Mats Hummels insists there are no problems between himself and under-fire Borussia Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre.
Dortmund snapped a winless run of three matches in all competitions by beating Hertha Berlin 2-1 last Saturday, despite Hummels receiving a 45th-minute red card in the German capital.
On their return from last month s international break, BVB were forced to come from 3-0 down to claim a 3-3 draw at home to bottom side Paderborn.
Speaking after that match, Hummels appeared to question Favre s initial defensive setup when he said: Let s just put it this way, it would be easier to press in a 4-1-4-1 and I ll leave it at that.
But the 2014 World Cup winner told Sport Bild he remains behind former Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice boss Favre…
Liverpool slipping up in the race for the Premier League title is inevitable, according to Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson.
Manchester City s shock 3-2 defeat at home to Palace on Saturday saw Liverpool – who accounted for Wolves 2-0 on Friday – move four points clear atop the table.
Liverpool are the only undefeated team remaining as Jurgen Klopp s men seek their first league title since 1990, however, former Reds boss Hodgson insisted there are still plenty of surprises to come.
I don t think Pep Guardiola will be too concerned about a four-point gap with 20 games left to play, said Hodgson, who was Liverpool manager in 2010-11.
One of those is going to be against Liverpool, but even without that game the chances are that Liverpool will go so…
Gian Piero Gasperini has revealed he was ready to leave Atalanta at the end of last season, but decided to remain in Bergamo due to his respect for the club s owners and love for the fans.
Gasperini took charge of Atalanta in 2016, with the club having posted five consecutive bottom-half Serie A finishes.
The former Inter boss immediately oversaw a dramatic transformation in the club s fortunes, implementing a relentless attacking style while securing fourth place in his first season at the helm, before leading them to three consecutive third-place finishes between 2018-19 and 2020-21.
Atalanta scored a staggering 188 league goals across the latter two of those campaigns, also reaching the Champions League knockout stages in both seasons.
But their momen…
Sevilla sporting director Monchi is keen on bringing Ivan Rakitic back to the club where he spent four years before joining Barcelona in 2014, according to . During his time at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium, the Croatia international made 149 appearances in all competitions and scored 32 goals for Sevilla.
Now, turning 32 next month, it seems his time at the Camp Nou is coming to an end too. He has been pushing for an exit from the Blaugrana for a while, making no secret of the fact he is unhappy with the amount of game-time he has been getting this season. Of the 22 La Liga games Barcelona have played so far, Rakitic started eight and made as many substitute appearances. Five times the midfielder was left on the bench, and once he was left out of the squad altogether. He r…
Zinedine Zidane is heading back to Real Madrid, just 10 months after stepping down as head coach.
The former France star emerged on Monday as the surprise choice to take over from Santiago Solari, who has paid the price for humbling defeats to Barcelona and Ajax, and his appointment was duly confirmed later that day.
Zidane delivered huge success in his first spell as Madrid boss between January 2016 and last May, when he stunned president Florentino Perez by deciding to walk away.
In fact, as the list below shows, only the great Miguel Munoz is above Zidane who averaged a trophy every 97 days in his first stint when it comes to medals won as the man in charge of Los Blancos first team
9 Zinedine Zidane picked up nine trophies in his two years and four m…
Paris Saint-Germain have contacted Lionel Messi with a view of making the Argentinian superstar their latest super-signing after Barcelona openly declared on Thursday that he would not sign a new contract at the Camp Nou, according to .
As revealed by Barcelona president Joan Laporta in a press conference on Friday, the Catalan club tried everything in their power to keep Messi and they had a contract agreed and ready to be signed, but the La Liga regulations concerning player salaries simply don t allow it.
Messi had tried in the past to orchestrate a return to Barcelona for Neymar, whose move to PSG in 2017 still holds as the world s most-expensive transfer ever, but now it seems the pair of them could be reunited in Paris instead. The Ligue 1 giants are expected to i…
Zinedine Zidane has described Toni Kroos as a spectacular player, and one he will single out as an honour to have coached when he retires.
Kroos joined Madrid from Bayern Munich in 2014 and has gone on to help Los Blancos to two LaLiga titles and three Champions League triumphs.
Zidane has coached Kroos since 2016 over two separate spells, and the Madrid boss has no doubt that the Germany international will go down as a midfield great.
He will be remembered as a spectacular player, one of the best in the world in his position, Zidane told Real France, as reported by TyC.
When I arrived, well, you can imagine, I was really happy to be his coach.
It s true, when I retire I will be able to say that I trained Cristiano [Ronaldo], [Gareth] Bale, [Lu…
Marcus Rashford is heartbroken by Manchester United s recent struggles but remains confident his side can bounce back by returning to the basics.
United fell to a 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal on Sunday, ending a slight upturn in form and leaving them with only seven points from their opening six Premier League games and languishing in 15th place.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men have won just one of their five home matches this term, a run that includes a 6-1 Old Trafford hammering at the hands of Tottenham.
And while United have impressed in the Champions League with two wins from two, Rashford admits his boyhood club s disappointing domestic form is taking its toll.
This is something I ve been doing since I was a kid and something I love to do, he told United…
Arsenal, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are among the heavy hitters with reported interest in out-of-favour Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.
Tchouameni arrived in Madrid last July from Monaco for a €100million fee, but has started just 15 of 26 LaLiga fixtures this term, and played only a combined six minutes in their two-legged Champions League clash with Liverpool, whom he reportedly turned down to move to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The defensive midfielder has found himself behind 20-year-old Eduardo Camavinga for Madrid s most crucial contests, also only making brief substitute appearances in both meetings with Barcelona in March.
Tchouameni, who has made 23 senior appearances and scored two international goals for France, still has plenty…
With the Premier League and Europe s elite making their return to action this weekend, we have a stacked schedule from across the continent. So, for those of you who are looking to place a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday October 1st
BST 15:00 Fulham vs Newcastle
While many might have tipped Fulham to be in a real scrap to avoid an immediate Championship return this season, Saturday s hosts have enjoyed a stellar Premier League flurry since opening the 2022/23 campaign. Mounting a remarkable comeback away at Nottingham Forest on September 16th when heading into the international break, Marco Silva s men should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Last seen eventually leaving the City Grou…