Pep Guardiola has “everything a manager could dream of” at Manchester City and has been re-energised by their continuing success.

The recent decision of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to stand down at the end of the season, citing the need for a break, has brought focus on Guardiola’s own position at the Etihad Stadium.

Yet the famously intense Spaniard, who himself took a year out after quitting Barcelona in 2012 and is contracted only until the end of next season, insists he has no plans to follow Klopp’s exit.

“I have everything that a manager could dream of,” said Guardiola, who took charge at City in 2016.

“The hierarchy support me and always have. It’s a good environment.

“I still feel good and, of course, one day it is goi…

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique is treating their Coupe de France quarter-final clash with Nice “like a final” as they look to avenge their league defeat earlier in the season.

PSG have won the competition a record 14 times and will be looking to reclaim the trophy for the first time since 2021.

Enrique’s side have run riot in the competition so far, beating sixth-tier Revel 9-0 and US Orleans from the third tier 4-1 but Enrique knows Nice will provide a tougher challenge.

Luis Enrique: We re treating this game like a final |

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)

He told a press conference: “It’ll be a very interesting game.

“One of the teams will be knocked out after the final whistle, so that means it’ll be a very …

Conor Bradley’s head could have been left spinning from a whirlwind few months but the Liverpool and Northern Ireland youngster’s feet remain firmly on the ground.

This time last year the 20-year-old was starring on loan at League One Bolton, but since breaking into Jurgen Klopp’s side before Christmas he has turned in a string of eye-catching displays for the club he grew up supporting.

He scored his first Liverpool goal in a man-of-the-match display in a 4-1 win over Chelsea in January and lifted the Carabao Cup a month later.

“I definitely didn’t think it would go this well,” Bradley said ahead of Northern Ireland’s friendly against Romania on Friday. “You dream about scoring your first goal for Liverpool but never think it will come true.

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Newcastle United are interested in RB Leipzig defender Mohamed Simakan, according to . The report has claimed that Newcastle are monitoring the situation of Simakan, who has a £60 million release clause in his contract at his German club Leipzig.

Simakan has been on the books of Leipzig since 2021 and is one of the better defenders in the Bundesliga. The 23-year-old can play as a centre-back and as a right-back. The youngster has made 20 starts and seven substitute appearances in the Bundesliga this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in those games.

Newcastle are eighth in the Premier League table at the moment with 47 points from 31 matches. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig currently find themselves fourth in the Bundesliga table with 53 points from 28 matches, le…

This cup we got is also from all those who did not make it in the previous World Cups we played, like in 2014 in Brazil, where they all deserved it for how they fought until the same final, worked hard and wanted it as much as I did.

It s also from Diego who encouraged us from heaven.

And of all those who spent the time always supporting the national team without looking so much at the result but the desire we always put into it, also when things didn t go as we wanted.

Many times failure is part of the journey and learning and without the disappointments it is impossible for success to come.

Thank you very much from my heart! Let s go Argentina!!!

Messi s latest Instagram message came after his photo holding the World Cup trophy became the …

Thomas Tuchel believes there is a positive energy around Bayern Munich as they begin the season s weeks of truth with Saturday s Klassiker against title rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann at the Allianz Arena during the international break, with Bayern trailing BVB by one point and at risk of missing out on an 11th successive Bundesliga title.

The first game of the former Champions League winner s reign pits him against the club he led between 2015 and 2017, winning the DFB-Pokal in his second season at the helm.

Despite enjoying limited time on the training ground with his new players, Tuchel believes Bayern are raring to go in their hunt for three major trophies.

Today was the first training session with everyone. I feel posi…

France must select Karim Benzema for Euro 2016 regardless of the off-field controversies that have kept him out of the team, according to Djibril Cisse.

With an ongoing investigation into his part in the alleged blackmail attempt of France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena, and after the emergence of claims that he was called as a witness as part of a money laundering case, Benzema s return to the national squad for the tournament on home soil remains the subject of intense speculation

The Real Madrid striker, 28, was once again left out of the squad for the friendlies against Netherlands and Russia, but former France international Cisse has implored Didier Deschamps to welcome him back to the set-up.

The story is not yet set, but it would be a dirty trick not to have …

Roman Abramovich has decided to sell Chelsea.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Russian-Israeli businessman announced his decision to sell the London club, which he purchased in 2003.

Abramovich has said his decision is  in the best interest of the club , as it comes against the backdrop of Russia s invasion of Ukraine, which has put him under intense scrutiny.

The 55-year-old oligarch has been photographed with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the past, and while it was claimed last week that Abramovich has no involvement in politics, a spokesperson for the Blues owner suggested to the Press Association on Monday that he was trying to help achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Russian businesses and high-profile individuals have bee…

Aston Villa are interested in signing Lutsharel Geertruida from Feyenoord in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has claimed that RB Leipzig are also keen on the 24-year-old, who can operate as a right-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder.

Romano wrote on : “EXCL: Aston Villa have added Lutsharel Geertruida to their shortlist as he remains also on RB Leipzig radar.

“RB Leipzig wanted Geertruida already last summer, Villa are monitoring him as potential new option.”

Geertruida has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2012 and has established himself in the first team after coming through the youth system. The Netherlands international is one of the better players in the Eredivis…

England will meet Spain in the 2023 World Cup final after defeating co-hosts Australia in a pulsating semi-final in Sydney.

The Lionesses held off a Sam Kerr-inspired fightback to triumph 3-1 and book their place in Sunday’s showpiece at the same venue.

Here, the PA news agency picks out some key stats ahead of the all-European encounter.

History makers

Both teams are playing in their first final, with England having lost back-to-back semis in 2015 and 2019 and Spain having only won one World Cup match before this year.

The Lionesses are unbeaten in the tournament having topped Group D, while Spain were runners-up in Group C following a 4-0 loss to Japan.

Spain are only the second team in World Cup history to reach the final having lost a game …