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• Man Utd, PSG-Linked Attacker With €75M Release Clause Makes Major Decision While Still on Loan

  16-04-2025 05:41 via psgtalk.com
  Man Utd, PSG-Linked Attacker With €75M Release Clause Makes Major Decision While Still on LoanParis Saint-Germain have been keeping tabs on Victor Osimhen for a while, and with the summer transfer window around the corner, speculation about his next move is starting to pick up.Now at Galatasaray, the Nigerian striker has found his groove again, showing the same kind of form that turned heads during the 2022-23 campaign. He’s scored 29 goals and added six assists in 33 matches across a
  
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• Morocco 1-0 Tanzania: Diaz equals long-standing AFCON record with decisive strike against Taifa Stars

  04-01-2026 19:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  Morocco 1-0 Tanzania: Diaz equals long-standing AFCON record with decisive strike against Taifa StarsMorocco claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Tanzania in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Tanzania created the game’s first attempt, with Simon Msuva rising high to meet Selemani Abdallah’s cross inside the six-yard box, but failed to hit the target.Ismael Saibari thought he had given Morocco the lead when he thun
  
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• Amorim questions Zirkzee’s motivation: “If someone here thinks about another club, then there is something wrong.”

  04-01-2026 19:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Amorim questions Zirkzee’s motivation: “If someone here thinks about another club, then there is something wrong.”Joshua Zirkzee continues to be persistently linked with Roma, despite Man United manager Ruben Amorim seemingly blocking the Dutch striker’s move a few days ago.The Dutch striker is also considering his future away from Manchester United, and Massara wants a player like his to please Gasperini. In the last match against Leeds, however, Zirkzee was once again c
  
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• Swansea striker Idah out for up to three months

  04-01-2026 19:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  Adam Idah joined Swansea for a fee of £6m rising to £7m [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Swansea City striker Adam Idah will be sidelined for up to three months because of a hamstring injury.Republic of Ireland international Idah suffered the problem in training prior to Swansea's defeat at Coventry City on 26 December.Head coach Vitor Matos says the 24-year-old will be out until March despite the fact that his issue is not as serious as Swansea had feared."The club will make a statement ab
  
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• Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace: Guimaraes inspires win to keep St. James’ Park fortress intact

  04-01-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace: Guimaraes inspires win to keep St. James’ Park fortress intactBruno Guimaraes played a decisive role as Newcastle United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at St James’ Park to extend the visitors’ poor run of form.The result stretched Newcastle’s unbeaten home run across all competitions and underlined their growing authority on Tyneside.Eddie Howe’s side started with intent and thought they had taken the lead early when Anthony Gordon fin
  
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• Torino Sporting Director Reveals Pressure Is On Inter Milan Loanee Amid Exit Rumours: ‘We Expect Much More From Him’

  04-01-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Torino Sporting Director Reveals Pressure Is On Inter Milan Loanee Amid Exit Rumours: ‘We Expect Much More From Him’Pressure is growing around Inter Milan midfielder Kristjan Asllani, currently on loan at Torino, after the Granata’s sporting director Gianluca Petrachi openly questioned the player’s impact ahead of the January transfer window.Speaking to Sky Sport, via FCInterNews, Torino director Petrachi confirmed that significant squad changes are being considered mid-s
  
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• Galatasaray deny Frattesi report: ‘Not a priority for us’

  04-01-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Galatasaray deny Frattesi report: ‘Not a priority for us’While multiple sources claim there are advanced negotiations with Inter, Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk insists David Frattesi ‘is not a priority target.’Everyone from Sky Sport Italia to Fabrizio Romano, Alfredo Pedullà and La Gazzetta dello Sport are confident that talks are progressing rapidly.It would be a loan move with option to buy for a total €35m, with the details depending on what would activate
  
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• Bradley Gets 7.5, Wirtz With 7 | Liverpool Players Rated In Lackluster Draw Vs Fulham

