Giuseppe Rossi has returned to football! After being without a club in the past 18 months, the Italian will be returning to the country of his childhood, the United States, as he has signed a deal with the Major League Soccer outfit Real Salt Lake.
The club announced on Thursday that the Italian striker signed the contract after he was with the squad training this preseason. Real Salt Lake wanted to see the 33-year-old in action and assess how good of a signing he could be and they decided to go for it. Rossi, who last played for Genoa in the 2017-18 season, is now getting his chance to make a big comeback.
He scored 128 goals in his injury-plagued career, across 336 matches. He played for Manchester United, Fiorentina, Villarreal, Celta Vigo. Rossi also scored seven go…
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In what is a heavyweight showdown at the top of the Group A table, Spain will welcome a high-flying Scotland to Sevilla on Thursday night.
Spain
Starting with the hosts, while Spain might have come under real scrutiny earlier in the year as they opened their European Championship qualifying adventure in the midst of a real struggle, La Roja have come roaring back. Crowned Nations League champions back in June as they edged past Croatia, Luis de la Fuente’s side will mark their return on Thursday night looking to lay down a crucial marker. Last seen signing off September’s international break with a rampant 6-0 romp against Cyprus, the former world champions have also found a major clinical edge in the final third. Knowing that th…
Bernd Leno s future at Emirates Stadium is up in the air.
Aaron Ramsdale s arrival, on a deal that could reach a reported £30million, put Leno s first-choice position in jeopardy.
The 29-year-old German joined Arsenal in 2018 and has been number one since.
TOP STORY ARSENAL CONSIDERS LENO SALE
Arsenal are contemplating selling German goalkeeper Leno next year following Ramsdale s arrival, claims the Daily Mail.
Ramsdale was selected ahead of Leno in Arsenal s 1-0 win over Norwich City on Saturday after the German had an indifferent start to the season
The report claims there is little chance Arsenal will sell Leno in January but that the Gunners signed Ramsdale believing he may usurp the German by the end of the 2021-22 season.
Dele Alli got Tottenham off to a winning start in the Premier League as they edged out a spirited Newcastle United 2-1 at St James Park.
Alli showed the aerial prowess that booked a World Cup semi-final spot for England last month as he steered a fine first-half finish across Martin Dubravka.
It concluded a frantic opening to the match, where Joselu s 11th-minute header cancelled out a Jan Vertonghen effort that was shown to be nine millimetres over the line by the Goal Decision System.
Mauricio Pochettino s Spurs were rarely at their fluent best fatigue possibly a factor for the five World Cup semi-finalists in his starting XI and Mohamed Diame and new signing Salomon Rondon were denied by post and crossbar as Newcastle chased a second equaliser in vain.
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With Steve Bruce widely expected to get the sack at Newcastle United any day now, various managerial names have been linked with taking charge of the team at the club recently purchased by the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund. One of them is Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers, but are reporting that the 48-year-old isn t interested in any offer that would see him leave the King Power Stadium.
Bruce managed to guide Newcastle to Premier League survival in the last two seasons, but after their poor start to the current campaign (they are second from the wrong end of the table with three points from seven matches), it s widely believed that the new owners intend to replace him soon. But Rodgers, who was in charge at Swansea City, Liverpool and Celtic at various stages of his …
Julian Nagelsmann was pleased with Bayern Munich s display in their 5-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen but felt his side should have added even more goals to their tally.
The reigning champions responded to their first defeat of Nagelsmann s tenure two weeks ago against Eintracht Frankfurt with a superb attacking display at BayArena on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry each scored a first-half double and Thomas Muller was also on target in between those braces, all in the space of 37 minutes.
It marked the first time Bayern have scored five goals away from home in the first half of a Bundesliga match as they reclaimed top spot from Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern also hit the post through Leroy Sane, whose eight shots was the most of any player in a ga…
Barcelona s exit from the Champions League does not put a more positive spin on Real Madrid s disappointing campaign, according to Zinedine Zidane.
Madrid s bitter rivals suffered a 4-0 second-leg capitulation against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday to crash out 4-3 on aggregate at the semi-final stage.
Barca s wait for a sixth Champions League title will now stretch to a fifth year, having previously been knocked out in the quarter-finals in three successive campaigns on the back of lifting the trophy in 2015.
Zidane insists Barcelona s midweek heartbreak does little to improve the outlook of Madrid s season, though, with second place the best Los Blancos European champions in four of the previous five years can hope for in LaLiga.
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, Arsenal will welcome Bournemouth the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
Arsenal
Starting with the hosts, while Arsenal might have endured a tricky start when opening February, Mikel Arteta s youngsters have come roaring back in some style. Although the Gunners might have opened the 2022/23 campaign with their sights simply set on booking a Champions League return, they are now looking to claim a first Premier League crown in almost two decades. Opening this weekend s fixtures holding a five-point buffer over the chasing pack, Arteta will be calling on his side to lay down another marker here. Last seen earlier in the week putting in a routine disp…
Ajax head coach and rumoured Manchester United target Erik ten Hag said it s always nice when you are linked to clubs with this status , though the Dutchman stressed his commitment to the Eredivisie champions.
Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly the favourite to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked on Sunday following a humiliating 4-1 Premier League rout at Watford.
However, Ten Hag is believed to be United s second choice to fill the United vacancy should the Red Devils miss out on Pochettino.
Ajax s Ten Hag has impressed in his time in Amsterdam, where he has delivered two Eredivisie titles and embarked on a memorable run to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals.
Ten Hag s men have been the entertainers of Europe this …
Jurgen Klopp likened Liverpool s Premier League clash with Manchester City to a Champions League tie ahead of a crucial game for both teams.
While this fixture in previous years was a potential title decider, Liverpool have fallen behind their rivals this season and face a stern fight in order to secure a top-four finish.
City, meanwhile, can temporarily close the gap upon leaders Arsenal to five points with a victory, with the Gunners hosting Leeds United later on Saturday, in their bid for a potential treble.
Although the two sides have different objectives heading into the final stretch of the Premier League season, it remains a match where tempers could flare given the rivalry that has developed in recent years.
Sat seven points behind fourth-placed T…