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• ‘Conte work made McTominay a complete player’ at Napoli

  03-05-2025 17:48 via football-italia.net
  ‘Conte work made McTominay a complete player’ at NapoliNapoli director Giovanni Manna credits Antonio Conte with helping to make Scott McTominay ‘a complete player’ with tactical work in training, building on his Manchester United promise.It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT, 18.00 CET).You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.This is a potentially decisive time in the
  
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• Update in Everton’s Chase For Brazilian Right Back: Can Moyes Still Win The Race?

  04-01-2026 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Update in Everton’s Chase For Brazilian Right Back: Can Moyes Still Win The Race?Brazilian radio station Tupi FM reports that Atlético Madrid now lead the chase for Botafogo right-back Vitinho. This development leaves Everton trailing in their wake. Everton have monitored the 26-year-old defender closely as they sought reinforcements for their depleted backline.Everton slip behind in pursuit of Brazilian defender VitinhoHowever, the Spanish giants have seized the initiative. Everton
  
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• Gary O’Neil on Strasbourg shortlist to replace Liam Rosenior

  04-01-2026 23:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary O’Neil on Strasbourg shortlist to replace Liam RoseniorRacing Club de Strasbourg are considering former Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil as a potential replacement for Chelsea-bound Liam Rosenior, according to a report from L’Équipe. The 42 year-old is one of the names being reviewed by BlueCo and is understood to have met representatives of the ownership group on Saturday, with Strasbourg president Marc Keller and sporting director David Weir –
  
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• Aston Villa Chasing Man City Star To Continue Elite Reclamation Trend: Can Emery Unlock This High-Ceiling Forward?

  04-01-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Aston Villa Chasing Man City Star To Continue Elite Reclamation Trend: Can Emery Unlock This High-Ceiling Forward?Aston Villa are reportedly chasing Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush. They want to take advantage of the Egyptian international’s frustration over his lack of playing time at the Etihad.According to a new report from Dean Jones via TEAMtalk, the Villans are seriously looking into a deal for the 26-year-old. They are now competing with Tottenham Hotspur for his signature.The
  
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• 'I don't have a crystal ball' - damaging few days for Man City?

  04-01-2026 22:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Chelsea's stoppage-time equaliser against Manchester City on a freezing Sunday evening at Etihad Stadium felt a monumental moment in the Premier League title race.With time ticking away, Pep Guardiola's side were edging towards a ninth consecutive top-flight home victory as they aimed to maintain the pressure on leaders Arsenal.But City wilted late on by conceding to Enzo Fernandez's 94th-minute leveller, bundling in at the far post to leave the travelling fans delirious and the home faithful st
  
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• Do Manchester City need transfers as 'make or break' January starts with Dias, Gvardiol injuries?

  04-01-2026 22:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  Manchester City lost a lead, a point, and maybe a lot more in a span of 41 minutes of Sunday, as star defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias were injured prior to Enzo Fernandez's stoppage-time equalizer for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.MORE — Man City v Chelsea player ratings | Pep Guardiola reactionAlready dealing with fixture congestion and set for a very busy January, Pep Guardiola's men are looking at a six-point gap between them and leaders Arsenal on the Premier Leag
  
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• Eintracht Frankfurt conclude deal to acquire Forest’s Arnaud Kalimuendo on loan, negotiations for Newcastle’s William Osula still ongoing

  04-01-2026 22:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Eintracht Frankfurt conclude deal to acquire Forest’s Arnaud Kalimuendo on loan, negotiations for Newcastle’s William Osula still ongoingKicker and multiple other sources report that Arnaud Kalimuendo’s loan out to Eintracht Frankfurt is all sewn up. The Nottingham Forest professional is due in Frankfurt for a Monday medical. All of the final details have been clarified. Kicker claim that Kalimuendo will immediately join SGE training and might even be available for Friday eveni
  
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• Lautaro shines, Inter Milan win five in a row and reclaim top spot 🇮🇹

