Aaron Ramsey hinted at frustration with life at Juventus as he insisted his fitness is not a problem when he is managed correctly .
The midfielder has only played four times under Massimiliano Allegri this season, last appearing as a second-half substitute in the 3-2 win over Sampdoria on September 26.
The Bianconeri said last week Ramsey was suffering from muscle fatigue and recent reports have indicated they are ready to listen to offers for the former Arsenal man, who joined the club in July 2019 on a contract reported to be worth upwards of €450,000 per week.
His time in Turin has been dogged by injury issues, though. Ramsey has only started 25 matches in Serie A, playing 2,238 minutes in total – just seven minutes more than Blaise Matuidi, who left for…
Wigan Athletic have confirmed manager Paul Cook has left the financially troubled club.
Following his appointment in May 2017, Cook claimed the League One title in his first season in charge, while Wigan finished 18th in the Championship the following campaign to retain their status in the second tier.
Wigan appeared on course to stay up again this term after a spectacular run of form since the start of 2020, but they were deducted 12 points after entering administration and went on to be relegated.
While they have launched an appeal they would have finished 13th without the points sanction Cook announced his departure on Saturday with a heavy heart .
Paul Cook has released the following statement after leaving his role as first team manager.
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Marko Arnautovic scored a double as West Ham cruised to a 3-0 Premier League win over Southampton in their last home game of the season.
The forward netted in both halves – his first strikes since January – and defender Ryan Fredericks then sealed the points as West Ham made it back-to-back victories, having beaten Tottenham last time out.
Southampton are mathematically safe, but are now without a win in four after their opponents did the double over them for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Stuart Armstrong fired over from an early Saints chance, but it was West Ham who struck first in the 16th minute when Yan Valery lost possession in a dangerous area, allowing Arnautovic to convert with a cool left-footed finish after Mark Noble s exquisite through…
Atletico Madrid captain Koke defended the club’s “great gesture” in using their return to Parkhead to pay tribute to the side that beat Celtic in controversial circumstances in 1974.
Atletico will wear a retro strip which matches the style worn by the team that beat Celtic in the European Cup semi-finals.
The side are heroes for the Spanish club, having gone on to win the Intercontinental Cup against Argentina’s Independiente despite losing the European Cup final against Bayern Munich.
Remembering great moments
Today, Atleti legends ‘Cacho’ Heredia and Bermejo, representing the team that played the historical Europe Cup semifinal in 1974 at Celtic Park, travel with us to Glasgow.
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish)
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Harry Maguire s celebration in England s World Cup qualifier against Albania was embarrassing because he has been a disgrace at Manchester United, according to a furious Roy Keane.
United captain Maguire scored the first of five first-half goals for England at Wembley on Friday by heading home a delivery from Reece James.
The centre-back, who became the most expensive defender of all-time when he moved to Old Trafford in 2019, has come in for significant criticism this season, particularly following his displays against Leicester City, Liverpool and away at Atalanta.
He responded by celebrating finding the back of the net for his country by cupping his ears and then putting his fingers in them.
However, that decision drew the ire of former United…
With the January transfer window approaching, clubs are obviously considering different possibilities to strengthen their ranks for the remaining part of the season. For West Ham, the challenge is to maintain the surprisingly high level they ve reached in a very short time, but manager David Moyes warns against using cash injections to solve problems.
The team, in truth, is a long way away from the real big boys on the pitch, but we are making a really good fist of trying to do it, Moyes said in his press conference ahead of his team s Premier League trip to the Etihad to face defending champions Manchester City on Sunday.
The players have done a brilliant job in getting to that level if you think that two years ago we were talking about how we were going to avoid rel…
Eddie Howe denied Newcastle are on a revenge mission against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup as the Magpies boss weighs up his diminishing options for the fourth-round clash.
Newcastle’s long wait for a first domestic trophy since 1955 was extended by Erik ten Hag’s United, who claimed a 2-0 victory in last season’s final between the teams at Wembley in February.
United have been in patchy form this season and come into Tuesday’s encounter at Old Trafford reeling from being outclassed in the Manchester derby at the weekend as City walked away with a 3-0 win.
But Howe anticipates Premier League form can be parked to one side for now, with both sides set to ring the changes, and he was adamant vengeance for eight months ago is not a motivation ahead of…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s future at Arsenal is murky.
Aubameyang lost the captaincy and was suspended for disciplinary reasons last week.
The 32-year-old has been with Arsenal since moving from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.
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Tuttosport claims that Juventus are interested in signing Aubameyang with his future at Arsenal uncertain.
The Gabon international was stripped of the Gunners captaincy last week for disciplinary reasons, creating doubts about his future under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal.
The Bianconeri would be interested in signing the 32-year-old on a six-month loan deal.
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Neymar s €222million move to Paris Saint-Germain has only served to make Barcelona stronger this season, says goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The departure came at a time of perceived institutional crisis at Barca, with fan anger at the club s running compounded by a thrashing to Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana.
However, Ernesto Valverde has led a serene march towards LaLiga glory this season, and Barca are unbeaten after 24 league games a run stretching back a club-record 31 league contests with a healthy lead over Atletico Madrid in second.
Though Barca s fabled MSN strikeforce of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar has been broken up, Ter Stegen believes the squad as a whole has stepped up after the latter left, inspiring their success this term.
Thomas Tuchel would prefer it if Neymar and Kylian Mbappe had not been called up by their national sides but concedes there is nothing Paris Saint-Germain can do.
Both players have been struggling with injuries and will play no part in PSG s Ligue 1 clash with Rennes on Saturday.
Mbappe missed Wednesday s 2-1 loss to RB Leipzig with a minor muscular issue sustained against Nantes last week, while Neymar has sat out two games with a groin problem.
However, Mbappe is part of France s squad for their November internationals and Neymar is due to travel to South America for Brazil s World Cup qualifying double-header against Venezuela and Uruguay.
Speaking at a news conference previewing the match with Rennes, Tuchel told reporters: It s the right of the natio…