Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a move for Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake, according to Talksport.
The North London side are the lookout for potential replacements for Jan Vertonghen, who is currently injured and out of contract at the end of the season.
Ake has been one of the stand out performers for Eddie Howe’s side since signing from Chelsea, initially on loan in 2016, racking up fifty-nine appearances for the club, scoring six goals.
He made just seventeen appearances during his time at Stamford Bridge getting more game time with temporary spells at Reading and Watford.
Since moving to the Vitality Stadium, he has become a senior Netherlands international and has now made seven appearances, scoring his first goal for his country in a 1-1 friendly da…
Grace Clinton described scoring on her England debut as “what dreams are made of” after the Lionesses completed a 7-2 rout of Austria in the first of two international friendlies in Spain.
Clinton headed home Lauren Hemp’s delivery in the 19th minute at the Estadio Nuevo Mirador for her first senior international goal, having minutes earlier seen an effort come back off of a post.
The 20-year-old looked comfortable throughout her 62 minutes on the pitch and her performance drew praise from boss Sarina Wiegman.
Clinton told ITV: “It’s what dreams are made of. I’m very happy. I did picture this moment since I was a child, definitely, but I didn’t know it would be with my head!
All the love for Grace Clinton
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Hoping to find a route into the play-off places in midweek, Real Salt Lake will welcome LA Galaxy to America First Field in the early hours of Thursday.
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Starting with the hosts, putting in another gritty display last weekend as they snatched a 1-1 draw away at Western Conference rivals Minnesota, Real Salt Lake are enjoying an eye-catching flurry. With another play-off spot at the top of their agenda in 2023, the Claret and Cobalt will be looking to make an MLS statement here. Unbeaten in each of their last four domestic appearances, Pablo Mastroeni’s men have also suffered just a single loss from any of their previous 10 contests. With that extended flurry stemming all the way back to April 15th, the Reds have also …
Hannover have parted company with head coach Mirko Slomka after a disappointing first half of the Bundesliga season.
The two-time German champions are 13th in the table at the halfway stage of the league and sit just four points off the relegation play-off place.
Following their 2-1 defeat to Freiburg last time out, speculation intensified around the German s position, with the club confirming his exit on Friday.
Slomka, who was appointed by the club in 2010, secured the club their Bundesliga status in his first season after spending much of the season in the drop zone.
He then guided the club to a fourth-place finish in his second season thereby qualifying for the UEFA Europa League before finishing seventh and ninth in his next two campaigns.
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China said Sunday it had formally launched investigations of three more former football officials including the ex-head of the Chinese Football Association in a widening gambling and match-fixing probe.
Authorities were investigating former CFA chief Xie Yalong, the national team s ex-manager Wei Shaohui, and Li Dongsheng, the former director of Chinese soccer s referee committee, the police ministry said in a statement.
State media had previously reported the three men had been taken into custody for questioning, but there had been no official confirmation.
China s professional leagues have been plagued with allegations of gambling, match-fixing and crooked referees for years.
That, coupled with the national side s poor performances, have long made the …
Barcelona star Luis Suarez has made it clear that joining Arsenal was never really an option due to his emotional attachment to Liverpool.
Arsenal made a bid for Suarez in the summer of 2013, but Liverpool refused to sell the Uruguayan to a domestic rival.
Suarez went on to enjoy a superb 2013-14 season, scoring 31 Premier League goals to inspire Liverpool s unlikely bid for the title.
The 29-year-old then joined Barcelona, and played a major role in helping the Camp Nou outfit to a treble of La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey last term.
Suarez and Barca visit Emirates Stadium for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, and the in-form striker who has scored 41 goals in all competitions already this season has no r…
Japan star Keisuke Honda is adamant his team can cause an upset by winning the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Alberto Zaccheroni s Japan are tipped to make a splash at the showpiece event after being drawn against Colombia, Greece and Ivory Coast in Group C.
Former England international Michael Owen believes the Asian champions could reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup but Honda has set his sights higher.
I have kept saying about the aim to win the World Cup and it does not matter how other people think about it, the Milan attacker told reporters ahead of Japan s final warm-up match against Zambia on Friday.
I could not be happier as a football player if there are more people to expect us to win it than before, as a result of having said that.
I w…
Xherdan Shaqiri still has a future at Liverpool, manager Jurgen Klopp revealed during his pre-match press conference ahead of his team s trip to Selhurst Park, where they will face Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Swiss international has been an important player for the Reds since his arrival from Stoke City in the summer of 2018 and played a vital role in their Champions League triumph, as well as the ultimately doomed Premier League title chase last season. He scored six goals and laid on five assists during the campaign, often bringing new levels of energy from the bench or starting as a rotational option. But he hasn t been able to force his way into the regular starting XI, and that has led to some speculative reports about his future at the club.
Asked about those …
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde sees no reason why Real Madrid should expect a year of transition after sacking Julen Lopetegui.
The former Spain head coach was dismissed on Monday in the wake of the 5-1 Clasico thrashing at Camp Nou, a result that left Madrid with only one win in seven matches.
Santiago Solari has been placed in temporary charge of the first team while a long-term successor is sought, with Antonio Conte and Roberto Martinez the reported favourites.
Despite the uncertainty around the coaching position, Valverde does not believe Madrid should be discounted from competing for major honours this season.
I don t think that exists, he told a news conference when asked if Madrid are entering a transitional year. Madrid are like us and they w…
Reece James has not given up on his World Cup dream despite being ruled out for eight weeks with a knee injury.
James was substituted during Chelsea s 2-0 Champions League triumph over Milan in midweek, and the Blues confirmed on Saturday that the right-back would undergo a rehabilitation programme that will keep him sidelined for two months.
That would mean him missing England s World Cup campaign in Qatar, which starts against Iran on November 22.
A statement on Chelsea s official website read: Following the knee injury sustained in our away match against Milan, Reece has received treatment from the Chelsea medical department and visited a specialist this weekend.
After consultation between all parties, Reece will now undergo a rehabilitation program…