Manchester United are interested in signing Conor Gallagher from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Blues could sell the England international for £40 million and United could enter the race. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are interested in the midfielder.
Gallagher has been on the books of Chelsea since 2008. He has come through the youth system and has established himself in the first team. The 23-year-old has made 115 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. He has scored 13 goals and given 10 assists in those games.
Manchester United are seventh in the Premier League table at the moment with 28 points from 17 matches. Meanwhile, Chelsea currently find themselves 10th i…
Former France and Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez announced his retirement from football, on this day in 2006.
The 1998 World Cup winner made his announcement on French television channel TF1, three months after appearing in the 2006 World Cup final.
Barthez, aged 35 at the time, said: “I am quitting the French team, I am quitting club football. I am going to continue enjoying myself without football.”
The mercurial Frenchman, who also helped his country win Euro 2000, initially quit soon after being released by Marseille at the end of the 2005-06 season.
He had been France’s first-choice keeper in the 2006 World Cup, with his last match being the penalty shoot-out loss to Italy in the final.
Barthez was with United for four year…
Former Arsenal and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement at the age of 39.
The ex-Togo international also had spells with Real Madrid, Tottenham and Crystal Palace during a professional career that started in 2001 with Metz.
Adebayor departed Metz for Monaco in 2003 and it was there where he caught the eye of legendary Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, who brought him to the Premier League in January 2006.
City forked out a reported £25million fee for his services in July 2009 and he famously sprinted the length of the pitch to celebrate a goal in front of the Gunners supporters in September that year.
He joined Real Madrid for a short loan spell in January 2011 after falling out of favour under Roberto Mancini and then moved t…
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Houston Dynamo FC and Los Angeles FC will lock horns with each other in Major League Soccer next week. The MLS match between Ben Olsen’s side and Steve Cherundolo’s team will be held at the Shell Energy Stadium Houston in Texas and is scheduled to kick off at 1:30 am UK time next Monday.
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Houston Dynamo FC are a major club in the USA and have been around for almost 20 years. El Naranja have won the MLS Cp twice and the US Open Cup on two occasions as well. They finished as high as fourth in the Major League Soccer Western Conference table last season and ended up ninth overall.
Orange Crush are sixth in the Major League Soccer Western Conference table at the momen…
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Ajax will kick off their 2024/25 Europa League campaign on Thursday with a home fixture against Turkish giants Besiktas at the Johan Cruijff Arena.
De Godenzonen are looking to add another European trophy to their storied history but head into the match on the back of a frustrating draw in the Eredivisie over the weekend. Meanwhile, Besiktas come into the game with momentum, having secured a thrilling victory in the Turkish Super Lig.
Despite enduring their lowest Eredivisie finish since the turn of the century last season, Ajax s fifth-place position was enough to secure a place in the Europa League qualification rounds. The Dutch giants worked hard over the summer to navigate their way through several rounds, defeating Serbi…
The New England Revolution are approaching Saturday s trip to Orlando City with a chip on their shoulder following a pair of disappointing results, says head coach Caleb Porter.
The Revs enjoyed a spectacular return to MLS action after the Leagues Cup break as they routed CF Montreal 5-0 on the road, but they were then beaten 2-0 at Real Salt Lake.
Last time out, New England squandered a 2-1 lead in a 2-2 draw with St. Louis City, leaving them five points adrift of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, albeit with two games in hand.
It s really important that we make up for the two points we lost in the last game, so our mindset is to go on the road and get a result in Orlando, Porter said.
Our guys have trained really well and they definitely have an…
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Getting their Nations League adventure back underway on Thursday night, England will welcome Greece to Wembley.
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Starting with the hosts, while England might have got a new era underway following their EURO 24 heartbreak over the summer, the Three Lions do appear to be enjoying life under interim boss Lee Carsley. Getting their Nations League adventure underway with a routine 2-0 win away at Ireland on September 7th, it is no surprise that the European heavyweights are pencilled in as a landslide contender to book an immediate League A return this year. Last seen signing off September’s international break with another 2-0 victory at home against Finland, Carsley is certainly staking an early claim to be appointed Gareth South…
The Czech Republic heads into battle with old enemy Russia in Friday s Euro 2012 opener, with striker Milan Baros battling to be fit.
The Galatasaray front man strained a muscle in training on Tuesday running a scare through the camp despite later scans revealing no major damage for the 30-year-old.
Baros, the top scorer at Euro 2004, has bagged 41 goals at international level and is one of coach Michal Bilek s leading men along with Premier League stars Petr Cech and captain Tomas Rosicky, who has recovered from a calf injury.
Czech Republic team manager Vladimir Smicer will have fond memories of the two countries last meeting at Euro 1996, when his late goal salvaged a 3-3 draw to put the Czechs through and eliminate Russia.
The Czechs were eventual ru…
Injured Spain strikers David Villa and Sergio Garcia have pulled out of Wednesday night s Euro 2008 warm-up match against the USA at Santander, Spain s team doctor said.
The absence of these key players could seriously hamper the attacking options of coach Luis Aragones as Spain build up for the June 7 to 29 finals in Austria and Switzerland.
Striker Fernando Torres was already a doubt for the match with a slightly twisted ankle while attacking midfielder Andres Iniesta will definitely not feature because of food poisoning.
The Villa injury is worrying us the most, Spain team doctor Jorge Candel told the media.
The Valencia centre forward is suffering from a right quadriceps injury after a training ground incident on Tuesday. He had tests on Tuesday …
Antoine Griezmann thinks a hectic year for club and country has taken its toll despite a match-winning performance in Atletico Madrid s 3-2 triumph over Real Valladolid.
Griezmann laid on Nikola Kalinic s first-half opener before marking his 300th LaLiga appearance by converting a penalty after Kiko Olivas handled his shot on the stroke of half-time.
Atletico s usual solidity deserted them and, after Fernando Calero headed home from Michel s corner, Saul Niguez put through his own goal to make it all square in the 63rd minute.
It left Griezmann to pounce on a poor clearance from Oscar Plano and seal the points 10 minutes from time but France s World Cup-winning hero was not entirely satisfied with his performance.
I m glad we won. I m not quite yet at m…