  04-01-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bradley Gets 7.5, Wirtz With 7 | Liverpool Players Rated In Lackluster Draw Vs FulhamLiverpool faced off against Fulham at Craven Cottage earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Reds made a slow start to the game and conceded the opener in the 17th minute when Harry Wilson found the back of the net. Arne Slot’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.Florian Wirtz equalised for the Merseyside club in the 57th minute before Cody
  
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• Diaz fires Afcon hosts Morocco into quarter-finals

  04-01-2026 19:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  CAF Africa Cup of NationsMorocco 1 - 0 Tanzania FTBrahim Diaz has scored in all four matches for Morocco at his first Afcon [Getty Images]Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz's winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania side in Rabat.Starting his first match for more than two months following an ankle injury, Paris St-Germain right-back Hakimi fed Diaz to fire past Hussein Masalanga at the goalkeeper
  
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• Xabi Alonso talks Vinicius, Mbappe, Gonzalo Garcia and Spanish Super Cup after Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis

  04-01-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Xabi Alonso talks Vinicius, Mbappe, Gonzalo Garcia and Spanish Super Cup after Real Madrid 5-1 Real BetisReal Madrid were expected to struggle without Kylian Mbappe against Real Betis on Sunday evening, but they made easy work of Los Verdiblancos – much to the surprise of supporters across the globe.The quality of the team was never really in question, but there was a sense of concern as to who would score the goals in Mbappe’s absence. Ironically, the men in white scored five goals
  
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• Arsenal set new English record with Bournemouth win

  04-01-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsenal set new English record with Bournemouth winArsenal have set a new English record for the most consecutive matches without conceding three goals, following Saturday’s win over Bournemouth.Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesArsenal held on for three points in a 3-2 victory away to Bournemouth this weekend, and by avoiding conceding a late equaliser the Gunners extended their run of matches without letting in three goals to 116 games in all competitions.Orbinho reports that this i
  
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• Ruben Amorim addresses Joshua Zirkzee’s Manchester United future after brilliant cameo against Leeds

  04-01-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  Ruben Amorim addresses Joshua Zirkzee’s Manchester United future after brilliant cameo against LeedsRuben Amorim has warned Joshua Zirkzee that he shouldn’t be thinking about sealing a move away from Manchester United this winter. United played out a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s game at Elland Road, with Matheus Cunha levelling the scores three minutes after Brenden Aaronson’s superb strike in the second-half. Zirkzee wasn’t part of the Red Devils’ starting
  
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• Parkinson lauds 'brilliant' Smith and James

  04-01-2026 18:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Phil Parkinson lauded goal scorers Sam Smith and Matty James after the pair continued their impressive recent form in Wrexham's 2-1 win at Derby County.Smith put the Red Dragons ahead at Pride Park, although striker Ben Brereton Diaz levelled for the Rams.But midfielder James netted his first goal of the season in sublime fashion just after half time as Parkinson's men clinched a fourth successive Championship win.Discussing the performance of James - who is the only Wrexham player
  
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• Fulham 2-2 Liverpool: What Slot and Gakpo said

  04-01-2026 18:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arne Slot spoke to Sky Sports after Liverpool's draw against Fulham: "In an away game, scoring two goals should maybe be enough to win the game. It's not for the first time this season that we fight so hard and think we have a win but concede an incredible strike. We brought Joe Gomez in but they took it short. We missed out on a good result."We had our chances in the first half. We had a similar one with Cody Gakpo that they scored from. In an ideal world, we see a Liverpool team that is domina
  
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• Hugo Ekitike injury news — Latest update from Liverpool boss Arne Slot ahead of huge Arsenal clash

  04-01-2026 18:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool are already without star forwards Alexander Isak (broken leg) and Mohamed Salah (AFCON duty with Egypt), so Hugo Ekitike going down with an injury is far from ideal. MORE — Slot reaction to coughing up two points late onEkitike was out for their 2-2 draw at Fulham on Sunday with a "slight hamstring injury" as Cody Gakpo started up front centrally, coming inside from his usual position on the left. Gakpo scored what he thought was a late winner, but missed a few other big chances,
  
