Jurgen Klopp is confused over how Chelsea s transfer business is possible after the Blues brought in eight January signings.
Chelsea signed World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British record transfer fee of £106.8million (€121m) on Tuesday, pushing their January spending past £300m.
That capped a hectic window for Chelsea, who splashed out to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos, Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Malo Gusto, who will spend the rest of the season on loan at Lyon.
Joao Felix also signed on loan from Atletico Madrid as, with Chelsea sat 10th in the Premier League, co-owner Todd Boehly gave head coach Potter an array of options with which to mount a push for the top four.
In contrast, Klopp s Liverpool,…
Manchester City are in talks with Kyle Walker over the possibility of the 33-year-old defender signing a new contract with the 2022/23 treble winners, according to Fabrizio Romano. Walker is believed to be wanted by Bayern Munich, but the possibility of him staying at the Etihad for a couple of years more is real.
Walker s current deal does not expire for another 12 months, which obviously means City have the power to force him to stay if they want, but given his vast contribution to everything they ve achieved since his arrival from Tottenham Hotspur in 2017, going against the player s wishes probably isn t an option they would consider. If Walker decides to leave, they will likely accept a reasonable fee for his services.
City are set for significant changes in their …
Lionel Messi is a doubt for Argentina s Copa America quarter-final tie against Ecuador, so says Lionel Scaloni.
With the holders having already booked their progression to the last eight, Messi, who is the record appearance maker at the Copa America, sat out Argentina s final Group A match against Peru.
His absence was not felt as Lautaro Martinez s double propelled Argentina to their third win of the tournament.
However, ahead of Thursday s knockout clash with Ecuador in Houston, Scaloni suggested the 37-year-old may miss out again.
We will wait a few hours and make a decision. Another day is always better. We ll decide on the basis of the response we get today, Scaloni said on Wednesday.
We ll try to get him to play and if he doesn t, we ll tr…
Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez described Qatar 2022 as a great World Cup despite his side being on the verge of elimination following a 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Friday.
Mohammed Muntari gave them hope of snatching a point after Boulaye Dia and Famara Diedhiou had put Senegal 2-0 up, yet substitute Bamba Dieng rounded off Senegal s victory six minutes from time.
The result saw them became only the third host nation to concede three goals in a single group stage game, after South Africa in 2010 and Russia in 2018 (both 3-0 defeats to Uruguay).
Despite the disappointment of a likely early exit, Sanchez was full of praise for the tournament – the first to be held in the Middle East.
We are aware of how tough this competition is, we wanted to go far but we …
Caleb Porter says the New England Revolution need a result by any means possible as they prepare to face FC Dallas in their last MLS game before the Leagues Cup break.
The Revs have lost three straight matches and four of their last five, their latest defeat coming by a 5-1 scoreline versus the Philadelphia Union in midweek.
They are bottom of the Eastern Conference, already 11 points adrift of a guaranteed playoff place and five off the play-in spots, yet Porter remains positive.
We have to be better. I still feel very good about our chances but certainly, a win on Saturday would go a long way to setting us up ahead of the Leagues Cup and the run-in, Porter said.
I still feel very good about our chances, we ve got games in hand. We should be healthier …
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski are too old to be considered for Germany s Euro 2016 squad, former midfielder Mario Basler has said.
Schweinsteiger is sidelined with a knee ligament injury and is not expected to feature for Manchester United again this season, placing his availability for the tournament in France in serious doubt.
Former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld said in March that Germany would find it difficult to compete without the influence of the 31-year-old, who has 114 senior caps for his country.
But Basler, who was part of the victorious squad at Euro 96, believes it would be too risky for Joachim Low to consider taking the midfielder.
I wouldn t take Bastian Schweinsteiger. He s not 25 or 28 years old any more, he told the …
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While the domestic football season may be over across Europe, that doesn t mean there isn t a whole lot going on across the rest of the world including South America. Over in Argentina, the Argentine Primera Division is well into its second phase as the competition begins to heat up. Today, we re going to take a look at what should be a really fun clash between Boca Juniors and Banfield.
Boca Juniors
After finishing 2nd behind an impressive Racing Club in the first phase of the campaign, Boca Juniors will be out to live up to the reputation they ve built for themselves. When you think of Argentine football at the club level you think of Boca Juniors, and they ve got the squad needed to go pretty fa…
Liverpool v Manchester United is one of European football s great rivalries.
But it was as one-sided as they come on Sunday as Jurgen Klopp s side ran out 7-0 victors over United in a rout for the ages at Anfield.
United capitulated in the second half as goals from Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino sealed one of Liverpool s greatest wins over their rivals. Indeed, it was the greatest margin of victory for either side in the long history of the fixture.
Yet how does that result compare to the biggest wins in some of Europe s other great rivalry games?
7 Liverpool have recorded their biggest ever competitive win against Manchester United (7-0), surpassing their previous best which was set back in October 1895 (7-1 in the second tie…
Erik ten Hag has told his Manchester United players they cannot afford to let their performance levels drop when they face struggling Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
United snapped a three-game winless streak in the Premier League, including a 7-0 hammering at fierce rivals Liverpool, with a 1-0 victory over Brentford in midweek.
That moved the Red Devils into fourth place, three points clear of Tottenham with a game in hand in the battle for Champions League football next season.
But Ten Hag warned there is still plenty of work to do in United s remaining 10 games, starting with this weekend s visit of an Everton side fighting for survival.
You have to do it every game and that means preparation, but it has to be the standard, Ten Hag said of his s…
Scotland boss Steve Clarke is reading nothing into Germany’s struggles heading into Euro 2024, warning the tournament hosts are “always on it” when it comes to major finals.
Scotland will have the eyes of the continent on them on June 14 next year when they take on Germany in the tournament’s opening match in Munich.
Germany failed to get out of their group at the World Cup in Qatar, with a 2-1 defeat to Japan contributing to their exit. A 4-1 loss to the same opponents in a friendly in September cost Hansi Flick his job.
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Results have been mixed since, with former Bayern Munich…