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Arsenal could soon make an approach for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar for the second summer in a row as part of a broader squad, with hopes that the French club's failure to qualify for the Champions League could force the price down from last year.Aouar played a big role when Lyon unexpectedly reached the Champions League semi-final 2019/20 and knocked out both Juventus and Manchester City along the way.His influence there led to transfer speculation about a high-profile move, but without any offers that meet Lyon's…

Daafaca dhexe ee xulka qaranka Germany ee Mats Hummels ayaa shaaca ka qaaday sheekada wiilkiisa yar ee saddex sano jirka ah kaddib markii uu gool si qaldan iskaga dhaliyay kulankii ay guuldarrada 1-0 ka ah kala kulmeen France.Hummels ayaa sheegay inuu wiilkiisu u dabaaldegay goolka uu iska dhaliyay aabihii walow uu ahaa midkii kali ahaa ee guuldarrada ku sababay Germany.Hummels ayaa sheegay in wiilkiisu uusan ahayn mid wali kala garanaya sharciga goolasha isla markaana uu moodayo wax wanaagsan markasta oo ay kubaddu goolka…

Major League football side FC Cincinnati will not buy the Dutch striker Jurgen Locadia at the end of his loan, general manager Gerard Nijkamp confirmed on Thursday. Before arriving at MLS, Locadia played for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. The loan originally extended over six months but due to Covid-19 delays both parties agreed to lower a call option and extend his time at the club until June 2021. Despite the player's involvement in FC Cincinnati's success, he will not continue with the team. "I spoke to…

Several international tournaments are taking place this summer, leaving the Major League Soccer sides absent. Right now, MLS players are involved in the European Championship 2020 across Europe and the 2021 Copa America in Brazil. Here are the current MLS teams that are affected by players on international service before a weekend in league action ... Josef Martinez for Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders FC / Steph Chambers / Getty ImagesMissing players: Josef Martinez, Ronald HernandezThe two players are out on…

Gareth Southgate has defended his approach to England's 0-0 draw with Scotland, although he admits his side have not been close to the level they can.The Three Lions followed up their solid 1-0 victory over Croatia in their first European Championship 2020 outing with a sad stalemate against the shots on Friday night, where Southgate was criticized for having selected two remaining midfielders and once again left Jack Grealish on the bench.The score finally edges his side one step closer to qualifying from Group D, although…

France coach Didier Deschamps has branded Antoine Griezmann "one of the greatest players of all time" anywhere in the world, and praises Barcelona's forward role and influence as a "game changer" with the French national team.For 30 years now, Griezmann has been playing in his fourth major tournament for France. He made his senior debut in 2014, went to this summer's WC, was the top scorer on the home field at the EC 2016 and was an important part of the team that won the WC 2018.The player comes close to his 100th cap if…

Weeraryahanka Tottenham ee Harry Kane ayaa wakiiladiisa si cad ugu sheegay inuu jeclaan kahaa inuu tababarihiisii hore ee Mauricio Pochettino kula midoobo Paris St-Germain. (90min)PSG ayaa soo cusboonaysiisay isku dayada ay ku doonayso saxeexa Paul Pogba oo Man United ka tirsan. (Le Parisien – in French)Arsenal ayaa dalab kale ka gudbin doonta khadka dhexe ee Lyon ee Aouar iyaga oo heshiis uu toddobaadkii 100,000 oo pound ku qaadanayo. (Sun)Sergio Ramos ayaa bar-tilmaameed u ah Man United, PSG iyo Sevilla kaddib markii uu ka…

Kabtankii hore ee kooxda Chelsea ee John Terry ayaa banaanka la keenay qayb kamida dardaarankii ugu dambeeyay ee uu siiyay xiddigaha kooxdaas markii uu ka tagayay iyo kooxdii uu uga digay inaysan marnaba ka hoos marin.Halyeeyga Blues ayaa kulankiisii ugu dambeeyay ee 717 kulan oo uu usoo ciyaaray kooxda soo saftay sanadkii 2017 ciyaar ay 5-1 Stamford Bridge ugaga adkaadeen Sunderland.Terry ayaa 15 koob kusoo guuleystay mudadii uu joogay Chelsea isaga oo ah ciyaaryahanka taariikhda koobabka ugu badan lasoo hantay…

The euro is finally here after five years of waiting, and we have knocked out the playlist 'COME ON ENGLAND (Or which country you support)' we have done on Spotify. The football world has long been linked to the mysterious art of music, with players changing career paths to become failed rappers, or simple football players being forced to record an anthem before the tournament that will never be erased from the annals of history. This crossover has produced some absolute stinks, as you can imagine - but we have also dug out…

Not many football players have played on two EUROs; fewer have still scored in more than one of the quadruple tournaments.We wrestle with facts and pick out the vital statistics and discover that the only man who managed to convert a free kick into two EUROs (clue: he is French); the player who scored all four of his final goals on the same date, albeit at four-year intervals (German); and the forward who has hit the net in record five tournaments (Portuguese, of course!).Most EURO finals took place in5 Cristiano Ronaldo,…