  04-01-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Lautaro shines, Inter Milan win five in a row and reclaim top spot 🇮🇹Inter Milan made the most of their home advantage and defeated Bologna 3-1 this Sunday (4th) at San Siro, in the 18th round of the Italian Championship. With a secure and efficient performance, the fifth consecutive victory put the Nerazzurri back at the top of the table.Inter Milan built their lead in the first half. With intelligence and precision, Lautaro Martínez found Zielinski, who positioned himsel
  
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• PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 2-1 Paris FC: Hosts clinch Parisian Derby spoils

  04-01-2026 22:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 2-1 Paris FC: Hosts clinch Parisian Derby spoilsLigue McDonald’s, Round 17, 04/01/26PSG defeated their Parisian rivals thanks to goals from France internationals Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé. The Champions League winners will start the second half of the Ligue 1 campaign with a 1-point deficit to league leaders RC Lens.The MatchFor the first time in more than 47 years, PSG hosted their closest rivals possible in Paris FC, whose Sta
  
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• Ryan returns, Hoban heroics and Blues bounce back - Irish Premiership takeaways

  04-01-2026 22:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  Despite two postponements caused by frozen pitches, there was still plenty to discuss in the Irish Premiership this weekend.On Friday night, Larne moved seven points clear at the top of the table after winning at Inver Park against second-placed Coleraine.Ballymena v Glenavon and Portadown v Cliftonville were both called off, but Saturday's remaining three fixtures delivered enough drama to more than make up for that with Pat Hoban registering a double hat-trick, Linfield thrashing Bangor and Cr
  
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• Arne Slot will be FORCED to drop one of his best performing players

  04-01-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arne Slot will be FORCED to drop one of his best performing playersArne Slot facing difficult right-back decisionBradley played the full duration of Sunday’s draw, bagging an assist as well as showing how solid he can be defensively.Frimpong came off the bench to replace Florian Wirtz, operating on the right-hand side of Liverpool’s attack, and also created a goal.Injuries to both players have made it hard to judge who is Slot’s first choice for the right-back position, althoug
  
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• Manchester City transfer plans updated by Pep Guardiola amid Marc Guehi links and injury concerns

  04-01-2026 22:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Manchester City transfer plans updated by Pep Guardiola amid Marc Guehi links and injury concernsPep Guardiola has insisted on his belief that Manchester City will not invest in defensive reinforcements this month despite fresh injury blows to his side.The comments arrive at a time of heightened speculation around City’s January intentions, particularly following a series of reports linking the club with Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi.City have been repeatedly named as c
  
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• Matos 'really happy' to have Vigouroux

  04-01-2026 22:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos says Swansea City are "really happy" to have Lawrence Vigouroux in their ranks after the goalkeeper's stellar performance in Monday's 2-1 defeat at Millwall.Vigouroux was left with head in hands after Caleb Taylor's 92nd-minute header gave the Lions victory at The Den.Swansea had been on course to claim a hard-earned point thanks largely to the efforts of Vigouroux, who made a string of fine saves to keep his side in the contest."I think not only [against Mi
  
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• Leeds left ‘devastated’ after fan dies at game against Man United

  04-01-2026 22:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Leeds United have been left "devastated" after a fan died ahead of their Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday.The Whites drew 1-1 with their rivals at Elland Road, as Matheus Cunha cancelled out Brenden Aaronson’s opener.But the club has now shed light on a medical emergency that took place ahead of the 12:30pm GMT kick-off. An official statement read: "Leeds United are devastated to confirm that a supporter sadly passed away ahead of our Premier League fixture with Man
  
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• Cameroon 2-1 South Africa: Kofane sends Indomitable Lions to quarter-finals, enters AFCON record books

  04-01-2026 22:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Cameroon 2-1 South Africa: Kofane sends Indomitable Lions to quarter-finals, enters AFCON record booksSouth Africa fell 2-1 to Cameroon in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 at Agdal Medina Stadium on Sunday evening.Bafana Bafana started on the front, creating chances but were not clinical.Lyle Foster missed a good goalscoring opportunity inside the second minute, heading wide from Oswin Appollis’ pinpoint cross.Relebohile Mofokeng also failed to hit the target, receiving a pass fr
  
