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Manchester City have made the best-ever start to a Premier League season, winning 28 points from 10 matches. Pep Guardiola's side have produced a flurry of stunning performances in recent months, topping the charts in terms of goals, shot conversion, possession, passing accuracy and touches in the opposition box. Kevin De Bruyne has pulled the strings in City's midfield, while Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero have combined to score the goals. Many would agree that City do not need reinforcements based on their league and cup form, but a report in Spain involving a Real Madrid star may sway heads. According to Don Balon via The Express, Pep Guardiola feels he can land Real Madrid playmaker Isco in a potentially stunning deal. 12 months ago, his time at the Berbabeu looked to be over, but Isco has since proved his worth under Zinedine Zidane, becoming a key player in Los Blancos' talented squad. Despite being awarded a new contract that will earn him a salary of €6 milli

Dani Carvajal  returned to training on Monday morning at Real Madrid's Valdebabas facility. One month after he was diagnosed with a heart infection , the 25-year-old took to the turf along with fitness coach Javi Mayo.  On 25 October,  Zinedine Zidane delivered the positive news that Carvajal has recovered from the virus that ruled him out since late September, and that he had returned to light training. "Things are going well with Dani. It's all positive. Today he started on the bike and it takes time.  I am happy because he is healthy, but there is a recovery process  and he started a little yesterday. Today a bit more and we will see how it evolves," said the French coach. The medical staff at Real Madrid  will not rush Carvajal back to serious physical exertion , as there is a risk that the infection could return. As a result, his work-load will increase incrementally until he is ready to re-join the squad. 

Juventus signed Morata from Madrid in 2014 but the Spanish champions exercised a clause to re-sign him in 2016.  However, after just one year back at Madrid, Morata joined Chelsea in the summer.  "There were contractual agreements to respect," the striker told  La Gazzetta dello Sport of his return to Spain.  "The disappointment was huge: I went right back to the start. They treated me like the kid I was before the two seasons in Italy. "I arrived [in Italy] feeling like a boy and I returned feeling like a true player. I should never have left Italy and Juve.  "I really miss Italy. My wife would like to live in Spain; I'd like to live in Italy." Morata is back in Italy this week with Chelsea, who face Roma in the Champions League. 

Anthony Joshua extended his undefeated knockout streak to 20 fights last night. And while the multiple heavyweight champion of the world provided the entertainment in the ring, the equally charismatic Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole the spotlight at ringside. The Man United forward was present in Cardiff as Joshua defeated Carlos Takam in the tenth round and provided a classic one-liner in the aftermath of the fight. When asked if he fancied stepping into the ring with Joshua, Zlatan joked that he only wanted to learn from the boxer but if Joshua wanted to see some ‘Bruce Lee skills’ then the enigmatic Swede would happily oblige.

His mother, Laura, saw quickly that this boy had limitless energy. When he was four, Marc Bombardo went to play for the team in his twon, Sant Quirze del Valles. He started off as a goalkeeper but saw quickly that it was not his job and moved to midfield. Two years later Barcelona signed him and decided that he was a central defender. And from there he hasn't changed. Marc, 11, has always been a responsible boy. In Benjamin B his coach Jordi Perez told him 'Bomba, keep a clean sheet yeah!" to add to the responsibility on his shoulders. His team-mates and even their opponents know Marc as 'la Bomba'. Although he's not a boy that has a lot of idols, Marc doesn't hide his footballing reference point. None other than Carles Puyol, another player that like him, loved playing football.  In his short career so far, two coaches have influenced him especially. Albert Puig Alcaide, the first coach he had at Benjamin B, the first to give him notions of techniques a

Al Ahly of Egypt were unable to build on a great start and had to settle for a 1-1 first-leg draw with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco Saturday in the CAF Champions League final. Moamen Zakaria scored after just three minutes for the record eight-time African champions at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Mediterranean city Alexandria. But leading Wydad scorer Achraf Bencharki levelled on 16 minutes and dominant Ahly were unable to regain the lead before a crowd restricted to 50,000 for safety reasons.  Wydad host the return match next Saturday and are favoured to pocket the record $2.5 million (2.1 million euros) first prize given their home form in Africa this season. The Moroccan outfit won all six home matches en route to the final, including a 1-0 last-eight victory over defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. Apart from the record purse, the African champions qualify for the even more lucrative FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates during December. One-touch

Champions Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing defeat at La Liga first-timers Girona and are now eight points behind league leaders Barcelona. Midfielder Portu back-heeled in the winner in the second half, four minutes after ex-Middlesbrough striker Cristhian Stuani's equaliser. On-loan Manchester City full-back Pablo Maffeo and Portu both struck the woodwork for the home side. Icco had given Real a first-half lead by tapping in from close range. The result leaves Zinedine Zidane's side in third place after 10 games behind unbeaten Barca and Valencia, while Girona collected just their third victory of the season to move up to 11th.

