Arsenal to sell Nuno Tavares to Lazio?

Arsenal are ready to sell Nuno Tavares to Lazio, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported that the Premier League club have accepted a proposal from the Serie A outfit to move on Tavarez.

Romano wrote on : “Arsenal have accepted Lazio final proposal to sign Nuno Tavares on loan with obligation to buy, fee around €7/8m.

“Arsenal will also have sell-on clause. Negotiations are ongoing with Tavares agents on personal terms.”

Tavares has been on the books of Arsenal since 2021. The Portuguese left-back has failed to make a huge impact at the North London club. The 24-year-old defender was on loan at Marseille in the 2022-23 season and spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Nottingham Forest.

The former Po…

Australia pull out of 2018 World Cup bid

Australia have pulled out of the race to stage the 2018 World Cup and will instead target the 2022 tournament, it was announced here on Thursday.

We have been in discussion with FIFA for months and it is that trusting relationship with the leadership of the governing body that has caused us to focus on 2022 and decide to leave the field for 2018 to European contenders, said Frank Lowy, the head of the Australian football federation (FFA).

The decision was taken after lengthy discussions between the FFA and FIFA.

Australia s decision to withdraw its candidacy leaves the Holland-Belgium, Spain-Portugal joint bids as well as the United States, England and Russia as the 2018 contenders.

For the 2022 tournament, Australia will compete with Qatar, USA, Japan …

Stuart Attwell named in VAR team for Euro 2024 amid Forest controversy

Stuart Attwell will be one of the VARs at this summer’s European Championship in Germany, with Anthony Taylor among the on-field referees.

The news comes two days on from the pair being on duty for Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 loss at Everton, after which the officiating was attacked in a social media post from the visitors that referenced Attwell being “a Luton fan”.

The post said there had been “three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept”, adding: “We warned the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game, but they didn’t change him.”

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Milik out of Poland´s Euro 2024 squad through injury

Poland will be without Arkadiusz Milik for their Euro 2024 campaign, with manager Michal Probierz confirming the striker had sustained an injury in their 3-1 victory over Ukraine.

The Juventus striker was forced to withdraw from the action in just the second minute of their encounter at the Stadion Narodowy after going down with a knee injury and was assisted off the pitch by medical staff.

The Eagles boss confirmed that the 30-year-old would not feature in the tournament, with the Polish FA revealing Milik will undergo arthroscopic surgery, having suffered a meniscus problem.

The striker has previously found himself in this unfortunate scenario, having missed Euro 2021 following an injury in Marseille s final match of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 campaign. He also did …

Jurgen Klopp to stand down as Liverpool boss, saying ‘I’m running out of energy’

Jurgen Klopp has shocked the world of football by announcing he will stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season after admitting he is “running out of energy”.

The 56-year-old German, who has led the Reds to six major trophies since taking charge in October 2015, said he informed the club’s bosses of his decision to leave back in November.

Klopp admitted he expected those outside the club to “laugh about” his exit and use it as an excuse to “disturb” Liverpool, but called on everyone connected to the Reds to rally around for a glorious finale.

“Let’s squeeze everything out of this season and have another thing to smile about when we look back in the future.”

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Ronaldo vs Griezmann – Who will shine in the Euro 2016 final?

After a month of high-quality football, intense drama and some unforgettable moments, we move into the final of Euro 2016. France vs Portugal. Ronaldo vs Griezmann. 

Before the start of the tournament, nobody considered Portugal to be a serious contender for the title. Very few had thought Fernando Santos men would reach this far.

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They didn t win a single match from their group and were fortunate enough to have made it into the knockout stages.  In the round of 16, a late extra-time goal against Croatia saw them through while reached the last four after a tense penalty shoot-out victory over Poland. Portugal are a one-man team and their game revolves around Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid superstar had been below-par to his …

Mexico 2-1 Jamaica: El Tri grab last-gasp winner on road to Qatar 2022

Mexico clinched the start they wanted, opening their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign with a dramatic 2-1 win over Jamaica. 

Henry Martin s 89th-minute strike was the difference at an empty Estadio Azteca, helping El Tri avoid an embarrassing result as they look to secure a spot at Qatar 2022. 

Mexico dominated possession throughout Thursday s fixture and out-shot Jamaica 27-5, but Reggae Boyz goalkeeper Andre Blake thwarted the hosts until Martin s last-gasp winner. 

A botched clearance by Jamaica in the 50th minute left the ball at Alexis Vega s feet, with multiple Mexico players in an offside position, he held the ball and worked his way toward the middle of the field along the top of the penalty area before sending a right-footed shot past a diving …

Graham Taylor: 1944-2017

Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72.

Taylor s death was confirmed on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief in the game, especially in England.

He managed his country between 1990 and 1993, taking over from Bobby Robson after semi-final glory at Italia 90, although he was not able to replicate such success as the Three Lions exited Euro 92 at the group stage and failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup under Taylor s leadership.

A fly-on-the-wall documentary entitled An Impossible Job wrote Taylor into English football folklore, his utterances of Do I not like that! and Can we not knock it? as England drew 1-1 in Poland going down in history. 

Regardless, Taylor will go down as one of the greatest managers in the history of…

Hefty Colombia defeat a ´wake-up call´ for USA, claims Berhalter

Gregg Berhalter shrugged off the suggestion the United States can take lessons from their 5-1 loss to Colombia, instead insisting the defeat must act as a wake-up call .

The USA were comprehensively dispatched by in-form Colombia at FedEx Field on Saturday, in a pre-Copa America friendly.

The United States is hosting the 2024 Copa America, though Berhalter s team looked no match for one of South America s best sides as Jhon Arias, Rafael Santos Borre, Richard Rios, Jorge Carrascal and Luis Sinisterra got on the scoresheet in a rout, with those final three goals coming in the last 13 minutes, after Timothy Weah had pulled one back for the home side.

Colombia became the fourth team to score five goals against the USA on American soil and the first since Mexico in 2…

Bundesliga 2018-19: How Bayern beat Dortmund to the title

Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga for the seventh year in a row, despite Borussia Dortmund pushing them harder than in recent seasons.

Lucien Favre s side have made great progress this term with a thrilling young side including stars such as Jadon Sancho, yet they may rue a missed opportunity in the 2018-19 season.

Dortmund made a flying start and led Bayern by seven points earlier in the campaign, only for the defending champions to come roaring back under Niko Kovac, capitalising on BVB s patchy post-Christmas form and sealing the title with Saturday s 5-1 hammering of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Omnisport looks back at nine key games that ensured the championship shield will be residing in Bavaria once again.

 BUNDESLIGA CHAMPIONS 2019!

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