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Early on Friday afternoon, it seemed as if Manchester United and Barcelona had been reinforced by the news that transfer target Andre Silva had a € 30 million release clause in their contract.The Portuguese international has been in fantastic form for Eintracht Frankfurt this season after agreeing to a permanent transfer last summer, scoring 24 goals and registering four assists in 28 matches in all competitions.He has even surpassed the coveted Erling Haaland in the Bundesliga this season and his form has once again…

Everything is heating up now.We have some exciting competitions for titles and European places across the continent, and there is also the little thing in the Champions League quarter-finals that we can also digest. Do not blink, otherwise you will miss something.You know the drill now. It's time for 90 minutes to rank the top players in Europe right now, and this week we're asking for some help from Oscar-nominated Minari to spice things up.Lewandowski is out of action | Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images"Getting hurt…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of the club's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea by manager Pep Guardiola.The club's top scorer of all time is missing for much of the season with injuries and complications with COVID-19, but recently scored his first goal in over a year from the penalty spot against Fulham.He has only been involved for a total of 78 minutes since then and not at all since coming on as a replacement in a 2-0 win over Leicester earlier this month.As City prepare for a huge clash at…

Chelsea want to advance to a fourth FA Cup final in five years when they face Manchester City at Wembley in the semi-finals on Saturday.Thomas Tuchel's side reached the Champions League semi-final with a 2-1 victory over Porto in the middle of the week, but the 1-0 loss at night made it two defeats in three matches in all competitions after the humiliating 5-2 the defeat to West Brom two weeks ago.At this point, it was obvious that the players of Tuchel lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. But with Man…

Manchester United have played in 17 semi-finals of European competitions since they became the first English club to participate at the continental level more than 60 years ago.This season's semi-final in the Europa League against Roma is the club's 18th and Ole Gunnar Solskjær is determined to deliver a sixth European trophy.Ole Gunnar Solskjær has guided Man Utd to the club's 18th European semifinal | Jonathan Moscrop / Getty ImagesUnited first played in a semi-final at this level during their first ever season in the…

Fresh pictures of Chelsea's home kit for the 2021/22 season have been leaked and it ... looks really different.The West London side is known for its traditional blue kits that usually have a touch of white (and sometimes red or yellow), but Nike has taken it a step further with this new design.During the fifth year of its deal with the mega-sports brand, Chelsea will be wearing a very hectic home kit that includes zigzags, squares and some high-quality light yellow trim.? New photos - We expect the new Chelsea home jersey…

Manchester City look set to make it to two cup finals out of three this weekend as they travel down to London to face Chelsea at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final.Pep Guardiola's side are already in the Carabao Cup final against Tottenham at the end of the month and are at the top of the league and need 11 points from the last seven matches to win the title. With so many plates to juggle, Guardiola must rotate its side while keeping them competitive. Here's a look at the team that the Catalan boss should join in order to…

You know it's really the end of the season when you reach the semi-finals of European club competitions.The Europa League has been reduced to the last four and has produced two very exciting bands when Arsenal host Villarreal and former manager Unai Emery, while Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Manchester United will face Serie A giants Roma.? The semifinals are ???! ?Who will compete in the final in Gdańsk? ? #UEL pic.twitter.com/WxoEC80WAj- UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) 15 April 2021Both bands have factors and stories that…

With restrictions on locking and football back on the agenda for many of us, the endless battle is to look good and play well again.Some people care about one more than the other, but if you are someone who wants to make sure both boxes are marked, Umbro has just released the boot for you.Velocita 6 is the sportswear giants' new flagship speed, designed with pace and dynamics in mind and offers the comfort you need after so many months away from the game.PEBAX Sprint +The boot's light PEBAX Sprint + outsole and adaptable…

Roma defender Chris Smalling and his family have been subjected to an armed robbery in their home on the outskirts of the Italian capital, with three armed men breaking into his house early on Friday morning.Detailed division of the Italian news agency Ansa revealed that the armed robbers gained access to the property by removing a lattice from a bedroom window.Robbers managed to break in through a bedroom window | Silvia Lore / Getty ImagesIt is said that Smalling, who previously missed Roma's Europa League match against…