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Has there ever been a player in the history of European football who could control the ball as well as Zinedine Zidane? No. No, it does not. Zizou was a magician. He was a circus act. He might as well have had superpowers, given how in his prime he would draw audible gasps from the crowd simply by what he could do with the ball at his feet. At his best, no one came close to him ... as Portugal found out in brutally clear terms at Euro 2000.It can come as no real surprise that France, with a player of Zidane in its ranks,…

Barcelona midfielder Pedri insists he wants to play for Spain at the Olympics immediately after the 2020 European Championships and does not feel tired, despite already playing a very strenuous club season.Age just 17 when the 2020/21 campaign, Pedri continued to play in 52 matches across all competitions for Barcelona, ​​more than any other player in the squad.He has since played every minute for Spain at Euro 2020 and is among a group of six players in the current squad who have also been included in La Roja's Olympic team…

Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld wants to move from Tottenham this summer and hopes to move when Euro 2020 is over.Alderweireld is in action on Friday night in the quarterfinals against Italy, where he will probably line up together with the former Spurs teammate Jan Vertonghen.And Alderweireld looks set to follow in Vertonghen's footsteps as he leaves Spurs a year after the 34-year-old sealed a move to Benfica, with The Athletic reporting that he has asked to leave the club.They add that Tottenham will not stand in the…

Arsenal have completed the signing of Lyon forward Nikita Parris for an initial transfer fee of £ 69,000, which could rise to £ 86,000 if various additions are triggered.The move marks a return to England for Parris, who previously left Manchester City for Lyon in 2019. The 27-year-old won a domestic league title and Champions League with the French giants in 2020 and, in her own words, returns to England a better player than when she left.Parris, who has also played for Everton in the WSL, is currently with Britain's squad…

Sida ay sheegayaan xogihii ugu dambeeyay, Manchester United ayaa qorshaynaysa xagaa ay suuqa si fiican uga adeegato waxaana ay haatan bar-tilmaameed ka dhiganaysaa Declan Rice (West Ham United), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs) iyo Pau Torres (Villarreal).Man United ayaa xilli horeba dhammaystirtay saxeexa Jadon Sancho oo kaga yimid dhinaca Borussia Dortmund heshiis 72.9 Milyan pound ah isla markaana uu ku saxeexayo qandaraas shan sano ah oo lagu daray sanadka lixaad oo dookh ah.Tababare Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ayaa doonaya inuu…

Manchester City have confirmed the departure of legendary coach Brian Kidd after 12 years at the Etihad. The 72-year-old originally joined City as a youth coach in 2009 and served as assistant manager to Roberto Mancini when they won their first Premier League title in 2012.He has retained a senior coaching role under Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola and has been credited with having a major influence in their recent success. Kidd told the City website about his resignation: “I can only thank Pep, Roberto Mancini and…

France's dramatic overtime victory over Italy in the Euro 2000 final will always be kept alive as a symbol of their inevitable victory under Roger Lemerre. But while David Trezeguet's golden goal in the final remains one of the most famous moments in French football history, it may actually be their semi-final win over Portugal that says the most about the greatness of the side. On the way into the competition, only one team had ever won the World Cup and European Championships back to back, and while France remained one of…

Although not as disastrous as the 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020 was still very disappointing for Germany. Their inconsistent campaign came to a premature conclusion in the stage 16 stage and fell to a 2-0 defeat against England at Wembley.And with disappointing big tournaments comes disappointment with the players who represented your country.In the case of Jamal Musiala, we did not get a proper look at the exciting and groundbreaking child that Bayern Munich fans rate so highly - but it was without his own fault. The…

Chelsea female manager Emma Hayes has agreed a new contract to extend what has already been a very successful spell for the Blues since 2012, during which time she has delivered four WSL titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and one sometime 2017 WSL spring series.Hayes guided Chelsea to the Champions League final for the first time last season and lost to Barcelona, ​​and European glory is still the club's elusive goal.The 44-year-old has become known to a wider audience this summer as a result of her very famous commentary…

Manchester United ayaa Real Madrid la furtay wadahadalada ay ku doonayso daafaca dhexe ee Raphael Varane balse kooxda ree Spain ayaa doonaysa inay wada xaajoodkaas adkayso inta karaankeeda ah.Labada kooxood ayaa hadda ku jira wadahadalo ay kaga hadlayaan arrimaha Varane oo heshiiskiisa Real Madrid yahay mid dhacaya dhammaadka xilli ciyaareedka dambe.Fursada uu daafaca xulka France heshiis cusub ugu saxeexi karo Real Madrid ayaa u muuqata mid sii yaraanaysa waxaana ka badan suurogalnimada uu kaga bixi karo Santiago…