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PSV have history in their sights when they travel to take on CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Eredivisie champions, who shocked Manchester United on matchday one, have never before won their opening two group games in the competition, though they have fond memories of facing the Russian Premier League leaders.

PSV won home and away at this stage of the 2007-08 tournament against CSKA and got back to winning ways in the domestic top flight with a 2-1 victory at home to NEC on Saturday, leaving coach Phillip Cocu proud of his team s character.

We could not create enough chances because we slowed down the tempo of the game, he said after the match. Then we responded well and managed to move up a gear.

But at the end of the day we sh…

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic could sign a pre-contract agreement with Inter Milan, .

The thirty-one year old is into the final year of his contract with the Blues, and is yet to sign a new deal.

His agent Zoran Krneta believes that the full-back could still remain at Stamford Bridge, though he has admitted that he could be tempted by a move away.

Ivanovic moved to England in the winter of 2008, and has since racked up three hundred and twenty-six appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring thirty-one goals and winning a whole host of major honours along the way.

He has winners medals from the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Europa League and Champions League though he was suspended for the final of the latter as Chelsea beat Baye…

Massimiliano Allegri feels fortunate to work with World Cup winner Angel Di Maria after the winger scored at Spezia, where the Italian felt Juventus were lucky to triumph.

Di Maria came off the bench and lashed home a pinpoint finish into the bottom-left corner as Juve triumphed 2-0 after Moise Kean s first-half opener at Stadio Alberto Picco on Sunday.

The Argentina international has been directly involved in 10 goals (four goals, six assists) for Juve in all competitions this season.

That is the most of any Bianconeri player this term, contributing to a goal every 97 minutes on average, and Allegri remains grateful to work with the 35-year-old.

I ve always been lucky because in the teams I ve coached I ve been stuffed with champions. Di Maria is one of…

Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score 16 goals in a major European international qualifying campaign on Sunday as Poland booked their place at the World Cup.

The Bayern Munich star had been tied with Cristiano Ronaldo as the section s top scorer on 15 prior to his side s final Group E game against Montenegro, where they needed a point to progress.

Poland saw off a spirited fightback from the visitors to win 4-2, with the third home goal five minutes from the end coming from Lewandowski.

That strike made the 29-year-old the first player to hit 16 in a single campaign of either the UEFA section of World Cup qualifying or the European Championship equivalent.

Record! Robert Lewandowski becomes the first player ever to score 16 goals i…

Leicester City have completed the signing of Stoke City defender Robert Huth on a three-year deal.

The German moves for an undisclosed fee having enjoyed a successful 14-game spell on loan at the King Power Stadium during the 2014-15 season.

Huth was an integral part of a Leicester side who won six of their last nine matches to secure Premier League safety.

The 30-year-old took to Twitter to thank Stoke following his six-year stay at the club and spoke of his excitement of completing a full deal at Leicester.

Stoke you have been sensational. Thanks for everything, I ll never forget it, the former Chelsea defender, who won two title at Stamford Bridge, wrote.

Now the sexy football show rolls into Leicester!!

Stoke s chief executive To…

Pablo Zabaleta believes Manchester City would be foolish to focus solely on Premier League leaders Leicester City with the chasing pack closing in on the Champions League places.

City have won one of their past five league matches and lie 12 points adrift of Leicester in fourth, albeit with a game in hand on Claudio Ranieri s shock title favourites.

Manuel Pellegrini s team could have slipped to fifth by the time they host bitter rivals Manchester United in Sunday s derby, where Louis van Gaal s men will aim for a win to close to within one point of their neighbours.

Of course we need to be honest with ourselves and just think that the gap between Leicester and us is big – 12 points, Zabaleta said.

We have a game in hand, but I think it is not right …

Tottenham’s new technical director Johan Lange officially started work on Wednesday, but boss Ange Postecoglou will not be banging on his door demanding a squad full of “24 world-class players” any time soon.

Spurs are next in action on Monday against London rivals Chelsea, who took their spending under Todd Boehly beyond the £1billion mark with several additions this summer, including midfielder Moses Caicedo for £100million.

While Tottenham’s signings have hit the ground running, Chelsea continue to flatter to deceive and have won only three times under Mauricio Pochettino in the Premier League this season.

Postecoglou was asked if he would like a £1billion war chest and insisted: “Not necessarily. I’ve always said I’ve never felt it is about j…

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The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup comes to an end with the final match everybody was hoping for. Mexico and USA both had problems in their knockout-stage matches, but both sides came away unscathed to meet in the decisive match once again. This time, the venue will be Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. One would think the USMNT would be favourites since they re playing at home, but Mexico tends to have good support across the States as well. Kick-off for this thrilling match is scheduled at 02:30 AM, BST.

The USMNT have had a relatively easy path towards the decisive match of the tournament. They won their three group-stage matches with little to no complications (4-0 against Guyana, 6-0 against Trin…

Jessie Marsch says Canada showed incredible potential by finishing fourth at the Copa America, even if he believes they threw a bronze medal away against Uruguay.

Ismael Kone and Jonathan David scored as Canada fought back from 1-0 down to lead Saturday s third-place play-off in North Carolina, but Luis Suarez levelled after 92 minutes.

Kone and Alphonso Davies then failed to convert in the penalty shoot-out as Uruguay emerged as 4-2 victors, becoming the first nation to win multiple shoot-outs at two editions of the tournament (2024 and 1999).

Canada, meanwhile, fell short of becoming the third CONCACAF nation to get on the podium at the Copa, after Mexico (1997, 1999 and 2007) and Honduras (2001).

While Marsch was disappointed with the way Canada let th…

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Hoping to make up some ground in the top-four chase on Friday night, Athletic Bilbao will welcome Celta Vigo to San Mames.

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Starting with the hosts, while Athletic Bilbao might have marked their return from October’s international break with a late 1-0 loss away at Barcelona, the Lions have certainly proven that toothless performance was nothing more than a minor blip. Last seen putting in an action-packed display as the claimed a 3-2 victory award at Villarreal, Ernesto Valverde’s side have their sights firmly set on punching a Champions League ticket this season. Losing just one of their previous five domestic appearances across all fronts, Bilbao will also be excited by their most recent showdown against Friday’…