Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has revealed he would be willing to return to Lazio in the future, .
Macheda, 21, is currently on loan at Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart 1893 eV, and started against his former club Lazio in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
The Italian side won the crucial first leg away from home by a score of 2-0. Macheda, who was starting his first match for Stuttgart, was substituted in the final minute of the game.
The Italy Under-21 international was a member of Lazio s youth system before agreeing to make a quickfire move to Old Trafford in 2007.
Macheda has failed to break into United s first-team setup after scoring a sensational injury-time winner against Aston Villa on his Premier League debut in April 200…
Andrew Robertson feels Liverpool being viewed as outsiders against Real Madrid in the Champions League final can work to their advantage.
Jurgen Klopp s team survived a late brace from Radja Nainggolan that handed Roma a 4-2 win on Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico – a result that was not enough to prevent Liverpool from progressing 7-6 on aggregate.
Nainggolan s error in the ninth minute had a greater influence on proceedings, allowing Sadio Mane to extend Liverpool s overall advantage and Georginio Wijnaldum restored their lead on the night after James Milner unwittingly scored a freak own goal.
Edin Dzeko equalised and led the charge for Roma, but their closing salvo proved too little, too late.
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Bayern Munich have been hit by a further goalkeeping injury blow as Sven Ulreich, like Manuel Neuer, has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Carlo Ancelotti s men have already clinched the Bundesliga title and will see out the rest of the campaign with third-choice goalkeeper Tom Starke.
With Starke selected for Saturday s clash with Darmstadt, Bayern announced via Twitter that Ulreich will miss the remainder of 2016-17 following an injury to his elbow in training.
Starke was making his first appearance of the season and just his sixth league outing in total since joining Bayern from Hoffenheim in 2012.
suffered an elbow ligament injury in training on Friday and will miss the rest of the season.
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Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta hopes to conclude the signing of Liverpool s Emre Can after the Champions League final.
The Germany international has long been linked with the Serie A champions, having failed to agree terms on a new contract at Anfield.
Reports in Italy last month claimed Can is ready to sign a five-year deal with Massimiliano Allegri s side, despite some late interest from Bayern Munich.
Marotta has now confirmed they hope to finish talks in the coming days with a view to announcing his arrival before the World Cup.
We are optimistic about a positive end to negotiations with Emre Can, he told Mediaset Premium before Saturday s Serie A clash with Verona.
We hope to announce his signing after the Champions League final.…
Antonio Conte s departure from Chelsea is expected to be confirmed imminently, and the Stamford Bridge faithful are readying themselves for an eighth different manager in seven years.
That man looks likely to be Maurizio Sarri, who left Serie A runners up Napoli at the end of the 2017-18 campaign.
But who is Sarri and what can Chelsea fans expect from him?
Here s five things you should know about the 59-year-old Italian.
WELL TRAVELLED
Sarri started his managerial career with Pescara in 2005 before undertaking quick-fire spells at Arezzo, Avellino, Hellas Verona and Perugia.
After further short stints at Alessandria and Sorrento, he seemingly settled down at Empoli for three years before upping sticks again and taking on th…
Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Jack Hendry from Celtic in the summer of 2021, according to . Burnley are also reported to be interested in securing the services of the 25-year-old centre-back.
Hendry joined Celtic from Dundee in 2018 and was expected to be a success at Celtic Park. However, the Scotland international has failed to make a huge impact at the Glasgow giants and spent the second half of last season on loan at Melbourne City. The 25-year-old joined Oostende on loan in the summer of 2020.
It has been reported that Oostende have an option to make Hendry’s loan move permanent for £2 million, and the Belgian club could then decide to sell the Scotland international centre-back at a higher price. However, Celtic are repo…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has given his full backing to Adrian after revealing first-choice goalkeeper Alisson is not yet close to a return.
Alisson has been sidelined with a calf injury sustained in the 4-1 win over Norwich City on the opening day of the Premier League season.
No timeframe has been given for the Brazil international s comeback, but he was moving freely on Thursday when collecting his award for Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season.
Asked for an update on Alisson at Friday s news conference, Klopp said: He has made steps, of course, but it was a proper injury, so it will still take time.
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Gareth Southgate says he has never picked an England team “based on external reaction” and will not change tack despite Jordan Henderson facing a potential backlash from some fans for moving to Saudi Arabia.
The 33-year-old this summer swapped the Liverpool captaincy for the Saudi Pro League, joining Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq in a controversial £12million deal.
Henderson has been a high-profile supporter of LGBTQ+ rights during his time on Merseyside and this week apologised for any hurt he caused by moving to a country where homosexuality is illegal.
The midfielder hoped his move to Saudi Arabia can help the LGBTQ+ rights movement and is now set to feature in his first international match since joining Al-Ettifaq when England face Ukraine in Saturday’…
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain each have four nominees in the 23-man shortlist for the FIFA FIFPRO Men s World 11 for 2021.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold are also included, although there is no place for Mohamed Salah.
PSG s attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are among the forwards, as is Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Veteran Dani Alves also won enough votes to make the list, even though the 38-year-old, who recently rejoined Barcelona, only played 16 times in domestic competition in Brazil this year.
Professional footballers across the world were asked to vote for the three players they considered to have the best seasons during the 2020-21 season among goalkeepers, defenders, midfie…
Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been busy in the transfer market in the January transfer window
Welsh club Cardiff City find themselves bottom of the Premier League table with 22 games played so far this season.
The Bluebirds were expected to be the best equipped out of the three promoted teams for life in the top-flight.
However, the club has endured a difficult season so far with owner Vincent Tan falling out with boss Malky Mackay, which led to the Scot leaving the club and former-Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking the reins.
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The former-Molde boss has certainly been active in the January transfer market. Solskjaer has already brought in compatriots Magnus Wolf Eikrem and Mats Daehli, who both played under Solskj…