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Thierry Henry reveals pick for Ballon d’Or: ‘People forget about midfielders!’ | Football Arsenal icon Thierry Henry has named Manchester City midfielder Rodri as his pick for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, saying he’s the ‘heart’ of Pep Guardiola’s side. The Ballon d’Or is given to the best player in world football every year and the 68th annual ceremony is set to take place in Paris on Monday, October 28. A total of 30 players were nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or including City’s Rodri and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. Henry feels that Rodri, who is currently ruled out for…

Chelsea and Arsenal told key target ‘has everything’ after Champions League goal | Football Youri Tielemans says his Aston Villa team-mate Jhon Duran ‘has everything’ after he scored in the impressive 2-0 win over Bologna to help Unai Emery’s side go top of the Champions League. Villa’s inspiring Champions League journey continued on Tuesday as they downed Serie A side Bologna to move to the top of the league phase after three games. Emery’s team thumped Young Boys 3-0 in their Champions League opener back inSeptember and beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park earlier this month. Duran scored…

90s football legend teases Serie A comeback aged 48 Roma legend Francesco Totti claims he has been offered the chance to come out of retirement and would contemplate a return to Serie A at the grand old age of 48. The former Italy international hung up his boots back in 2017 having spent his entire club career representing his boyhood club. Having made his debut at 16 way back in 1993, Totti went on to make a staggering 619 top flight appearances for the Giallorossi, scoring 250 goals. A mercurial playmaker with a penchant for the audacious, Totti represented a…

World Snooker Tour announce another prize money boost after Grand Prix expansion The Players Championship will see prize money boosted by 30 per cent this season, news which comes after the huge increase to the cash on offer at the World Grand Prix. It was confirmed last week that the World Grand Prix will move to Hong Kong in March 2025 and be held in the brand new Grand Hall, Kai Tak Arena, boasting a capacity of over 4,000. The spectacular new setting for the 32-player event has helped the prize fund climb by 84 per cent, from £380,000 to…

Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard attacked by Mike Van Wyck after Instagram dispute Bodybuilder and powerlifter Jeff Nippard was pushed in the throat by fellow fitness influencer Mike Van Wyck during an altercation at a gym in Canada. The row is believed to have sparked from a post from Van Wyck on Instagram last week which took aim at ‘science-based guys’ such as Nippard, who has a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and applies that knowledge to plan and promote his workouts and diet. ‘Science guys really need to answer this question before anything – why is it that you…

Borussia Dortmund rejected offer to sign Chelsea star this summer Chelsea offered Ben Chilwell to Borussia Dortmund in the summer transfer window – but the Bundesliga club turned down the chance to sign the left-back. Chilwell, 27, has fallen down the pecking order at Chelsea and was encouraged by Enzo Maresca and club officials to explore opportunities away from Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. It led to Chilwill being named as a member of the Blues’ so-called ‘bomb squad’ in the media, along with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka and Cesare Casadei. And though Chilwell featured…

Liverpool can continue to roll over opponents by winning at RB Leipzig Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones don’t spring readily to mind when it’s time for a roll call of the best players in Liverpool’s team sitting proudly at the top of the Premier League table. But the midfield combination were outstanding in Sunday’s 2-1 victory against Chelsea and if they continue to dominate opponents of Cole Palmer’s calibre the way they did against the Blues at Anfield, the Reds express is only going to gather steam. Arne Slot and his players celebrated a statement win, casting aside criticism that…

Ex-Man Utd star Diego Forlan set to make professional tennis debut aged 45 Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan is set to make his professional tennis debut aged 45 at next month’s Uruguay Open. Forlan, who also enjoyed spells at Villareal and Atletico Madrid before retiring from football in 2019, will partner Argentine Federico Coria in the doubles event in Montevideo. Forlan was granted a wildcard into the event which sits on the Challenger Tour, the second-tier of tennis competitions below the ATP Tour. The Uruguayan is well-known for his love of tennis and was an accomplished junior player before…

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Juventus have confirmed that one of their social media accounts was hacked after appearing to confirm the signing of Real Madrid’s Arda Guler. Despite the transfer window closing at the end of August, fans of both teams were taken by surprise when the club’s English X account appeared to confirm the signing on Monday afternoon. The teenager scored six goals in 12 matches during his maiden season at the club before going on to enjoy a breakout summer for Turkey at Euro 2024. Source link

Former Chelsea star Glen Johnson has named his dream signing for the January transfer window, urging the Blues to bring in Lautaro Martinez. Some pundits have argued the Blues cannot become genuine Premier League title challengers under Enzo Maresca until they recruit a ‘world-class’ striker. Chelsea already have a number of talented forwards, including Nicolas Jackson, who has produced five goals and three assists in eight top-flight games this term. Christopher Nkunku has also impressed for the West Londoners with seven goals across 12 games in all competitions so far this season. In order to close the gap to the…

Dimitar Berbatov has urged Manchester United star Rasmus Hojlund to get ‘angry’ ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash against Fenerbahce. Hojlund has produced a total of 18 goals across 49 appearances to date since he joined United from Atalanta in a deal worth £72m in the summer of 2023. The Denmark international has also suffered a number of injury issues since his switch to Old Trafford, with fans keen to see him kick on and go up a level. In order for Hojlund to become an elite-level striker, former United star Berbatov says the 21-year-old needs to adjust his mindset…

Aaron Ramsey has called out Kai Havertz for his lack of awareness in the 2-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth, a damaging result for Arsenal’s title hopes. Former Arsenal midfielder Ramsey is desperate to see his old club get their hands on the Premier League trophy with the north Londoners’ last title coming in 2004. The Gunners have missed out to Manchester City for the last two seasons in a row and their defeat to the Cherries – coupled with a victory for Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday – has seen them narrowly fall behind in the race for silverware. Ramsey,…

Neymar has fired a message to Chelsea’s 17-year-old wonderkid Estêvão Willian after he broke his 15-year long record in the Brazilian Serie A. Chelsea completed a deal for the Palmeiras teenager in June and he will officially move to west London on July 1, 2025 once his 18th birthday has passed. He has been in fine form out in South America ahead of his switch to England and Estêvão has now received praise from fellow Brazilian footballer Neymar. Estêvão reached 18 goal contributions this season over the weekend, which is a new record in the Brazilian top-flight across a single…

Jamie Carragher admits he was left ‘really impressed’ by Rasmus Hojlund’s performance in Manchester United’s 3-3 draw against Porto this season. Liverpool legend and football pundit Carragher feels that Hojlund is finally ‘starting to look a player’ following his £72m move to Old Trafford in August 2023. Hojlund scored in United’s 3-3 Europa League draw against Porto this month, and then found the back of the net in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Brentford. Those are the only two goals Hojlund has produced this term but he has only made six appearances so far amid a hamstring problem. ‘Hojlund, I think…

“The FA’s decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the new England manager is so, so sad. … The manager of a national team, any national team, should be from the same country as his players. It should be compulsory, one of the rules of the game, a point that isn’t even up for discussion. … This should be about one country’s best taking on another country’s best. If that best isn’t good enough, then so be it. Do something about the lack of resources at your disposal to ensure you do have the best players and coaches if you want to win something.”

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