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A number of Premier League clubs are ready to make a move for out-of-favour Paris Saint Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye, .

The France international, who only moved to the Ligue One champions in January, has started just fifteen league games under Laurent Blanc while he grabbed only his second goal for the club in last month’s win at Lens.

Arsenal had two bids for the former Newcastle United man rejected in the summer of 2013 and are ready to reignite their interest, with Liverpool and Manchester United also monitoring the situation.

During his time on Tyneside, the twenty-eight year old racked up ninety-three appearances in all competitions, scoring eighteen goals while internationally he has thirty-seven caps, four of which came at this summer’s World Cu…

Pep Guardiola insists he must earn the right to an extended stay at Manchester City by bringing home silverware.

Guardiola is halfway through a three-year contract at the Etihad Stadium – the same length of time he spent at Bayern Munich in his previous job – and reports last month suggested the Catalan would be offered a bumper extension on account of City s dominant form so far this season.

Undefeated and with a 15-point lead in the Premier League, into the Champions League last 16 and contemplating an EFL Cup semi-final against Championship club Bristol City, it is unlikely any of the Etihad Stadium faithful would object to a Guardiola tenure far beyond his present terms.

Given Jose Mourinho this week dismissed suggestions he might look to leave Manchester…

Paraguay appointed former River Plate boss Ramon Diaz as their new coach on Thursday.

Paraguay appointed former River Plate boss Ramon Diaz as their new coach on Thursday.

Diaz who stood down from his role at River after guiding the Argentine Primera Division giants to the title in May has signed a four-year deal with the South American nation.

The 54-year-old Argentinian takes over from caretaker Victor Genes, who was put in charge temporarily following Gerardo Pelusso s sacking in June 2013.

I must first thank all the people of Paraguay, leaders, able to manage and represent such an important country, Diaz said on Thursday.

The coaching staff is the same that accompanied me in River Plate, with which I am working forever. For me and my coachin…

Chelsea are keen to pip Paris Saint Germain in the race to sign Leicester City star N’Golo Kante, .

The London club are ready to more than treble the France international’s wages as they prepare for a first season under new manager Antonio Conte.

The twenty-five year old has a £20m release clause in his contract, and recently crowned Premier League champions Leicester are already making plans for his departure with Nice’s Nampalys Mendy lined up as a a replacement.

Since arriving at the King Power Stadium twelve months ago, Kante has racked up forty appearances for the Foxes in all competitions, with his one and only goal for the club coming a 2-1 win over Watford in November while he was one of three players from Claudio Ranieri’s side to be named i…

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Luiz Felipe Scolari that he faces a battle to inspire his ageing Chelsea squad to repeat the feats they enjoyed under previous Stamford Bridge manager, Jose Mourinho.

Scolari, currently in Guangzhou, China, with Chelsea as part of their pre-season preparations, succeeded Avram Grant at the English Premier League club this month after resigning his post as Portugal coach at Euro 2008.

The Brazilian arrives in England with a top-class reputation having won the 2002 World Cup with his home nation, but United manager Ferguson, whose team beat Orlando Pirates in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday believes restoring Chelsea to the top of the tree will not be easy for Scolari.

And he admits that Big Phil faces a d…

Lithuania coach Algimantas Liubinskas has quit his job to concentrate on campaigning for a seat in parliament, the Baltic state s football federation announced on Monday.

In a statement on its website, the Lithuanian federation said Liubinskas had officially handed in his resignation, ending weeks of speculation about his future after pressure from the country s footballing body.

Liubinskas, 56, said he regretted having been forced to choose between his sporting career and political future.

I will try to continue to work for the development of football, and for sport as a whole from the benches of parliament if elected in the October 12 parliamentary polls, he told fans website futbolas.lt.

Liubinskas political choice is far from uncontroversial: he …

Watford head coach Javi Gracia wants goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes to reconsider his plans to retire after the FA Cup final.

In March, Gomes said in an interview on Watford s website he was 99 per cent sure 2018-19 would be his last season.

Gomes therefore has the chance to go out on a high as Watford take on Manchester City on Saturday at Wembley, looking to stop Pep Guardiola s side from completing an unprecedented domestic treble.

The 38-year-old has played all five games of Watford s run to the final and fellow Hornets keeper Ben Foster has claimed he would absolutely refuse to play if selected instead of the Brazilian.

Gracia told a news conference he is yet to decide who will take the gloves against the Premier League champions, but he wants Gomes to pl…

Juventus welcomed Atalanta to the Allianz Stadium in the round before last of the 2018/19 Serie A season.

The Old Lady have already been confirmed as the champions, continuing the reign which has been firm for eight years now. Atalanta, on the other hand, had everything to play for in this game, which they began sitting fourth on 65 points, the same as AC Milan in fifth place, three more than AS Roma in sixth, and one less than Inter Milan in third.

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Massimiliano Allegri, who has already been confirmed to leave Juventus this summer, was without goalkeeper Mattia Perin, midfielder Sami Khedira and forward Douglas Costa through injury, while striker Mario Mandžukić was a doubt but made the cut.

Wojczecz Sczeszny was in goal. Andrea Barzagli and Leonard…

Pachuca midfielder Hector Herrera is nearing a switch to Porto, the Mexican club have confirmed.

The talented midfielder has been followed by the Dragons for quite a while now and he even revealed in January that he would be joining the Portuguese giants in the summer transfer window.

The deal has since stalled, but Pachuca head coach Gabriel Caballero has confirmed that the transfer is back on.

“The talks with FC Porto are ongoing,” the former Mexico international .

Hector Herrera, 22, arrived at Pachuca from Tampico Madero in 2011 and has since made 46 league appearances for the club, scoring 2 goals in the process.

Impressive showings at club level earned him a full Mexico call-up, and he was even in the starting line-up as El Tri shared s…

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Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham will face each other in the Premier League this weekend. The match will be held at the Molineux Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers kicked off their 2022-23 Premier League campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Leeds United away from home at Elland Road in the Premier League last weekend. Daniel Podence put Bruno Lage’s side in the lead after six minutes, and Rodrigo restored parity in the 24th minute. Then in the 74th minute, an own goal from Rayan Ait-Nouri saw Leeds score what proved to be the winning goal.

Wolves are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with…