PIF ready: Newcastle preparing to smash records for 11-cap star who needs surgery - report
Newcastle United are ready to splash out on Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, according to the Spanish press (via Sport Witness).
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'He must have changed his dream' - Florentino Perez on Kylian Mbappe snubbing Real Madrid to stay at PSG
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken out after Kylian Mbappe appeared to change his «dream» of moving to Real Madrid in preference of staying at PSG. Last month, Perez claimed the club had “already forgotten” about their failed pursuit of the French superstar after watching Los Blancos beat Liverpool in the Champions League final. Ad/> The 23-year-old was widely tipped to join up with the Spanish champions in the summer when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expired.
Paul Pogba lashes out at Manchester United's 'nothing' offer as Mino Raiola conversation emerges
Paul Pogba said he wants to show Manchester United they made a “mistake” by not extending his contract at the club.
Rafael Nadal's 'motivation' key to his injury management and longevity, says top physio Stephen Mutch
Rafael Nadal's concern for Alexander Zverev's ankle injury was obvious. Suffering from a chronic foot injury himself, the Spaniard knows the agony an injured state can cause. Wearing a worried look, Nadal empathised with Zverev, who was writhing in pain on the Roland Garros clay as the doctor checked on him. A few days after his 14th French Open triumph, the 22-time Grand Slam winner was at the doctor's clinic himself. In the lead-up to the clay-court Grand Slam, Nadal's chronic injury, the Mueller-Weiss Syndrome in medical terms, flared up at the Rome Masters. It's an injury that Nadal has been managing for years and one that kept him on the sidelines for most of last year. But his drive to excel is perhaps unmatched, which is what fueled Nadal's record-making comeback at the Australian Open. He defeated a red-hot Daniil Medvedev in the final to win his 21st Grand Slam trophy -- going past Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. But Nadal's favourite clay season this time didn't begin like it ended. In Rome, the foot didn't cooperate and Nadal lost to Denis Shapovalov in the round-of-16 clash. On top of that, he had a rib fracture. "Everybody knows in the world of tennis that the preparation (for the French Open) was not ideal," Nadal told Eurosport. "I have been outside of the practice courts for one month and a half with a stress fracture on the rib. And then I have the foot that is something that stays there all the time. In Rome, it was very difficult. But I've had my doctor here (at Roland Garros) with me and we played with no feeling in the foot."
Chelsea's interest in possible Jules Kounde partner that Virgil van Dijk once called 'excellent'
Who Should Chelsea Target As Their First Men's Summer Signing?
2022 World Cup: England ranked 10th in list of most likely winners, France 6th
The recent round of international fixtures was a bit of a horror show for England.
Real Madrid president Perez says Mbappe 'changed his dream'
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken out for the first time in public since Kylian Mbappe snubbed the club to stay at Paris Saint-Germain.
Rugby-Cook Cup shelved, new trophy awaits winner of Australia-England series
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia and England will have a new winners trophy for their rugby union tests after they agreed to shelve the 25-year-old Cook Cup named after the British explorer.