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Ecuador and Senegal will face each other in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A this coming Tuesday. The match between the South American team and the African side will take place at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan and is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time.
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Ecuador are doing well at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the moment. The South American side have a great chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the biggest footballing competition on he planet. They are second in Group A now with four points from two matches, level on points with leaders Netherlands and a point ahead of Senegal, who are currently third in the standings.
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AS Roma are interested in signing Luka Jovic from Real Madrid in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Roma head coach Jose Mourinho wants to bring Jovic to the Stadio Olimpico on loan from his former club Madrid for the rest of the season.
Jovic has recently started to play regularly for Madrid and is doing quite well for Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the moment. The 23-year-old has scored one goal and provided two assists in eight substitute appearances in La Liga so far this season. The Serbia international has also made one start and two substitute appearances in the Champions League for Madrid this campaign.
Madrid are at the top of the La Liga table at the moment with 42 points from 17 matches, while Roma are currently sixth in the Se…
Manchester United target nears Benfica exit
Portuguese newspaper that Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay is set to leave Estadio da Luz in the January transfer window.
A number of Benfica players have been attracting attention from top European clubs, but the Argentine defender is clearly the most sought-after footballer at the club.
Garay, 26, already has plenty of experience of playing at the highest level and his showing for the Eagles over the last two seasons have been of the highest standard.
Benfica chiefs hope to keep hold of the player at least until the summer, but they may not be able to resist a big money offer.
Juventus and Manchester United seem to be locked in the battle for the highly rated defender, with at least one of the two clu…
Fulham defender John Arne Riise believes Tottenham star Gareth Bale should not succumb to the temptation of Europe s biggest sides.
Riise left home in Norway at 17 to fulfil his career ambition, but does not see any reason for Bale to leave Tottenham or the English Premier League.
Riise, who will face Bale s side on Sunday at White Hart Lane, told The Sun why the Wales star should resist leaving Spurs.
Riise said: When Real Madrid and Barcelona call your name it is tempting. But, for me, there seems no reason to leave Tottenham.
The club seems to be going places, he is playing unbelievable football and he has his friends and family here.
Moving abroad is a lonely business.
When I was 17 I left Norway but I had to. The football there is…
James Milner has stoked the flames ahead of Liverpool s trip to Manchester City by saying the Reds team he plays in is better than the City squad with which he won two Premier League titles.
Milner was a part of the City sides that lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2014, before completing a move to Anfield on a free transfer ahead of last season.
With Chelsea seemingly destined for domestic dominance this time around, City and Liverpool s main focus is securing a top-four finish and Champions League football for 2017-18.
Just a point and a place separates the clubs heading into the weekend s meeting at the Etihad Stadium and, despite their inconsistent nature, Milner believes Liverpool possess the quality to stand alongside City s title-winners.
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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says he has nothing against James Rodriguez despite the attacking midfielder punching the dugout after being substituted against Leganes.
James was frustrated to be taken off for Isco with 18 minutes remaining of his side s thrilling 4-2 away LaLiga victory on Wednesday.
The Colombia international had produced a fine display, scoring the opener, assisting Alvaro Morata s hat-trick goal and creating a total of four chances for his team-mates.
But despite Marcelo attempting to calm him down, James let his anger be known when Zidane opted to replace him, walking straight past the head coach before punching the dugout after sitting down.
The substitution meant James has still only completed the full 90 minutes in two league ma…
Luka Jovic continues to make an impressive impact back at Eintracht Frankfurt after scoring again for the Bundesliga club – meaning the striker has already surpassed his goals tally for Real Madrid.
The Serbia international departed Frankfurt after a hugely productive 2018-19 season, during which he scored 27 times in all competitions.
Madrid paid €60million to sign him, though the move has failed to work out as hoped. During his 18 months in the Spanish capital, Jovic managed just two goals in 32 appearances, albeit he started on just 11 occasions.
However, a return to familiar territory has helped the 23-year-old who will spend the rest of the season on loan in Germany quickly rediscover his form.
He scored twice in his first game b…
Cristiano Ronaldo would have won the Ballon d Or if he played for Real Madrid, according to the Juventus superstar s agent Jorge Mendes.
Ronaldo – a five-time Ballon d Or winner – has not claimed the individual award since leaving Madrid for Juve in 2018, with Luka Modric and Lionel Messi honoured in back-to-back seasons.
Messi received a record sixth Ballon d Or this month as Portugal international Ronaldo finished third behind the Barcelona captain and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.
Cristiano deserved to win the Ballon d Or at least once in the last two years, Mendes said. If he had played at Real Madrid, he would have won it, but next year I think he can win it again.
For me it is an injustice [that Cristiano hasn t won the Ballon d Or]…
Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo lauded Cristiano Ronaldo s adaptability as the defending Serie A champions beat Roma 2-0 on Saturday.
Ronaldo and an Ibanez own goal saw Juve to victory at Allianz Stadium, where the Italian giants claimed their third successive league victory.
A day after his 36th birthday, Ronaldo opened the scoring when his deflected strike clattered down off the underside of the crossbar in the 22nd minute before Ibanez s 69th-minute own goal put the result beyond doubt.
Ronaldo has been directly involved in 84 goals since his Serie A debut in 2018, scoring 68 goals and providing 16 assists, more than any other player in the competition, while the five-time Ballon d Or winner has now scored 16 times across 17 league appearances this season.
Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Tuesday.
The Manchester City defender had already been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault and is being held in custody.
Mendy was charged initially by Cheshire Constabulary in August in relation to alleged attacks between October 2020 and August 2021. The new charges concern alleged rapes in the same timespan.
The 27-year-old France international was suspended by City at the time of the first charges, pending an investigation.
The CPS said it had authorised Cheshire Constabulary to charge Mendy, and another man, Louis Saha Matturie, with additional allegations of serious sexual assault .
Benjamin Mendy…