Diego Simeone refused to discuss being linked with Paris Saint-Germain after a comprehensive Europa League win for his Atletico Madrid side.
With Unai Emery expected to be relieved of his duties by PSG after their Champions League last-16 exit at the hands of Real Madrid this week, Simeone is reportedly a contender to take over.
But after his team put a foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 3-0 home defeat of Lokomotiv Moscow on Thursday, Simeone indicated he is fully focused on Atletico.
Celta Vigo, Simeone replied when asked about the PSG job, referring to Atleti s next LaLiga opponents.
Simeone has been in charge of Atletico since 2011, winning the Europa League the following year, claiming the LaLiga title in 2014 and reaching a pa…
Uruguay defender Diego Godin says his nation s plans for the World Cup clash with Egypt on Friday will not change depending on Mohamed Salah s involvement.
The Liverpool star is expected to be passed fit for Egypt s first World Cup game in 28 years, after sustaining an injury in his club s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid following a tussle with Sergio Ramos.
Salah s likely return hands a huge boost to Egypt ahead of the game in Ekaterinburg, but Uruguay fourth-place finishers in 2010 feel they are ready for whatever comes their way.
We have been preparing a long time ago to play the World Cup and it does not depend on a player, Godin told a news conference on Thursday.
[Salah] is a big, decisive player and we prepare ourselves in the …
Morocco were 2-1 winners over Argentina in their opening match at the Olympics, with Cristian Medina s potential equaliser disallowed as crowd trouble caused a two-hour delay.
Argentina looked to have salvaged a 2-2 draw from 2-0 down in Saint-Etienne, with Soufiane Rahimi netting twice before Giuliano Simeone pulled one back for La Albiceleste.
Medina appeared to have equalised when he nodded home following a goalmouth scramble 16 minutes into second-half stoppage time, but crowd trouble then broke out with cups, bottles and pyrotechnics being thrown at Argentina s players by spectators.
The referee took the teams off the pitch, and amid confusion over whether the final whistle had sounded, it was reported another three minutes would be played in an empty stadi…
Spain booked a last-16 World Cup clash with hosts Russia after a last-gasp 2-2 draw against already eliminated Morocco in Kaliningrad.
The 2010 champions started Monday on top of Group B but seemed certain to slip below their Iberian rivals in the final table as both matches entered stoppage-time with Portugal and Morocco leading.
Spain went behind when Andres Iniesta and captain Sergio Ramos somehow allowed Khalid Boutaib to seize upon a loose ball and run clear to score Morocco s first goal at the finals since 1998.
Iniesta soon made amends, though, skipping through the Morocco defence to set up Isco for a quickfire leveller, with La Roja unable to break down their opponents despite dominating.
When Morocco substitute Youssef En-Nesyri got up highes…
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal for Dejan Kulusevski, who was at the club on loan from Juventus until the end of the 2022/23 season, to remain permanently in North London.
The 23-year-old winger has signed a five-year contract with Spurs and his transfer is reportedly set to cost €30 million, €5 million less than the option to buy that was included in the original loan agreement.
Our superb Swede who s here to stay
Deki Kulusevski
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Manchester City will not sell Nathan Ake in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that a number of clubs have enquired about signing the Netherlands international central defender in the middle of the season, but defending Premier League champions have told them that he is not for sale.
Ake has been on the books of City since 2020 and has not always been a regular in Pep Guardiola’s first team. So far this season, the 27-year-old, who can also operate as a centre-back, has made five starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League and has made one start and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Champions League.
City are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 23 points from nine matches, a point behind leaders Arse…
Jan Sykora needed just 12 seconds to enter the Europa League record books by scoring the fastest goal in the competition s history in Slovan Liberec s visit to Qarabag on Thursday.
The midfielder coolly slotted into the bottom left-hand corner from the edge of the penalty area at the Dalga Arena to put Slovan into a swift 1-0 lead in the Group J contest, although Michel equalised for the hosts in the seventh minute.
Sykora s effort shaved a second off the former record set by Vitolo for Sevilla in a 3-1 victory over Villarreal in March 2015.
12 Jan Sykora scored after just 12 seconds for Slovan Liberec against FK Qarabeg the fastest goal in Europa League history. Rapid.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)
The match ended in equally dramatic circumstances as …
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of 19-year-old defender Aaron Anselmino from Boca Juniors for a reported £15.6m transfer fee.
Anselmino, who made 10 appearances for Boca in all competitions last season, has signed a seven-year deal but will return to Argentina on loan for the 2024-25 campaign.
The central defender scored once in a Copa Sudamericana triumph over Trinidense in April, but struggled for much of the year with injury.
Anselmino becomes Chelsea s fourth teenage signing of the transfer window following the arrivals of Marc Guiu (18), Caleb Wiley (19) and Omari Kellyman (19).
Chelsea is pleased to announce the signing of defender Aaron Anselmino, who will spend the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Boca Juniors.
— Chelsea FC (@Chelsea…
Former Eintracht Frankfurt star Alexander Meier believes Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig can challenge Bayern Munich for Bundesliga honours this season.
Bayern are eyeing their eighth consecutive league crown after overhauling rivals Dortmund to the title last season, however, the German giants have struggled to convince in an open start to the campaign.
Borussia Monchengladbach top the standings by a point ahead of Bayern, with only five points separating first and ninth-placed Frankfurt after nine rounds.
Bayern have dominated German football, but Meier backed last season s runners-up Dortmund and Julian Nagelsmann s Leipzig to vie for silverware.
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Cristhian Stuani s first-half penalty helped propel Girona to a 3-1 play-off victory over Tenerife to seal promotion to La Liga.
A goalless draw in the first leg in Girona left everything to play for in the return fixture and a spot-kick from Stuani just before the break gave the visitors the lead, though Carlos Luiz equalised for Tenerife before the hour mark.
Yet an own goal from Jose Leon saw Michel Sanchez s team regain the lead, with Arnau Martinez clinching the result with ten minutes remaining to send Girona back to the top tier of Spanish football.
Stuani netted 40 league goals over two seasons during Girona s last stint in the top flight and the 35-year-old is likely to be a key player next season.
93% Cristhian Stuani has scored 41 of the 4…