Wolfsberger and Inter Baku will both look to build on first-leg leads in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round and secure glamour ties with top continental opposition in the next phase.
Austrian side Wolfsberger are ahead 1-0 from their first fixture at Shakhtyor, and know that they will face Borussia Dortmund in coach Thomas Tuchel s first competitive game in charge by closing things out against their Belarusian opponents.
Azerbaijani team Inter Baku hold a 2-1 advantage over FH of Iceland, with 2012 Europa League finalists Athletic Bilbao awaiting the winner.
Meanwhile, Inverness Caledonian Thistle can set up an all-British tie with West Ham, who lead Birkirkara 1-0 from the first leg, providing the Scottish club can turn around a 1-0 deficit against A…
David Moyes insists he would relish the opportunity to manage Manchester United again despite enduring a torrid 10-month reign at Old Trafford.
Moyes signed a six-year contract to replaced Alex Ferguson with the then-Premier League champions in 2013 but he only lasted until the following April having overseen the bulk of a fitful campaign where United slumped to a seventh-place finish.
Speaking to the Clare Balding Show, Moyes – who parted company with Spanish Liga side Real Sociedad earlier this season – explained that he expected to be given time to implement his own vision at Old Trafford and that he would not alter the approach he took.
Would I take the job again? Of course I would because there are very few managers in the world who wouldn t want to ma…
Jurgen Klopp dubbed the German media s reaction to the country s dismal World Cup performance crazy and called for the nation to give Joachim Low s players a chance to redeem themselves.
Germany played out a goalless draw with France in the opening match of their Nations League campaign on Thursday their first outing since being knocked out at the group stage in Russia.
Defeats to South Korea and Mexico, either side of a dramatic victory over Sweden, condemned Die Mannschaft to their worst performance at a World Cup in 80 years but Klopp condemned the reaction of the public and the media since then.
Asked whether he felt criticism of the team was fair, he told reporters: No.
And if I was a follower of the German national team I wouldn t say anything. Bec…
Pep Guardiola has moved to clarify reports Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has a €250million release clause in his contract with the Premier League champions.
De Bruyne extended his terms at the Etihad Stadium last season, penning a bumper deal that runs until June 2023.
In an interview with former Real Madrid forward Jorge Valdano, head coach and sporting director for Movistar+ in Spain, Guardiola discussed the Belgium midfielder s valuation on the back of inspiring City to Premier League and EFL Cup glory in 2017-18.
He s an incredible boy. The clause is €250m. I m sorry, he s not for sale, he was quoted as saying.
Speaking at a news conference to preview Saturday s Premier League game against Fulham, Guardiola explained he was simply stating …
Barcelona moved up to second in LaLiga as they cruised past Getafe with a convincing 4-0 home win.
Raphinha opened the scoring before Joao Felix, Frenkie de Jong and Fermin Lopez got in on the act in the second half.
FULL TIME!!!!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Mallorca held Alaves to a 1-1 draw after Matija Nastasic’s close-range strike in the 88th minute drew the visitors level.
Almeria frustrated Atletico Madrid with a 2-2 draw.
Luka Romero’s brace put the hosts in front following Angel Correa’s opener. Rodrigo De Paul snatched an equaliser but Diego Simeone’s side could not find a winner late on.
Harry Kane scored a brace to help Bayern Munich back to winning ways as they beat RB Leipzig 2-1 in the Bundesliga.
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Brahim Diaz netted a delightful individual goal after Fikayo Tomori had scored a contentious opener as Milan beat rivals Juventus 2-0 at San Siro.
Spain international Diaz charged towards the Juve goal after picking up the ball in his own half to double the home side s lead early in the second half of Saturday s Serie A clash.
That came after Tomori had made the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time, though Juventus felt there was a foul in the build-up to the corner from which the defender scored.
Despite being without a number of key men, including goalkeeper Mike Maignan, Milan saw out the win to inflict fresh pain on their former head coach Massimiliano Allegri.
A stunning solo effort
— AC Milan (@acmilan)
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A Crown Court judge has handed out a punishment to a young English footballer who stepped out of line in a nightclub and then made a statement that surely needs careful consideration.
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West Bromwich Albion player Joe Mattock was in the Liquid Envy Club in Leicester on 30th August 2009 when he carried out an attack on two men and two women during which punches were thrown. Mattock admitted a charge of affray. He was given ten months detention, suspended for two years, ordered to do one hundred and fifty hours of unpaid work and told to pay £1,500 costs.
I’m sure you’ll agree that it seems that justice has been done and that Mattock can have no complaint about being appropriately punished for behaving in a despicable manner.
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The girlfriend of Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas, Sara Carbonero, has hit out at star striker Cristiano Ronaldo for being selfish .
Ronaldo has always been like that, selfish and an individualist on the pitch and Real Madrid signed him like that, Carbonero, a sports journalist, told popular daytime chat show Ana Rosa on Telecinco, the private television station she works for.
The only problem is that he was bought for 96 million euros so when he does things wrong, he can t be forgiven.
The 25-year-old Portuguese international, the world s most expensive player, had a successful start to his first season with Real in 2009 before it was curbed by an ankle injury from mid-October to late November.
Ronaldo still finished the club s second most prolific …
Marco Reus is eyeing Europa League glory with Borussia Dortmund this season.
Dortmund find themselves competing in Europe s second-tier competition this term, following a lacklustre campaign last time around.
But they have enjoyed a fresh lease of life under coach Thomas Tuchel, with the former Mainz coach overseeing 11 consecutive wins in all competitions to begin his tenure.
Following a subsequent run of four matches without a victory, Dortmund are now on another winning streak of five games as they prepare to host Qabala in Group C, where victory will book their place in the last 32 if Krasnodar also beat PAOK.
Teams dropping out of the Champions League could then hinder Dortmund s ambitions but Reus believes his on-form team-mates have the capacity…
Zinedine Zidane does not feel his close relationship with Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti will have too great a bearing upon Real Madrid s Champions League quarter-final clash with the Bundesliga giants.
Zidane served as Ancelotti s assistant when Madrid collected a 10th European title in 2014 and stepped up to
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be at the helm himself when number 11 arrived last year.
Speaking before the match at the Allianz Arena, Ancelotti said the experience of working alongside the France great served to inform his coaching style – stating that he now places more emphasis on player morale than tactical intricacy.
Such learning was a two-way street but Zidane, who grinned his way through the most probing moments of his own briefing in Bavaria, believes both men …