Manchester United s players have started to return to training on a staggered basis following last week s coronavirus outbreak in the first-team squad.
United initially closed their Carrington Training Complex on December 13 for 24 hours to minimise the risk of any further infection after several staff and players tested positive for COVID-19.
The Red Devils Premier League games with Brentford and Brighton and Hove Albion were subsequently postponed, with the training base closing again on Thursday.
However, United announced on Tuesday that first-team operations have now resumed ahead of next Monday s Premier League meeting with Newcastle United at St James Park.
Ralf Rangnick s side, who sit sixth in the English top flight, will then host Burnley three…
Chelsea midfielder Ramires has committed his future to the Premier League champions by signing a new contract until 2019.
The midfielder moved to Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2010-11 season from Benfica, following Chelsea s Premier League and FA Cup double under Carlo Ancelotti in the previous campaign.
Ramires has since gone on to make 241 appearances for the club and spoke of his delight at extending his stay with Jose Mourinho s side.
My family and I are very happy here in London and in the past five years the club has lifted every major trophy, he told the club s official website.
I hope to be an important part of many more successes in the next four years.
Ramires famously scored an audacious lob against Barcelona in the 2011-12 Champion…
Manchester City first-team coach David Platt said Roberto Mancini has the backing of the club s owners and supporters.
The defending Premier League champions fell 15 points behind leaders Manchester United over the weekend after suffering a 2-0 defeat against Everton.
Sir Alex Ferguson s team are the clear favourites to claim the championship but Platt believes Mancini is a born winner and capable of further success in the future at the Etihad Stadium.
There is an appreciation of Roberto from the supporters and the owners, Platt told reporters.
The expectancy levels of Roberto Mancini are a lot higher than what people think. If people want to talk about rumours and negatives that is up to them. We can t stop that.
If people want to do things li…
Schalke s return to the Champions League for the first time since 2014/15 was confirmed on Saturday following their 2-1 victory over Augsburg.
Domenico Tedesco s side knew a point would be enough to secure their top-four finish but managed to secure all three, while Borussia Dortmund s defeat to Mainz meant Schalke will finish runners-up behind Bayern Munich.
A run of four games unbeaten, which began with a 2-0 win against Dortmund last month, saw Schalke pick up form in the crucial stages of the campaign and they can relax ahead of their hosting of Europa League-chasing Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga s finale next weekend.
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French media outlet L’Equipe is reporting that Paris Saint-Germain are hot on the trail of Bayer Leverkusen full-back Wendell.
Considering that Layvin Kurzawa is almost certain to leave, the Saints are looking to sign a new left-back and they’ve got several high-profile footballers on their wish list.
Latest reports suggest that Bayer Leverkusen starlet Wendell has emerged as their new target having enjoyed another impressive Bundesliga campaign.
The 24-year-old managed 2 goals and 3 assists in 26 league starts this season, and he may be interested in a new challenge after spending last four years at Bay Arena.
Having paid €6.5 million for his services back in 2014, Bayer Leverkusen are expected to turn a hefty profit on the Brazilian full-back.
Getafe have completed and the signing of Nemanja Maksimović from Valencia.
The deal had been in the for several days, and now it s done. Getafe have been very active in this transfer window, giving off an impression of serious ambition.
Maksimović started his career at Slovenian side Domžale, where he played for two seasons before leaving for Astana. He spent two and a half years in the Premier League of Kazakhstan and joined Valencia on a five-year deal in the summer of 2017. The midfielder was among the heroes of Serbia s U20 team that won the World Cup in 2015.
However, following the disappointment of being left out of the Serbia World Cup squad by coach Mladen Krstajic, Maksimović has now left Valencia after only a year, having made 21 appearances in …
Australia are keen to reschedule their postponed tour of South Africa as soon as possible .
A three-Test tour that was scheduled to start this month was pulled due to an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to players, support staff and the community, according to Cricket Australia (CA), amid fears over a new variant of COVID-19.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) responded by seeking redress from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for costs incurred in preparation for Australia s visit.
Speaking on Tuesday, CA interim chief executive Nick Hockley told the Nine Network he was keen to see the matches rearranged as a means of mending relations with his South African counterparts.
We would like to reschedule it as soon as possible, providing it is safe…
Napoli roared back from 3-0 down against Juventus only for Kalidou Koulibaly s injury-time own goal to hand the Serie A champions a dramatic 4-3 victory on Saturday.
Juve, whose coach Maurizio Sarri was again absent from the Allianz Stadium due to a bout of pneumonia, produced a commanding performance for the first hour to open up a sizeable lead over Carlo Ancelotti s side.
Danilo broke the deadlock with his first touch just 29 seconds into his debut as a substitute for Mattia De Sciglio, before Gonzalo Higuain doubled the lead against his old club and Cristiano Ronaldo struck a third.
Napoli were allowed back into the match through quick-fire goals from Kostas Manolas and Hirving Lozano, another man in his first Serie A outing, before Giovanni Di Lorenzo thoug…
There are many people in Western countries who see the powerful entrance of Saudi Arabia into football s transfer market as sports washing .
Michael Emenalo, the director of the Saudi Pro League, obviously doesn t see it that way.
“I would say that I don’t see historically what sports washing has to do with it. They can make of it that they want, it’s not the way that I see it.”
Director of the Saudi Pro League Michael Emenalo on claims that the league is sports washing.
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RB Leipzig and Benfica are interested in signing Leicester City youngster Sidnei Tavares in the summer transfer window, according to . Tavares is out of contract at Leicester at the end of the season, and although the former Premier League champions are keen on securing the services of the 19-year-old midfielder, they will have to fend off interest from Bundesliga club Leipzig and Portuguese giants Benfica.
Tavares has been on the books of Leicester since he was nine years of age and signed his professional contract with the Premier League club in 2019. According to the Portuguese teenager has made one start and one substitute appearance in the league and played 10 minutes in the Europa League for the Foxes this season.
It will be interesting to see if Leicester are ab…