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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to extend his stay at AC Milan (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)Zlatan Ibrahimovic is close to agreeing a new one-year deal with AC Milan that will see the Swede take his career into its 25th season. The 39-year-old defied his critics by returning to Europe with former club Milan…

Phillips has been called upon to injuries in defence (Picture: Getty Images)Nat Phillips taking his chance at Liverpool is ‘not a surprise’, according to his former coach at Stuttgart Pellegrino Matarazzo. Reds academy product Phillips spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Stuttgart in the German second division and helped them gain promotion to the…

Gael Clichy has rated Arsenal’s chances of signing Sergio Aguero (Pictures: Getty)Arsenal would be a ‘good fit’ for Premier League great Sergio Aguero but the departing Manchester City striker will seek a move to Spain, according to Gael Clichy. Man City confirmed last week that Aguero, 32, would end his decade-long affiliation with the club…

Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the quarters (Picture: Getty Images)Danny Murphy has delivered his predictions for the Champions League quarter-finals as three English sides look to book their place in the last four. Despite being set to lose their Premier League crown after struggling domestically this season, Liverpool have managed to get to the quarter-final…

Nuno Mendes is on Manchester United’s summer shortlist (Getty)Bruno Fernandes is endorsing Manchester United’s push to sign Sporting defender Nuno Mendes, according to reports in Portugal. The 18-year-old left-back has emerged as one of the brightest young prospects in Portugal after making his first-team debut for Sporting last year. Last month, Mendes was rewarded for…

Ali Carter is hoping for a return to the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images)Qualifying for the World Snooker Championship begins on Monday 5 April, with 16 men booking their places at the Crucible next week. The top 16 in the world are already waiting for them there, but the rest of the tour, and a few…

Declan Rice will miss the majority of the remainder of the season (Photo by Peter Powell – Pool/Getty Images)West Ham United will be without Declan Rice for the majority of the Premier League run-in after scan results showed the midfielder would be sidelined for the next five weeks with a knee injury. Rice has been…

Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White meet again on Monday night (Picture: Getty Images)Arguably the greatest rivalry in snooker history is reignited on Monday night as Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White meet in the first round of World Snooker Championship qualifying. Hendry, 52, returned to the World Snooker Tour this season, coming out of retirement by…

Jadon Sancho wanted to join Manchester United last summer (Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)Manchester United must submit an ‘exceptional offer’ if they wish to sign Jadon Sancho this summer. That’s the warning from Dortmung managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke, who says the club have no intention of allowing the England winger to leave…

Ferdinand chose his team based on players who are currently available (Picture: Getty Images)Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has selected his preferred starting XI for the Three Lions with this summer’s rescheduled Euro 2020 tournament fast approaching. Gareth Southgate’s side face Croatia, the team that beat them in the 2018 World Cup…

Allardyce was delighted by his side’s performance (Picture: Getty)Sam Allardyce revealed his side targeted ‘rash’ Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as West Brom pulled off a shock 5-2 win. Baggies boss Allardyce felt Mendy was at fault for Matheus Pereira’s first goal of the afternoon and thinks his outfit did well to pressure the Senegalese goalkeeper…

Thomas Tuchel held a lengthy inquest with his Chelsea squad after the West Brom defeat (Getty)Thomas Tuchel singled out Kurt Zouma and Jorginho for criticism during a lengthy team meeting after Chelsea’s defeat to West Brom on Saturday, according to reports. Tuchel suffered his first loss since taking over from Frank Lampard at the end…

Bruno Fernandes was taken out by Joel Veltman (Photo by Phil Noble – Pool/Getty Images)Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes says he missed Marcus Rashford’s equaliser against Brighton because of a crunching tackle from Joel Veltman that ‘nearly broke’ his ankle. The Portuguese playmaker became the first midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues to register 10+…

Ferdinand says Arsenal need better leaders (Picture: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty)Rio Ferdinand has called on Arsenal to recruit leaders this summer after being ‘destroyed’ by Liverpool on Saturday night. Mikel Arteta’s side were blown away on home soil, with Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah finding the net in a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Emirates.…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Rio Ferdinand were impressed by Manchester United youngster Mason Greenwood (Pictures: BT Sport)Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Rio Ferdinand both singled out Mason Greenwood for praise after Manchester United’s hard-fought Premier League victory over Brighton. The Red Devils came from behind to beat Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday evening thanks to…