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Manchester City and RB Leipzig will face each other in the Champions League this week. The Group A game will be held at the Etihad Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Wednesday.
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Manchester City reached the final of the Champions League last season. It was the first time ever that City had progressed to the final of Europe’s premier club competition, but they lost to Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Premier League champions City will be looking to go again and will be determined to kick off the new Champions League campaign with a win. The Citizens have been drawn in Group A alongside RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain and Club Bruges.
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Arsenal moved above Tottenham into third in the Premier League table with a 2-0 defeat of Newcastle United on Monday.
Aaron Ramsey, bound for Juventus after this season, struck his fourth league goal of 2018-19 before Alexandre Lacazette settled a somewhat scrappy encounter at Emirates Stadium.
Unai Emery s side were far from their best, but Ramsey s display while wearing the captain s armband was significant, and his departure with an apparent injury in the second half will come as something of a worry.
Newcastle, who rarely threatened Bernd Leno s goal, remain seven points above the bottom three despite a 12th league defeat in their past 13 meetings with the Gunners, which was confirmed by Lacazette s lobbed finish seven minutes from time.
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Italy coach Roberto Mancini promised changes after a difficult few months for the Azzurri was compounded by a crushing defeat to Argentina in Wednesday s Finalissima.
Argentina were comprehensive 3-0 winners at Wembley, as the CONMEBOL/UEFA Cup of Champions was revived for the first time since 1993.
Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala got the goals as Lionel Messi pulled the strings, but in truth Italy were fortunate to only lose 3-0 against a hugely impressive Albiceleste.
It was only Italy s second match since their shock World Cup qualifying defeat to North Macedonia in March, with that loss preventing them from reaching Qatar 2022.
Despite the Azzurri winning Euro 2020 less than a year ago, Mancini is already looking to instigate somethi…
Switzerland have praised Xherdan Shaqiri for his behaviour after an intruder appeared in a television interview and draped the Lyon star in a provocative jacket.
Shaqiri was conducting post-match media duties on the pitch following his side s 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifying in Geneva.
A man approached the former Liverpool player and put a coat around his shoulders that bore the symbol of the UCK, or Kosovo Liberation Army, a militia that fought for Kosovan independence from Yugoslavia and Serbia.
Shaqiri, who is of Kosovo-Albanian descent, promptly removed the garment and placed it out of sight of the camera before continuing his interview.
The incident caused uproar in Serbia, with newspaper Kurir describing it as a scandalous scene…
Mikel Arteta defended the Kroenke family as passionate about Arsenal on a day the Gunners fans again protested their ownership of the club.
The Gunners claimed a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday in their final Premier League home game of the season thanks to two goals from Nicolas Pepe.
There were 10,000 fans present inside Emirates Stadium to watch the match and a number vented their feelings towards the Kroenke family.
Supporters held up pieces of paper and released balloons on to the pitch that had Kroenke out on them and chanted we hate Kroenke .
Stan Kroenke and his son Josh have been the subject of fan criticism of their ownership of Arsenal, which has heightened in the wake of their part in the failed European Super League project.
Putting in another rugged performance on Monday night, Tottenham found a route back to the top of the Premier League table as they claimed a 2-0 victory against Fulham in north London.
Making their first appearance since returning from October’s international break, Spurs largely didn’t have to get out of third gear as the red-hot Heung Min Son notched his seventh Premier League strike of the season with a sublime effort just nine minutes before the half-time break.
Only continuing to shine under the guidance of new boss Ange Postecoglou, it was eventually summer recruit and new Tottenham poster boy James Maddison who wrapped up all three points with a slick finish on the 54th minute.
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With it all but confirmed that Chelsea misfit will be making a shock return to Inter Milan this summer, many are expecting what could be a hectic couple of months in England s top-flight.
However, while the Belgian striker might be quickly returning to Serie A, it has been suggested that a number of Italy s big-name stars could be heading in the other direction.
What looks like it should be another enjoyable week from this summer s transfer market, we have taken a look at a handful of Italian-based players that have been linked with a switch.
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While it might appear that Paul Pogba is soon to rejoin Juventus once his current deal at Manchester United expires in a few days time, it looks like one of the Old Lady s current stars could be…
Wout Weghorst has joined Turkish giants Besiktas on a season-long loan just six months after joining Burnley, in the aftermath of the club s relegation from the Premier League.
The striker, who has scored three goals in 14 international appearances for the Netherlands, joined Burnley from Wolfsburg in a reported £12million (€14.4m) move in January, as the Clarets battled relegation from the top flight.
That fight ultimately ended in failure, with Weghorst scoring just twice in 20 appearances for the club.
While Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany is hoping to lead Burnley to an immediate Premier League return, he will have to do so without the services of Weghorst, who joins a side which finished a disappointing sixth in the Turkish Super Lig last term.
FC Cincinnati made a statement of intent as they hammered Inter Miami 6-1 to take the lead in MLS Eastern Conference.
Cincinnati, the reigning Supporters Shield champions, ended Miami s fine run of form in sensational style on Saturday.
Five different scorers netted for the home side, who are now a point clear of Miami in the standings, with Yuya Kubo helping himself to a double.
Serhii Kryvtsov got the Herons only goal of the match, cancelling out Kubo s opener.
However, quickfire efforts from Luciano Acosta, Pavel Bucha and Yamil Asad put Cincinnati in complete control by the interval.
And an emphatic victory was wrapped up when Kubo added his second before youngster Gerardo Valenzuela got in on the act with his first senior goal.
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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone declared he is open to everything when it comes to the future of Joao Felix, but urged the Portuguese talent to show he deserves to be a regular starter.
Simeone spoke out in response to a question of whether he would understand if Joao Felix asked to leave Atletico in the January transfer window.
The 22-year-old forward came off the bench to play the second half of the 2-0 derby defeat to Real Madrid last weekend, having two shots on target and creating one chance in a lively display
That display caught the eye of Simeone, who said that version of Joao Felix was the footballer we need . In 13 games this season, including six starts, Joao Felix has managed just one goal and two assists across all competitions.
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