Guardiola ´confident´ Garcia will stay at Man City amid Barcelona links

Angel Correa s stunning late strike secured Atletico Madrid a 3-2 win over Valencia at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday to delay Barcelona s confirmation as LaLiga champions.

Defeat for Diego Simeone s men would have seen Barca clinch a second successive title without even playing, but they showed admirable character to see off a resolute Valencia side who had seemingly clinched a valuable point in the top-four battle with a 77th-minute Dani Parejo penalty.

Atletico were good value for their lead when Alvaro Morata opened the scoring with less than 10 minutes on the clock, but they lacked intensity and Kevin Gameiro levelled for Valencia against his former club.

Griezmann ensured Atletico went back in front in the 49th minute at the end of a lovely move and, …

Diego Simeone had little desire to discuss old foe Cristiano Ronaldo as Atletico Madrid prepare to host Juventus in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash.

Ronaldo completed a shock €112million switch to Juve in July, having won four Champions League titles with Real Madrid and become the LaLiga giants all-time top scorer.

The five-time Ballon d Or recipient netted 22 times in Madrid derbies but, speaking at a pre-match news conference, Atletico head coach Simeone was more inclined to focus on his own enviable batch of talent.

He made a decision to change and has picked a big challenge in going to Juventus, Simeone said.

But we re thinking instead about [Antoine] Griezmann, [Alvaro] Morata, [Diego] Costa, Koke, Saul [Niguez]

They are…

Liverpool are interested in signing Nayef Aguerd from Premier League rivals West Ham United in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners have been keeping tabs on the 26-year-old central defender and has been impressed with his performances for the Hammers so far this season.

The Morocco international has been on the books of West Ham since the summer of 2022 when he joined from French club Rennes. The defender suffered an early injury which affected his impact at the Hammers initially, but he is now fully fit and is doing well.

So far this season, Aguerd has made seven starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for West Ham so far this season. The 26-year-old has al…

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed he is still open to returning to management.

Wenger has not held a coaching role since his 22-year reign with the Gunners came to an end in 2018.

The 72-year-old currently serves as FIFA s head of global football development and that role remains his priority for now.

But at the premiere of the film Arsene Wenger: Invincible , the Frenchman suggested he had not ruled out the possibility of returning to the dugout at some stage.

I m crazy, I m crazy enough to be crazy and to make a crazy decision, Wenger said.

But overall I would say no, I am determined at the moment not to do it.

Maybe a national team at some stage for a term but at the moment I am involved in projects with FIFA and want to…

With the likes of Serie A and La Liga making their return this weekend, we are offered a host of eye-catching meetings from across Europe. On that note, for those of you looking to open Saturday with an acca, we have found you a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Saturday 19th September  

BST 15:00 Middlesbrough vs Bournemouth 

Starting with Saturday s guests, while Bournemouth might have sacrificed their Premier League status earlier in the summer and begun life after Eddie Howe, they have opened the New Year in impressive fashion. With Jason Tindall now in the dugout at the Vitality, the Cherries signed off their pre-season preparations with a thumping 5-3 win away at West Ham earlier in the month and they will undoubtedly be b…

England centre-back Harry Maguire suggested he does not feel fully appreciated at Manchester United and insists his influence is still being fully felt at the club.

Maguire has started just five Premier League games all season after falling out of favour at United since the arrival of manager Erik ten Hag.

The 30-year-old has had no such problems under Gareth Southgate, having remained a regular for England despite his relative lack of minutes at club level.

Amid rumours that Maguire may look to find a new team ahead of next season, the former Leicester City man has defended his time at Old Trafford.

In my last nine starts for United, we have won, he said. I can t remember losing a game for United, so my influence is still there.

Asked if he fee…

Luke Shaw launched a scathing criticism of former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his strange personal agenda, with the Red Devils and England full-back insisting clearly I m in his head .

Mourinho managed Shaw at United from 2016 until he was sacked in 2018 and the Portuguese boss was often critical of the England international publicly in Manchester.

Shaw has since flourished under the guidance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at United, but Mourinho – now in charge of Serie A side Roma following his Tottenham sacking – took aim at the Englishman s poor corner-taking for England at Euro 2020.

After England s win over the Czech Republic, Mourinho told talkSPORT: The negative thing I would say is once more they were very poor on attacking corners.

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Group B leaders Wolfsburg only need to avoid defeat in their final fixture in order to make it to the next stage, although they will want to get revenge on the Red Devils for the 2-1 loss in September. Meanwhile, Manchester United need to match or better PSV s result in the final round, which is not going to be an easy task judging by their current form.

Wolfsburg

Against all odds, Wolfsburg were the only Bundesliga side capable of keeping up with relentless Bayern Munich last season, but the Wolves haven t done so well on domestic stage this term. Following the 2-1 home loss to Borussia Dortmund, Dieter Hecking s charges occupy the fifth position in the league standings, although there is a clear reason for the somewhat under-par showings in Germany. Unlike last term, when th…

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The Euros and Copa America have officially come to an end and in its place, major European leagues across the continent are set to get underway shortly. However, there are a couple of noteworthy top tiers that are already deep into their campaign already including Major League Soccer. All clubs are pushing for a place in the playoffs and today, we ll be previewing a game that could be seen as last chance saloon for the struggling Chicago Fire and Toronto FC.

Chicago Fire

In the eyes of many, Chicago Fire is best known for being a TV show as opposed to a football club which goes to show you just how far they ve fallen over the course of the last few decades. They need something that s going to inject som…

Paulo Dybala has returned to Turin and is expected to speak with Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri amid reports linking him with Manchester United.

The Argentina forward, who has been on holiday since the Copa America in Brazil last month, was seen leaving Turin-Caselle Airport on Thursday.

It is expected the 25-year-old will discuss his future with Sarri and Juve directors as speculation builds over a possible deal involving United striker Romelu Lukaku.

Juve are said to be interested in Lukaku and the prospect of Dybala moving the other way to Old Trafford could facilitate the Belgium forward s switch to the Serie A champions.

78 In his period in Turin (since 2015/16), Paulo is the player to have scored the most goals for Juventus in all competitions…