Rodrygo Goes says it is a shame he never got to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and does not want to be seen as a replacement for the Real Madrid great.
The 18-year-old has made a quick impact at the Santiago Bernabeu since arriving from Santos in a reported €45million deal agreed last year, scoring five goals in six appearances.
Rodrygo has already earned comparisons to Ronaldo, who scored a club-record 450 goals for Madrid before leaving for Juventus in July 2018.
However, the teenage forward – in line to earn his first senior Brazil cap in Friday s friendly with Argentina – is cautious about playing with such high expectations.
Being able to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid was a dream of mine and it s a shame that he left beca…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes their current status as Premier League leaders has made a “statement” but knows the situation can quickly unravel.
Their lead over Manchester City is a point and two over third-placed Arsenal, but Klopp admitted maintaining their winning run was the only way to stay ahead of the chasing pack and their advantage was balanced on a knife edge due to injuries ravaging his squad.
There are similarities to two years ago when Liverpool also had 60 points after 26 matches – although that was only good enough to be three points behind City – and were chasing another quadruple.
Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai may be available for , but Mohamed Salah will not return from injury at the City Ground:
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Gareth Southgate was not surprised by Phil Foden s outstanding England display against Andorra, while he backed Jadon Sancho to recover his best form at Manchester United.
Foden came into the international break having dazzled on the left wing for Manchester City in last week s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, scoring one goal and having a hand in the other.
The 21-year-old was not on the scoresheet in Saturday s 5-0 World Cup qualifying win, but he controlled the game from the centre of midfield.
Having played the pass that cut Andorra open for Ben Chilwell s opener, Foden got an assist for Bukayo Saka s second. The last England duo aged 21 or under to combine for a World Cup qualifying goal had been Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen against Germany in 2001.
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Catalan daily newspaper that Sevilla are stepping up their efforts to sign Almeria winger Aleix Vidal.
Los Rojiblancos are in need of attacking reinforcements as their main creative outlet Ivan Rakitic is set to complete a switch to Barcelona.
And Sevilla seem to have made Almeria winger Aleix Vidal their number one priority at the moment.
While the player s employers are holding out for €4 million, their league rivals plan to offer €3 million in cash plus either Julian Cuesta or Papa Diawara.
Considering that the two sides are not that far apart at the moment, chances are an agreement will be reached in the coming weeks.
Aleix Vidal joined Almeria from Mallorca B in the summer of 2011 and he immediately developed into an important player at…
Hull City chairman Assem Allam said he will stay true to his word, and sell the Premier League club, should a name change be rejected.
The English Football Association s membership committee voted against Steve Bruce s side being re-named Hull Tigers on Tuesday, and Allam who pledged to cut ties with the club he has backed since 2010 said he will keep his promise, despite the recent setback.
The full FA council must adhere to the recommendation from the membership committee, in order to officially block the proposal.
Allam said: How could you imagine I would change my mind? People who know me know that I do not go back on what I say.
The 74-year-old Egyptian has not given up hope of the name change still taking place, as he revealed his intention to bal…
Atletico Madrid applied pressure on Barcelona ahead of El Clasico as a 5-1 victory over Real Betis saw them move to within six points of the Liga leaders.
With Luis Enrique s men playing Real Madrid later on Saturday, Atletico took their opportunity to cut Barca s lead with a comfortable victory inspired by Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres.
The pair struck late in the first half to put Atleti ahead at Vicente Calderon, Torres netting with a smart finish before Griezmann enjoyed a stroke of good luck as Betis goalkeeper Adan allowed his throughball to go all the way in.
After Jan Oblak had made a fine double save to deny Heiko Westermann, Atleti resumed their control and saw Griezmann denied again before Juanfran added the third just after the hour.
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that Tottenham Hotspur could be lining up a bid to bring Bournemouth’s Adam Smith back to White Hart Lane.
With Kyle Walker strongly linked with a move away from the North London club manager Mauricio Pochettino is on the lookout for reinforcements and Smith could fit the bill.
The twenty-six year old began his career with Spurs, but made just two appearances for the club spending much of his early years out on loan with the likes of Leeds United, Derby County and Bournemouth – who he signed for permanently in January 2014.
Since then, Smith has played seventy times in all competitions helping them win promotion to the top flight two years ago.
Internationally, he has been capped eleven times for England U21s but is yet to represent his country…
Aston Villa have sacked Steven Gerrard after just under a year in charge following Thursday s 3-0 Premier League loss to Fulham.
The former Liverpool midfielder arrived last November to succeed Dean Smith, having previously guided Rangers to Scottish Premiership success the season before.
But a dismal start to the 2022-23 campaign that has seen just two top-flight wins in 11 games means he has been shown the door, with Villa perched just above the relegation zone on goals scored.
Gerrard s position was already uncertain heading into the encounter with Marco Silva s Cottagers.
But a horror-show performance – one that saw them concede a penalty, score an own goal and have a player sent off – meant there was little chance for a late reprieve.
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Beckham to captain Galaxy
David Beckham will captain Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time in three years when they face Real Salt Lake on Saturday.The 35-year-old first took the role upon joining the Major League Soccer club in 2007.Beckham relinquished the job when he joined AC Milan on loan in 2009, with United States international Landon Donovan becoming skipper.But with Donovan away on international duty, the veteran Englishman a former Manchester United and Real Madrid player will captain the team at the Rio Tinto Stadium. I ll be proud to wear it, Beckham said, referring to captain s armband. It doesn t change the way I play. It s something you re very proud to wear, but you need more than one leader on the field. Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena felt Beckham was the natura…
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is adamant the club has a bright financial future despite posting a 20m pound loss last year.
The club s published accounts for July 2009 to June were the makings of previous owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, widely despised by the Anfield faithful.
The report showed that rising revenues were undermined by an increase in debt, but Fenway Sports Group, who took over the club for 300m pounds in October, have injected 200m pounds of debt repayments into the club so far.
And Ayres is confident the club is now in good hands.
As much as we are all aware of the difficult circumstances surrounding these accounts and that period in the Club s history, everyone in the world can now see just how much has since been achieved…