Sergio Aguero will provide a statement on his future this Wednesday amid reports the Argentinian striker has decided to retire due to a heart condition.
The 33-year-old has not played since an early substitution against Deportivo Alaves towards the end of October, when Aguero had to be taken to hospital after complaining of chest discomfort.
Sergi Barjuan, interim coach at the time, said Aguero told him he was feeling a little dizzy .
The former Manchester City player was subsequently ruled out for at least three months in order to undergo a diagnostic and therapeutic process .
At the time, Barca said the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated in order to determine his recovery process , but ever since there have been mutterings in the media that A…
Jurgen Klopp believes more transparency over COVID-19 cases would be helpful as the Premier League heads into a hectic festive period.
Two games – Brighton and Hove Albion against Tottenham and Manchester United s trip to Brentford – have been postponed in the past week due to coronavirus outbreaks at Spurs and United.
Spurs had 13 members of their camp contract the virus last week, while United shut their Carrington training ground on Monday after a number of positive results.
On Monday, the league announced 42 positive test results from players and club officials had been returned, a record for a single week since testing began.
The league s 20 clubs have agreed to step up with extra measures in a bid to avoid further postponements, with daily te…
Louis van Gaal was heartened by Memphis Depay s display on his first start at the World Cup as he had a hand in both goals in a 2-0 Netherlands win over Qatar.
Depay is the Oranje s star man but had been restricted to the role of substitute in their first two matches following a hamstring injury.
But the Barcelona forward was called in from the start as the Netherlands needed three points to be sure of top spot in Group A.
Although Depay did not score, he was involved in the build-up to Cody Gakpo s opener and then had the shot that led to Frenkie de Jong converting a rebound for the second.
Coach Van Gaal was so pleased to have taken a risk by including Depay, Marten de Roon and Matthijs de Ligt, who had all been dealing with fitness concerns.
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Reading are close to signing their second player of the January transfer window, according to manager Brian McDermott.
The Royals have signed former Sporting Lisbon captain Daniel Carrico already this month, but McDermott revealed that the club are close to striking another deal.
We think we re closer on another player, but it s never done until it s done, he told reporters.
We re hopeful it ll be done sooner rather than later. We re still looking. There s nothing in the pipeline (after this deal), but I always find with the transfer deadline something always pops up that is useful and interesting.
McDermott also moved to quash rumours linking Reading with a move for Kevin Doyle, who played for the Berkshire club before leaving for current Championshi…
Chievo striker Alberto Paloschi is hoping to return to AC Milan at the end of the current campaign.
The 23-year-old is currently co-owned by the two clubs, but he is hoping Milan’s new transfer policy will see him return to San Siro.
“Milan are now focusing on youngsters,” the forward told Sky Sport Italia. “You saw that by the investment they made for Mario Balotelli in January.
“At the moment I have been given an opportunity here at Verona where I can grow, but you never know what will happen in football…”
Paloschi came through the youth ranks at Milan, but was sold to Parma in the summer of 2008 after making just 7 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri.
After impressing at Ennio Tardini, the youngster was purchased by Genoa, only…
Mainz have decided to pull the plug on Yunus Malli s proposed transfer to Borussia Dortmund.
Both clubs had already reached an agreement over a transfer fee and the 23-year-old seemed set to continue his career with Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.
However, the deal has now collapsed, with Mainz seemingly unwilling to part with the Turkey attacking midfielder during the January transfer window.
I informed Dortmund on Monday evening that Yunus will remain in Mainz, sporting director Christian Heidel told the club s official website.
The decision was not made based on finances, but rather we weren t sold on the overall idea. We had agreed a transfer fee with Dortmund, but the timing of the move isn t optimal for us.
Yunus is not only our top scorer…
Frank Lampard has been sacked as Chelsea head coach, the Blues have confirmed.
Widespread reports emerged on Monday that the Blues were set to dismiss Lampard after a run of two wins in eight Premier League games left them ninth, 11 points off the pace.
Confirmation soon followed, bringing to an end Lampard s 18-month reign back at the club where he remains the all-time record goalscorer, with former Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel expected to be appointed as his successor.
Chelsea statement did not comment on Tuchel s potential arrival but read: This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the board have taken lightly.
We are grateful to Frank for what he has achieved in his time as head coach of the club. However, rece…
Southampton have agreed a fee for Celtic s Stuart Armstrong, according to .
There had been plenty of speculations surrounding Armstrong s future last summer, but then he decided to put a stop to them by signing a new two-year deal with Celtic. Now, however, with only a year of it remaining, it seems the 26-year-old is set to move to the south coast of England in a deal that would cost the Saints over £6million.
The attacking midfielder played four and a half seasons at Dundee United before moving to Celtic in the winter of 2015. Since then he has made 142 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish champions and scored 27 goals along the way. He has also six international caps with Scotland.
At the moment, Southampton are in talks with the player himself …
Jorginho missed a late penalty as Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in Friday s eventful contest at Stadio Olimpico, leaving both sides automatic qualifying hopes for the 2022 World Cup in the balance.
There was nothing to separate the teams at the top of Group C in terms of points accrued heading into the contest and that is how it remained after a gripping 90 minutes in Rome.
The Azzurri fell behind to a powerful Silvan Widmer drive after 11 minutes but hit back through fellow right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo s header before half-time.
European champions Italy had a glorious chance to win the game in the 90th minute and take control at the summit, but Jorginho skied his spot-kick to set up a tense final round of fixtures.
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Daniel Sturridge made a brief cameo off the bench and Bruno Fornaroli scored a stunning equaliser as Perth Glory began their A-League campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Adelaide United on Saturday.
The signing of former Liverpool and England striker Sturridge has piqued the interest in Australian football, with the 32-year-old back in the professional game after departing Trabzonspor in March 2020.
However, fans were only treated to a short glimpse of Sturridge at HFB Park, where the hosts were forced to come from behind to clinch a point.
Kusini Yengi coolly side-footed home the opener for Adelaide, only for Fornaroli to level five minutes before half-time with a ferocious 30-yard effort.
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What a goal! Bruno Fornaroli strikes from distance…