Alisson Becker in demand in Saudi Arabia

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is in demand in the Saudi Pro League, according to . The report has claimed that clubs in Saudi Arabia are keen on the Brazil international, and that the 31-year-old will get a monster offer.

TEAMtalk has claimed that Alisson’s preference is to stay in Europe if he is to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window. The former AS Roma star wants to play in the UEFA Champions League and is also keen on keeping his place as the first-choice goalkeeper for Brazil.

Alisson has been on the books of Liverpool since 2018 and has been superb for the Reds over the years. The 31-year-old has established himself as a world-class goalkeeper, and it would be hard for Liverpool to replace him if he left the Merseyside club this summer. He has wo…

Young signs new deal to stay with Aston Villa

Aston Villa veteran Ashley Young has agreed a new one-year contract with the club.

Young, who will turn 37 this week, made 24 Premier League appearances, 10 of which were starts, after returning to Villa for a second spell last season.

He represented Manchester United and Inter after his first four-and-a-half year spell at Villa Park ended in 2011.

Young will now spend the 2022-23 campaign with Villa under Steven Gerrard, as they look to kick on from a 14th-place finish.

Asked why he opted to stay, Young told Villa s website: It was the ambition of the club, the manager, the staff and the players as well  I wasn t ready to go into retirement just yet.

When I spoke to the manager towards the end of the season, he told me what he thought about me…

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea: Orsic condemns Blues to shock defeat in Champions League opener

Chelsea made a dismal start to their Champions League campaign as Mislav Orsic guided Dinamo Zagreb to a shock 1-0 win over the disjointed Blues on Tuesday. 

Orsic handed the hosts a surprise lead with a neat finish after racing onto Bruno Petkovic s flick-on just 13 minutes in, as Chelsea produced yet another toothless attacking display.

Chelsea debutant Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struggled before being withdrawn on the hour, with Dinamo keeping Thomas Tuchel s men at arm s length with a superb defensive performance.

Having made a below-par start in the Premier League, Chelsea must now play catch-up in what could prove an awkward Champions League group, with games against Milan and Salzburg to come.

Mislav Oršić s last four games against Eng…

Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig (8-1 agg): Five-goal record-breaker Haaland fires hosts into quarter-

Erling Haaland s five-goal masterclass fired Manchester City into the Champions League quarter-finals as they dismantled RB Leipzig in a 7-0 rout on Tuesday.

The striker nabbed a first-half hat-trick, including two goals in two minutes, before adding another two after the restart in a tour-de-force performance at the Etihad Stadium for a 8-1 aggregate victory.

Now with 39 goals for the season, Haaland s haul saw him take Tommy Johnson s single-season City record set in 1928-29 among a series of new high marks as Pep Guardiola s hosts tied their record margin of victory in European competition.

Also the youngest and fastest player to pass 30 Champions League goals, Haaland s historic numbers befitted a majestic display up front, with his latest turn destined to go…

Sesko opts for Leipzig stay over Arsenal, Man Utd move due to progress opportunities

Benjamin Sesko remains certain that staying at RB Leipzig is the right decision to develop his career after turning down reported Premier League interest.

Slovenia international Sesko joined Leipzig from RB Salzburg in 2023, scoring 14 league goals last campaign, a tally bettered by only seven players in the German top flight.

That form was said to have attracted Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea to the 21-year-old, who instead signed a new five-year contract with the Bundesliga club last month.

Having committed his future to life at the Red Bull Arena, the striker believes Leipzig will provide a platform for his progression.

I thought it through very well, Sesko said to Nogomania, a Slovenian media outlet. I believe I made the right decision. I wan…

Defiant Luis Enrique stands by his philosophy despite Spain exit

Spain coach Luis Enrique stood by his players, and his philosophy, following their World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco on Tuesday.

It means since winning the title in 2010, Spain have failed to advance beyond the round of 16 stage in three attempts.

Spain racked up 1019 passes over 120 minutes of domination but a glaring lack of cutting edge stunted their attempts to find a goal with the game going to a penalty shoot-out in which Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets all missed.

Luis Enrique insisted he was happy with the way his team played and stood by his style of football.

We dominated but lacked a goal, he said. We created chances, we were progressive but we met an opponent who performed to a high level.

We could ve created mor…

Carvajal wants Madrid stay for ´many years´, open to future MLS move

Dani Carvajal has no intention of playing for any European club other than Real Madrid, describing a move to MLS as a possibility at the end of his career.

Carvajal came through the ranks at the Santiago Bernabeu before spending a lone season in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen in 2012-13.

Since returning to Madrid, Carvajal has built a legacy as one of the club s most decorated players, winning LaLiga four times, the Champions League on six occasions and the FIFA Club World Cup five times.

Carvajal scored the opener as Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund in last season s Champions League final, then played a key role as Spain won a record-breaking fourth European crown at Euro 2024.

Carvajal saw fellow Madrid stalwart Toni Kroos hang up his boots after that tour…

Juventus want to sign Jonathan David

Juventus are interested in signing Jonathan David in the summer transfer window, according to . David is out of contract at Lille at the end of the season, and Serie A club Juventus are keen on securing the services of the 24-year-old Canada international forward on a free transfer.

David has been on the books of Lille since 2020 and has established himself as one of the better forwards in Ligue 1. The Canada international has scored one goal in three appearances in Ligue 1 so far this season. David scored 19 goals and provided four assists in 30 Ligue 1 starts last season and scored 24 goals and gave four assists in 36 league starts in 2022-23.

Lille finished fourth in the Ligue 1 table last season and are sixth in the league standings at the moment with six points fro…

Vera Pauw: Ireland players feared for their bodies in abandoned Colombia clash

Republic of Ireland coach Vera Pauw admits her players “feared for their bodies” in their abandoned Women’s World Cup warm-up match against Colombia on Friday.

Midfielder Denise O’Sullivan was taken to hospital with a shin injury and the game was halted after just 20 minutes following a number of rough challenges, with the Football Association of Ireland describing it as “overly physical”.

Scans have revealed the North Carolina Courage captain has not sustained any fractures but the extent of a soft tissue injury has still to be discovered.

“It was something I had never experienced before in my 47 years being involved in football, not as a player, not as a coach,” Pauw told Sky Sports.

“It started lively, a good game, normal, and then th…

Ben Barclay heads Carlisle into League Two play-off final

Ben Barclay earned Carlisle a thrilling 3-2 aggregate victory over Bradford but is will miss the Sky Bet League Two play-off final against Stockport.

Defender Barclay, on loan from County, headed United’s third and semi-final clinching goal in the second period of extra time after Mark Hughes’ Bantams threatened to take the game to penalties.

The final whistle produced a mass pitch invasion with thousands of jubilant home supporters celebrating victory.

Carlisle trailed 1-0 from the first leg at Valley Parade but levelled the tie when defender Brad Halliday put through his own goal after 21 minutes.

That is the way it stayed for the rest of normal time with Bradford offering little in response up front.

Callum Guy, a former Bradford loanee, th…