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Hoping to build off of their stellar result in midweek, Sassuolo will welcome Empoli to the Mapei Stadium on Sunday afternoon smelling a golden chance.
Starting with the hosts, making the trip to Italian heavyweights Juventus earlier in the week, Sassuolo only once again underlined why they have largely impressed many across Serie A so far this season. Eventually claiming what was a stellar 2-1 win away at the Champions League outfit, Head Coach Alessio Dionisi has been filled with praise for his side s recent purple patch. Finding a way to build off of a 3-1 romp at home against Venezia on October 23rd, the Neroverdi have now lost just one of their last five top-flight contests. With that sole defeat coming at the hands of defen…
Austria star Marko Arnautovic said Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are not from this world and are on this planet to take all the trophies with them .
Ronaldo and Messi are regarded as two of the greatest footballers of all-time following their exploits for club and country.
Portugal and Juventus superstar Ronaldo – a five-time Ballon d Or winner with 32 major trophies – matched Ali Daei s international men s record for most goals (109) following his two-goal haul in the 2-2 draw with France at Euro 2020.
Record six-time Ballon d Or winner Messi has won a club-record 34 trophies at Barcelona, while he equalled Javier Mascherano for the most Argentina appearances in their 1-0 Copa America victory over Paraguay.
As Austria prepare for Saturday s Euro…
Manchester United defeated Aldershot Town 3-0 in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, and Arsenal came from behind to beat Bolton.
Despite suffering a nightmare 6-1 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made his customary raft of changes for the knock-out competition.
Goalkeeper Ben Amos, defender Ezekiel Fryers and striker Mame Biram Diouf were among the fringe players who enjoyed a rare start in the fourth-round tie at the EBB Stadium.
It was Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov, a 30-million-pound acquisition from Tottenham in 2008, now relegated to a bit-part role, who opened the scoring 14 minutes into the match.
After Ji-Sung Park and Tom Cleverely exchanged a sharp one-two, Berbatov was on hand to convert Park s cut-bac…
Luka Modric wants Croatia to guard against complacency ahead of their Euro 2012 playoff second leg with Turkey on Tuesday.
Slaven Bilic s Croatia side registered a 3-0 win away from home in Friday s first leg.
They will head to the return match at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb as favourites to reach next year s finals in Poland and the Ukraine.
Despite their commanding position, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Modric has urged caution and insists his team cannot afford to relax against Turkey.
We ve only done half our job, Modric told Uefa.com.
We really need to rest a bit in the next few days and prepare well for the second match.
The most important thing is that we stay focussed now. We can t relax, even a little bit. It could be very da…
Jurgen Klopp vowed that Borussia Dortmund will “fight back with all our might” after the mid-season break in order to get out of trouble.
A 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Werder Bremen on Saturday saw the 2011/12 Bundesliga champions slip to 17th place in the table, and they will be bottom if Freiburg beat Hannover on Sunday.
Klopp ripped into his players after their latest defeat, labelling them as looking like idiots , but he remains convinced Dortmund can pull away from trouble when the season recommences in late January.
The season isn t over yet, he said. We still have 17 games to play and most importantly, we will have an almost complete squad going into the preparation.
So far we have lacked stability, and we will work hard to get it b…
Manchester United are keen to pip Premier League leaders Chelsea in the race to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane,.
With both Manchester City target Pepe and Sergio Ramos both set to commit their future to the Spanish giants, France international Varane is considering his options.
Having moved to the Spanish capital from Lens in the summer of 2011, the 21 year old is closing in on one hundred appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals while he has winners medals in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA World Club Cup.
Internationally, he has seventeen caps for his country, three of which came at last summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil.
Real return to league action with a trip to Valencia on…
Luke Shaw s agent insists the full-back s future remains with Manchester United despite reports suggesting he could be part of a deal to lure Danny Rose away from Tottenham.
Shaw has struggled to hold down a first-team spot at Old Trafford since his switch from Southampton in 2014 due to injury and lack of fitness, while his attitude and basic understanding of the game have been criticised by Jose Mourinho.
The 22-year-old has only made 47 appearances in all competitions across three campaigns, and started just nine Premier League matches in 2016-17.
His name was linked with a move away on Friday after Rose s outburst criticising Tottenham s performance in the transfer market.
The England defender also hinted he was open to a move away from the club, whil…
An under-par showing from Juventus saw the Serie A champions held 0-0 by mid-table Udinese on Sunday.
Juventus missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of Serie A on Sunday as they turned in a somewhat off-colour performance to draw 0-0 with Udinese at Stadio Comunale Friuli.
With Roma s mid-season struggles continuing thanks to Saturday s 1-1 draw against Empoli, Massimiliano Allegri could have seen his side move nine points clear at the summit.
However, the holders looked jaded following their 1-0 Coppa Italia success at Parma in midweek and could have been behind at the break if Bruno Fernandes and Cyril Thereau had been more clinical with first-half efforts.
The visitors ended the half well and saw Roberto Pereyra hit the crossbar soo…
Jordan Henderson hailed Liverpool s personality and heart after they overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit against Barcelona to reach the Champions League final for a second successive season.
Divock Origi got them on their way early on before a quick-fire double from substitute Georginio Wijnaldum after the interval pulled the Reds level on aggregate.
Origi went on to grab a fourth goal as Barcelona were caught out from a quickly taken corner, the Belgian clipping home 11 minutes from time.
Speaking to BT Sport after the dramatic comeback, Henderson said: I don t think many people gave us a chance. We knew it would be difficult but still possible.
The belief we have in the changing room is amazing. We knew we could do something special at Anfield. Look at…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be backed by Manchester United in the transfer window, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has promised.
Solskjaer, who made no signings in January, has indicated he wants to oversee a clear-out at Old Trafford.
Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia are leaving while Juan Mata is out of contract and his future at the club is still unresolved.
United ended the season poorly, with no wins in their final six games in all competitions, losing 2-0 at home to Cardiff City to conclude a Premier League campaign in which they finished sixth.
They will not play in next season s Champions League, which is likely to deal further damage to any possible transfer budget, but Paul Pogba has been linked with a move away that could bring in a signif…