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe believes he is still a long way off winning the Ballon d’Or but sees PSG teammate Neymar Jr lifting the honours very soon. The 18-year-old earned a place on the 30-man shortlist for France Football’s prize following his exceptional season for Monaco in 2016-17, in which he helped them to win Ligue 1 and reach the Champions League semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to win the award for the second year in a row, although Barcelona star Lionel Messi and PSG’s world-record signing Neymar are expected to challenge closely, having finished second and third respectively behind the Portugal captain in the standings for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award this month. Mbappe believes he can establish his place as a modern great if he can achieve success on the international stage with France, but he does not expect the Ballon d’Or to bear his name for some time. “I still have a lot of steps to go towards the Ballon d’Or. I’m still learning,” h

Chelsea came through their Premier League encounter with Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday to avoid slipping further behind in the title race. The Blues dominated the encounter on the South Coast, however they only managed to score the one goal. Eden Hazard scored that goal just after half time following a fine assist from Alvaro Morata. Speaking after the match, Cesar Azpilicueta revealed what Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said to the players at half-time. ‘Keep going. Keep the intensity we were having,’ he said. ‘Basically we were playing well and recovered the ball high. We were dangerous going forward on many occasions but we lacked the goal. We know in England if you don’t score it is harder and harder. The Italian told BT Sport: ‘After half time was to continue to play our football. In first half we were unlucky to finish the half 0-0. But in the second half we started well and scored and created more chances.’ Antonio Conte confirmed that was the message.

Barcelona are desperate to sign the Brazilian playmaker and are expected to return with a huge offer having failed to land him over the summer. Liverpool have told Jurgen Klopp he will be handed the entire windfall to spend on new recruits if Philippe Coutinho is sold for £130million in January. According to The Mirror, Barcelona are confident of agreeing a deal with Liverpool. To ease Coutinho’s departure, Klopp will be given all the money raised from the sale to sign new players – with Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk top of the wishlist. Liverpool tried to sign the Dutchman in the summer but could not get Saints to agree to a move. Van Dijk could cost around £70m but that would still leave £60m to sign a creative playing in Coutinho’s mould.

Anthony Joshua shared the meeting between him and Ibrahimovic on Twitter with the caption "when lions meet". Anthony Joshua won the match in 10th round to retain his world title.

The England under 17 team won the age tournament in a grand style, 2 goals from Phil Foden and Rhian Brewster’s 8th goal of the tournament gave England the trophy. The young lions were 2 goals down in just some minutes past the half an hour mark, but fought back to ensure they follow the footsteps of the under 20 team. England have been in fine form in age group football competition this year achieving what their senior are still dreaming of. Brewster’s header gave England hope at 2-1 down, Morgan Gibbs-White grabbed the equaliser and from there it was one-way traffic, Foden producing a pair of smart finishes and Marc Guehi on target from close range to make the game end 5-2 in their favour

Anthony Martial scored the only goal of the match between Manchester united and Tottenham Hotspur in the 81st minute to make it 4 wins in 4 matches against Tottenham Hotspur at home. At the Emirates stadium Arsenal came back from a goal down to beat Swansea City 2-1. Sam Clucas gave the visiting club the lead in the 22nd minute of the match before Sead Kolasinac and Aaron Ramsey scored in the 51 and 58 minutes respectively. Full results below

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After appearing to be first choice, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper has found himself frozen out for their three most recent matches. "The players know what my rules are, the way I coach and how I demand that they always give 100 percent in training," Conceico told reporters. "He talked to me and wanted to know why he isn't in the team and I explained that it was due to his training. I have to be consistent in dealing with my dressing room. "Whether it is Joaquim, Manuel or Antonio. If I make exceptions, I'll lose the whole squad but I can't do that and close my eyes to 15 days of training like that from Iker and he understands that." Despite newspaper reports in recent days hinting that the Spaniard could soon be moved on as a result of the situation, Conceicao laughed off those claims. "He has shown good behaviour and is now working on improving. I'm certain he'll fight [for his place]," he added. Casillas hasn't play

