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MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly rejected Real Madrid trio Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio in order to keep hold of David De Gea. Real Madrid are keen to sign Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea when the transfer window reopens in the summer. The 27-year-old nearly moved to the Bernabeu in the summer of 2015, only for paperwork problems to ...

Roger Federer has revealed what he wants to do after announcing his retirement from tennis. Federer is still going strong at 36 and won his 20th Grand Slam title earlier this year in Australia. He’s passing up the chance to compete at the French Open after deciding against playing the clay court season. But he’ll back out on court at ...

REAL MADRID’S move for Liverpool star Mohamed Salah hinges on the future of Zinedine Zidane, according to reports. Real Madrid are supposedly keen to prise Salah away from Liverpool when the transfer window reopens. The Egypt international has enjoyed a stunning season in the Premier League, hitting 36 goals across all competitions. Real Madrid reportedly want the Liverpool star as ...

England striker Jamie Vardy believes the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) leaves players and fans with little idea of “what is going on” just three months before the system is to be used at the World Cup. Vardy’s first-half strike had England on course for another fine World Cup warm-up friendly result against four-time world champions Italy on Tuesday, ...

Anti-racism campaigners have asked FIFA to investigate alleged racist abuse aimed at France’s players, including Paul Pogba, by Russian fans A pitch-side photographer reported that monkey chants could be heard from the crowd in St. Petersburg during France’s 3-1 win over Russia. The abuse was also allegedly audible on a television broadcast after Pogba scored France’s second goal. Piara Powar, ...

MANCHESTER UNITED reportedly chose to pursue deals – with varying success – for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata because of Paul Pogba. Manchester United star Pogba is under pressure to rediscover his best form ahead of the closing stages of the season. The 25-year-old scored a cracker for France last night as they beat Russia 3-1 in a ...

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has “challenged anyone” to find a fairer or more transparent bid process than the one for the 2026 World Cup. Previous World Cup bidding processes have been mired in controversy, with allegations of corruption made around the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar.It comes as Fifa unveiled details of the two ...

THIS is the moment Lionel Messi walked out during Argentina’s humiliating defeat to Spain last night Injured Messi could only look on from the stands as Argentina were thrashed 6-1 by Spain at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid last night. But Messi couldn’t even stay until the final whistle as he witnessed his floundering team-mates crumble to an embarrassing defeat ...

MOHAMED SALAH can get even better for Liverpool and is currently outperforming Fernando Torres’ achievements at Anfield. That’s the verdict of former Anfield ace John Arne Riise, who’s surprised by just how well the Egyptian has done on Merseyside. Salah joined Liverpool from Roma in a then club-record deal worth an initial £37m last June. And he’s gone on to ...

Ghana international Michael Essien has shed light on his one-year spell with Indonesian side Persib Bandung. The former Chelsea ace joined the Blue Prince in March last year after spending time with Greek outfit Panathinaikos. He made 29 league appearances, involving 22 starts and five goals, but has left the club after they declined to renew his contract. “I kind ...