Joachim Low wants Germany to show Cristiano Ronaldo they have the kind of bottle that he and Portugal cannot handle in Saturday s crunch Euro 2020 clash.
Head coach Low has told his team to take more risks and be brave as Germany bid to bounce back from their opening 1-0 defeat to France in Group F.
The Munich tussle follows several days when Ronaldo has faced scrutiny for moving two Coca-Cola bottles that were positioned on a news conference stage, and appearing to declare he preferred water to the tournament sponsor s product.
Cristiano can do more than put away Coca-Cola bottles, he has more qualities, said Low on Friday evening, as he faced questions on how Germany would handle the Portuguese superstar.
That quip came amid a full assessment of Por…
Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte dismissed comparisons between his side and his previous reign at Chelsea as he insisted there is still a big job to do with Spurs.
Conte became just the third Spurs manager – after Jacques Santini in 2004 and Tim Sherwood in 2013-14 – to remain unbeaten in their first six league games after a dominant 3-0 victory over 10-man Crystal Palace.
Harry Kane struck first as he scored in his sixth consecutive Boxing Day appearance to match Robbie Fowler s Premier League scoring record of nine goals in games on 26th December.
Lucas Moura doubled the lead just two minutes later before Wilfried Zaha s needless dismissal for two bookable offences, with Son Heung-min sealing victory in the second half.
Spurs remain six points adr…
According to multiple reports in England, Wilfried Zaha is reluctant to sign a new contract with Crystal Palace, and the club are facing an uphill task to convince him to remain at Selhurst Park for years to come.
Zaha was a product of the Palace academy, but he left the club to join Manchester United in 2013. However, he wasn t able to produce much impact at Old Trafford and he consequently had loan spells, back at Palace and at Cardiff City, before finally returning to Selhurst Park on a permanent deal in January 2015.
Since then, the winger has been showing his talent quite clearly and has been the standout player for Palace. The club therefore refused to allow him to leave when Arsenal and Everton came calling in 2019, demanding no less than £80 million for his ser…
France have been dealt another injury blow as Karim Benzema is out of the World Cup.
Benzema will become the first reigning Ballon d Or winner to miss a world finals since Allan Simonsen s Denmark failed to qualify for the 1978 tournament.
The holders curse is now well established – Benzema had been hoping to help France end a sequence of three consecutive defending champions exiting in the first round – but Ballon d Or victors have been no more fortunate.
In fact, stars entering a World Cup recognised as the world s best player have never gone home with the trophy.
While Alfredo Di Stefano s Spain, like Simonsen s Denmark, did not qualify in 1958, Benzema is the first player to be absent through injury.
But plenty of all-time greats have suff…
Flamengo are interested in signing Lucas Paqueta from West Ham United in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported on X that Brazilian giants Flamengo are keen on securing the services of Paqueta from Premier League club West Ham on a loan deal.
Romano wrote on : Flamengo board delegation, in England to held face to face talks with West Ham about Lucas Paqueta.
“Flamengo are trying for loan move but expected to be difficult, permanent transfer more likely; clubs in contact.
“Negotiations to follow with player s camp also informed.”
Paqueta has been on the books of West Ham since 2022 and has been one of the best players for the Hammers. The 26-year-old Brazil international, w…
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Starting with Argentina, making real history out in Qatar 18 months ago as they got their hands on a first world crown since 1986, the South American icons have firmly cemented their spot as the greatest international squad across the globe. Extending on their Copa America adventure last week and booking their spot to Florida thanks to a routine 2-0 victory against Canada, Lionel Scaloni’s men are on the cusp of shattering more records here. Hardly getting out of third gear this summer, La Albiceleste are certainly firing on all cylinders. In fact, continuing on from their World Cup…
Thomas Tuchel has warned Arsenal that Bayern Munich “want to cause them pain” in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium.
The Bayern boss, who managed Chelsea between 2021 and 2022, returns to London to face the Premier League leaders on Tuesday.
Tuchel’s side trail Bundesliga table-toppers Bayer Leverkusen by 16 points after Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Heidenheim.
Despite a lacklustre league campaign, Tuchel insists his team can hurt the Gunners.
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The ACC has announced a new scheduling format for football with the elimination of divisions and the implementation of a 3-5-5 opponent structure.
The new system, revealed on Tuesday, will come into effect from 2023.
In the new scheduling model, all 14 ACC schools will now have three primary opponents who they will face each year. They will play each of the other 10 schools once over a two-year span – five one year and the other five the next.
In this format, every ACC team will play all conference foes at least once at home and once on the road over a four-year cycle.
This ends years of an unbalanced schedule that resulted in some ACC schools going nearly a decade without facing another conference member. For instance, Florida State and Pittsbu…
Thomas Tuchel will be a success at Bayern Munich, according to Germany international Thilo Kehrer.
Tuchel, who had been out of work since he was sacked by Chelsea in September, replaced Julian Nagelsmann on Friday.
Nagelsmann was relieved of his duties despite Bayern having reached the Champions League quarter-finals and sitting just a point off top spot in the Bundesliga.
Tuchel s first game in charge will come against Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who he coached between 2015 and 2017, in Saturday s Klassiker, and having worked under him at Paris Saint-Germain, Kehrer feels his former boss is the right pick for Bayern.
I had a very successful time in Paris under Thomas Tuchel, Kehrer told reporters at a pre-match news conference ahead of Germany…
Premier League leaders Arsenal will aim to get back on track when they host lowly Southampton on Friday.
The Gunners lead at the top has been cut to just four points after successive 2-2 draws against Liverpool and West Ham, throwing away two-goal leads in each of those matches.
But with Manchester City in FA Cup action, Arsenal have a great chance to move seven points clear of Pep Guardiola s side ahead of next week s huge clash between the title rivals at the Etihad Stadium.
Leicester City, Everton and Leeds United will all be hoping Arsenal do the business, with Southampton s relegation rivals all in action on Saturday.
Arsenal v Southampton
Southampton are one of three sides Arsenal have failed to beat in the Premier League this season, along …