Saint-Maximin gathers interest from Chelsea & LiverpoolNewcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin could join Chelsea or Liverpool next summer, writes the Express, as his current team toils near the relegation zone. Saint-Maximin continues to be one of the most exciting one-on-one attackers in England and may earn a step up if his form remains strong through the rest of the season. Giovinco wa...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised the ‘extraordinary’ workrate of Ben Brereton Diaz after the striker hit a hat-trick in Blackburn’s 5-1 crushing of Cardiff.Rovers maintained their impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season by thumping the Bluebirds and Chile international Brereton Diaz was at the heart of it.Sam Gallagher opened the scoring by slotting his third of the campaign be...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn in a 5-1 demolition of Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship at Ewood Park.The Chilean was the standout performer in an afternoon when Rovers were comprehensively the better side, set on their way in a ruthless first half that yielded three goals.A composed finish by Sam Gallagher broke the deadlock before Brereton Diaz’s first-half ...Full Story »

Spain manager Luis Enrique has said he would have no problems giving his job to Pep Guardiola. Manchester City boss Guardiola has spoken recently about his desire to one day coach at the international level. And Enrique would be delighted to see Guardiola take the reins of La Roja. "I'd love that, I wish [Guardiola] was the Spain coach. I'd love it - it would be perfect," said Enrique. "Wh...Full Story »

Chelsea and Tottenham are battling over the signature of Porto forward Luis Fernando Diaz. The Colombian has impressed in Portugal since joining in 2019 from Junior for seven million euros, scoring 14 times in 62 games. As a result of his good displays for Porto, the Portuguese giants would be looking to bring in around 35m euros for the 23-year-old. MaisFutebol report that Chelsea and Tott...Full Story »

The young winger was keen to stay with the Rossoneri after enjoying a fine season at the club in 2020-21 Milan have confirmed that Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz has re-joined the club on a two-year loan deal. Diaz, 21, moved to Madrid in 2019 from Manchester City but found first-team opportunities scarce at the Santiago Bernabeu. And after impressing at San Siro on loan last season, the winge...Full Story »

Both Los Blancos and PSG could move for the former Lille sporting director Luis Campos during his time at Lille. Real Madrid have been linked with bringing Luis Campos back to the club for a few months now, with the Portuguese sporting director constructing a title-winning Lille side before leaving, and it is thought that he could play a key role in Los Blancos' pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain ...Full Story »

Spain coach Luis Enrique insists he had complete faith in goalkeeper Unai Simon and his penalty takers as his side edged a shoot-out with Switzerland to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2020.Denis Zakaria’s early own goal had put the three-time champions ahead but Xherdan Shaqiri made it 1-1 midway through the second half.After Remo Freuler’s harsh red card for the Swiss Spain, who miss...Full Story »

Spain coach Luis Enrique has full confidence in his players ahead of their Euro 2020 quarterfinal with Switzerland. Enrique also explained that his players are at their top level in terms of fitness and stressed that the only issues they could face would be mental rather than physical. "No," Enrique replied when he was asked if there is currently any team who are better than Spain at Euro 20...Full Story »

Spain coach Luis Enrique insists there is no complacency in his camp going into Friday’s Euro 2020 quarter-final against Switzerland in St Petersburg.Switzerland stunned France in the last 16 and Enrique’s side face the underdogs and not the world champions for a place in the semi-finals against either Belgium or Italy.“The reality is Switzerland have got through and nothing el...Full Story »

Spain coach Luis Enrique admits the 5-0 win over Slovakia which secured progress to the last 16 of Euro 2020 was a relief.The former Barcelona boss was under increasing scrutiny after draws in their opening two Group E matches but poor opponents and a goalkeeping howler from Newcastle’s Martin Dubravka made their passage more than comfortable.“It’s a relief of course – I ...Full Story »

Spain boss Luis Enrique admitted his side failed to make the most of a “crucial moment” after seeing a second-half penalty miss prove costly as Poland fought back to draw 1-1 in Seville.The pressure was on after the hosts could only manage a 0-0 draw with Sweden in their opening Group E fixture despite dominating for large spells.Spain went ahead in the 25th minute through Alvaro Mor...Full Story »

Luis Enrique has defended Alvaro Morata following the Spain striker’s two costly misses in Monday night’s goalless Euro 2020 draw with Sweden.Spain boss Enrique insisted on-loan Juventus hitman Morata had a “great game” despite spurning two gilt-edged chances in Seville.Marcus Berg missed a major opening for Sweden too, but Spain dominated throughout, attempting 954 passe...Full Story »

Spain boss Luis Enrique insists his side are not favourites in Group E as they prepare to get their European Championship campaign under way against Sweden.Enrique’s squad is a far cry from the one which won the competition back-to-back in 2008 and 2012 but La Roja still boast some useful players.Spain will also play Poland and Slovakia in the group phase and Enrique was pleased with the w...Full Story »

Luis Suarez has announced he's staying with Atletico Madrid after helping them win the LaLiga title on Saturday. The striker signed a two-year deal when he joined Atletico from Barcelona last summer, which carried a break clause this summer "Yes, I'm sure [I'll stay]," Suarez told Movistar. "Atletico welcomed me from the minute I arrived... how they treated me. "I asked the club if there w...Full Story »

Luis Suarez couldn't hide his emotions after helping Atletico Madrid win the LaLiga Santander title on Saturday. The Uruguayan scored Atleti's second on the day, clinching the win over Real Valladolid and the title with his 21st strike of the season. All of this comes after he was kicked out at Barcelona last summer. "It's tough," Suarez said to Movistar after the game, fighting back tears. ...Full Story »

Former Barcelona teammates are known to be close friends Suarez and MessiJuanjo Sacristan / Pablo Robles Distance has proved no barrier for the friendship between Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as the pair shared a meal together in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Barcelona let Suarez leave last summer, but Los Cules can now no longer win LaLiga Santander, and Atletico Madrid can. It's likely t...Full Story »