Germany defender Jerome Boateng has told his family not to attend any Euro 2016 games out of fear of a terrorist attack during the tournament.
The terror attacks carried out on Paris in November 2015, killing 130 people, raised fears over the potential for repeat incidents at the European Championship, which gets under way in the capital on Friday.
Nearly 100,000 French security forces will be deployed to safeguard the tournament, but Boateng remains concerned something could happen during the upcoming finals.
My family and children will not be visiting the stadiums. The risk is simply too big for me, the Bayern Munich man told Sport Bild.
Of course, on the one hand it is sad that you have to think about matters like this. On the other hand, so many thi…
Brentford have completed the signing of Fabio Carvalho from Liverpool in a transfer potentially worth up to £27.5million.
The Bees will pay an initial £22.5m plus a potential £5m in add-ons for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder, who has struggled for minutes since his 2022 arrival at Anfield.
Carvalho enjoyed a breakout campaign with Fulham as they romped to the Championship title in 2021-22, scoring 10 goals in 36 league outings for Marco Silva s side.
He then joined Liverpool in a £5m deal but only made 21 appearances for the Reds overall, enjoying loan spells with RB Leipzig and Hull City in the last two seasons.
Carvalho has signed a five-year contract with Thomas Frank s Bees, with Liverpool also retaining a 17.5% sell-on clause as part of the…
Jose Mourinho is still number one in the eyes of former Inter star Wesley Sneijder.
The Portuguese boss celebrates his 60th birthday on Thursday and is back in Italian football with Roma, who he led to glory in the inaugural season of the UEFA Conference League in 2021-22.
That triumph was Mourinho s fifth continental title, having won the Champions League with Porto and Inter, the UEFA Cup with Porto and the Europa League with Manchester United.
Mourinho s treble-winning season with Inter in 2009-10 is one of the highlights of his illustrious career, with Sneijder part of the team that dominated in the Nerazzurri s most famous campaign.
The Portuguese great went on to enjoy LaLiga success with Real Madrid, while leading Chelsea to the Premier League titl…
Romelu Lukaku has ended his second spell with Chelsea after his move to Napoli was confirmed on Thursday.
Lukaku, who spent last season on loan with Roma, has signed a three-year contract for a reported £38million fee, reuniting with former Inter coach Antonio Conte.
The Belgian scored 15 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions during his second spell at Stamford Bridge after his £97.5m move from Inter in 2021.
Lukaku s 24 Serie A strikes helped Conte win Inter s 19th title in the 2020-21 campaign, but upon his return to Stamford Bridge, he found himself surplus to requirements after an underwhelming first season.
The striker returned to Inter on loan before joining Roma last term, scoring 21 goals in 47 appearances, seven of which came in the Eu…
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The Conference League quarterfinals are back this week with many prestigious European clubs looking to win the trophy. The clash between Club Brugge and PAOK is announced as a two-part thriller, with the 1st part scheduled for Thursday night in front of 29,000 fans. An exciting football contest and a win for the local side at the Jan Breydel Stadium is what the home supporters expect from their favourites.
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Club Brugge performed at the highest level in the Europa Conference League group stage, winning against strong sides like Bodo/Glimt, Besiktas, and Lugano. Following the impressive displays, the Belgian side advanced straight to the round of 16, avoiding a knock-out play-off.
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Looking to make it back-to-back Bundesliga victories on Saturday afternoon, Borussia Dortmund will travel to the Weserstadion when they meet Werder Bremen.
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Starting with the hosts, storming their way to a first Bundesliga top-half finish since 2018 last season, Werder Bremen have their sights firmly set on mounting another top-half charge this time around. Getting proceedings underway last weekend away at Augsburg last weekend as they snatched an action-packed 2-2 stalemate, the River Islanders will be excited by a return to the Weserstadion on Saturday afternoon. Although Ole Werner’s men might face a stern examination here, they have largely impressed on either side of the summer break. Signing off the 2023/24 campaig…
Borussia Dortmund s 2-0 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain made amends for last season s disappointing Bundesliga finale, coach Edin Terzic said.
Dortmund showed great composure to reach their third Champions League final and first since 2013 after Mats Hummels second-half goal earned a 1-0 victory on the night in Paris on Tuesday.
Terzic went to the Dortmund fans after the game and said he felt he had to make up for last season s failure to win the Bundesliga title after slipping up on the very last day.
Last season, we lost the championship at home on the last matchday. I m happy that we can now give something back to the fans, Terzic said, remembering how Bayern Munich snatched the Bundesliga title from Dortmund on goal difference.
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We have reached deadline day of the January 2019 transfer window and there are plenty of rumours doing the round in the media about prospective transfers. Here are a number of the possible deadline day deals:
Youri Tielemans (Monaco to Leicester)
The highly-rated young Belgium international is currently at Monaco after a big money move from Anderlecht. However, things have not worked out for the 21-year-old in the principality, so he looks set to move on before the window shuts.
are reporting that the Foxes are the favourites to sign the midfielder, with a loan deal until the end of the campaign mooted, and a permanent transfer next summer. Portuguese midfielder Adrien Silva could also be included in the deal, as he has struggled to make an impact in the Midlands.
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Wayne Rooney has been sacked as manager of Birmingham after just 83 days.
The former England captain oversaw just two wins in 15 games as Blues went from sixth to 20th in the Championship.
Here, the PA news agency looks at seven other high-profile managers who saw appointments go horribly wrong in short order.
Claudio Ranieri – Fulham – 106 days(November 14, 2018 – February 28, 2019)
Former Chelsea boss Ranieri returned to west London in November 2018 boasting a resume that included Leicester’s famous Premier League title, the Coppa Italia with Fiorentina and the Copa del Rey with Valencia. His first match in charge was a dramatic 3-2 win over Southampton to end a two-month winless league run, but it was one of only three victories in 17 games in …
England and France played out a 1-1 draw in Donetsk on Monday to share the spoils in the first match of Group D at Euro 2012.
Manchester City centre-back Joleon Lescott gave England the lead in the 30th minute at the Donbass Arena, when he headed home Steven Gerrard s free kick.
Lescott s club team-mate Samir Nasri hit back for France, beating Joe Hart with a low shot from outside the area to make it 1-1 going into the half-time break.
And another Manchester City man had an important role to play, with England goalkeeper Joe Hart called upon to deny Alou Diarra and Karim Benzema in the first and second half respectively.
Laurent Blanc s France controlled possession throughout the contest, but Roy Hodgson s organised team rode their luck to escape with a …