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Luis Fernandez has backed fellow former France international Zinedine Zidane to take over at Real Madrid after Rafael Benitez s tenure as coach comes to an end. 

Benitez was appointed as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti in June following two seasons at Serie A side Napoli.

Ancelotti s dismissal in May came a year after he guided Real to an historic 10th UEFA Champions League title.

Spanish-born Fernandez, who enjoyed managerial stints at Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol and Real Betis and is currently in charge Guinea s national side, was disappointed by the decision to part company with Ancelotti but feels Real are preparing to eventually hand the reins to Zidane.

Zidane spent five seasons at Real as a player – winning La Liga and famously scoring the dec…

Jonas Hofmann has committed his future to Borussia Dortmund after signing a new five-year contract with Jurgen Klopp s side.

The 21-year-old winger made the switch to the Signal Iduna Park from Hoffenheim in 2011, and made his first-team bow in Dortmund s 3-1 league victory against his former side in December 2012.

Hofmann has started the new campaign in impressive fashion, scoring his first goal for the club in the team s 2-1 win over Eintracht Braunschweig, as well as contributing two assists.

And he has been rewarded for that start with a contract that will see him stay at the Bundesliga runners-up until June 2018.

Speaking to the club s official website, Hofmann said: I ve always been nurtured by BVB, I made the step from the reserves to the first team and I …

David Beckham s Inter Miami selected striker Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

Inter co-owned by former England captain Beckham are one of two expansion franchises preparing for their first MLS season, with Nashville SC the other.

The Florida club had the first selection in the draft and went for 18-goal Robinson from Clemson, who won the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy for the best college player.

Robinson follows the likes of former United States international Freddy Adu, Besiktas attacker Cyle Larin and Manchester City winger Jack Harrison as a number one pick.

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has admitted to having some small issues with Jose Mourinho during the 2017-18 season.

The France international, who has started both of his country s games at the World Cup, endured a difficult season at Old Trafford, with Mourinho naming him as a substitute on a number of occasions towards the end of the campaign.

Rumours of a rift between himself and Mourinho were a constant presence for the final few months of the season and now Pogba has confirmed that they did not always see eye-to-eye.

However, he was quick to brush them off as nothing major and believes his difficulties will stand him in good stead for the rest of his career.

This year was a better season than last year as I was more decisive, he told a med…

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As millions around the world continue to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one slice of normality has remained the same sport. We re firmly in the February groove and that means we re going to be experiencing a whole lost of games coming at us thick and fast between now and May, which is especially true in the English Premier League. Today, we re going to take a look at a fixture between two teams desperate to avoid a relegation scrap Crystal Palace and Burnley.

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A few positive results in recent weeks have helped to ease the pressure on the shoulders of Roy Hodgson, with many Eagles fans believing they re in for another unremarkable midtable/bottom half finish without to…

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Eintracht Frankfurt and Marseille after Tuesday s Champions League fixture was marred by crowd trouble.

Eintracht claimed their first Champions League victory at the Stade Velodrome, but their 1-0 win was overshadowed by off-pitch events, with social media footage appearing to show the two sets of fans aiming fireworks at one another in the stands.

Further footage appeared to show an Eintracht supporter giving a Nazi salute within the stadium, leading the Europa League holders to condemn the incident in a strongly worded statement.

Eintracht said: The club dissociates itself completely and utterly from the one isolated incident that occurred during the run-up to the UEFA Champions League match between Olympique d…

Massimiliano Allegri will remain at AC Milan after holding talks with president Silvio Berlusconi and chief executive Adriano Galliani.

Allegri s long-term future as head coach had been in doubt despite the team securing UEFA Champions League qualification, with Serie A rivals Roma reportedly ready to swoop.

However, he finally sat down with the club s hierarchy and Galliani and Berlusconi have decided to retain his services.

With Galliani and Allegri we had a frank and cordial discussion in which we revisited and analysed the past season, so there was a clarification on certain things, Berlusconi said.

We reached an agreement on the rights and duties of the club towards the coach and the coach towards the club.

We also talked about the type of…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed reports linking him with a switch to Manchester City.

The Northern Irishman has been tipped as a potential successor to Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium, should the City hierarchy opt for a change of management at the end of the season.

But Rodgers, who joined Liverpool from Swansea City in 2012 and signed a new four-year deal on Merseyside last May, insists his head will not be turned.

That doesn t distract me,  he said. I chose to come to Liverpool because I hoped I could be here for many years.

The speculation is just the nature of football I think.

I remember earlier this season playing Ludogorets away and as I walked off I saw a banner that said Rodgers Out , so I never get too carrie…

According to Catalan , Paris Saint-Germain s Adrien Rabiot has agreed personal terms with .

The midfielder is set to earn the sum of €600,000 per month after the Catalan club decided to accept his financial demands. Their General Manager Pep Segura and the newly appointed Director of Football Eric Abidal recently traveled to Paris in order to work out a plan for the deal with Rabiot s mother and agent and to convey their intentions to PSG.

The occasional French international has spent his entire professional career at the Paris club, making 200 appearances in all competitions, scoring 22 goals and winning four league titles in six seasons.

There have been reports over the past several months linking Rabiot to a number of clubs with Tottenham Hotspur leading t…

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Olympiacos and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play Thursday in the first leg of the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League Round of 16. This fixture will be held behind closed doors, however, as there are nationwide fears regarding the coronavirus on Greek soil. Neither side has anything to lose, though, so we could be in line for a very open contest. Kick-off for this match has been scheduled at 20:00 GMT.

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Olympiacos are coming off a 3-2 loss at PAOK in their previous Greek Super League match, but they enter this contest with the morale at an all-time high since they eliminated Arsenal in the previous Europa League round. The loss against PAOK ended a three-game winning streak for the Greek giants…