Manuel Pellegrini insists he harbours no ill feeling towards Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and will shake his rival s hand when they meet this weekend.
The Premier League champions travel to Manchester City on Sunday for the first clash between title rivals in the 2015-16 campaign, with Pellegrini s side keen to take an early advantage.
Relationships between Pellegrini and Mourinho have been tense at times, with the Chilean refusing to shake the latter s hand following Chelsea s 2-1 win in October 2013.
However, he says that will not happen this weekend. He said: I have my differences with him but I always shake hands with him.
City hope to have last season s top scorer Sergio Aguero available for the clash, the Argentine having been limited to a substitute…
Germany manager Joachim Loew has challenged his squad to deliver on their potential and win a trophy.
Loew s side produced a 3-2 friendly win over Brazil on Wednesday, with Bastian Schweinsteiger and youngsters Mario Gotze and Andre Schurrle scoring goals.
The nature of the victory in Stuttgart was most impressive and Loew is now of the belief that his side need to progress and take the next step.
The name of the game now is to work even more, Loew told ZDF after the game.
We had excellent showings in tournaments in both 2008 and 2010.
We now have an excellent squad, which is full of quality. We need to take the next step and win a trophy. Personally, I am glad that I have so many options to choose from.
The win was Germany s first …
Mikel Arteta thanked Arsenal fans for their patience after the Gunners missed out on the Premier League title.
Arsenal headed into the final game on Sunday needing a victory over Everton and a Manchester City slip-up at home to West Ham to claim their first title in 20 years.
Arsenal did their part as Kai Havertz netted a late winner to see off Everton, but City were also triumphant in their game as Pep Guardiola s men secured a fourth straight Premier League title while ensuring the Gunners finish runners-up for a second straight season.
Following the game, Arteta addressed the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium, praising them for their support and looking ahead to the future.
Arteta told the crowd: All this is happening because you started believing, …
Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann reiterated his desire for Robert Lewandowski to stay at the club amid ongoing speculation over his future.
Lewandowski has scored 33 goals in the Bundesliga this season, 12 more than nearest rival Patrick Schick, to fire Bayern to a record-setting 10th straight league title with three games to spare.
The Poland international has found the net once every 81 minutes in the top flight this campaign, while no player has managed more than his 48 goals across all competitions in Europe s top five leagues.
However, questions persist as to the future of Lewandowski, who is entering the final year of his contract at the Allianz Arena with Barcelona reportedly preparing to swoop for the 33-year-old.
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Unai Emery was left frustrated and disappointed after Arsenal s winless Premier League run extended to three games with a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.
Raul Jimenez s header with 14 minutes to go means Arsenal have only won one of their past five games in all competitions, against Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s 50th Arsenal goal had put the Gunners ahead but they dropped points having taken the lead once more.
Last weekend saw Arsenal go 2-0 up in the first 10 minutes at home to Crystal Palace, only for Emery s men to throw away their lead, and the full-time whistle was again met with boos from Gunners fans on Saturday.
Yes, it s disappointing, Emery told a post-match news conference.
I think the players tried …
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Looking to extend on what has been a stellar purple patch, Real Salt Lake will welcome Columbus to the Rio Tinto Stadium in the early hours of Sunday.
Starting with the hosts, last seen making an immediate return to winning ways with an eye-catching display on home soil, the mood in Real Salt Lake s camp should be at a real high. Eventually cruising their way to a deserved 2-0 victory against San Jose on home soil, Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni has seen his side gain plenty of praise from across the MLS. In fact, mustering 28 points since opening the 2022 campaign, RSL find themselves sat second in the Western Conference. Making a string of improvements over the past few months, Salt Lake have also now won four of their last…
Harry Kane has been ruled out of England’s glamour friendly against Brazil and manager Gareth Southgate says he is “extremely doubtful” to face Belgium.
Already without a number of injured regulars for March’s Wembley double-header, the Euro 2020 runners-up saw Bukayo Saka withdraw through injury on Thursday.
England vice-captain Jordan Henderson and Cole Palmer remain with the camp but they too are sidelined for Saturday’s sold-out friendly against the Selecao, along with Kane.
The skipper sustained an ankle injury sustained playing for Bayern Munich last weekend and also faces the possibility of missing Tuesday’s game against Belgium – the final match before Southgate names his Euro 2024 squad.
“Tomorrow no Harry Kane, no Jordan Henderso…
Turkey’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign is back on track following a 2-1 home win over Austria.
Goals from Arda Turan and Gokhan Gonul were enough to ensure victory for Guus Hiddink’s men.
The result sees Austria relinquish third spot in Group A to their opponents, which is being dominated by heavyweights Germany, who recently romped to a 4-1 victory over Kazahkstan.
Galatasaray midfielder Turan gaveTurkey the lead after beating two defenders before he placed the ball past Austria goalkeeper Jurgen Macho.
The Turks doubled their lead through Gokhan, and had their glovesman, Volkan Demirel, to thank for saving a Stefan Maierhofer penalty in the 84th minute.
The group’s other match saw Belgium record a resounding 4-1 victory over Azerbaijan.
At the age of just 32, former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea will consider the possibility of retiring from playing football professionally unless he s given a No. 1 role at a major club, according to .
De Gea rose through the youth ranks at Atletico Madrid and earned first-team promotion there in d2009. In 2011, he joined Manchester United and remained the last man in the club to have lifted the Premier League trophy in 2012/13, the last season with Sir Alex Ferguson in the Old Trafford dugout, United s 20th and last league title to date.
In the years gone since, the Spanish shot-stopper was often the best player at the club, which doesn t say a lot of good about the United teams he s played in under Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf …