'Peaceful Christmas' – Carlo Ancelotti opens up on Real Madrid future amid Brazil links

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has opened up on his future at the Spanish side amid continued speculation that he will sign for Brazil next summer.Ancelotti is currently in the third season at the Santiago Bernabeu, having also spent two years at the club between 2013 and 2015.A Champions League winner in each of those two stints, the Italian is a popular figure with his players and also fans,

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Murphy: Man Utd boost with Fernandes ban for Liverpool

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes Manchester United will be stronger without Bruno Fernandes today.United go to Liverpool without their captain due to suspension.But Murphy wrote for the Daily Mail: "The United captain's suspension makes the manager's game-plan easier. Bruno is a great player but to shoehorn him into the team at Anfield, Erik ten Hag would have needed to play him o

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Mohamed Salah to Saudi? Liverpool braced for second transfer bid for star forward after £200m offer rejected

Saudi Pro League teams are set to make another move for Liverpool star Mohamed Salah after failing during the summer transfer window.WHAT HAPPENED?According to the Daily Mail, Saudi Pro League teams are eyeing another attempt to sign the Egyptian international next summer, with Salah being viewed as an even more important target than Cristiano Ronaldo was for the league.WHAT KLOPP SAIDSpeaking bac

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Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Man City challenge Bayern to £50m Joao Palhinha signing

Man City enter race to sign Fulham midfield starManchester United are interested in signing Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha in the January transfer window, according to the Daily Star.The Cityzens are reportedly eyeing a £50million move for the Portuguese international who is also wanted by Bayern Munich.West Ham could use Ings in swap deal to sign Southampton starWest Ham are eyeing a move f

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Rival managers have differing views after Ipswich and Norwich share the points

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna declared the long-awaited East Anglian derby with Norwich as a “great occasion” and claimed that his team were better by a “considerable margin” in spite of them drawing 2-2.His opposite number at Carrow Road, David Wagner, meanwhile, said his first ‘Old Farm’ clash between the two sides – the first for nearly four years &nda

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Ipswich and Norwich play out entertaining draw

The much-anticipated East Anglian derby between Ipswich and Norwich, the first meeting between the two sides since 2019, ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.Jonathan Rowe struck twice either side of the break for City while Nathan Broadhead and Wes Burns were the Ipswich scorers.Ipswich dominated the first half and should have been ahead by at least three goals.Broadhead spurned the chance to put the ho

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FC Halifax close in on play-off places with victory at Gateshead

Goals in each half from Kane Thompson-Sommers and Millenic Alli earned FC Halifax a 2-0 win at Gateshead and moved them a point behind their opponents.The away side opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break when Thompson-Sommers fired in a superb curling effort.Gateshead almost found an instant equaliser but Regan Booty’s first-time effort from inside the box was blocked on the line.Hal

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Martha Thomas fires Tottenham to derby-day win over Arsenal

Martha Thomas’ ninth goal of the season fired Tottenham to a maiden victory over Arsenal in the Women’s Super League.Jonas Eidevall’s Arsenal entered this fixture eyeing an eighth consecutive league win, but the day belonged to his fellow Swedish coach Robert Vilahamn, who claimed a statement result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Under the watchful eye of Spurs men’s boss Ang

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Ange Postecoglou hails Tottenham’s composure in victory at Nottingham Forest

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was delighted with his side’s composure as they made it back-to-back wins for the first time since October with a 2-0 Premier League victory at Nottingham Forest.Dejan Kulusevski picked out Richarlison to head home the opener in first-half stoppage-time before turning goalscorer when he capitalised on a poor clearance from Matt Turner to double the advantage a

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Dejan Kulusevski stars as 10-man Tottenham pile more misery on Nottingham Forest

Tottenham moved level with Manchester City for the Champions League places after goals from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski earned them a 2-0 over Nottingham Forest despite the second-half dismissal of Yves Bissouma.After a relatively even opening 45 minutes, the visitors went ahead when Kulusevski picked out Richarlison to head home before turning goalscorer to double the advantage.Bissouma 70th

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