Paulo Dybala is frustrated at continuous speculation over his Juventus future, claiming the rumours pit the fans against him.
Dybala got off the mark in Serie A this season in his seventh appearance as he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win against Genoa on Sunday, with a pair of Cristiano Ronaldo penalties wrapping up the points after Stefano Sturaro s equaliser.
Former Palermo prodigy Dybala cut in from the right flank, got the better of a defender and picked out the bottom-right corner for what was just his second goal of the season across all competitions.
It has been a difficult start to the season for the 27-year-old, who received the plaudits of coach Andrea Pirlo after the final whistle.
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After months of counting down, stars Lionel Messi, Alexis Sanchez, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Arturo Vidal and Sergio Aguero will descend on the United States for the special centenary edition of the Copa America.
For the first time in history, the showpiece tournament will take place outside of South America, with USA staging the event, christened the Copa America Centenario.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the tournament, six countries from CONCACAF will join the 10 CONMEBOL members in vying to be crowned Copa America champions.
Title holders Chile are bidding to become the first nation since Brazil in 2007 to go back-to-back, after lifting the trophy 12 months ago, though they will have to get past heavyweights Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
that Arsenal will not be making a move to sign Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez, with their sights firmly set fellow Foxes man Jamie Vardy.
Both were stand out performers as the East Midlands’ outfit secured a shock title win last month, though it is only England international Vardy that the Gunners are interested in.
Mahrez set the Premier League alight last season with seventeen assists and eleven goals form that saw him named the PFA Player of the Season.
However, he now looks to be off Arsenal’s radar which will be music to the ears of his other potential suitors.
Since signing for Leicester from Le Harve in the January 2014, Mahrez has racked up ninety appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-five goals.
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Wales captain Aaron Ramsey and Brennan Johnson will miss next week’s vital Euro 2024 qualifier against Croatia.
Both players have been omitted from Rob Page’s squad for their friendly against Gibraltar on October 11 and Group D qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium on October 15.
Ramsey damaged his right knee in training last month and there are fears the 32-year-old midfielder may need surgery after missing Cardiff’s last five games.
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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.
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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…