Boca Juniors coach Julio Cesar Falcioni has denied the club were behind the decision to leave Juan Roman Riquelme out of the Argentina team.
The 33-year-old has been in his best form for years with the Argentine giants, leading to a clamour for him to return to international duty for the first time since 2009.
But in the squad announced for the World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Venezuela, the veteran was a notable absence.
Responding to speculation that Boca asked for him to be left out due to his fragile physical state, Falcioni was at pains to argue that it was purely Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella s decision.
If Riquelme was not called up (on Monday) it is because Sabella did not want to do it, not because I have exercised some sort of press…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make a sensational return to AC Milan when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain comes to an end, according to his outspoken agent Mino Raiola.
Sweden international Ibrahimovic has not yet agreed a contract extension with the Ligue 1 champions and has been linked with a string of Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham.
There has also been reported interest from Qatar and MLS, with Ibrahimovic set to make a decision on his future at the end of the season.
But Raiola claims Ibrahimovic might be interested in re-joining the Rossoneri, with whom he won the Serie A title during a two-year stay before leaving for the French capital in July 2012.
In an extract from an interview in Italian GQ magazine publ…
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm called on his team-mates to give Pep Guardiola a dream departure by beating Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday.
Bundesliga champions Bayern are record 17-time winners of the Pokal and beat Dortmund in the 2014 final in Guardiola s first season at the helm, but lost out to them in the semi-finals of last year s tournament.
Dortmund went on to lose to Wolfsburg in Berlin, which will also play host to the showpiece between two teams who were well clear of the rest in the German top flight this season.
The match will be Guardiola s last before joining Manchester City on a three-year deal and Lahm feels securing a double will make a good last season for the head coach become very good .
We want to give …
Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of talented Hamburg youngster Jann-Fiete Arp.
Arp has been trailed by a host of Europe s top clubs after comparisons with Harry Kane following his emergence with Hamburg last season.
The 19-year-old became the first player born since the turn of the millennium to play in Germany s top flight in 2017-18, but he could not stop Hamburg s relegation.
Arp scored twice in 18 league appearances in that campaign, but he has yet to get off the mark in the second tier as Hamburg lead the way after 20 matches.
He will continue his development at Hamburg this season before a decision is made on his future he could move to Bayern in 2019 or 12 months later.
Fiete is set to join from by 2020 at the latest!
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Emre Can believes Philippe Coutinho is one of the best players in the world but is adamant the Liverpool dressing room cannot be concerned by the prospect of the Brazil playmaker joining Barcelona.
Coutinho submitted a transfer request to Liverpool last week after the Premier League club s owners, Fenway Sports Group, announced they would not consider any offers for the 25-year-old amid reports of Barca having bids rejected.
A back problem ruled him out of Liverpool s 2-1 Champions League play-off win at Hoffenheim on Tuesday – a fixture Germany international Can insisted Jurgen Klopp s squad were completely focused upon.
I think it’s no problem for us because nobody speaks in the team about that, Can told reporters when asked about the Coutinho situation.<…
Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned as president of Barcelona, with the whole board stepping down with immediate effect ahead of a proposed vote of no confidence.
Bartomeu announced his decision on Tuesday, a day before Barca – under the tutelage of the outgoing president s final coaching appointment in Ronald Koeman – take on Juventus in the Champions League.
It brings to an end a six-year reign for the 57-year-old, who had insisted only on Monday that there was no reason to resign from his position.
Barca won the treble in Bartomeu s first year in charge, yet things gradually began to unravel over the course of his tenure.
Successive Champions League capitulations to Roma and then Liverpool signalled the beginning of the end du…
But Ronaldo has given an indication that he plans to stay for the 2020-21 season.
Writing in an Instagram post published after Juve lifted the Serie A trophy on Saturday, Ronaldo said: Happy to win the last two of the nine consecutive Serie A titles for Juventus!
It seems easy but it isn t! Year after year with talent, dedication and hard work you can achieve your goals and be better than before! Let s go for my third.
Juve could yet end a 24-year wait for Champions League success this season as well. The two-time European champions last won the trophy in the 1995-96 season.
The Old Lady head into Friday s last-16 second-leg clash with Lyon 1-0 down, but will fancy their chances of overturning that deficit in Turin given their opponents have played just…
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Atlus has released a new showcase video Online BettingMetaphor: ReFantazio, Studio Zero’s upcoming fantasy RPG, offering more details on the story, setting, and characters. It covered the various companions met through the protagonist’s journey and introduced two more – Neuras and Junah.
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All Possible Futures has released a new trailer for The Plucky Squire, its upcoming 2D/3D action platformer. It highlights Jot’s adventure throughout his storybook realm and outside, but more importantly, we get to see the accessibility features in actioSports Bettingn. Check it out below.
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