Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed Kevin De Bruyne will start their final Champions League group game against RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
De Bruyne missed a month of action after contracting COVID-19 but made his return off the bench in Saturday s 3-1 win at Watford.
The Premier League champions have already secured top spot in Group A after their 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain on matchday five.
Speaking at a media conference ahead of City s trip to Germany, Guardiola revealed the Belgian will start the game, saying: Kevin had the corona, was growing and after had the setback.
It s normal, the people who have the corona feel empty. Step by step he plays the minutes, tomorrow he will start and we ll see how many minutes.
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UEFA president Michel Platini has told European Championship expansion critics not to play if they do not like the changes.
The competition finals originally only contained four teams when it started in 1960, before expanding to eight for the 1980 edition and then to 16 ahead of Euro 96 in England.
Sixteen sides have contested the competition in each of the last five championships, but that will be increased once again to 24 for Euro 2016, which will be hosted by France.
Speaking on the eve of the qualifying draw for the tournament and at the launch of his week of football plan which will see qualifying for the finals spread out rather than the bulk of international matches being played on one night of the week Platini revealed that England were among the countri…
Jurgen Klopp conceded Liverpool s 4-1 humbling at the hands of Napoli in the Champions League was their worst game since he took charge in 2015.
Liverpool were comprehensively beaten by the Serie A side in their opening game in Group A, the heaviest defeat by a Premier League side in their first game of a Champions League campaign since Arsenal lost 3-0 to Inter in 2003-04.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of their second group game at home to Ajax, Klopp did not hold back in his assessment of the horror show at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
After Premier League games were postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Klopp also said his team would rather have played this weekend but respected the decision not to.
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Competition: Euro 2016 qualifier
Market: Portugal to win against Armenia
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Portugal travel to face Armenia in this weekend’s Euro 2016 qualifier, and given the impressive form they have enjoyed of late, it should be a comfortable win for the visitors. The home side have been the whipping boys of the group, picking up just one point for their troubles so far.
The away side are currently top of Group I after four games, and victory on Saturday afternoon will keep them at the summit. Portugal could extend their lead over second-placed Denmark to five points depending on the result of their game.
Four wins from their last five games will strike fear into a struggling Armenia outfit, who themselves have been defeated five times in their previous si…
Former Rangers and Scotland manager Walter Smith has died at the age of 73.
Smith holds legendary status at Ibrox, having won 21 trophies during two spells as boss of the Scottish champions.
He also masterminded the Glasgow giants run to the UEFA Cup final in 2008 and managed his country from 2004 to 2007.
Smith was also in charge at Everton for almost four years and spent time as Alex Ferguson s assistant at Manchester United.
Rangers chairman Douglas Park said in a statement on Tuesday: On behalf of the Rangers board of directors, staff and players, I convey my deep condolences to the Smith family. Walter leaves behind a wife, children and grandchildren, all of whom are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
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Chelsea are interested in signing Ronald Araujo from Barcelona, according to . It has been reported that Premier League giants Chelsea are ready to make their move for the 22-year-old central defender in the summer of 2022 when he will have just one year left on his contract, as things stand.
Araujo joined Barcelona from Boston River in 2018 and has now established himself as an important figure in the first team. The Uruguay international centre-back has made five starts and five substitute appearances in La Liga so far this season, scoring one goal in the process.
The youngster has also made three starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Barcelona this season. Antonio Rudiger is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of the season, and maybe t…
Brazil fought back from a goal down to score an 89th-minute winner that completed a 2-1 comeback win over Chile.
The hosts went ahead in the second minute of Thursday s World Cup qualifier in Santiago when a looping header from Eduardo Vargas went past Ederson in goal, although it was an effort that should arguably have been saved.
While Chile had chances to extend their lead and had claims for a penalty in the first half, Brazil equalised in stoppage time through a close-range header from Igor Jesus.
The Selecao controlled much of the second half as they went in search of a winner, and they were able to find it a minute from time. Botafogo winger Luiz Henrique cut in from the right and bent a shot past the goalkeeper to earn his country three points.
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Bayern Munich have appointed Michael Rechner as their new goalkeeping coach following the controversial dismissal of Toni Tapalovic.
The Bundesliga champions sacked Tapalovic, who was said to have endured a difficult relationship with head coach Julian Nagelsmann.
But Tapalovic was close to club captain Manuel Neuer, with whom he had worked for more than a decade.
Neuer, who is out injured for the rest of the season, was angered by his departure and expressed that frustration in an interview with The Athletic, which prompted criticism from several senior officials at Bayern.
The club have now identified Rechner as the man who will come in to work initially with Yann Sommer, who was signed following Neuer s injury.
Rechner had been Hoffenheim s fir…
Everton midfielder Tom Davies will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the month after turning down a new deal, the club have announced.
The 24-year-old former academy player, who made his debut aged 17 in April 2016, will exit Goodison Park in search of regular playing time after featuring only 19 times in the Premier League last season.
Manager Sean Dyche was keen for Davies to stay and fight for a place in the team as Everton look to avoid a third straight top-flight relegation scrap next campaign.
Instead, he will become the third first-team player to move on at the end of their deals, after it was confirmed earlier in June that Andros Townsend and Yerry Mina would not be offered new contracts.
Everton director of football, Kevin Th…
With England international inching towards what will be a blockbuster £105million move to Arsenal, it appears that England’s elite are set for a record summer spent.
However, while the Premier League might have only continued to flex their financial muscle over the past few transfer windows, there are a string of superstar names that find themselves without a club.
On what is a stacked list of superstars that are still searching for a new adventure ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, we have taken a look at three all-star free agents.
David de Gea
Although Erik ten Hag might have publicly stated over the past couple of months that he wanted David de Gea to extend his stay at Old Trafford past the summer, it now appears that the Spanish shot-stopper has official…