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Looking to gain some much-needed momentum heading into this summer s European Championships, Poland will welcome Iceland to the Stadion Miejski on Tuesday evening.
Starting with the hosts, despite dominating large spells against Russia last week in their opening friendly contest, Poland could only settle for a 1-1 draw on home soil and are a nation still seeking a bounce. Opening up this summer s European Championships against Slovakia on June 14th, The Eagles are a squad that have now managed to muster just a single win from their last six matchups across all formats. However, smelling what is a golden chance on home soil in midweek and spearheaded by the record-breaking Robert Lewandowski, Poland boss Paulo Sousa has seen his sid…
A-League premiers Sydney FC have signed Siem de Jong on a season-long loan from Ajax.
The 29-year-old attacker will link up with the Sky Blues as they begin life under Steve Corica, who has succeeded new Socceroos boss Graham Arnold as the team s head coach.
Capped six times by the Netherlands, De Jong won the Eredivisie title four times with Ajax, but failed to convince during a three-year stay at Newcastle United in the Premier League from 2014 to 2017.
He spent 2016-17 on loan at PSV, before returning to Ajax last year.
De Jong will hope to help Sydney recover from the disappointment of losing last year s Grand Final to Melbourne Victory after dominating the regular season.
I m very excited to be representing Sydney FC this season and I m lo…
Kevin Danso s equaliser prevented Borussia Dortmund from continuing their revival with a fourth consecutive Bundesliga win, Augsburg claiming a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park on Monday.
Peter Stoger is yet to taste defeat in nine games since being appointed as the replacement for Peter Bosz in mid-December, but the coach will feel his side should have won this game.
A fine team move saw Dortmund take an early lead, Marco Reus on target for the second Bundesliga match in a row, the Germany international tucking home a close-range rebound.
Augsburg had chances to take a draw from a quiet, sparsely-populated Signal Iduna Park, with Dortmund fans protesting against their first Monday match in 28 years.
And in the closing stages Augsburg earned a hard-fought p…
Erik ten Hag will head to Manchester United as a champion after his Ajax side wrapped up their latest Eredivisie triumph in style on Wednesday.
Ajax have been locked in a tense tussle with PSV for much of this season but headed into the penultimate round of matches knowing victory against Heerenveen would clinch the title.
Ten Hag s men did not disappoint, winning 5-0 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA through goals from Nicolas Tagliafico, Steven Berghuis, Sebastien Haller, Brian Brobbey and Edson Alvarez.
That result made PSV s own 3-2 win against NEC immaterial, with a four-point gap maintained.
It secures Ajax s 36th championship and seventh in the past 11 full seasons, with Ten Hag overseeing three successes. He is the fourth coach to win three or more title…
Jose Mourinho is arguably the greatest manager in the game because he is only concerned about results and not what people think of his style of play, according to Jurgen Klopp.
Tottenham are one place better off than reigning champions Liverpool on goal difference ahead of Wednesday s top-of-the-table clash at Anfield, where Spurs have won just once in their past 26 top-flight visits.
Mourinho s men have gone 11 games without defeat in the league since losing to Everton on the opening weekend, a run that has seen them beat Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal, as well as drawing with Chelsea.
Spurs had just 30 per cent possession of the ball in their recent meeting with Arsenal but still won the north London derby clash 2-0 thanks to goals from Son Heun…
Gonzalo Higuain is excited by the chance to work again with former Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri after joining Chelsea.
Higuain signed for the Blues on a six-month loan from Juventus on Wednesday, cutting short an unsuccessful spell at AC Milan.
Chelsea have the option to extend Higuain s loan for a further season, while the deal with Juve also includes a €36million purchase price.
Higuain thrived under Sarri at Napoli, hitting an incredible 36 goals in the 2015-16 season to earn his lucrative move to Juve.
And the Argentina striker feels working with Sarri is what he needs, having only scored six goals in 15 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri.
It was an opportunity that when it presented itself I couldn t miss out …
What the papers say
Kaoru Mitoma is reportedly set to rebuff massive interest to remain at Brighton. According to London World, the 26-year-old winger is eager to sign a new long-term contract with the Seagulls. This comes despite Mitoma believed to be high on the wishlist for both Manchester United and Manchester City.
The Daily Express says Chelsea are growing increasingly unhappy with Nottingham Forest loanee Andrey Santos. Citing The Athletic, the Express reports Chelsea could recall the 19-year-old midfielder from his loan spell if he does not start getting substantial first-team football.
The Evening Standard reports a host of European clubs are tracking New York Red Bulls’ 15-year-old American winger Julian Hall, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Ma…
Lionel Messi was welcomed back to Paris Saint-Germain training with a guard of honour after inspiring Argentina to World Cup glory last month.
The seven-time Ballon d Or winner was given an extended break by his club after scoring seven times and assisting three more in Qatar.
Messi, who announced ahead of the tournament it would be his last World Cup participation, landed a second Golden Ball for his starring role in Argentina s third global triumph.
He has played no part in PSG s two matches since Qatar 2022, missing the win over Strasbourg and defeat to Lens in Ligue 1, but he was back in Paris on Wednesday.
PSG s players and coaching staff formed a tunnel for Messi as he walked out of their training base, before he was handed a small trophy by sportin…
The recent rise of Belgian football has inspired Football Federation Australia (FFA) to appoint Eric Abrams as their new technical director.
Former Belgium national youth team coach Abrams will replace the recently departed Han Berger and his focus will be on improving Australia s elite youth player development and coach education.
The FFA announced the appointment of Abrams on Wednesday and CEO David Gallop underlined the 57-year-old s history of helping bring through the likes of Vincent Kompany, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku to Belgium s senior national team, who defeated Australia 2-0 earlier this month.
Eric has all the skills and attributes we were looking for when we set out on a worldwide recruitment process, Gallop said in a statement released by FFA.
Dusan Vlahovic was not missed at Fiorentina after departing for Juventus in January, according to his former team-mate Nicolas Gonzalez.
Vlahovic scored 20 goals in 24 appearances for Vincenzo Italiano s side in the first half of last season, becoming one of European football s hottest properties and earning a reported €80million (£66.6m) move to Juve.
The Serbia international scored nine goals in 21 appearances for the Bianconeri following his big-money switch.
Vlahovic s decision to join rivals Juve sparked outrage at Fiorentina, who had already seen the likes of Federico Chiesa, Juan Cuadrado, Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, move to Turin.
Gonzalez, who finished as Fiorentina s second-highest goalscorer after Vlahovic in the 2021-22 season …