Casemiro has been told to quit Manchester United after producing a dire display in Monday s 4-0 loss at Crystal Palace, with Jamie Carragher saying the Brazilian can no longer cut it at the top level.
United produced arguably their worst performance of the season on Monday, with Michael Olise scoring twice as Palace hammered Erik ten Hag s injury-hit side at Selhurst Park.
With Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof all sidelined, Casemiro played as a makeshift centre-back alongside Jonny Evans and endured a nightmare outing.
The Brazilian was beaten all too easily by Olise for Palace s opener, then was outmuscled by Daniel Munoz for Olise s second goal just after the hour mark.
Carragher believes the time has come for the f…
Romelu Lukaku remained on the bench for Belgium s game against Croatia and was joined there by Red Devils captain Eden Hazard.
Belgium have endured a tumultuous week ahead of a World Cup match they almost certainly must win in order to advance from Group F.
Reports of a rift within the camp were dismissed as fake news by Roberto Martinez at his pre-match news conference.
In the same media briefing, Martinez said Lukaku – who returned from injury as a substitute in the defeat to Morocco – was ready .
However, he added: Now we have to see how much he can play.
The answer, it appears, was not enough to start, with Lukaku again left out of the XI and finding company on the bench in the form of skipper Hazard.
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Bayer Leverkusen scored twice in the last 10 minutes to grab a point after initially squandering a two-goal lead in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Roma in Champions League action on Tuesday.
Goals from Kevin Kampl and Admir Mehmedi saw the hosts rally in the closing stages at BayArena, denying Roma their first away win in the competition since November 2010.
The Italians had led 4-2, with goals from Miralem Pjanic and Iago Falque putting them two clear after Daniele De Rossi s brace had cancelled out Javier Hernandez s early double for Leverkusen.
However, Leverkusen – who had knocked out Roma s city rivals Lazio to qualify for the group stages finished strongly as a see-saw Group E clash ended all square.
The draw leaves Leverkusen second in …
Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic offered no guarantees over his future with the European champions, but said he would be playing more next season.
Kovacic, 24, made 36 appearances for Madrid in 2017-18, starting just 10 of his 21 LaLiga games.
The Croatia international has been linked with moves to the likes of Manchester United, Juventus and Tottenham.
While his agent dismissed exit rumours, Kovacic said he needed more game time next season.
I believe I ll play more, whether in Real or somewhere else, he told reporters on Friday.
Now is the time for me to play.
Offers? I am under contract with Real and I wish not to comment on other clubs.
Kovacic arrived at Madrid in 2015 after two and a half seasons with Serie A giants I…
Italian giants AS Roma are considering a summer move for Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.
The Giallorossi are in the market for attacking reinforcements after Mohamed Salah was sold to Liverpool and they see the Brazilian as a very good option.
It is believed that Paris Saint-Germain would consider offers in the region of €30 million for the player who has another two years left on his current deal.
Lucas Moura hopes to leave Parc des Princes this summer in search of regular first team football and he is likely to be tempted by the interest from AS Roma.
The Brazilian had snubbed an offer from Manchester United to join the Saints in January 2013, and he went on to score 33 goals in 148 league appearances.
According to Marca, Spanish side are interested in acquiring the services of Manchester United defender . The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan with Crystal Palace, hasn t been able to break his way into the first team at Old Trafford. As we look ahead to the new season it doesn t seem as if he s going to feature in Jose Mourinho s plans, and as a result, Valencia reportedly believe that United have already started looking elsewhere for someone to take TFM s place.
Valencia enjoyed a relatively successful season last year, finishing 4th in La Liga whilst also making it to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. As they continue to build a strong core throughout their squad, the introduction of Dutch international Fosu-Mensah could provide them with just the boost they ne…
Juventus have completed the signing of Dejan Kulusevski from Atalanta for an initial €35million and allowed him to remain on loan at Parma.
Sweden international Kulusevski has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract and the fee for his arrival could increase by a further €9m in bonuses.
The 19-year-old midfielder joined Atalanta from Brommapojkarna in 2016 and made three first-team appearances before being sent on loan to Parma for the 2019-20 season.
Kulusevski has impressed at the Ennio Tardini, scoring four goals and supplying seven assists in 17 league appearances, and he will remain there until the end of the campaign, as per a fresh agreement with Juve.
The arrival of Kulusevski may pave the way for Emre Can to leave the Bianconeri at the end of …
With a stacked schedule from across England this weekend, Saturday promises a host of eye-catching meetings from up and down the country. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday 10th April
BST 15:00 Derby County vs Norwich City
Starting with Saturday s guests, putting in what was a rampant display earlier in the week, the mood in Norwich s camp should still be at a red-hot high. Despite losing their Premier League status last summer, The Yellows are have cruised towards an imminent top-flight return this season. Knowing that they could wrap up their promotion charge this weekend, Daniel Farke s men were last seen picking up a stunning 7-0 romp against Hu…
But he is a Juventus player. I did what I had to do with him, now we will see what happens in the future. I was lucky enough to train him because he is really impressive.
Zidane was speaking ahead of Madrid s Champions League last-16 second leg against Atalanta, having beaten Juve s Serie A rivals 1-0 in Bergamo in their previous meeting.
Remo Freuler was sent off after just 17 minutes for the home side, with Zidane s men then finally breaking the deadlock through Ferland Mendy four minutes from time.
Madrid are in the driving seat in the tie but Zidane insists he is not relaxed heading into Tuesday s game. While he realises Atalanta have to come out and go for goals, he is also well aware that is their main strength.
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Brazil coach Dorival Junior has replaced the injured Ederson for the Copa America and called three more players up to an expanded squad.
South American governing body CONMEBOL announced that teams can now name a 26-man squad, up from the original 23 allowed at the tournament.
Dorival Junior has called upon Juventus defender Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Porto forward Pepe as the extra players for his team.
Manchester City s Ederson will not be fit to play at the Copa America, so Sao Paolo s Rafael has been called up in his place.
The goalkeeper suffered a small fracture on his eye socket in a heavy collision with Cristian Romero against Tottenham and missed the end of their league season.
The squad lists for CONMEBOL Copa América USA 20…