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Julian Schuster does not believe he will have to say much to motivate his Freiburg players as they look to overturn a Europa League semi-final deficit against Braga. Freiburg will welcome the Portuguese side to Europa-Park Stadion for the second leg of their last-four tie on Thursday, having slipped to a narrow 2-1 defeat last […]

Erling Haaland’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, believes Manchester City are the most difficult team to negotiate with. Haaland has enjoyed another strong campaign in 2025-26; he leads the Premier League Golden Boot race with 25 goals, three ahead of Brentford’s Igor Thiago. The 25-year-old has also directly contributed to the most goals (32) in the English […]

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have no option but to continue pushing and see what happens in the Premier League title race, ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Brentford. The title race is in Arsenal’s hands after City drew 3-3 with Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday, with the Opta supercomputer now assigning the Gunners […]

Inter vice-president Javier Zanetti believes Como star Nico Paz will return to Real Madrid at the end of the season. Paz joined Como from Real Madrid ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, when the Serie A side returned to the Italian top flight under Cesc Fabregas. The 21-year-old has starred for Como this term; only Lautaro […]

Lamine Yamal is training for “three hours a day” to arrive at the World Cup in the best condition possible, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has revealed. Yamal was ruled out for the remainder of Barcelona’s season after sustaining a hamstring injury during the Blaugrana’s victory over Celta Vigo in April. Reports immediately suggested […]

Unai Emery insists Aston Villa would not consider it a failure if they fall short of reaching the Europa League final, ahead of Thursday’s second leg against Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood’s second-half penalty decided last Thursday’s first semi-final matchup at the City Ground, leaving Villa with it all to do on home soil. The Opta […]

Marcus Tavernier has described Bournemouth team-mates Junior Kroupi and Rayan as “world-class talents” as the Cherries push for a European place. Bournemouth defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 last time out to move up to sixth in the Premier League, which could be a Champions League spot if Aston Villa finish fifth and win the Europa League. […]

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner believes his side “know what to do” in their Conference League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk. The Eagles won 3-1 in the first leg last week, with Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada and Jorgen Strand Larsen getting on the scoresheet for the Premier League outfit. Kamada both scored and assisted […]

Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira revealed a late decision would be made on Morgan Gibbs-White’s availability for their Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday. Chris Wood’s penalty at the City Ground last week secured a 1-0 first-leg lead for Forest ahead of their trip to Villa Park. Forest are looking to reach a third […]

Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli believes his side “lack a bit of competitive nastiness” as they look to qualify for the Champions League. The Bianconeri are fourth in Serie A, just one point ahead of fifth-placed Roma with three games to go in 2025-26. Although Luciano Spalletti’s side are unbeaten in their last nine league games […]