Neymar is not comfortable. The Brazilian has not just found himself at home in Paris. His quarrels with Cavani have caused a bad atmosphere in the locker room, and his relationship with Emery is not the best.  Al-Khelaïfi is concerned about this. The sheikh of PSG does not want his star to be upset, and that is why he has given carte blanche to make any request.  'Ney' is clear: he wants Cavani out next season. To replace it, the ex of Barça has a name in the head: Karim Benzema.  The '10' has a good relationship with the Frenchman, and believes that he would be the perfect player to accompany him and Mbappé in attack.  Benzema has proved to be a striker who does not mind playing for others, and is that it takes years in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo without giving any problem. He is a striker who stands out by combining with his teammates and not being selfish facing the goal. That's what Neymar wants.  The PSG knows that it would be an operation more than d

Tottenham Hotspur will travel from London to Manchester to play Manchester united at Old Trafford in one of the interesting fixtures we have this weekend. Manchester united have won the last three meetings between both teams in Old Trafford scoring a total of 5 goals with 3 clean sheets. Mean while Tottenham Hotspur will be without the services of their main man Harry Kane due to injury. Tottenham Hotspur had won 2 out their last 5 meetings and had lost the last 3 in Old Trafford. Tottenham Hotspur had scored 5 goals and let in 7 goals in the last 5 meetings between them away from home. We look forward to an interesting EPL weekend.

inter's accounts reveal how they kept hold of Ivan Perisic, despite interest from Manchester United. The Nerazzurri had to raise €35m by August this year to comply with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play, or be sanctioned by European football’s governing body. As a result, the Red Devils made an offer of €35m for the winger, well below the €55m asking price, reasoning that the Beneamata would cave. However, the club managed to keep hold of Perisic by selling other players, with the shareholders’ meeting today revealing they brought in €44m. Gianluca Carpari went to Sampdoria for €15m, generating a profit of €9.3m, while Juan Jesus brought in €6.8m when his move to Roma was made permanent. Fabio Guelfi’s €6m move to Atalanta brought in €4.8m, with the sales of Cristiano Biraghi and Diego Laxalt generating a further €9m for the club. Add the sales of Ever Banega, Andrew Gravillon, Federico Dimarco, Senna Miangue, and Daniel Bessa and the total far exceeds the €35m Inter needed. These

This Weekend Spanish LaLiga Fixtures . Which of this 10 matches can you not wait to watch.

No player of Real Madrid had a hand in more goals this season for Real Madrid than the wonder kid Marco Asensio. The golden boy is on the same level with Madrid great Christiano  Ronaldo, as both of them had a hand in 8 goals each for Real Madrid this season. The formal had scored a total of 6 goals this season and had also registered 2 assist, he scored yesterday in Madrid's 0-2 copa Del Rey win. While the later had scored a total of 7 goals and one assist this season, scoring 5 goals in the champions league, 1 in Copa Del Rey and 1 goal, 1 assist in LALiga.

According to Don Balon , Zinedine Zidane wants to know absolutely nothing about the possible march of a player who goes crazy to leave Real Madrid in the next winter market.  The French coach has decided to strictly prohibit any type of exit of the club as soon as the next winter market opens.  He is well aware that not all the players of the squad are having the same opportunities so far, but he knows very well that the schedule is tremendously tight because of the next World Cup and that the white team will accumulate matches in the next months.  There will be almost no breathing space and rotations will be the only possible response. Therefore, although Mateo Kovacic is already flirting openly with the possibility of leaving the club in the month of January, Zinedine Zidane has already given the necessary instructions to avoid, by all possible means, that the Croat leaves Real Madrid.  He knows very well that the player has very serious proposals on the table to return to Cal

Chelsea are ready to cough up £71m to sign Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez in the summer transfer window, according to reports in Spain Spanish outlet  Don Balon , as quoted by the  Daily Star , reporting that the defending Premier League champions want to sign the 22-year-old midfielder to bolster their options in the January transfer window. According to the same report, Chelsea boss Conte is a big admirer of the Spain international and the Italian coach wants the attacking midfielder in the next transfer window. However, the Blues could find it difficult to lure Niguez to Stamford Bridge after the 22-year-old signed a new four-year deal with Atletico in the summer. Indeed,  los Rojiblancos  wisely included an eye-watering £134m contract release clause to warn off potential suitors in the promising Atletico Madrid talent. Another stumbling block to any potential deal is Diego Simeone’s reluctance to sell the rising Spanish star, according to  Don Balon . Chelsea won

