Atletico Madrid centre-back Stefan Savic has signed a new deal with the Spanish champions, agreeing to extend his stay with the club until June 2024.
Montenegro international Savic has spent the past six seasons with Atletico and played a big part in last term s LaLiga title triumph.
The defender featured 42 times in all competitions in 2020-21 and started 33 of Atleti s 38 league games as Diego Simeone s squad won the title for the second time in seven years.
Atletico kept a clean sheet in 16 of those matches and won 24 of them for a win rate of 72.7 per cent, compared to 40 per cent in the five games Savic did not play a part in.
Since making his LaLiga debut in August 2015, no defender has helped their side to more clean sheets in the division than t…
Bayern Munich are interested in signing Chelsea central defender Andreas Christensen in the summer transfer window, according to . Christensen is out of contract at defending European champions Chelsea at the end of the season, and German and European giants Bayern are among the clubs interested in securing the services of the 25-year-old Denmark international centre-back on a free transfer.
Julian Nagelsmann, the head coach of Bayern, is reportedly a big fan of Christensen, and believes that the Chelsea central defender would make his team much better and stronger at the back. The defending German champions have already made offers to Christensen, who is now free to agree a pre-contract with any team outside England.
Christensen is one of the best central defenders in …
Ronald Koeman s first squad in his second stint as Netherlands coach included five uncapped players as Georginio Wijnaldum returned to the fold but Ryan Gravenberch was not selected.
Koeman, who was previously Oranje coach between 2018 and 2020, replaced Louis van Gaal following last year s World Cup in Qatar.
The Netherlands face France and Gibraltar in qualifying for Euro 2024 in Koeman s first two matches after returning to the post.
And the returning coach could hand debuts to Sven Botman and Brian Brobbey, who have impressed this season for Newcastle United and Ajax respectively.
Both players were called up previously under Van Gaal without appearing.
Koeman has also drafted in Anderlecht s Bart Verbruggen and Feyenoord pair Lutsharel Geertru…
Robert Lewandowski expressed his desire for Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona ahead of next season.
Club legend Messi left Barcelona in 2020, after financial issues at the club prevented the renewal of his deal, and joined Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi s contract in the French capital runs out in June and an exit seems increasingly likely, particularly after his name was booed by some fans during the recent Ligue 1 defeat to Lyon – with supporters venting their frustration at the club s policy of signing big-name players without yielding results in the Champions League.
A return to Camp Nou has often been touted and Lewandowski, who joined the club last year from Bayern Munich, wants to play alongside Messi next season.
Messi belongs to Barca and if he …
Aleksandar Mitrovic s double helped Al-Hilal claim a 3-1 victory over rivals Al-Ittihad to move three points clear in the Saudi Pro League.
After just four games, it puts the defending champions in the driving seat while denting the aspirations of Al-Ittihad.
The Serbian striker had put the hosts ahead after just three minutes with a header from the centre of the box, having met Ruben Neves deep cross from the right.
Mitrovic doubled Al-Hilal s lead from the spot just 11 minutes later after Abdulelah Al Amri brought Renan Lodi down in the area.
Al-Hilal increased the deficit to three before half-time as Salem Al Dawsari added to the scoreline in the 36th minute, receiving down the left from Neves once more before driving clear in the box and finishing coo…
Barcelona are interested in signing Arsenal midfielder Jorginho in the summer transfer window, according to . The former Chelsea star is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season and is available on a free transfer. The Italian midfielder has offered himself to Barcelona, who are keen on snapping him up.
Jorginho has been on the books of Arsenal since January 2023 when he joined from London and Premier League rivals Chelsea. The 32-year-old Italian midfielder has made 10 starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Premier League, providing two assists in those games.
Barcelona are second in the La Liga table at the moment. The defending Spanish champions have picked up 67 points from 30 games, while bitter rivals and league leaders Real Madrid have collected 7…
Rachel Daly and Sam Kerr have both been named among the favourites to win the Golden Boot for the upcoming Women s Super League season.
Aston Villa s Daly is the current holder of the trophy having led the league with 22 goals last campaign, the joint-most recorded in a single season in competition history.
Kerr, meanwhile, has finished as the division s top scorer on two occasions, one of only two players to do so, winning the Golden Boot in back-to-back seasons in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns with Chelsea.
Ahead of the new season, which gets under way next weekend, a number of Women s Super League players and coaches pointed to Daly and Kerr as the frontrunners to lead the division in scoring.
When asked who will win the Golden Boot, Daly s Villa t…
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Osasuna will seek to recover from their significant loss to Real Madrid prior to the international break as they host Granada in Pamplona on Friday evening.
The host team have faced challenges in maintaining a steady performance in this La Liga season, currently occupying the 12th spot in the standings with 10 points. Meanwhile, Granada are positioned in 19th place, having accumulated just six points in their first nine matches.
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Osasuna enjoyed an excellent 2022/23 campaign in domestic competitions, securing a seventh-place finish in La Liga and making it to the Copa del Rey final for only the second time in their history. However, their Europa Conference League journey was cut short as they failed to qualify for the …
Arsenal s Premier League struggles continued on Sunday as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Burnley, who could easily have snatched all three points at Turf Moor.
The Gunners had won their last 11 meetings with Burnley in all competitions but Mikel Arteta s men did not do nearly enough to extend that run as they again failed to make up significant ground on the top four.
Although Arsenal spurned presentable chances of their own, they could consider themselves a little fortunate to pick up a point as Jay Rodriguez somehow contrived to hit the underside of the bar from five yards out with 12 minutes remaining, the ball coming down on the goalline.
Both teams remain on 31 points, 10 adrift of the top four and seven above the bottom three.
Burnley come closest,…
Inter Miami confirm Messi signing
It wasn t exactly a big secret that it would be done, but Inter Miami have confirmed the arrival of Lionel Messi.
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The Argentinian superstar left Paris Saint-Germain with the expiration of his contract at the end of the season, and though he reportedly had options to return to Barcelona or to join the throng of players making their way to Saudi Arabia this summer, he decided to go back across the Atlantic and join the club partly owned by former Manchester United star, David Beckham.
Inter currently sit at the bottom of the table in the MLS Eastern conference, but the arrival of the seven-time Ballon d Or winner is likely to be of great help for them t…