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Wayne Rooney has revealed he would have “tried absolutely everything” to dissuade Jamie Vardy from retiring from international football, identifying the Leicester City striker as someone who could have been “a great asset” to Gareth Southgate at this summer’s European Championships. Vardy, 34, called time on his England career in August 2018, having only featured […]
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Manchester City are considering activating Douglas Luiz’s buy-back clause this summer, according to reports. Luiz, 23, joined Aston Villa two years ago having failed to make a single appearance for City, with the Brazilian unable to secure a work permit. City, though, included a £25million buy-back clause in the deal, allowing them to resign Luiz […]
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Mino Raiola has reportedly lowered the terms he is demanding from any club looking to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma this summer. Donnarumma is set to leave AC Milan as a free agent after failing to agree a new contract at the San Siro. Milan have moved quickly to sign a replacement, with Mike Maignan arriving from […]
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Kevin De Bruyne is out of hospital after suffering a fractured nose and eye socket during Manchester City’s Champions League final defeat to Chelsea. The 29-year-old playmaker had to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus in the 60th minute on Saturday evening following a collision with Blues centre-back Antonio Rudiger. De Bruyne left the field in […]
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Wolverhampton Wanderers are considering Steven Gerrard as a potential successor to Nuno Espirito Santo, according to reports. Bruno Lage emerged as an early favourite for the job but there are doubts over whether he will be able to secure a work permit, with Wolves set to attend a hearing on Wednesday. This has forced the […]
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Pep Guardiola still has not won the Champions League since 2011. He’s spent much of the decade since reinventing glorious ways of being knocked out and the City boss came up with a new on Saturday… Rafa Benitez once wrote a book called Champions League Dreams. For Liverpool, the trophy has always been an […]
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Cesar Azpilicueta has hailed N’Golo Kante as the world’s best midfielder after the France star powered Chelsea to Champions League glory. Chelsea captain Azpilicueta paid tribute to “humble” Kante, who constantly eschews praise but cannot avoid the limelight with his peerless performances. Man of the match Kante dominated from first to last in Porto as […]
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Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com… Final fallout That was one of the best champions league finals, football wise, that I can remember watching. In the initial stages Man City were ready to press very high and very aggressively but weirdly they didn’t seem to win the ball high up. The Chelsea defenders looked nervous […]
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Remembering seven European finals in half a century for Chelsea… Chelsea beat Manchester City in Saturday’s Champions League final to take their record to six wins in seven major European finals. The PA news agency remembers the Blues’ past European showpiece appearances. 1971 Cup Winners’ Cup: Chelsea 2 Real Madrid 1 (replay) Chelsea’s 1970 […]
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Former Premier League striker Noel Whelan expects the presence of David Moyes in the West Ham dugout to weigh in heavily on Jesse Lingard’s decision over his future. Lingard, 28, arrived at the London Stadium in January and racked up nine goals and five assists in 16 games. With his loan spell having concluded, Lingard […]
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