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Traveling to Russia in a group with Japan, Columbia and Senegal, Poland will have one last chance to impress on Tuesday evening when they welcome Lithuania to the Stadion Narodowy.
For Adam Nawałka s Poland side, while many have the hosts tipped as arguably the favorites to top Group H later this month, The White and Reds will be looking to bounce back after their 2-2 draw with Chile over the weekend. Despite dominating much of the play and leading by two goals, Poland were unable to hang on and Nawałka will be demanding an immediate response. Now scoring five in their last two appearances, Poland will be unsurprisingly hoping captain and talisman Robert Lewandowski carry a record that has now seen him score eight in h…
Ezequiel Garay has claimed leaving that Real Madrid for Benfica in 2011 was the best decision of his career.
Garay was tipped for big things when Madrid plucked the centre-back from Racing Santander in 2008, but under Jose Mourinho he fell out of favour and eventually left for Estadio da Luz.
At Benfica he established himself as a first-team regular to help his chances on the international stage with Argentina, before moving on to Zenit three years later.
Now at Valencia following a close-season move, Garay has been reflecting on his last spell in Spain and is adamant leaving Madrid was crucial.
I respect Real Madrid as an institution, he told El Desmarque. But I still say that the best decision of my career was getting out of the club, because a footbal…
Erik ten Hag said Manchester United must wait another 24 hours to discover the extent of the injuries suffered by Leny Yoro and Rasmus Hojlund.
The pair went off injured in the first half of United s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Hojlund opened the scoring in the 10th minute at SoFi Stadium, but Arsenal won thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli.
Yoro, a £52.2million (€62m) signing from Lille, started despite having featured in only half of United s training sessions, and Ten Hag explained his staff were being cautious with the 18-year-old.
We have to wait, in 24 hours we will hopefully know more, so we were very careful, especially with Leny, Ten Hag told MUTV.
He did only 50% of the sessions, so it s d…
Thibaut Courtois suggested the Yashin Trophy had been invented to appease goalkeepers as he struggled to understand his seventh-placed Ballon d Or finish – scepticism that was shared by Iker Casillas.
Keeper Courtois Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema took the top award in Monday s Paris ceremony, named the best player in the world by France Football.
Benzema was a deserving winner, as Courtois himself acknowledged, having scored 44 goals in 46 games as Madrid won LaLiga and the Champions League in 2021-22. He netted two hat-tricks among a record-equalling 10 goals in the Champions League knockout stage.
But Courtois was also a part of those two triumphs and had an equally vital role in the European success, making nine saves in the final against Liverpool –…
Ange Postecoglou believes his Tottenham side are benefiting from the solid foundations that were set last season.
Spurs have won four of their five pre-season games, with the one loss being a narrow 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich.
Postecoglou s free-flowing, front-foot approach garnered plaudits last season, as Spurs finished fifth.
The Australian believes his side are now becoming even more receptive to his ideas now that he has been at the club for over a year.
He told The Athletic: You can see the growth. I ve been doing this for a long time, so I really feel last year we laid some really strong foundations in terms of some underlying core values that I saw from the first day we got back into pre-season.
You know, process is a pretty boring word,…
Antonio Rudiger said it was a proud moment to be announced as Real Madrid s latest signing.
The defender has left Chelsea after five years, agreeing a four-year contract with the LaLiga and Champions League winners.
He moves on a free transfer as his Chelsea contract expires and is set to fortify Carlo Ancelotti s Madrid defence ahead of a fresh push for silverware next season.
Rudiger wrote on Instagram: I m proud to announce that I ll be joining @RealMadrid.
I m super excited for all the challenges ahead and can t wait to play my first games for this huge club.
His announcement came as Chelsea and Madrid both confirmed the deal was complete.
Rudiger will be officially presented by Madrid on June 20, the Spanish club said.
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Lucas Torreira has declared there is no chance he will stay at Arsenal despite seeing a permanent switch to Fiorentina fall through.
The Uruguayan midfielder spent last season on loan with the Serie A side but the club refused to meet Arsenal s €15 million (£12.6m) buy option, which was included as part of his loan agreement.
Torreira took to social media to hit out at those acting in a bad way , after the move to Fiorentina collapsed and left the 26-year-old with an uncertain future as he heads into the final year of his deal with Mikel Arteta s side.
However, Torreira has made it clear there is no chance of a U-turn and an Arsenal stay as he eyes a permanent exit from the Emirates Stadium.
There is no chance. From the beginning they told me that I d…
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre praised Marco Reus for his first half of the Bundesliga season after the attacker netted again on Friday.
Reus 54th-minute goal proved to be decisive as Dortmund overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1, moving nine clear of the opposition in the table standings.
The 29-year-old already has 11 league goals this season, putting him on track to better his best ever tally – 18 for Monchengladbach in 2011-12.
Favre hailed his team and Reus, but he is glad Dortmund get to enjoy a mid-season break.
It was a deserved victory. We had more possession and chances to score and 2-1 is okay, three points, he said, via the club s website.
Marco Reus has played a great first round. He has always been there, has played almost…
Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has returned to Argentine club Estudiantes on a short-term loan deal.
Rojo, who was close to joining Everton on the final day of the close-season transfer window, has found opportunities difficult to come by at United this term.
The 29-year-old, signed for £16million from Sporting CP in 2014, has now left Old Trafford, returning to Estudiantes – where he started his career – on loan until the end of the campaign.
Able to play at centre-back or left-back, Rojo has struggled with injuries during his time at United and made 76 Premier League appearances in total.
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United States star Alex Morgan has given birth to her first child.
Striker Morgan announced she was pregnant in October, just three months after helping the USA retain their Women s World Cup title.
The Orlando Pride player revealed she and husband Servando Carrasco, a former LA Galaxy midfielder, welcomed a girl, Charlie Elena Carrasco, into the world on Th
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At 1130am on May 7 weighing 8lbs5oz, Charlie Elena Carrasco made her grand entrance into the world, Morgan posted on Twitter.
She made us wait longer than expected, but I should have known she would do it her way and her way only. My super moon baby.
At 1130am on May 7 weighing 8lbs5oz, Charlie Elena Carrasco made her grand entrance into the world. She made us wait lo…