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• Cameroon see off South Africa to set up Morocco tie

  04-01-2026 22:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  CAF Africa Cup of NationsSouth Africa 1 - 2 Cameroon FTStoke City's Junior Tchamadeu scored his first goal for Cameroon in the win over South Africa [Getty Images]Cameroon will face hosts Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after goals from Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane gave them a 2-1 win over a South Africa side led by their former coach Hugo Broos.After a bright start from the South Africans, it was a stroke of luck which helped set up Stoke City ri
  
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• Manchester City now have a huge concern in defence as injuries and fatigue have taken hold

  04-01-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Manchester City now have a huge concern in defence as injuries and fatigue have taken holdManchester City played out a frustrating 1-all draw with Chelsea tonight at the Etihad Stadium. Tonight’s result sees Pep Guardiola’s side slip six points behind Arsenal who sit at the top of the Premier League table. There was a host of concerns to come out of tonight’s match for City. Arguably the biggest concerns were the injuries suffered by Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias. Manchester Ci
  
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• Liverpool star CONFIRMS he's back in the gym after horror injury

  04-01-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool star CONFIRMS he's back in the gym after horror injuryOne Liverpool star has shared an update on his horror injury. The player is now back in the gym on his road to recovery.Liverpool haven't been at their best this season but they've also been very unfortunate with injuries. There can't really be any denying that.Arne Slot has rarely been able to call on either right-back option, for one. Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong have each suffered extended spells on the sidelines, forcing t
  
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• Pep Guardiola issues concerning injury update on Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol after Chelsea draw

  04-01-2026 21:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pep Guardiola issues concerning injury update on Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol after Chelsea drawManchester City will be left hugely concerned by a double injury blow at the heart of their defensive unit sustained during Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea.City entered the Etihad Stadium clash hoping to build momentum in the Premier League title race, but instead were forced to settle for a point after a frustrating afternoon against a well-organised Chelsea side.Despite periods of control a
  
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• Beppe Marotta confirms Inter’s attempt for Joao Cancelo

  04-01-2026 21:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Beppe Marotta confirms Inter’s attempt for Joao CanceloInter CEO Giuseppe Marotta has provided an update on the club’s pursuit of João Cancelo, confirming that while the opportunity has presented itself, negotiations are still in the early stages. Speaking to DAZN ahead of Inter’s clash with Bologna, as relayed by Alfredo Pedullà, Marotta detailed the club’s current transfer strategy.Notably, the need for a wing-back has been accelerated by injuries within t
  
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• How Chelsea’s ‘nobody’ exposed Enzo Maresca as dispensable

  04-01-2026 21:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  The incomparable against the unknown, the defining manager of the last couple of decades against one who, two days earlier, many Chelsea fans would have struggled to pick out of an identity parade. And yet if it promised to be one of the great managerial mismatches, it instead finished with the supposed nobody being celebrated by the Chelsea faithful. Arsenal may want to thank him, too. Perhaps the title race was reshaped by Calum McFarlane. Pep Guardiola has had the occasional unlikely nemesis
  
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• Report: Liverpool drop out of the race to sign Premier League defender

  04-01-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Report: Liverpool drop out of the race to sign Premier League defenderLiverpool cool Sven Botman interest as Newcastle weigh loyalty and leadershipLiverpool’s summer planning has already begun to take shape, and according to Chronicle, one prominent name has slipped down the list. The Reds are understood to have cooled their interest in Newcastle United centre back Sven Botman, a player long admired at Anfield but now viewed through a more cautious lens.As Chronicle report, “The Dutc
  
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• Real Madrid join Wharton race - Monday's gossip

  04-01-2026 21:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Adam Wharton emerges as a target for Real Madrid, Crystal Palace are assessing several options, AC Milan are keeping tabs on Nathan Ake.Real Madrid look set to rival Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United for Crystal Palace's 21-year-old England midfielder Adam Wharton. (AS - in Spanish)Crystal Palace have several targets lined up for January with Bayern Munich's French right-back Sacha Boey, 25, Wolves' Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 24, and Auxerre's French midf
  
