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News Real Madrid will head to Andalusia on Monday night with the chance to all-but wrap up the Spanish title with a win. Friday night's win over Alaves means that Los Blancos are just two victories away from securing their first league title since 2016/17. Zinedine Zidane's side sit one point clear atop the league rankings, and a win over El Grana could extend the gap between second-placed Barcelona to four – effectively five, given that the hold the head-to-head advantage. Madrid are closing...

Few who attended Halifax Town's games at the Shay a decade ago could have envisioned that star striker Jamie Vardy, tussling with stout centre-backs on a rainy Saturday afternoon, would go on to score over 100 Premier League goals. But after four successive games without a goal, he recently achieved the milestone against Crystal Palace. He's now etched his name onto an illustrious list of players to have scored over 100 Premier League goals - which includes Ian Wright, Teddy Sheringham and...

Steven Gerrard is the top target for Championship side Bristol City's vacant manager post, as billionaire owner Steve Lansdown looks to mount a Premier League challenge next season. The Robins are looking for a new boss after sacking Lee Johnson last weekend following a miserable run of nine games without a win. Johnson was shown the door last weekend The Express report that Lansdown has drawn up a lengthy shortlist of potential replacements including Gerrard, former Brighton boss Chris...

Those Conte/Kanté puns that were all the rage in 2016 might well be getting an encore, as reports in Italy suggest the Inter boss is keen to reunite with the smiling Frenchman at San Siro. Antonio Conte and Inter are already planning for next season after their Serie A title challenge collapsed under the weight of itself before lockdown. Defeats to Lazio and Juventus wrote them off before the break, and having dropped seven points in the six games since, second place is the best they can...

West Midlands Police have confirmed they are investigating racist messages sent to Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha's social media accounts ahead of Sunday's match against Aston Villa. Zaha posted several screenshots of the abuse he'd received via his official Twitter account on Sunday morning, along with the caption: "Woke up to this today." This is an absolute disgrace and should not be happening. We stand with you, Wilf, and anyone else who has to suffer such horrific abuse.#CPFC...

Real Madrid are on the cusp of just their second La Liga title in eight seasons. Since Spanish football resumed in June, Zinedine Zidane's side have ground their way to eight consecutive victories - recording six clean sheets along the way. This parsimonious defence is not a post-pandemic phenomenon, Real - surprisingly - have the best defensive record in Europe's top four leagues this season. Two more wins would secure Zidane's second league crown as a manager with Europa League-chasing...

opes Aston Villa kept their slender Premier League survival hopes alive with a deserved 2-0 victory over a lethargic Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Sunday. Mamadou Sakho capitalised on some shoddy Villa defending to guide the ball home from a corner, but a lengthy VAR review (very) harshly viewed the goal as handball - despite the ball hitting his shoulder - and ruled the effort out. Sakho was unfairly adjudged to have handled the ball when it appeared to hit his shoulder As a sluggish and...

word A ruthless Wolves comfortably beat Everton 3-0 at Molineux on Sunday afternoon. The game's first big chance fell to the hosts, as Daniel Podence's low drive had to be pushed away by Jordan Pickford. And after pinning back their opponents for much of the half, they deservedly went in front, as the winger was fouled by Lucas Digne in the box. It paved the way for Raul Jiménez to comfortably convert the resulting penalty just before the break, putting his side 1-0 up. 1 - Everton have only...

£100m, 350 new players, the 'big club' tag and a cracking home stadium later, and it looks as though Aston Villa will be relegated from the Premier League just one season after clawing their way back up. There was a positive atmosphere around the club ahead of the 2019/20 season, with money being pumped in and a legendary centre-back in the coaching team, the feeling was there that they had to tools necessary to, at least, secure 17th spot. Trezeguet 2-0 Crystal Palace #AVLCRY #AVFC...

Barcelona may be forced to face Osasuna on Thursday without French forward Antoine Griezmann after the club confirmed he has been diagnosed with a quadriceps injury in his right leg. Griezmann started Saturday's 1-0 win over Real Valladolid but endured a tricky evening. He missed an amazing chance to find the back off the net and was then forced off at half-time after picking up the injury. ❗[LATEST NEWS] Tests this morning have shown that Antoine Griezmann has a quadriceps muscle injury in...

Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's ability to handle pressure after his pair of spot-kicks rescued a 2-2 draw for Juve against Atalanta. The Bianconeri were sub-par against an on-song La Dea outfit on Saturday night, and they were forced to come from behind twice to snatch a point. Ruslan Malinovskiy gave the visitors a deserved 2-1 lead ten minutes from time The result means that Sarri's men currently hold an eight-point advantage at the top of Serie A following Lazio's...

Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal believes that his side are still in the La Liga title race following their scrappy 1-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday. La Blaugrana have already dropped points three times since football's return and needed an early goal from Vidal to ensure they didn't make it four against Valladolid. The shot. The celebration. pic.twitter.com/FX6fTtySMO — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 11, 2020 They now sit one point behind leaders Real Madrid, who will have the...

Last season's Player of the Year is having a bit of a rough time. I mean, three goals in his last 17 appearances is hardly the makings of a £46m frontman, is it? Call me old-fashioned, but I like my strikers to score goals. Y'know, the one-in-two(ish) rate where you're almost assured that if they didn't score this weekend, they'll bag one in the next. ? North London derby day! Send us a ? if you're right behind the lads! #TOTARS pic.twitter.com/vwa7oc3c8N — Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 12, 2020 In...

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is close to agreeing a new deal at the club. The former Porto manager has worked wonders at Molineux since his arrival in 2017 - taking Wolves from the second-tier to a top-four race in the Premier League. Wolves won the Championship under Nuno's guidance in 2018 The Mirror understands talks have been ongoing between club and manager over the lockdown period, with the finishing touches now being applied to a contract that will run until 2023. The 46-year-old is...

Is there a greater sight in Serie A right now than the slippery bob-and-weave of Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez? No. No there isn't. Marking Atalanta's elusive number ten is like trying to pin a wave to the sand. Even the act of pigeonholing Gómez as simply an attacking midfielder does something of a disservice to his omnipresence across the pitch. ?? Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez⁣⁣ ?#UCL | @Atalanta_BC pic.twitter.com/spoKh8EgLJ — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 30, 2020 Yet, the 32-year-old...

Chelsea lost 3-0 to Sheffield United on Saturday. Chelsea, as they so often do when presented with the chance to make life easy, vanished off the face of the earth and put in one of the worst performances of the season. Losing the game isn't the biggest concern. Every team loses games at some point. Sometimes, you've just got to hold your hands up and admit the other team were better. However, Chelsea have a habit of rolling over and accepting defeat far too easily. After the game, Frank...

As he waits for the outcome of their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that his side deserve to be playing in the Champions League next season. City are facing a two-year ban from the Champions League as a result of breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations, but they appealed to CAS and are set to learn the outcome of their plea on Monday morning. Highlights from another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ show! ? #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re...

Manchester United welcome Southampton to Old Trafford on Monday night aiming to extend their impressive 17 unbeaten run in all competitions. The top four has eluded the Red Devils for most of the season, but a win over the Saints could see them move into the Champions League spots for the first time since matchday four. With Leicester struggling recently, and Chelsea's defensive woes continue, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have picked up some serious momentum, stringing together four Premier...

Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has confirmed that they are in talks with forward Paulo Dybala over a new contract. The 26-year-old has two years left on his current contract, but after a summer of major uncertainty which saw him linked with a move away, he has reestablished himself as one of I Bianconeri's top players. Dybala has helped Juve open up a lead at the top of Serie A Despite scaring fans by revealing there had been no talks over a new deal in early June, negotiations over...

It is no secret that Chelsea have not been the best at the back this season. Their defensive frailties have been exploited time and time again, particularly since the Premier League's resumption. The recent 3-2 derby defeat to West Ham, and the narrow victory at Crystal Palace - in which they tried their very best to throw away a lead - accentuated the Blues' weakness. On Saturday they were laid bare. Frank Lampard’s men travelled to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United, which is by no means...