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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.
Werder Bremen
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 …
Milan have confirmed Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the rest of 2022 after having surgery on a knee problem, stoking speculation the forward might retire.
Ibrahimovic celebrated Milan s Serie A title success in typical style on Sunday, smoking a cigar as he made his way out onto the pitch for the trophy presentation.
Yet the 40-year-old – who came off the bench in the 3-0 win over Sassuolo that sealed the title – might have made his final appearance for Milan, and possibly of his career, after he underwent surgery on his left knee.
Milan revealed on Wednesday that Ibrahimovic will face between seven and eight months out of action, but that the surgery was a success.
AC Milan announces that Zlatan Ibrahimovic underwent surgery on his left knee today by …
This is arguably one of the most evenly matched groups at the tournament finals and the reality is all four teams have a realistic chance of qualifying for the Last 16 stage. Even with Radamel Falcao missing, Colombia remain the favourites to progress to the next phase on their fifth ever World Cup appearance, but los Cafeteros will not have an easy job, that s for sure.
Led by Yaya Toure, one of world s best footballers, Ivory Coast have qualified for their third successive World Cup finals, but it remains to be seen if they can avoid crashing out in the group stage one more time. Then we have Euro 2004 champions Greece ready to upset the odds once again as well as Alberto Zaccheroni s Japan, who are always difficult to beat.
Winners of Group C
After narrowly missing …
Former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster thinks that Spain s achievements at Euro 2012 have been largely based on luck.
Spain are on course for a third consecutive major title after beating Portugal 4-2 on penalties, to book a date against Italy in the final on Sunday.
Schuster, who played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid in the 1980s, believes that while Vicente del Bosque s side have been rather fortuitous of late, it is a necessary ingredient for victory.
Spain have been very lucky. If you are not, you do not win ever. It is essential to get lucky and in previous competitions, Spain did not have any luck. the former Germany international told Onda Cero.
(Italy) defend very well, (Andrea) Pirlo organises everything and directs the ball where he want…
Pele remains the marker to whom modern greats such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are compared.
The Brazilian legend is one of football’s most iconic figures and his death at the age of 82 brings the curtain down on a life and career that entertained and inspired in equal measure.
The forward, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Tres Coracoes in 1940, was just 15 years old when he made his Santos debut in 1956, winning his first Brazil cap the following year.
It was at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden that Pele first commanded international attention, though.
Brazil were yet to lift the Jules Rimet trophy when Pele first burst onto the scene, but the teenager helped kick-start a period of success for the South American nation with a series of scintil…
Aston Villa were relegated from the Premier League following a 1-0 defeat away to Manchester United on this day in 2016.
Marcus Rashford’s 32nd-minute goal condemned Villa to the second tier of English football for the first time in 28 years.
Rudy Gestede hit the post with a volley late on but there was no delaying what was by then the inevitable.
It was a ninth straight defeat and 24th of the campaign for Villa in a dire season.
They would finish with only three wins and 17 points, half the tally of 19th-placed Norwich, and 22 points adrift of safety.
Villa, the 1982 European Cup winners, had been part of the Premier League since its inception and in the top flight since 1988.
But the 2015-16 season quickly turned into a horror show and…