after the 33-year-old indicated he wanted to use the clause in his contract which would allow him to leave the Nou Camp on a free transfer. The attacker's future at the LaLiga giants has been…

25 Aug

Usain Bolt Tests Positive For Covid-19

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Usain Bolt Tests Positive For Covid-19 Usain Bolt has confirmed that he has coronavirus and is self-isolating in Jamaica, days after partying mask-free with friends and sports stars at his 34th birthday. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late Monday that Bolt, known as the greatest sprinter of all time, had tested positive for the virus. The confirmation came after he posted a video to Twitter in which he revealed he is self-isolating at home, and is not currently displaying any symptoms. It also comes after Bolt was filmed partying with guests including Manchester City star Raheem Sterling at his birthday in…

24 Aug

Luis Suarez Not In My Plans- Ronald Koeman

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Luis Suarez Not In My Plans- Ronald Koeman After having had a discussion with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Ronald Koeman has now spoken to Luis Suarez and has reportedly informed the Uruguayan veteran that he isn't counting on him for the 2020/21 season. Suarez has endured fitness concerns over the past campaign, although his dip in form can be traced back as far as 18 months. Catalan radio station RAC1 reported on Monday that Koeman had informed Suarez of his decision in a phone call and that the plan now is very much to find a way to move him…

24 Aug

Barcelona Set Huge Lionel Messi Asking Price As Star Remains ‘Furious’ With Club

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Barcelona Set Huge Lionel Messi Asking Price As Star Remains 'Furious' With Club Barcelona will reportedly insist that any club wanting to buy Lionel Messi before the end of his contract will have to pay his full £631million release clause. Such clauses are commonplace in Spanish football in order for clubs to protect their assets, and Barca are said to be sticking to Messi's contractual obligations as they bid to placate the Argentinean, who has one year left on his deal. Mundo Deportivo report that Barca have no intention of allowing their captain to leave the club this summer for…

24 Aug

Pogba Is STAYING @ Man United, In Line For A New Deal- Raiola Confirms

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Pogba Is STAYING @ Man United, In Line For A New Deal- Raiola Confirms Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has confirmed the midfielder will be staying at Manchester United this summer. The World Cup winner's future has been up in the air for the last 12 months and he looked certain to leave Old Trafford earlier in the season. Talk of moves to Real Madrid and Juventus intensified before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, with the £89million man having less than a year left on his current deal. But speaking to Sky Sport Italia, the 27-year-old's agent confirmed…

24 Aug

UCL Defeat: Bayer Leverkusen Troll Neymar

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UCL Defeat: Bayer Leverkusen Troll Neymar Defeat in the Champions League final appeared to have a significant impact on Neymar, which has only been compounded by the trolling Bayer Leverkusen's Twitter account sent in his direction. Neymar couldn't win his second Champions League on Sunday, but after the match ended and the celebrations died down, the Brazilian did offer his congratulations to Bayern Munich. "Losing is part of sport, we gave everything and we fought until the end, thank you for the support and congratulations to BAYER," Neymar posted on Twitter. Now if you look carefully you can see…

24 Aug

Summer Transfer: Man United Give Up On Jadon Sancho

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Summer Transfer: Man United Give Up On Jadon Sancho Manchester United may have to put their pursuit of Jadon Sancho off until next year as they are unwilling to meet the asking price, according to The Mirror. Borussia Dortmund are holding out for a £108million fee, and United bosses reportedly think that his £300,000-a-week wages would 'shatter the club's pay structure.' If neither club is willing to budge, United will likely have to wait until next summer to get their man. However, they will have to face off against a number of Europe's elite clubs in order to get Sancho's…

24 Aug

Chelsea Close To Agreeing Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell And Thiago Silva deals

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Chelsea Close To Agreeing Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell And Thiago Silva deals Chelsea are close to agreeing deals to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz, Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell and former Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva. Havertz has received interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe but is now set to move to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea close to concluding a deal with Leverkusen that could be worth up to £90m. The Blues are also likely to add Chilwell to their ranks, with talks between them and Leicester continuing on Monday. The England international is understood to be…

24 Aug

Hearts: CEO Opens Up On Frank Nuttall’s Sacking

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Hearts: CEO Opens Up On Frank Nuttall's Sacking Chief Executive Officer of Ghanaian giants, Accra Hearts of Oak, Mr. Fredrick Moore has revealed the reason behind the sacking of former coach Frank Elliot Nuttall. The Phobians were in good form under the Scottish trainer, before he was prematurely sacked despite leading the club to the FA Cup final in 2017. His sacking rose eyebrows, with fans of the club blasting the management for Nuttal's sacking. "Three years ago, some key players left the club. What a lot of people didn't know, all the legal processes have been sought out,"…