Manchester United will face LaLiga opposition and a pair of relative minnows in the Europa League, after being drawn in Group E alongside Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonoia.
Arsenal have reached at least the semi-finals in three of their last four Europa League campaigns and will go up against Dutch outfit PSV in Group A as they look to go further and lift the trophy.
Last season s Europa Conference League champions Roma, led by head coach Jose Mourinho, will face off against Ludogorets, Real Betis and HJK Helsinki in Group C.
It was Feyenoord that Mourinho s team beat in the final to win the inaugural Conference League, and Friday s Europa League draw saw the Dutch side included in Group F alongside Roma s fierce rivals Lazio.
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England can practically guarantee their place at the 2010 World Cup if they beat minnows Andorra at home in the last round of this season s European qualifying matches.
England s 4-0 victory in Kazakhstan on Saturday their sixth win in six games allowed them to open up a seven-point lead over second-placed Croatia in group six with just four matches remaining.
Victory against Andorra, ranked 196th in the world, would therefore put them 10 points clear and mean that a win at home to Croatia in September would be enough to secure their place in South Africa.
Croatia were the team that denied England a place at the 2008 European Championships, but captain John Terry says his side cannot afford to look too far ahead.
We are playing well and are on the way t…
Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho was left saddened by the alleged racist abuse suffered by Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger during Spurs 2-0 defeat on Sunday.
Spurs Son Heung-min and Rudiger were involved in an incident during the second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and in the tangle the South Korea international appeared to lash out with a kick.
Shortly after, as confirmed by Cesar Azpilicueta following the match, Rudiger reported to his captain that he heard racist abuse.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard confirmed the pair raised the incident with Premier League officials at full-time, while Spurs have launched their own investigation.
And Mourinho was left disappointed by what is alleged to have taken place.
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Barcelona remain confident of a resolution as they wait to announce a new contract for legendary forward Lionel Messi.
The long-time Barca captain has been a free agent since his previous deal expired on July 1.
A fresh agreement on more reasonable financial terms for the cash-strapped Catalan club has been anticipated for some time, but barriers remain.
So scant are Barca s resources amid the coronavirus pandemic that LaLiga will not allow new players to be registered until space has been cleared for their wages.
That has meant delays for the club s 2021 signings, including Messi, due to his free agency.
The coming week has been mooted as potentially pivotal as the new season nears, with a breakthrough hoped for ahead of Sunday s friendly against…
Having delivered crucial influence over the Champions League final on Saturday by coming off the bench to score two extraordinary goals, Gareth Bale is set to sit down and talk about his future to president Florentino Perez this week.
Speaking to BeIN sports after the game, the Welshman said he hasn t been happy with not being a regular feature of Real s starting XI since his comeback from ankle injury, and that he will now consider his future. According to , Bale has a good relationship with Perez and he will therefore likely get an audience, but Zinedine Zidane is the president s personal project and he s very likely to have the final say in any decision.
Zidane admitted Bale deserved to play more than he recently has, but he still favoured Isco ahead of the former T…
Arsenal have confirmed in a that Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel with the squad to the United States of America for their pre-season tour.
The club captain missed almost half of the 2018/19 season with an Achilles tendon tear which he had suffered in the 2018 Europa League semifinal against Atletico Madrid. Since his return to the pitch, he hasn t been quite able to replicate the fine performances from before the injury, and Arsenal are now in need of a quality centre-back to lead their back line.
The 33-year-old Frenchman has been linked with a move away from the Emirates, with Borussia Dortmund and Bordeaux reportedly interested in his services. BBC journalist David Ornstein, usually very accurate when it comes to Arsenal, reported yesterday that the north Lo…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied claims that he played a part in Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca announced last week that their greatest ever player would not be staying on at Camp Nou, despite agreeing terms for a new contract.
Messi s 21-year association with the Catalan giants formally came to an end on Tuesday when putting pen to paper on an initial two-year deal with PSG.
Barca president Joan Laporta insists the club did all that they possibly could to keep hold of the Argentina captain, but financial and structural obstacles stood in the way.
However, ex-Espai Barca Commission member Juame Llopis claimed this week Laporta was convinced by CEO Ferran Reverter and Madrid chief Perez to let the forward l…
Serbia striker Marko Pantelic has criticised Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin for stalling on his contract negotiations after his recent bust-up with their Swiss coach Lucien Favre.
Hot-shot Pantelic was dropped for a Bundesliga game a fortnight ago after missing a training session without permission and says his deteriorating relationship with Favre is affecting the contract negotiations.
I am sick to the back teeth of this hide-and-seek game which goes on behind my back, the 30-year-old told German tabloid Bild.
Pantelic claims he has had no communication with Hertha s bosses and wants to know where he stands with his contract set to expire next summer.
If they don t want me, one of the club s bosses should come to me and say: your rate is too high fo…
Mid-table West Ham welcome high-flying Tottenham Hotspur to Upton Park on Monday, looking to turn around a form slump.
Mid-table West Ham welcome high-flying Tottenham Hotspur to Upton Park on Monday, looking to turn around a form slump.
Sam Allardyce s men have lost three of their past four conceding 10 goals across the three outs to fall to 11th in the table.
By contrast, Spurs have not lost a league match in 10, with their last defeat coming when they were denied by two very late goals away to Everton.
Andre Villas-Boas men have plenty to play for in their final 12 matches of the season, as they sit fourth on 48 points occupying a Champions League qualifying spot as it stands.
West Ham right-back Joey O Brien looks like he will be charged wi…
Tottenham have strengthened their goalkeeping options amid Hugo Lloris injury with the signing of Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez on a season-long loan.
Lloris suffered a hamstring injury on the opening day of the Premier League season against Everton and has been sidelined since, leaving Michel Vorm as their only senior goalkeeper.
Vorm, who replaced Lloris at Goodison Park, has started both matches since, keeping a clean sheet in th 1-0 win over Crystal Palace and making crucial saves in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
He will have competition for the starting spot from Lopez, though, after he agreed a deal for the 2016-17 campaign.
Lopez rose through the ranks at Espanyol and made his LaLiga debut in 2014, the 21-year-old going on to make 48 first-team ap…