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We ve arrived at the final set of group stage fixtures and things are starting to move pretty fast now. We already know the identity of quite a few Round of 16 teams but in Group D, the actual order in which they re going to head through remains a mystery. As Scotland and Croatia battle it out for the right to even feature in the next round at all, Czech Republic and England have the small matter of deciding who will finish top of the group to settle at Wembley.
Czech Republic
Behind the brilliance of Patrik Schick, the Czech Republic have been one of the surprise packages of Euro 2020 up to this point. Between beating Scotland and getting a point against Croatia they seem to have rediscovered the confi…
Bayern Munich have bolstered their defensive options by signing Alvaro Odriozola on loan from Real Madrid for the remainder of the season.
The 24-year-old was a target of head coach Hansi Flick, who himself is under contract until the end of the season, and will give the Bundesliga champions more defensive flexibility as they seek to defend their crown.
Odriozola, capped four times by Spain, has only made four LaLiga appearances for Madrid this term, with the most recent of those coming in October.
While he is behind Dani Carvajal in the Madrid pecking order for right-backs, Odriozola could feature regularly for Bayern given their injury problems in defence.
His arrival may lead to Benjamin Pavard reverting inside to centre-back, where Bayern are short of…
Vinicius Junior broke down in tears in a media conference when asked about racism ahead of Tuesday night’s friendly between Spain and Brazil.
The Brazil and Real Madrid forward has been the target of racist abuse throughout his time in the Spanish capital and the ‘One Skin’ match at the Bernabeu was arranged last June as part of an anti-racism campaign in support of the player.
It followed Real’s LaLiga match in Valencia last season in which Vinicius Jr was racially abused, while he has continued to be targeted by Real’s rival fans during the current campaign.
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Hearts head coach Frankie McAvoy hailed an “excellent” warm weather training camp as the Jambos get ready for the new season.
The Gorgie squad are in Spain this week and have several training sessions in the fitness bank ahead of the friendly against Championship side Plymouth on Thursday.
Steven Naismith was handed a two-year contract following his term as interim manager at the end of last season but his title was changed to technical director. The former Scotland international is working towards his required Pro Licence coaching qualification.
Former Hearts academy director McAvoy was named head coach, with Gordon Forrest also remaining as first-team coach and all three are putting the Hearts players through their paces with a view to a positive start to t…
Kenya coach Zedekiah Otieno is hoping his side can break their run of poor form away from home when they face Seychelles in a World Cup qualifier.
The Harambee Stars will face Seychelles on November 12 in the first-leg of their must-win play-off tie.
Locally based players have already reported to camp in a bid to sharpen their skills, hoping to improve on an away record which has seen Kenya win just once away from home since early 2009.
We are out to register an away win which has proved to be elusive to the national team, Otieno said.
We are working on ensuring we do everything possible to achieve this.
The two-legged tie between the two countries will decide who will join Nigeria, Malawi and the winner of another play-off between Djibouti…
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is grateful to have competition from Jermaine Jenas and Fabian Delph in the central midfield.
Both players have struggled with injuries this term, but with each nearing fitness, the Bulgarian believes the standard in the centre of the pitch will rise.
Every day in training we try to push each other and improve each other. It s great to have Jermaine back with us, Petrov told the club s official website.
(He) has been unlucky with injuries so far but we know how important he can be for this team. He has shown over the years what a good player he is.
He s a typical midfielder. He can defend, he can attack, he can score goals and he s a good athlete. He will be a great addition to the squad when he starts playing.
Bruno Martins Indi has signed a five-year deal with Stoke City after completing a €7.7million (£7m) move from Porto.
The Netherlands international was on loan with the Premier League club last season, making 35 appearances in all competitions.
And Mark Hughes now has the 25-year-old defender at his disposal on a permanent basis for the coming campaign.
Potters chief executive Tony Scholes said: We are delighted to have secured a deal to bring Bruno to the club in a permanent transfer and I know that Bruno feels the same.
Bruno loved being with us last season and made no secret of his desire to move here permanently when his loan spell came to an end.
We ve had to be patient in our dealings with Porto, but we re really pleased with the outcome…
Trent Sainsbury and Jason Davidson scored their first Australia goals as the Asian Cup hosts moved into the final with victory over the UAE.
A devastating early onslaught helped Australia advance to the Asian Cup final with a 2-0 victory over the UAE at a rain-soaked Hunter Stadium.
Defenders Trent Sainsbury and Jason Davidson bagged their first international goals as the hosts scored twice in the first 14 minutes to seal their spot in Saturday s final in Sydney.
A blockbuster decider sees Ange Postecoglou s men take on South Korea, having already lost to their Group A rivals earlier in the tournament, who are yet to concede a goal in the finals.
Australia will play in their second straight Asian Cup final with a huge Sydney crowd behind them, and will…
Spanish daily newspaper Marca has suggested that Real Madrid are keeping close tabs on AC Milan winger Suso.
The Spaniard joined the Rossoneri in a low-profile move from Liverpool in January 2015, but he went on to impress at San Siro.
Suso quickly developed into an important player for AC Milan, having managed 7 goals and 9 assists in 34 league matches last season.
The highly rated footballer recently extended his contract with the Rossoneri until June 2022, with the deal believed to include a €50 million release clause.
Seeing that this is well within Real Madrid’s price range, they stand a good chance of landing their target when they decide to make their move.
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Barcelona defender Douglas will spend the 2017-18 season on loan at Portuguese champions Benfica.
Douglas signed for Barca on a five-year deal in 2014 but spent last year on loan at Sporting Gijon.
And the right-back will again play his football away from Camp Nou after making the temporary switch to Lisbon.
The 23-year-old will help to fill the void left by the sale of Nelson Semedo, who left for Barca earlier in the transfer window.
Benfica have won the last four Primeira Liga titles but are two points behind Sporting CP and Porto after four games this term.
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