Vincenzo Montella defended his decision to bench Arda Guler against Portugal, insisting the teenager wasn t fit to play in Turkiye s 3-0 defeat.
Eyebrows were raised as Guler was forced to settle for a place on the bench, while only appearing for the final 20 minutes of his nation s loss in Dortmund, despite making such a positive impact in their opener against Georgia.
The Real Madrid prodigy scored a sublime long-range effort in the 3-1 victory, becoming the youngest player to find the net on his European Championship debut in the process.
The 19-year-old only played 10 times in LaLiga last season, with Montella believing a lack of competitive action is a concern for his players.
Türkiye second in Group F |
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024)
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Bayern Munich are interested in signing Luis Diaz from FC Porto, according to . It has been reported that the German and European powerhouse have been impressed with Diaz and are ready to sign him as a potential replacement for Kingsley Coman.
France international winger Coman is reportedly refusing to sign a new contract with Bayern, who have identified Porto winger as a potential regalement for the former Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain player.
Diaz has been on the books of Porto since 2019 and has very impressive for the Portuguese giants. The winger has five goals and provided one assist in six Portuguese league so far this season. Diaz scored six goals and gave five assists in 16 league starts last season and scored twice in four Champions League starts for Port …
Jose Mourinho s restlessness will ramp up this week as the Manchester United boss seeks to make some late additions to his squad ahead of Thursday s transfer deadline.
Mourinho has been a grumpy man during pre-season the club s lack of transfer activity the source of his frustration as rivals Liverpool splash the cash.
Preparing for his third season at Old Trafford, Mourinho claimed he provided Ed Woodward and United s hierarchy with a list of five targets months ago, but only Brazil midfielder Fred, Portuguese full-back Diogo Dalot and third-choice goalkeeper Lee Grant have arrived.
Mourinho wants two more signings, but the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter boss believes he will land just one before United open their campaign against Leicester City on Frid…
Gareth Southgate was perplexed as to why Hungarian children booed England players when they took the knee before the Three Lions shock Nations League defeat on Saturday.
Dominik Szoboszlai s second-half penalty gave Hungary a shock 1-0 victory at the Puskas Arena.
The League A Group 3 game was supposed to be played behind closed doors as punishment for racist behaviour in the same stadium during Euro 2020 last year.
Yet children were allowed to attend the game and a crowd of 35,000 watched England s record 22-game unbeaten run come to an end in Budapest.
There were boos when England players took the knee prior to kick-off in the same stadium where some of Southgate s players were subjected to racist abuse during a World Cup qualifier in September.
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Roberto Martinez retains the full support of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) but has been told lessons must be learned from Belgium s disappointing Nations League Finals campaign.
Belgium let a two-goal half-time lead slip in last week s 3-2 defeat to France in the semi-finals and followed that up with a 2-1 loss at the hands of European champions Italy in the third-place play-off on Sunday.
The Red Devils are on course to finish the year as FIFA s top-ranked national side for the fourth time running, but their golden generation of players have still yet to win any silverware.
Martinez could only guide Belgium to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, having previously finished third at the 2018 World Cup (they were also beaten by Italy and France respec…
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On Tuesday, fans of domestic football in Serbia will be treated to the Serbian Cup final between the two most heavily supported teams in the country, the two most heavily decorated clubs in its history, the club that won the 1991 European Cup and the club that reached the 1966 final of UEFA s elite competition.
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Former Lazio and Inter Milan midfielder (not to mention Red Star player and Yugoslavia, Serbia Montenegro and Serbia international) Dejan Stankovic led the popular Zvezda to their 32nd league title this season. They won 35 games and drew three, building a tally of 108 points a truly impressive feat at any level.
However, ahead of this final everyone, at the club, Stankovic most of all it seems, is focused on bea…
“We have been struggling a little bit, but we are getting there now. We have had three wins in a row, so that is very positive.
“For sure (I’m still getting used to the Premier League). I improve every day and my team-mates are starting to see my patterns in the game as well, so it is getting better and better every day.”
Hojlund believes a bond is developing with homegrown star Marcus Rashford, whose debut Manchester derby day heroics he would love to replicate this weekend.
The England forward scored United’s winner in his first senior match against rivals City, who head to Old Trafford for Sunday’s mouthwatering top-flight clash.
“It would be a big experience, so I am looking forward to it,” Hojlund said as United look to build on Premi…
Jude Bellingham scored twice – including a dramatic injury-time winner – as Real Madrid came from behind to beat arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday.
The England midfielder struck a stunning equaliser after 68 minutes at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium and then settled his first El Clasico with a close-range volley in the dying moments.
Barcelona had led at the interval through former Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan.
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)
Real’s Bellingham-inspired fightback took them back above Girona to the top of LaLiga and left Barca third, four points behind.
Bellingham has now scored 13 goals in as many appearances in what has been a remarkable start to his Real Madrid career.
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Real Madrid moved seven points clear at the summit of LaLiga as Karim Benzema s solitary goal sealed a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
Benzema, who also scored in the 2-1 win over Sevilla at the weekend, struck in the 40th minute with his 12th league goal of the campaign – three more than anyone else in LaLiga.
Athletic created enough chances to claim at least a point at the Santiago Bernabeu, yet they were unable to find a way past Thibaut Courtois.
A fifth league win in a row lifted Carlo Ancelotti s side well clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid, although Diego Simeone s men have a game in hand.
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Unai Simon twice denied Benzema from close range inside the opening 15 minutes…
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Hoping to extend their buffer at the top of the La Liga table this weekend, Real Madrid will welcome Rayo Vallecano to the Bernabeu on Sunday night.
Real Madrid
Starting with the hosts, mounting what was a stunning El Classico comeback away at defending champions Barcelona last weekend, Real Madrid have only continued to shine since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Finding a route back to the top of the La Liga table and with many tipping Carlo Ancelotti’s side to recapture their domestic crown this season, the former AC Milan boss finds his superstar squad firing on all cylinders. Likewise, enjoying what has been a major Champions League romp and winning each of their first three European showdowns, Los Blancos will certainly be sme…