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Hoping to try and find a route to the top of the National League table on Saturday evening, Wrexham will welcome Maidenhead to the Racecourse Ground.
Starting with the hosts, while Wrexham might have failed to clinch a Football League return last season, the Dragons are enjoying a fifth-tier purple patch. Once again tipped as a leading contender in the promotion chase, Phil Parkinson s side were last seen laying down another marker. Eventually cruising their way to a 5-0 romp away at Dorking, the ex-Bolton boss has seen his side win each of their last four National League outings. With that run highlighted by another 5-0 victory against Maidstone on August 20th, Wrexham have gained a reputation for their clinic…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford could decide to leave at the end of the season but has told Ralf Rangnick he is still happy at Old Trafford, the interim boss said.
Rangnick says he is working to get the best out of the 24-year-old England international, although reports have suggested Rashford may seek a move away from the club he has represented throughout his senior career.
He was reportedly unhappy after being left out of the starting XI for United s 4-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
After hitting double figures for goals in three consecutive Premier League campaigns, Rashford has scored just four league goals in 18 appearances this campaign, and has seen just 867 minutes of game time in the English top flight.
Speaking ahead of U…
Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell says he has no regrets over missing out on a move to Liverpool earlier in his career.
Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers tried to sign the England international during his time in charge of the Reds.
Chilwell was 17 when talks involving his agent, Leicester and Liverpool ultimately ended with him remaining at King Power Stadium.
Now 22, the defender is a regular for England under Gareth Southgate and an established member of a team sitting third in the Premier League.
Definitely no regrets, Chilwell told Sky Sports.
When I look at how the last four or five years have gone, starting eight games now for the England team is something I m very happy with.
Leicester was the right place for me to be at the time a…
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Paris Saint-Germain are set to take on Montpellier in the 21st round of the 2020-21 season in Ligue 1 on Friday evening at the Parc des Princes.
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PSG will be looking to win this game to fortify the top spot in the table against any intrusions from rivals. They are currently above Lille OSC on mere goal-difference with both teams on 42 points, and Olympique Lyon are close behind as well with 40.
The season didn t start too well for the Ligue 1 champions, following their heart-breaking involvement in the Champions League final last summer. With the domestic title in their hands practically every year, it s only to be understood that winning UEFA s elite club competition remains their top priority, as well as a…
Arsenal are interested in signing Mario Gotze of Borussia Dortmund, according to German outlet Bild.
The attacking midfielder, who switched back and forth between Dortmund and Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2016 and won his country the 2014 World Cup by scoring the winning goal in the final of the tournament, has been struggling to get his career back on track for a while. His last season with Bayern was a frustrating one as he gradually lost his influence on the pitch and consequently his place in the team as well.
Having returned to the Signal Iduna Park the previous summer, he was diagnosed with a metabolic disorder in March 2017, which later turned out to be myopathy.
Dortmund have recently added Thorgan Hazard from Borussia Monchngladbach and Julian Brandt …
Italian club Frosinone have officially signed Arsenal striker Joel Campbell, after years of the Costa Rican spending time out on loan. The 26-year-old, who joined the Gunners way back in 2011, has played for a who s who of European clubs on loan such as Lorient, Betis, Olympiacos, Villarreal, Sporting CP, Betis again and now Frosinone.
For the most part, though, he s been unable to find consistency when it comes to his goalscoring ability. While he s certainly effective in other areas of the pitch he s never been viewed as someone who can make much of an impact for Arsenal, who have the likes of Aubameyang and Lacazette leading the line for them at the Emirates.
Frosinone are a relatively small club in the realms of Italian football, with a stadium capacity of just over…
Pep Guardiola s Manchester City will not be considered the Premier League s best-ever team until they complete a clean sweep of trophies including the Champions League, according to Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
City equalled their club record unbeaten run of 28 matches when they beat Wolves 4-1 on Tuesday, which was also their 21st successive win across all competitions.
This remarkable form has seen them open up a gaping 15-point lead over second-placed Manchester United, whom they play this weekend – though Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men can reduce that slightly when they play Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, City are romping clear and only a monumental collapse will prevent them from retaking the crown from Liverpool, with Stats Perform s AI team giving…
Gareth Bale s agent is not willing to enter into slanging matches with Zinedine Zidane after the Real Madrid boss claimed the Wales forward refused to play in the pre-season friendly with Bayern Munich.
Madrid boss Zidane accused Bale of making his own decision not to feature in the International Champions Cup defeat to the Bundesliga champions at the weekend.
The absence occurred in the wake of Zidane admitting his desire for the 30-year-old to be sold sooner rather than later.
Bale s agent, Jonathan Barnett, branded the Frenchman a disgrace in response to those comments, but insisted there would be no ongoing war of words on Tuesday.
That s not something we ve ever spoken about [missing the Bayern game]. I m not getting into any slanging matches, Bar…
Referee Stephanie Frappart overturned a late penalty for Bayern Munich to ensure they were held to a goalless draw by Copenhagen in the Champions League.
The Group A fixture at Allianz Arena was not without controversy after Frappart pointed to the spot in the second minute of added time when the ball hit the arm of Peter Ankersen, but the French official was told to look at the incident on the pitchside monitor by VAR and changed her decision.
It occurred minutes after Bayern captain Manuel Neuer had made a superb double save to deny Mohamed Elyounoussi after Copenhagen produced an excellent display, although the post-match focus centred on Frappart.
Frappart’s decision to subsequently not give the spot-kick occurred 24 hours after Paris St Germain were given …
Wayne Rooney drew level with Bobby Charlton as Manchester United s record goalscorer as the holders beat Reading 4-0 in the FA Cup third round.
The club captain struck his 249th goal after only seven minutes at Old Trafford before he set up Anthony Martial to score the second, with Marcus Rashford netting a second-half double in a routine victory at Old Trafford.
Rooney s last goal came against Feyenoord in the Europa League in November but he marked his return from a hamstring injury with a fortuitous finish to set a slick United on their way to victory.
Jose Mourinho made nine changes to the team that won 2-0 at West Ham on Sunday and two of those new faces, Martial and Rashford, gave the Reading defence a torrid time in a first half in which the hosts should h…