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• Bayern Munich phenom Lennart Karl expresses desire to play for Real Madrid someday

  04-01-2026 21:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bayern Munich phenom Lennart Karl expresses desire to play for Real Madrid somedaySky Germany has tweeted a quote from Lennart Karl in which Bayern Munich phenom Lennart Karl claims that he wishes to play for Real Madrid someday. The 17-year-old claims that playing for the Bundesliga record champions has been “a dream“, but that he would definitely wish to Real “at some point” in his career. What is Lennart Karl’s contractual situation?Karl officially signed hi
  
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• Chelsea Ready Massive Transfer Raid For Newcastle Midfield Anchor: Should The Magpies Cash In Or Hold Firm?

  04-01-2026 21:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Chelsea Ready Massive Transfer Raid For Newcastle Midfield Anchor: Should The Magpies Cash In Or Hold Firm?Journalist Wayne Veysey reports that Chelsea are monitoring Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali as a top target for the summer of 2026. The West London club are looking for proven Premier League talent to bolster their midfield.Specifically, they see the 25-year-old Italian as the right fit to improve their options. Although the Blues already have a talented core with Cole Palmer, Moi
  
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• 📈 Recent stats show Rodrygo hitting top form at Real Madrid

  04-01-2026 21:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  📈 Recent stats show Rodrygo hitting top form at Real MadridWhile Vini Jr is experiencing his worst phase at Real Madrid, even being booed by the fans at Santiago Bernabéu during the 5-1 victory over Betis on Sunday (4), Rodrygo confirms his good form with numbers.In the last five games for the Merengues this season, across all competitions, the Brazilian forward has had five direct goal involvements.The good streak began with a goal in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Cham
  
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• Thelin's rollercoaster reign draws to a close

  04-01-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  [SNS]Jimmy Thelin's 18-month spell in charge of Aberdeen can be described as a real football rollercoaster - one which reached the ultimate high, last season's Scottish Cup glory, but which also plunged to some real lows.The appointment of the Swede in the summer of 2024 was widely welcomed as a move showing the club were thinking out of the box. He arrived in Scotland with a big managerial reputation back in his homeland but he's just not been able to succeed in the Scottish Premiership.It is h
  
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• 'I was sure it was offside' - why did Wirtz equaliser stand?

  04-01-2026 21:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  When manager Arne Slot and Liverpool look back at this season, a crazy January afternoon when they drew 2-2 at Fulham will go a long way to summing up their misfortunes.With top scorer Hugo Ekitike out with a muscle issue, Liverpool's struggles were compounded when one of their former players Harry Wilson opened the scoring in a first half in which Slot's side failed to test home goalkeeper Bernd Leno.Yet they equalised through a controversial Florian Wirtz goal - and looked to have snatched vic
  
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• West Ham United Eye Reunion With Explosive Speedster To Save Season: Is This The Astute Business The Hammers Truly Need?

  04-01-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  West Ham United Eye Reunion With Explosive Speedster To Save Season: Is This The Astute Business The Hammers Truly Need?According to a big update from journalist Mark Brus, West Ham United have officially agreed on personal terms with Fulham winger Adama Traore. This move sets the stage for the Spaniard to work with his old boss, Nuno Espirito Santo, once again.West Ham United close in on Adama Traore dealThe Hammers jumped at the chance to lead the race for Traore’s signature. Fulham also
  
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• Liverpool look to repeat Cody Gakpo trick to one up Manchester United

  04-01-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool look to repeat Cody Gakpo trick to one up Manchester UnitedLiverpool’s season hasn’t gone to plan so far, but the January transfer window could be a chance to turn things around.The Reds title defence has been a disaster, with Arne Slot’s side out of the running by mid-November, although there is still plenty to fight for this season.It isn’t unusual to see January arrivals at Anfield and, owing to Liverpool’s struggles this campaign, many players are bein
  
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