The Dutch teenager remains high on the Catalan club’s wanted list but Ernesto Valverde only wants a total of four centre-backs for the 2019-20 season Barcelona remain very much interested in signing Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax although they will need to offload at least three defenders should they push ahead with a deal, Goal understands. The centre-back was one of his side’s star performers in their 4-1 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night and has long been on Barca’s wanted list, with president Josep Bartomeu confirming the club’s interest on Wednesday. Goal understands that the Dutchman was first scouted by Barca’s former technical secretary Robert Fernandez…

The former Spurs boss, who worked with the Welshman in north London, believes a return to the Premier League may be the best option this summer Gareth Bale has been urged to consider a move away from Real Madrid by Harry Redknapp, but the former Tottenham boss concedes that wages may be a sticking point in any Premier League return. Having faced more questions of his form, fitness and adaptation to life in Spain this season, transfer talk is building around the Wales international. His agent has sought to quash the rumours, but they refuse to go away heading towards the summer window. Redknapp, who worked with Bale at Spurs,…

The Portuguese coach has preserved his legacies at the likes of Porto, Chelsea and Inter, but how does his time at the Bernabeu compare? Jose Mourinho had been closely linked with a potential return to Real Madrid, a club he left unceremoniously in 2013, before Zinedine Zidane was confirmed as the new coach on Monday. He has been a free agent since being dismissed from his post at Manchester United in December 2018 following a semi-disastrous third season in charge of the Red Devils. Click Here: pinko shop cheap His time with Los Blancos was an eventful one, but was it a successful one? Goal takes a look… During his three seasons…

Diego Simeone was hit with a fine for grabbing his crotch in a similar fashion, but Allegri does not expect any trouble for his star attacker Massimiliano Allegri says there was “nothing strange” in Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘cojones’ celebration during Juventus’ 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday and does not expect the attacker to be punished. The 34-year-old fired his side to the quarter-finals with a hat-trick in the second-leg in Turin, overturning Atletico’s 2-0 victory from the first-leg. Ronaldo followed one of his goals by copying Diego Simeone’s celebration from the first leg, for which the latter was slapped with a €20,000 fine.  Allegri, however, does…

Through four weeks of the 2019 college football season, a total of 23 teams remain undefeated. It’s a mix of the usual suspects and a few surprises, but that’s the best way to stay in the College Football Playoff chase. Here’s a rundown of the unbeaten teams left, the top team in each conference and the games to watch in Week 5 that will determine what that number will be heading into October: MORE: Highlights from Saturday’s top-25 games ACC Top team: Clemson (4-0) The Tigers will battle against complacency all season, but a road trip to North Carolina and first-year coach Mack Brown will be an interesting test. Clemson…

Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer fears star forward Josef Martinez suffered a “serious” injury in the defending MLS champions’ win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Martinez was carried off on the stretcher after hurting his knee as Atlanta defeated the Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday — ending his MLS record 15-match scoring streak. The Venezuela international and reigning MLS MVP landed awkwardly after colliding with a teammate before he was substituted in the 79th minute at Mercedes-Benz Field. It sent shockwaves around Atlanta, where Martinez has scored 26 goals to help the titleholders up to third in the Eastern Conference in their pursuit of back-to-back MLS championships. Asked about Martinez postmatch,…

When does the NHL season start for 2019-20? Hockey fans should brace themselves, because it’s almost here. Preseason action has been exciting, with many players making an impact at training camp and doing what they can to prove their worth to their respective clubs. A lot of teams are also expected to impress after impressive offseasons; Jack Hughes and P.K. Subban are bringing more depth to the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers have high-scoring wingers now in Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin, the Florida Panthers have Sergei Bobrovsky between the pipes and the Vancouver Canucks got stronger on defense. Here’s everything you need to know about the NHL’s 2019-20 season openers, including…

The Serie A champions lost 2-0 on Sunday but the Italian defender is confident his side will bounce back strongly Leonardo Bonucci is certain Juventus’ shock 2-0 defeat to Genoa on Sunday is “just a hiccup” on their way to securing an eighth successive Serie A title. After beating Atletico Madrid in mid-week in the Champions League last 16, Juve were far from their best at Stadio Luigi Ferraris and were punished in the final 18 minutes. Former Bianconeri midfielder Stefano Sturaro opened the scoring and Goran Pandev finished the visitors off, making Massimiliano Allegri’s decision to rest Cristiano Ronaldo look somewhat suspect. Nevertheless, Juve remain comfortably clear of Napoli…

The Colombian’s future with the Bavarian giants seems in doubt, but the star wants to make his switch from the Santiago Bernabeu permanent James Rodriguez expects Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to open talks over a permanent transfer after his hat-trick inspired the Bundesliga champions to a 6-0 win over Mainz. Bayern bounced back from their Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool in style on Sunday, returning to the top of the Bundesliga after Borussia Dortmund had beaten Hertha Berlin a day earlier. With Robert Lewandowski opening the scoring early on, James put Bayern further ahead before rounding off his hat-trick in the second half – Kingsley Coman…

The Three Lions captain thinks winning the summer’s inaugural tournament would eclipse the team’s exploits in Russia Harry Kane believes winning the Nations League with England would top last year’s run to the World Cup semi-finals. Kane went home with the Golden Boot at Russia 2018 as Gareth Southgate’s side completed England’s best showing at the tournament since 1990. The Three Lions have built on that success this season, emerging from a group featuring Spain and their semi-final conquerors Croatia to reach the last stage of UEFA’s inaugural league competition. June’s four-team play-off will see England take on the Netherlands in the semi-finals for the chance to face either Switzerland…