Rafael Leao expressed his excitement over speculation of interest from Real Madrid, but the Milan forward assured his feet will remain firmly on the ground .
The Portugal international has starred for Milan since joining from Lille in 2019 and played an integral role as Stefano Pioli s side secured their first Scudetto in 11 years.
Leao scored 11 times and assisted eight in 34 Serie A appearances over the 2021-22 season, setting up two goals in the final-day 3-0 win over Sassuolo that sealed the title.
No Milan player outscored him – Olivier Giroud also scored 11 league goals – or recorded more assisted for the Rossoneri this term.
Leao regularly tormented Serie A defences with his powerful runs down the left flank, with only Adama Traore (107), Ky…
The city of Birmingham witnessed unpleasant scenes as Legia Warsaw fans caused problems outside Villa Park as their team prepared to face Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League on Thursday. Three police officers were reportedly injured, and there was a large number of arrests.
Consequently, the supporters of the Polish team were stopped from entering the stadium.
West Midlands Police have confirmed three officers have been injured amid disorder with Legia Warsaw fans outside Villa Park. They say they cannot let them in the ground and told the public to avoid Witton Lane .
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Ben Chilwell hopes to achieve the highlight of my life by securing the left-back spot for England and featuring at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
The Chelsea defender missed a large part of the 2021-22 campaign, playing just 541 Premier League minutes, after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Juventus in November.
Chilwell required surgery for his knee issue but made an encouraging return on the final day of the season against Watford.
While the 25-year-old aims to deliver success for Thomas Tuchel s side, Chilwell also has his eyes on the World Cup in November, where England are in a group with Wales, Iran and the United States.
Luke Shaw and Tyrick Mitchell are among the left-backs competing with Chilwell, though Gareth Southgat…
Gianluigi Donnarumma said he is focused on Milan as the star goalkeeper expressed his love for the Serie A club amid talk of a move away.
Donnarumma has established himself as the undisputed number one goalkeeper at boyhood club Milan since debuting in 2015, however, his future is often a topic of discussion.
The likes of Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea have been linked to Italy international Donnarumma, who is out of contract in 2021 as Milan look to discuss a new deal.
The Rossoneri colours mean a lot to me, because I grew up here, the 21-year-old said in a Q A via the club s official channels, set to be released in full on Friday.
I have always been a Milan fan and I can t help but give my best for this shirt.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Mario Lemina from French club Nice in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Wolves are edging closer to bringing Lemina to Molineux Stadium in the middle of the season for £10 million.
BREAKING: Wolves are edging closer to completing the £10m capture of former Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina from Nice.
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Lemina did not have the best of times in the Premier League when he was at Southampton, but the former Juventus central midfielder is a very good player. The Gabonese star has been on the books of Nice since 2021 and is one of the better players in Ligue 1.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Alisson and Diogo Jota will not be available for Saturday s Community Shield clash with Manchester City, but the goalkeeper should be fit for the start of the new Premier League season.
Alisson sustained an abdominal injury in Liverpool s opening pre-season outing, a 4-0 loss to Manchester United in Bangkok two weeks ago, and has missed their three friendlies since then.
Speaking earlier in the week, Klopp suggested that Alisson still had a chance of taking part against City at the King Power Stadium this weekend, but the Brazil international has now officially been ruled out.
On a more positive note, however, Klopp revealed he expects his first-choice keeper – who started 36 of Liverpool s 38 league matches last season…
France head coach Didier Deschamps says Adrien Rabiot has earned the right to receive another chance after being named in the squad for September s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia.
Rabiot has spent two years out of the picture for France after refusing to be placed on the standby list for the 2018 World Cup.
French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet said the midfielder, who was with Paris Saint-Germain at the time, had made a bad decision that was to the detriment of himself alone .
Having regained some form and fitness for Juventus in 2019-20, Rabiot has now been given another chance by Deschamps, who insists his position on the matter had never been inflexible.
It s very simple. We continued to follow Adrien Rabiot. He…
Pressure eased on Michael Beale as Rangers hollowed out a 2-0 cinch Premiership win over St Johnstone but the Ibrox side again failed to hit the heights.
The Gers boss was under intense scrutiny following defeats to Celtic and PSV Eindhoven before the international break.
Brazilian striker Danilo headed the Light Blues ahead after 16 minutes at McDiarmid Park but had to be substituted after sustaining a head knock in its execution.
Substitute Rabbi Matondo added a second in the 79th minute but it was another unconvincing Gers performance against a side who are still looking for their first league win this season.
Rangers begin their Europa League campaign with a home game against Real Betis on Thursday night and again the Light Blues boss and his players …
Bukayo Saka is confident he will agree to a new contract with Arsenal, revealing he feels really loved by Mikel Arteta and his Gunners teammates.
Saka has emerged as a key part of Arsenal s side since making his league debut in 2019, and hit the net 11 times to finish as their top Premier League goalscorer last season.
Since the start of last campaign, meanwhile, no Gunners player has recorded as many Premier League assists as Saka (eight), and only Martin Odegaard has created more chances (80 to Saka s 75).
While Saka s current deal does not expire until 2024, Arsenal are keen to tie one of their most important assets to new terms in order to avoid being placed in a vulnerable position at the end of the season.
Ahead of a 3-0 win at Bournemouth earlier …
There s rarely a dull period in a game with Leeds United involved since Marcelo Bielsa was appointed manager back in 2018, and it certainly wasn t the case on Sunday, when they welcomed Liverpool to Elland road in the fourth round of the Premier League season. The visitors, however, walked away victorious, with Mohamed Salah capitalizing on a fine low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 20th minute, Fabinho making the most of a desperate scramble in the Leeds box after a corner in the 50th, and Sadio Mane being the benefiter of Thiago Alcantara s composure to set the final score in injury time.
The overall impression of this mostly exciting contest was significantly marred two minutes before the hour mark, when Leeds defender Pascal Struijk recklessly tackled Harvey Elliot…