AIK goalkeeper Ivan Turina has been discovered dead in his apartment in Stockholm.
The Croatian, who joined the club from the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2010 was found by police after being called to his residence early on Thursday morning. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
I can confirm that Ivan Turina is dead but there are no suspicions of crime, police spokesman Patrik Nuss told the Aftonbladet newspaper
Turina made 89 appearances during his time at the Friends Arena, and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
A statement on the club s official website read: It is with great sadness and shock that AIK Football Club can confirm that keeper Ivan Turina died in the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Ivan died suddenly in his sleep and there is no suspi…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that Hugo Lloris will not be sold, .
The France captain has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane in recent months, with Real Madrid, Manchester United and even Spurs’ North London rivals Arsenal monitoring his situation, but Pochettino is adamant that he is happy where he is.
Since signing from Lyon in the summer of 2012, the 28 year old has racked up one hundred and three appearances in all competitions while internationally he has been capped sixty-five times while he was handed the captaincy by Laurent Blanc ahead of Euro 2012.
Spurs, who will play Chelsea in next month’s League Cup final, host Arsenal on Saturday lunch time, and can be backed at a price of that would see them leap…
According to Fabrizio Romano, Celta Vigo star Gabri Veiga has hired Pini Zahavi as his agent, ahead of what could be the summer he leaves his current club.
Having risen through the youth ranks at Celta, Veiga earned first-team promotion last summer and his talents have caught the eyes of many around Europe. The likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona, but also Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, have all been credited with interest in the 20-year-old attacking midfielder.
As for Celta, their position hasn t changed. Apparently, there is a €40 million release clause in Veiga s contract which has three years left to run, and the La Liga side have no intention of negotiating at all. Any club seriously interested in signing the youngster will have to off…
RB Leipzig believe they are now in a Bundesliga title duel with Bayern Munich after closing the gap to two points with another win, this time at Hertha Berlin.
With a draw at home to Arminia Bielefeld and then defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern have dropped five points this week since returning from the Club World Cup in Qatar.
Those setbacks granted Leipzig an opportunity to re-enter a title race that had looked to be over and Julian Nagelsmann s side capitalised with a 3-0 success at Hertha on Sunday.
Leipzig have won all five of their Bundesliga away games against Hertha, although they only pulled clear of their hosts in the closing stages.
Marcel Sabitzer s sublime long-range strike was all that separated the sides until the 71s…
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The new edition of Superclasico takes place at the same venue where Brazil suffered an embarrassing 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi, but the Selecao head into the high-profile clash in confident mood having won last four qualifiers. The same cannot be said of Argentina, who are currently outside of qualifying positions, but los Albicelestes hope the return of Lionel Messi will be just the boost they need to turn things around.
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Following the embarrassing exit from both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Copa America Centenario, the national team chiefs had no choice but to sack Dunga and appointed Tite as his successor, which could prove one of the best decisions they ever made. Granted, any seriou…
Former Aston Villa full-back Eric Lichaj has signed for Championship club Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
Lichaj, 24, made 41 appearances for Villa in all competitions after arriving at the club s academy in 2007, but left at the end of last season after his contract expired.
The versatile American has signed a two-year deal at the City Ground, and was delighted to have sealed his future.
I was disappointed not to play more games for Villa last season but that s in the past – I want to focus on my future with Forest, Lichaj told the club s official website.
My agent told me just before the season ended that Forest were interested and it feels good to have finally signed – it s nerve-racking being a free agent and I m very happy to come here.
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Roma defender Leandro Castan is set to resume training following brain surgery.
In December the Brazil international underwent a successful procedure to remove a cavernoma a cluster of abnormal blood vessels in his brain after suffering from acute dizziness.
A statement on Roma s official website confirmed that the 28-year-old received positive news from a check-up on Thursday and that his workload in training will be increased gradually.
Leandro Castan had a check-up earlier today that showed he is recovering very well following his operation, the statement read.
The player will begin training again and will gradually start to head the ball and increase his workload.
Castan has made 75 appearances for Roma since joining the Serie A outfit fr…
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has been charged with assault after allegedly attacking his former partner, prosecutors in Germany have confirmed.
In a statement seen by Omnisport, the Munich prosecutor s office said it opened proceedings against Boateng relating to dangerous bodily injury last year, before filing the charge this February.
Chief prosecutor Anne Leiding said: The Munich prosecutor has, since the autumn of 2018, had a case against Jerome Boateng because of dangerous bodily injury and filed, after extensive investigation, on February 11, 2019, a charge to the Munich District Court.
Leiding explained the court is yet to open the case but had accepted an accessory prosecution from the alleged victim.
Police are also investigating anothe…
Bolton Wanderers manager Dougie Freedman has confirmed the club are in talks with Swansea City over the transfer of David N Gog.
The 24-year-old French striker, whose contract expires at the end of the season, emerged as a potential transfer target for Michael Laudrup earlier this week and now looks to be a step closer to making a move to south Wales.
Freedman revealed on Thursday that an enquiry had been made, with the two clubs subsequently entering into discussions.
Swansea enquired last night (Wednesday) about David N Gog s availability, he said. As we speak right now the two chairmen are talking to see what they can do or what they would like to do.
David N Gog is aware of it and he s also having a look at his position. There s six months to go left on his c…
(GSM) Alexander Hleb will return to Barcelona despite reported interest from Premier League clubs, according to his agent.
Both Manchester City and Aston Villa are reported to be admirers of 28-year-old Belarus international, who ended a mixed three years at Arsenal when joining Barcelona for a fee of £11.8 million in the summer of 2008.
But Hleb s agent, Uli Ferber, has dismissed reports that the midfielder could return to the Premier League this summer, telling Soccernet that his client is looking forward to rejoining parent club Barcelona in the summer.
At the moment from July 1 he will be playing again at Barcelona, Ferber told Soccernet.
This [moving to England] is just speculation and we will not be talking about things like that.
Fina…