Aston Villa are set to sign Ross McCormack from fellow Championship side Fulham, .
The Midlands club are preparing for a season in the second tier following their relegation from the Premier League and are keen on agreeing a deal for the Scotland international, who has bags of experience at that level.
As well as having spent the last two seasons with Fulham, McCormack spent four years with Leeds United while he has also played for Cardiff City in the Championship.
The twenty-nine year old has scored sixty-six league goals over the past three campaigns, a tally which includes the twenty-eight that saw him clinch the division’s Golden Boot in 2014.
He has also been capped thirteen times for his country since making his debut in 2008, scoring two g…
Leeds have announced Sam Allardyce will not be staying on as manager and will leave the club by mutual consent.
Allardyce, 68, could not save Leeds from relegation after being appointed in a last-ditch bid to keep them in the Premier League with four games of the season remaining.
A club statement read: “Leeds United and Sam Allardyce can confirm that both parties have mutually agreed for Sam’s spell at the club to end following the completion of the 2022-23 season.
“Sam joined the Whites for the final four games of the campaign and despite spirited performances against Manchester City and Newcastle United, the objective of staying in the Premier League was not reached.”
Allardyce said after Leeds’ last game of the season that he would talk with…
Milan opened the door for Inter to temporarily reclaim the lead of the Serie A title race as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Torino.
The Rossoneri were tasked with responding after Inter s 2-0 win over Hellas Verona on Saturday, which moved the Nerazzurri just a point adrift.
But, after seeing fellow challengers Napoli slip up with a 3-1 home defeat to Fiorentina, Milan also stumbled.
Clear-cut chances were few and far between, Milan failing to take advantage of their edge in possession.
It means Inter can go a point ahead at the top with a win at Spezia on Friday, when they kick off two hours before Milan host Genoa.
Davide Calabria s long-range effort drew a strong save from Etrit Berisha in the 24th minute before Torino midfielder Samuele Ric…
Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from professional football.
The 36-year-old revealed this month he would not remain at Major League Soccer franchise LA Galaxy beyond the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2016 season.
The midfielder, who swapped Anfield for the StubHub Center in 2015, has been linked with a variety of clubs and management roles since the news of his impending departure from the United States.
And the Champions League and FA Cup winner has now confirmed he will not seek another playing role.
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Mateo Kovacic scored one of the goals of the season as Chelsea fought back to draw 2-2 with Liverpool in a pulsating Premier League encounter.
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah had given the Reds a two-goal lead at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in their final game before departing for Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Chelsea were not lacking firepower in the absence of dropped record signing Romelu Lukaku as they roared back with two goals in quick succession late in the first half, Kovacic reducing the deficit with a sumptuous volley and Christian Pulisic equalising.
Both sides had their chances to come out on top in the battle between second and third, but it was leaders Manchester City who were the big winners as they hold a 10-point advantage at the summit.
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Dani Olmo admits summer did not go quite as planned transfer-wise. The coveted Spanish midfielder thinks the reason for that was that his current club, the Croatian Dinamo Zagreb, put too hefty a price on him, reports.
During the summer Olmo was linked with several Premier League clubs including Liverpool and Manchester United, some LaLiga clubs as well as Bayern Munich and AC Milan. However, Dinamo’s asking price of €40 million proved to be a big obstacle and suggests the club either weren’t keen on parting with him or they want to earn big bucks selling him. Either way Olmo hopes to get his chance to move to a “strong club in one of the five leagues” during the January transfer window.
The 21-year-old joined Dinamo in 2014 and renewed his contract for anot…
Chelsea are reportedly the latest Premier League club to signal their interest in 25-year-old Inter striker Lautaro Martinez.
Martinez, who has also scored 21 senior goals for Argentina in 40 international appearances, is coming off a career-best season in the Serie A.
He set a new personal-best with 21 league goals in 35 games in 2021-22, and has started this season in similar fashion, netting six times in 11 Serie A fixtures.
Martinez also showed his quality with a goal and an assist in the dramatic 3-3 Champions League draw against Barcelona.
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According to InterLive, what separates Chelsea s chances from Martinez s other Premier League suitors is their potential to include current loanee Rome…
Saturday sees Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head in the final of the Champions League.
After the trophy has been lifted, the medals handed out and the confetti all cleaned up, there will be talk of more individual matters.
Discussions have already begun about which player will take home the coveted Ballon d Or trophy this year, with the goalposts slightly moved for 2022.
As the World Cup takes place in November and December, it has been decided that this year s award will be handed out in October, with the tournament in Qatar being included in consideration for the 2023 gong.
It will also take into account the entirety of the 2021-22 season, rather than just the calendar year period.
Therefore, it is probably safe to say that any players…
Cardiff City claimed their first Premier League win of the season as they saw off Fulham 4-2 to pile the pressure on Slavisa Jokanovic.
In an entertaining encounter at Cardiff City Stadium, Callum Paterson s scuffed finish in the 65th minute to make it 3-2 was key before Kadeem Harris added gloss late on.
Neil Warnock s side had to overturn an early deficit – Fulham taking the lead through Andre Schurrle s 11th-minute stunner, but the Cottagers defensive deficiencies enabled Josh Murphy and Bobby Reid to score in quick succession.
Ryan Sessegnon s first Premier League goal drew Fulham level in the 34th minute, but Paterson deservedly restored Cardiff s advantage, with Neil Etheridge s fine save setting the stage for Harris to wrap up the points.
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Ante Rebic has completed his switch to AC Milan, with Andre Silva moving in the opposite direction to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Rebic joins Milan on Monday s transfer deadline, the Croatia international swapping the Bundesliga for Serie A on a two-year loan deal.
Rebic had been linked to Serie A rivals Inter throughout the transfer window but the former Fiorentina forward – who arrived at Eintracht from La Viola on an initial loan deal in 2016 – returns to Italy via Milan.
He moved to Fiorentina from RNK Split in 2013 but struggled to make an impact before being loaned out to RB Leipzig and Hellas Verona.
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Rebic eventually made his way to Eintracht, where he completed two successive…