Crystal Palace will have to overturn 23 years of history to record victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Selhurst Park outfit have not beaten United in the league since 1991, losing nine and drawing two of the 11 fixtures to take place during that period.

Eric Cantona s infamous kung-fu kick on a Palace supporter in 1995 came more recently than the last Palace triumph in this fixture, with United picking up a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford earlier in the season.

But Palace boss Tony Pulis, who himself has never picked up a win over United in the Premier League as a manager, may view this as the ideal opportunity to play the reigning champions, who will be short on confidence having gone three matches without a win.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was reluctant to criticise the officials after his side s controversial 1-1 draw with Wolves.

Having survived a scare when Raul Jimenez had a goal disallowed for offside, City hit the woodwork twice in the first half through Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

But Wolves then went ahead in hugely controversial fashion 12 minutes into the second half as Willy Boly turned in Joao Moutinho s cross at the far post with his right hand.

City were denied what looked a clear-cut penalty when David Silva was pushed over in the area before equalising through Aymeric Laporte s header. Aguero was thwarted by the frame of the goal again, hitting the bar with a 95th-minute free-kick.

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Top-flight campaigns have ended in France, Germany and Spain. This week, the English Premier League will also come to a close, and the Italian Serie A will remain the last among the top five leagues in Europe to conclude the much-disturbed 2019/20 season. Only 34 of the 38 rounds have been played out so far, and in the 35th, Inter Milan will welcome Fiorentina to the San Siro on Wednesday evening.

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Having invested heavily in their team last summer, the Nerazzurri managed to stay well within a shot at the title through most of the campaign, but Juventus seem to have finally succeeded in pulling away from all pursuit. Nothing is mathematically certain yet and Inter remain in second place with 72 points, but the defending champ…

Cesc Fabregas says Spain have learnt their lessons from past failures and are ready to make history at the World Cup, ahead of their quarter-final with Paraguay on Saturday.

Spain have never gone beyond the semi-finals at the World Cup, but were installed among the favourites to win this year s tournament after ending a 44-year wait for silverware by winning the 2008 European Championship.

The Netherlands unexpected 2-1 defeat of Brazil in the quarter-finals on Friday has proved how unreliable pre-tournament predictions can be, though, and Fabregas says Spain must not get ahead of themselves.

Spain have already had enough lessons in our history, whether it be in the World Cup or in the European Championship, said the Arsenal midfielder.

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Looking to extend on what has become a real Serie A purple patch, Monza will welcome Lecce to the Stadio Brianteo on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Monza might have only made their Serie A return this season, the Biancorossi have continued to gain a string of plaudits on either side of the World Cup’s winter break. Last seen putting in another eye-catching display as they clinched a 2-1 victory away at Sassuolo, Raffaele Palladino’s men are sat firmly in pole position to claim what would be a stellar top-half finish in 2023. Riding what has been a stellar wave of momentum since returning from March’s fortnight interval, the Reds will certainly be smelling the chance to make another Serie A statement…

Real Madrid will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo as they bid to remain in the Liga title hunt with victory over lowly Almeria.

The capital club who sit third in the table, three points adrift of leaders and neighbours Atletico Madrid and two behind arch-rivals Barcelona confirmed on Thursday that Ronaldo has suffered a thigh injury.

Although Real have put no timescale on their top scorer s return, reports suggest he will be sidelined for around two weeks which would mean he will also miss next week s Copa del Rey final against Barca and the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final.

Ronaldo, who has scored 45 goals in all competitions for Real this term, sat out both last weekend s 4-0 win over Real Sociedad and the Champions League last-eight second leg…

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has undergone emergency surgery on Thursday, according to reports in Spain.

Spanish media outlet Radio Nacional have reported Vilanova was rushed to the Clinica Quiron s emergency room in Barcelona for surgery after being hospitalised last week when his health deteriorated.

While no other details have been released, Radio National also reported the 45-year-old cancer patient had suffered gastric complications and remains in a serious condition.

Vilanova has been fighting cancer in his parotid gland for more than two years after having a tumour removed in 2011.

The Spaniard was forced to stand down from his managerial position ahead of the 2013-14 La Liga campaign after suffering a relapse.

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Germany international striker Lukas Podolski will be moving to Japan at the end of the current season, it was confirmed today.

Former Bayern Munich and Arsenal striker is set to leave Turkish giants Galatasaray this summer in a €2.6 million transfer to Japanese side Vissel Kobe.

, adding that Japanese club will pay additional €200,000 for the German’s transfer if the Turkish heavyweights secure place in the Champions League group stage for next season.

The 31-year-old forward joined Galatasaray back in 20915 and has so far won the Turkish Cup and two Turkish Super Cups in his two seasons with the club. Podolski followed the club’s official announcement with a post on social media confirming the move to J-League club Vissel Kobe himself.

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Serie A leaders have embarked on an important mission this season, a personal mission for both the club and Gonzalo Higuain, who have the chance to prove their worth to the world.

It has been long 26 years since Napoli last won the Scudetto.

As the most successful football club in Southern Italy and the most supported team behind Inter, Milan and Juventus, Napoli have long been on the margins of the Italian football.

Remembered as the club where Diego Maradona played his best football and became one of the greatest of all times, Napoli have won their last Serie A title in 1989-90 season with the ‘Hand of God’ on song. Maradona was high in the scoring charts with his 16 goals in the championship, one behind Robert…

Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann have cited a half-time team talk from Didier Deschamps as the key to France s 2-1 win over Moldova.

Thanks to Turkey s goalless draw with Iceland in Group H s early kick-off, France already had their place at Euro 2020 secured heading into Thursday s encounter at Stade de France.

However, Clement Lenglet s early error gifted Moldova the lead, with Raphael Varane pouncing on a mistake from Alexei Koselev to pull France level.

An improved second-half display followed from Les Bleus, though it was not until Lucas Digne drew a foul from Veaceslav Posmac that the home side got their winner – Giroud slamming in from the spot.

Giroud has now scored in his past three France appearances and acknowledged the 2018 World Cup …