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Chile and Denmark will meet for the second time in their history, in what will be a massive game for both countries. Chile will try to confirm all the good things they evidenced against Sweden last week, while Denmark will try to take another step in the right direction in their 2018 World Cup preparations after winning 1-0 over Panama the last time out.

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Denmark are coming off a 1-0 win over Panama in their most recent friendly, but players and pundits were not happy with the team s performance. In fact, Tottenham s star Christian Eriksen said the team should have closed the game out sooner against the CONCACAF side, so they will likely try to play at a higher level here. Even though the team …

According to Fabrizio Romano, Raheem Sterling has agreed to join Arsenal from Chelsea if the two clubs manage to reach an agreement. The talks are believed to be in the final stages at the moment.

Chelsea considered the possibility of swapping Sterling for Manchester United s Jadon Sancho, but they re currently on the verge of signing the former Borussia Dortmund winger directly, without sending anyone the other way.

Meanwhile, there s obviously no place for Sterling in the plans of Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, whose squad needs plenty of trimming done before the transfer window closes. It remains to be seen what his role would be at Arsenal, where he d be competing against the likes of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard for a place in Mikel Arteta s tea…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot as Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad 5-2 in the Saudi Pro League.

The clash provided a reunion for former Real Madrid team-mates Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, who joined Al Ittihad in the summer transfer window.

Al Ittihad took an early lead through Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 14th minute, but Al Nassr were soon awarded a spot-kick which Ronaldo dispatched down the middle to level five minutes later.

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Talisca sent Al Nassr ahead in the 38th minute but Hamdallah equalised six minutes into the second half.

Ronaldo scored from the spot again in the 68th minute to retake the lead and bag his 53rd goal of 2023.

Al Ittihad were reduced to 10 men in the 66th minu…

“I don t know. I have an idea but not even had contact from anyone in terms of that because, during the season, I am not too much ready to think about that. Of course, we have to do something because David (Silva) is leaving and in some positions,  we are going to do it, but I don t know how many or how much because the market is always difficult and still there are two or three months, and two or three months can change a lot of things.” 

Those are the words of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who noted that his side have yet to really start thinking about what’s going to happen during the summer transfer window. 

While the Premier League title race is all but done with Liverpool being 22 points ahead of City right now, they’ve still got three other com…

Paris Saint-Germain s Ligue 1 game away to Monaco has been postponed because of a weather warning.

The teams were due to meet at Stade Louis II on Sunday, but local authorities intervened in the wake of recent torrential rain and flooding in the region.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) said on its website that the state of Monaco s interior minister made the decision because of the threat of anticipated heavy rain on Sunday.

The league s competition commission will reschedule the match for a later date in due course, the LFP said.

PSG, who will host Nantes on Wednesday, sit top of the table, with Monaco hovering just outside the relegation zone.

s match against has been postponed due to heavy rain in the Principality

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Kalvin Phillips is undergoing a medical at West Ham on Thursday ahead of his loan switch from Manchester City.

The England midfielder has agreed a move to the London Stadium until the end of the season.

West Ham will have an option to buy Phillips once the loan deal is over.

The PA news agency understands the loan deal will be announced either later on Thursday or on Friday morning.

Phillips joined City from Leeds for £45million on a six-year contract in July 2022.

But the 28-year-old has never managed to hold down a regular spot in Pep Guardiola’s side and has not started a single Premier League match this season.

Crystal Palace and Newcastle were also interested in Phillips but he has opted for West Ham, who are currently sixth in the…

Oliver Kahn feels incoming Bayern Munich goalkeeper Alexander Nubel has taken a very courageous step by agreeing a move to Bavaria to challenge Manuel Neuer for the number one spot.

Last week Bayern confirmed Nubel, 23, would be joining the Bundesliga champions on a free in July upon the expiration of his contract with Schalke.

That was the very transfer Neuer made in 2011, though his presence as Bayern s number one and captain means Nubel may struggle for playing time initially.

Former Bayern keeper Kahn, who has returned to the club as a member of their executive board, had advised Nubel to remain at Schalke last April because he had not earned his stripes internationally.

Back then I wasn t involved in decisions regarding transfers, Kahn told a n…

Antoine Griezmann has reached the 200-goal mark for club and country after scoring the winner in Atletico Madrid s 1-0 LaLiga triumph over Espanyol on Saturday.

In an otherwise unremarkable game, Griezmann proved decisive from the penalty spot in the 56th minute after Koke had been felled by a wild Esteban Granero kick.

It was Griezmann s 86th LaLiga goal for Atletico in his 160th outing since joining from Real Sociedad in 2013.

He also scored 40 LaLiga goals for La Real across four seasons in the top flight, plus six in the second tier in 2009-10.

The France international finished third in this year s Ballon d Or after helping his country to World Cup glory and Atletico Madrid to the Europa League title.

In total, 26 of Griezmann s goals have co…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed a deal to purchase a stake in Manchester United which will grant his Ineos company control of football operations at the club.

The Ineos founder, chairman and chief executive has completed his acquisition of 25 per cent of the Club’s class B shares and 25 per cent of the club’s Class A shares.

The investment from Trawlers Ltd, a company wholly owned by Ratcliffe, received Premier League and Football Association approval last week and was officially confirmed on Tuesday night.

Manchester United is pleased to confirm that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed his 27.7% acquisition of the club, following approval of all conditions, including the FA and the Premier League.

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David Silva has played his final game for Manchester City after a decorated decade at the Etihad Stadium. 

He came on as a late substitute as City suffered a surprise 3-1 Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon in Lisbon on Saturday, ending a remarkable stay with the club.

Signed from Valencia in June 2010, the Spain playmaker was integral in transforming Roberto Mancini s City from pretenders to contenders and then champions. 

The 2011-12 Premier League title was the first of four Silva won in England s top flight, along with five EFL Cups and two FA Cups – scoring in the 2018 and 2019 finals of those respective competitions. 

But a handsome collection of medals and dizzying stats for assists only tell part of the story, with countless maj…