Catania defender Nicola Legrottaglie has claimed he would love to play in the A-League alongside former team-mate Alessandro Del Piero.

Legrottaglie has revealed Australia fascinates him and with his contract expiring in June he has made it clear, after 19 years in Italian football, he is interested in playing abroad if Catania do not offer him another deal.

The 36-year-old central defender played 147 games for Juventus between 2003 and 2011 and it seems one of the Turin club s favourite sons has inspired Legrottaglie to end his career in the A-League.

It would be a pleasure to play with Alex Del Piero, Legrottaglie said in an interview with La Repubblica on Tuesday.

When Del Piero decided to sign for Sydney FC after 19 seasons with Juventus, there was …

Liverpool have their sights set on a first Club World Cup title in Qatar, but may need to overcome a club that has denied them intercontinental glory in the past to add the trophy to their cabinet.

The Reds head to the Middle East as clear favourites to take home the trophy, and have given the competition precedence as they have named a strong squad despite a fixture pile-up that has come as a result of their participation in the tournament.

Jurgen Klopp s men will aim to clinch UEFA Champions League progression on Tuesday before facing Aston Villa in the EFL Cup a week later, with those fixtures sandwiched by the visit of Watford in the Premier League.

It is the trip to Villa Park that is set to see Liverpool rotate their squad and go with a young team for th…

Ansu Fati has become the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Champions League.

The Barcelona forward hit a late winner against Inter on Tuesday as the Serie A side were knocked out of the tournament.

Fati, aged 17 years and 40 days, beat Samir Handanovic with a precise drive to grab yet another record.

He was already the youngest LaLiga goalscorer for Barca and the club s youngest player to feature in the Champions League.

17y 40d Ansu Fati has become the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history, scoring for Barcelona tonight aged just 17 years and 40 days. Whippersnapper.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)

Earlier this month, Barca rewarded Fati with a new contract that runs until June 2022, increasing his release clause from €100m…

German giants Borussia Dortmund are reportedly closing in on Nordsjaelland striker Emre Mor, .

The Millionaires recently won the race for Ousmane Dembele, one of Europe’s hottest talents, and they seem ready to recruit another talented footballer.

Namely, Bild claims that Dortmund are close to reaching an agreement for Nordsjaelland forward Emre Mor.

The Millionaires will pay just €1 million for the 18-year-old footballer, who has been nicknamed “Turkish Messi” by the press.

The Danish-born winger was only handed his senior debut in November 2015, but he has largely impressed in 13 league outings for the Danish club.

Despite representing Denmark at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level, Mor decided to switch his allegiance to Turkey and h…

Arsenal will face either Preston North End or Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Holders Arsenal will be at home to either Preston North End or Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals next month.

Arsene Wenger s side have been in fine form in the 2014-15 competition, beating last season s final opponents Hull City, Brighton and Hove Albion as well as Middlesbrough on Sunday with little fuss, though a home defeat to Louis van Gaal s men already this term will keep them sharp, as will the threat of an upset if they face Preston.

Liverpool s quest to help Steven Gerrard see off his Anfield career with a Wembley final appearance goes on at home to Blackburn Rovers.

Gerrard, set to leave for LA Galaxy in Jul…

Brazil, Italy and Russia have joined defending champions Spain in the semi finals of the 2008 Futsal World Cup.

After winning their first two group games in the second round, Brazil also beat last-placed Ukraine in today s game, allowing them to advance to the semi s as group winners.

Italy needed a draw with Iran to make it through to the next stage. Both sides had the same amount of points ahead of the game but the Italians had a slightly better goal record.

It was a crazy match at the Gimnasio Nilson Nelson of Brasilia, where Iran did everything in their power to win the game but Italy held their opponents to a 5-5 result, enough to survive this group phase.

From the other group, Spain had already made it through to the next round, and beat Paraguay 4…

French star Franck Ribery scored his fourth goal in four consecutive league games on Sunday to seal a 2-1 win at Schalke 04 to put defending champions Bayern Munich in touch with the league leaders.

Despite missing the first five games of the season after damaging ankle ligaments playing for France against Italy during Euo 2008 in June, Ribery is back to his best and his first-half strike in Gelsenkirchen put Bayern third.

Hoffenheim dropped to second in the table by virtue of their 1-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Sunday as Bayer Leverkusen take over as league leaders with a superior goal difference.

But with five wins from their last five league games, defending champions Bayern are now on 24 points just one behind Hoffenheim and Bayer.

Last month s …

Manchester United will put themselves in contention for Champions League glory if they overcome Sevilla, according to Jose Mourinho – even though they are not one of the best in teams in the tournament.

United host their LaLiga opponents on Tuesday with the last-16 tie all square at 0-0 following a drab first leg at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Marcus Rashford s brace to sink Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday bolstered confidence around what Mourinho s squad might be able to achieve this season, although the man himself remains a realist.

I think we are not one of the best teams in the competition, he told a pre-match news conference.

But I think that when a team arrives in the last eight anything can happen.

When you are in the last…

Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has said he strongly considered a move to Real Madrid during the January transfer window.

The 23-year-old came close to joining the European champions before eventually settling on a seven-and-a-half-year contract extension at San Mames, with a release clause of €80million.

Already a senior Spain international, Kepa has racked up 44 top-flight appearances since his 2016 debut.

But the highly-rated shot-stopper says the offer from Madrid was not the right choice for his future.

66.7% Kepa Arrizabalaga has saved two of the three penalties he has faced in La Liga. Rescuer.

— OptaJose (@OptaJose)

It was a time of much reflection and the decision was one that would have shaped the directi…

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has agreed a three-year contract extension with the Bundesliga giants.

Watzke s previous deal was due to expire in December 2016, but he has now penned fresh terms until 2019.

The 55-year-old originally worked together with Dortmund president Reinhard Rauball to help save the club from insolvency in 2005.

Since then, Dortmund have won the Bundesliga twice, the DFB-Pokal in 2012 and reached the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2013.

Watzke told the club s official website: We maintain a trusting relationship at BVB.

Borussia Dortmund has developed economically [and is] one of the healthiest representatives of European football at the top level.

I am convinced that we are not yet a…