Britain s new Prime Minister David Cameron threw his weight Friday behind England s bid to host football s World Cup in 2018.
Cameron, who took office this week following close-fought elections, said he had spoken to FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday, on the eve of England s bid presentation in Zurich.
Cameron stressed the new government was absolutely behind England s 2018 bid. He reminded Mr. Blatter that football was the national sport and people in England were extremely passionate about football, said his office.
He said that this country has great infrastructure and facilities and has a history of delivering great major sporting events like Euro 96; he said people in England were fully behind the bid.
Blatter confirmed he received a call fr…
Bernardo Silva is motivated by the prospect of making history as Manchester City chase an unprecedented second successive treble.
City have put themselves in a strong position to retain the three trophies they won in glorious fashion last year after taking control of the Premier League title race at the weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side are now two points clear of rivals Arsenal and Liverpool with six games remaining.
BERNARDO This group has proved through the years we are capable of getting to the final months fighting for all the competitions. It is not easy, obviously. That s why only two teams won the Treble in English football because it’s not easy. But we are very happy to be in a…
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Pascal Gross scored a fine 89th-minute winner as Germany fought back to beat Greece 2-1 in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2024 at BORUSSIA-PARK on Friday.
Manuel Neuer has beaten off competition from Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Germany s number one shirt, but an uncharacteristic error from the veteran put the hosts on the back foot in the first half, Giorgos Masouras finishing when the goalkeeper failed to hold Christos Tzolis shot.
Kai Havertz had a goal disallowed for offside shortly before half-time, but he would not be denied after the break as he saw a shot deflect in after being fed by Leroy Sane.
Substitute Benjamin Henrichs rattled the crossbar from distance with 84 minutes gone as Germany s bid for a winner looked like falling flat.
However, Br…
Kylian Mbappe started his Real Madrid career with a goal as Los Blancos beat Europa League holders Atalanta 2-0 in Warsaw, winning the UEFA Super Cup for a record-breaking sixth time.
Mbappe fired into the top-right corner following good work from Jude Bellingham to clinch victory for the Champions League winners after 68 minutes, nine minutes after Federico Valverde had opened the scoring.
The best chance of a tepid first half fell Madrid s way in stoppage time, with Rodrygo rattling the crossbar after taking in Vinicius Junior s delicate outside-of-the-boot pass.
Thibaut Courtois then made a full-stretch save to keep out Mario Pasalic s header shortly after the restart, and Madrid took full advantage of that reprieve by hitting the front just before the hour ma…
Manchester City s Joe Hart faces a tough task to hold onto his starting place in the England national team.
England and Manchester City’s under-fire goalkeeper Joe Hart has been spoken about by his new club manager Pep Guardiola and Stoke City shot-stopper Jack Butland.
After miserable form during the European Championships, Guardiola warned that Hart needs to cut out such errors for City next season, while Butland admits his chances of ousting the 29-year-old are greater following the Euros.
Stiff competition between England’s goalkeepers
It’s been a long time since England could boast such top-level goalkeepers all vying for one spot, and it puts real pressure on Joe Hart to perform. Southampton’s Fraser Forster and Stoke City’s Jack Butland …
Manchester United had a busy window in the transfer market.
The Red Devils landed Cristiano Ronaldo as well as Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho.
But their plans will not stop there, as the Red Devils set their sights on re-claiming silverware.
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Manchester United s priority transfer target in mid-2021 will be Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland despite their recent spending spree, claims ESPN.
Haaland can trigger a release in his Dortmund contract at the end of the 2021-22 season that is reportedly set at €75 million.
ESPN s report cites sources who claim United s capture of Ronaldo came outside of their transfer budget, meaning it will not impact their 2022 recruitment pla…
Brazil s below-par performance in Russia contributed to Neymar being left off the shortlist for FIFA s Best awards a year ago he was third behind Messi and winner Ronaldo.
Not only did Neymar fail to sparkle on the big stage, having missed Brazil s semi-final humiliation at the hands of Germany on home soil four years ago due to injury, he was roundly criticised for what was widely perceived to be play-acting and over-emotional behaviour throughout the World Cup.
Striking a conciliatory tone in an advertisement for sponsor Gillette, however, Neymar appeared to indicate he is ready to turn over a new leaf.
Boot-stud on the shins. Kick in the spine. Stomp on the foot. said Neymar. You may think I overreact, and sometimes I do. But the truth is I suffer on the pitc…
The Premier League season is over, Euro 2024 is approaching, and now it is time for the FA Cup final to round off the English domestic season.
Manchester City and Manchester United, as they did last season, will face off at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
City won 3-1 in June 2023, with Ilkay Gundogan s stunning volley after just 12 seconds setting the tone for a dominant performance from Pep Guardiola s side, who were en route to winning a treble.
There s no treble on the cards for City this season, though after clinching an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title, another double is in their reach.
We play FA Cup [and] we can do back-to-back doubles, we have [a] chance to do this, Guardiola said on Friday. The FA Cup for itself is FA Cup, Wemble…
Manchester City pipped Liverpool to the Premier League title on a day that broke the competition s record for the most goals scored in a 20-team season.
Liverpool s 97-point tally was a club record but not enough to earn the Reds their first title of the Premier League era, with City retaining their crown.
The Reds haul would have been enough to win the Premier League in all but one of the previous 26 seasons, but the Reds at least can look forward to a Champions League final against Tottenham.
It was the eighth time the Premier League title has been decided on the final day of the season Omnisport picks out some of the best Opta numbers from Sunday s action.
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Spain captain Iker Casillas insisted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final means nothing as his team prepare to face the Netherlands again.
Vicente del Bosque s side claimed a 1-0 win after extra-time over the Dutch in the decider in South Africa four years ago for their third straight major tournament.
Casillas said that while both games were important, 2010 was history and played no part heading into Friday s Group B encounter in Salvador.
The final and this match are two very different games and have nothing to do with one another, but they re both very important. We beat them in South Africa, he told a news conference.
When you start the World Cup off with a loss, you have to go full throttle to win the remaining games.
Holland has three experienced players up …