Manchester City defender  Danilo  spoke to El Larguero, a Spanish radio programme, following the Premier League side’s penalty shoot-out victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup. The Brazilian refused to choose one over the other when asked who he will choose between Zidane and Guardiola. “They’re two great coaches. I had a really good relationship with Zidane during my two years at Real Madrid and now I’m really good with Guardiola.” The formal Madrid man praised his compatriot for his improvement. “He’s Brazilian but I didn’t know him,he has surprised me with his quality and maturity despite only being 20 years old.” He also said something about Messi and Bale. He said that the Pep Guardiola “has not asked about Bale”, but admitted that he would love to play alongside the Argentine: “We have a really good squad, but you can improve everything… Messi is a genius. Of course I would like to play with him, he’s one of the best.” In his final talk he talked about how

Spanish and Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon has been involved in more goals than any other midfielder in the the Spanish league this 2017. The inform Real Madrid attacking midfielder has scored a total of 10 goals this year and has also provided for his teammates to score 8 times. Isco assisted Asenso for Real Madrid's 2nd goal against Eiber on Sunday night, he also scored the only goal between Real Madrid and Espanol on the 1st of this month.

Spanish and Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon has been involved in more goals than any other midfielder in the the Spanish league this 2017. The inform Real Madrid attacking midfielder has scored a total of 10 goals this year and has also provided for his teammates to score 8 times.

Real Madrid and Portugal forward has dedicated his FIFA Men Best Player Award to families, teammates coaches and fans. Christiano Ronaldo tweeted this after the victory "Amazing feeling to have won this award again. Want to dedicate to my family, my friends, my teammates and coaches from both Real Madrid and Portuguese NT and everyone who supported me". Christiano Ronaldo beat the likes of Messi and Naymer to the FIFA world best, this making it the second time he is winning it. Amazing feeling to have won this award again. Want to dedicate to my family, my friends, my teammates and coaches from both Real Madrid and Portuguese NT and everyone who supported me. pic.twitter.com/umpYMo1JZg — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 23, 2017

Tema youth, Accra great and bolga allstars have been relagated to the lower division of Ghana premier league. Tema youth were already confirmed relagated after getting just 12 points in 29 games and had notting to play for on the last day. Champions Aduana stars lost to Ashanti 4-2 but the result didn't change anything as they have been confirmed winners some weeks ago. Accra great and Bolga allstars joined Tema youth in the relegation after losing 1-0 and 4-1 respectively. Full results of Ghana premier league week 30 Ashanti 4 Aduana Stars 2 Bechem United 1 Great Olympics 0 Berekum Chelsea 2 Tema Youth 0 Bolga AllStars 1 Ebusua 4 Elmina Sharks 2 Wa All Stars 0 Hearts of Oak 0 Inter Allies 0 Liberty 2 Asante Kotoko 1 WAFA 1 Medeama 1

Conte has spoken to the media after Chelsea hard fought win over Watford. He says "the fact we have conceded seven goals in three games means we need to improve and find out what is not working for us." Conte says "to overcome a difficult moment, such as when we were 2-1 down today, makes you stronger." Conte says "the pressure he feels is for the team to give satisfaction to the fans. Any other pressure is not important." Conte says "he's pleased for Batshuayi because his impact on the game was amazing. The same goes for Willian and Zappacosta." He says "he put Pedro at wing-back when Alonso went off in a bid to be more offensive." Conte says "his players showed good character and spirit, and a desire to fight, with the way they came from behind to win today."

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has been directly Involved in 5 premier league goals this season, more than any other defender. The Spanish defender has now scored 1 goal and provided 4 assist for Chelsea this season in the premier league. Azpilicueta scored the 3rd goal for Chelsea against Watford to help Chelsea regain the lead 3-2 after equalizing 2-2.

Klopp on Salah: "A fantastic job by the scouting department. A fantastic boy. I don't think he needed half an hour to settle in the team." Salah joined Liverpool from Roma for a fee around €42 million. Since joining Liverpool he has been in form, founding the back of net 8 times with 2 assist in just 12 starts. Liverpool new joy has beaten the likes of Messi, Ronaldo and Naymer more than once for the champions league player of week. He has won 2 out of 3 this season.