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• 'We were not ruthless enough' - Struber

  04-01-2026 18:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber said his side were "not ruthless enough" after their defeat at home to Preston North End which saw the Robins drop to 10th in the Championship table.Goals from Lewis Dobbin and Alfie Devine, either side of half-time, meant City went down to a home defeat just three days after their thumping 5-0 victory against Portsmouth."Big frustration. My boys are really disappointed right now. Between the two boxes, we created a good game but we made it easy for them, the go
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland: Ben Davies’ rare strike cancelled out by Brobbey’s 80th-minute rocket

  04-01-2026 18:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland: Ben Davies’ rare strike cancelled out by Brobbey’s 80th-minute rocketSunderland snatched a late equaliser at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to hold Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw and heap further pressure on head coach Thomas Frank.The result extended Tottenham’s frustrating run at home and ensured the unease around the stadium remained firmly intact at the final whistle.Having faced visible frustration from supporters after a goalless draw at Brentfor
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland: What Frank said

  04-01-2026 18:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Thomas Frank spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Tottenham's draw against Sunderland: "There were a lot of positives in the performance. The first half was much more like we want to do. I liked our intensity with and without the ball, we created a lot of good situations but we lacked the decisiveness to finish the game off."The second half was a little more back and forth but we were slightly on top, and still got into those attacking situations where we needed to kill the game off. The positive
  
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• 'I love Cardiff' - Barry-Murphy cools Strasbourg talk

  04-01-2026 18:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Brian Barry-Murphy coached at Manchester City and Leicester before joining Cardiff [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has played down speculation linking him to French club Strasbourg and instead stated his "love" for the Bluebirds.According to reports in France, Barry-Murphy is one of the people Strasbourg are considering as a successor should their current boss Liam Rosenior take over at Chelsea.Former Hull head coach Rosenior is the leading contender to succe
  
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• Report: Tottenham Hotspur interested in move to sign Serie A defender

  04-01-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Report: Tottenham Hotspur interested in move to sign Serie A defenderTottenham target Oumar Soulet as defensive depth comes into focusTottenham Hotspur’s January priorities are becoming clearer, and defensive reinforcement sits high on the list. As reported by Caught Offside, “Tottenham Hotspur are preparing a winter move for Udinese centre-back Oumar Soulet.” It is a line that reflects both short term necessity and longer term planning, as Spurs look to protect themselves agai
  
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• Arne Slot reaction on Liverpool dropping points late at Fulham: "So many points have disappeared for us"

  04-01-2026 18:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arne Slot looked a little stunned at the full time whistle as Liverpool conceded in the 97th-minute to draw 2-2 at Fulham. MORE — Recap, video highlightsLiverpool thought they had won it in the 94th-minute through Cody Gakpo but had to settled for a point after a stunning strike from Harrison Reed. Here is the latest Arne Slot reaction from Craven Cottage.Arne Slot reaction On if he is satisfied with a point or if it's a disappointing outcome: "No, it's a disappointing outcome. If it would
  
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• McCague proud of Scotstown's 'massive effort'

  04-01-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  Scotstown manager David McCague hailed his side's "massive effort" in their All-Ireland club football semi-final loss to St Brigid's and feels there are "lots of positives" to take into 2026.The Ulster champions played their part in an intriguing battle against the Roscommon side, but could not make the most of their chances when seeking to hunt down the Connacht champions in the closing stages.Trailing by four at the break, Scotstown had work to do in the second period and they seemed to get a
  
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• Player Ratings: Cristian Romero struggles as Spurs are held by Sunderland

  04-01-2026 18:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Player Ratings: Cristian Romero struggles as Spurs are held by SunderlandPlayer Ratings: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 SunderlandTottenham Hotspur were pegged back late by Sunderland, drawing 1-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a largely one sided first half gave way to a more complicated, less controlled second. It was a match that swung on personality, momentum, and in one case, an 80th minute equaliser from Brian Brobbey that left Spurs with more questions than points.The hosts started like a
  
