Udinese have further strengthened their squad ahead of the new campaign with the signing of Ivan Piris on a season-long loan.
The Deportivo Maldonado defender has spent the last two seasons in Europe with Roma and Sporting, and will hope to impress under new Udinese head coach Andrea Stramaccioni.
A host of new players, including Albert Riera and Cyril Thereau, have arrived at Stadio Friuli this close-season, with Piris the 10th new face at the club.
Udinese communicates that it has acquired the sporting rights of the player Ivan Rodrigo Piris Leguizamon on a temporary basis from the Uruguayan club Club Deportivo Maldonado, a statement published on Udinese s official website read.
The year-long loan [expiring on June 30 2015] provides the possibility fo…
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to break the 20-goal barrier for a third successive season.
The Portuguese star, who racked up 42 last time round as United romped to a Premier League and Champions League double, has 13 to his name so far.
People are saying Cristiano has not had a good season but he has got 13 goals and 11 assists, said Ferguson.
If you dismiss last season altogether they would be saying it is incredible for a winger to score 13 at this stage. I am absolutely certain he will end up with over 20 again.
Ferguson added that it was impossible for Ronaldo, now one of the most heavily-marked players in the Premier League, to repeat his miracle season of 2007/2008 when he was also named world player of th…
Continuing on their Champions League romp, Bayern Munich made it three Group A victories on the bounce as they landed a 3-1 win away at Galatasaray on Tuesday evening.
Breaking even more European records in Istanbul, the German giants came flying out of the traps here as France international Kingsley Coman opened the scoring after just eight minutes.
While the red-hot Mauro Icardi might have dragged Galatasaray level from the penalty spot on the half-hour mark, Thomas Tuchel’s squad certainly enjoyed a real second-half flurry on foreign soil.
Watching England skipper Harry Kane extend on his remarkable start to life in Munich after notching his 11th goal of the season just 17 minutes before the final whistle, it was eventually 20-year-old Jamal Musiala who wra…
Market: Morecambe win
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With a real chance to extend on what has been a December purple patch, Morecambe will welcome Grimsby to the Mazuma Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Morecambe might have really struggled with their consistency when opening the 2020/2021 campaign, the Shrimps open Christmas Day with the mood in their camp at a real high. Last seen in midweek picking up what was a hugely impressive 2-1 win away at play-off chasers Colchester, Derek Adams men suddenly find themselves in the promotion chase. Undoubtedly enjoying their most fruitful spell of the season so far, Morecambe find themselves enjoying a three-match winning run and they have now managed to muster 12 points from their last five League Two appeara…
What does the future hold for Phil Foden?
Foden is highly rated at Manchester City, but he is struggling for regular game time.
Could Real Madrid prise the Englishman to the Santiago Bernabeu?
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LaLiga champions Real Madrid are ready to pounce for Manchester City s Phil Foden, according to the Mirror.
City sensation Foden has been struggling for regular game time under manager Pep Guardiola, starting just five of his 10 Premier League appearances this season.
Madrid have emerged as serious suitors for the 20-year-old sensation and there is a growing belief that he could be prised to the Spanish capital.
EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid growing in belief that they can snatch Man City s Phil Foden…
Former CONCACAF chief and FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb has been banned from all football-related activities for life by FIFA s independent Ethics Committee.
Webb pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud conspiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy in the United States last November.
Charges were brought against Webb, and a number of other FIFA officials arrested in a police operation in May 2015, as part of an FBI-led investigation into widespread corruption in world football s governing body.
Formal proceedings were opened against Webb by the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA s Ethics Committee in May following a final report submitted by the investigatory chamber, with the outcome being a lifetime ban and f…
Competition: Ligue 1
Market: PSG to win and both teams to score against Amiens
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Looking to finish their campaign with triple digits, newly crowned Ligue 1 Champions PSG will travel to Amiens on Friday night.
For the hosts on Friday night, Christophe Pélissier s Amiens side have enjoyed an eye-catching first season in their first spell in Ligue 1. Coming off the back of a 0-0 draw with Champions League contenders Monaco last time out, Amiens have impressed in the final part of the campaign. Now with just one defeat in their last seven outings, more impressive for The Unicorns, they have only shipped one goal in their last four. However, Amiens have only managed to keep two clean sheets at home since November 2017 and also shipped two against th…
New England boss Sam Allardyce would not commit to Wayne Rooney retaining the international captaincy as he was introduced by the national team.
The 61-year-old left Sunderland to sign a two-year deal with the Football Association on Friday, replacing Roy Hodgson after he resigned following a dismal last-16 exit to Iceland at Euro 2016.
Rooney was named captain after the 2014 World Cup and was skipper for the European Championship in France his first major tournament leading the team but Allardyce wants to wait before making a final decision on who will wear the armband.
Asked if Rooney would remain captain, he said: That is far too early to make any predictions or decisions and I m going to leave that until I meet all the players and get coaching staff behind t…
F.C. Porto striker Jackson Martinez has confirmed he will be joining Atletico Madrid on a four-year deal this summer.
The Colombia international, 28, will move to the Estadio Vicente Calderón for €35 million after turning down an offer to join Italian Serie A giants AC Milan.
I can confirm I am going to Atletico, said Martinez after Colombia were eliminated from the Copa America by Argentina on Friday.
I am going there for four years, but I still don t know when I will be introduced.
It s all ready. I m going to enjoy spending some time with my family for now and then travel to Spain to introduce myself to my new club.
I m very excited about taking this step with Atletico Madrid. It s a new challenge in my career and I hope things…
A lawyer defending Genoa and their former midfielder Omar Milanetto against match-fixing claims has predicted his clients will be cleared.
Milanetto and Genoa are charged with conspiring to fix a match against Lazio in May 2011, with the fixture forming part of the on-going Calcioscomesse investigation led by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
But Mattia Grassani insists the claims against Genoa and Milanetto are completely unfounded.
A sentence for Milanetto would be something that could only happen in science fiction, he told Italian news agency ANSA.
Lazio midfielder Stefano Mauri has also been implicated in the alleged fixing of the Serie A clash, but could be given a reduced punishment amid reports of a plea bargain.
And Grassani believes such act…