If Zlatan Ibrahimovic decides to depart Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season his history with the club will not be undone, says former director Leonardo.
The Swede s contract at the Parc des Princes expires at the end of this campaign and he has been linked to numerous clubs as a result.
Two goals in the 5-1 win against Lyon further improved Ibrahimovic s Ligue 1 scoring record for the Paris giants, taking his total to 89.
Leonardo, who helped engineer Ibrahimovic s arrival from AC Milan in 2012, says such history will not be forgotten quickly if he chooses to part ways.
Considering the rapport he created with the club, it s a decision they will take together, Leonardo told Le Parisien.
If he plays next season or not, it will not chang…
Ashley Cole appears set to sign for Roma after the Serie A club welcomed the former England left-back s arrival in Italy on Monday.
Cole is a free agent after his contract with Chelsea expired and had been heavily linked with a move to the Stadio Olimpico in recent days.
The 33-year-old now seems to be on the verge of completing that switch, after Roma posted a picture on their official Twitter account announcing Cole s arrival.
An image of Cole was accompanied by the message: Welcome to Rome, Ashley!
Cole announced his retirement from international football in May after missing out on a place in Roy Hodgson s England squad for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
A veteran of 107 caps, he claimed eight major honours during his time at Chelsea, includin…
December: The month Liverpool s Premier League title bid is supposed to come off the tracks.
Yet here we are, seven advent calendar chocolates down, numerous Christmas parties already in the books, and Jurgen Klopp s Reds keep adding to their own Carry On series: Carry On Winning.
The 5-2 victory over Everton on Wednesday was their first of nine games in 26 days across the final month of the year. A festive schedule so packed it might rival the Radio Times bumper Christmas edition.
How would a squad perceived to be weaker than rivals Manchester City s group cope with such a haul? One that includes two games in as many days, in countries 3,000 miles apart.
The early indications are they will be just fine.
Still unbeaten. Outstanding performan…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers will play host to Tottenham Hotspur at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday afternoon, in an important game that will be a part of round 17 of the 2019/20 Premier League season and a clash of two highly rated Portuguese tacticians.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ever since their return to the Premier League in the summer of 2018, Wolves have been one of the bigger and more positive surprises the English top flight has offered. Last season they finished seventh, directly below the big six , and this time around they seem determined to do better than that and take advantage of any potential slip up from any one of them.
Already it would seem quite realistic with Manchester United on the same point tally as them (24),…
England manager Gareth Southgate is comfortable with fully focusing on making sure there is a Trafalgar Square party in July after European Championship success rather than worrying about his contract situation.
Southgate has made the conscious decision to put talks over his future on hold despite his current terms with the Football Association being set to expire in December.
Euro 2024 will be the fourth major tournament Southgate has taken charge of as England boss and he is determined to minimise any potential distractions.
Two exciting games at to come!
The take on Brazil next Saturday, before an International with Belgium three days later
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“I have to deliver in the job I’m in, so there’s no point in m…
Dundee’s home game against Rangers has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch which means Celtic go into the international break top of the cinch Premiership.
The reigning champions had put pressure on Phillipe Clement’s side with a 3-1 win over St Johnstone on Saturday to go one point clear.
There was a 9.15am pitch inspection on Sunday morning ahead of the scheduled noon kick-off at the Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park, with a second inspection by match referee Don Robertson taking place an hour later.
And Dundee released a statement at 10.28am on their X account which read: “Following the referee’s second pitch inspection this morning, today’s cinch Premiership match with Rangers has been postponed.
“Recent rainfall has meant the pitch has…
Joe Hart insists his mid-season dip in form for Manchester City will have no bearing on his performances for England at the FIFA World Cup.
The 27-year-old spent time out of City s XI during the club s Premier League winning campaign, after a series of high-profile mistakes.
However, Hart quickly reclaimed his place in Manuel Pellegrini s starting line-up, and made 31 appearances in the top flight last term.
Hart believes he has learned valuable lessons from the experience, and has vowed to keep improving.
I was just focused on getting back in the team at Man City to be honest, he said.
I ve learned it s a long season and it definitely doesn t just revolve around myself. There are some great goalkeepers around the world, and we have two besides me at a grea…
Amazing performance
Monday night s 1-0 win at Portsmouth saw Norwich achieve promotion back to the Premier League and complete one of the finest team performances of modern years. Back to back promotions from League One to the Premiership simply don t happen any more.
Rapid
In the past, teams like Swansea, Wimbledon and Watford made a rapid rise through the leagues but in recent years, that sort of achievement has appeared to be impossible. Norwich, under boss Paul Lambert, have proved that it isn t.
The last club to do the same back to back promotions was Manchester City some eleven years ago. Paul Lambert described the achievement as a miracle.
It s up there with anything I ve done. In the last two years it s a miracle what has happened.
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