Match Prediction: Manchester United vs Sheffield United

Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli does not appear to regret missing out on the Chelsea job to Antonio Conte, as he aims to bring LaLiga glory to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Sampaoli, who won the Copa America in style with Chile in 2015, has previously claimed he was Chelsea s first choice to replace Jose Mourinho.

Giving an interview with Radio Vorterix in his native Argentina last year, the 56-year-old said his chances of taking over at Stamford Bridge suffered a fatal blow when it became apparent that former Juventus boss Conte, then in charge of Italy s national team, would be available following Euro 2016.

Chelsea are sure to be happy with their decision, Conte having steered the Blues to an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid for Juventus will not stop the LaLiga giants from winning, according to club captain Sergio Ramos.

Ronaldo joined Juve in a deal worth €112million to end a nine-year spell at Madrid that concluded with a trio of consecutive Champions League titles.

Madrid are yet to bring in a Ronaldo replacement, with new coach Julen Lopetegui indicating he sees Gareth Bale playing a more important role.

Ronaldo raised eyebrows in Spain when he referred to Juve feeling like a family , the Portugal captain scoring on his first appearance in a game against the club s youth team.

But Ramos is bullish about Madrid s chances of maintaining their European dominance starting against Atletico Madrid in Wednesday s UEFA Super Cup despite R…

Manchester United are set to enter the race for West Ham star Declan Rice, according to , in which they ll hope to beat Arsenal. The Gunners, however, remain the likeliest destination for the England international at this point.

Rice s future has been a subject of much speculation for years now. At first, he was strongly linked with Chelsea, and though the London Blues are believed to be financially capable to swoop in, they re unlikely to do so.

As for West Ham, they would love to keep the 24-year-old midfielder for another season, though with his contract set to expire in 2024 and Rice believing he s ready to move on, manager David Moyes recently admitted the parting of ways between the player and the club might happen this summer. The Hammers are apparently waiting t…

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique has played down any injury concerns for Kylian Mbappe after the France forward did not take part in full training ahead of Saturday’s Ligue 1 match against Lille.

Mbappe, who continues to be linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer, picked up a minor issue during the Coupe de France win over Brest on Wednesday night.

Despite having not joined in with the rest of the squad for Friday’s final training session and instead worked in the gym, Enrique insists there are no concerns over his availability.

“Kylian will be fit tomorrow and available to play,” Enrique said.

“He didn’t train today because we didn’t want to take any risks, so he trained inside, but he will be available for the game.”

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Jurgen Klopp has ruled out an immediate return to football after leaving Borussia Dortmund and confirmed he is to take an indefinite break.

Klopp bid an emotional farewell to Dortmund following a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Wolfsburg in Saturday s DFB-Pokal final.

Dortmund enjoyed great success under Klopp s stewardship  winning the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal in 2012, as well as reaching the 2013 UEFA Champions League final.

Klopp confirmed in April that he would end his seven-season stay at Signal Iduna Park, and has since been linked with several top European jobs.

However, the 47-year-old believes it would be wrong to jump straight into a new challenge.

Klopp is quoted in the German media as saying: After seven intense and emotional y…

After cruising through the Champions League group stages, Philipp Lahm believes Bayern Munich will be favourites against anyone in the knockout phase.

Pep Guardiola s men qualified as comfortable winners of Group F, winning five out of their six games to finish six points clear of Arsenal in second place.

Bayern, winners of the competition in 2013, could face the likes of Paris Saint-Germain or Juventus in the last 16, but captain Lahm has no concerns over any of their potential opposition.

We will be favourites against each opponent, he told TZ.

Then we want to advance to the next round.

Striker Robert Lewandowski added:  You can only theoretically be favourite, and anyway, what does that mean? You re in the next round?

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Ivan Rakitic and Barcelona are a saga of their own. The Croatia international has been heavily linked with a move away from Camp Nou basically since the start of the 2019-20 season, with the midfielder falling out of the starting lineup. He was not used that much under Ernesto Valverde, nor did he get his regular place in the team under Quique Setien.

But considering that Rakitic s contract with Barcelona is set to end in June 2021, Barcelona now want to do everything they can to sell him. SPORT are reporting that and it is clear why they want to earn on a transfer fee this summer, rather than lose the player next summer when he becomes a free agent.

It also might be too much for Rakitic to wait another year to make a move from Barca, which would make it two poor season…

(GSM) Steve McClaren has confirmed his move to VfL Wolfsburg. The Twente boss told Dutch paper TC/Tubantia he has signed a contract at the Bundesliga side.

Former England boss McClaren joined Twente two years ago and led them to the Dutch title this season. He was being tipped to take the hot seat at Hamburger SV, Liverpool, West Ham United and Aston Villa but has rebuffed the chance to return home to take the reigns at Wolfsburg.

Die Wölfe won the Bundesliga title in 2009, but things did not go so well for them last season and they sacked Armin Veh shortly after the winter break.

Lorenz-Gunther Kostner was in caretaker control but he could only guide them to eighth and McClaren has now agreed a two-year deal to take control of the club.

Former Porto bo…

Controversial Brazilian striker Adriano failed to appear at a police interview Monday in connection with alleged links to a drug-dealing gang that has been accused of murdering police officers.

Adriano had been summoned for a 1700 GMT meeting to be quizzed by chief Luiz Alberto Cunha de Andrade.

But he did not show in person, instead sending his lawyer Adilson Fernandes to ask for the meeting to be delayed, a police spokesman told AFP, adding that no date had been set for the footballer to re-appear.

The news could be a blow to Serie A side AS Roma, for whom the Flamengo striker known as much for his goalscoring talents as the controversy he courts off the pitch will sign in June.

Adriano, who has played for Inter Milan, Fiorentina and Parma in Italy s S…

Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic are hot on the trail of Nantes striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, .

While Leigh Griffits has been in excellent form this season, the remaining forwards in the squad have been pretty disappointing of late, and it appears that manager Ronny Deila is in the market for a new centre forward.

According to the Daily Record, the Norwegian coach has set his sights on Nantes striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, who is widely expected to leave the Canaries after the disappointing start to his career in France.

The Bhoys had previously attempted to recruit the Iceland star back in 2013, when he impressed playing for Ajax against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League.

After he was surprisingly allowed to leave the Dutch giants, the 25-year-old cou…