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England manager Gareth Southgate has paid tribute to Italy and praised his own team ahead of the 2020 European Championships at Wembley on Sunday, suggesting it will make the best final as the Azzurri and Three Lions have been the top two sides in the tournament.Italy have not lost a game since 2018, making it their best undefeated race in history, while taking maximum points in the group stage and beating Austria, Belgium and Spain to reach their fourth major final of the century after 2000, 2006 and 2012.However, England…

Tottenham have emerged as contenders to sign Lyons Houssem Aouar and join Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid in the race for the Frenchman.Aouar has been tipped to move from Les Gones for a number of seasons now, with speculation intensifying late after reports that he had not returned to training before the season as planned.The midfielder took to social media to deny that he had joined AWOL and revealed that he had actually been forced to hospital due to illness, but speculation about his future remains.Peter…

Feedhyahanka Muslimka ah ee Khabib Nurmagomedov oo ahaa mid si joogto ah u bixinayay saadaalinaha kulamada tartanka Euro 2020 ayaa markan dhiibtay aragtidiisa ciyaarta Final-ka ah ee koobkaas.Nurmagomedov ayaa ahaa mid soo saadaaliyay bilawgii tartanka in xulka England uu gaadhi doono Final-ka waxaana uu markale ku taageeray inay koobka ku guuleystaan Axada berri ah marka ay xulka Talyaaniga isku arkaan London.Khabib ayaa sheegay inuu xulka England haysto ciyaartoy da’yar oo fiican isla markaana leh xawaare iyo deg-degsiimo…

Newcastle United have launched their new home jersey 2021/22, which is the first to be made by the British sportswear brand Castore after an 11-year partnership with Puma.The design of the new shirt is especially inspired by that worn by Kevin Keegan's great "entertainer" in the mid-1990s, with a star-studded Magpies side as second in the Premier League two seasons in a row.Wide black and white stripes are complemented by a white collar, as in the 90s, with a long strip with white buttons. The gaming company Fun88 remains a…

Arsenal have confirmed the arrival of left-back Nuno Tavares from Benfica, with the fee believed to be around 8 million pounds.Head coach Mikel Arteta has been keen to strengthen his options on the left side of the defense after Kieran Tierney's injured tormented first two seasons with the Gunners, and Tavare's arrival gives the Spaniard another natural alternative.Since joining Celtic in 2019, Tierney has endured several spells on the pages - forcing Arteta to mix up his package and distribute Granit Xhaka, and sometimes…

Sampdoria do their utmost to ward off interest in Danish starlet Mikkel Damsgaard, with Premier League duo Tottenham and Liverpool among the clubs monitoring his situation.The 21-year-old has been one of the break-stars at Euro 2020 and has helped Denmark reach the semi-final phase with a number of fantastic individual performances.After being named in the group as a little more than a reserve alternative, the terrible health scare with Christian Eriksen saw that Damsgaard gave his chance in his second group game against…

Barcelona have confirmed the permanent transfer of midfielder Carles Alena to Getafe, although the Catalans have a number of options and clauses regarding the player's future.Alena was born in the nearby town of Mataro and joined La Masia when he was only seven. The young talent developed through the youth ranks and made his debut for Barcelona B as a 17-year-old and his first team debut at the age of 18 just over a year later in 2016.The rising star continued to play 27 first teams during the 2018/19 campaign but failed to…

Former England striker Paul Mariner, who represented the Three Lions at the 1980 European Championships and 1982 World Cup, has died at the age of 68.Mariner's family confirmed the news of his tragic death after a brief battle with brain cancer, noting that he had died "peacefully" on Friday."We want to thank all the people who came to see him through his illness for their support and the messages that were sent to him. They meant a lot to him and us," reads a statement from the Mariner family.We're sorry to hear that Paul…

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma is expected to leave the club this summer, with Tottenham, Everton, Wolves and Roma among the suitors interested in securing a transfer.Although he has played 150 games in all competitions since joining Chelsea from Saint-Etienne in 2014, the Frenchman has regularly been in and out of the team - a story that was all too familiar last season.Zouma has twice been sent on loan during his seven-year stay at Stamford Bridge - moved to Stoke in 2017 and then Everton the following year - and got more…

Manchester United ayaa Chelsea iyo Man City kaga horreysa saxeexa Harry Kane xilli ay Tottenham ka codsatay 100 Milyan oo pound oo lagu daray laba kamida xiddigaha United. (Football Insider)Manchester City ayaa Antoine Griezmann xidhiidh la samaysay iyadoo ka fikiraysa suurogalnimada ay Barcelona kaga heli karto. (Footmercato – in French)West Ham ayaa Paris Saint-Germain kala hadlaysa saxeexa goolhaye Alphonse Areola oo 28 sano jir ah. (Mail)Tottenham ayaa Arsenal, PSG iyo Atletico Madrid kula biirtay tartanka saxeexa khadka…