Leeds United are interested in signing Ryan Kent from Rangers in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Leeds wanted to sign Kent last summer and retain interest in the former Liverpool winger.
Kent is one of the best players in the Scottish Premiership and is a key figure at Rangers. The 24-year-old played a big role in Steven Gerrard’s side winning the league title last season and also reaching the Europa League Round of 16. The Englishman made 32 starts and one substitute appearances in the league , scoring eight goals and providing seven assists in the process. Kent also scored two goals and gave two assists in 10 Europa League matches.
Leeds did well in the Premier League last season and could be challenging for the top six in 2021-2…
Wales wing-back Neil Taylor hopes flowing football can be on the agenda in the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Belgium, where each side will hold few surprises for the other.
A Gareth McAuley own-goal 15 minutes from time saw Wales past Northern Ireland 1-0 in Paris on Saturday, while Belgium secured their place in the last eight thanks to a swashbuckling 4-0 win over Hungary on Sunday in Bordeaux.
Chris Coleman s men took four points off Belgium during qualification, having also been paired alongside Marc Wilmots side during the 2014 World Cup preliminaries.
Swansea City s Taylor praised Wales for toughing out an attritional contest with Northern Ireland, where they were short of their best on the back of 3-0 dismissal of Russia that allowed them to top Group B.…
Brazil international Dante has left Wolfsburg and joined Nice, the Ligue 1 club have announced.
Dante spent just one season at Wolfsburg, having joined from Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich ahead of the 2015-16 campaign.
The 32-year-old completed a medical at Nice late on Monday, although no details of the deal have yet been revealed by either club.
Dante could make his Nice debut on Saturday when they host his former club Lille in Ligue 1, and the defender thanked Wolfsburg for all they had done for him in his short time at the club.
Bienvenue à l’ !
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice)
Although I only played in Wolfsburg for one year, I had a really wonderful and educational time, he told the club s official website.
I gained a lot o…
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has revealed former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra is set to move to Loftus Road.
Diarra spent much of his earlier career in the English top-flight having originally left Le Havre for Chelsea in 2005, before going on to play for Arsenal and under Redknapp at Portsmouth.
During his time in England Diarra won the Premier League, League Cup and Community Shield, while he also has two FA Cup winner s medals.
Diarra had been in Russia since leaving Real Madrid for Anzhi Makhachkala in August 2012 and he cost Lokomotiv a reported €12 million a year later.
The 29-year-old France international was reportedly sacked by Lokomotiv following a falling out with coach Leonid Kuchuk and he looks set to bolster QPR s midfield o…
England striker Andy Carroll looks set to complete his £15million move to West Ham from Liverpool
Next season’s Premier League fixture list was released earlier today.
New Manchester United boss David Moyes has a difficult start with the Red Devils visiting south Wales to take on Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
Moyes’ replacement at Everton Roberto Martinez starts his career with a trip to one of last season’s strugglers Norwich.
Manchester City’s new boss Manuel Pellegrini will welcome Newcastle to the Etihad Stadium on his debut as Citizens boss.
Jose Mourinho’s second stint at Chelsea starts with a home encounter with newly promoted Hull at Stamford Bridge.
Cardiff marks their Premier League debut with a trip to West Ham’s…
The 2008/09 season will live long in the memories of Barcelona fans as Pep Guardiola guided the club to a unique league, Kings Cup and Champions League treble in his debut season.
Barcelona had gone two years without a trophy but swept all before them to seal a historic treble that no Spanish team, not even the great Real Madrid, had previously managed.
With Spain s Euro 2008 heroes Xavi and Andres Iniesta feeding the striking trio of Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto o and Thierry Henry, Barcelona destroyed teams at home and abroad with a scintillating brand of football that harped back to Johan Cruyff s Dream team .
Every Barca side since has been measured against Cruyff s great side, captained by Guardiola, that won four successive league titles between 1991 and 1994 …
Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has been named Australian Footballer of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
The award was presented to the 36-year-old at the Australian Football Awards in Sydney.
Schwarzer s career began no less than 19 years ago and led him to top flight clubs in Germany and England. In 2008, the keeper left Middlesbrough to join London outfit Fulham.
At the international level, Schwarzer s career goes back 16 years. Since his debut in 1993, he earned 66 caps with a total of 27 clean sheets.
Another player to receive an award in Sydney was Tim Cahill, who was named Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers Association.
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Scott McTominay scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Manchester United stayed on course for a top-four finish by beating Everton 2-0.
United dominated the first half at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the outstanding Jordan Pickford making a string of saves before McTominay found the back of the net.
Relegation-threatened Everton made more of a game of it in the second half, but Anthony Martial came off the bench to double United s lead as the visitors were consigned to a first defeat in five matches.
Victory for Erik ten Hag s side moved them above Newcastle United into third place ahead of the Magpies trip to Brentford later in the day, but a late groin injury sustained by Marcus Rashford will be a cause for concern.
Back in the goals
Erik ten Hag has reiterated Cristiano Ronaldo remains part of his plans at Manchester United as the transfer window draws to a close.
Ronaldo has started just once under the former Ajax head coach this season and has failed to impress in his substitute appearances.
The Portugal great was United s top scorer on his return to Old Trafford last term, but they slumped to a disappointing sixth-placed finish and missed out on qualification for the Champions League.
Ronaldo – the competition s record marksman – has reportedly been keen to return to the Champions League in this window, with links to several clubs, including Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Napoli and Atletico Madrid.
A move is yet to materialise, though, and the deadline is looming on Thursday.
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AC Milan must harness the bitter experience of missing out on a top-four finish last season and focus on making amends in 2019-20, according to Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Goalkeeper Donnarumma was injured in Milan s 3-2 victory over SPAL on the final day of the 2018-19 campaign, a result that was not quite good enough to see them pip rivals Inter to fourth place.
The Rossoneri will not play in Europe at all in the upcoming season, the club reaching an agreement with UEFA to serve a ban after breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
However, Donnarumma had underlined his commitment to the cause as Milan attempt to reclaim their place at Europe s top table under new coach Marco Giampaolo.
I was upset to leave the field early in Ferrara [against SPAL] but I m eager …