According to The Sun, Samir Nasri is not a replacement for Alexander Hleb, but Valencia s David Silva would be. The Arsenal boss is thought to have completed the move for the tricky French winger and now he wants to bring in another one to compensate for the loss of Hleb.
“Arsene wasn’t just in Vienna to cheer on Cesc  he was there to take a good look at Silva. Said an Arsenal source , according to The Sun
“He is a player who would fit well in the Arsenal set-up, especially if Hleb goes.â€Â
The Spanish winger could well be on his way out of Valencia who have flirted with relegation this season. But Arsenal might face competition in their bid to get the £20 million winger. The 22…
Germany coach Joachim Loew is hoping his Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde team fulfill their potential by beating Spain in Sunday s Euro 2008 final to complete the summer fairytale started in 2006.
Germany have shown two different faces at Euro 2008 much like the character from Robert Louis Stevenson s famous 1886 novel.
At times they have produced some good football, only later to turn in bad performances.
Having suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Croatia in the group stage, they were impressive against Portugal in the 3-2 quarter-final win, but were then again hesitant before coming from behind to beat Turkey 3-2 in the semi-final.
Germany are bidding for a fourth European crown in Vienna and Loew hopes his side will show their fluent attacking side in Sunday s f…
MLS champions Seattle Sounders advanced to the Western Conference final after edging Dallas 1-0.
The Sounders progressed to their second successive conference decider thanks to Shane O Neill, who settled Tuesday s contest in the 49th minute.
For only the second time this season and first since September 6, Seattle failed to record a shot on target in the opening half of a home fixture.
But O Neill headed home his first goal for the club four minutes into the second half to break the deadlock and eventually move the Sounders to within a win of back-to-back appearances in the league showpiece.
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The 27-year-old became the first pl…
Mohamed Salah expressed his delight at setting a special record for Liverpool during the 7-0 drubbing of Manchester United.
The Egypt star netted a brace during the rout to take his tally of Premier League goals for the Reds to 129, surpassing the previous record held by Robbie Fowler.
Having endured a disappointing spell with Chelsea before excelling in Italy with Roma, few would have expected Salah to have the impact that he has, but the forward was determined to make history when he arrived at Anfield.
Salah told Sky Sports: It s very special, I can t lie. This record was in my mind since I first came here.
In my first season, in my mind, I was always chasing the record so, to make it today against United with that result was unbelievable.
I …
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The FA Cup fans could no0t have wished for a better start to the third round of the competition with Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton ready to lock horns in highly-anticipating 230th edition of the Liverpool derby.
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Jurgen Klopp will have plenty to think – or should we say worry – about ahead of the Merseyside derby. As the future of his first-team star Philippe Coutinho hangs in the balance, Jurgen Klopp could decide to hand a debut to the club-record signing Virgil van Dijk amid the hectic festive schedule.
The German decided to rotate the squad last time out against Burnley, having started the match at Turf Moor with only one of his four attacking starters on pitch �…