The £300m takeover of Newcastle United has officially been completed. A Saudi-led consortium have ended Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. The Premier League confirmed the takeover in a statement on Thursday. I t said it had received “legally binding assurances” that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United. “The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club…
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Raheem Sterling is reportedly being targeted by Barcelona for a January loan. Manchester City’s England winger, 26, has started just two of the seven top-flight fixtures this season. Raheem Sterling fell down the pecking order at the Etihad. Sterling, benched towards the end of last season, was the inspiration behind England’s surge to the European Championship Final in July. But that made little impact on…
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is confident that Los Blancos fans will hear more about the club’s interest in the French striker this January. Mbappe’s contract with PSG runs until the summer of 2022. The France international will be free to negotiate about his future with any team from January 1. “In January we will have news about Mbappe,” Perez told El…
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Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Serge Aurier has joined Spanish side Villarreal on an initial one-year deal. The Ivory Coast right-back, 28, was a free agent. This was after his Spurs contract was terminated by mutual consent at the end of August. Unai Emery’s Europa League winners have the option of two further seasons after this one so he could stay until 2024.…
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Ronald Koeman will remain as Barcelona manager and “deserves a margin of confidence”, club president Joan Laporta has said. Dutchman Koeman was reportedly on the brink of being sacked after Barca lost their first two Champions League games and are struggling in La Liga. Barcelona visit reigning champions Atletico Madrid on Saturday. “Koeman will continue as Barca coach. He has…
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Ghana captain Andre Ayew continued his impressive form for Al Sadd in the ongoing season. Andre Ayew scored his fourth goal for the club in the Qatari Stars League against Al Arabi. Al Sadd recorded a 4-0 away win over Al Arabi in their match-week five encounter at the Grand Hamad Stadium. The former West Ham United forward registered his…
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Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich made it two wins from two in the Champions League group stage with victory over Dynamo Kyiv. Robert Lewandowski netted for the sixth successive Champions League game when he opened the scoring from the spot. And the prolific forward soon doubled Bayern’s lead by firing past Georgiy Bushchan from Thomas Muller’s pass. Serge…
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Leicester City defender Jonny Evans has returned to the Northern Ireland squad for October’s World Cup qualifiers in Switzerland and Bulgaria. The 33-year-old missed September’s qualifiers with Lithuania and Switzerland with a foot injury. Evans managed his first full 90 minutes of the season in Leicester’s League Cup win over Millwall on 22 September. Stuart Dallas, Corry Evans and Josh…
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Daniel Maldini became the third generation of his family to score for AC Milan. The Stefano Pioli’s side beat Spezia in Serie A. The 19-year-old, son of Paolo Maldini and grandson of Cesare Maldini, headed the visitors in front three minutes into the second half. Daniele Verde drew the hosts level with ten minutes remaining. But Brahim Diaz clinched the…
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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says Saturday’s game with champions Manchester City is not about his rivalry with Pep Guardiola. Tuchel has beaten City boss Guardiola in their past three meetings, including last season’s Champions League final. League leaders Chelsea host fifth-place City on Saturday. ALSO SEE;Crested Cranes squad trimmed to 26 players But the German would not be drawn on…
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