Keane hints at Galaxy departure

Euro 2020 is in full swing now with two or three games every single day for fans to sink their teeth into. Last night, in the late game, we saw Group C favourites the Netherlands meet Austria in a fascinating clash of styles in Amsterdam. In the end, it was the Dutch who managed to walk away with a 2-0 win in addition to a place in the knockout stage.

Dutch excitement

Until the very last minute of the game, the Netherlands were pushing hard in search of a third goal which says a lot about the intensity this team has at their disposal right now. They re a really exciting presence and if they can fix that drop off period they seem to have following the first 15-20 minutes, they could actually be contenders in this tournament. That may sound odd, but they have more momentum than …

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essi would love to have Neymar back at Barcelona but admitted Paris Saint-Germain are unlikely to let their star asset leave.

Neymar swapped Camp Nou for Parc des Princes in a world-record €222million move in August 2017.

The 26-year-old spent four successful seasons at Barca, winning LaLiga twice and the Champions League once, but a desire to step out of Messi s shadow is believed to have motivated his unexpected exit.

Speculation persists that Neymar could yet seek a return to the Blaugrana and his Brazil team-mate Arthur, who linked up with Spanish champions at the start of the season, said this week he was praying for the rumours to become reality.

Messi shares a similar view but holds reservations over the likelihood of PSG sanctioning th…

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…

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)

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