Head Coach of the Iranian u17 side has accused Mali if age cheating at the ongoing U17 world cup in India. Iran were last Tuesday trashed 5-1 by Mali during the round of 16 match between both sides. Hadji Drame, Lassana N’Diaye, Fode Konate and Seme Camara were on the score sheet in the match dominated by Mali. "They sometimes look like they are an U-23 team and not in the same category as us (U-17),” said Al-Rubaye in the aftermath of the match.  “It’s quite visible in the way they play, the way they shoot and their abilities, like speed and physicality. “It's unfair sometimes because there is a big difference between African teams and others.” Yet Mali coach Jonas Komla shrugged off any insinuations that his side may be fielding overage players. ''In football, it is important to accept the results. In a tournament of this stature, there are clear rules and testing for every player is performed before the World Cup. We have passed all the required tests and g

Lionel Messi has not rested so far this season and had played every match. Even in a time when the push of a player is limited by so many things, Lionel still doesn't care and had probably gone to another level. Even at 30 years he is doing what he haven't done before, playing every match at this stage of the campaign. In other past season Messi  had been the last to return but this season was a reverse case. Under the new coach Mess I has impressed in the 13 matches he played.

Lille OSC coach Marcelo Bielsa has decided to make a u-turn and recall Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama back to the first team. The former Super Eagles skipper has been handed a lifeline by Bielsa following his return from a six month injury lay-off. Enyeama and 11 others were deemed surplus to requirements by Bielsa upon his appointment as coach of the French giants last summer, paving the way for them to leave the club. However, the 35-year old net minder couldn’t make a move as he was recuperating from the meniscus surgery he sustained towards the end of the previous campaign. Having fully recovered, the goalkeeper posted a video of himself back in training with the team for the first time in six months. Meanwhile the Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has confirmed he has had positive talks on a return as the goalkeeper left the national team in controversial circumstances in 2016 ‎following a row with former coach Sunday Oliseh

Tonight Champions league matches came in as expected, except Chelsea that threw away 2 goals lead to draw 3-3 with Roma. Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Olympiacos despite playing with ten men. PSG golden boy Mbappe was in song as PSG demolished Anderlecht 4-0.                    Full Results Qarabag 0-0 A.Madrid CSKA Moscow 0-2 Basel Benfica 0-1 Manchester united Juventus 2-1 sporting Lisbon Chelsea 3-3 Roma Bayern Munich 3-0 Celtic Anderlecht 0-4 Paris Saint Germain Barcelona 3-1 Olympiacos

There are so many surprising results in Tuesday night Uefa Champions league . Liverpool were the biggest winner of the night scoring 7 goals without letting in any. Liverpool were already 4 goals up at half time, adding more three in the second half. The most surprising result for many was sevilla 5-1 loss in Russia to Spartak Moscow Another results that got people talking was Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 draw against Real Madrid and Monaco losing 2-1 to Beskitas at home.    Full results Maribor 0-7 Liverpool Spartak Moscow 5-1 Sevilla Feyenood 1-2 Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester City 2-1 Napoli Monaco 1-2 Beskitas Leipzig 3-2 Porto Apoel 1-1 Dortmund Real Madrid 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Which of this matches surprised you more 1 1

Alonso said Roma is a very strong team and Chelsea will need to give 100 per cent in order to beat them. According to the defender,  after the disappointing  loss at Palace, the only way forward is to work hard and win our next game. He believes tomorrow provides them with another chance to put in a good performance, as they did in Madrid. Alonso also said the team has been working well in training and he hopes they will perform a lot better than at the weekend. Will your money be on Chelsea or Roma tomorrow.

Did you watching Leicester city vs West Brom match, what's your say on the match. Are you seeing it differently or the way most twitter users are seeing it. Twitter users have expressed their feelings over the match, describing it as an awful match, some even said the match is more boring than Liverpool Manchester united.  Here is some of their tweets.

Francis Uzoho , formal Golden eaglet goalkeeper made his debut for Deportivo LA Coruna against Eiber yesterday. The Nigerian eighteen years old goalkeeper set a new record in Laliga. He made history as the youngest foreigner goalkeeper to play in LaLiga. The game ended goalless as no team was able to find the back of the net.  With this performance do you think he will be among the goalkeepers to make it to Russia 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema fired Real Madrid to La Liga history with a 2-1 victory over Getafe. The Blancos have not been at their best this season, with a slow start made to the defence of their domestic crown. Rather surprisingly, their struggles so far have come on home soil, as Valencia and Levante have left the Santiago Bernabeu with a draw and a win, respectively.  Zinedine Zidane’s side have been in imperious form on the road, though, with 13 successive victories wrapped up on their travels. Real required another moment of Ronaldo inspiration to see them to a record-setting success on Saturday. Benzema fired them in front against Getafe, but Jorge Molina restored parity and threatened to offer further frustration for the capital giants. Ronaldo, though, scored in the 85th minute to snatch all three points. That effort was the Portuguese forward’s first in La Liga this season, and could not have come at a better time. Real have now won seven successi