Robert Lewandowski remains committed to Barcelona amid speculation over his future, with his agent refuting reports the Poland striker wants to leave.
Reports in Spain suggested Barcelona are considering the contract of 35-year-old Lewandowski as Xavi looks to bolster his attacking line-up after missing out on the LaLiga title to rivals Real Madrid.
Lewandowski s agent Pini Zahavi rubbished reports that he is set to meet with Barca president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco, however.
This is nonsense, Zahavi told Polish journalist Tomasz Wlodarczyk, according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo.
He wants to play one more year in Catalonia. He has signed a contract for four years.
It will depend on his performances in the 2024-2025 season a…
Burnley s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed as a late Micky van de Ven winner clinched a 2-1 home win for Tottenham on Saturday.
Vincent Kompany s men had to win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to keep their survival hopes alive, and it looked possible when Jacob Bruun Larsen fired the Clarets ahead in the first half.
However, Pedro Porro struck to level, before Van de Ven rifled home with eight minutes to play to condemn Burnley to the second tier and boost Spurs Champions League hopes.
It s a result that ends Spurs run of four straight defeats and leaves them four points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa with two games to play.
Burnley nearly got their noses in front after just five minutes, though Guglielmo Vicario was equal to Vitinho s…
Celtic have ruled out making a January move for out-of-favour Everton winger Aiden McGeady, who made his name at the Scottish Premiership club.
The Republic of Ireland international, who started his professional career at Celtic before joining Spartak Moscow in 2010, signed for Everton from the Russian side in 2014 but has only made one League Cup appearance this season.
Manager Ronny Deila has previously said wage demands would prove to be a major stumbling block if his club tried to make a move and his assistant John Collins has now confirmed a transfer will not be possible.
I would rule that out – yes, said Collins when asked about the prospect of the Scottish champions attempting to bring back McGeady. I don t think it was realistic.
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Sol Campbell says the squad depth of Manchester City is the only thing that could stop Arsenal from winning this season s Premier League.
The Gunners face City in a crucial fixture at the Emirates Stadium on Monday as they continue their bid to end a title drought that has run since the Invicibles team of 2004, of which Campbell was a part.
Arsenal are sitting two points behind shock leaders Leicester City after 16 games, with Manuel Pellegrini s men a further point back in third place.
Manchester United and Tottenham round off the top five, but Campbell – who played for Arsene Wenger s men between 2001 and 2006 prior to a second spell in 2010 – is only worried about City.
City have the bigger squad and when injuries kick in they will have depth, t…
Greek giants Olympiakos are hoping to sign Cameroon midfielder Eyong Enoh from Ajax, .
The 27-year-old, who spent last six months on loan at Fulham, has a deal until June 2015 at Amsterdam Arena, but Ajax plan to cash in on him at the earliest opportunity.
The Cottagers boss Martin Jol is eager to sign the player outright, while Besiktas are also showing interest at the moment.
However, De Telegraaf reports that Olympiakos have already been given permission to negotiate a long-term deal with the Cameroon international.
Eyong Enoh arrived at Ajax from Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2008 and has since featured in exactly 100 Eredvisie matches, scoring 3 goals.
After losing his place in the side at Amsterdam Arena, Enoh joined Fulham on a six-month…
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson does not believe John Terry will have any problems finding a new home as he prepares to leave Chelsea.
Terry, 36, said goodbye to Stamford Bridge on Sunday when Premier League champions Chelsea crushed relegated Sunderland 5-1 as the veteran captain was substituted to a standing ovation in the 26th minute – the number he wears for the club.
The defender s 22-year-association with Chelsea will officially come to an end following the FA Cup final against Arsenal this weekend having announced his intention to move on at season s end.
Eriksson – the man responsible for Terry s England debut – paid tribute to one of football s finest centre-backs, telling Omnisport: It s sad. It s sad for Terry, the fans and for everybo…
Miralem Pjanic has ambitiously called for Roma to produce the perfect performance as they look to overturn a 2-0 deficit to Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
In-form Roma have won seven straight Serie A games, their only defeat since late January coming in this tie s first leg on home soil.
The Serie A side now face a daunting trip to the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, where Madrid have won 28 of their last 33 Champions League games and have not suffered defeat by two clear goals since a 2-0 reverse to Barcelona in the 2010-11 semi-finals.
Regardless, Pjanic remains bullish over Roma s chances, his confidence boosted by the capital club s significant upturn in form since Luciano Spalletti replaced Rudi Garcia in the Roma dugout.
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Aleix Vidal has left Barcelona s pre-season tour of the United States and returned to Spain ahead of a likely move back to Sevilla.
The 28-year-old joined Barca from Sevilla in 2015 but has made just 30 LaLiga appearances during his time at Camp Nou.
Able to play in defence and midfield, Vidal has found himself behind Sergi Roberto in the pecking order at Camp Nou under both Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valverde.
Widespread reports in Spain indicated the former Almeria player is set to return to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
And Barca have now tweeted to confirm he has left the squad in North America Valverde s side are due to face AC Milan in Santa Clara on Sunday – and returned to Barcelona, with permission from the club to settle his future .
Andy Carroll has urged West Ham to end their run of draws as the club close in on two milestones ahead of their game at home to Watford in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Slaven Bilic s side have not been beaten at home since August 22, a 14-match unbeaten run at Upton Park which they have the chance to extend to 15 – a mark they have never reached before – against Quique Sanchez Flores visitors
West Ham are also on a streak of eight games without defeat in the Premier League and if they add to that this week it will be their best run without a top-flight loss since December 1985.
Five of those eight games have been draws, though, including each of the last four – the most recent being the dramatic encounter at leaders Leicester City on Sunday, which f…
The European Club Association (ECA) has confirmed Andrea Agnelli has been re-elected as chairman for the next four years.
Agnelli, also chairman of Juventus, was first installed in 2017 and his continuation in the role until 2023 was confirmed on Tuesday.
The ECA also announced its executive board has been expanded from 15 to 24 full members.
I am honoured to have been re-elected to lead this organisation over the next four years and would like to place on record my strong appreciation to my fellow board members for the trust they have placed in me, Agnelli said in a statement.
The coming years will be key as we look to reach decisions to ensure the long-term viability and well-being of the game in Europe.
I believe the ECA is in a strong po…