Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny could be on his way to Saudi Arabia, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported on X that Al Nassr, Juventus and Szczesny are in talks over a deal.
Romano has claimed that Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr are on the verge of agreeing a two-year contract with Szczesny. Juventus will receive a transfer fee of €5 million for the former Arsenal goalkeeper.
The reporter wrote on : “Wojciech Szczesny s move to Al Nassr, now advancing to final stages after exclusive story revealed on Sunday.
“Two year contract almost agreed, final details to be clarified and then green light expected soon. Juve, set to receive around €5m and will save his salary.”
Szczesny has bee…
France midfielder Yann M Vila believes that his side have a genuine chance of winning the 2012 Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine.
Les Bleus qualified for Europe’s most prestigious international competition directly after winning Group D in their qualifying campaign.
But Laurent Blanc’s side was far from convincing during the qualification process, finishing just one point ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 21 points from 10 matches and scoring just 15 goals in the process.
M Vila, however, is confident of a successful European Championship campaign and is determined to win the competition France last claimed in 2000.
I m proud, happy and above all relieved that we ve reached the finals, the 21-year-old told FIFA.com ahead of France s friendly…
With the World Cup in Russia approaching at rapid speed and with groups drawn we now have a slightly clearer picture of what to expect when the ball starts rolling next summer.
And with odds already published, here is our early betting analysis for your consideration.
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
What we have here is Uruguay as firm favourites at to top the group and home nation – Russia – as another team expected to progress to the next stage of the competition. Led by Mo Salah, the Egyptian national team already performed a miracle by qualifying to the World Cup and they would definitely need another one to go through to the knockout stages.
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
European champions Portugal must have had their …
Lamine Yamal has become the youngest-ever player to appear in a European Championships game, at 16 years and 338 days old.
Yamal started as Spain began their Euro 2024 campaign against Croatia in Berlin on Saturday.
He breaks the record previously set by Poland s Kacper Kozlowski, who played for the Eagles at Euro 2020 aged 17 years and 246 days.
Yamal is making just his eighth appearance for his country, with Spain boss Luis de la Fuente saying in his press conference on Friday that Yamal and fellow winger Nico Williams have a gift from God .
16 At 16 years and 338 days, Spain s Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to ever appear in a game at the UEFA European Championship finals. Sweet.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose)
Meanwhile, on the other s…
Aston Villa and Manchester United shared the spoils in an underwhelming 0-0 draw at Villa Park.
With both sides having been in European action in midweek, albeit to varying degrees of success, there was a lethargic feel to Sunday s clash.
Both sides went close early in the second half. Emiliano Martinez tipped over Marcus Rashford s fierce drive, while Youri Tieleman s long-range strike was pushed away by Andre Onana.
Bruno Fernandes almost broke the deadlock in the 68th minute – the United skipper rattling the crossbar with a 25-yard free-kick.
Diogo Dalot made a vital intervention to block Jaden Philogene s stoppage-time effort, as neither team were able to find the breakthrough.
Unai Emery s side sit fifth on 14 points, while United are 14th…
Kevin De Bruyne is confident he will be fit and firing upon his return to Manchester City after starring in Belgium s opening fixture of their Nations League campaign.
De Bruyne scored twice in the Red Devils 3-1 win over Israel on Friday, taking his international tally to 30 goals in 106 appearances since his debut in 2010.
He contributed an expected goals (xG) tally of 1.64 to Belgium s total of 3.53, also playing more passes in the final third (34) than any other player on the pitch.
Domenico Tedesco s side travel to Lyon on Monday to face France, who were beaten 3-1 by Italy in their opening fixture in Group A2, with De Bruyne in line to start again.
The 33-year-old has started the season with a goal and an assist in three Premier League appearanc…
Andriy Shevchenko hailed his heroic Ukraine players following their dramatic 2-1 extra-time win over Sweden as he prepares to turn his focus to a Euro 2020 quarter-final showdown against England.
Ukraine progressed to the European Championship last eight for the first time thanks to Artem Dovbyk s last-gasp winner in extra time after Oleksandr Zinchenko had seen his opener cancelled out by Emil Forsberg on Tuesday.
Shevchenko s Ukraine will face England, who beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley earlier in the day, in Rome on Saturday after Dovbyk headed home at the end of 120 minutes.
Ukraine s only previous appearance in the knockout stages of a major competition came at the 2006 World Cup when eliminating Switzerland before losing to Italy in the last eight.
I…
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick will rely on his experienced players as the Blaugrana navigate an injury crisis early on in his first campaign at the helm.
A perfect seven wins from as many matches in LaLiga this season means Barca could match the best start in their league history on Saturday, when they visit Osasuna.
Only once have Barca won their first eight matches to start a league campaign, doing so in 2013-14 under Gerardo Martino but ultimately finishing second to Atletico Madrid that season.
Flick s impressive start at Camp Nou has come despite injuries biting at his squad, with goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen the latest casualty as he underwent knee surgery this week.
He has joined Dani Olmo, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, Fermin Lopez and An…
Vinicius Junior will be one of the leading candidates for the Ballon d Or in 2023, according to Rivaldo.
Brazil international Vinicius was a key part of the Real Madrid side that won LaLiga and the Champions League in 2021-22, scoring the only goal of the game as Los Blancos beat Liverpool in the European final.
The 21-year-old scored 22 goals and supplied 16 assists – more than he managed across the previous three campaigns combined – in 52 games in all competitions. Only Kylian Mbappe (60), Karim Benzema (59), Christopher Nkunku (51) and Mohamed Salah (46) were involved in more goals in all competitions among players in the top five European leagues.
Benzema is the favourite for the 2022 Ballon d Or, which will be awarded in October, but World Cup-win…
Shakhtar Donetsk have called for Iran to be banned from playing at the Qatar 2022 World Cup and Ukraine to replace them because terrorists should not be allowed to play in the tournament.
Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February. The country s football team reached the final stage of UEFA s qualification play-offs but suffered defeat to Wales in June.
FIFA and UEFA subsequently banned Russia from playing international football.
Now however, Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar on Monday urged FIFA to prevent Iran from competing in Qatar, and to replace them with Ukraine instead.
Ukraine should be at the World Cup. Iran deserves no place there!
Statement by CEO Sergei Palkin
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng)
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