Andres Iniesta will not rule out continuing his Spain career beyond the World Cup, even if it could be difficult after leaving Europe.
Barcelona great Iniesta is departing Camp Nou for Japan this off-season, signing for Vissel Kobe after a glittering European career.
The veteran midfielder will first turn out for Spain at the World Cup in Russia, but he has not yet made a decision on his international future after the tournament.
Iniesta, 34, told reporters at Spain s media day: This World Cup could be my last appearance but, once it s over, everything will be analysed. I will start in Japan and we ll see the circumstances.
I do not rule out continuing, but I know it is difficult once I leave Barcelona. It would be a little difficult for me to continue h…
Janne Andersson will replace Erik Hamren as Sweden coach after Euro 2016, the Swedish Football Federation (SvFF) has announced.
Hamren confirmed in February that he would step down from his role with the national team after the tournament in France, seven years after replacing Lars Lagerback in 2009.
Sweden qualified for Euro 2016 after a dramatic play-off victory over neighbours Denmark, a Zlatan Ibrahimovic double in Copenhagen completing a 4-3 aggregate triumph.
Andersson guided IFK Norrkoping to the Allsvenskan championship in 2015 – their first in 26 years – and has presided over one win from the opening two games of their title defence.
Right now I m just humbled and grateful, he told the SvFF website. It is an honour and a challenge that wil…
Manchester City’s match-winner Rodri has been named Champions League player of the year by UEFA as seven City players made the team of the season and Erling Haaland took goal of the season honours.
Rodri’s 68th-minute strike made the difference as City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul to lift the European Cup and complete a remarkable treble.
And on Sunday the 26-year-old was named player of the season by UEFA’s technical observer panel.
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Rodri played in all but one of City’s Champions League matches this season, with Saturday’s match-winner his second goal in the tournament this campaign.
The Spain midfielder was joined by six club mates in the t…
Sevilla are on the brink of creating history.
While their Champions League campaign this season may have fallen short of their hopes, the Spanish club find themselves in familiar territory with a third Europa League final appearance in as many years.
After wins over Benfica and Dnipro in 2014 and 2015, Sevilla are one match away from becoming the first side to lift the trophy in three successive seasons, with a meeting with Liverpool at St Jakob-Park on Wednesday the final hurdle.
Here, we take a look at how they booked a spot in Basle.
Group Stages
Winning last season s competition secured Sevilla a place in the 2015-16 Champions League, but they were handed a difficult draw with Juventus, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach…
AC Milan are interested in signing Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that defending Serie A champions Milan tried to sign the 29-year-old Morocco international in the summer transfer window and will make a bid for him again in January.
Ziyech has been on the books of Chelsea since 2020 when he joined from Ajax. The Morocco international can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. The 29-year-old has made one start and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for the Blues so far his season. Ziyech has also made two substitute appearances in the UEFA Champions League so far this campaign.
Last season, Ziyech made 14 starts and nine substitute appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea, sco…
Pep Guardiola saw Manchester City squander a glorious chance to all but make sure of the Premier League title, and their quest could go to the final day.
City rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at West Ham, but Riyad Mahrez s late penalty miss might yet be a telling moment in the race for silverware.
Tottenham piled pressure on Arsenal in the battle for fourth after a narrow win over a Burnley side who would have been devastated by Leeds United s late leveller against Brighton and Hove Albion, shaking up the relegation battle.
Everton might have seen the visit of Brentford as a chance to banish their own worries about dropping into the second tier, but a home defeat keeps the Toffees on unsteady ground, as Opta data tells the story of the day.
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Chelsea have been drawn to face Braga or Servette in the Europa Conference League play-off round later this month.
The Blues will feature in UEFA s third-tier club competition in their first season under Enzo Maresca, after Manchester United s FA Cup triumph saw them take England s final Europa League place.
Portuguese side Braga and Swiss Super League outfit Servette face off in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie on Thursday, with the second leg taking place on August 15.
The loser of that tie will drop into the Conference League and face Chelsea for a spot in the group stage of that competition.
Stamford Bridge will host the first leg of that tie on August 22, with the return fixture taking place one week later.
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Looking to head into this winter s World Cup break with a flurry in west London, Manchester United will make the trip to Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
Fulham
Starting with the hosts, while Fulham might have been hit with last-gasp heartbreak away at Manchester City last weekend, the mood in Marco Silva s camp should be at a high. Despite eventually falling to a 2-1 loss against the defending Premier League champions, the former Everton boss has seen his side gain plenty of praise since making their top-flight return. Opening this weekend s fixtures battling it out in the top-half of the table, the Cottagers have lost just one of their last five Premier League outings. Looking to spring what would be a major upset on Sunday afternoon, S…
Christian Eriksen s Tottenham future will be settled one way or another on Saturday, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The influential playmaker has been linked to LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid after saying in June he was open to a new challenge.
Eriksen, 27, has been at Spurs since 2013 and is out of contract at the end of this season, with the transfer deadline in Europe looming on Monday.
Pochettino insists the wheels must be in motion for any move by Saturday, with Spurs facing Arsenal in the North London Derby at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
The good thing is if nothing happens on Saturday, he told reporters. Because Sunday s the game and it’s not going to happen on Monday – there d be no real time to do something.
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Jurgen Klopp is staying on at Liverpool for an extra two years after signing a new contract that keeps him at Anfield until June 2026.
Rumours had started to circulate suggesting the German and his coaching staff agreed fresh terms, and the club made it official on Thursday.
The announcement came as Liverpool chase an unprecedented quadruple. Having already won the EFL Cup this season, they are into the FA Cup final, sit just one point behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League and hold a 2-0 lead over Villarreal ahead of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Injury-ravaged Liverpool finished 2020-21 third in the Premier League, 17 points behind Pep Guardiola s City, but Klopp has proven that to be a minor blip with the Reds back in devas…