Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in the starting line-up by Erik ten Hag for Manchester United s Europa League clash with Sheriff at Old Trafford.
It is the first time Ronaldo has featured for United since he walked down the tunnel during his team s 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner was dropped for Sunday s 1-1 draw at Chelsea after refusing to come on as a substitute and leaving the bench early against Spurs in the previous game.
United manager Ten Hag insisted the decision was to stick to principles and build a positive environment at the club, with the Portugal international only allowed to return to first-team training on Tuesday.
Ronaldo was back from the start for Thursday s game, looking to add to his tw…
Thomas Muller hailed Bayern Munich s efforts after the Bundesliga leaders responded to a 5-0 thrashing by Borussia Monchengladbach with victory over Union Berlin.
Gladbach handed the Bavarian giants a shock demolition in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday, the first time Bayern had lost by a five-goal margin since December 1978.
However, Julian Nagelsmann s side responded well with a 5-2 win against Union, who had gone 21 home league games without defeat before facing the reigning champions.
Leroy Sane added to Robert Lewandowski s first-half brace to put Bayern three ahead before Niko Giesselmann and Julian Ryerson struck either side of Kingsley Coman s finish.
Muller, who has scored against all the other 17 current Bundesliga teams bar Bayern, then netted to s…
Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has been granted permission by a Hong Kong court to travel to the United Kingdom.
Yeung, the executive director of Birmingham International Holdings, bought the club for a reported fee of 81 million pounds in October 2009.
He was arrested in his native Hong Kong in June charged with money laundering, and was previously denied permission to travel due to concerns he might abscond.
At a hearing in Hong Kong s district court on Tuesday, Judge Stanley Chan granted Yeung permission to travel to the UK between September 15 and 19, to allow him to meet board members and new manager Chris Hughton.
Justice Chan suggested Yeung should conduct teleconferencing with company management, but lawyer Clive Grossman successfully argued …
Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk is set to extend his contract in charge of the European powerhouse until past Euro 2016.
Van Marwijk s current deal is due to expire after next year s European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, but he is expected to put pen to paper on a four-year extension in the near future.
There is a big chance that we will soon reach an agreement. Both parties are very pleased with the collaboration so far and are keen to continue working together. Things are looking good. We re in talks about a new deal until 2016, van Marwijk s agent Rob Jansen told De Telegraaf.
The 59-year-old replaced Marco van Basten as Oranje coach after Euro 2008 and guided the Dutch to the final of the 2010 World Cup.
Netherlands qualified for Euro 2…
Los Angeles Galaxy captain Robbie Keane hinted his future may be away from the MLS champions, claiming change is good for everybody.
Keane voted the league s most valuable player last week scored a 111th-minute winner as the Galaxy defeated New England Revolution 2-1 in the MLS Cup on Sunday.
But the 34-year-old Republic of Ireland international s exploits in the season-decider may have been his last in a Galaxy shirt.
Keane who has another year remaining on his contract said he needs time to think about his future.
I definitely need to recharge the batteries and see what the next chapter is for me, whether it s here or it s somewhere else , said Keane, who swapped Tottenham for Los Angeles in 2011.
I m not saying I m going to leave but what I m…
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has praised his club s achievement in luring Fernando Torres back at his peak .
The La Liga champions confirmed on Monday that Torres will return to Atleti on loan from Milan when the transfer window opens on January 5, with Italian forward Alessio Cerci expected to head the other way as part of the deal, although that has not yet been verified.
Torres will return to the Vicente Calderon where he made his professional debut in 2001 as a shadow of the player that left La Liga for Liverpool in 2007, according to many pundits, but Koke does not agree.
It is very exciting for us to have Torres back, the midfielder said, according to the Daily Mail.
This is still a player that can be one of the best strikers in the world when …
Mats Hummels could be on the move this summer, according to a report by Sport1.
Having started out with Bayern Munich, Hummels returned to the club in 2016 after spending nine seasons with their fiercest rivals Borussia Dortmund. Since then he has made 110 appearances in all competitions, finding the opposition net eight times, and won two consecutive Bundesliga titles. He may yet add to that tally at the end of this season. He has played 70 games as a Germany international, before being unceremoniously axed from the team along with Bayern teammate Jerome Boateng by coach Joachim Low.
The Bavarians are looking to rejuvenate their team and are reportedly planning a massive squad overhaul this summer. As for the back line, they ve already secured the services of Lucas Her…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Manchester United could be a match made in heaven
Manchester United have spent the last three years attempting to return to the top of English football.
When Sir Alex Ferguson retired from football in 2013 he left a massive pair of shoes to fill in the United hot seat.
Ferguson’s successors David Moyes and Louis van Gaal failed to keep United in contention for the Premier League title.
The appointment of former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is supposed to represent a big change in the Red Devils fortunes.
However, a move that could prove nearly as influential could be the signing of veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer.
An icon needed at United
The great United teams of the past have …
Neymar is to continue his rehabilitation from a foot injury in his native Brazil under the supervision of Paris Saint-Germain s medical staff, the club have confirmed.
The forward is expected to be sidelined for another seven weeks with the metatarsal injury he sustained in PSG s Coupe de France clash with Strasbourg on January 23.
In his absence, the French champions have won all but one of their subsequent matches with Kylian Mbappe leading the line in attack while both Neymar and Edinson Cavani recover from injuries.
A statement on the club s official website said: Neymar Jr will continue treatment in Brazil under the supervision of the Paris Saint-Germain medical department.
Bom te ver fera
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr)
As part of the …
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe will become one of the best players in football history, according to Neymar.
Mbappe has flourished since moving to PSG in 2017 – the 20-year-old scoring 50 goals in all competitions following his brace in Saturday s come-from-behind 2-1 Ligue 1 win against Caen.
The PSG and France sensation already has a World Cup medal and two Ligue 1 titles to his name, as well as Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue honours.
Neymar – who is recovering from a metatarsal injury – heaped praise on his PSG team-mate and fellow forward.
50 Kylian Mbappe with Paris in all competitions:
76 games
50 goals
28 assists
Involved in a goal every 77 minutes
Impressive.
— OptaJean…