Liverpool open talks to beat Manchester United to Darwin Nunez transfer as Benfica set £85m asking price
Liverpool have opened talks with Benfica over a £85million move to sign Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez.
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New-look Italy Beat Hungary To Top Nations League Group
Italy moved top of their UEFA Nations League group on Tuesday after a new-look team continued their unbeaten start to the campaign with a 2-1 win over Hungary. Roberto Mancini's side lead the way in League A, Group 3 thanks to first-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini in Cesena which put them a point ahead of second-placed Hungary. A largely impressive display was blighted by Gianluca Mancini's 61st-minute own goal which gave the match a scoreline that flattered Hungary, led by coach Mancini's former Sampdoria team-mate Marco Rossi.
Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter’s trial over corrupt football payments begins
BELLINZONA, Switzerland: The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday with both defendants in a confident mood. Swiss prosecutors accuse the pair, once among the game’s most powerful figures, of unlawfully arranging a payment of $2.08 million (2 million Swiss francs) in 2011. Blatter and Platini deny the charges.
UEFA Nations League: England are boring? So what? Good football doesn’t win tournaments – The Warm-Up
WEDNESDAY'S BIG STORIES England are a serious outfit Ad/> England drew 1-1 with Germany at the Allianz Arena. It leaves the Three Lions rock bottom of Nations League Group A3. It was not a performance without fault.
Javier Mascherano's awkward injury from heroic Arjen Robben tackle at 2014 World Cup
Today is Javier Mascherano’s birthday.
Trial of Blatter, Platini over corrupt soccer payments begins
BELLINZONA, Switzerland : The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began in Switzerland on Wednesday with both defendants in a confident mood.
Derby facing more takeover heartache with Chris Kirchner deal 'at risk of collapse'
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Fulham transfer blow emerges on 21 y/o as talks with arch-rivals revealed
Scottish Premiership sides Celtic and Rangers have both opened talks to recruit Schalke winger Rabbi Matondo ahead of the summer window, according to a report from Wales Online.