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• Filipe Coelho and Jean-Marc Kuentz to take interim charge of Strasbourg as Liam Rosenior flies to London ahead of Chelsea move

  04-01-2026 18:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Filipe Coelho and Jean-Marc Kuentz to take interim charge of Strasbourg as Liam Rosenior flies to London ahead of Chelsea moveRC Strasbourg are already preparing for a change on the bench as Liam Rosenior moves closer to a departure from the club, with the English coach travelling to London on Sunday amid advanced discussions with Chelsea according to a report from L’Équipe.Although Rosenior publicly downplayed the situation after Strasbourg’s 0–0 draw away at Nice on Sa
  
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• Real Madrid never considered hat-trick hero’s potential departure despite extensive links

  04-01-2026 18:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Real Madrid never considered hat-trick hero’s potential departure despite extensive linksGonzalo Garcia was the man chosen to replace Kylian Mbappe in Real Madrid’s starting lineup against Real Betis earlier today, and the youngster repaid the manager’s faith in the best possible manner.In just his second league start for Real Madrid this season, Garcia scored a stunning hat-trick to pioneer the men in white to a famous 5-1 win over Los Verdiblancos and ran away with the man-of
  
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• Spurs 1-1 Sunderland: Brian Brobbey blasts Black Cats to point in comeback

  04-01-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  Sunderland fought back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to rescue a point and add to Tottenham Hotspur's ongoing struggles with a 1-1 draw in north London on Sunday.WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland full match replayBen Davies made his first start of the season, spelling Djed Spence (and the injured Destiny Udogie) at left and scored his first goal for the club since December 2023 to give Spurs the lead in the 30th minute. Cristian Romero picked up the ball at the back post an
  
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• Player Ratings: Florian Wirtz shines as Liverpool draw with Fulham

  04-01-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  Player Ratings: Florian Wirtz shines as Liverpool draw with FulhamFulham 2 – 2 Liverpool – Premier League Player RatingsThe Premier League’s 2026 schedule continued with Craven Cottage hosting the reigning champions, with the Reds looking to consolidate their current top-four position.The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.Alisson Becker – 6.0The giant Brazilian stopper was let down again as his former teammate, Harry Wilson, was allowed to scamper through on
  
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• Ipswich pushing for promotion again - but differently

  04-01-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Shutterstock]Third in the Championship - and it is an amazing turnaround from when they were 13th in November.Ipswich Town have been here before. But this time, it feels different.When I covered the Town's rocket rise to the Premier League two seasons ago, Portman Road was electric every game.The most notable constant chant was "we've got Super Kieran McKenna. He knows exactly what we need!" You don't hear that so much now.I don't think it is a sign the fans have lost faith in the manager. They
  
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• Real Madrid player ratings against Real Betis: Gonzalo Garcia steps up in Kylian Mbappe absence

  04-01-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Real Madrid player ratings against Real Betis: Gonzalo Garcia steps up in Kylian Mbappe absenceReal Madrid have kicked off 2026 in spectacular style with a resounding 5-1 victory over Real Betis at the Bernabeu, with goals from Gonzalo Garcia (x3), Raul Asencio and Fran Garcia.Thibaut Courtois – 7Failed to keep a clean sheet, but made a couple of important saves to stop Betis getting more of a foothold after their goal.Fede Valverde – 7.5Not convincing at times, but he was largely co
  
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• Adran Premier round-up

  04-01-2026 18:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  Ellie Gunney celebrates with team-mates after scoring Barry's fourth goal [FAW]Sunday, 4 JanuaryBarry Town United 4-1 Pontypridd United: Bottom of the table Pontypridd suffered their 12th successive league defeat of the season at Jenner Park. Beca Thomas and Erin Murray's goals ensured Barry were 2-0 up at the break. Lucy Attwood netted their third early in the second half and although Madison Lloyd pulled a goal back, Ellie Gunney scored Barry's fourth to seal the win.Cardiff City v Wrexham: 17
  
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