AFC Bournemouth forward Joshua King insists he has nothing to prove as he prepares to face his old club Manchester United.
Norway international King spent five years on the books at United, making his way from the youth academy to a spot in the senior squad during his time at Old Trafford.
However, the 23-year-old never made a senior appearance at the club, and spent the majority of his time on loan before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 2013.
It was there that he made a name for himself before he was picked up by the newly promoted Bournemouth at the start of the 2015-16 season.
King has started the majority of the club s Premier League fixtures so far this season but says if he plays against United this Saturday, he will treat them like any other oppon…
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Seria A is now back in full swing after the three-month break, and as a part of the 28th round of the 2019/20 campaign, Lazio will welcome Fiorentina to the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening. Both these clubs were once considered top sides in the Italian top flight, but it has been quite a different story for them in recent years. And while Lazio have to some extent managed to regain a place in the upper part of the table, especially this season, Fiorentina clearly have some way to go.
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Arguably the biggest surprise of the season, Lazio have succeeded in overtaking Inter Milan for the second place with 62 points at the moment and, with 11 rounds to go, they are eight points short compared to Juventus at the top. The Nerazzurri …
Christian Eriksen has dismissed claims of a major bust-up with Tottenham team-mate Jan Vertonghen, describing the rumours as b******t .
The Denmark star was responding to a tweet referring to a story that alleged an argument took place involving Eriksen, Vertonghen and Spurs captain Harry Kane, which centred on allegations of an affair between Vertonghen and Eriksen s partner.
The Twitter post also suggested there is serious disharmony within the Spurs dressing room, with the club said to be refusing to offer Vertonghen a new contract and manager Mauricio Pochettino likely to join Real Madrid at the end of the season.
Eriksen retweeted the post while adding the word b******t as a hashtag, as well as a sleepy emoji.
Vertonghen then shared Eriksen s tweet…
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There have been some pretty disappointing performances in the World Cup so far. Mexico were not as good as expected against South Africa, Greece were terrible, England under performed and Serbia were nowhere near as good as I thought they’d be. Uruguay were poor and even Holland didn’t look as fluent as expected when they beat Denmark. Italy were not good although that doesn t mean much by past experience.
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Having said all that, one team stands out above the rest when it comes to being a let down. France were terrible against Uruguay and those who felt they should never have been there after Thierry Henry handled them into the finals will be feeling that they were absolutely right.
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Controversial Brazilian striker Adriano was questioned by authorities in Rio on Wednesday over allegations of links to a drug-dealing gang that has been accused of murdering police officers.
Adriano faced questioning having Monday failed to appear at a police interview Monday in connection with the allegations, sending his lawyer instead to ask for a delay.
He finally appeared with lawyer Adilson Fernandes and emerged an hour later without comment.
Head of Rio s civil police Allan Turnowski said Adriano had been questioned in order to clarify some points of the enquiry, as in the case of any citizen.
The striker, who missed the cut for Brazil s World Cup squad, is set to head for a week s holiday on Sardinia at the weekend before heading off to join Rom…
French Ligue 1 side Saint Etienne look set to offer Morgan Amalfitano an escape route from West Ham, .
The French midfielder s future at Boleyn Ground is up in the air after he was banned from club s training ground for missing a team meeting.
West Ham now hope to offload the former Marseille star as quickly as possible and Saint Etienne look set to lend a helping hand.
Namely, les Verts boss Christophe Galtier is a big fan of the 30-year-old footballer and he has called him by phone to try and persuade him to move to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Morgan Amalfitano has enjoyed mixed success since swapping Ligue 1 for English Premier League and he looks set to return to France this summer.
The experienced midfielder made a total of 52 league outings f…
Fernando Torres Chelsea days are numbered, according to the club s former assistant manager and midfielder Ray Wilkins.
The Spain striker has fallen some way short of the level of consistency that made him so revered at Liverpool since his January 2011 move from Merseyside to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho criticised Torres work rate following Wednesday s 3-1 UEFA Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain.
And Wilkins believes that the 30-year-old – who has scored 43 goals in 164 appearances for the London club – is on borrowed time at Chelsea.
Torres has no future at Chelsea, Wilkins told talkSPORT.
I think he has seen his time out there.
He moved from a Liverpool side where he was so successful as an individual to Chelsea, wher…
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Two sides who will have their sights set on securing a mid-table finish in the Premier League this season, Mark Hughes Saints will welcome Brighton to St. Mary s on Monday night.
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Starting with Mark Hughes side, although Southampton could only avoid the drop on the final game of last season, Mondays hosts did enjoy a solid run prior to the international break. Along with knocking Brighton out of the League Cup last month, Southampton also picked up an impressive 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. If Southampton are looking to make it three wins on the bounce, they will be hoping Liverpool loanee Danny Ings can carry on his impressive run of form. The 25-year-old now has two in his last…
Pep Guardiola has no concerns over NFL-inflicted damage to the Wembley pitch ahead of Manchester City s trip to Tottenham on Monday.
The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Philadelphia Eagles at England s national stadium on Sunday – a date that led to a scheduling headache after Spurs move from their temporary home to the new White Hart Lane was hit by ongoing delays.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino joked that the unusual state of affairs could help his side and hinder City s slick passing approach but, even if that proves to be the case, Guardiola insists the playing surface will not be used as an excuse.
It is what it is. I m pretty sure that Tottenham have a good green keeper, noted golf enthusiast Guardiola told a pre-match news conference.
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Thomas Tuchel does not expect Reece James to link up with the England squad next week, joking the defender will only be able to play water polo as he is still training in the swimming pool on his return from injury.
James was included in Gareth Southgate s 23-man squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Andorra and Hungary, despite sustaining an ankle injury in the first half of the Blues 1-0 defeat to Manchester City last week.
The 21-year-old subsequently sat out the Blues 1-0 loss to Juventus in the Champions League in midweek and will play no part in Saturday s Premier League clash with Southampton.
Southgate called up James in the hope of using him in one of England s October fixtures, but Tuchel does not believe that will be possible.