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The Republic of Ireland and Greece will lock horns with each other in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B this week. The match between Stephen Kenny’s side and Gus Poyet’s team will be held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Friday.
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The Republic of Ireland have been dire in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B. Many expected them to at least compete for the top two spots in the group, but they are now likely to be out of the reckoning soon.
Stephen Kenny’s side are fourth in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B table at the moment with just three points from five matches. The Republic of Ireland are six points beh…
Dele Alli has been left on the bench by England manager Gareth Southgate for Tuesday s friendly against Italy at Wembley.
The 21-year-old Tottenham star was widely expected to start having featured as a substitute during Friday s 1-0 win over Netherlands but Jesse Lingard, the match-winner in Amsterdam, retains his place in the XI and starts alongside Manchester City s Raheem Sterling in one of the attacking midfield berths behind Jamie Vardy.
Alli is widely viewed as one of the brightest talents in the English game and he scored 18 Premier League goals as Spurs finished as runners-up last season, although his form has tailed off to an extent this term.
Burnley s James Tarkowski will make his international debut alongside City duo Kyle Walker and John Stones in S…
Leicester City have entered talks with Luton Town over the possibility of signing James Justin, according to .
The 21-year-old defender was named in the League One Team of the Year at the end of the season as Luton secured promotion to the Championship, and his fine performances have alerted several clubs from the Premier League. This means Leicester are expected to face stiff competition for his signature, mostly in the form of the newly promoted Aston Villa.
The fee that Luton will demand to let Justin go is apparently set to be over £10 million, which is certainly a lot for a player from the third tier of English football, but the Hatters feel they have the right to ask for that much given the growing interest in the player.
It remains to be seen whether th…
Paul Okon has been appointed coach of the Central Coast Mariners, the A-League outfit announced on Monday.
Okon, 44, joins the club on a two-year deal following the sacking of Tony Walmsley.
Walmsley was let go after the Mariners crashed out of the FFA Cup round of 32, beaten by state-league side Green Gully earlier in August.
Okon said he was excited to begin his first professional senior coaching gig as the Mariners look to bounce back following a disappointing 2015-16 campaign.
We want to give our supporters, the people who have been loyal to this club a reason to keep coming back to Central Coast Stadium and we want to give new people a reason to come and watch this team play football, Okon said.
After a disappointing season we want to…
Lyon have secured the services of promising defender Emanuel Mammana from River Plate for €7.5 million.
The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 outfit.
Mammana had also been linked with Chelsea in recent months, but has made the decision to continue his career with Lyon instead.
I am very proud to have signed for a big club like Lyon, the defender told OLTV.
I will do everything within my powers to reward the club for the faith shown in me. I have arrived at a big club to learn and to win titles.
Mammana came through the ranks of the River Plate youth academy and made his official first-team debut in October 2014. The centre-back had already made his Argentina debut by then, featuring in the friendly win over Slovenia in …
Former Aston Villa striker Peter Withe believes that a parting of ways between Darren Bent and the club will be best for both parties.
The Premier League outfit have put Bent on the market with two years left on his contract and are expected to get up to £16 million less than they paid for him when they enticed him from Sunderland in 2011.
Following a hamstring problem around Christmas, the 29-year-old fell out of favour and ended up starting just eight league games last season.
Bent s first campaign at Villa Park was hugely successful, with the player ending up as the top English goalscorer in the top flight.
Withe, a striker himself, scored 74 goals for Villa and sympathised with Bent finding himself so regularly on the bench.
When you go from being t…
Real eyeing Liverpool youngster
Spanish daily newspaper that Real Madrid are keeping close tabs on Liverpool youngster Pedro Chirivella.
The 17-year-old Spaniard joined the Reds from Valencia last season and has since developed into one of club s hottest prospects.
Chirivella has been training with the senior squad on regular basis and has already earned comparisons with Xabi Alonso, while it is only a matter of time before he makes his first appearance for Liverpool.
The Spain Under-17 international is predicted a bright future in the game and he has already caught the eye of Real Madrid scouts.
Los Blancos coaching staff will have a perfect opportunity to make a check on their target when Liverpool and Real Madrid Under-19 sides square off in …
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has assured Adel Taarabt he has a role to play with the club under his stewardship.
Redknapp, who branded the Moroccan a fruitcake last year, sold Taarabt to QPR from Tottenham in August 2010 after the 23-year-old had impressed on two loan spells at Loftus Road.
But the new QPR boss does not foresee any problems with the midfielder and is looking forward to working with Taarabt again, a player he insists he had wanted to keep.
He was alright with me, Adel, Redknapp told reporters. I think he has improved. His attitude is good and he has got bags of ability.
I wouldn t have let him go, in all honesty I said that at the time I would have kept him at Tottenham.
It was just he couldn t get into the side and the chairman…
Veteran Portuguese international midfielder Maniche joined German side Cologne on a free transfer, the club s website said on Monday.
The 31-year-old a Champions League winner with Porto in 2004 was released from his previous contract with Spanish side Atletico Madrid in May.
Maniche is one of the great names in European football and we are proud to have signed him, Cologne chairman Wolfgang Overath said.
Maniche capped 52 times enjoyed a golden spell under Jose Mourinho at Porto also collecting the 2003 UEFA Cup before an unhappy 16million pounds move to Russian side Dynamo Moscow.
The Russian side loaned him to Chelsea where Mourinho was manager but he failed to shine and moved to Atletico, who in turn loaned him to Inter Milan in 2008.
Manich…
Arsenal are very disappointed with the decision to push back their crucial Premier League clash with Chelsea at short notice due to policing concerns.
The league leaders had been due to host London rivals Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, April 29, but the game will instead be played three days later on Tuesday, May 2.
Both Arsenal and the Premier League expressed regret at the decision, which was taken after the Metropolitan Police revised its position on policing the match.
A statement on Arsenal s official website on Tuesday read: After working to try to find a solution with the Met Police, we are very disappointed with the impact and disruption this fixture change will cause to our supporters, particularly after this match had been initially approved f…