Newcastle United are interested in signing Michael Olise from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Newcastle are looking for a new winger, and that Frenchman Olise is one of the players on their radar.
Olise is one of the best young players in the Premier League and has been superb for Palace. There have been injury problems for the 22-year-old winger this season, but when fit and available, he has been brilliant. Olise has scored nine goals and given four assists in 12 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for Palace this season.
Newcastle, who ended up fourth in the league last season, are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 56 points from 35 matc…
FIFA presidential hopeful Gianni Infantino has offered his backing to Michel Platini as the banned UEFA chief seeks to clear his name.
Platini, 60, withdrew from the race to succeed Sepp Blatter as the head of world football s governing body on Wednesday to continue his fight against an eight-year ban from the sport.
Both Platini and Blatter were handed the lengthy suspensions as a result of a disloyal payment made by the Swiss to the Frenchman in 2011, though both have persistently denied any wrongdoing.
UEFA general secretary Infantino, who is now clear to run for FIFA s top job after previously stating he would not campaign if Platini remained in the race, has lent his support to the former France international s efforts.
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UEFA has unanimously endorsed Gianni Infantino s candidacy for the FIFA presidency at next month s elections.
Infantino entered the race to replace the suspended Sepp Blatter in October and the UEFA general secretary has been the favourite to secure his federation s nomination since president Michel Platini was provisionally suspended from all football activities alongside Blatter earlier that month.
Platini and Blatter are now serving eight-year bans in relation to a payment made from FIFA to the former France captain in February 2011.
Earlier this month, Platini confirmed the withdrawal of his FIFA presidential candidacy, clearing the way for UEFA to back Infantino following this week s Executive Committee meeting in Nyon.
A statement from UEFA read: Fo…
Gabriel Jesus rediscovered form in style as his double helped Manchester City to a 4-1 victory over Burnley that closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola described last season s 1-0 win at Turf Moor as being like a trip to the dentist , though Jesus brace ensured no pain for City this time around.
Thrust into City s line-up in the wake of Sergio Aguero s injury, Jesus scored either side of half-time to put the visitors in complete control, in the process ending his five-match scoreless streak in the league.
Jesus could have rounded off a hat-trick soon after netting his second, though his rare moment of profligacy did not prove costly – Rodri s thunderbolt making sure of the points.
Robbie Brady snatched a consolation for B…
Hamburg s proud record of never being relegated came to an end on Saturday as they dropped into the second tier, which led to ugly protests from a number of their fans.
As the only club to have played in every Bundesliga season since its inception in 1963, supporters of the six-time German champions have proudly displayed a clock at Volksparkstadion which keeps a record of their top-flight status.
That will have to be stopped now, however, as their 2-1 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach was not enough to save them due to Wolfsburg thumping bottom club Cologne 4-1 to secure 16th and a play-off against Holstein Kiel of Bundesliga 2.
Wolfsburg came into the final round still in with a chance of securing 15th spot and guaranteed survival, but Freiburg s 2-0…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United will not sell Paul Pogba in the January transfer window.
Pogba has made just six appearances in all competitions this season, having not featured since a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on September 30.
The France midfielder has been struggling with a foot injury, but he is expected to make his return over the Christmas period.
With 18 months remaining on his current deal, Pogba – signed for £89.3million from Juventus in 2016 – has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford and long-term admirers Real Madrid are among the reported suitors.
But Solskjaer, who brought up a year in charge of United on Thursday, is adamant Pogba will be going nowhere in January.
He s a fantastic player, charismatic per…
There is an age-old argument about which footballer is the greatest of all time: Pele or Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, or the alternative option named by Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
Although some may expect the charismatic Swedish star to bestow such an honour upon himself, the 39-year-old believes the all-time best is prolific Brazilian forward Ronaldo.
Ronaldo starred for PSV, Barcelona, Inter and Real Madrid during a distinguished 14-year European club career, claiming the Ballon d Or in 1997 and 2002, and earning countless other prizes and awards.
Il Fenomeno helped his nation lift the World Cup twice, in 1994 and 2002, and was once a runner-up in 1998, while scoring 62 goals in 98 international caps for the Selecao.
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Jurgen Klopp does not believe there is any team that would not miss Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, after Liverpool felt the duo s absence against Arsenal.
Salah and Mane, along with midfielder Naby Keita, are on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mane scored a last-gasp winner on Monday for Senegal against Zimbabwe, and he and Guinea s Keita go head-to-head when their nations face off on Friday.
Salah, meanwhile, was kept quiet as Egypt slipped to a 1-0 loss to Nigeria in their opening group game. The forward, who has netted 23 times across all competitions this season for Liverpool, had just four touches in the opposition box and managed just one attempt, which did hit the target, in Monday s game.
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Barcelona and Spain midfielder Pedri has won the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d Or ceremony after a superb year for club and country.
The award is presented to the best player under the age of 21, with Pedri only turning 19 on November 25.
Pedri, who enjoyed a fine season with Barca before leading Spain to the semi-finals at Euro 2020 and featuring in the country s run to an Olympic silver medal, was also named on the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d Or, finishing 24th in the overall rankings.
The best way to celebrate turning 19 is receiving this award, Pedri said as he collected the trophy. I d like to thank everyone at Barcelona for helping me [get] here.
And the 2021 is of !
— Ballon d Or #ballondor (@francefootball)
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Wolfsburg have extended the contract of defender Marcel Schafer to keep him at the club until 2017.
The 29-year-old joined Wolfsburg from 1860 Munich in 2007, and has since become a key player for the Bundesliga club.
Schafer was part of the side that won the title in 2008-09, and captained Wolfsburg in the second half of the 2010-11 campaign.
Dieter Hecking s team sit sixth in the German top flight after winning five of their first 10 games this term.
And sporting director Klaus Allofs believes Schafer s extension will be key to their future fortunes.
This is an important step for him and for us. He is a face of VfL. He lives the virtues of the club, Allofs said.
Left-back Schafer has made over 240 appearances for Wolfsburg, scoring 14 goals.
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