Marseille defender Rolando has signed a one-year contract extension at the club, who promised to deliver the best care to the Portugal international while he recovers from an Achilles tendon injury.
The 32-year-old, whose crucial extra-time goal against Salzburg clinched Marseille s place in last season s Europa League final, signed the new deal while in rehabilitation from the injury he suffered during a 2-1 win over Amiens on the last day of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 campaign.
Despite Rolando s return to first-team action being unlikely to take place before December, a statement on Marseille s website affirmed the club s commitment to support the player.
On Monday, the Portuguese defender known for his late heroics and stalwart defence signed a contract extension …
Tottenham striker Harry Kane admitted there were times when he wondered how long it would take him to achieve success at club or international level.
The 24-year-old, who was loaned out to the likes of Leyton Orient and Millwall in the early stages of his career, on Friday signed a new six-year contract at Tottenham after scoring 30 Premier League goals in 2017-18.
Kane established himself as a first-team regular for Spurs in 2014-15 but had thoughts it would not happen during difficult spells in the lower leagues.
There were times when it was tough, he told Sky Sports, speaking before his new deal at Spurs was announced.
There were times when I wasn t playing in the Championship and I was thinking to myself, I m so far away from the England team – h…
With what promises to be a stacked weekend schedule from across Europe, Saturday offers us a host of noteworthy meetings. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday accumulator, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday 17th April
BST 12:30 Charlton Athletic vs Ipswich Town
Starting with Saturday s hosts, while some in Charlton s camp might have been worried to see former boss Lee Bowyer head off to Birmingham earlier in the year, The Reds are enjoying a real purple patch. Managing to find their feet under former Southampton manager Nigel Adkins, they still have a play-off finish at the top of their agenda. Sat just three points adrift of breaking into the top-six, the Londoners were last seen putting in…
Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho said he wouldn t mind a move to the Premier League as he also talked up the possibility of experiencing LaLiga in the future.
Sancho has been heavily linked to Manchester United after establishing himself as one of the most exciting attackers in football since joining Dortmund from Manchester City in 2017.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was determined to bring Sancho to United in the off-season and the Red Devils are reportedly set to target the 19-year-old England international again at the end of the campaign.
While Sancho is keen to win the Bundesliga with Dortmund, the former City youngster hinted at a future return to England and a move to Spain.
I can t tell the future but I wouldn t mind, Sancho told Sky Sports News ahead…
Robert Lewandowski has questioned whether winner Lionel Messi was sincere with his praise towards him after beating the Bayern Munich striker to the 2021 Ballon d Or award.
Messi claimed the coveted accolade for a record-extending seventh time last week, with Lewandowski finishing second as he settled for the inaugural Striker of the Year award.
Lewandowski was somewhat unfortunate to miss out to Messi, having scored 53 times in 42 games for Bayern between the start of 2021 and the award being handed out.
That was the most of any player in Europe s top five leagues across all competitions, with Messi – who won the Copa America with Argentina – joint-fifth on the list with 32 goals.
Poland international Lewandowski averaged a goal every 67 minutes over…
Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Boubakary Soumare from Lille in the summer transfer window, according to . Everton are also keen on the 22-year-old midfielder, but it is Leicester City who are leading the race for the midfielder.
Leicester, who are having a wonderful season in the Premier League and could qualify for the Champions League, have held talks with the 22-year-old midfielder’s club and agent. The potential transfer deal is at an advanced stage.
Soumare has made 19 starts and 11 substitute appearances in Ligue 1 and made four starts and four substitute appearances in the Europa League . The French youngster also made four starts and four substitute appearances in the Europa League this season, providing one assist in the p…
Juventus completed their Serie A campaign with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Monza thanks to first-half goals from Federico Chiesa and Alex Sandro.
Juve ended their season on 71 points, third in the standings, though they can still be overtaken by Europa League champions Atalanta, who sit fifth and have two matches left to play.
Chiesa broke the deadlock after 26 minutes on Saturday and long-serving left-back Sandro, playing in his final game for the Bianconeri before departing as a free agent, doubled the lead two minutes later with a header from a corner.
Juve came close to scoring a third early in the second half, but Chiesa s attempt from the edge of the box hit the woodwork.
Thiago Motta is expected to take charge of Juve in the coming days, after …
Bayern Munich have announced that Thomas Muller has tested positive for COVID-19.
The veteran forward contracted the virus for the first time in February 2021 following the Club World Cup in Doha.
Muller has now returned a positive coronavirus test for a second occasion, with the reigning Bundesliga champions confirming he will serve another period of self-isolation.
That likely rules him out of the clash with Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as Julian Nagelsmann s side look to extend their six-point advantage at the summit of the German top flight.
Muller may target a return for the meeting with Bayer Leverkusen on March 5, dependent on when he returns a negative test and comes back into training.
Thomas Müller has tested positive for Covid-19.…
Stephen Ireland has signed a new three-year deal with Stoke City, .
After being frozen out at Aston Villa, the Republic of Ireland midfielder has got his career back on track at the Britannia Stadium since moving there, initially on loan on the final day of the 2013 summer transfer window.
He signed for the Potters permanently back in January and, having made twenty-five appearances in all competitions, has now committed himself to the club until the summer of 2017.
His form has even led to talk of a potential international recall, with his last cap coming in a 2-2 draw with Slovakia over six-and-a-half years ago.
Stoke won for a fourth time in five Premier League games at the weekend to tighten their grip on tenth place, and they are now odds on to…
UEFA plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and halve them over the next eight years as part of a sustainability pledge.
European football s governing body has joined the United Nations Race to Zero campaign following the launch of its own sustainability strategy in December.
The goal is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 as part of plans to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 within UEFA, across UEFA events and collaboratively across European football .
Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing society today and we have unfortunately witnessed how flooding and unseasonable weather patterns have lately devastated infrastructure across the world, president Aleksander Ceferin said.
The transition to a thriving, green econo…