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Manchester United have been tipped to continue their quest for Real Madrid center-back Raphael Varane by offering the Spanish side the chance to replace him with midfielder Paul Pogba.United have identified Varane as one of their preferred center-backs this summer but are losing hope in their chances of a deal after seeing Real bounce back a £ 50m bid, instead of holding out closer to £ 80m.United are reluctant to pay it and are believed to be looking elsewhere in their search for a new defender. AS believe that they not…

Now that Barcelona are convinced that Lionel Messi will stay at the Camp Nou, it is thought that President Joan Laporta will focus on how to build a new super team - and work on a deal to get Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to the club.Ronaldo has been strongly linked with a move from Juventus this summer, with both club and players who intend to be ready to end their time. But his huge salaries mean that only a handful of sides on the planet can actually afford him.After all, you would not expect Barcelona to be among…

French winger Ousmane Dembele has told Barcelona that he is keen to sign a new contract at the club this summer.The 24-year-old, who saw that his European Championship ended with a knee injury, is about to enter the last year of his contract and is not in a hurry to put pen to paper on an extension.Barcelona have worked to try to tie Dembele to a new deal but have warned the Frenchman that he will be sold this summer if he does not agree. He cost over £ 130 million four years ago and club officials do not plan to let him go…

Paris Saint-Germain are close to averting strong interest from Chelsea to strike a deal for Inter right-back Achraf Hakimi.Inter are reluctantly willing to sell Hakimi this summer to help raise much-needed money, and the Serie A champions hope the £ 65m they raise from selling Hakimi will mean they do not have to sell other stars such as Lautaro. Martinez or Romelu Lukaku.In recent weeks, there has been a straight shootout between PSG and Chelsea for Hakimi's signature. Both sides have been reluctant to meet Inter's asking…

We continue to hear that Belgium's golden era is coming to an end, but on the evidence of Monday's victory over Finland, the future does not look bad at all.While Thomas Vermaelen, Axel Witsel and Eden Hazard may be nearing the end of their international careers, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois will go nowhere anytime soon. The peaks of Youri Tielemans, Jason Denayer and Leandro Trossard are yet to come. Against Finland, the latter duo looked like skilled international players, who could give the film…

Major League Soccer has announced its plans to start a new professional football league in 2022 with the aim of completing a player's path to professional football.The league is also meant to redirect excitement and excitement to cities that currently do not have a professional football team nearby. The new format will initially consist of 20 clubs along with the potential for independently owned teams. The inauguration will start at the end of March 2022 and end with the playoffs in the fall and a championship match in…

Xulka qaranka Denmark ayaa si cajiib ah ugu soo baxay tartanka qaramada ee Euro 2020 oo ay rajo la’aan ka ahaayeen illaa laga soo gaadhayay kulankii ugu dambeeyey ee caawa oo ay xasuuq ugu geysteen Ruushika.Denmark ayaa niyad-jab ku bilowday tartanka Euro, waxaana ciyaartii koowaad garoonka dhexdiisa ku dhacay xiddigooda Christian Eriksen oo uu kusoo booday wadne xanuun, kaas oo murugadii ay ka qaadeen uu saameeyey ciyaartooda.Ciyaartii ugu horreysay ayaa Denmark oo murugaysan waxa guul-darro lama filaan ah ay kala kulmeen…

A general method for measuring how good a football player is for people who are not big fans of the sport is a simple eye test. Do they look like they's talented?It has sometimes been reconsidered and reshaped as the "alien test" - would x-players impress another worldly being? Would they fear them if they were to face them in a Space Jam-like shutdown?Mikkel Damsgaard is a player who has obvious quality. The Sampdoria man has a jink and a twist and a turn that most flair players have, a reading of the game that at least…

Belgium went to a 2-0 victory against Finland which secured their status as winners of Euro 2020 Group B. And heartbreaking for Finland, it is unlikely that they will reach the age of 16 due to Denmark's superior goal difference.It was far from a beautiful game in St Petersburg, as both sides settled into an early rhythm that shouted "a draw suits both sides".But Belgium's superior quality began to shine through as the game progressed, and they found themselves deep in the second half when Thomas Vermaelen's nod removed the…

Denmark secured an unlikely place in the last 16 years of Euro 2020 with an emphatic 4-1 victory against Russia, whose own hopes of qualification are over after finishing the bottom of the goal difference.Belgium's victory over Finland meant that Denmark came in second place in Group B - a scenario that was thought unthinkable after the first two matches of the tournament.Aleksandr Golovin had the first big chance of the match and broke through Denmark's defense before Kasper Schmeichel saved his shot from close…