New Real Madrid captain Marcelo: I´m sure we´re going to win something

Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and LaLiga have submitted a request to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for their December meeting to be played in Miami.

Villarreal president Fernando Roig confirmed in a radio interview on Wednesday the two clubs were hoping an agreement could be struck.

Roig insisted such an event would be beneficial and important for Spanish football s growth, and the three parties have now lodged an official proposal to play the match on December 6 at Hard Rock Stadium.

A statement posted to Villarreal s website read: LaLiga, alongside Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, [on Thursday] presented an official request to the RFEF to play the match between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid, corresponding to LaLiga matchday 16, on December 6, 2019…

River Plate are on track for back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles after reaching the final at the expense of bitter rivals Boca Juniors.

Boca edged Tuesday s second leg 1-0 but it was not enough as defending champions River prevailed 2-1 on aggregate in the Superclasico.

Jan Hurtado gave Boca hope with his 80th-minute goal, but the hosts were unable to find a second goal to force penalties at La Bombonera.

River carried a 2-0 lead into the return leg of a rematch of the 2018 all-Argentinian Libertadores final, which had to be rearranged and moved to Real Madrid s Santiago Bernabeu in December after the match was twice suspended in November due to an attack on Boca s team bus by supporters.

 Full Time! win 1-0 on the night, but win the tie on aggregate…

Former Arsenal forward Eduardo admits quitting the club who nursed him back to fitness after his horrific leg injury was the most difficult decision of his career.

Eduardo completed his transfer to Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday after three injury-ravaged years at Arsenal.

The 27-year-old s career at the Emirates Stadium was marred by the broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered in a challenge with Birmingham defender Martin Taylor in February 2008.

Eduardo was sidelined for almost a year because of his injury and the psychological scars from the tackle seemed to have an impact on the Brazil-born star, who was never able to reach his peak form after returning to action.

Even so, he still found it hard to walk away from Gunners after they…

Adam Idah believes the pressure of playing for Celtic is bringing out the best in him after he stepped up to the mark at Motherwell.

Idah came off the bench at Fir Park with the home side deservedly one ahead at half-time and Celtic at major risk of falling further behind Rangers in the cinch Premiership title race.

The on-loan Norwich striker came to Celtic’s rescue with a well-taken double before Luis Palma grabbed another stoppage-time goal to earn a 3-1 win and cut the gap back to two points.

Idah said: “Look, there’s always going to be pressure going into any game. There’s always pressure at Celtic because it’s such a big club and the demands on everyone are huge.

“I think for us players, you need pressure. It can be tough at times but we…

Fans of Championship club Bournemouth have raised more than £2,000 to aid supporters of FA Cup third-round opponents Burton Albion.

Bournemouth s home tie against Burton was postponed on Saturday due to a waterlogged pitch at the Goldsands Stadium, with a decision reached just over an hour before the scheduled kick-off time of 3pm.

By that time, many Burton followers had already made the 185-mile journey to Bournemouth.

However, the same fans now look set to benefit from free coach travel should they wish to attend the rearranged fixture on January 14, after a group of Bournemouth supporters set up an online fundraising page.

The south-coast outfit gained promotion to League One at Burton in April 2010, and have fond memories of the treatment they received.

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West Ham United have made a bid for Leeds United captain Ross McCormack, .

With their current selection of forwards managing just seven Premier League goals between them so far this season, the club have been on the lookout for reinforcements, and have now turned their attention to the Championship’s top scorer.

The 27 year old has scored seventeen times in the second tier this campaign, one short of his best tally for the club, and with twenty games left to play.

He moved to Elland Road from Cardiff City in the summer of 2010, having also played for Rangers and Motherwell north of the border, and had half a season on loan with Doncaster Rovers.

The Scotland international, who has been capped ten times by his country, was only recently handed the c…

Everton are lining up a move for out-of-favour Chelsea goalkeeping Asmir Begovic,.

The Merseyside club are eyeing potential replacements for current first-choice shot-stopper Tim Howard, who’s future at Goodison Park is unclear.

Begovic was brought in by Chelsea as a replacement for Petr Cech, who himself secured a switch to Arsenal last summer.

He racked up twenty appearances in the first half of the season following an injury to Thibaut Courtois but has fallen down the pecking order following the Belgium international’s return to fitness.

Prior to his move to Stamford Bridge, Begovic spent six seasons at Stoke City, when he played one hundred and seventy-three times and scored a famous goal in a 1-1 draw with Southampton in November 2013.

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Brazilian full-back Maxwell has made it clear that he would like to remain at Parc des Princes for as long as possible.

The 32-year-old has a contract until June 2015, which has led to speculations that he could be sold in the summer.

Nevertheless, Maxwell says he is perfectly happy at Parc des Princes and hopes to sign a new deal with the French giants.

“I have a contract until 2015. I hope to extend,” the Brazilian .

“The club knows my intentions. After? I will be 34. I leave that in the hands of God.”

Maxwell has enjoyed an illustrious career that saw him represent European giants Ajax, Inter Milan and Barcelona, winning eight league titles and the 2010/2011 Champions League trophy.

He joined Paris Saint-Germain in January 2012…

Roberto Mancini has included Sassuolo forward Giacomo Raspadori in Italy s final 26-man squad for Euro 2020.

Raspadori is a surprise selection considering he is yet to make his debut for the national team and has only played 39 games in Serie A.

The 21-year-old did make 27 league appearances in the 2020-21 campaign but only 13 of those were starts, scoring six goals as Sassuolo finished eighth.

All of his goals came since the turn of the year, though, including finding the net against Milan in April and then also Juventus the following month.

He was part of Italy’s squad that was knocked out of the European Under-21 Championship on Monday, losing 5-3 after extra time against Portugal in an eventful quarter-final tie.

As well as Raspadori, Manci…

Arsenal must be bold when it comes to appointing a replacement for Unai Emery after missing out on preferred candidate Jose Mourinho, according to former striker Alan Smith.

Freddie Ljungberg has been placed in interim charge of the first team after Emery was sacked the day after the Gunners lost 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.

Favourites to take the permanent job include former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri, Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti and Wolves Nuno Espirito Santo.

Former Arsenal players including Mikel Arteta and Patrick Vieira have also been mooted as possible successors to Emery, who managed only one win in his final nine matches in charge.

Smith, twice a league champion with Arsenal, thinks the board should look to yo…