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Two sides who will be desperate to book their spot in this season s play-off semi-finals, Halifax will welcome Chesterfield to Yorkshire on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, signing off their regular-season run with a 2-0 defeat against an already-promoted Stockport on May 15th, Halifax will be looking to prove that was just a minor blip. Eventually cruising their way to another play-off finish with plenty of time to spare, Pete Wild s side have continued to gain a reputation from across the National League for their success on home soil. Despite being last seen in Yorkshire having to settle for a 1-1 draw against Aldershot, they are unbeaten in each of their last 10 straight contests at The Shay, a run that ste…

Marcus Rashford could miss almost three months of the 2021-22 Premier League season after opting to undergo surgery on a long-term shoulder injury.

Rashford is reported to have suffered a muscle tear in his shoulder last November but he played through the pain for the rest of the season, and then featured for England at Euro 2020.

The forward chose to put off treatment on the injury until after the Euros in order to take part in a tournament that England ultimately reached the final of – though Rashford was one of three players to miss a penalty in the final s decisive shoot-out against Italy.

He played for just 84 minutes of England s campaign in total, failing to score, assist or create a chance.

The 23-year-old s form had suffered towards the end o…

Five-time Ballon d Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo will play in his native Portugal for Juventus for the first time on Wednesday and coach Andrea Pirlo is expecting something special from his talisman.

Juventus meet Porto in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, with the Old Lady determined to improve upon last year s continental exit at this stage to Lyon.

Madeira-born Ronaldo, 36, has not played club football in Portugal since November 2016 when Real Madrid defeated his former club Sporting CP 2-1 in the Champions League.

Pirlo said Ronaldo s return home had provided added motivation for Portugal s all-time top scorer and current international captain.

[Cristiano Ronaldo] is back home in Portugal, Pirlo said on Tuesday. He is keen to score even more.<…

Besiktas have denied completely untrue reports on-loan striker Wout Weghorst is close to joining Manchester United.

Netherlands international Weghorst emerged as a surprise target for United last week as manager Erik ten Hag widens his search for a new attacking player.

The 30-year-old has impressed for Besiktas this campaign, scoring nine goals in 18 appearances after joining on a season-long loan from Burnley in July.

Weghorst was reported to have an exit clause in his loan arrangement that would allow him to leave should the Super Lig side be paid a €2.5million (£2.2m) compensation fee.

However, Besiktas refuted those claims on Monday in a statement published on their official website.

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The new season is not yet a month old in major leagues, and we ve already come to the first international break; another phase of the World Cup qualifications is upon us. In Group G, Netherlands travel to Norway first, and the two teams will face each other at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on Wednesday evening. The team of officials comes from Poland, led by referee Szymon Marciniak.

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The Dutch team begin a new era with this match. Louis van Gaal has been named their manager for the third time in his illustrious career, and he ll be looking to set his country back on the right track after the disappointments of recent years. Netherlands suffered an unexpected exit from Euro 2020 in the round of 16, when they were beaten by th…

Ernesto Valverde rejected the suggestion that a run in the Copa del Rey could derail Barcelona s LaLiga title charge, saying his side are intent on winning both competitions.

The Blaugrana face Levante in the first leg of their round of 16 tie on Thursday, four days after claiming a hard-fought 2-1 win at Getafe in the league.

A home game against Eibar awaits Valverde s men on Sunday but the coach played down the idea that the additional fixtures were a threat to his side s chances of glory.

The team looks good, he told reporters. We just had a break, the players had some rest, and everybody was able to charge their batteries.

If we have a lot of cup matches coming up that s good, because it means we re going through.

People are saying a cup r…

According to the , the representatives of Barcelona s Philippe Coutinho have already made contract with Newcastle United, following the takeover on Thursday. With money presumably not remotely an issue and a project to be realized, the Premier League side are expected to attract such players, who are struggling at current clubs after proving themselves elsewhere.

Coutinho rose to great heights at Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool, before forcing his way out to join Barcelona for an eventual fee of €160 million. The move quickly proved to have been anything but the right one, and his career took a definite downturn from there, while Liverpool went on to win the Champions League and the Premier League without him.

The only truly successful season the Brazil international has had…

AC Milan are considering whether to try and sign Serge Aurier from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to and their branch in Italy.

The right-back arrived to north London in 2017 and had to compete for the place in the team with Kieran Trippier for two years, before the latter made his move to Atletico Madrid last summer. This season, Aurier found it much easier to get game-time, making a total of 42 appearances in all competitions. He was recently in the centre of media attention when he showed great professionalism and mental strength following the death of his brother in France.

At the moment, Milan have Andrea Conti and Davide Calabria competing for the place on the right defensive flank, but they might end up selling one of them. In that case, their interest…

Inter are unbeaten in their last six Serie A games (W2, D4), but they have won only one time in their last five matches.
No team have drawn more matches than Inter (4) in Serie A since the start of April.
Danilo D’Ambrosio has created 5 chances vs Udinese, his joint-record in a Serie A match (5 also vs Chievo in May 2015).

Rolando Mandragora has fired 4 shots tonight, his record in a single Serie A game.
The last Icardi’s goal as a substitute was back in February 2015 (he scored only 4 goals in 25 Serie A apps as substitute).

Inter s Champions League qualification hopes were dealt a blow as they were held to a third consecutive Serie A draw in a goalless clash at Udinese, who picked up a vital point in their battle against relegation.

Luciano Spalletti s m…

Gabriel Jesus continued his love affair with the Champions League with a fine goal and assist as he led Arsenal to victory over Sevilla.

The Brazil forward may not boast the most prolific strike record but he has now scored an impressive 23 goals in 41 appearances in Europe’s elite club competition and he was the difference here as the Gunners won 2-1.

A piece of magic from Jesus set up compatriot Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time before he doubled the lead with a fine, curling finish of his own – although he later limped off having moments earlier held his hamstring.

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A thunderous Nemanja Gudelj header reduced the arrears on the hour but Mikel Arteta’s side saw ou…